October 13, 2007
Box Office: Tyler Perry Pulls An Upset
October 13, 2007 | 2:30pmGoing into the weekend, it looked like a five-way photo finish, with most prognosticators predicting three new films and a couple of holdovers would be battling for box office crown...
WAR & PEAS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amJESSICA Seinfeld was a desperate woman. Not only was her daughter Sasha a fussy eater - she'd spurned veggies from age 6 months on - but Sasha's little brother turned...
A FINE FELINE TIME
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amTHERE'S sure to be plenty of catcalls heard at Madison Square Garden this weekend - only this time, they're not coming from Knicks players. Cat lovers are coming from all...
WHAT'S UP
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amTODAY CENTRAL BARK: Mark your canine's social calendar - this year's My Dog Loves Central Park Country Fair features a dog show, veterinarian's booth, service-dog demos, and even an open...
THE EYES HAVE IT
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amEVER notice how you can never find a talent manager when you need one? Missing managers can be the only reason that two top TV stars accepted starring roles in...
BITE RUNNERS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amTHE way to a man's heart is through the stomach, according to the old saying. You can get to a city's heart by taking the same route. That's part of...
MOST POPULAR GIRL BABY NAMES
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amRank Boys 1. Michael 2. Daniel 3. Matthew 4. Joshua 5. Justin 6. David 7. Christopher 8. Joseph 9. Anthony 10. Jayden Total: 64,273
MOST POPULAR BOY BABY NAMES
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amRank Girls 1. Ashley 2. Emily 3. Isabella 4. Sarah 5. Kayla 6. Sophia 7. Mia 8. Madison 9. Brianna (tied) 10. Samantha (tied) Total: 61,233
PROF'S COLLEAGUE HAS BOOK-SUIT GRUDGE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amA fight over credit for a book on racism put the unwanted glare of suspicion on a Columbia Teachers College professor after a noose was hung on the door of...
HEVESI'S 'FEE'BLE PENSION PAL EXCUSE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amALBANY - Disgraced former Comptroller Alan Hevesi was "completely unaware" that his longtime top political consultant was being paid hefty fees from firms doing business with the state pension fund,...
SICK PUPPY CAGE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amTwo years ago, Oleg Zhdanov killed his puppy by repeatedly kicking the six-pound Lab-mix and throwing her against the wall. Now, the hulking Midtown brute, who served just 45 days...
COLUMBIA IS NOOSE-ANCE IN PROBE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amCops trying to find the culprit who pinned a hangman's noose on a black Columbia University professor's office door want to talk to students who have filed complaints against the...
NUDE NUT HAD BAD BARE DAY
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amThe Times Square streaker whose bizarre nude jaunt stunned tourists and floored even the most jaded locals said yesterday he temporarily lost his senses and that he was just having...
GREEN GROCER EYES CITY HALL
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amGristedes supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis declared yesterday that he's prepared to spend more than Mayor Bloomberg did if that's what it takes to win City Hall in 2009. Bloomberg set...
SCHOOL'S OUT
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amWhile it lacked the oomph of Jim McGreevey's "I am a gay American" moment, teachers union chief Randi Weingarten made a rare public acknowledgement of her sexual orientation yesterday. Although...
SILVER TELLS GOV TO CALL OFF DOGS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amALBANY - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called on fellow Democratic Gov. Spitzer yesterday to "take a step back" from his efforts to damage Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno by siccing...
MIKE LUVS GOVS IDEA
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday revealed he's considering a new plan for the long-dormant Governors Island - a public health institute bankrolled by his private foundation that would be a draw for...
3RD 'DEGREE' FIRE BURNED
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amSix people applying for various jobs at the Fire Department have been arrested for submitting bogus educational credentials, the Department of Investigation reported yesterday. DOI said the applicants provided fake...
MAYOR'S SCOOTER SCOUTS ON POTHOLE PATROL
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amInspectors riding three-wheeled scooters covered nearly 2,000 miles of the city looking for scourges like graffiti, sunken streets and sidewalk litter in the first week the new quality-of-life initiative was...
TWO MORE DURST CONDO NO-CAN-DOS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amGive us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses - just not Robert Durst. The infamous neighbor-killer's bid to buy a home in the Big Apple has been stopped in...
HOT BABE NAME ANGIE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amAngelina's hot, Britney's not - at least according to the list of most-popular baby names, culled from 125,506 births in 2006, released yesterday by the city's Health Department. Angelina grabbed...
B'WAY VOTE SET
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amThe lights on Broadway shined last night, but they may start to dim soon because the stagehands union called for a strike vote on Oct. 21. Local One and the...
'HOME INVADER' NAILED
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amA 26-year-old ex-con was charged with three vicious home invasions that include the attempted rape of a sleeping homeowner and the beating of an off-duty policewoman, authorities said yesterday. Kenneth...
KIN REJECT RESULTS OF BLAST PROBE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amThe family of the Harlem mom and her four children who were horribly burned during a recent gas explosion at their apartment said yesterday they're not satisfied with the findings...
E. HARLEM CAR CRASH KILLS GIRL, 2
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amA 2-year-old girl died yesterday afternoon when she and her mom went flying out a minivan's side window during what witnesses described as a horrific car accident in East Harlem....
EX-DIPLO RUSSIAN OFF TO JAIL
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amA former Russian diplomat who once chaired the powerful U.N. budget-oversight committee was sentenced to more than four years behind bars for scheming to launder at least $300,000 in secret...
NOBEL EFFORT HYPES GORE '08
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amAl Gore won his first election in 11 years yesterday - picking up a Nobel Peace Prize and intensifying speculation that the star of "An Inconvenient Truth" will ride his...
ARIZ. COPS DEFEND GOTBAUM HANDLING
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amPhoenix cops said yesterday that there was nothing abnormal about the two hours it took to notify the husband of Carol Anne Gotbaum that his wife had died in police...
THE NEW YORK CRIMES
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amThe posthumous award of the nation's highest battlefield honor to a Long Island war hero has become an other black mark for the Gray Lady. The New York Times carried...
DOUBLE 'TALKS'
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amSeeking to cut into Hillary Rodham Clinton's growing double-digit lead, challengers Barack Obama and John Edwards yesterday accused the Democratic front-runner of flip-flopping on Iran. The two White House hopefuls...
FIERY FOXY IN PRISON BUS FUSS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amRap diva Foxy Brown lived up to her prima donna reputation yesterday when she refused to board a Rikers Island bus for a Brooklyn court date three times - once...
ORLANDO KA-BLOOM
October 13, 2007 | 9:00am"Lord of the Rings" star Orlando Bloom and two female friends were shaken up after getting into a car accident in Los Angeles shortly after he was reportedly spotted partying...
MANY WARM WISHES FOR RELENTLESS ECO FIGHTER
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amFrom pole to pole, congratulations poured in from around the world yesterday for Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore. "Of course he's happy for [former] Vice President Gore. . ....
COALITION OF PILLING
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amCalifornia authorities investigating the death of vixen Anna Nicole Smith uncovered serious evidence in raids yesterday on the offices and homes of her prescription-peddling doctors, officials said. Authorities raided Smith's...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amQUEENS Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying and capturing this bandit who stuck up a Far Rockaway bank at gunpoint. The rogue strolled into a Bank of...
AL(ARMIST)'S LEFTY TRIFECTA
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amHERE'S a pop quiz: Which failed U.S. pol itician has succeeded in regaining his global stature and impressing his lefty friends, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for creating alarmist works...
LOTTERY RESULTS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amNEW YORK Midday Nos. Fri.: 330; Lucky Sum: 6 / Midday Win-4 Fri.: 0852; Lucky Sum: 15 / Evening Nos. Fri.: 774; Lucky Sum: 18 / Evening Win- 4 Fri.:...
SUE 'EM, AL
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amFormer Vice President Al Gore yester day thanked the Nobel Prize Commit tee members for making him this year's Peace Prize winner. But he might want to sue them instead...
YOUR GIFT TO LARRY SEABROOK
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amIf you build it, they will come and get it. That is, free money attracts freeload ers - such as, for example, City Councilman Larry Seabrook (D-Bronx). Seabrook had a...
UNFIT TO PRINT?
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amEvery major daily paper in New York took note of President Bush's deci sion to bestow the first Medal of Honor of Operation Enduring Freedom on Navy SEAL Lt. Michael...
MAN OF THE PEOPLE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amIT is usually memorable to be with the president of the United States in any event, but I am an old-line reporter and writer of 14 books and take such...
'08: THE FRATRICIDE REPUBLICANS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amIS this it? That's the question that hangs over the Republi can presidential field, and the answer is: Yes, this is it - no shining conservative on a white horse,...
A WAFFLING FATE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amYOU probably don't real ize it, but we' re living in an unprecedented historical moment: For the first time, Belgium has managed to be interesting without getting invaded by Germany...
GEP'S LOBBYING WAS A TURKEY
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amFORMER Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, a registered lobbyist for Turkey, failed sev eral months ago to get his successor as top House Democrat, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to withdraw her support...
SAVING NYC BABIES
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amWhile New York City's infant-mortality rate continues to decline, more needs to be done to combat disparities in communities of color and low-income neighborhoods ("Stopping Infant Deaths," Editorial, Oct. 9)....
CAMPUS BALANCING ACT: FREE SPEECH & COLUMBIA
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amAm I the only one who sees the irony ("Poison Ivy," Oct. 11)? Columbia University's student body and faculty is "united against racism" directed at a black professor a scant...
PEACOCK PROUD
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amNBC Universal's third-quarter results, combined with the media giant's fourth-quarter guidance, underscore why parent company General Electric won't move on a sale until late 2008. NBC posted revenue of $3.8...
NEWSWEEK GETS A NEW LOOK IN PRINT, ON WEB
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amNewsweek on Monday will unveil a sweeping redesign of the magazine and its Web site while at the same time formally ending its seven-year distribution agreement with MSNBC.com. While some...
ICAHN'S BEA BET UP $262M
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amCarl Icahn is back to his old playbook again in hopes of shaking more money out of Larry Ellison's run at server software firm BEA Systems. Just as Ellison's Oracle...
PRINCE IN THE BULL'S-EYE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amWith dust still swirling from Citigroup's latest management shake-up, CEO Chuck Prince painfully knows he's cost his boss - Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Citi's largest individual shareholder - a...
RED-HOT SOX KO C.C. & CO.
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amBOSTON - Is somebody going to challenge the Red Sox, or can David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez just uncork the pennant-clinching champagne bottles now? The Red Sox are perfect this...
SHAKESPEARE WILL MISS CUP
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amThe day after Fabulous Strike, who might have been favored in the Oct. 27 Breeders' Cup Sprint off his 53/4-length blowout in Vosburgh, was withdrawn because of a lung infection,...
MEARS PROVES CRITICS WRONG
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amIt is not easy for Casey Mears, the driver of the No. 25 car at Hendrick Motor Sports (HMS), to distinguish himself. Mears shares a team with Jimmie Johnson, Jeff...
SPORTS SHORTS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amHOOPS: LeBron hurt P.J. Carlesimo earned his first win as SuperSonics' coach, 96-90 over the Cavaliers in an exhibition game in Cleveland in which Cavs All-Star forward LeBron James was...
HONDO'S GOES TO COLLEGE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amHondo made his first trip to the postseason win ner's circle last night, scoring with the Sawx to slash the deficit to 65 gedmans. Today, he's rolling with his college...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amRUTGERS at SYRACUSELine: Rutgers by 17 1/2. Angle: The Scarlet Knights (3-2) can't afford to lose this game. Remember, RB Ray Rice and S Courtney Green were headed to Syracuse...
BC'S RYAN HAD EYES FOR IRISH
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amSOUTH BEND, Ind. - Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan didn't grow up in one of those fanatical Notre Dame households where even "Rudy" is considered great cinema. His uncle, John...
HILL HELMET A NOD TO COOLBAUGH
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amPHOENIX - It's not exactly conventional, but once again last night, the Rockies' Glenallen Hill wore a batting helmet while coaching first base. In July, Mike Coolbaugh - a Double-A...
ANOTHER BIG DUEL ON HILL IN GAME 2
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amBOSTON - Curt Schilling has the amazing postseason track record, but Cleveland right-hander Fausto Carmona has the electric stuff. Edge: stuff, at least according to Schilling. "It's been a long...
ROCK-IN & ROLLIN'
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amPHOENIX - A few times last night, the Rockies held off the Diamondbacks with 99 mph fastballs. Once they did it with a spectacular catch. They finally knocked them off,...
FUTURE UNCLEAR FOR DEVILS' WHITE IN WAKE OF EYE INJURY
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amATLANTA - Colin White's vision is still blurry, nearly a month after a self-deflected puck hit his right eye. The Devils defenseman told The Post yesterday he's not even thinking...
GIANT CHANCE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amAny single offensive lineman can be helped early and often in a game if he's deemed a weak link and/or the player he's going against is considered a menace. It's...
VIDEO WORK PAYS OFF FOR PLAX
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amPlaxico Burress last week offered up a surprise revelation that he never, ever watches himself on video, never even rewinds the tape to catch one of the many exploits he's...
ONE-MAN TEAM
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amAfter a week of studying film of the Eagles' offense with running back Brian Westbrook on the field and without him because of an abdominal injury, Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma...
TRYING WEAK-ARM TACTICS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amChad Pennington's lack of arm strength might alarm some people - such as 76,000 or so Jets fans every week - but offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer doesn't seem particularly concerned....
LONG SHOT
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amIn the first practice of his comeback bid, Allan Houston ran without pain, but with a pronounced hitch in his step - and a proverbial uphill climb. His return from...
A BAD START
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amPHILADELPHIA - Sean Williams didn't exactly pick the best the way to start fresh, kick off a pro career and put the past behind him. Williams, the Nets' first-round pick...
POWER RANGERS: THREE PPGS CRUSH CAPS
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amThe calendar was immaterial. Not yet at the midpoint of October and confronting only the fourth game of an 82-game season, the Rangers approached it as if it were March...
NO WORD ON TORRE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amThe most aggressive organization in baseball is moving at the speed of sludge going uphill. And don't expect the action in the Yankees' universe to pick up until early next...
CHAMBERLAIN CAN BE YANKS' ACE IN HOLE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amBOSTON - The temptation is great, and it'll be there most of the winter, and for the early portion of Joba Chamberlain's career. The bullpen has become the overwhelming baseball...
NAMES IN 'ROID REPORT 'ENORMOUS'
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amWith former Sen. George Mitchell's report on steroids in baseball expected to be released in the next two months, a conference call with all 30 major league teams was held...
MAZZONE OUT THERE IF GUIDRY GOES
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amRon Guidry doesn't have a contract with the Yankees for next year, and now one of the most respected pitching coaches in baseball is on the market after Leo Mazzone...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 13, 2007 | 9:00amOnly in Massachusetts would residents need to be reminded to stay away from the train tracks when a locomotive passes. Just a few weeks before Boston's transit authority opens a...