March 25, 2008
Rebecca Taylor Shopping Party
Two things we love: shopping and parties. Even better when they're both rolled into one.Rebecca Taylor, a girl after our own heart, fetes fashion on April 10th with an in-store...
JOSE CANSECO NAMES A-ROD IN STEROID BOOK
As promised, Jose Canseco included Alex Rodriguez in his new book "Vindicated," but the steroid snitch's charges against A-RodThe-A-Rod-Gamble are flimsy at best, according to a freelance writer who saw...
Kiki and Curly
By FRED KERBERDonnie Walsh appears headed to New York as president. And so Kiki Vandeweghe's name has surfaced again in speculation as a possible candidate for the GM job.Not if...
A-ROD IN CANSECO'S STEROID BOOK
By BRIAN COSTELLO As promised, Jose Canseco included Alex Rodriguez in his new book "Vindicated," but the steroid snitch's charges against A-Rod are flimsy at best, according to a freelance...
'Idol' Update: Josiah Leming Signs Contract
Josiah Leming The 25th 'American Idol' is in the fast lane.Josiah Leming has driven his 'Idol' success straight to a record deal. The former homeless singer has just signed a...
WATCH OUT FOR STEROIDS AND ALLIGATORS
Itâs a strange feeling being in the Yankee clubhouse down here at 8 in the morning and watching the Red Sox play a regular season game at that hour while...
3 MORE DOWN: Vargas, Big Unit, Ortiz
1. Donât be surprised if the Mets try to sign Claudio Vargas, who was released by the Brewers. Omar Minaya has history with Vargas. In one of his first major...
Register only one on waivers
PORT ST. LUCIE -â The Mets have put reliever Steven Register on waivers in an apparent attempt to keep the young right-hander in their system.According to a source who had...
Harold and Kumar Provide Prank Phone Calls
That's right, New Line Cinema is promoting "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay'' (which premiered at South by Southwest, but for some reason is, ahem, not being shown to...
Report: Canseco book names A-Rod
Writer Joe Lavin (via Deadpsin) says he has come across a sold-too-early copy of Jose Canseco's second book, "Vindicated."According to Canseco, Lavin reports:"As for Alex Rodriguez, Canseco says he didn't...
Santana cruises in simulation
PORT ST. LUCIE â- Johan Santana appeared to get the most out of what he could in his final spring-training this morning.Facing a lineup made up mostly of Mets minor-leaguers...
Report: Canseco book names A-Rod
Writer Joe Lavin (via Deadpsin) says he has come across a sold-too-early copy of Jose Canseco's second book, "Vindicated."According to Canseco, Lavin reports:"As for Alex Rodriguez, Canseco says he didn't...
3 DOWN: Girardi, Gordon and Regular-Season Ball?
1. Letâs talk about the elephant in the room again. Letâs talk about Joe Girardi and young pitchers. On Monday, the Marlins put three pitchers on the DL: Sergio Mitre...
Sidelined Alou visits Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -â Moises Alou showed up in the Metsâ clubhouse here this afternoon looking fit and hoping for a speedy recovery.The 41-year-old left fielder, sidelined since March 3...
Over 'The Hills' and Through the Woods to Paris
LC at "The Hills" premiere party Whitney, clad in her most French beret and curious purple ankle booties, and Lauren, clad in, well, a coat, arrive at the airport in...
Ticket sales near 4 million
The Yankees have exceeded 3.8 million tickets sold for the 2008 season, marking the earliest the club has reached that level.With one week until Opening Day, the current tally is...
Steinbrenner Field ceremony
The Yankees will officially rename Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., their spring training facility to âGeorge M. Steinbrenner Fieldâ during a pregame ceremony on Thursday, March 27, prior to a...
Statement on Yankee Stadium
The following is a statement from Randy Levine, Yankees president, regarding buying Yankee Stadium from the City of New York:"The New York Yankees are not in discussions to buy the...
Mets to hold anthem tryouts
The Mets will hold the 2008 Mets Anthem Search this Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the SNY Studios at Sixth Avenue and 51st Street.Registration begins at 10 a.m. for the...
Hardin wants to stay with Clemens
The Houston Chronicle reports that attorney Rusty Hardin filed papers asking that he not be removed as Roger Clemens' lawyer in a defamation lawsuit Clemens filed against former trainer Brian...
Deal of the Day-Urban Outfitters
This 1940âs Caplet Dress looks like it could have been ripped from Glenn Closeâs wardrobe in The Natural, but it will look perfect in the here and now since florals...
Upcoming Champions League Ties
Premiership sides Arsenal and Liverpool will meet in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The match is one of three the clubs will play against one another in the...
SPL: Celtic Gains on Rangers
Celtic took advantage of lowly Gretna on Easter Sunday, scoring 3 goals and drawing three points closer to Rangers in the Scottish Premier League standings.Rangers still lead Hoops by three...
Dim outlook for 'Cashmere'
Page Six is reporting that that Darren Star's "Cashmere Mafia" won't be renewed at ABC.While ABC drags its heels on ordering more episodes of "Cashmere," sources say the competition, NBC,...
Starr Report: No couchin' it
Sen. John McCain * * *"Law & Order: SVU" star Tamara Tunie is co-chairing "Skating with the Stars, Under the Stars," a gala being held Monday at the Wollman Rink...
'Star Wars' Fans Reject Compromise From 'Darth Weinstein'
Supporters of "Fanboys'' have dismissedHarvey Weinstein's announcement he will be releasing two version of the long-shelved film on DVD -- and "exploring'' a theatrical release -- as just an attempt...
3 UP: Santana, Flores and Karsay
1. Good for the Mets that they figured out a way to get Johan Santana. But there is no doubt that they benefitted from a combination of events â a...
BRIT SHINES!
FROM last night's "comeback" (and how the hell you can be a has-been at 27 I don't know) on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother," you'd never know that pop...
BOOST FOR PA TUNNEL VISION
More than 100 rush-hour commuter buses and another 1,200 cars coming into the city would be taken off the roads if a planned $8 billion tunnel expanding New Jersey Transit's...
SHOW US THE TRANSIT $$, SAY CONGEST FOES
New York state residents oppose Mayor Bloomberg's congestion-pricing plan, but would back the proposal if they believed the money would, as pledged, be used to improve mass transit, a new...
UNFARE! TRANSIT FIX-UPS DERAILED
The MTA is flashing a red signal at $60 million in transit improvements the agency promised in return for fare hikes - blaming a downturn in the real-estate market. The...
CRANE WRECK 'HEIST'
First, their home was crushed when a construction crane collapsed and killed seven people. Then, they say, they returned to the ruins of their East Side penthouse, only to learn...
'I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE'
"I didn't want to die. I continued firing." That was Detective Michael Oliver's reason for unleashing a fusillade of 31 bullets at Sean Bell and Bell's two friends after another...
DOOBIE DAVE ADMITS YOUTHFUL DRUG USE
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson, who confessed to repeated infidelities last week, admitted last night he used cocaine and marijuana when he was in his 20s. Paterson, 53, the former lieutenant...
BRUNO HAILS 'TRUTH' ABOUT TRICKY SPITZ
ALBANY - Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno claimed vindication yesterday - and blasted the Albany County DA - with new revelations of then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer's deep involvement in the Dirty...
PATERSON'S EXCUSE IS SIMPLY INN-CREDIBLE
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson yesterday put the blame for his 13 Albany hotel stays on his predecessor, disgraced Gov. Eliot Spitzer, for forcing him to attend early-morning meetings and events...
NY VOTERS BACK 'RICH' TAX
ALBANY - Tax the rich! That was the word yesterday from an overwhelming 72 percent of New York voters, including 60 percent of Republicans, who say they favor a Democratic...
W'BURG GROANING OVER REZONING
Property owners in Brooklyn's hippest neighborhood say they stand to lose more than $120 million because of a rezoning plan they claim city officials are ramming through with little public...
KEY CAPER NETS 100G FROM QNS. BANK VAULT
Professional thieves looted a Queens bank over Easter weekend after sneaking into a neighboring storefront with a covertly copied key and then drilling directly into the vault, officials said. The...
CRAP SHOOT
Luis Paulino wasn't going to take it sitting down. Furious over getting dragged out of a Bronx night club's tiny men's room by a couple of impatient fellow patrons who...
HOBO GOES HAUTE
A garbage-strewn, weed-choked Lower East Side back alley is being transformed into a quaint, cobblestone pedestrian mall with cafes and boutiques - and boy, are the locals mad. The decrepit...
FANS COULD BE CAUGHT STEALING AT FINAL GAMES
Pillaging fans will try to steal the bases - and anything else not nailed down - when the last games are played at Yankee and Shea stadiums, the clubs were...
IT LUXE LIKE A WINNER
Here's the first look at some of the sights and amenities baseball fans will be treated to at the new Yankee Stadium. The $1.3 billion stadium, which opens in 2009,...
DJ'S HUBBY BEAT HER: AIDE
The younger hubby of radio shock jock Wendy Williams repeatedly tried to force her female booker to sleep with him - and beat up his tough-talking wife at her own...
TUBERCULOSIS SCOURGE IN HARLEM
A rash of tuberculosis cases has plagued Harlem over the past two years, bucking the trend for the rest of the city where the disease has been in decline for...
RUSH-HOUR SUBWAY SHOOTING
Shots rang out at a Brooklyn subway station yesterday, triggering frightened screams and rush-hour panic. The shooting erupted on the Brooklyn-bound platform of the No. 3 and 4 trains at...
A PET (& VET) PEEVE
A Manhattan man who for 15 years counted on his kitty as a constant companion might go to prison on an animal-cruelty charge for failing to take his dying pet...
COPS WEIGH 'STAGED SLAY'
It may have been a suicide for hire after all. Connecticut cops yesterday left open the possibility that millionaire real-estate fraudster Andrew Kissel paid his chauffeur and another man to...
PRISON GUARD CHARGED IN CARJACKING
A Sing Sing prison guard has been busted for allegedly using his state-issued revolver to carjack three strangers in Brooklyn, The Post has learned. Brian Duran, 46, was arrested Sunday...
COURT-OFFICER HEROES LAUDED
Forty Bronx court officers were honored yesterday for charging into a burning building and saving scores of people and pets from the flames. "It was just part of the job,"...
IT WENT OFF BY ACCIDENT: REMY MA LAWYER
There's no proof it was my gun. And even if was, it went off by accident. That's the story Remy Ma hopes a Manhattan jury will buy as deliberations begin...
CITY GRAFTERS PLEAD GUILTY
Two city Department of Transportation officials pleaded guilty yesterday to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from a contractor. Uday Shah, 46, a former DOT engineer, brokered a deal between...
ATT'Y GOES ON TRIAL FOR 1990 'HIT'
A Manhattan jury was transported back in time yesterday - to the 1990 sidewalk slaying of an Upper East Side millionaire - as prosecutors began presenting evidence against the heroin-addled...
BABY 'STARVED'
A 7-week-old Staten Island boy who was found dead on Easter Sunday was so malnourished, he weighed a mere four pounds - two pounds less than his birth weight, law-enforcement...
NYPD KIN'S BACKUP
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday joined the fight to get death benefits for the families of two auxiliary police officers gunned down last year on a...
MILLIONAIRE BACK TO MCWORK
A worker at a British McDonald's who quit after he won a $2.7 million lottery prize missed his co-workers so much, he got his McJob back. Luke Pittard, 25, and...
FLARE-UPS AT TORCH RELAY
China said yesterday it will impose strict mea sures to prevent more "sabotage" of its Olympic torch relay after pro-Tibet pro testers disrupted a kickoff ceremony in Greece yesterday. Three...
HILL TEACHES FUZZY MATH AT 'COLLEGE'
She's behind Barack Obama in popular votes, delegates and overall wins, but Hillary Rodham Clinton's backers have found a new way to claim their candidate is on top - Electoral...
BARACK'S BEACH BREAK
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign is going so swimmingly that he lounged on the beaches of the US Virgin Islands yesterday, in the heat of the fight for the Democratic...
A MAYOR'S PASSION PITFALL
Detroit's sex-scandal mayor was charged with perjury yesterday after steamy text messages undercut his sworn testimony that he didn't have an affair with a top aide. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 37,...
FISH TALE ON TAP AT PI TRIAL
LOS ANGELES - A freelance journalist is champing at the bit to testify this week about finding a rotting fish on her car, an incident that sparked the probe that...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
MANHATTAN A bookkeeper has been busted for stealing more than $50,000 from the East Village nonprofit group for which she had worked for five years, authorities said yesterday. Felicia Blackman,...
LOTTERY RESULTS
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Mon.: 231; Lucky Sum: 6 / Midday Win-4 Mon.: 6291; Lucky Sum: 18 / Evening Nos. Mon.: 110; Lucky Sum: 2 / Evening Win-4 Mon.: 4772;...
FAITH, FEES & NY POLS
A survey released yesterday shows that New Yorkers aren't buying the politi cians' vows to use Mayor Mike's Midtown traffic fee solely to boost mass transit. And - given Albany's...
ELIOT'S OTHER WHORES
We told you so! From the moment last July when Post State Editor Fredric U. Dicker broke the story that the State Police - at the direction of then-Gov. Eliot...
ABUSING AMERICA'S WAR DEAD
LAST Saturday, as the num ber of American fighting men and women killed in Iraq approached 4,000, my wife and I crawled through traffic in the DC suburbs - in...
FBI VS. THE NYPD
THE latest apparent flap be tween the FBI and the NYPD turns on a factor that the intelligence world sometimes shares with the real-estate business: What matters is location, location,...
SMALL-TOWN POLS,
THE government of this fief dom south of Phoenix claims that when it ap proved Dale Bell's blueprint for his Western-theme restaurant with an outdoor stage in an enclosed courtyard,...
THE WORST THREAT: RUNAWAY PRICES
BENEATH the headlines of Wall Street's finan cial crisis lurks the economic killer for ordinary Americans - inflation. It steals from the pocketbook of every consumer, in an across-the-board regressive...
NO CUTS FOR CITY COPS
Your excellent call for Mayor Bloomberg not to cut the size of our police department leaves out one important factor. Since 9/11, New York City has been the homefront in...
OBAMA FITS THE 'BILL'
Can Bill Richardson be any more transparent in his obsequious quest for the VP spot on the Democratic ticket ("Veep Talk a 'Rich' Reward," March 22)? First, he fawned all...
XM-SIRIUS $5B MERGER IS FINALLY OK'D
Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin is still batting 1,000 when it comes to getting deals past regulators. After more than a year in limbo, "Merger Mel" got word yesterday...
FINK IN THE PINK
BlackRock boss Larry Fink may want to thank the Federal Reserve for handing him a fistful of new business yesterday. As part of JPMorgan's sweetened takeover bid for beleaguered brokerage...
SURPRISE! SPECULATORS ARE BLAMED FOR OIL'S RISE
AH! Now everyone suddenly is in agreement that speculators - and not market forces - have been responsible all along for the explosion in the price of commodities like oil...
ICAHN SUES BIG
Carl Icahn rejected an offer of two board seats from Motorola Inc. yesterday, hours after he sued the telecommunications-equipment company for refusing to hand over internal documents on possible boardroom...
HOME BUYERS RETURN
The housing economy appears to still be in working order - when prices drop, buyers will show up. A report yesterday from the troubled housing industry said that housing prices...
EA CFO BOLTS IN MIDDLE OF GAME
Electronic Arts' senior management team is in transition at a time when the videogame publisher is seriously pursuing its rival, Take-Two Interactive. EA announced yesterday that chief financial officer, Warren...
TIFFANY REGAINS POLISH AS EARNINGS LOOK UP
Shares of Tiffany regained some of their luster as the upscale jeweler reported better-than-expected quarterly results and said this year's profits will beat Wall Street's forecasts. Tiffany's stock - which...
A DISCOURAGING WORD
I'M not trying to set off a panic. Because, trust me, the panic is already there. It's obvious to anybody with a brain and two legs on which to take...
JOHANNESBURG
This South African city, with a sad and turbulent history, is known mainly for the struggle of its native people and its most famous citizen, Nelson Mandela. Johannesburg is not...
MUSIC MANIAC
MIKE Doughty was in Minneapolis a couple of days back. Before that, Chicago. He's supposed to be in Omaha today. Kansas City and St. Louis are next. The 37-year-old Brooklyn-based...
MPFREE
Mike Doughty, "27 Jennifers" A totally power-poppy ode to one of the most popular '80s names, like, ever. It's from his new disc, "Golden Delicious." Tony Scherr, "Shopgirl" Hear the...
IT'S ALL AT CENTER STAGE
ONE-MAN shows with Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson, Alan Cumming as an androgynous god and a live Gorillaz star are a few highlights of this summer's Lincoln Center Festival. The...
STARR REPORT
No couchin' it GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain visits "Late Show" next Tuesday (11:35 p.m./Ch. 2). Normally, that would be sort of a big deal, but it's a huge...
ADAMS FAMILY VALUES
LAURA Linney, aka Abigail Adams in "John Adams," didn't take her part lightly after she was cast in the seven-part HBO series. Linney says she researched her role extensively in...
OBAMA, EX-HOST VISIT 'VIEW'
'THE View" is gearing up for a visit from Barack Obama. Obama, who's currently taking a short break from the campaign trail, will be on "The View" this Friday (11...
LUCKY STRIKE
WITH only a handful of exceptions, the writers' strike is having a minimal effect on the launch dates for this summer's cable dramas. It was feared that the strike, which...
FREDDY ROAMIN' BACK TO 'L&O'?
FRED Thompson's failed presidential bid could win him a guest-starring spot on "Law & Order." It's no sure thing, and show insiders aren't commenting, but Thompson has inked a new...
REALITY BITES
WHAT a purrrrrrfectly big kitty cat. Meet 10-monthold Keera, a 51-pound mountain lion who recently paid a visit to The Post along with Animal Planet's Dave Salmoni, a professional big-cat...
WEIGH TO GO!
AFTER a winter of being indoors, the New York Post staff is getting ready to kick some butt - and look good doing it. Physically, however, we're not really in...
FIT TO BE TRIED
Amie Hoff, a personal trainer at New York Sports Club, has tips to kick-start your spring workout fling. * Ready. Set. Goal: Be realistic. You want to look like Jessica...
HBO FILM LOOKS AT AUTISM CRISIS AMONG CHILDREN
AUTISM. It affects one out of 150 children, according to the 2007 statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's up from 1 out of every 10,000 kids...
SPORTS SHORTS
RACING: Filly champ retired Rags to Riches, never quite the same after her thrilling victory in last year's Belmont Stakes, was retired yesterday. The first filly in 102 years to...
IT'S THE RETURN OF HONDO
Hondo's back in business - rested and ready for another seven months of overall handicapping ex cellence. What does he base that on, you might ask. Well, having finished last...
SUN SHINES FOR AMARE
NOTHING puts more smiles on fans' faces than Shaquille O'Neal, arms churning, motoring back on defense after downing a free throw - something that frequently happened Saturday night against the...
TIGER SLAYER
MIAMI - Tiger Woods looked at his caddie, Steve Williams, and flashed a wary smile that had resignation written all over it. It had been some seven months since Woods...
THE VIEW SURE IS 'SWEET'
CBS College Sports Network analyst Pete Gillen, who coached Xavier to a Sweet 16 in 1990 and Providence to an Elite Eight in 1997, breaks down the NCAA Tournament exclusively...
CHEERS, JEERS FOR 1ST WEEK
RALEIGH, N.C. - The first two rounds of what is shaping up to be a marvelous NCAA Tournament are in the books. We've had overtime and upsets, rejections and ejections....
DEVS SCORE BIG WITH ELIAS' RETURN
There have been four straight games without Patrik Elias. Fortunately for the Devils, it doesn't look as if there'll be a fifth. Elias, the Devils' finest offensive player, hasn't played...
ISLANDERS SPOIL NIGHT FOR PENS
The Islanders locker room was littered with Bridgeport Sound Tigers equipment last night, as so many current members of the team spent much of the season with its AHL affiliate....
JACKSON: WALSH IS BEST IN BIZ
Mark Jackson found himself in the middle of the Donnie Walsh storm yesterday at the Garden. The former Knick, who played under Walsh at Indiana, has been mentioned as a...
KNICK OF TIME
Just hours after stepping down from his job as Pacers president yesterday, Bronx-born Donnie Walsh is expected to be heading home to become the Knicks' president. Hours after Walsh announced...
BROOKLYN NATIVE GOING LIVE AT FIVE
FORT LAUDERDALE - Brooklyn-born Nelson Figueroa continues to pick up steam as fifth-starter candidate for the Mets. GM Omar Minaya first mentioned Figueroa last week for the up-in-the-air No. 5...
METS' MAINE MAN IS COMIN' UP ACES
FORT LAUDERDALE - The Mets could have a new ace if John Maine keeps this up when the games start counting next week. Johan Santana is getting most of the...
NETS SMELL SWEET AMID GARDEN STENCH
Whether the Nets make the playoffs still is a couple of weeks from being determined. But some truths were proved beyond dispute last night. Like the Knicks stink even when...
BLACK AND BLUE
Scott Gomez's morning "workout" yesterday told him all he needed to know about his availability for tonight's game against the Flyers. The true test occurred before Gomez even left home...
WHAT A PAIN!
TAMPA - If Andy Pettitte can't throw in a minor league game Friday, don't look for him to make a scheduled start April 2 against the Blue Jays at Yankee...
JASON'S SLIM CHANCE
TAMPA - Beyond being the best player in the game, Alex Rodriguez is a huge baseball fan and has a feel for those players who will have success. He looks...
HUGHES PHIL-ING FANTASTIC
TAMPA - When talking about Generation Trey there are several voices who believe Phil Hughes is better than Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy. Last night Hughes delivered a performance to...
HELLO, STRANGER!STRAPPED FOR CASH BUT LOVE TO TRAVEL? MASTER THE ART OF COUCH SURFING
I HAVE just arrived in La Jolla, San Diego's most rarified Zip Code, and I am anxious to put my bags down and relax. I won't be checking into a...
PAID VACATION
WANT to get fit in some exotic locale - on someone else's dime? Don't tell anyone, but it's pretty easy. I have debated whether or not to share the details...
Isiah's long walk home (UPDATE)
By MARC BERMANA Knicks P.R. official escorted Isiah Thomas slowly down the hallway late tonight, past the visiting locker room and to his (last) ride out of the Garden. It...
Boki's Back...And Curly is back?
By FRED KERBERBostjan Nachbar admits his back is bothering him.And Nenad Krstic thinks he is back.Nachbar had failed to shoot 50 percent in 4-of-5 games prior to Monday's game at...
GOV. PATERSON ADMITS COCAINE USE
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson, who confessed to repeated infidelities last week, admitted tonight that he used cocaine and marijuana when he was in his 20s. Paterson, 53, the former lieutenant...