October 3, 2006
The week that was
October 3, 2006 | 7:32pmMissed the full report from on board the Queen Mary 2 last week?It's all organized for you, from bottom to top, right here.
Training Camp, Day 1
October 3, 2006 | 7:04pmFour rookies, five starters, five free agent hopefuls and five assorted bench pieces. Of course they're good and young and experienced and versatile and fastbreak-worthy and halfcourt-proficient and everything else...
Marbury meets with his past in Charleston
October 3, 2006 | 6:23pmBy MARC BERMANAs Isiah Thomas ran his first practice as Knicks coach at the College of Charleston this morning, one of Stephon Marburyâs favorite former coaches was in the bleachers,...
Timeout
October 3, 2006 | 5:08amBy JAY GREENBERGAs long as Eric Mangini can explain a philosophy of going for touchdowns when third-quarter field goals following long and hard-earned drives can put his team ahead, I...
FINDS: Cadieux Cafe, Detroit
October 3, 2006 | 5:00amThere's nothing quite like a fall weekend in Detroit. Crisp air, changing leaves, blue skies, abandoned architectural masterpieces.On the East Side, however, so far east it is northwest of the...
STRATEGIES: Beginner's Guide To Napa
October 3, 2006 | 4:36amby DAVID LANDSEL1) Arenât Napa and Sonoma basically the same thing?No. How many times have I cringed, hearing friends talk about the time they went to Napa, but ended up...
ON SALE: London $338 RT / British Airways
October 3, 2006 | 4:28amSecurity may be tight, but fares on British Airways are easing up ever so slightly this fall. Here's the deal:Fares from $338 from New York to London, not including taxes...
DEAL OR NO DEAL: Aspen, Colo.
October 3, 2006 | 4:20amWhat it is: 1 night's stay and parking at the St. Regis ResortHow much: from $195What's the occasion? Autumn means huge deals in pricey Aspen, where room rates tumble rom...
PRINT EDITION: Drink up, youse guys
October 3, 2006 | 4:01amGrape harvest is in full swing, and our Andrea Bennett joins the party in Southwestern Oregon, a relatively undiscovered wine region that's as good for a little-known Spanish varietal as...
LEVI'S REVIVAL - VENERABLE DENIM BRAND STRIDES BACK FROM ABYSS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amDeutsche Bank analyst Gabrielle Kivitz was in a Barneys Co-op store recently sizing up the denim collection, when a saleswoman suggested she look at Capital E, a new line of...
FACEBOOK FROZEN BY M'SOFT LINK
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFacebook, the hot social-networking site eyed by a number of media companies, agreed to pay a breakup fee to ad partner Microsoft if it should wind up in the arms...
LARRY MIGHT HAVE BIG FISH ON HOOK
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amLARRY Silverstein had an intriguing response for NY1's Dominic Carter last week when Carter observed in an interview that the "glass is half full" at 7 World Trade Center. Silverstein...
YES, EVEN BLUE JEANS CAN GET THE BLUES
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amThe denim craze looks like it might finally be in for that long-awaited slowdown, as the appetite for even high-end denim seems to be waning. After posting red-hot growth over...
GAMING'S ADVERTISING REVENUE LOSES VIG(OR)
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amThe Capitol Hill move to ban Internet gambling in the U.S. may cut into the millions of ad dollars Web gaming sites spend here. Despite the government's long-held opposition to...
HALLMARK WOOS SCHLEIFF
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amHenry Schleiff, the Manhattan media world fixture and former Court TV boss, is said to be close to a deal to take over management of the Hallmark Channel. Schleiff, who...
COACH'S SUIT BAGS TARGET
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amTarget's trendy caché in its discount aisles suffered a setback yesterday after handbag maker Coach sued the chain for selling knockoffs of its $278 luxury bags - at a high...
ELTON JOHN LIGHTS DEAL
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amCandles are not only in the wind, Elton John is launching a line of home fragrances, including $32 rocks that smell sweet. The line, debuting at Bath & Body Works...
THE DOW SHATTERS OLD RECORD: KINDA
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFOR all those waiting for the closely watched but incredibly superficial blue chip index to reach a new all-time high, I have news: you missed it. The "Dow Shatters" headline...
PW BOOKS FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amPublishers Weekly, the bible of the book publishing world is going to be free for some of its readers. The company is expected to make the annoucement as early as...
CRUDE AWAKENING AT NYMEX
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amTraders on the floor of The New York Mercantile Exchange got a wake up call early last week when the amount of crude oil traded on the exchange's new electronic...
RICHES REVEALED FOR $10 A TICKET
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL New York City Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues; (212) 581-1212. Season runs through Sunday. THE new dance season really got going over the...
'LIGHT' BRIGHT - THIS SEASON'S BEST NEW SHOW IS MORE HUDDLE THAN CUDDLE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00am"Friday Night Lights" Tonight at 8 on NBC/Ch. 4 (four stars) OK, let's get right to it. "Friday Night Lights" is the flat-out best new show of the season. Period....
FALLING PLASMA
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amPEOPLE are looking for a few good things - great-tasting diet food, hangover-free booze and a plasma TV for under $1,000. Well, consumers got one step closer to one of...
TO TELL THE TRUTH - SECRET SOFTWARE TO EXPOSE LYING LOVERS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amTHE absolute latest in lie-detection software - used around the world by the military and law enforcement - is being put to the service of something that really counts, dating....
GOOD TASTE FORGET THE WINE - THESE DAYS, IT IS THE TASTING ROOMS VISITORS RAVE ABOUT.
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amMARQUES DE RISCAL Rioja, Spain A $76 million, Frank Gehrydesigned hotel is the latest addition to this 24-acre winery. Titanium strips on the facade are tinted pink for the wine,...
CLASSROOM EXTRA - GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE - MASTER INVENTOR
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amNewspapers in the Classroom Sponsored by Raising Billions to Educate Millions George Westinghouse invented the air brake that is the standard in today's trains, trucks and buses. GEORGE Westinghouse was...
TYPE CASTS - THESE ACTORS PLAY 'NEW YORK' BETTER THAN ANYONE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amIT'S tough work playing a dead body, but someone's got to do it. They have to show up on time, follow directions, remember to turn their cellphones off while on...
DRUNKEN MASTER - ONE MAN'S TALE OF PARTYING, PINTS - AND POLICE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amWhile covering nightlife for the New York Post, Tom Sykes took "the city that never sleeps" motto a little too seriously. In his new memoir, he takes readers inside the...
CAPE CRUSADER - HOW TO FEEL LIKE A FASHION SUPERHERO
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amAUTUMN in New York is a glorious time for a young woman's wardrobe. There is tweed to wear; there are patent leather heels to be donned. Now is the time...
PROMISING LIGHTS OUT FOR STRESS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amMEDITATION, exercise, booze. Stress remedies are many and varied, but none is as odd as the emWave. The tiny machine looks like an mp3 player, but instead of plugging in...
SLAUGHTER AT AMISH SCHOOL
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amA maniacal milkman harboring an adolescent grudge from 20 years ago systematically separated the girls from the boys in a one-room schoolhouse in Amish country yesterday and then shot the...
PAIN IN SLUMS OF CHAVEZ; CARACAS KIDS LIVE IN FEAR
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amI'D LIKE Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to meet one of his countrymen, 15-year-old Manuel Gonzalez. Manuel, who's never been to school, lives in a tin-roofed shack with walls made of...
COUNCIL FIRED UP OVER CUTS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFire-insurance premiums could soar if the city loses its 100 fire-patrol officers on Oct. 15, lawmakers warned yesterday. The City Council will hold a hearing tomorrow to urge insurance companies...
BOY, 8, HIT BY CAR IN B'KLYN
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amAn 8-year-old Brooklyn boy, headed to his yeshiva on the eve of Yom Kippur, was hit by a car and critically injured while crossing a street, authorities said. Meir Merry...
'EMPTY SPACE IN 3 LITTLE HEARTS' FOR CRASH ORPHANS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amThree children orphaned in a fiery minivan crash on Staten Island remained hospitalized yesterday as relatives gathered at their bedsides and tried to make sense of the devastating loss. "There's...
DUELING APPLE 'TRANS' BANS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amThe trans fat is in the fire. Hot on the heels of the Bloomberg administration's planned ban on the artery-clogging oil in Big Apple eateries, City Council leaders are drafting...
BUSH PUSH IS A CASH SMASH; GOP BUCKS ROLL IN FOR HOT RACES
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush is hitting the campaign trail in the closing month of the crucial midterm elections, to raise cash for GOP House and Senate hopefuls. Bush's money drive...
FBI AGENT GETS SIX YEARS FOR STOCKS SCHEME
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amA disgraced FBI agent, convicted of slipping confidential information to a crooked Internet stock adviser, was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday. "This defendant dishonored his badge through hundreds...
ROBIN: HOW I FAILED BOTTLE BATTLE; RELAPSE ALMOST KILLED HIM
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amRobin Williams yesterday said teetering on the edge of alcoholism was like "standing at a precipice" and hearing a "little quiet voice" telling him to jump. Williams, 55, told "Good...
DEMS' BX. CHIEF: I'M GRAFT DODGER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amBronx Democratic boss José Rivera yesterday insisted he had never abused his power - after learning he was the subject of an FBI probe of real-estate dealings in the borough....
FEDS PROBE KERIK TAXES
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFederal authorities investigating the tax returns of disgraced ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik - now embroiled in the Jeanine Pirro hubby-bugging scandal - have sought records from the city police captain...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amBROOKLYN *** A shooting suspect exchanged gunfire with cops in the stairwell of a Coney Island building last night. The violence started when the gunman shot a 26-year-old man in...
CITY HOSPITALS FIND 'HIDDEN' HIV POPULATION
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amMore than twice as many patients at the city's public hospitals and clinics were found to have the AIDS virus after the city dramatically increased HIV testing, officials said yesterday....
THE PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO BEND TO THE TIMES
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amIt's the real "Simple Life." The Amish travel by horse and buggy, speak Pennsylvania Dutch and shun the trappings of the modern world - including electricity, the telephone and TV...
E-MAIL SEX POL: TIME TO DRY OUT; FOLEY IN REHAB AMID NEW 'STUD' MESSAGE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Disgraced Rep. Mark Foley checked himself into alcohol rehab just days after quitting Congress - as graphic new instant messages reveal Foley may have tried to lure a...
GROUPS PUMP $1M+ INTO N.Y. ELECTION FIGHTS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Congressional recruiting panels and independent political groups have spent more than $1 million to influence New York elections - with most of the cash flood coming last month....
CONDI BID TO QUIT AS SECURITY ADVISER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered to quit at the start of President Bush's second term so he could carry out a sweeping overhaul of his national security team, she...
DIAMOND DREAMS; CITY CELEBS SALIVATE OVER CHANCE AT SUBWAY SERIES
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amAs the baseball playoffs get into full swing today, it's not just the average Joe brimming with hope of a Subway Series - New York's boldface names also line up...
FOTOG'S SUIT: I'M ANNA BABY'S DAD
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amA photographer who claims to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby has fired the latest shot in the war of the dueling dads by serving her with papers...
PARKING-GARAGE THUG STEALS THOU$ANDS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amA gunman tried to handcuff a Brooklyn parking-garage worker and a security guard before robbing them of thousands of dollars yesterday, authorities said. Cops later opened fire at the black-clad...
MAN TEARS DOWN QNS. COP SHRINE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amA man described by cops as a Turkish-born Muslim yesterday destroyed a Queens memorial to a fallen 9/11 cop screaming, "This is political!" as he tore down a 4-foot cross,...
PATIENTS BYPASS QUEENS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amNearly 100,000 Queens residents thumb their noses at hospitals in their home borough by getting medical treatment elsewhere, a new study shows. The survey was made public a day after...
THE GREEN, GREEN GRASSO - EX-NYSE BIG'S LUXE HOLDS UP WHILE HE AWAITS $100M TRIAL
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amDick Grasso, the deposed king of the New York Stock Exchange, continues to live regally as he prepares to fight for $100 million the state attorney general says he was...
BIG 'DEAL' BRAVEST CASHES IN
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFollowing a two-day run of terrible luck, city firefighter Michael Wild threw caution to the wind last night on NBC's "Deal or No Deal" in a last-ditch effort to salvage...
ATTACK ON 9/11 SHRINE; OUTRAGE IN QUEENS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amA man described by police as a Turkish-born Muslim was charged yesterday with destroying a Queens memorial to a fallen 9/11 cop while screaming, "This is political!" The Post has...
SUSPECT IN 150G ARMORED-CAR HEIST
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amPolice say this man (right) stole $150,000 from an armored-car driver who was picking up money from a Queens check-cashing agency. The stick-up man accosted the driver at Moneygram on...
HIT-RUN ON QNS. BLVD.
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amA 59-year-old man was clinging to life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Queens Boulevard last night, police said. He was crossing the boulevard near 67th Avenue in...
POLS SNORT AT COCAINE DRINK
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amAngry city lawmakers yesterday blasted the makers of a new energy drink called Cocaine, saying the beverage could lead inner-city kids to try drugs. Last month, The Post broke the...
FDNYER CLO$ES 'DEAL'; GAME-SHOW FLAMEOUT
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFollowing a two-day run of terrible luck, New York City firefighter Michael Wild threw caution to the wind last night on NBC's "Deal or No Deal" in a last-ditch effort...
HAMAS NIXES SWAP; 1,000-1 OFFER FAILS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Hamas terrorists rejected a deal to swap a kidnapped Israeli soldier for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, Egyptian mediators said yesterday. "Egypt succeeded in securing a swap deal with Israel...
'SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE'
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amScarlett Johansson proves why she's Esquire magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive," in this provocative photo spread. The mag's November issue, hitting newsstands this week, features this sexy shot, along with a...
PIERCE PUTS ASIDE NEED FOR REVENGE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFOR Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, this week's game against the Redskins is more about restoration than revenge; restoration of a confidence shaken by a 1-2 start; restoration of an intimidating...
JETS REPORT CARD - ALMOST AN UPSET
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amQUARTERBACKS Chad Pennington (17-for-23, 207 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 97.6 rating) played a wonderfully smart game.RUNNING BACKS Best game for the rushing attack this season with 135 yards on...
GIANT TEST AHEAD ; BYE ALLOWED TIME TO PREP FOR 'SKINS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amWith one of the most embarrassing performances in team history behind them and a huge NFC East clash ahead of them, the Giants insist there's no desperation creeping in, but...
ALL CHOKED UP ; TIGERS NOT WILD OVER WILD CARD
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amNINETY-FIVE wins, the division lead since mid-May, and all the Tigers got out of it were "2006 Wild Card" T-shirts. But yesterday they came in handy for guys who, having...
IRISH COACH LEADS CHEERS FOR JETER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00am"We all have the ability to do things for others. Sometimes, we don't even realize you're helping another person. Someone might idolize you because of the way you act. That...
UNLIKELY OPENERS; WANG EARNED GAME 1 START
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amChien-Ming Wang can blank hitters with a blank stare and compose quality starts without losing his composure. The 26-year-old, tabbed by Yankees manager Joe Torre to start tonight's playoff opener...
ROBERTSON 'BEST FIT' FOR TIGERS TONIGHT
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amNate Robertson has never pitched in the playoffs and just a year ago lost 16 games with the Tigers, yet Detroit manager Jim Leyland sounded confident the southpaw was the...
STILL AT A LOSS ; JETS TRY TO MOVE ON AFTER COLTS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amThe Jets did so many good things Sunday. There was the franchise-record 103-yard kickoff return by Justin Miller to give the team a 28-24 lead over the Colts with just...
UNIT STILL LIKELY FOR GAME 3
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amRandy Johnson is still a go for Game 3. The Yankees can breathe a sigh of relief - at least for now - because Johnson reported no problems coming off...
IVAN THE TERROR-ABLE ; PUDGE NO STRANGER TO YANKS IN OCTOBER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amIvan Rodriguez knows all about playing the Yankees in the postseason. He's been on the losing end - seeing the Rangers fall in the ALDS in 1996, 1998 and 1999...
'WHOLE DIFFERENT FEEL' - STEPH, KNICKS UPBEAT AFTER BROWN FIASCO
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amOn Day 1 of "Life after Larry," the air was fresher, the mood was lighter and the subtle digs at their former coach flowed through the Knicks' Westchester practice facility...
PACINO SENDS A MESSAGE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES As part of their preparation for what many consider will be a bludgeoning of the Tigers in the ALDS that opens tonight with Game 1 at Yankee Stadium,...
MANGINI CLAIMS HE'D DO IT AGAIN
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amJET NOTES Eric Mangini had no change of heart whatsoever overnight regarding his controversial decision to go for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal Sunday instead of taking the likely three points...
SPIKE'S FORECAST: MO' BETTER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES Knick superfan Spike Lee sounds as delighted as the players that Larry Brown is gone. Lee, who dropped by Knicks' media day at the club's practice facility, told...
TORRE: MO WILL PITCH NINTH ONLY
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amJoe Torre revealed - and reiterated - Mariano Rivera will be a one-inning pitcher this postseason. Torre, who has used Rivera for four-, five- and six-out saves in past Octobers,...
NO KIDD-ING: JASON BULLISH ON NET SEASON
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amJason Kidd has been here before with the Nets, surrounded by a group of gifted rookies and talented veterans. He hopes it all adds up the way it did during...
UNLIKELY OPENERS; WANG, ROBERTSON NOT TYPICAL GAME 1 ARMS
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amChien-Ming Wang can blank hitters with a blank stare and compose quality starts without losing his composure. The 26-year-old, tabbed by Yankees manager Joe Torre to start tonight's playoff opener...
JOE HAS THE SIXTH SENSE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amTHE postseason began with an insult toward Alex Rodriguez. Not from the media and not from the fans. But from his own manager. Joe Torre constructed a Division Series Game...
METS MUST IGNORE SENTIMENTALITY AND SIT CLUBHOUSE FAVORITE FLOYD
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amHey, we already know that life is unfair, and that baseball is unfair, and that when you try to mix the two together you can wind up with some unbelievably...
MILLEDGE LEFT OFF ROSTER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amLastings Milledge won't be part of the Mets' NLDS roster. The team announced yesterday that Milledge is one of five left off the 25-man crew that will face the Dodgers....
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL - GMS REVEAL SECRET: DODGERS NO LONGSHOT
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amThe National League favorites are the Mets. The Dodgers, though, are far from a team that doesn't have a chance to beat them. The Mets and Dodgers will work out...
PARADISE CITY - ANOTHER ALL-NEW YORK CLASSIC JUST FOUR STOPS AWAY
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amTHEY won't talk about it until they absolutely have to, of course, and that makes perfect sense on a lot of different levels. The Yankees are on a mission to...
IT'LL TAKE TIME TO TAME THE TIGERS - YANKS, BETTER AT MOST POSITIONS, WILL SURVIVE - IN FIVE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amFOR a month, the Yankees thought they were going to play the Twins and got the Tigers. Considering how the Tigers stumbled and flushed the AL Central title and don't...
BATTLE'S ON IF TIGERS CAN FIND EARLY FORM
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amWHICH Tigers team shows up in the postseason? The one that soared to 40 games over .500 (76-36) behind stellar pitching, defense and power, or the one that lost 31...
FENWAY FUNHOUSE - YANKEES DO BOSTON MASSACRE ONE BETTER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amOFFICIALLY, the Yankees clinched their ninth straight AL East title on Sept. 20. However, when they finished a five-game sweep of the Red Sox on Aug. 21 at Fenway Park,...
WHAT A TRIP! DOUBLE PLAYS HIGHLIGHT METS' 9-1 EXPEDITION
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amIT WAS one game out of 162. Two plays out of thousands. But if you're looking for the defining moments in the Mets' joyride to the NL East flag, look...
STICKS, SPEED AND SHEA WEIGHT IN METS' FAVOR
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amTHE last time the Mets and Dodgers hooked up in the postseason, LA shocked the Mets on the way to the 1988 World Series title, its last championship. It would...
ALEX DROPS TO SIXTH IN OPENING NIGHT ORDER
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amIf Joe Torre dropping Alex Rodriguez into the sixth spot of the supposed "Greatest Lineup Ever" didn't get the Yankees' attention, the manager grabbed it with a direct message to...
THE GREATEST SHORTSTOP DEBATE - JETER AND REYES A 21ST CENTURY WILLIE, MICKEY AND THE DUKE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amThey are not contemporaries, not really, and so this debate may not rage as long as some of the other baseball disputes that have added color and delight to the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 3, 2006 | 4:00amIt's a pet-astrophe! A Wisconsin woman has been busted for neglecting her hamsters The 23-year-old Janesville woman got ratted out by her roommates for failing to provide proper food and...