October 2, 2008
Marquez, Sanchez, Miranda to fill out Yankee AFL roster
It was already known that Phil Hughes, Austin Jackson and Kevin Russo were going to be playing in the Arizona Fall League. But we now know that the other three...
SARAH PALIN'S BIG NIGHT
ST. LOUIS - Sarah Palin used folksy language, winks, smiles and sharp elbows to try to put seasoned rival Joe Biden on the defensive in last night's vice-presidential debate. "It's...
METS WAITING ON BURGOS INVESTIGATION
MLB.com reports that the Mets said today "they are withholding judgment, pending the results of police and internal investigations into circumstances involving their pitcher, Ambiorix Burgos, and a fatal accident...
No Contact For Yi
By FRED KERBERThere was some thought that Yi Jianlian, who has been out with a sprained left ankle, was going to practice today.Wrong.And even if he had been cleared to...
Islanders sign top pick
From the IslandersThe Islanders have signed 2008 first-round draft pick Josh Bailey to a three-year entry level contract.Bailey, a center, was selected with the ninth overall selection in the draft...
Blair Underwood's 'Dirty' Secrets
PopWrap sat down with Blair Underwood to talk about joining "Dirty Sexy Money" as millionaire Simon Elder, new castmember Lucy Liu and his other career - as a publishing entrepreneur....
A-ROD, BRADY A BUDDING BROMANCE
It rained and it rained and then it stopped long enough to rain on Alex Rodriguez's parade. The Yankees slugger reportedly had plans to have dinner with injured Patriots quarterback...
CATCHING UP: GIANTS
The Giants survived an overtime battle with the Bengals in Week 3 to make it to the bye week undefeated. Staying that way will be a challenge, even with the...
MR. CLEAN DIES AT 92
THE original Mr. Clean is now surrounded by dirt - for eternity. House Peters Jr., who played the bald-headed spokesman on the Proctor & Gamble house cleaner from the late...
Let Them Eat Tulle
We get a moment alone with Kenley while she picks up her tulle without incident. Damn. Anyway, Kenley grew up on a tugboat, and she's had to struggle in life...
ROSIE RETURNS WITH 'VARIETY SHOW'
Rosie O'Donnell will host a live variety show for NBC--which could explain why her once-daily blogging has slowed considerably. "Rosie's Variety Show" will air Thanksgiving-eve, Nov. 26 (8-9 p.m.) and...
MINAYA GETS EXTENSION, DELGADO COMING BACK
The Mets today announced a three-year contract extension for GM Omar Minaya and he then said the club has told Carlos Delgado it plans to pick up his option for...
Minaya: Delgado coming back
Mets GM Omar Minaya said this morning that the club has told slugger Carlos Delgado that they plan to pick up his option for the 2009 season. The veteran first...
Manuel talks moving slowly
Mets GM Omar Minaya confirmed this morning that the Mets are still in negotiations with Jerry Manuel about lifting the interim tag. Manuel (pictured) reportedly has been offered a two-year...
Minaya extension announced
The Mets announced this morning that GM Omar Minaya's contract has been extended through the 2012 season, with team options for 2013 and 2014. Club COO Jeff Wilpon made the...
DAVIDSON, DUKE COMING TO BIG APPLE
Davidson captured the hearts of college basketball fans across the country last year, coming one game short of a trip to the Final Four. This year, they get at least...
WTC OWNERS REWRITE EXPECTATIONS AT GROUND ZERO
Ground zero's owners delayed a multibillion-dollar transit hub Thursday and pledged to open a nearly complete Sept. 11 memorial by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World...
BLOOMBERG TO ASK COUNCIL TO CHANGE TERM-LIMIT LAW
Declaring that the economy "may well be on the verge of a meltdown," Mayor Bloomberg ended months of fevered speculation today and announced he'll seek a third term to steer...
CASHMAN AND HIS LEGACY
FROM JOEL SHERMANIn my column in today's Post, I write about how Brian Cashman took on a "no more Mr. Nice Guy" pose at the press conference to announce his...
CASHMAN AND HIS LEGACY
1. In my column in today's Post, I write about how Brian Cashman took on a "no more Mr. Nice Guy" pose at the press conference to announce his return....
Berman picks his fave nine
By MARC BERMANSARATOGA SPRINGS - With no morning practice today at The Spa, here's my initial nine-man Mike D'Antoni rotation. D'Antoni said he wants a solid nine guys and will...
TASER COP'S SUICIDE NOTE FOUND
The cop whose order to use a Taser turned tragic took his own life today - his 46th birthday and the day of the victim's funeral - saying he felt...
BAM'S PLANS FOR TAX CUTS DON'T ADD UP
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama portrays himself as a fiscally responsible tax cutter who will retrieve the government from the edge of economic abyss - but critics and independent watchdogs say...
BELLWETHER-STATE POLLS RINGING FOR OBAMA
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has pulled ahead of John McCain in key swing states in new surveys, with a big improvement among female voters. Obama holds a stunning 17-point lead...
WITH MARKETS TANKING, IT'S NO TIME FOR POLITICS
The speech that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered prior to the vote on the market-rescue legislation was predictably destructive, artless and unnecessarily provocative ("Nancy's Disaster," Editorial, Sept. 29). Her endless...
DEMOCRATS, TAXES AND PHONY 'FACTS'
MEDIA "correction" squads are insisting that John McCain can't say Barack Obama will raise taxes, no matter how much that announcing Democrats will raise taxes is like announcing the sun...
HOW GOOD PRINCIPALS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
THE last four years have seen a quiet revolution in New York City's public schools, and early evidence suggests that it's bringing major gains for students. In large part, this...
THE HEALTH FIGHT
TONIGHT, will Joe Biden once again at tack Sarah Palin for supposedly doing nothing as Alaska governor for the health of children with special needs? These charges, designed to paint...
A BELLHOP WILL TAKE YOUR TRUNK, SIR
Where does an elephant stay on vacation? Anywhere he wants! This beast is one of a 10- strong herd that likes to mosey into the lobby of Mfuwe Lodge in...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 653; Lucky Sum: 14 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 1412; Lucky Sum: 8 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 798; Lucky Sum: 24 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 4025;...
O.J.'S PAL RIPS RATS
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson's defense rested yesterday, after a pal of his accused two stool pigeons of making violent threats. Thomas Scotto gave dramatic testimony that cooperating witnesses Michael...
MARILYN-PIX WAR'S TWIST
Two men who got hold of several long-lost original photos of Marilyn Monroe from her iconic "Last Sitting" aren't ready to say goodbye, Norma Jean. Legendary shutterbug Bert Stern, who...
PIGGY POLS IN HOG HEAVEN WITH PORK-PACKED PACT
WASHINGTON - Here, little piggies! Congressional deal-brookers yesterday slopped a mess of pork into the $700 billion financial rescue bill passed by the Senate last night - including a tax...
'DEPRESSION MARBLES' ROLL
What's next, selling apples on the street? A new, cheap twist on that favorite toy of Great Depression-era kids - marbles - is expected to be the big seller at...
LIVE SHOT IN UNCIVIL 'WAR' ACT
Virginia cops are looking for a make-believe Confederate marksman who fired an all-too-real shot that struck a genuine Yankee during a Civil War re-enactment. Bronx native Thomas Lord Sr., 72,...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan Police yesterday were searching for the Upper West Side bank bandit pictured above. The suspect passed a demand note to a teller in the Commerce branch on Broadway near...
B'KLYN GIRL, 15, NABBED IN GRISLY DEATH OF COUSIN
A troubled teen repaid the generous Brooklyn family that took her in by slashing her cousin's throat, stabbing her nearly 30 times and running off with the slain girl's sneakers,...
TEACHERS GET HIT ON THE BUTTON
The teachers union has been handing out thousands of Barack Obama campaign buttons to its members, sparking a clampdown by education brass. The Department of Education - which has a...
MOM SLAIN IN HOME INVASION
A gun-wielding thug broke into a Brooklyn home yesterday and shot a woman to death before getting away with nearly $19,000 in stolen cash, police sources said. The invader opened...
SCAM MAN GETS 10 YRS.
A judge yesterday sentenced a heartless con artist to 10 years in prison for swindling already desperate homeowners on the brink of foreclosure out of their homes. Maurice McDowall, 49,...
NOT ONE 'BUCK'LEY FOR YOU!
Before he died, William F. Buckley Jr. put his young grandson on the firing line. The intellectual conservative icon - renowned for his erudition and use of uncommon words -...
'BLACK SUNDAY' BLAZE TRIAL SET
The owners and two tenants accused of causing an inferno in a Bronx building that killed two firefighters nearly four years ago will face a jury on manslaughter charges in...
BLOOMY HUNT FOR PARTY LINE
Mayor Bloomberg is likely to create a new third party for his re-election bid next year, while also seeking support from major parties, sources told The Post yesterday. Bloomberg, a...
'TEST' PARK IS B'KLYN'S BRIDGE TO $OMEWHERE
A small temporary park that offered a preview of one of the state's most highly contested projects - the Brooklyn Bridge Park -- was a surprise summer hit with 192,675...
PIT-BULL PAIR CHARGED IN SENIOR SLAY
A Staten Island couple whose vicious pit bulls literally tore the flesh off a 90-year-old World War II veteran have been slapped with manslaughter charges in the horrifying death, prosecutors...
IMETTE 'KILLER' A MUGGER AT 12
The ex-con accused of raping and killing a graduate student and attempting to kidnap another co-ed started his career in crime mugging a 70-year-old woman when he was just 12....
TOWN-BUDGET WOE FOR RITZY 'LEAST' HAMPTON
Glamour doesn't pay the bills. Plunged into financial crisis by a $10 million deficit, embattled East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill McGintee released a tentative 2009 budget this week that would...
SCHOOLS, ECON TOP AGENDA
As he moves to seek a third term, Mayor Bloomberg has his sights fixed on two priorities: retaining mayoral control of the school system and shoring up the city's economy....
ANOTHER CRANE PAIN
Some workers in New York's construction industry still haven't gotten the message about crane safety. They tried to move a barge crane with a raised boom beneath the Brooklyn Bridge...
HIZZONER CONVERTS VOTERS IN E. HARLEM
Scores of East Harlem residents who roundly rejected Mayor Bloomberg in the last election said yesterday they're ready to back the billionaire in his third bid for office. "I think...
DOUGH-DO BIRD
Here's a new definition of insider trading. A dumber-than-dumb guard for an armored-car company has been busted on charges of ripping off another guard and escaping with $330,000, cops said...
'TEXT AND THE CITY' BOOST FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES
School officials yesterday enlisted "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker to encourage people to shop till they drop this week, all to aid school libraries. She helped announce...
MOB-CORPSE DIG
A legendary mob mystery could soon be solved, as FBI agents flooded a Long Island industrial complex yesterday in the hunt for the remains of an infamous capo who disappeared...
A BIRD IN HAND
The Big Apple is rapt over raptors. A group of city kids and officials helped nurse an endangered falcon back to health and yesterday set it free in Central Park....
OH, THE PANE!
Losing your way in New York City is no fun, especially when you get so confused that you crash into the one place that can help you - a map...
BUFFETT WANNABE TIED TO $2B PONZI SCHEME
Billionaire Tom Petters fancied himself the next Warren Buffett - that is until his empire starting crashing down like a house of cards. The feds accuse Petters, one of Minneapolis'...
JOBS REPORT JUST A SYMPTOM OF SICK ECONOMY
TOMORROW the government will announce that the US suffered its ninth straight monthly decline in jobs. Nobody thinks the labor market rebounded in September, and they don't believe jobs will...
MUSIC HIKE ON THE DOWNLOAD
Apple, Amazon.com and other music retailers may opt to raise the cost of song downloads to more than 99 cents if music publishers are awarded a big bump in the...
A PLAN FOR EVERY HOMEOWNER
I supported the $700 bil lion financial-industry rescue plan, despite concerns that it might not be big enough (as difficult as that is to imagine) nor focused enough to assure...
AMI EXTENDS BOND OFFER
Beleaguered publisher American Media has once again been forced to extend a tender offer aimed at getting bondholders who hold $570 million in securities to swap them for new higher-interest...
SEC EXTENDS BAN ON SHORT-SELLING STOCKS
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended its controversial ban on short-selling to allow Congress time to pass a Wall Street rescue plan. The SEC also extended a rule requiring...
OLYMPICS BOOT NFL IN AD $$
The Super Bowl is the highest-rated sports event on TV, but the Olympics are more valuable to advertisers. That's one of the conclusions from a new report that purports to...
HEDGE POACH BLITZ
Deutsche Bank's aggressive poaching last month of hedge-fund clients from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs got so intense that the head of the New York Federal Reserve had to step...
WARRANT BUFFETT
Warren Buffett rode to the surprise rescue of General Electric and scooped up another bargain buy amid Wall Street's wreckage - a safe $3 billion chunk of GE with a...
PORKING UP THE RESCUE BILL
The economic rescue bill advanced by the Senate last night is a huge step in the right direction. Too bad it had so many special-interest barnacles attached. To be sure,...
MIKE'S PRIORITIES
Today's the day when Mayor Bloomberg makes it official: He wants to overturn New York's term-limits law and seek four more years at City Hall. We can think of a...
AN 'UMPIRE' WHO'S ALREADY BET
Vice presidential nominees Sarah Palin and Joe Biden square off tonight in a debate that, given the nature of Palin's candidacy, has generated far more than routine interest. This makes...
WHAT SARAH & JOE MUST DO TO SCORE A KNOCKOUT
WASHINGTON - To score the biggest upset since Buster Douglas floored Mike Tyson in 1990, here's what Sarah Palin must do in tonight's debate against Joe Biden. * Let Biden...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Definitely weird - but true? That's anyone's guess. A Florida teen told police he lost $100 when four topless women attacked him as he rode his bike to work. Olmer...
WEEKEND NEW YORKER FEST PLAYS POLITICS
OSCAR- and Emmy-winning celebrities are coming to town for this weekend's annual New Yorker Festival, but this year's It girl for intellectuals is politics. The three hottest-selling events at the...
TIME IS UP!
REGARDLESS of what you think of Mayor Bloomberg's decision to seek a third term, you gotta admit that, in principle, term limits are a pretty good concept. The great mystery...
'PROJECT' MAKEUP
LIFETIME may be all hung up in a lawsuit over "Project Runway," but the network for women is going ahead with a reality show about makeup artists. The show, "Blush:...
BIG GUY HITS A HIGH C
THE finale of "America's Got Talent" ended last night when the fat man sang - and won $1 million. Neal E. Boyd, 32, an unassuming insurance salesman with a voice...
'CHEF' COOKS IN NYC
BRAVO'S "Top Chef" is officially cooking in New York. For season five of the popular Bravo series, contestants will be living in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn and hitting kitchens in hot...
'LOSER' LOSES BIG TIME
A contestant from the "Biggest Loser" finally got his wish: he's a real-life loser and could be going to jail. Boston's David Fioravanti, 43, who won $100,000 on the NBC...
FATAL CRASH
VH1 and rock star Bret Michaels have suspended production on the latest edition of "Rock of Love" after two college students were killed by a truck connected to the show....
THE HIT 'LIST'
I'M glad I didn't "X" "The Ex List" off my "A" list after watching the first not-for-review screener earlier this past summer. When I watched it back then, I was...
HAUTE LIST
SHE'S just your regular jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. Fledgling fashion designer Rachel Bilson knows what she likes - her go-to outfit is a pair of vintage Levi's and...
NO GOLDS FOR FLACCID FOLDS
BEN Folds? Yes he does, in two. At the first of a pair of Terminal 5 gigs, Folds played a divided concert that initially laid an egg with material off...
THEM'S FIGHTING 'WORDS'
NO wonder Norbert Leo Butz and Elizabeth Marvel have gotten hurt performing Michael Weller's "Fifty Words," which opened last night. As Adam and Jan, a married couple who endure one...
WESTHOFF SAYS HIS REHAB IN HIGH GEAR
Mike Westhoff, who rejoined the Jets coaching staff Sept. 1 after having a three-piece titanium prosthesis placed in his left leg in February, said yesterday he expects to soon ditch...
JETS LOOKING AT SOFT SKED AHEAD
THE Jets defense, which vacationed during the second half against Arizona, today begins a four-day break, to be followed by three games off against Cincinnati, Oakland and Kansas City. Those...
DEVS CUT FEDOROV
It's a tough lineup to crack. Fedor Fedorov didn't, so he's done with the Devils. Their four lines virtually set before training camp even started, and only confirmed by exhibition...
CASH 'PITCHES' CASE
Even in a strong economy the glue is good. Power always feeds the ego and as the Yankees' general manager there is plenty of juice. And because Hal Steinbrenner has...
YANKEES' GM KNOWS LEGACY ON THE LINE
THREE years ago was the time to bail out. Brian Cashman knew it. He saw the perfect storm forming against the Yankees: An aging roster, a bereft farm system and...
YANKS MIGHT MAKE COACHING CHANGES
Sunday in Boston manager Joe Girardi said there had been no discussions about changes in his coaching staff. Nevertheless, that was before general manager Brian Cashman officially returned. Now, every...
WARE ON WEEKEND ARREST: 'TRUTH WILL COME OUT'
Giants running back Danny Ware was contrite about getting arrested in Athens, Ga., Sunday morning and apologized to the team. But he insisted the full story has yet to be...
BIG BLUE WILL TURN TO ITS WIDE RELIEVERS
With Plaxico Burress suspended for Sunday's game against Seattle, the rest of the Giants' overshadowed wide receivers are taking the Seahawks game as a chance to show their wares. How...
RANGER RALLY COLLARS 'CUP'
Another year, another Cup for the Rangers. This, of course, was the inaugural Victoria Cup and not the Stanley Cup that the Blueshirts captured last night in Bern - hey,...
BUCKEYES WON'T BE BADGERED
THE questions have run rampant across the nation since early last Friday, say about 12:25 a.m. As soon as USC lost at Oregon State - and then Florida, Georgia and...
HONDO GETS BREWSED
Hondo started the postseason in absolutely miser able fashion yesterday, going double-draino with the Brewers and Cubs, those lovable losers, to lower the earnings to 720 molitors. Today, Mr. Aitch...
SLAM SENDS TORRE'S DODGERS PAST CUBS
CHICAGO - That didn't take long. The Cubs' status as the NL's team to beat this October lasted only enough time for Joe Torre's Dodgers to swoop into chilly Wrigley...
PHILS HURLER STIFLES BREWERS
PHILADELPHIA - Most of the attention leading up to the NLDS between the Phillies and Brewers has been on Milwaukee pitcher CC Sabathia. But it was another left-hander who stole...
TORRE, ZIM FIND LIFE AFTER BRONX
CHICAGO - Joe Torre knew where he could find his old wingman yesterday. The Rays and the White Sox wouldn't start their American League Division Series until today, so there...
MANNY'S REPLACEMENT BELTS 2-RUN HR TO FUEL BOSOX
ANAHEIM - This was simply a case of Jason being Jason. Jason Bay, a notorious mistake hitter, drilled the fattest of John Lackey's fastballs deep over the left-field fence for...
UPSTART RAYS: WE'RE FOR REAL
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The roof above Tropicana Field eliminates the possibility of military jets doing a pregame flyover today, so the Rays might want to look into an indoor...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Pats say no to tampering Patriots coach Bill Belichick denied yesterday the claim by Raiders owner Al Davis that New England had a workout with Randy Moss before obtaining...
LEE HOLDS EARLY EDGE OVER CURRY
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The point-guard battle between Stephon Marbury and Chris Duhon has been well-chronicled, but the fight to be starting center between Eddy Curry and David Lee may be...
SURGERY FOR JOHAN
Johan Santana nearly saved the Mets' season on one leg. Just four days after his complete-game gem against the Marlins, the Amazin's ace had arthroscopic surgery yesterday to repair torn...
BOONE STAKES HIS CLAIM
Josh Boone admits it. Confidence never has been a strong suit. And not just in the pros. Dating back to UConn, the Nets' center seemed to have less faith in...
GREENWICH, CONN.
This "stunning" Colonial is "tucked away" on a quiet cul-de-sac in the central part of town - insofar as you can tuck away a 6,688-square-foot, five-bedroom, 41/2-bathroom house with a...
GOLDENS BRIDGE, NY
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 4,444 -- This Colonial boasts a classic "rocking-chair" front porch, a rear bluestone patio, a free-form heated swimming pool and an updated "sun-filled" kitchen...
GRAMERCY
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 1,266 Common charges: $1,063 -- This renovated Park Avenue South condo with "designer touches" features north and east exposures that "drench" the living...
UPPER EAST SIDE
This co-op in a doorman building on East 65th Street is the result of two combined apartments, forming a two-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom duplex with a "gracious" foyer, a "sweeping" staircase...
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,555 Common charges: $306 -- This "stylish and spectacular" penthouse atop the rather snooty-sounding 20th Street condo The Sutherland offers "privacy, light, and full...
CHELSEA
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 625 Maintenance: $702 -- "Worth the walk up" might not be what you want to hear, but this prewar co-op's "dazzling" 400-square-foot private roof...
GREENWICH VILLAGE
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,400 Maintenance: $1,966 -- "Priced to sell" at $1,285 per square foot - a figure that could either thrill or appall you - this...
MIDWOOD, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 900 Maintenance: $607 -- This prewar co-op has been recently renovated (new kitchen, new appliances, new bathroom, new open layout), and the East 29th...
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA.
Say what? Sayan is a new luxury condo development rising in South Florida, and you can live atop it all in this "contemporary, yet timeless" penthouse, 29 stories above the...
UPPER WEST SIDE
This nine-room co-op really puts the river in Riverside Drive, thanks to its direct Hudson views from almost every room. A combination of two residences - for a total of...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan FINANCIAL DISTRICT $1,055,000 20 Pine St. Studio condo, 1,223 square feet, with washer/dryer, home office and central AC; building features doorman, concierge, roof deck, gym, pool, party room and...
KNOLL CALL
Since its founding in 1938, Knoll has worked with such renowned designers as Eero Saarinen, Frank Gehry and Mies van der Rohe. Recently, the company teamed up with the fashion...
SHOW ROOM
A pillow emblazoned with profanity? Coasters depicting severed body parts? Not exactly your typical home décor. But then again, most home accessories aren't inspired by a foul-mouthed, sex-addled writer or...
KEYS TO THE CITY
It's a game New Yorkers play every day. Walk around a neighborhood, see an interesting building or apartment - and peek inside. Maybe the curtain is open just so, or...
PHOTO FINISH
One of the most enjoyable ways to spend a fall weekend is to take a drive and look for antiques in the Hamptons, in upstate New York or along the...
NAT'S ALL, FOLKS
The real-estate force is apparently with Natalie Portman, who's found a buyer for her West Village condo in this descending market. The "Star Wars" minx has just gone to contract...
DOWN UNDER
When you think of Brooklyn's toniest residential areas, you might imagine brownstones set back on tree-lined streets, charming corner bistros, fancy food shops and strollers galore. But the priciest Brooklyn...
DON'T PAY RETAIL
When folks started flocking to DUMBO in the late 1990s, it was easy to understand the area's appeal: quaint cobblestone streets, Gothic brick warehouses, magnificent Manhattan views. But as for...
ON THE MARKET
ONE-BR, $1,190,000: Main Street condo is 1,270 square feet and has home office, 11-foot ceilings and marble bath with two sinks and separate shower. Contact: Katherine Camp, Prudential Douglas Elliman,...
Further trouble for Burgos
Soon-to-be former Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos is in trouble again. Burgos is now a wanted man in the Dominican Republic after allegedly driving an SUV that was involved in an...