October 22, 2005
GA-GA FOR GOOGLE ; LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD NOW WORTH $339 A SHARE
A day after Internet juggernaut Google Inc. reported blockbuster earnings, frenzied Wall Street analysts said there was no end in sight for the stock's incredible rally. The search engine shot...
SPORTS MUSEUM GETS HOME
The Canyon of Heroes is finally getting a permanent home for The National Sports Museum at 26 Broadway. The museum yesterday inked a 101,000 square foot lease that encompasses most...
TIMES EDITOR CHILLS MILLER IN LETTER TO STAFF
The editor of the New York Times yesterday accused reporter Judy Miller, who spent 85 days in jail for refusing to say who had told her the identity of a...
TWO EXECS QUIT INTERPUBLIC'S BOARD
Interpublic Group, the ad giant struggling to clean up accounting and financial woes, disclosed yesterday that two former chiefs will leave its board next month. Former CEOs David Bell and...
REFCO REDUX FOR EX-BOSS?
Refco's retired king may be making a new run at his erstwhile throne. Thomas Dittmer, who retired as chief executive of Refco Group in 1998, is orchestrating a bid for...
GIMME SHELTER
HIGH ''END'' THE largest price reduction for a luxury property that we've ever seen is a Sands Point, Long Island, estate that was put on the market in 2001 for...
HOME SHOPPING CLUB
Sleep it off in luxury Area 180 Varick St., suite 936, between King and Charlton streets (212) 924-7084 Sale: Oct. 26-27 Open: Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m./Thurs., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The...
BOWERY WOW - FROM GRITTY TO GLAM: IF YOU THINK THE LIVELY COOPER SQUARE AREA IS ALREADY MORE SOHO THAN BOHO, JUST WAIT UNTIL ALL THE SHINY NEW BUILDINGS ARRIVE
ONCE upon a time, the area around Cooper Square, where Third and Fourth avenues turn into the Bowery, was grit and character and fringe. It was the Bowery Theatre and...
MY NEW HOME
GARDENS OF EDEN - OR HELL? WHAT THEY BOUGHT: Forest Hills Gardens five-bedroom Colonial, $1.3M SEARCH TIME: Two months LIKE an exotic treasure protected by a glass wall, Forest Hills...
MADDEN 2005 - DESIGNER'S INFLUENCES INCLUDE HOTELS AND CLASSIC LITERATURE
WHO knew designer Chris Madden had such a literary bent? The CEO of her own multimillion-dollar company -who designs everything from furniture to a new line of hotel sheets -...
SPORTS MUSEUM LANDS ON LOWER BROADWAY
The Canyon of Heroes is finally getting a permanent home for The National Sports Museum at 26 Broadway. The Museum yesterday inked a 101,000 square foot lease that encompasses most...
RIGHT OF RAGE - 'ETHICS' DEBATES FOR REGULAR JOES
"The Ethical Edge: Everyday Ethics" Tomorrow night at 9 on MSNBC * * * (three stars) OK, I know, I know, you may have a couple of other shows you'll...
'EXTREME' HOME FOR MAN FROM BIG HOUSE
ABC was red-faced yes terday after learning its inspirational reality show, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," built a $500,000 log house for a one-armed fisherman - with a two-fisted rap sheet....
FEAR FACTORY - BLOODY THRILLS AND CHILLS FOR ADULTS IN CITY'S HAUNTED HOUSES
A half-naked girl with a bloody hand poking out of her thong comes running out of the room. "You're going to stay on the floor and you're going to like...
COP GETS ARRESTED FOR DWI; NY-PEE-D PAL SUSPENDED
An NYPD detective was arrested yesterday for DWI while on the job and his partner was suspended after he was caught urinating in public, law-enforcement sources said. Detective Donald Herlihy...
DREAD AND WILMA FOR FLORIDIANS; 'CANE SHOULD HIT MONDAY
A slowpoke Hurricane Wilma lumbered toward Florida yesterday after slamming into Mexico's tourist-rich Yucatan coast as the Category 4 storm packed 140 mph winds. Thousands of tourists in Cancun and...
TRANSIT WORKER IN DRUNK DRIVE
A subway conductor was charged with DWI yesterday after he got into a car accident in Queens, police said. Anthony Phillips, 43, was driving along 108th Avenue when he struck...
WAL-MART HEIR-HEAD A CHEATER
Money couldn't buy her love from the University of Southern California. Wal-Mart heiress Elizabeth Paige Laurie has returned her USC degree amid allegations that she paid her college roommate $20,000...
OFFICER'S ANGUISH OVER 'THAT BAD DAY'
OFFICER Bryan Conroy gave me a small smile and a giant handshake. "It could have been worse," he said moments after his conviction, adding, "The worst, of course, was the...
TUSSAUD'S HIT WITH FRIGHTFUL SUIT
A Bronx woman has sued Madame Tussaud's New York, claiming a visit to the Midtown wax museum turned into a nightmare last year when she was injured in the scary...
B'KLYN CRASS MENAGERIE
A Brooklyn man evicted from his apartment left his landlords a few souvenirs - three pythons, a California King snake, a tarantula and two dead piranhas. Officers found the strange...
FERRER GETS FEROCIOUS IN BLOOMY-BASHING AD
The gloves came off in the mayor's race yesterday - with badly trailing Fernando Ferrer unveiling his first attack ad against Mayor Bloomberg. In the 60-second radio spot, Ferrer charges...
B'KLYN DEMS 'BROKE'
The scandal-plagued Brooklyn Dem- ocrats have a whole new headache to worry about - they're almost broke. The once-powerful county Democratic Party is on the verge of bankruptcy, its incoming...
COP GUILTY OF ZONGO SLAY; CONVICTED ON HOMICIDE RAP IN '03 SHOOTING
Officer Bryan Conroy - the young cop who shot an unarmed West African artisan four times, at least once from behind, in a Chelsea warehouse - was cleared of manslaughter...
STRAPPING GUY PINCHED WITH 342 BRAS
A big bust has left a Queens man with some explaining to do. Ricardo Salazar, 25, is charged with swiping 342 bras from a Victoria's Secret in Greenwich, Conn. Salazar,...
JANET HAD SECRET LOVE KID: EX-KIN
Janet Jackson's former brother-in-law made a bombshell claim on a hip-hop radio station yesterday - the sexy siren has a secret 18-year-old daughter. The stunning allegation came from Young DeBarge,...
E-MOLE PROBE TURNS TO THOSE IN KNOW
WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security is investigating whether too many people in the government were informed of this month's terror threat against the city's subways as part of...
MADAME PREZ? NO SIRREE; 28% GIVE THUMBS DOWN TO WOMAN
"Commander in Chief" starring Geena Davis as a woman president is one of TV's top shows, but 28 percent of Americans say they're not likely to vote to put any...
U.N. OIL $LICK TRIPS UP BUTCHER'S TEXAS TYCOON
A Texas oil tycoon and two Swiss executives have been hit with federal charges for allegedly paying Saddam Hussein millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to reap illegal profits through...
EARLY EXIT A KEY TO CITY DISASTER EVAC: PLANNERS
The city plans to combat potential transportation problems associated with evacuating the disabled and other special-needs residents during major storms by beginning the process sooner, officials said yesterday. "We recognize...
MIKE OKS MORE SUPER-SCHOOLS
The city will open 100 new small schools and nearly double the number of elite specialized schools over the next four years, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday, saying there are too...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
QUEENS *** Police have released a sketch of the man who posed as a law-enforcement officer in the botched abduction of a York College student this week. Investigators believe the...
'PERFECT FATHER' WAS PERV JEKYLL AND HYDE
A depraved predator who abducted a schoolgirl off the street, raped and beat her, then used her cellphone to try to lure her friends was described yesterday as a loving...
SEX-ROMP FIREFIGHTER QUITS DEPT.
A Bronx firefighter facing an administrative trial for his part in a tawdry sex scandal resigned yesterday. Tony DeLuca, one of three firefighters accused of having sex with a Bravest...
KIN'S AGONY OVER TWIN DEATHS ; AWAITING AUTOPSY ANSWERS
A horrified Brooklyn family must wait another week to learn why their adorable - and seemingly healthy - twin babies died suddenly Thursday. Autopsies on Ises and Moorfiyah Mathurin were...
PSYCHO KILLER'S DESCENT; SUSPECT'S TRAGIC PAST
LOS ANGELES - A teen accused of slaying a prominent TV lawyer's wife began to go off the rails after his sister died in a car crash three years ago....
BIZMAN'S TOPLESS LARGESSE
The St. Louis businessman who blew a bundle at Scores charged $150,000 on dancers' tips alone to his corporate credit card, a source said yesterday Several dancers made as much...
NIGHTMARE FIRE SNARLS SUBWAY
A small, smoky fire in a major Greenwich Village subway station caused big headaches for thousands of straphangers during yesterday's morning commute. The 8 a.m. blaze in the ceiling of...
GUN RAP ON FITTY PALS
Four men police believe were working for rapper 50 Cent were busted Thursday in Jamaica after cops reportedly found loaded guns on two of them - as the infamous Queens...
AIR FORCE ONE IS RUNWAY MODEL
President Bush joined Nancy Reagan at her husband's presidential library yesterday to unveil an exhibit featuring a retired Air Force One that flew Ronald Reagan and six other U.S. presidents....
COP BLOGGER SUES OVER SACKING
A decorated cop who claims he was fired for operating the Web site "NYPD Rant" - a place for disgruntled cops to air gripes - has filed a federal lawsuit...
GUNSHOT SLAYING NEAR AQUEDUCT
A Brooklyn man was shot and killed yesterday on a residential street just a few blocks from Aqueduct racetrack, police said. The victim, whose name not released, was shot four...
'ADULT' PSYCHO KILLER; TEEN WEARS SMILE IN COURT
LOS ANGELES - The scrawny, baby-faced teenager accused of murdering a prominent lawyer's wife was charged as an adult yesterday and held on $1 million bail. Scott Dyleski, 16, did...
BUSH SALUTES THE GIPPER
President Bush joined Nancy Reagan at her husband's presidential library in Simi Valley, Calif., yesterday to unveil an exhibit featuring a retired Air Force One that flew Ronald Reagan and...
COPS BUSH FITTY 'CREW' ON GUN PAR
Four men police believe were working for rapper 50 Cent were collared in Jamaica after cops reportedly found loaded guns on two of them - as the infamous Queens bad...
OIL $LICK TRIPS UP TYCOON - IRAQ-KICKBACK BUST
A Texas oil tycoon and two Swiss executives have been hit with federal charges for allegedly paying Saddam Hussein millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to reap illegal profits through...
Degree of stupidity: Wal-Mart heiress 'cheated' at USC
Money couldn't buy her love from the University of Southern California. Wal-Mart heiress Elizabeth Paige Laurie has returned her USC degree amid allegations that she paid her college roommate $20,000...
SEX ROMP FIREFIGHTER QUITS DEPT.
A Bronx firefighter facing an administrative trial for his part in a tawdry sex scandal resigned yesterday. Firefighter Tony DeLuca, who was one of three smoke-eaters accused of having sex...
WILMA MAY RAIN OVER BREEDERS'
With Hurricane Wilma lingering off the Yucatan Peninsula before moving north on a track that could take it across Florida and up the East Coast as next Saturday's Breeders' Cup...
DEVS BRACE FOR ANIMUS IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA - Should the Thrashers dive into the trash again, they won't disappoint Larry Robinson. "I hope they do," Robinson said. Then after a pause, the Devils' coach elaborated. "It...
N.Y. SHOWCASE DAY
A week before main event, Belmont hosts mini-Breeders' Cup for N.Y.-breds today, the 12th annual "New York Showcase Day," with 10 races for state-breds, including seven stakes worth $1 million...
ROCK OF THE CHISOX ; ROWAND GOES ALL-OUT IN CF
FULLERTON, Calif. - Aaron Rowand's bottom line is simple: Be a ballplayer. If it's the World Series, a mid-August series at Yankee Stadium, or an Alumni Game here at Goodwin...
UCONN IS NEXT STOP ON KNIGHTS' ROAD TO BOWL
HARTFORD - There have been a lot of embarrassing days in Rutgers football history. Dec. 27, 2004, is one of those humiliating blips on the calendar that have numbed Scarlet...
SERIES MEANS WORLD TO LONG-SUFFERIN' FANS
CHICAGO - Maybe we are a little spoiled, if you think about it. Maybe we do take a few things for granted. The sights and sounds of October don't penetrate...
JOSE LEARNED FROM ROCKET
CHICAGO - If Jose Contreras whiffs Lance Berkman or another Houston left-handed hitter on high heat tonight, Roger Clemens might be to blame. When Contreras, Chicago's World Series Game 1...
JACOBS GETS GRIP ON FUMBLE ISSUE
Tiki Barber knows something about what Brandon Jacobs has gone through this week after the first-year player fumbled away the ball at the goal line in the Giants' 16-13 overtime...
PLAXICO MAY BE A NO-GO VS. BRONCOS
Eli Manning may be without one of his favorite targets when the Giants host the Broncos tomorrow. Plaxico Burress sat out practice yesterday with a back injury and was added...
HENRIK GETS NET NOD FROM RENNEY
At the Rangers' Westchester training facility yesterday, rookie goalie Henrik Lundqvist was in the hallway between the team's locker room and ice prior to practice when coach Tom Renney said,...
JETS NEED GROUND GAME IN ORDER TO FLY
As far as Herman Edwards is concerned, football comes down to one thing, one common denominator that separates the victor from the vanquished: running the ball. Those who can, win....
BOSS CALLS CASHMAN, WANTS GM BACK
WORLD SERIES CONFIDENTIAL CHICAGO - Attempting the same personal touch that recently mollified Joe Torre, George Steinbrenner yesterday phoned Brian Cashman to tell him in a one-on-one conversation how much...
IN OCTOBER, LIFE A PITCH ; STARTING STAFFS IN SPOTLIGHT FOR ASTROS, SOX
CHICAGO - Pound the under. If well-pitched games featuring tight defense get you through the night, the beginning of tonight's Astros-White Sox World Series is for you. Those who adore...
TEXAS TWO STEP; KNICKS VISIT MAVERICKS AND SPURS
"We're going to miss Larry Brown, but so many times it was just about Larry. It was always, 'Larry did this, Larry did that,' with the result that I don't...
PADGETT JUST HOPING TO BLEND IN WITH NETS
Scott Padgett doesn't expect the fans at the Meadowlands to chant his name or conduct a love-fest like they did for Brian Scalabrine. Padgett doesn't even crave a particular meat...
PIERZYNSKI'S BATTLING BAD REPUTATION
CHICAGO - To learn about free agents, general managers routinely call around for recommendations - and/or dirt. But when Chicago GM Ken Williams entertained the possibility of signing catcher A.J....
IN THE BAGWELL ; VETERAN EAGER FOR FIRST WORLD SERIES
CHICAGO - The most fascinating Astro to watch in this series may be a guy who has had only three at-bats in the playoffs so far. That's where playing in...
HOMECOMING KING ; ROGER'S RETURN WINDS UP WITH ANOTHER SERIES
CHICAGO - The man the White Sox will start tonight, Jose Contreras, has pitched well for a while now. The man the Astros will pitch tonight is one of the...
SOJO: GOING THIRD-TO-FIRST A 'DEMOTION'
WORLD SERIES NOTEBOOK CHICAGO - Luis Sojo doesn't know what he will do if asked to become the Yankees' first base coach after spending the past two years on the...
TEXAS TWO STEP ; KNICKS LOSE TO MAVS; SPURS UP NEXT
PRESEASONMavs 86Knicks 85 "We're going to miss Larry Brown, but so many times it was just about Larry. It was always, 'Larry did this, Larry did that,' with the result...
THE MATCHUPS
CHICAGO - Pitching figures to determine the outcome of the Astros-White Sox World Series. However, there are other areas to dissect that will factor into which tortured franchise wins. Here,...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
An Air Force veteran who lost his wallet 43 years ago in a Pittsburgh bus station got the billfold back this week - minus the $300. Robert Gibson, 70, had...