May 8, 2008

Pagan has bruised shoulder

From BRIAN LEWIS Angel Pagan spent the Mets’ off day getting an MRI exam and examination by team doctor Struan Coleman at the Hospital for Special Surgery. The testing revealed...

Golden Boy Partners with AEG

Golden Boy Promotions today announced a partnership with AEG. LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2008) – AEG, considered one of the world’s leading live sports and entertainment presenters, has entered into...

Vandeweghe named GM

APThe Nets have a new general manager.Kiki Vandeweghe was promoted to the position today, less than six months after being named special assistant to team president Rod Thorn. Vandeweghe replaces...

Will the Carloses hit?

From JOEL SHERMANA long-time NL scout on the state of the NL East: "I like Philadelphia, especially how much spirit they have. I think Atlanta can hit. But I really...

THE ROSS OHLENDORF PROJECT

FROM JOEL SHERMANJason Giambi and Robinson Cano each homered on Thursday, and since they were struggling it is very likely that will be the story of the day from the...

3 DOWN: Ohlendorf, NL Power and the Two Carloses

1. Jason Giambi and Robinson Cano each homered on Thursday, and since they were struggling it is very likely that will be the story of the day from the Yankees'...

FEDS TO REVIEW SEAN BELL VERDICT

The Queens judge who cleared three NYPD detectives in the 50-shot death of Sean Bell has penned an order that will allow all evidence in the case to be turned...

RED BULL NOTES

By BRIAN LEWISNewly-signed defender Andrew Boyens won’t make the trip to L.A., while Eric Brunner _ the man he replaced on the senior roster _ is still mulling whether to...

YANKEES AVOID SWEEP

Seventeen innings had gone by without the Yankees getting on the scoreboard. It spanned three games, making it a scoreless streak that needed to end. It's history now. And the...

A look at the Santana trade

The Mets are undoubtedly happy with their end of the Johan Santana trade, as the lefty is 3-2 with a 2.91 ERA this season. But we thought we'd take a...

RED BULLS' ANGEL & ALTIDORE FIT TO FACE DAVID BECKHAM & CO.

(AP) By BRIAN LEWISRed Bull strikers Juan Pablo Angel (back) and Jozy Altidore (fatigue) are both expected to play Saturday at David Beckham-led L.A. That’s pretty key, since they combined...

AUSTRIAN DAD: IT'S THE NAZIS' FAULT

It's the Nazis' fault. That's what Josef Fritzl - who is currently in police custody after he admitted to imprisoning and raping his daughter for 24 years - said, according...

Report: Oates, Daneyko face arrest

NJ.com reports today that "An Essex County judge has ordered the arrests of former New York Giant Bart Oates and former New Jersey Devil Ken Daneyko for their repeated failure...

Warner Whacks Off Indie Arms

Warner Bros., which was reported last week trying to work out details of a merger of Warner Independent and Picturehouse, has decided to shut down both of them, Variety reports....

Apple to get into gaming?

Yes, it's true. Apple has already gotten in on the gaming front, what with their lovely Brick and Parachute games that come pre-loaded on iPods.But, according to Apple Insider, it...

TALKS CONTINUE IN MCGREEVEY DIVORCE CASE

ELIZABETH, N.J. - Former Gov. James E. McGreevey and his estranged wife were back at the Union County Courthouse on Thursday morning as their lawyers met behind closed doors with...

Hachette Wielded on Glenn Kenny

Terrible news. My favorite movie critic, Glenn Kenny, who survived the demise of Premiere's U.S. edition and continued writing for premiere.com, now joins the growing ranks of unemployed film reviewers...

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RED BULLS' CLAUDIO REYNA & SETH STAMMLER OUT

By BRIAN LEWISStarting central midfielders Claudio Reyna and Seth Stammler are ruled out for the Red Bulls' game at the Galaxy this Saturday, and will not make the trip to...

Deal of the Day-Geren Ford

Smocky shirtdresses are a constant in my wardrobe because with a good belt and some heels, they always look effortlessly chic.And this silk Painter Dress by Geren Ford which is...

NEW YORK'S SURPLUS GOVERNMENTS

NEW Yorkers love to complain. Taxes, the schools, traffic, you name it. But count your blessings, residents of the five boroughs: At least you know whom to complain to. Pity...

Around the Bases: Vineyard, roster updates

In our story in Sunday's paper, we mentioned that one of the Mets two first round picks in 2008, Nathan Vineyard, was scheduled to have season-ending shoulder surgery last Friday....

MEASLES MADNESS

MEASLES, which once killed 500 American children a year, is making a comeback - and some New York lawmakers are eager to help the disease prosper. The Centers for Disease...

REP. FOSSELLA ADMITS TO AFFAIR, LOVE CHILD

Rep. Vito Fossella, a married congressman from Staten Island, this morning admitted to having an out-of-wedlock child with a former Air Force officer with whom he carried on a longstanding...

TORNADO REPORTED IN MISSISSIPPI

TUPELO, Miss. - An apparent tornado in Tupelo, Miss. has damaged a shopping mall and downed power lines. There aren't any reported injuries from the Thursday morning storm. Authorities are...

And then there were three

Early favorite, tweenybopper David A We have a trio of distinct performers remaining in "American Idol" -- rocker David Cook, Broadway star-to-be Syesha Mercado and tween heartthrob David Archuleta.A month...

Starr Report: 'It Moms'

Rene Syler Last, but not least:* AMC has renewed "Breaking Bad" (Bryan Cranston) for a second season.* Cable news: CNN's Tuesday-night primary coverage (Indiana, N. Carolina) was tops from 8-11...

Is Wagner the NL's best closer?

From JOEL SHERMAN My friend and colleague, Mark Hale, asked a good question recently to me: After Billy Wagner, who is the best closer in the NL? That question provoked...

Why Maine is the No. 2 starter

From JOEL SHERMANI wrote in spring training –- and continue to believe -– that John Maine is the true No. 2 starter on the Mets behind Johan Santana.I wrote that...

THE YANKEES' LEFTY PROBLEM

FROM JOEL SHERMANIn my column in today’s Post, I write about the Yankees’ troubles against lefty pitching, notably since Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada went on the DL. In reality,...

3 UP: Yanks vs. LHPs, Maine and Wagner

1. In my column in today’s Post, I write about the Yankees’ troubles against lefty pitching, notably since Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada went on the DL. In reality, the...

Mets coverage in today's Post

The Mets are off today before beginning a seven-game homestand tonight with the first of three games against the Reds. A long flight back from the West Coast allowed them...

LET'S GET BUGGY

Insects may be small, but they are vitally important to our life here on Earth. WHEN it comes to bugs, we are seriously outnumbered. Ninety-five percent of all the animal...

LABOR OF LOVELY

GIVING birth used to be a private sort of affair. These days, it's become one of the most public moments in a woman's life. Celebrity magazines have been delivering the...

WHEN DUDES BECOME DADS

SURE, the joy of pregnancy can cement bonds of love - but it's also an emotional minefield. Especially if the father insists on referring to childbirth as the process of...

HAUTE LIST

PHOTOS: Haute List WHAT a bargain! Two for the price of, uh, $25 million? Warhol's 1966 screen print "Double Marlon" is on the block Tuesday at Christie's, and experts predict...

THEY HAVE A NICKS NACK

STEVIE Nicks, the blond whirling dervish of Fleetwood Mac, has a lot of fans. And aside from being rabid about their Stevie, those fans have little in common with each...

'FUTURE' KING GOES BACK TO 'CAMELOT'

WE can just imagine how the casting went for the New York Philharmonic's "Camelot": Wise King Arthur? Get Gabriel Byrne. A hunk who can sing, for Lancelot? Grab that smokin'...

UP THE LADDER, IN SKIRTS

HAVE times changed, or have I? When I first encountered Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" in 1982, I was fascinated by its relentless take on feminism - specifically, the glass ceiling...

STARR REPORT

Former "Early Show" co- anchor Rene Syler - who also authored "Good Enough Mother" - has inked a deal with Meredith Corp. to join Parents TV, where she'll adapt her...

FINAL THREE IDOLS

AND now, "American Idol" is down to just three. Next week, David Cook and David Archuleta - the "Two Davids," as fans call them - and the unsinkable Syesha Mercado,...

BIG CHAD WOLF

THIS week's maddening primary results once again gives Florida - the Ralph Nader of states - the opportunity to screw up the outcome of a free election. Some time soon,...

RAMSAY SON HAS DIRTY MOUTH

FOUL-mouthed chef Gor don Ramsay is worried that his 8-year-old son has taken up swearing. Seems Ramsay's young son, Jack, has begun coming home from school with vocabulary more like...

STAR SHOOTS BACK AT BARBARA

STAR Jones is not going to let Barbara Walters get away with calling her a liar. The day after Walters claimed on Oprah Winfrey's show that Jones forced her to...

POST PICKERS RED HOT

The Post's experts rewarded their Belmont fans yesterday by selecting winners in all of the nine races on the card. The Consensus led the way with seven winners, which included...

XAVERIAN DEFEATS BISHOP FORD

Xaverian High School improved to 12-1 in the CHSAA Brooklyn A Division with a 10-3 victory over Bishop Ford (7-6 Brooklyn A Division) yesterday at Parade Grounds in Brooklyn. Junior...

SPORTS SHORTS

NBA: Knight quits as Hawks GM Hawks general manager Billy Knight submitted his resignation yesterday just days after Atlanta lost to the heavily favored Celtics in the seventh game of...

HONDO'S HEATING UP

Hondo moved deeper into positive numbers last night when he scored with the Tribe in El Bronx, a third straight conquest that elevated the earnings to 80 gentiles. Tonight, he's...

TRUE BLUE DEVIL

There remains one problem that Duke lacrosse coach John Danowski can't overcome, and that's irksome for the Long Island native who has proven to be the ultimate fixer. He has...

'GLORY' GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR PIMLICO

At least one also-ran from the Kentucky Derby will follow Big Brown to Baltimore after all. Yesterday, co-owner Ronnie Lamarque confirmed that Illinois Derby winner Recapturetheglory - who ran a...

NYRA NOT READY TO GO SYNTHETIC

NYRA to go synthetic? Not yet. In the wake of the filly Eight Belles' fatal breakdown in the Kentucky Derby, the New York Racing Association is considering converting the surfaces...

WATSON: U.S. TEAM DOESN'T WANT ROG

Don't expect to see Roger Clemens in Beijing at this summer's Olympics. U.S. Olympic baseball general manager Bob Watson told the Associated Press yesterday that he does not want Clemens...

MCCLANCY EDGES MOLLOY, 1-0

Yesterday's CHSAA baseball game between McClancy and Molloy lasted less than two hours, but the play spanned 100 years of the nation's pastime. Playing at home, McClancy (9-4) avenged an...

D'ANTONI CAMP: KNICKS STILL IN PLAY

Warren LeGarie, the agent for Mike D'Antoni, told The Post yesterday the Knicks are still in the picture for the Suns coach, and tried to quash the belief the Bulls...

AMAZIN'S AWAKE FROM LUMBER SLUMBER

LOS ANGELES - Where in the world did this come from? When exasperated Mets fans least expected it, the gang that couldn't buy a timely hit most of this season...

PAGAN HURTS SHOULDER AFTER GREAT CATCH

LOS ANGELES - Angel Pagan is headed for an MRI exam in New York today after injuring his left shoulder on a spectacular catch in the first inning of yesterday's...

ASSAULT RAP FOR NETS' RJ

Forward Richard Jefferson was charged with misdemeanor assault yesterday in Minneapolis municipal court for allegedly choking a man in an incident following the Nets' game in Minnesota Jan. 27. The...

RUSHING A-ROD 'LEFT' TEAM VULNERABLE

PRIVATELY, the Yankees admit they incorrectly handled Alex Rodriguez's initial quad strain. He suffered the injury on April 20 in Baltimore and soon after left the team to be with...

CLIFF, TRIBE GIVE YANKS NO LEE-WAY

It was a masterpiece in which the Yankees could barely even touch Cliff Lee. Last night in The Bronx, the Yankee bats were flummoxed, stymied and easily dismissed by the...

INDIANS HURLER IS COMING UP ACES

In an earlier generation, Bill Lee was "Spaceman." Cliff Lee can simply go by "Aceman." Lee's almost unfathomable run to begin the season continued last night with seven shutout innings...

ANOTHER MRI ON TAP FOR A-ROD

Back on the field yesterday for the first time since going on the disabled list, Alex Rodriguez felt fine during his workout. But he's not returning to the Yanks until...

24-HR. NEWS WAR

A local TV news war is brewing between NBC Universal's WNBC/Channel 4 and Time Warner Cable's NY1. NBC said yesterday that it plans to launch a 24-hour news channel devoted...

UBS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY SEC AND DOJ

It's been a giant Swiss miss of late for Zurich-based UBS. On the heels of giant losses and job cuts, the firm is now facing a probe by the Department...

LOSE THE LEASE: CARS ARE CREDIT CRUNCH'S NEW VICTIMS

ADD auto leases to the problems that people are now dealing with. In New Jersey, the principal of a middle school was recently charged with torching his leased 2004 Acura...

DOLANS RIDING HIGH

Cablevision is adding Robert Redford's Sundance Channel to its stable of cable networks in a deal valued at just under $500 million. The James Dolan-led company, which reports first-quarter earnings...

VERY GOOD NEWS: INCOME SURGES

News Corp. yesterday reported third-quarter net income of $2.7 billion, a nearly threefold increase from the same quarter a year ago. The large increase is due to a tax-free gain...

ALADDIN DECIDES IT'S TIME TO SHIFT GEARS

An expected rough road ahead in funky debt and structured securities is compelling a Stamford, Conn.-based investment manager to shift gears. Aladdin Capital Holdings generates about 90 percent of its...

NO BOO-HOO, YAHOO!

While Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates contends the company is fine without Yahoo!, investors are waiting for the tech giant to come up with a Plan B for competing in the...

TIMES AX FALLS ON 15 IN NEWS DOWNSIZING

The New York Times is laying off 15 journalists after the company acknowledged it fell short of its goal of getting 100 people to take voluntary buyout packages. The axing...

PLUS-SIZE PROBLEM

The heated race that ends today for three board seats at apparel company Charming Shoppes is expected to be tight, with some of the company's shareholders undecided as late as...

'ISRAEL.COM' ON THE BLOCK

Israel is being sold off to the highest bidder. The Internet domain name israel.com is expected to fetch at least $5.5 million when it is sold at auction, said Monte...

DUNGEON DAD'S SICK DEFENSE

The Austrian fiend who locked his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years, turned her into his sex slave and fathered her seven kids insisted yesterday he's not really a...

QUINN LAYS DOWN LAW ON $LUSH

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday unveiled what she described as the toughest rules of "any legislative body in the country" for dispensing nearly $200 million worth of discretionary grants....

COUNCIL POLL-AXED

Public confidence in the City Council has dropped sharply as a result of the phantom-funds mess. A Quinnipiac University poll found that 47 percent of 1,790 registered voters questioned April...

CUOMO'S POWER PLAY

ALBANY - A furious Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday demanded that the state Power Authority disclose who destroyed e-mail and BlackBerry messages involving Daniel Wiese, the agency's suspended inspector general...

JUDGE NIXES SQUARE MEALS

A seasonal restaurant is off the menu at Union Square Park - but the city can proceed with other planned renovations, a judge ruled yesterday. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jane...

SUBWAYS' BLOOD-BUG INVASION

Don't let the bedbugs swipe! The blood-sucking insects aren't just living with New Yorkers at home - they're on the subways, too, according to one of the city's leading bedbug...

NY WINNING 'UGLY'

New York is about to get "Ugly." ABC is poised to shift the production of "Ugly Betty" from Los Angeles to New York - the first of what could be...

DAN MAD OVER HIS NET LOSS

Dan Rather says CBS's skulduggery has cost him jobs everywhere from CNN to A&E. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the former CBS Evening News anchor says his reliance...

WIFE MAY VETO VITO AMID 'BABY' SHOCK

Embattled Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella's wife was blindsided by allegations he may have fathered a love child, and is unlikely to stay at his side if it turns out...

200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES

Sean Bell's fiancée and the two friends who were wounded in the 50-bullet police fusillade that killed him were arrested yesterday in massive protests that snarled traffic across the city....

MCCAIN BAGS $7M BUSHEL IN APPLE

John McCain swept into town last night, raised a record $7 million for his campaign kitty, and bonded with former GOP presidential rival Rudy Giuliani. McCain addressed 800 supporters at...

RANDY RABBI ROLLS

You can't enforce a contract if it's not kosher. A state appeals court tossed out a lawsuit against a prominent Park Avenue rabbi who was sued by his former mistress...

PROFILING SUIT FILED VS. NYPD

A journalist who was stopped and frisked by cops has hit the NYPD with a federal lawsuit, claiming he was a victim of racial profiling. Leonardo Blair, a freelancer who...

KIN RAGES AS 'KILLER' WALKS

A furious mom yesterday confronted the man she says murdered her son and blasted the judge who set him free after 10 years, screaming, "You're a killer!" and "They let...

HEROES' BELATED HONORS

For the families and friends of eight city cops who died from 9/11-related illnesses, the unveiling of their names on the NYPD's "Wall of Heroes" yesterday was a bittersweet victory,...

MCGREEVEYS BATTLING ON

The McTruce is off - for now. After nearly two days of playing nice, former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and his wife yesterday couldn't pull off their planned out-of-court...

BOY, 5, IN CAR EJECT

A 5-year-old boy - ejected from a car in a two-vehicle smashup in Queens - was fighting for his life early today, authorities said. The crackup at 12:34 a.m. occurred...

FALLEN 'IDOL' SENT SEX TEXT TO BOYS: DA

An "American Idol" reject who volunteered at a Brooklyn elementary school was arrested yesterday for sending sexually provocative text messages to a 12-year-old male student and for propositioning a 10-year-old...

CAPO PLEADS GUILTY IN LAM HOP

A reputed Genovese capo admitted yesterday to spending more than a decade forging travel documents and switching residences in order to flee a New Jersey murder rap. "I agreed and...

UPPER EAST HIVE

It was all the buzz on the Upper East Side yesterday, attracting a swarm of giggly gawkers and squeamish spectators. After all, it's not every day a bee hive is...

ROGER PAL 'NOT MINOR'

Roger Clemens' country singing ex-paramour Mindy McCready was 17 years old - not a jail-bait 15 - when she met the star pitcher, a McCready friend says in a new...

'HOW TO BE ARRESTED' GUIDE

Protesters on the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network mailing list were well prepared to be arrested during yesterday's Sean Bell protests.PHOTO GALLERY: Bell ProtestsMORE: 200 Bell Busts At Rallies...

TO THE BITTER END

WASHINGTON - Against huge odds, Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed ahead with her White House bid yesterday, while Barack Obama looked past his fading rival and began plotting a nationwide strategy...

SHE'S HER OWN CASH COW WITH $6M LOAN

In a desperate bid to keep her presidential dream alive, Hillary Rodham Clinton dug into her own pocketbook - for a second time - to loan the cash-strapped campaign $6.4...

HILL'S ALLIES JUMP OVERBOARD

Democratic Party leaders began to pull the rug out from under Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday, with major figures like George McGovern flipping from her camp to Barack Obama's. "Hillary, of...

MAC & O A CLASSIC FACE-OFF

A presidential election pitting Barack Obama against John McCain will be a close and unpredictable contest, political pros forecast yesterday. "This will be the most interesting and exciting election in...

HERE'S 1ST LOOK AT DUBYA: THE MOVIE

Ladies and gentleman, the president and first lady of the United States. Well, not exactly, but in this first photo from director Oliver Stone's new movie, "W," actors Josh Brolin...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

Bronx A man was mortally wounded in a Belmont stabbing, police said yesterday. Ivan Torres was found badly wounded in front of an East 182nd Street building, near Park Avenue,...

THOU SHALT NOT BE SO MORONIC NEXT TIME

STICK a fork in Vito Fossella. The guy is so done, he makes Hillary Clinton look animated. Now, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Fossella may be guilty of nothing...

LOTTERY

NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 862; Lucky Sum: 16 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 3559; Lucky Sum: 22 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 485; Lucky Sum: 17 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 4333;...

$81 MILLION IN DEADWEIGHT TEACHERS

Sometimes progress has its price - $81 million, to be exact. That's how much the city has paid out since 2006, according to a new report, to keep nearly 700...

QUINN'S CURIOUS COUNCIL 'REFORM'

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn must be polishing her reformer image: Last month, she announced "a comprehensive overhaul" of the council's pork system - and yesterday she reformed those reforms....

OBAMA'S OPPORTUNITY

What's next for Hillary Clinton? The Energizer Senator says she'll keep on running "until there's a nominee." And who's to doubt it? But it's hard to imagine how more weeks...

HILLARY'S HILARIOUS CASE FOR FIGHTING ON

Hillary Clinton, 60, Illinois native and Arkansas lawyer, became, retroactively, a life-long Yankee fan at age 52 when, shopping for a Senate seat, she adopted New York as home sweet...

THE FALL FIGHT

BUYER'S remorse was starting to afflict Barack Obama supporters before Tuesday's returns showed he'd delivered a knockout punch to Hillary Clinton. The young orator who had seemed so fantastic beginning...

30 MILLION VOTES IN THE BANK

BETWEEN them, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have generated more than 30 million primary votes. To say there has never been anything like this is to understate the case. In...

AMERICA & THE SAUDIS: FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES

Ralph Peters' article, "Saudi Stick-Up" (PostOpinion, May 5), is the best piece that has been written about terrorism since 9/11. I never thought I would read in an American newspaper...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

A Wisconsin man found out the hard way that lying to cops only gets you into deeper trouble. When police pulled over the man's car, he gave them a fake...

BOERUM HILL, BROOKLYN

Bedrooms: 2½ Bathrooms: 1½ Square feet: 1,977 Common charges: $510 -- This nearly 2,000-square-foot, true "family-sized" duplex gives you "brownstone charm" along with "state-of-the-art" renovations. There's plenty of light inside,...

GREENWICH VILLAGE

Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 650 Maintenance: $989 -- In this duplex loft, you'll get "dramatic" space - 13½-foot ceilings in the living room - and architectural details like...

UPPER EAST SIDE

Bedrooms: 0 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 400 Maintenance: $474 -- OK, so there's no bedroom in this "sleek" top-floor co-op studio on East 90th Street, but you're just "a short...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

Bedrooms: 0 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 812 Common charges: $200 -- Converted in 2004, the Toy Factory Lofts building combines prewar proportions with the joys of 21st-century living. Which means...

LONG ISLAND CITY

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2½ Square feet: 2,130 -- Located on a "historic, tree-lined street" (they have those in LIC?), this 1881 brownstone on 45th Road, renovated in 2006, is currently...

BROOKVILLE, LI

Touted as a "regal entertainment palace," this custom-designed Ranch on 2-plus "sprawling" acres offers a beautiful in-ground swimming pool and patio (with an outdoor fireplace) where you can host friends...

MOUNT KISCO, NY

This stone-and-shingle "vintage" Colonial, built in 1936, sits on more than 3½ "magnificent" acres that include a barn (that's so vintage), a pool and full landscaping. The home has been...

UPPER WEST SIDE

The historic Prasada, on Central Park West, was built in 1907, but this 2,700-square-foot corner co-op is distinctly modern in feel. There are great original details but also an open...

DARIEN, CONN.

Why let bygones be bygones, especially when it comes to this "genteel and casual" half-acre waterfront estate that "hearkens back" to another era. The "stately" shingled home is set above...

JUST SOLD!

Manhattan EAST VILLAGE $399,000 115 E. Ninth St. Renovated studio co-op, 400 square feet, with wall of windows, western exposure and city views; building features doorman, garage, laundry, storage and...

ACTIVITY CENTRAL

When former Upper West Side residents Pamela Franklin and James Guerra went shopping for a condo, they wanted all the frills: high ceilings, crown moldings, a fancy bathroom and a...

ON THE WATERFRONT

ASK Hemant Phul where he lives, and you won't get an entirely accurate answer. "I invariably say I live in New York City," says the owner of the Earth NYC...

OCEAN LIFE

DIAMOND BEACH Long Branch When we reported on Diamond Beach last June, the building was under construction and sales were hovering at around 25 percent. But the recent opening of...

JUST SAY NOBU

Here is a first look at the planned Nobu Hotel and Residences in the Financial District, which will rise in a 62-story glass tower at 45 Broad St. Kent Swig...

TREES PLEASE

WHEN I'm at my beach house on the weekends, I'm not planting complicated flowerbeds or building an elaborate koi pond. I might pot up a few vegetables and annuals with...

LIVEBLOG: A beach of one's own

So I'm in Hawaii. Awesome. This afternoon, I drove up to Malaekahana Beach, between the famous Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore (now starring in that Sarah Marshall flick)...

Michael Bradley's agent denies Bundesliga preference

By BRIAN LEWISMichael Bradley is expected to leave Heerenveen this summer, and shatter every U.S. transfer record in the process. A recent report claimed that the ex-MetroStar preferred a jump...

DUNGEON DAD'S SICK DEFENSE

Josef Fritzl, 73, declared he is "not a monster" despite repeatedly raping his captive daughter, Elisabeth, since she was a teenager. She's now 42. His story horrified the world only...