February 21, 2008
Simon rejoins Islanders
February 21, 2008 | 11:42pmBy DAN MARTINChris Simon was set to play for the Islanders tonight for the first time since being suspended for 30 games in December after he stomped on an opponent's...
Win Super Bowl DVD
February 21, 2008 | 11:05pmFOX 5âs âGood Day New Yorkâ is giving 50 winners a copy of the "New York Giants: Super Bowl XLII Champions" DVD and four tickets to attend the NFL and...
THE 'IRON' GIANT
February 21, 2008 | 10:20pmExcept for the six-burner Dacor stove, nothing about Peter Kelly's house in Rockland County suggests a great chef resides there. "I work in my restaurants," says Kelly. "My home is...
GETTING SCHOOLED
February 21, 2008 | 10:19pmMY good friend Lisa recently moved to Wisconsin. Her husband was offered an 11 percent increase in salary, but the idea of property-tax relief is what really enticed them to...
RAISING THE STEAKS
February 21, 2008 | 10:18pmBelieve it or not, lower Westchester is becoming a dining destination. Yonkers already has X20, one of the four restaurants owned by star chef Peter Kelly (see story on page...
DOBBS FERRY, NY
February 21, 2008 | 10:16pmBedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 2,016 OK, while mid-six figures might not buy you a classic Westchester estate, it will buy you the very nice gatehouse that was once...
MIDTOWN EAST
February 21, 2008 | 10:15pmBedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,100 Maintenance: $1,613 You won't lack for places to put your stuff in this East 46th Street one-bedroom condop, which includes a 9-foot-by-9-foot sleeping...
OYSTER BAY, LI
February 21, 2008 | 10:14pmBedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Lot square feet: 11,500 Built just a little more than a century ago, this "charming" Colonial has been restored to its original "perfection" - right down...
ASTORIA, QUEENS
February 21, 2008 | 10:13pmBedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Lot square feet: 1,100 Maintenance: $1,050 This "sprawling" duplex co-op on 24th Avenue features 16-foot ceilings throughout, a "wall of windows" and "great" closet space. Other...
HELL'S KITCHEN
February 21, 2008 | 10:12pmBedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,004 Common charges: $1,084 This "bright, sunny" corner condo unit in a luxury doorman building on West 49th Street offers west and north exposures...
Milledge has no regrets
February 21, 2008 | 10:09pmAPGive Lastings Milledge credit for honesty.The Washington Nationals outfielder did not let out one phony âIâm sorryâ or a fake âIâve changedâ while speaking today about his occasionally rocky time...
DUMBO, BROOKLYN
February 21, 2008 | 10:07pmBedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 970 Common charges: $654 The light in this Front Street converted condo loft is "exceptional," as are the views of the Brooklyn Bridge from...
JUST SOLD!
February 21, 2008 | 10:06pmManhattan CHELSEA $575,000 360 W. 22nd St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 600 square feet, with foyer, floor-to-ceiling closets, built-in cabinets, window seats, marble bath and central AC; London Townhouse building features...
ARMONK, NY
February 21, 2008 | 10:04pmWe have to agree that this brick country estate on 8 acres is pretty darn "incomparable." Measuring just over 10,000 square feet, with 18 rooms - including six bedrooms, eight-plus...
RUMSON, NJ
February 21, 2008 | 10:04pmWhat's the next best thing to living on a private island? How about a private estate at the point of a peninsula? In addition to having river and ocean views...
MIDTOWN EAST
February 21, 2008 | 10:03pmFor the true egalitarian, this "elegant" 1,512-square-foot apartment offers two master bedroom suites, each with its own bathroom and large walk-in closet. (There's also a powder room.) You can share...
COMING UP SHORT
February 21, 2008 | 10:01pmThe sprawling former home of Bob Guccione, otherwise known as the Milbank Mansion, has officially gone to contract. But the record price paid for a Manhattan townhouse still remains intact....
WHITE HOT
February 21, 2008 | 9:58pmPhyllis Buchwald gets chauffeured to dinner in a Rolls-Royce. During the week, she rides an elevator from her apartment to a spa and swimming pool. She hasn't ordered room service...
And Then...(drum roll)...Nothing Happened
February 21, 2008 | 9:50pmBy FRED KERBER"We've Done Enough."Those were team Rod Thorn's words about today's 3 p.m. trading deadline that passed for the Nets without incident. Or additional incident.Enough meant trading Jason Kidd,...
Rodriguez not going anywhere
February 21, 2008 | 9:07pmGet ready for 10 more years of Alex Rodriguez finding ways to stir it up. By GEORGE KINGWhen the Yankees accepted Alex Rodriguez back into their family and bestowed a...
The next great rivalry?
February 21, 2008 | 9:00pmA quick wrap-up from Port St. Lucie after the second day of full-squad workouts:1. This just in: The Mets and Phillies still don't like each other. A day after Jimmy...
QUEENS FIRE KILLS BOY, 5
February 21, 2008 | 8:47pmA 5-year-old boy left home alone after his brother decided to go out and do his taxes died this morning after a fire ripped through his family's Queens apartment, authorities...
Scene
February 21, 2008 | 8:45pmFashion design student Liz Ricketts wears a vintage necklace, and vintage lace-ruffled undershorts from Cincinnati over-the-knee boots from Barneys. "I'm eclectic. It's all about your attitude. Anything goes, you just...
3 DOWN: RUNNING, RUNNING AND MORE RUNNING
February 21, 2008 | 8:09pm1. The buzz of Yankee camp remains how much running Joe Girardi is having his players do. He sent out constant reminders (warnings?) to show up in shape and for...
Chatter from Chipper
February 21, 2008 | 6:49pmAPJudging from some of the talk coming out of the New York and Philadelphia camps, the NL East must be a two-team race.Not so, said Braves third baseman Chipper Jones,...
Dykstra sued by NYC firm
February 21, 2008 | 6:47pmAPLenny Dykstra has been sued by an accounting firm that says the former All-Star owes at least $111,000.The lawsuit filed today in Manhattanâs U.S. District Court claims Dykstra failed to...
SUNRISE OVER LAKELAND
February 21, 2008 | 5:41pmAll sunrises are beautiful, but there is something really, really special about a big orange sunrise in Florida. Got up at 5 am this morning so I could make it...
Damon looks beyond next year
February 21, 2008 | 4:12pmBy GEORGE A. KING IIITAMPA -- A year ago, Johnny Damon was entertaining lukewarm thoughts of retiring. Now, he wouldnât mind playing beyond next season when his four-year, $52 million...
Bowa gave Cano 'tough love'
February 21, 2008 | 4:09pmBy GEORGE A. KING IIIAfter signing a four-year, $30 million deal, Robinson Cano called former Yankees coach Larry Bowa to thank him for helping him develop as a big leaguer."He...
Deal of the Day
February 21, 2008 | 4:03pmPair this Plaid Cropped Trench Coat with some wide leg jeans and you've got a modern day Ali McGraw from Love Story.With its belted waist, the cropped jacket can also...
I'm a Linesman for the Conference
February 21, 2008 | 4:02pmLast night in Newark, at the beginning of the second period of the game between the Devils and the Sharks, one of the linesmen, Thor Nelson, lost his edge, tumbled...
The Jock, The Cheerleader and The Teacher's Pet
February 21, 2008 | 3:47pmHeidi and Tim were perched in their directorsâ chairs, ready to bait the booted contestants with âfan questionsâ and video montages that are the norm in these reunion shows. This...
A Dozen Women
February 21, 2008 | 3:31pmThe Post's Melissa Jane Kronfeld (M.J.) and David K. Li blog American Idol, Season 7.To steal a lyric from James Brown, "It's a man's world."The judges wanted to spin us...
Starr Report: Chance of a lifetime
February 21, 2008 | 3:25pmThe people over at Manhattan-based A Better Chance proudly note that alum Justin Martin, (R) who starred for two years as Simba in Broadway's "The Lion King," moves to TV...
New Directors, Familiar Faces
February 21, 2008 | 3:13pmThe cream of what most critics called a meagre crop at this year's Sundance Film Festival will be on view at this year's New Directors/New Films. In the lineup announced...
Blood in the Water
February 21, 2008 | 1:42pmThe Sharks are on an Eastern Conference tour. Having taken on the Rangers in a 3-1 loss at the Garden, they blew a two-goal lead against the Islanders and lost...
3 UP: Another A-Rod Controversy
February 21, 2008 | 1:33pm1. Alex Rodriguez has a terrible habit of exaggerating, especially when it is an attempt at self-aggrandizement. So rather than just say he has been tested regularly or often or...
LIVEBLOG: Going green in darkest Hackney
February 21, 2008 | 11:46amSitting on the Tube, bound for Old Street, I picked up one of the many (many!) free papers strewn about the rapidly emptying carriage. A feature announced that the East...
IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA lunar eclipse on your birthday signifies major upheavals over the coming 12 months. That might not sound like a lot of fun but chances are it will be as...
CITY TOURIST OFFICE SETS UP DOWN UNDER
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe city is opening a tourism office in Sydney in hopes of luring more Australian visitors, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. New York is already the No. 1 US destination for...
RAISING A STINK AT PENN
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amPenn Station's potties are going down the tubes, according to a survey of commuters. On a scale of 1 to 10, Long Island Rail Road riders gave the bathrooms on...
PARENTS FEARING SPECIAL-ED CUTS
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe Department of Education has ordered a hush-hush study of the school district that serves 23,000 handicapped students, say parents and the teachers union. They fear it's the first step...
MEGA POT UP TO $270 MIL
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amNew Yorkers are dreaming larger. The massive Mega Millions kitty is up to an estimated $270 million after no one in the multistate lottery hit the jackpot Tuesday night. Paid...
50 SHOT BRIDE IN PAID AD
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amOn the eve of the Queens trial of three cops accused of killing Sean Bell in a 50-bullet fusillade, his fiancée has signed up as a paid pitchwoman for Rocawear,...
'LYING' COP FACING JAIL
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA veteran Bronx cop caught perjuring himself after a savvy teen secretly recorded him questioning him on his MP3 player won't be offered a sweetheart deal that keeps him out...
'NOOSE' PROF A PLAGIARIST
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe black Columbia University professor who last fall found a hangman's noose pinned to her office door plagiarized the work of another faculty member and two students, according to a...
BAD NEWS FOR ANCHOR HUBBY COP
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA 17-year-old girl who claims she was raped by the cop husband of a WNBC-TV news anchor accurately described the officer's private parts to authorities, a bombshell report revealed yesterday....
80% SAY SPITZ IS THE PITS
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amALBANY - Eighty percent of New York voters say Gov. Spitzer has done nothing to improve the state or has made it worse since promising that "on Day 1, everything...
SCAMMER JAIL BREAK
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA federal judge took pity on the ringleader of a multimillion-dollar immigration-fraud scheme yesterday, cutting the Brooklyn woman's prison sentence - because her Army sergeant son is fighting in Afghanistan....
AMBULANCE CRASH HURTS 4
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amFour people escaped with minor injuries in Midtown yesterday when an ambulance smashed into a minivan. The van rolled over several times before barreling into a pole, coming to a...
BOOST TO BREAST HEALTH
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amIn East Harlem yesterday, the Duane Reade drugstore chain kicked off a series of free mammogram screenings in honor of Black History Month. The exams, given in mobile vans, are...
'HIGH' ANXIETY
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe city is launching a scaffolding crackdown - inspecting 1,500 construction sites in the next month - following accidents that have killed two workers and rained down dangerous debris this...
THUG SLUGS CUSTOMER IN HEAD OVER DELI 'BEEF'
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amPolice are looking for the thug who was caught on surveillance video punching a customer in the head at the checkout counter of a Lower East Side grocery store. The...
HEY, THIS ISN'T BRAIN $URGERY
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA bonehead scheme to cash in on phony insurance claims for his-and-hers brain surgery backfired on a former city highway worker, who was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan. Michael Biscotti, 39,...
PLEA STALL FOR 'GHOUL'
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA Brooklyn judge told prosecutors yesterday to slice down plans to present evidence of as many as 1,000 corpses they claim may have been violated by a gang of alleged...
BOGUS COP RAPES GIRL IN QNS.
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA pervert, posed as a cop and raped a 16-year-old girl in Queens after chasing her boyfriend away, cops said yesterday. The fiend, in civilian clothes, approached the victim while...
FERRY VICTIM GETS $6.5M
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA man who lost part of his right leg in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash settled a suit against the city for $6.5 million yesterday - the third-highest settlement...
INDICT DUE IN SHRINK'S HACK SLAY
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe mental patient charged with hacking Upper East Side psychologist Kathryn Faughey to death could be indicted on second-degree murder charges as early as tomorrow. "Prosecutors plan to present the...
CUNY 'LEFT' HOOK
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amHunter College caved to a group of left-wing students riled up by a discredited magazine article, and booted a private, FBI-sponsored security organization that rented an auditorium for a conference...
TWO SUBWAY TRAGEDIES
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amOne man died last night and another was seriously injured when they accidentally fell on subway tracks in separate accidents. In Brooklyn, a man lost his balance at the Seventh...
EX-SPY MASTER DENIES DI PLOT
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe former head of MI6 took the stand yesterday and testified that the British intelligence agency had "absolutely" nothing to do with Princess Diana's death in a Paris car crash....
LUCKY SON OF A PITCH
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amA thief stole $270,000 worth of jewelry from Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos over the weekend - but then mysteriously returned all but $30,000 worth of the baubles, officials said yesterday....
'SHE'D NEED LANDSLIDES TO CATCH US'
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amAUSTIN, Texas - Hillary Rodham Clinton is lagging so far behind in the race for delegates that she would need to win overwhelming landslide victories of 20 points or more...
TIMES HINTS OF MCCAIN '00 'AFFAIR'
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amJust days after John McCain all but locked up the GOP presidential nomination, The New York Times today published a story suggesting he had an affair with a lobbyist eight...
IT'S TEXAS - OR FOLD 'EM
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amIt's Texas or bust for Hillary Rodham Clinton, hubby Bill admitted yesterday. "If she wins Texas and Ohio, I think she will be the nominee. If you don't, then I...
NAVY MISSILE NAILS WAYWARD SATELLITE
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe US Navy last night shot down the crippled spy satellite that was falling to Earth with a payload of toxic fuel. "The missile's been launched and [it was] a...
IT'S ALL FOR THE 'KIDDS'
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe estranged wife of ex-Net star Jason Kidd says she's put the heartbreak of her divorce battle be hind her and is now in "a very good place." "I can't...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amMANHATTAN Cops are looking for a man wanted for robbing a woman in an East Harlem store while pretending to be a federal agent. Police said the man entered a...
LOTTERY
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amNEW YORK- Midday Nos. Wed.: 036; Lucky Sum: 9 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 0859; Lucky Sum: 22 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 402; Lucky Sum: 6 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 4268;...
LETTING MADMEN ROAM
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amHow thorough was Dr. Reddy Bez wada? Of all the unanswered questions in last week's tragic slaying of Upper East Side therapist Kathryn Faughey, that may well be the most...
WHAT ARE THE CLINTONS HIDING?
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amSo it turns out that Bill Clinton's ties to mining mogul Frank Giustra extend far beyond the lucrative contract he won in Kazakhstan after the two of them shared a...
THE WRONG HORSE
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amPAKISTANI voters' over whelming repudiation of President Pervez Mushar raf didn't immediately dilute the Bush administration's support for him. On the contrary, the first election returns were barely in Monday...
THE BOND MESS: ELIOT'S BAD FIX
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amTHE Port Authority and other public borrowers are paying steeply higher interest on some debt because Wall Street screwed up. And Gov. Spitzer and state regulators can make the mess...
HILLARY ON THE ROCKS: FOOLISH THREATS
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amBarack Obama's victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday was just the latest sign that Hill ary Clinton's desperate, anti-democratic moves to salvage her bid for the Democratic nomination are destroying her...
DEMEANING DEMOCRACY
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amObama: Misses point of superdelegates. JUDGING from complaints by her minions, Hillary Clinton considers it unfair that Barack Obama has been wafted close to the pinnacle of politics by an...
US HOUSE OF SHAME: NANCY PELOSI'S BETRAYAL
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is enchanted with the political position she holds and the power and authority she enjoys in the majority ("Lawyers Fiddle, America Burns," Post Opinion, Feb. 18)....
KKR IN CREDIT CRUSH
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amEven the barbarians didn't think the credit crisis would last this long. A firm affiliated with leveraged buyout giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., run by billionaire Henry Kravis, was...
GAS MAY PASS $4 A GALLON THIS SPRING
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amCaution - oil's next slippery curve is $4 a gallon gasoline at the pump this spring. As oil held onto historic highs past $100 a barrel yesterday, refineries prepared to...
WHILE RATES SOAR, ARM HOLDERS CATCH BREAK
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amBELIEVE it or not, taking out an adjustable-rate mortgage five years ago was a very smart move. I know, you've heard all about Mortgage-rate resets on these adjustable loans and...
BOND $TALKING
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amLike stealth tigers, billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Ackman are moving in for the kill of the wounded bond-insurance business - but their ultimate meal could turn mean and messy....
UNIVERSAL SELLS EUROPEAN ZOMBA RIGHTS
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amUniversal Music Group has sold the European publishing rights to Rondor UK, Zomba UK, 19 Music, 19 Songs and the BBC Catalog to ImageMusic, a joint venture between Dutch pension...
AWARD WAITING
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amAdvertisers are counting on TV-starved viewers to make this year's Oscars show a ratings winner despite a lineup of obscure and bleak films. With much of the TV landscape in...
CROCS STOCK SHOCK
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amCrocs shares stumbled 14 percent after the maker of clunky, candy-colored shoes failed to raise its full-year outlook, confirming fears that its frenzied pace of growth is slowing. Brisk holiday...
STREET DISSES WIRELESS' FLAT-RATE PLANS
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amThe cellphone industry's sudden move to flat-rate pricing schemes is getting static from Wall Street. Telecom companies saw their stocks beaten down yesterday, amid rising concerns of a looming price...
JACKO'S BACKO, BUT BILLBOARD SAYS, 'BEAT IT'
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amIf only this tussle could be settled by a "Beat It"-style dance fight. Sony BMG is hopping mad at music industry trade bible Billboard for keeping the newly released 25th...
RETAILER LOSES EDGE
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amSharper Image filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, hit by weak holiday demand for its high-tech gadgets and years of bitter litigation over its Ionic Breeze air purifiers. The San Francisco-based...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
February 21, 2008 | 7:35amHe may be a fake Elvis, but he'll be singing some real jailhouse rock. Elvis impersonator Frederick Denmark, 47, told people his Tampa, Fla., house had burned down, so they...
TYPE RIGHTER
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amSHE'S usually falling down drunk, weeping over past relationships, her panty line showing, all the while ever so subtly skimming the latest pages of Modern Bride magazine. All on the...
A NUDE LEASE ON LIFE
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amWHY did Li-Lo get her jubbly-wubblies out? Why not? When your career is crashing, deploying your airbags is a smart move. If Lindsay Lohan were a character in "Juno," she'd...
HAUTE LIST
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amTHREE things we learned from reading "Inheriting Beauty," the new book from photographer Roger Moenks that features childhood photos, quotes and at-home all-grown-up portraits of socialites from the world's most...
CALM-TO-STORM FIGHTERS
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amFOO FIGHTERS IT'S hard not to like Dave Grohl, the goofy tunemaster general of the Foo Fighters. At the band's Madison Square Garden debut Tuesday, the one-time Nirvana drummer-turned-guitarist was...
IT'S TOO MUCH TO BEAR
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amTHE new musical "The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or The Friends of Dr. Rushower" is about as appealing as its title. This heavily stylized concoction combines the worst elements...
STARR REPORT
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amChance of a lifetime . . . The people over at Manhattan- based A Better Chance proudly note that alum Justin Martin, who starred for two years as Simba in...
JAIL BIRD
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amSTILL crazy after all these years, "Monk" finishes up its sixth season with a big, fat finale that is a little o' "The Fugitive" (OK, a lot o' "The Fugitive"),...
THE BIG GIG
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amIT'S not even about religion or politics, but it's the most controversial column of the year. It's the annual review of the Academy Awards telecast, particularly the performance of the...
ABC DRAMAS BACK IN APRIL
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amABC is gunning for an April return of its big gest shows. Producers on "Lost," "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy" are in overdrive, working to fire up their popular programs...
JESSE L. MARTIN IS LEAVING 'LAW & ORDER'
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amJESSE L. Martin is leaving "Law & Order," sources say. Martin, who's played Det. Ed Green on "L&O" since 1999, is expected to appear on one more episode of the...
SPORTS SHORTS
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amNBA: Kurt Thomas traded The Spurs acquired former Knicks forward Kurt Thomas from the Sonics last night in exchange for guard Brent Barry, center Francisco Elson and a 2009 first-round...
THE QUIET MAYWEATHER MAKING OWN MARK
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amWe have heard his brothers and nephew proclaim themselves the greatest this and the greatest that. Floyd Mayweather, Roger Mayweather and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have never met a microphone or...
ROBERTS NEEDS ANSWERS FAST
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amIt took until the 25th game of the season for Norm Roberts to either push the panic button or pull the makes-no-sense lever. Faced with a must-win game at the...
WIN & WATCH
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amDousing hopes that he will acquire signed players such as Robert Lang, Brad Richards or Martin Havlat, Lou Lamoriello said Tuesday's trade deadline likely will be a rental market. "A...
SPECIAL JOB: JETS TAB O'DEA
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amThe Jets made three coaching moves yesterday, the most significant of which was replacing Mike Westhoff as their special teams coordinator. Westhoff, regarded by most knowledgeable people in the NFL...
ISIAH LOOKING TO MAKE 'POINT'
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amPHILADELPHIA - Isiah Thomas' top priority entering today's 3 p.m. trade deadline was adding a playmaking point-guard to their point-guard-depleted roster. That need was underscored last night as the Knicks...
PATHETIC!
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amPHILADELPHIA - Isiah Thomas should trade the whole damn roster at today's 3 p.m. deadline, including himself, after the Knicks nauseated all of New York last night in hitting a...
FAITHFUL FANS FLOCK TO EMBRACE POST-COLLAPSE METS
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - We're suckers, of course, all of us. Fans. Players. Managers. Sportswriters. We're suckers for the game, and for the endless string of sunny days, and for...
SOME SPRING IN THEIR STEP
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - The Mets can't pin their September collapse last season on Moises Alou. The most miserable of months in 2007 for his teammates was the stuff of...
METS NOT READY FOR FREDDY
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - Freddy Garcia caused a stir by visiting the Mets' camp yesterday, but the Amazin's aren't interested in the free-agent pitcher. A team source said the surprise...
NETS DONE DEALIN' (MAYBE)
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amBy the way, the NBA trading deadline is today. Hey, just because they made one mega-deal doesn't mean the Nets are done. But they probably are. Team president Rod Thorn...
MARCUS MAKES A POINT
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amJust like old times, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson and the point guard stole the show for the Nets last night. The only difference, of course, was the point guard didn't...
JASON WHO?
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amLegend says there once was a player named Jason Kidd in New Jersey. You might have had a hard time proving that last night when the Nets began their post-Kidd...
RANGERS HOT FOR BOYLE
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amA week ago, the Rangers and every other interested party seemed to be out of the running for Dan Boyle, who at the time appeared poised to sign a long-term...
TORRE: 'ROIDS ARE TEMPTING
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amJoe Torre played in an era when the option of doing steroids was not available, but if they had been, the former Yankees skipper admits he would have thought about...
JOE, PETTITTE STAY IN TOUCH
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amTAMPA - Joe Torre's feelings for Andy Pettitte aren't a secret. He has long admired Pettitte's character and professionalism on top of his ability to win big games for the...
CALM BEFORE A-ROD STORM
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amTAMPA - Alex Rodriguez sat yesterday in the same Legends Field dugout in which a year and a day earlier he had triggered a week of back pages by confirming...
COMPUTER CRASH
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amTAMPA - Derek Jeter arrived at his 16th Yankees spring training yesterday labeled the worst shortstop in the majors by some statistical braniacs over at Penn. "Maybe it was a...
DAMON MULLED RETIREMENT
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amTAMPA - Early in last year's Yankees camp, Johnny Damon believed it was time to leave baseball. His desire to continue was drained from a family problem, and he thought...
WEAKEST LINKS
February 21, 2008 | 7:00amTAMPA - Alex Rodriguez sat down in a Steinbrenner Field dugout yesterday morning and was proud about not being a part of the recent performance-enhancing drug news cycle that has...
JUST SOLD!
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amManhattan CHELSEA $575,000 360 W. 22nd St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 600 square feet, with foyer, floor-to-ceiling closets, built-in cabinets, window seats, marble bath and central AC; London Townhouse building features...
HOUSES OF THE WEEK
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amDUMBO, Brooklyn $795,000 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 970 Common charges: $654 The light in this Front Street converted condo loft is "exceptional," as are the views of the...
COMING UP SHORT
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amThe sprawling former home of Bob Guccione, otherwise known as the Milbank Mansion, has officially gone to contract. But the record price paid for a Manhattan townhouse still remains intact....
WHITE HOT
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amPhyllis Buchwald gets chauffeured to dinner in a Rolls-Royce. During the week, she rides an elevator from her apartment to a spa and swimming pool. She hasn't ordered room service...
RAISING THE STEAKS
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amBelieve it or not, lower Westchester is becoming a dining destination. Yonkers already has X20, one of the four restaurants owned by star chef Peter Kelly (see story on page...
GETTING SCHOOLED
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amMY good friend Lisa recently moved to Wisconsin. Her husband was offered an 11 percent increase in salary, but the idea of property-tax relief is what really enticed them to...
THE 'IRON' GIANT
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amExcept for the six-burner Dacor stove, nothing about Peter Kelly's house in Rockland County suggests a great chef resides there. "I work in my restaurants," says Kelly. "My home is...
DREAM HOMES
February 21, 2008 | 5:00amMidtown East $6.5 million For the true egalitarian, this "elegant" 1,512-square-foot apartment offers two master bedroom suites, each with its own bathroom and large walk-in closet. (There's also a powder...
Trade-Deadline Eve disaster
February 21, 2008 | 4:34amBy MARC BERMANPHILADELPHIA - Just when you thought the Knicks couldn't disgrace themsleves and their once-proud uniform any more, they manage to do so tonight.They manage to come to Philly,...
WIVES SPAR IN WAR OF WORDS
February 21, 2008 | 2:21amA spousal spat erupted between the wives of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama yesterday over who loves America more. Cindy McCain took a jab at Michelle Obama, who...
STOP, THIEF! BARACK SAYS OF DELEGATE-SWIPE HYPE
February 21, 2008 | 2:21amWASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign yesterday angrily denounced reported plans by Hillary Rodham Clinton to swipe delegates that the Illinois senator has already won in caucuses and primaries. "This is...