April 22, 2006
HENNESSEE HEDGE LOSING $
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amHennessee Group's connection to a spectacular hedge fund fraud has cost its high-flying principals a lot more than their reputations. Reeling from last year's collapse of Bayou Management LLC, where...
MEL'S SIRIUS PAY: $3.45M ; STERN EARNS THAT IN 2 WKS.
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amSirius Satellite Radio boss Mel Karmazin raked in $3.45 million in compensation last year - but so far this year stockholders have fared less well. The company's stock has dropped...
OIL HITS A PEAK ; $75.17 PER BARREL, THE ALL-TIME HIGH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amFrenzied speculators sent crude oil surging toward $80 a barrel - knocking the wind out of Wall Street's stock comeback. Fears of more political instability in the oil producers Iran,...
TRASH 'EM - IT'S THE MOVIE ONLY A 'MAMMOTH' COULD LOVE
April 22, 2006 | 4:00am"Mammoth" Tonight at 9 on SCI FI (two stars)WHY is this mammoth so angry? For tens of thousands of years, it stood frozen (andquite dead) in a block of ice,...
'HILL'-ISH TO WATCH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amSILENT HILL* (one star) Burn this.Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (gore, disturbing horror images, profanity). At the Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Union Square, others. THE best thing about...
KIDSTOCK - IT'S A WEEKEND FOR YOUNR, RESTLESS ROCK 'N' ROLLERS
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amTHE New York State Thruway won't be closed, man. But with so many family-friendly bands hitting New York stages this weekend - thanks, in part, to the Manhattan-wide Green Apple...
EARTH ANGELS - TODAY IT'S EASY BEING GREEN
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amWAY back in the Birkenstock Era - aka the 1970s - someone thought it was high time to honor and preserve the very ground we walk on. Hello, Earth Day....
PRINCESS DIARIES - A WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT JAP OUTFIT
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amISABEL Rose isn 't afraid to admit she 's a JAP. The derogatory acronym - for Jewish American Princess - stereotypes them as privileged princesses,but the witty red-headed actress/ novelist...
'FAREWELL' TO FIENDISH ROOF KILLER
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA detective who helped gather key evidence against a murder suspect - including a tell-all videotape of the man disposing of the victim's body - bid the killer a not-so-fond...
DOGG ON THE WRITE TRACK
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amIt's a Doggy Dogg world - you just get to read about it. Snoop Dogg is hard at work penning a novel - the fictional tale of a young man's...
QUINN RAISES HELL ON PAY
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn said yesterday that it was high time Council members got a pay raise. Quinn made her plea for higher pay - the first time she...
GEORGIA TEEN IN TERROR RAP
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA Georgia man was busted for making bogus claims about a trip he took to Canada where he met with Islamic extremists and discussed "strategic locations in the United States...
FAREWELL TO L.I. SOLDIER
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amAbout 60 mourners gathered yesterday to bid farewell to a patriotic Long Island soldier who was killed in Iraq earlier this month by explosive charge detonated near his vehicle. Under...
SANITMAN IN DRUG BUST
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amHere's one garbage man who's got junk in his trunk. A sanitation worker was arrested after cops found thousands of dollars worth of drugs in his car, police sources said....
NAOMI GOES 'MAD' ; HITS THE AVENUE
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amDuck! Naomi's back in town. Surly supermodel Naomi Campbell strolls down Madison Avenue in her first public sighting since fleeing the city after her assault arrest last month. She's accused...
AIDE GETS FOOD-STOMPED
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA high-ranking city Human Resources Administration official has been shown the door after a food-stamp fiasco that embarrassed Mayor Bloomberg, The Post has learned. Bob McHugh, HRA's chief spokesman and...
DOORMEN GREET PACT
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amDoormen and other apartment-building workers were relieved yesterday to be on the job instead of on strike - and they were mostly pleased with their new contract, which maintains their...
GONE AFTER A CENTURY AND A HALF
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amOne of the city's oldest and smallest Catholic schools will shut its doors after 150 years - to the shock and disappointment of parents who fought hard to keep the...
POPPA TOM: 'I LOVE IT'; GUSHES OVER SURI
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amHe didn't jump up and down on any couches, but exuberant new father Tom Cruise gushed about daughter Suri publicly for the first time yesterday. Cruise called her "beautiful" and...
SHOTS HIT LADY AND GIRL, 16; BX. THUG GUNFIGHT
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amTwo innocent bystanders were shot in a wild gun battle between two groups of men on a Bronx street in an apparent turf war over drugs, police said yesterday. The...
BLOODY 'SCABS' IN UNION MELEE; 5 MEN NAILED IN CARPENTER BRAWL
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA bloody free-for-all broke out yesterday morning in Chelsea at a hotel building site when nonunion workers clashed with union protesters. Five men - all members of the carpenters union,...
NIXZMARY'S MA: HE HIT ME AS WELL
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amNixzmary Brown's mom tried to prevent the 7-year-old's tragic death but, "battered and bullied" herself by the girl's stepfather, was helpless to stop it, the woman's lawyer said yesterday. "The...
NIGHTMARE ON 5TH AVE.; 'DWI' CAR MOWS DOWN PEDESTRIAN
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA drunk driver careened onto a Midtown sidewalk last night - slamming into a pedestrian, then toppling over a light pole and mailbox, authorities said. The driver, who was not...
NEW SLAY TRIAL LOOMS FOR JAYSON
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA New Jersey state appellate panel cleared the way yesterday for the retrial of former Net star Jayson Williams on a charge of reckless manslaughter in the fatal shooting of...
MIKE: 'HOLE' BETTER THAN BAD LARRY DEAL
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amIf Ground Zero "stays a hole for a while," that would be preferable to making a bad deal with developer Larry Silverstein, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday. Saying he's fed up...
'RUNWAY' MODEL A FLIGHT DECKER ; WALLOPS STEWARD, COPS SAY
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amWatch out, Naomi - a new catwalk hell cat is scratching and clawing her way to the top, according to cops. Sports Illustrated swimsuit sexpot May Andersen this week became...
PRIVATE PLANES AS 'TERROR TARGETS'
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amPrivate jet owners should be alert to security threats posed by Muslim extremists, the federal government says - citing a warning posted in an Arab-language Internet forum. "Destroy private American...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amBROOKLYN *** A patron at a Brownsville bodega was arrested after he threatened to slash the face of a counterman who forgot to toast his sandwich bread, authorities charged. Police...
WEEKEND'S A WASHOUT
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amMa Nature is throwing a sopping wet blanket on our weekend - we could get socked with more than 2 inches of rain. But the wet stuff may help dampen...
SCREENER WRIST SLAP
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA luggage screener at La Guardia Airport was sentenced to 50 hours of community service yesterday after pleading guilty to helping conceal a co-worker's looting of a passenger's bag. Carmita...
MOM-BEAT TRANNY IS SLAPPED
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA Manhattan jury took about one hour to convict a trust-fund transvestite of roughing up her 84-year-old South African heiress mom yesterday. "How can they do that?" a stunned Diane...
SCHOOLS GET LAST RITES ; ARCHDIOCESE DOOMS 9 & SPARES 6 IN 'REALIGNMENT'
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amNine of the Catholic schools recommended for closure by the New York Archdiocese will be shuttered in June, church officials announced yesterday. Six other schools on the archdiocese's endangered list...
BRIDGE HORROR; Q'BORO DRIVER DIES IN PLUNGE FROM CAR
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA young Manhattan man who had just been accepted into the Police Academy was killed yesterday after being hurled out of his car and off the 59th Street Bridge. Luis...
JULIA'S FANS KEEP FAITH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00am"Three Days of Rain" took a soaking from the critics, but fans of "Pretty Woman" Julia Roberts hope every cloud has a silver lining. "It'll be easier to get tickets,"...
PILL-POPPING 'DRUNK' KILLS TWO N.J. GIRLS ; CAR PLOWS INTO COUSINS
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amTwo teenage cousins were killed as they strolled along a leafy New Jersey lane at twilight after a driver who had allegedly sucked down half a liter of vodka and...
POL: CLEAN UP CRIME
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amThe city should clean up crime scenes promptly and not leave blood on the streets and sidewalks for the unlucky homeowners who happen to live where a shootout or grisly...
IRON LADY ALBRIGHT STILL PUMPING
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amMadeleine Albright pumps heavy iron - working out three times a week at age 68. "I can leg-press up to 400 pounds," President Bill Clinton's former secretary of state says...
'WILD WEST' B'KYN SHOOT
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA shootout erupted yesterday on a Brooklyn street, leaving two suspected gunmen - one of them the son of an NYPD detective - wounded, police sources said. The shooting occurred...
NOTE OF RELIEF FOR JAZZMAN
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amA jazz violinist who complained how a thieving cabby drove off with $10,000 worth of his musical equipment got most of it back yesterday after his story appeared in The...
EXCLUSIVE - JAIL HOUSE ROCK - CELL-EBRATION FOR TWU BOSS
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amBlue-collar shirts were traded in for blue suede shoes last night as transit union chief Roger Toussaint threw himself an incarceration celebration - and cut a rug on the dance...
NIXZMARY MA: HE HIT ME, TOO
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amLittle Nixzmary Brown 's mother tried to stop the tragic abuse child 's death, but was "battered and bullied "by the girl 's stepfather and was helpless to stop it,her...
JAIL HOUSE ROCK - CELL-EBRATION FOR TWU BOSS
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amBlue-collar shirts were traded in for blue suede shoes last night as transit union chief Roger Toussaint threw himself an incarceration celebration - and cut a rug on the dance...
HURTING GIAMBI ABLE TO DH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Jason Giambi was originally slated to play first base last night, but he was moved to designated hitter because of his sore right wrist. He wasn't certain he'd...
GONE WHIFFIN' ; MATSUI CAUGHT LOOKING WITH SACKS PACKED IN NINTH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amOrioles 6Yankees 5 The Yankees died 90 feet short of extra innings last night, and one hit short of a thrilling comeback victory. But, some might argue, the game was...
KIDD PLANS NEW WRINKLE FOR MATCHUP WITH A.J.
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amNET NOTES In this case, familiarity breeds a heck of a matchup at point guard. The Pacers come in with Anthony Johnson starting, the same A.J. who was so important...
JETS GM EVADES QUERIES ON DRAFT
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amYesterday, when Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum made himself available for a pre-draft interview with reporters, he was asked the obvious question: "Who are you going to draft?" "I can tell...
BATTERED VELAZQUEZ DOUBTFUL FOR DERBY
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amJockey John Velazquez was released yesterday from the University of Kentucky Medical Center after fracturing his right shoulder blade in an ugly spill Thursday at Keeneland that cost the life...
GOLDEN OLDIE; AGE RELATIVE AS METS' FRANCO FINDS SPOT IN RECORD BOOK
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amSAN DIEGO - During Julio Franco's postgame interview session Thursday night, Billy Wagner barked out something. "How does it feel to be the oldest living human being to ever hit...
BULLPEN ALLOWS METS A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES SAN DIEGO - Entering last night, the last time the Mets' bullpen had given up a run was Sunday. In Thursday night's 7-2 win over the Padres, the...
LAVAR, GIANTS CLOSE
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amThe Giants yesterday landed a monstrously big free-agent prize that likely will go down as either a huge coup or a major miscalculation with the ink all but dry on...
PIERCE: 'WE GOT BETTER'
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amNews that the Giants were closing in on a deal with LaVar Arrington was music to the ears of Antonio Pierce. "I know the impact he can have on our...
ALL EYES IN PHOENIX ON BUSCH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amNASCAR Nextel Cup racing returns tonight after a week break for the Easter holiday, the last weekend off until the end of July. Tonight's Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International...
KNICKS WILL GET BROWN HIS PLAYERS
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amDays after Larry Brown won the 2004 NBA championship with the Pistons, he walked into GM Joe Dumars' office with a list of players the coach wanted traded, including at...
SMUGGLER BACK ON TRACK
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amToday is the next-to-last Saturday at the Big A spring meet, with racing moving to Belmont on May 3. Today's feature, the 50th running of Grade 2, $150,000 Bed O'...
EX-MANAGER MAZ KNOWS O'S
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Lee Mazzilli helps prepare scouting reports no matter whom the Yankees play, but he knew last night's opponent a little bit better than most. Mazzilli was fired as...
WRIST WATCH ; 'SORE' GIAMBI SHUFFLED TO DH VS. ORIOLES
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amJason Giambi was supposed to play first base for the Yankees last night, but was moved DH due to a sore right wrist. It's a necessary precaution; in the Yankees'...
RED BULL BOSS SHARES PLANS
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amSince last month, when Red Bulls owner Dietrich Mateschitz paid a stunning $100 million for the woebegone MetroStars, fans, media and even his own players and coaches have wondered what...
WHAT PRESSURE? PLAYOFF SUCCESS COMES EASY FOR NETS' KRSTIC
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amPressure? The NBA playoffs? It's a walk in the park compared to what Nenad Krstic has been through. "In Serbia, we had a lot of pressure to win," said Krstic,...
SORE HAMSTRING SENDS BELTRAN BACK TO BENCH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES SAN DIEGO - Carlos Beltran was not in the starting lineup last night, and the center fielder's MRI results on his right hamstring were not immediately known. Beltran,...
EXTRA PAINFUL ; METS FALL TO PODS IN 14-INNING MARATHON
April 22, 2006 | 4:00am14 INNINGSPadres 2Mets 1 SAN DIEGO - Since the sixth inning on Sunday, the Met bullpen had thrown zeroes for 212/3 straight innings. But finally, the relievers could not keep...
GONE WHIFFIN' - MATSUI CAUGHT LOOKING WITH SACKS PACKED IN NINTH
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amOrioles 6 Yankees 5 The Yankees fell 90 feet short of extra innings last night,and one hit short of what would have been a thrilling ninth-inning comeback victory. But some...
9-YEAR WAIT FINALLY OVER FOR BLUESHIRTS
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amWhere were you on May 25, 1997? Need a hint? OK then; how about this? That was the last time the Rangers played a playoff game. It was in Philadelphia...
PARISE AIMS TO HAUNT RANGERS, JUST LIKE DAD
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amHere comes another Parise, 31 years later, intent on wrecking the Rangers, just like Dad. "I hope it's in the genes," Devils rookie Zach Parise said on the eve of...
TUNNEL TUSSLE SET TO BEGIN - CLASH OF 8-MILE RIVALS WILL BE REAL HELL-RAISER
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amThey've saved the best for first, this Rangers-Devils series that will make memories and define the season. Every matchup will be scrutinized, every decision debated, every call ripped. Emotions will...
JASPERS SET TO TAP PITT AIDE
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amManhattan College appears ready to sign Pitt associate head coach Barry Rohrssen to succeed Bobby Gonzalez as head basketball coach,The Post has learned. Rohrssen,45,a Brooklyn native widely regarded as one...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
April 22, 2006 | 4:00amThat legendary sign overlooking Tinseltown might as well be changed to Hollypoop. A mysterious woman has been putting down 150 pounds of birdfeed daily, attracting flocks of pigeons whose droppings...