December 6, 2004
BONUS BONANZA ; BANKERS LEARNING WHO'S BEEN NAUGHTY AND NICE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amWith the holidays around the corner, there's only one question on every investment banker's mind: How much money will be in my Christmas stocking? In the next two weeks, bankers...
PATHMARK TO PUT TVS AT CHECKOUTS
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amPathmark Stores plans to install TVs at its checkout lines that will broadcast the latest celebrity gossip and offer food tips, part of a growing retail trend to market to...
STRICTER RULES ON MAG SALES PUSHED
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amThe leaders of a publishing industry group are moving to tighten the reporting standards for a contentious area of magazine sales. BPA Worldwide, which audits circulation figures for most U.S....
GIANT LEAP FOR TV: FOUR STAR 'MOMENTS' GOES BEYOND SITCOM
December 6, 2004 | 5:00am"TV Guide and TV Land Present: 100 Most Memorable TV Moments of All Time" Tonight at 10 on TV Land (four stars) NO, no! Not another "list" show. Yes, yes,...
BILLY B'WAY HERO; CRYSTAL'S 'SUNDAYS' IS TOPS ON ANY DAY
December 6, 2004 | 5:00am700 SUNDAYS (four stars)Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St.; (212) 239-6200. IT'S Crystal clear - Broadway belongs to Billy. He owns it for as long as he wants it. Onstage...
YULE BE SOIREE ... IF YOU MISS THIS DISH FROM CITY'S MOST STYLISH HOSTESSES
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amRAN out of food or booze at your last party? Please. What if you have to deal with an exploding toilet, a guest who won't leave or a touchy-feely neighbor...
STARR REPORT
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amTouchet for 'Today' NBC's "Today" show won last week's morning-show ratings race by a wide margin - snaring 6.3 million viewers to mark its 468th week in first place. "Today...
'NANNY REUNION' ON PITCH
December 6, 2004 | 5:00am"The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember" Tonight at 8 on Lifetime (three stars) Someone out there must love "The Nanny" because Lifetime runs the show at least 37 times...
ONLY WHEN HE LAUGHS - NEWSCAST READY TO LIGHTEN UP
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amTHE "NBC Nightly News" is going to get funnier. Brian Williams, the new face of the network newcast, will never be mistaken for Jerrry Seinfeld - but he is among...
VANITY TV AD BLITZ FOR GOV
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amGOV. PATAKI, who has been widely criticized for spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars promoting himself in TV ads, is at it again. New ads featuring Pataki - whose...
LEGISLATURE IN LAST PUSH
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amALBANY - The Legislature returns to Albany today for one last attempt this year to nail down key issues, ranging from the $1.4 billion expansion of the Javits Convention Center...
TAXPAYERS' $1 MIL MAKES GARDEN GLOW
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amEvery time the owners of Madison Square Garden flip on the arena's lights or power up the scoreboard, they're digging their hands into New Yorkers' pockets to the tune of...
SPINACH IS A TREAT FOR YOUR EYES
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amLeafy vegetables could be a sight for sore eyes. Scientists at Ohio State University have found that eating dark-green veggies, such as spinach, kale and collards, can help prevent cataracts....
MIKE WORSHIPS AND DINES IN HARLEM
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday spent the day in Harlem, where he must win voters if he wants to get re-elected next year. The mayor, who had just flown from Croatia where...
PREZ WOULD GO TO BAT FOR STEROID BILL
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amJohn McCain said yesterday that President Bush would support a bill imposing tough steroid testing in baseball - as home-run king Hank Aaron spoke out against the alleged drug use...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amAn Indiana mom is trying to quash her 6-year-old son's fears of his grandfather's ghost by selling it on eBay. Mary Anderson's ghost sale, headed by the phrase "This isn't...
RIDERS TO RAIL AGAINST HIKE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amStraphangers will get a chance today to sound off on an MTA plan to raise the $2.50 price of riding the commuter rails within the city on weekends by as...
COPS' PROBE OF JUILLIARD GAL'S SLAY ZEROING IN ON 'HELPER'
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA 39-YEAR-OLD father of a young girl is the prime suspect in the slaying of jogger Sarah Fox, whose strangled, nude and decomposed body was found in a park near...
CAGE FLICK 'NATIONAL' BOX-OFFICE CHAMPION
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amAudiences just keep digging "Treasure" - making "National Treasure" the No. 1 movie for the third straight weekend. The red-hot Disney flick, starring Nicolas Cage as a fortune hunter on...
JACKO MAY BE ROASTED ON 'SPIT'
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amCops took saliva straight from Michael Jackson's mouth in an effort to help investigators establish a DNA link between The King of Pop and a boy accusing him of molestation,...
79% BELIEVE IN VIRGIN BIRTH: POLL
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amAn overwhelming 79 percent of Americans say they believe, as the Bible says, that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary without a human father. A poll of 1,009...
RIKERS 'GRUDGE' MURDER; GUARD'S KILLER HUNTED
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amCops are probing whether inmate retribution was behind the slaying of a city correction officer at a sex-fueled bash in an airport hotel room, police sources said. Rikers Island guard...
CHARLOTTE'S A GAUL BLABBER ; LIL' CUTIE ROMPS AT JOYOUS REUNION
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amShe can't remember how to speak English, but Charlotte Washington can still speak kid - fluently. The adorable 4-year-old lost the ability to speak English during an 18-month exile in...
CAR SLAMS BIKE KID, 12
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA 12-year-old Brooklyn boy was fighting for his life early today after he was hit by a car while riding his bike home after watching the lighting of his neighborhood...
BOMB KILLS UPSTATE GI ON HER WAY HOME
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amAn soldier from upstate New York was killed when the convoy that was starting her on her journey home from Iraq was hit by a roadside bomb. Sgt. Cari Anne...
A STUDY IN ARROGANCE ; THIS ETHICS PROF WAS AXED AFTER STEALING 79G FROM A ; CHURCH'S COFFERS - NOW HE WANTS HIS JOB BACK
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA tenured business and ethics teacher at Hostos Community College was fired for pilfering tens of thousands of dollars from a church - and now the nutty professor is suing...
COACH SHOT DEAD IN HARLEM
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA budding basketball coach was fatally shot and another man outside his Harlem building injured early yesterday in what cops believe were related, drug-linked attacks. Raheem Durant, 25, was standing...
OIL-FOOD FIRM PAID KOJO 'HUSH' MONEY
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - A Swiss company that won a lucrative U.N. oil-for-food contract agreed to continue paying U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's son for four years after he resigned because he possessed...
JAIL CAN'T KEEP ITS GOTTIS STRAIGHT
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amMix-ups aren't surprising when you have two Gottis in the same lock-up. Lawyer Joseph Bondy recently visited Peter Gotti for a legal strategy session at the Metropolitan Correctional Center for...
CONGRESS BACK TO WORK ON INTEL DEAL
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amThe handful of GOP lawmakers who've played hardball against sweeping intelligence reform may get exactly what they want: a retreat by the majority. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) suggested...
THE POOR LITTLE RICH GUY ; LOTTO KING JUAN 'WAS HAPPIER BANKRUPT'
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amJuan Rodriguez won $149 million, but so far it's only brought him a whole lotto trouble. In fact, relatives say, the former parking-lot attendant was a happier man when he...
DRIVER, 70, KILLS MAN IN HORRIFIC HIT & DRAG
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amAn elderly driver fatally struck a man on a Bronx street early yesterday - then dragged the victim's body five blocks before he realized he'd hit someone, cops said. "The...
HOLIDAY CREDIT $HOCK IN 'STORE'
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amShoppers, beware. Your store credit card could be costing you an arm and a leg in interest charges, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn, Queens) warned yesterday. The average interest rate on...
KOFI'S SON GOT HUSH MONEY ; DEAL OVER 'SENSITIVE INFO'
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - A Swiss company that won a lucrative U.N. oil-for-food contract agreed to continue paying U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's son for four years after he resigned because he possessed...
BRITTNEY'S 'KILLER' IN JAILHOUSE SUICIDE BID
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amThe man accused of killing a New Jersey teen and hiding her body in a shallow grave tried to hang himself in jail, according to a woman claiming to be...
GI KILLED ON WAY HOME; GAL'S UPSTATE FAMILY SHOCKED
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA soldier from upstate New York was killed when the convoy that was starting her on her journey home from Iraq was hit by a roadside bomb. Sgt. Cari Anne...
ARMY GAVE FALSE INFO ON TILLMAN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amThe Army publicly distorted and omitted serious facts about the death of its most famous war volunteer - NFL star Pat Tillman - including that blunders within its own ranks...
'KILLER' TRIES SUICIDE IN JAIL
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amThe man accused of killing a New Jersey teen and hiding her body in a shallow grave tried to hang himself in jail, according to a woman claiming to be...
ISRAEL & EGYPT SWAP PRISONERS
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amEgypt yesterday freed an Israeli member of the Druze religion convicted of spying, in exchange for Jerusalem's release of six Egyptian students - a move that may signal the end...
A COP & A CAPO; MOB CASE REUNITES BOYHOOD BUDDIES
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amOne was the son of a cop; the other the kid of a Mafia underboss. And they were best friends in Brooklyn's Mill Basin. The cop's kid, Jimmy Mullan, became...
CHELSEA CO-OP FIGHTS FUEL TAX
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA limited-income Chelsea co-op has balked at paying $600,000 to settle a $1 million tax bill after learning that a politically potent Queens co-op in similar straits won a much...
EX-WIFE TAKING LICENSE; DOC OWES 196G
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA Long Island woman whose physician ex-husband refused to pony up hundreds of thousands of dollars in support payments has demanded the state suspend his medical license. Margie Horowitz, of...
PAWN-AGAIN CHAMPS; BOO$T FOR BROOKLYN CHESS KIDS
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA championship middle-school chess team from Brooklyn is back in the game after a spat with the principal put the kids' shot at a national title in check. Thanks to...
TEEN'S EVIL BLOG ; GOT PALS TO KILL HER MA: COPS
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA popular high-school honors student has been charged in the fatal bludgeoning of her mother - and investigators say the teen wrote of her twisted hatred for the woman in...
PRISON CAN'T KEEP ITS GOTTIS STRAIGHT
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amMix-ups aren't surprising when you have two Gottis in the same lock-up. Lawyer Joseph Bondy recently visited Peter Gotti for a legal strategy session at the Metropolitan Correctional Center for...
SUTTON PL. WAR; RICH RESIDENTS FIGHT CITY OVER '$1' PARK
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amWell-heeled residents who shelled out millions for a posh pad at one of the East Side's most exclusive addresses now have a down-and-dirty, garden-variety fight with City Hall on their...
JACKO COULD BE ROASTED ON 'SPIT'
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amCops took saliva straight from Michael Jackson's mouth in an effort to help investigators establish a DNA link between The King of Pop and a boy accusing him of molestation,...
PREPPY KILLER'S SECRET HIDEAWAY; LIVED IN RURAL GA. TOWN WITH GAL PAL
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amPreppy Killer Robert Chambers led a secret life after he got out of prison, hiding out in a rural Southern town with his girlfriend, toiling in a dye mill and...
GIRL, 4, KILLED IN BROOKLYN CRASH
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amA four-year-old girl died in a Brooklyn car crash that also killed another man last night, cops said. The child was riding in a car that crashed head-on with another...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amMANHATTAN *** A 49-year-old man was accidentally struck by a train as he stood on a platform in a downtown subway station, police sources said. Witnesses told cops the man...
HEAVING A 'SI' OF DESPAIR
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amEVEN by recent, lower standards, the last couple of weeks were likely the worst in U.S. sports history. First, the NFL was grateful to the NBA for making the Monday...
FRATELLO 'LABEL' LIVES
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES MEMPHIS - The Grizzlies may have Pau Gasol and Shane Battier as their marquee players, Jerry West as their GM and a spanking-new arena, but the club's marketing...
BCS FUMBLES BALL AT GOAL LINE AGAIN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amPAUL Bear Bryant is rolling over in his grave. So is Woody Hayes. Vince Dooley is up in his attic, trying to find an old hunting rifle. Bo Schembechler is...
CHAD TAKES JETS ON RUN TO GLORY ; PENNINGTON POWERS GANG GREEN TO 9-3
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amJets 29Texans 7 It was merely one play in a game that featured many, but it was the most significant moment of a stirring 29-7 Jets victory over the Texans...
RIDING TO EMOTIONAL RESCUE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amTHERE is calm inside Chad Pennington's huddle, and a sense of comfort all around him. Chad Pennington can't throw the ball like Brett Favre can, and the Jets don't care,...
BIRDS BRAIN PACK - MCNABB'S 5 TD PASSES TRUMP FAVRE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amEagles 47Packers 17 PHILADELPHIA - If this is another trick, it's the most intricate setup of the Eagles yet. Donovan McNabb's hands and Brian Westbrook's legs being quicker than Al...
ALLAN'S RETURN NO HELP TO KNICK 'D'
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amMEMPHIS - It's all nice Allan Houston will be activated from the injured list for tomorrow night's game in Memphis if today's final scrimmage goes well. But Houston, who's missed...
MARTIN KEEPS GOING AND GOING
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amWHEN Curtis Martin predicted last July that his goal was to rush for 1,500 yards this year, it seemed an ambitious if not unrealistic goal, considering his now 31-year-old legs...
SNEE'S AFTERNOON FAR FROM SWELL
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES LANDOVER - The day started badly for the Giants yesterday when rookie Chris Snee, their starting right guard and possibly their most effective offensive lineman, woke up with...
JETS SHUT DOOR WHEN IT MATTERS
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amThe Jets are building something special on defense. Yesterday marked the sixth time in 12 games this season that they shut out their opponent in the second half, an impressive...
THE POST'S TOP 25
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amRank(prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT 1Oklahoma (12-0)beat Col. 42-3 for Big 12 titlevs. USC (2)Who's your Heisman Sooner - Adrian Peterson or Jason White? 2Auburn (12-0)beat Tenn. 38-28 for SEC titlevs....
RAIDERS LOCK UP LINCOLN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amHS HOOPSRice 81 Lincoln 64 Lincoln coach Dwayne Morton knew earlier this week what Rice High School would attempt to do when the teams met at yesterday's inaugural Tip Off...
MOSS ROLLING AGAIN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amFor 11 games, Santana Moss was off his game, locked down to a shoddy 6.9-yard punt return average for several reasons, one of which was a balky hamstring that dramatically...
JETS LOSE ABRAHAM TO KNEE SPRAIN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amJET NOTES The Jets' win yesterday was slightly marred by the fact that they lost defensive end John Abraham for a yet-to-be-determined amount of time with a sprained right knee....
GIANT FALL FOR BIG BLUE PRIDE ; SKINS EXPOSE COUGHLIN'S FOLLY IN ROUT
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amRedskins 31Giants 7 LANDOVER - They may struggle, but they'll go down with a fight. That was the hogwash churned out by the Giants now that Tom Coughlin is calling...
IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amLANDOVER - The mathematics of the NFC insist the Giants still have tangible rewards to play for over the rest of the season, but your eyes have to tell a...
COLEMAN THEFT HELPS SEAL GANG GREEN WIN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amErik Coleman did it again yesterday. The rookie safety, who helped the Jets win the first game of the season with a game-clinching interception in the fourth quarter against Cincinnati's...
SHOCKEY SEETHES YET AGAIN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amLANDOVER - Jeremy Shockey had a lot to say during the week about the state of the Giants and issued an ultimatum: If you don't believe in the team, get...
SOARING EAGLES ; MCNABB'S 5 TD PASSES TRUMP FAVRE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amEagles 47Packers 17 PHILADELPHIA - If this is just another setup, it's the most elaborate one yet. With four games left and the 11-1 Eagles up two games on everybody...
'CHEAP BLOCK' STEAMS GIMPY GREEN
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES LANDOVER - The season just keeps on getting worse and more controversial for linebacker Barrett Green, who was forced out of yesterday's 31-7 loss to the Redskins in...
NO REST FOR SORRY DEFENSE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amLANDOVER - Crazy. Amazing. Embarrassing. The Giants used all kids of adjectives to describe the physical beating they took from the rival Redskins, all kinds of words to sum up...
GIANT FALL FOR BIG BLUE PRIDE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amRedskins 31 Giants 7 LANDOVER - If it looks as dreary as last year, if smells as putrid as last year, if the results are as woeful as last year,...
NETS HAIL COMEBACK KIDD
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amLawrence Frank had the giddiness in his voice of a child who was about to open the biggest box under the Christmas tree. No, Santa Claus is not coming to...
RATNER: KIDD HAS BIG NETS FUTURE
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amNET NOTES Jason Kidd returns to the court tonight as a Net, but for how long? "I think he has a great future with the Nets," Nets owner Bruce Ratner...
SKINS' GAME PLEASES PORTIS
December 6, 2004 | 5:00amLANDOVER - Confidence is a funny thing. In midweek, Joe Gibbs was miserable with the losing, confused by the offensive sputtering, and sleeping overnight in his office. The 64-year-old was...