March 15, 2007
Humber's comments
Here are the comments by Phil Humber, who was optioned to the minors before last night's game... "Omar and Willie and Rick were all in there. And they had some...
LIVEBLOG/LONDON: Day 2 - Psst! This town is known for its Indian food
It ain't the Cinnamon Club, but you won't get robbed, either.The people over at the Times may be rejoicing in the ultra-expensive Anglo-Indian restaurant explosion, but any local will tell...
Humber cut
Phil Humber was sent down yesterday after posting a 16.20 ERA in three outings. Humber, who allowed eight hits and nine earned runs in five innings, was optioned to minor-league...
"Sopranos" coming back, blah, blah, blah
So "The Sopranos" come back on April 8, for (they swear) the very last time. For those of you out there who still follow the show, HBO doled out this...
"Bring Me the Head of Kyle Smith!"
A near-record stream of hate mail is pouring in like Persians through the Hot Gates after my review in The Post of "300" underlined the film's fascist elements and wondered...
Attend the Tale of Johnny Depp
Page Sixtold last week how Johnny Depp (pictured, with Tim Burton), who is in the middle of filming Burton's hugely-anticipated adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" in London with Helena...
Watch Out, Michael Riedel!
As Lou mentions below, today I become a theater writer with this exclusive review of a puppet show in Central Park that has touched off what we tabloiders like to...
Tribeca Redux
Fred Durst's directorial debut, documentaries on Marlon Brando, Alexis Arquette and the 2003 blackout in East Flatbush. I'm on my way out the door to a screening, so you're on...
Waiting for a new Cinderella
By MARC BERMANLast March 17, I sat in my usual seat on press row at the Garden, hard by the visiting team's bench, covering the Knicks vs. Pistons. As the...
Deal of the Day
Brace yourself for some charming wrist candy on the CHEAP.J Crew has really stepped up their jewelry offerings in the last few seasons, and this jade "Carnelian" charm bracelet ($29.99...
LEGENDS MANIA UPDATE: JETER ON LIFE SUPPORT
It's the final day of voting in the first round of Legends Mania. With more than 20,000 votes tallied so far, Derek Jeter, the biggest active sports legend in New...
And a Cast of Thousands
In honor of the Ides of March, here's a link to the the trailer for Joseph L. Mankiewicz' splendid 1953 version of "Julius Caesar,'' with an all-star cast headed by...
BETTING ON PETE ROSE
As I walked past the brilliant Ted Williams statue in the lobby of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown I began to feel The Presence. I was in the...
Day 34: Jeff Karstens and Chase Wright
Sometimes spring training does matter. It has mattered for Jeff Karstens, who has turned the five-man rotation into a six-man race. And it mattered for Chase Wright, who circled onto...
When TV is not Enough: DVD Releases
Itâs like reruns, without the commercials: TV series released on DVD this week.âBosom Buddiesâ Season OneTom Hanks in a dress: Now thatâs classic TV. âLoonatics Unleashedâ Season OneThe slightly disturbing...
GIMME A BREAK!
SLIPPERY nipples, wet T-shirt contests and legendary hangovers - as surely as eggnog conjures Christmas and turkey means Thanksgiving, Spring Break has its own alcoholic markers. True, you might not...
HAUTE LIST
Sikh and ye shall... TURBANS - they're not just for Sikhs and Mommy Dearest anymore. Following in the footsteps of screen sirens Greta Garbo and Faye Dunaway, Eva Mendes sports...
A SLOW CLAP FOR LATEST STOMP
IT used to be that a rudimentary knowledge of English was helpful when it came to off-Broadway theater - but now all you need to understand is the international language...
LIZARD LOVE
'GALAPAGOS" is one of those National Geographic specials that should be reviewed in one sentence: "This is the best made-for-TV nature documentary in a turtle's age." The show, which was...
'60 MINS' VS. SIMON
MR. Nasty himself, Simon Cowell, is going to get a "60 Minutes" grilling. Cowell will be profiled on this week's edition of the venerable newsmagazine by occasional contributor, CNN anchor,...
'FAIR' MAY BE FAMER
FOX News Channel's famous slogan, "Fair & Balanced," may be headed for the TV slogan Hall of Fame. Who knew there was such a thing - but the Cable &...
WHO-RAY!
EMMY has fallen in love with the freshman cook-and-klatch host Rachael Ray. The grinning Rachel - whose talk show debuted just last fall - cleaned up yesterday in the Daytime...
COURIC PICKS UP SPEED
THE gimmicks are gone. And without them, you get a much better Katie Couric. It was a no-brainer to me, a critic blessed with 20-20 hindsight: Get rid of the...
'IDOL' LYRIC LOSER
A CASE of forgotten lyrics sent professional singer Brandon Rodgers packing on "American Idol" last night. Rodgers, 28, a former back-up singer for stars such as Christina Aguilera, forgot the...
TORTURE IN A TIME OF TROUBLES
WAR is hell - except on-screen, where cinematic artistry can turn it into a morbid ballet of special effects. Director Ken Loach wanted none of that. "When we started, I...
IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
You are a sensitive soul at heart and hate to see others suffer, but sometimes you can get too caught up in other people's emotional affairs and that is something...
TEST-TUBE TOT NOW A MOM
Louise Brown, who made history 28 years ago as the world's first "test-tube baby," has given birth to a child of her own - but her own dad died shortly...
'BANSHEE' NICOLE DROVE 'ME' TO MURDER
The controversial shelved book "If I Did It" - the so-called make-believe account by O.J. Simpson of how he would have killed his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman...
'MOBSTER' IS ON THE MENU
A reputed mobster, whose uncle once ran the Gambino crime family for imprisoned godfather John Gotti, has a city contract to operate a posh restaurant in a Queens mansion that...
JIMMY FOR TERROR
Has a former president of the United States - a Nobel Peace Prize win ner, no less - given his blessing to wanton murder and terrorist assaults against Israel? Sure...
IRAQ: WHY THE MEDIA MISSTEP
JUST outside Um al- Qasar, a port in south east Iraq, a crowd had gathered around a British armored car with a crew of four. An argument seemed to be...
THE TAX CUTS NEW YORK NEEDS
GOV. Spitzer promises to revitalize the economy and "attract cap ital and jobs back to New York." He's even said he'll cut taxes. New Yorkers certainly need tax cuts. The...
SHARI TO MAKE HIGH-SOCIETY DEBUT
In line to take over the $54 billion Viacom empire, Shari Redstone will need to score a strong coming-out at her social debut this week among New York's high society....
MIKE COMES TO SCREECHING HALT ON PEDICAB LAW
For the first time during his administration, Mayor Bloomberg put the brakes on a proposed law yesterday - one that would place tough restrictions on pedicabs - just moments before...
SPITZER AND BRUNO TRADE @#%! BOMBS
ALBANY - Gov. Eliot "Steamroller" Spitzer was at it again yesterday, in a 15-minute, expletive-laden exchange with Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno that left top state officials aghast - and...
WITNESS' '50-SHOT' SHOCKER
An 11th-hour witness yesterday rocked the probe into the death of Sean Bell with a dramatic claim that he saw a gunman shoot at cops at the same time the...
SLAY RAMPAGE IN THE VILLAGE
Two auxiliary cops and a bartender were shot dead last night during a gun battle that raged through the streets of Greenwich Village. At least 30 shots were fired during...
RUDY $WINGS AWAY AT THE PLATE IN MIDTOWN FUND-RAISER
White House hopeful Rudy Giuliani stood in front of a mock-up Yankee Stadium wall at a megabucks Midtown fund-raiser last night, telling the crowd he will go to Washington and...
'PARK' HOGS ARE CAUGHT IN A SNAP
Memo to all city employees: New Yorkers are watching to make sure you don't park illegally - and if you do, they'll post a picture of your car on the...
METAL-BAT BAN A HIT IN COUNCIL
The City Council yesterday voted to ban the use of metal bats during high-school baseball games. Under the measure, which would take effect in September, only wood or wood-composite bats...
73% OF VOTERS LOVE TEFLON MIKE DESPITE GOOFS
Call him Mayor Teflon, because even when New Yorkers are furious at Mike Bloomberg, they still think he's doing a good job. That was the remarkable finding yesterday of the...
IT'S CAGE FOR CASH CLEANER
A money manager who catered to wealthy criminals in New York and around the globe was sentenced to four years behind bars yesterday for laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars...
VANDAL'S VINE MESS
A bushwhacker has become a thorn in the side of residents who love two sidewalk gardens on East 79th Street. The mystery woman has become the street's Public Enemy No....
PERVY PETE'S DOCS & LAWYERS TO MEET
Defense lawyers for accused "fire fiend" Peter Braunstein will have their first face-to-face today with doctors at Bellevue Hospital, who are treating the purportedly pervy perp for perplexing brain trauma...
MIKE UP FRONT ABOUT ST. PAT'S DISS OF FDNY
Put the FDNY to the front of the St. Patrick's Day Parade where they belong. That was the message from Mayor Bloomberg yesterday to parade organizers, who have moved the...
COP TAKES IT OUT ON EX'S AUTO
A drunken NYPD sergeant in Queens slashed his ex-girlfriend's tires and smashed her car windows before trying to speed away from responding officers, authorities said. Joseph DeMarco, a sergeant at...
AMPUTEE WINS FIRE-HIRE FIGHT
An athletic amputee's dream to become a firefighter is closer to reality after a New Jersey medical board ruled yesterday that he's fit to enter the academy. The ruling overturns...
GOV SIGNS LOCKUP LAW
ALBANY - Gov. Spitzer yesterday signed into law a bill that allows certain inmates to be held after they've served their terms - but for one dad, it came too...
'GRATE' GRANNY BARRED FROM SEEING KID
A wealthy Long Island woman's desperate bid to meet her only grandchild ended in heartbreak yesterday. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jacqueline Silbermann told Gabrielle Karr she, too, is a grandmother...
B'KLYN PROTESTERS SAY 'NO WAY' TO ONE-WAY
Brooklyn residents plan to come out in droves tonight to slam a city plan to turn Sixth and Seventh avenues into one-way streets leading to and from the future home...
MOB DOLT'S FLOP & 'HIT'
Illiterate gangster Dominick "Skinny Dom" Pizzonia was trying to prove his murderous mettle to late Gambino boss John Gotti - after botching a previous hit - when he volunteered to...
CITY HOMES IN ON HOUSING
The city has secured funding for 55,000 units of affordable housing - reaching the one-third mark of Mayor Bloomberg's plan to build 165,000 units by 2013. To mark the milestone,...
A SOARING TRIBUTE FOR DOORMAN
Some 250 birds were released yesterday as a beloved doorman, who raised pigeons and was stabbed to death on Saturday, was remembered and laid to rest. Pasqual Esposito, 30, a...
LIFE FOR PIMP WHO KILLED PAL
A Brooklyn judge slapped a sentence of 27½ years to life on a pimp who accidentally blew away a pal during a botched robbery, then paralyzed his intended victim with...
'SEXTORT' COP
A Long Island cop who's the brother-in-law of notorious Hamptons killer Danny Pelosi was busted for allegedly coercing women into giving him sex while on duty - but claims the...
JUST LAY OFF MY HOME: 'MADAM'
Not without my brothel! An accused $1,500-an- hour madam has turned down a generous plea offer that would have freed her from Rikers Island immediately. The deal-breaker? Manhattan prosecutors, she...
'I DID 9/11 FROM A TO Z'
Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11, confessed to that atrocity and a string of other major al Qaeda attacks, according to a chilling transcript of a closed-door hearing released...
REGIS' HEART 'FEAT'
Talk-show legend Regis Philbin successfully underwent triple-bypass surgery yesterday morning, medical sources said. The operation was performed at Weill Cornell Medical Center by Dr. O. Wayne Isom, who performed quintuple-bypass...
OBAMA SURGING
WASHINGTON - Soaring Democratic 2008 contender Barack Obama has erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-sizable lead and dramatically closed the gap to single digits, a stunning new Time magazine poll shows....
FEDS ARE COUNTING THE ENEMY WITHIN U.S.
WASHINGTON - The feds have launched a massive new effort to identify and count the growing number of radical Islamic extremists who could attack America from within - with the...
BOOZE & DRUG COLLEGE CRISIS
Nearly half of all full-time college students major in getting wrecked - boozing to excess or abusing drugs, according to an alarming new national study to be released today. The...
PARK AVENUE EXEC BURIED ALIVE ON SKIS
A 35-year-old skier, who was thrilled about becoming a new dad and had just made partner at a Park Avenue firm, was one of two buddies killed in a Colorado...
CHUCK'S QUIZ-WIZ REUNION
WASHINGTON - Forty years after he dazzled New York TV viewers with his knowledge of trivia as a teen quiz-show contestant, Sen. Chuck Schumer reunited yesterday with former teammates and...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
BROOKLYN A man beat a security guard unconscious after swiping a patient's medical chart at Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill, authorities said yesterday. The bizarre incident began at...
HANGING LOOSE
The Post revealed earlier this week that starting pay for city puppeteers is $7,000 higher than it is for rookie cops. Yesterday, film critic Kyle Smith checked out the dummies...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 186; Lucky Sum: 15 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 2323; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 745; Lucky Sum: 16 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 4934;...
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
Eliot Spitzer gave state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno a reality check yes terday, telling Bruno he had to "get serious" about drafting a state budget - and, by the...
THE SHAMING O' THE GREEN
It's time that John Dunleavy, chairman of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, remem bered that the event isn't about him. For two years running, Dunleavy has managed to embarrass himself...
A TRIBE DIVIDED
THIS week, Israeli leaders appeared before the annual conference of the Ameri can Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, D.C., and took sides in U.S. politics. They also highlighted...
HOW TO GET REFORM RIGHT
FIVE years ago, the names Enron and Worldcom went from being icons of Ameri can corporate success to the poster children for corporate excess and greed. Those scandals saw shareholders...
'08: A FINE MESS
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." - attributed to Albert Einstein -T-HAT is, however, a very good reason. And a reason why the...
GOP CIVIL WAR: DELAY DISHES DIRT
NEWT Gingrich's attempted phoenix-like rise from his own political ashes to a presidential candidacy next week will run into a harsh assessment by his former House GOP colleague, Tom DeLay....
PARK'S GRASS-ROOTS SUPPORTERS
Just when it appeared that The Post had no concern for Constitutional protection, the editors surprisingly allow that "this is America, where even bums have rights" ("Park & Protests," Editorial,...
WHY REV. AL IS SCARED OF OBAMA'S POPULARITY
Of course Rev. Al Sharpton is against Sen. Barack Obama, what do you expect ("Jealous Rev. Al Blasts Barack," March 12)? Not only is Sharpton jealous, but he doesn't want...
FACE TO FACE
CHICAGO - Flanked by his glamorous wife and twentysomething daughter, deposed newspaper baron Conrad Black yesterday strode into a Chicago courtroom, where he heard potential jurors for his racketeering trial...
TIMES BRASS REWARDED FOR ITS FAILURES
Even steep losses at The New York Times didn't stop its family owners from enriching themselves and insiders with bonuses for making "profits" when there were none. Although its board...
SUBPRIME LENDER BET IS $68M LOSER
A Wall Street bond trader who made a big bet on a little-known credit card company catering to borrowers with low credit scores is now confronting a major headache. As...
MORTGAGE DISASTER IN THE CLASSROOM
The pension fund serving New York State's teachers has found itself caught up in the subprime mortgage debacle. The $91.5 billion New York State Teachers Retirement System has booked losses...
NOT FOR SALE
The big buyout shops may have to wait if they want to get their hands on retail giant Home Depot. Newly installed boss Frank Blake said yesterday at a conference...
LIZ CLAIBORNE DRESSES UP ITS LINE
Liz Claiborne, once a quintessential American brand, is getting a long-overdue facelift. Gone are the boxy jackets and shapeless pants meant to appeal to fortysomething women, but which instead hung...
MUCINEX IS HIT BY SOROS
A big sale by billionaire financier George Soros has rattled investors in Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, the specialty pharmaceutical company and maker of the popular cold and flu medicine Mucinex. Two...
HOT 'SPOTZ'
Small advertisers are turning out to be big business. Several companies see dollar signs in catering to local business owners that typically can't afford to advertise on television. The latest...
ELLIE PICKS NOMINATED
The magazine industry doesn't have Pultizer Prizes; that's why they hand out the National Magazine Awards every year. Yesterday, the American Society of Magazine Editors announced the nominations for the...
ROSIE OUTLOOK: THUG'LL GET HIS
I'll have what she's having. At 101, Rose Morat - the world's most famous mugging victim - harbors no grudge against the guy who slammed her face into the floor...
HOUSES OF THE WEEK
Turtle Bay $625,000 Bedrooms: 0 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 735 Maintenance: $1,587 Have you ever wanted to live in a greenhouse? No? Well, maybe that's only because you haven't seen...
IT'S ABOUT TIMING
Q:Could you please tell me why contractors never seem to finish on time? Is this some construction scam that everyone seems to accept? I would guess by your semi-rant that...
HOWARD'S END
HOWARD Stern has scored a new Hamptons summer rental, after the mansion he'd been leasing was suddenly sold last month. For a while, it looked as though the satellite shock...
GOOD 'LORD
A few Sundays ago was a day I had been dreading. Other people who own property and rent out apartments would have been waiting for this afternoon with giddy anticipation....
DREAM HOMES
Upper East Side $5.58 million Renowned designer Geoffrey Bradfield took particular care with this "chic and sophisticated" triple-mint prewar condo: The fixtures and finishes tell the story, reflecting "the highest...
BEFORE YOU RENT IT OUT
CHANCES are you've been a renter. And chances are you've fantasized about being a landlord, too. After all, who wouldn't jump at the chance to let other people pay for...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,770,000 130 W. 30th St. Three-bedroom, three-bath condo, 2,064 square feet, with 11-foot ceilings, open chef's kitchen, limestone bath and washer/dryer; Cass Gilbert building features elevator. Common charges...
BONSANTE NEXT FOE FOR DUDDY
John Duddy was in what boxers call "deep water" last September. It's the point in a fight where the Sweet Science turns into a bitter battle of survival. Duddy was...
ROUGH RACE HAS 'HAPPY' ENDING
Rumors have been rampant for months that Bill Nader, highly regarded chief operating officer of NYRA, was leaving bankrupt racing association for greener pastures. Latest report, which couldn't be confirmed...
LADY ROYALS FIND WAY TO SURVIVE
CHSAA PLAYOFFS Lorin Dixon knocked the ball away from Tasha Harris with five seconds left to preserve Christ the King's 45-43 win over St. Michael's last night. CTK won in...
SPORTS SHORTS
NHL: DiPietro day to day Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro has a stiff neck and will be a gametime decision for tonight's game in Ottawa. DiPietro, who has made 18 straight...
MATTHEWS DENIES HGH USE
After weeks of silence, Gary Matthews Jr. issued a denial yesterday that he ever used human growth hormone. The Angels outfielder had been linked to the ongoing steroid investigation being...
STONE'S THROW FROM HISTORY
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Central Connecticut State had just finished its final home practice on Tuesday before boarding a plane and flying here to play Ohio State, the No. 1 team...
BUFFALO 'BURGHER
BUFFALO - They are the Big East's forgotten power in so many ways. They just competed in their sixth league championship game in seven years, a stretch of excellence that...
THEY'RE CHIPS OFF THE OL' POP
NOTEBOOK BUFFALO - He has one of the most familiar names in this NCAA tournament. And he may also have one of the strongest motivations to help his team survive...
ST. JOHN'S CASTAWAY STORMS BACK
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - New Mexico State point guard Elijah Ingram was so nervous Saturday morning, he called his former prep coach, the legendary Bob Hurley at St. Anthony. Hurley knew...
JUST TIP IT OFF ALREADY
BUFFALO - We need noon to get here, and to get here fast. We need the games to begin, and the favorites to fall, and the underdogs to pop their...
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO CASH IN ON THE MADNE$$
MARCH MADNESSEACH day during the NCAA tournament, hoop maven Tim Sullivan, the Post's two-time defending Saturday's Heroes champion, will offer his plays of the day: No. 13 Davidson (+7) over...
THESE HOYAS USE PRECISION, NOT ATTRITION
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The gravelly, baritone voice began to resonate through the euphoric Georgetown locker room in the Garden, and player by player the Hoyas stopped celebrating to listen to...
G'TOWN RESURGENCE IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST
WINSTON-SALEM - When mighty-again Georgetown tips off in an NCAA East first-rounder today against Belmont and begins what many are certain will be an inexorable march to Atlanta, memories of...
HOME GROAN
They're leaving for Newark next season, but the Devils' home-ice advantage has already flown the coop. He wasn't ready to call it the Curse of the Meadowlands, but coach Claude...
HE'S NOT EDDY FOR PRIME TIME
TORONTO - Two days ago, after getting his contract extension, Isiah Thomas mentioned the Knicks need to develop another All-Star besides Eddy Curry. Thomas spoke prematurely. Curry is not yet...
ZEKE ACCEPTS MIXED REVIEW
TORONTO - Without directly saying he's been a front-office failure, Isiah Thomas acknowledged in his own way yesterday that he's done a better job coaching the Knicks than being their...
PEL CURVE RISING
LAKELAND, Fla. - Talking matter-of-factly, John Maine asked some reporters what they'd be writing yesterday afternoon. But then he answered his own question. "Who's the story of the day?" Maine...
WRIGHT TIPS CAP TO TIGERS' STAFF
LAKELAND - David Wright is a positive thinker, and he took something good out of his team's bad day at the plate. The Mets only managed five hits against excellent...
NETS REVVED UP FOR BIG FINISH
The embalming fluid has been readied most of the past month, but the Nets resemble the horror-flick villain who just won't die. Logically, they should have been buried by now....
SHANAHAN PRESSING TO RETURN
Were it solely up to him, Brendan Shanahan admitted yesterday after skating for the third straight day and practicing with his teammates for the first time since he sustained a...
AN ANGEL OR A DEVIL?
TAMPA - The last time Alex Rodriguez was a free agent, he followed the money into baseball Siberia. For $252 million, he abandoned bright lights and big teams to accept...
MATES DON'T ENVY A-ROD DECISION
TAMPA - There are times in the Yankees clubhouse when you wonder if the players have lost their cable television reception, been blocked from the Internet, can't find the dial...
RODRIGUEZ TRIES TO DAMPEN TAMPERING SITUATION
TAMPA - Alex Rodriguez again yesterday attempted to temper any talking of the possibility he tampered. On Tuesday, in a radio interview, Rodriguez said of his possibilities to be traded...
LEGENDS MANIA UPDATE: JETER ON LIFE SUPPORT
It's the final day of voting in the first round of Legends Mania. With more than 20,000 votes tallied so far, Derek Jeter, the biggest active sports legend in New...
That's Entertainment
Your 25 cents (in New York City and its immediate suburbs) buys so much in today's Post. Besides the gory details of a Greenwich Village shootout straight out of a...
Art and Commerce
Undeterred by the seat slamming that greeted "The Da Vinci Code'' last year, the Cannes Film Festival continues its love affair with Hollywood, offering a red carpet full of stars...