January 14, 2009
UPDATE: Who is actually going to this thing?
All that yammering about going to DC for Inauguration Day turned out to be some kind of hot air, at least according to TripAdvisor. Moments ago, the site released the...
'L WORD' LOCKS PRISON SPINOFF
Think of it as "Oz" --for women. Showtime has confirmed it recently completed a "spinoff pilot" of "The L Word" in which one the show's most popular characters (Leisha Hailey)...
ARCTIC AIR TIPS NY INTO DEEP FREEZE
A mass of arctic air settling over New York is pushing most of upstate into a deep freeze that's not expected to lift until the weekend. Temperatures dropped below zero...
COUGHLIN: NOT SO FAST ON PLAX
Prominent Giants, including Eli Manning, have voiced their approval for a return by bad-boy receiver Plaxico Burress, and general manager Jerry Reese said he has not closed the door on...
RYAN KEEPS IT 'LIKABLE'
It's doubtful any Jets player would describe the Eric Mangini Era as "likable." But that's how Ravens defensive tackle Trevor Pryce described playing for Rex Ryan, the leading candidate to...
Red Bulls trade Mike Magee
With the MLS Superdraft on tap, there will be plenty of deals going down over the next 20 or so hours. But here is some Red Bulls bookeeping for you...
Rams have no 'top of list'
APRams GM Billy Devaney today declined to rank the candidates for the team's head-coaching vacancy, saying, "I don't have a top or bottom of the list" that includes Steve Spagnuolo...
Rams have no 'top of list'
APRams GM Billy Devaney today declined to rank the candidates for the team's head-coaching vacancy, saying, "I don't have a top or bottom of the list" that includes Steve Spagnuolo...
Apple CEO Jobs takes medical leave
Apple Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday he is taking a medical leave until June, even though just a week ago the cancer survivor tried to assure...
30.1M TUNE IN FOR 'IDOL'
An estimated 30.1 million people watched the season debut of "American Idol," making it the most-watched prime-time show of the TV season so far. Nielsen Media Research said that audience...
REPORT: SWAYZE SAYS HE'S ALMOST OVER PNEUMONIA
Days after checking himself into a Los Angeles hospital for pneumonia, Patrick Swayze says his condition is improving. The 56-year-old actor, who is battling pancreatic cancer, tells People magazine: "I...
Sundance, Here I Come
About to board a flight to Salt Lake City...filing will resume tomorrow.
Rock Band Music Store finally on Wii
Thank goodness, right? You know you've been waiting for it.The initial launch, which happened yesterday, gives Wii players access to 50 downloadable tracks, with additional tracks released weekly until the...
'Juno' to '90210': Teen Queen Diablo
The Post has made Diablo Cody's day.The Academy Award winning writer, who pushed her way into fame by penning the pregnant phenom "Juno," knew she was visiting a very famous...
Harbaugh staying at Stanford
Jim Harbaugh, who reportedly interviewed for the Jets' head coaching job last week, said today he plans to remain at Stanford. In a statement on Stanford's official Web site, Harbaugh...
VC OK
By FRED KERBERBOSTON - Sometimes, the injured guy is always the last to know.Like Vince Carter. He had no idea he was hurting.On Tuesday, Lawrence Frank said Carter could be...
Santana might sit out WBC
Johan Santana spoke with local reporters on a conference call this morning and updated them on the status of his surgically repaired left knee, which won't hold him back in...
MADOFF (STILL) FREE ON BAIL
He's (still) free! Accused Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff caught yet another break this afternoon as a federal judge ruled that he will remain free in his Manhattan penthouse on $10...
NJ KIDS WITH NAZI-INSPIRED NAMES REMOVED FROM HOME
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Police say three New Jersey siblings whose names have Nazi connotations have been placed in the custody of the state. Holland Township Police Sgt. John Harris...
Whitney's a 'Kay-Pah,' Olivia's a 'Social'
On this week's episode of "The City," we learn that men from Australia act in the same predictable fashion as American dudes. Also, Olivia practices her pouty face and Erin...
STOCKS PLUMMET ON BANKING, RETAILING FEARS
LONDON - European and U.S. stock markets plummeted today in reaction to dismal U.S. retail sales data and renewed concerns over the financial well-being of the banking system. Shares on...
EX-GIANT DAVID MEGGETT CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT
Several months after he was charged with raping a South Carolina woman, former NFL running back David Meggett was in jail Wednesday on allegations of another sexual assault. Meggett, 42,...
New Judge 'Bitch' Slaps Contestant
We've put together some info on the lucky boys and girls who left last night's Phoenix, AZ (also home to "Idol" Jordin Sparks), auditions with a Golden Ticket in tow...
POLL: NEW YORKERS WANT CUOMO FOR SENATOR
ALBANY, N.Y. - A new poll shows New Yorkers now prefer Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over Caroline Kennedy for the U.S. Senate seat expected to be vacated by Hillary Rodham...
Starr Report: Wiggin' Out on 'SNL'
How funny/strange are those Kristen Wiig "Penelope" sketches on "SNL"? Reminds me of vintage Dan Aykroyd ("Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute") for sheer weirdness. Here's the latest, just for fun: Former...
Talk Show Guests: Dev Patel
Everyone's favorite "Slumdog Millionaire" Dev Patel visits Ellen today at 3 p.m. We can only hope for a pelvic-thrust-filled dance number, where Ellen steps in for the gorgeous Freida Pinto....
WELCOME BACK OZZY
Warning: "The Osbournes: Reloaded" is not your father's variety hour. "We're a very dysfunctional family doing a very dysfunctional show," a skinny and soft spoken Ozzy Osbourne says of his...
11 CON ED WORKERS CHARGED WITH TAKING KICKBACKS
Ten supervisors and a retired worker at Consolidated Edison are accused of soliciting and accepting more than $1 million in kickbacks from a contractor. Authorities say the contractor worked at...
CYCLONES CELEBRATE 'BARACKLYN'
Change you can believe in: The Brooklyn Cyclones will change their name to the "Baracklyn Cyclones" for June 23 and give away Barack Obama bobbleheads to the first 2,500 fans...
DEALS: $199 at The Boulders
There's no question that travel is suddenly a bargain again - when old faithfuls like Rome and Maui are down double digits, how could it not be? However, be warned:...
CRUISE: No more drunk ordering
It's two o'clock in the morning, you're wasted, the room service is free. Who you gonna call? Royal Caribbean knows the answer to that, and frankly, they're thinking it's enough...
Cotto, Pavlik Ready To Win Again
Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik will be looking to bounce back from their first losses during seperate fights on Feb. 21 pay-per-view telecast By GEORGE WILLISBoxing promoter Bob Arum was...
BIN LADEN URGES JIHAD AGAINST ISRAEL
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to launch a jihad against Israel and condemned Arab governments as allies of the Jewish state in a new message...
ARCTIC BLAST MOVES INTO NY REGION
Baby, it's cold outside! The National Weather Service issued a warning today that an arctic air surge will cause temperatures to "fall sharply over the next several hours."Get a FULL...
DETROIT: THE ABYSS AWAITING NYC?
NEW York has a modern history of good luck - and of finding good leaders when it's looking into the abyss. The city's luck has run out - but it's...
PUBLIC SHOWS HOW BRIGHT CONEY ISLAND'S FUTURE COULD BE
Coney Island's future could be so bright, colorful and cooky that even Times Square would pale in comparison - or at least that's the public's sentiment. Picture a massive amusement...
THE FIXE IS IN!
YOU can kiss the era of the $40 entree goodbye - at least for now. Restaurant Week is back - and in a big way. Now in its 18th year,...
FINAL GIANTS REPORT CARD
QUARTERBACKS B+ Biggest improvement of all for Eli Manning was cutting INTs in half to only 10. Completion percentage (60.3) and rating (86.4) were career-highs, and ability to find enough...
ROOK BROOK IS REALLY COOKING FOR NETS
Nets rookie center Brook Lopez grew up rooting for Tim Duncan. He also holds Celtics big man Kevin Garnett in high esteem. In the coming stretch, he'll get to see...
CURRY GETS SUPPORT RIGHT ON Q
Just when the Knicks thought they had moved on from the scandal of Isiah Thomas and the distraction of Stephon Marbury, now comes the sexual harassment suit against Eddy Curry....
SMOLTZ READY FOR BRAVE NEW WORLD IN BEANTOWN
BOSTON - The familiar cap with the "A" on the front no longer fit, so John Smoltz turned to Plan B - Boston. After playing all 20 of his major...
BRAVES DEAL METS LOWE BLOW
The Mets aimed Lowe, bid low and missed, leaving them little choice but to scroll lower on the free-agent depth chart. One step forward for GM Omar Minaya with Francisco...
RICKEY TO BIG LEAGUE GMS: DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER
YES, he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but Rickey Henderson is not done. If some major league team calls, Rickey still wants to play, be it with the A's or...
HOT DEALS ON MEALS
THESE days, you don't need a Restaurant Week reservation to eat out for less. Here's an assortment of ongoing meal deals - just be sure to confirm availability when booking.Bar...
SEASONS CHEATING
I love The Four Seasons. It turns 50 this year, and I want it to see 100. But I'm not sure an erratically executed, three-course Pool Room menu option for...
WHAT'S IN THE CARDS
Psychic: Argentina Year of Reflection and Meditation This 58-year old Dominican says that she has read the cards for princes and paupers, sinners and saints, rich and poor and every...
ROSIE OUTLOOK
It's been 20 years since Rosie Perez made her film debut in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing." The native Brooklynite had no acting experience but that didn't stop her...
LATIN OUT LOUD!
Our guide to the coolest music releases, books and live shows MUSICHit the skins Cuban-born drummer Francisco Méla may have left Bayamo over a decade ago but you can still...
RUMOR HAS IT
Cuban-American gossip queen, Mario Lavandeira, añkña Perez Hilton, has a new book, "Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide on Keeping Up With the Hiltons," that feeds our celebrity addiction with...
STARR REPORT
Former "Early Show" co- anchor Rene Syler has inked a deal with Page Produc tions to host a new show, "Live Large, Spend Small," currently in development. The series will...
'PRISON' DOOR CLOSED
FOX is slamming the door on its jailhouse drama "Prison Break" - the new season will be its last. After four seasons, "We didn't give it the hook," says network...
INAUGURAL PLAYLIST
BRUCE Springsteen, James Taylor, Shakira and Mary J. Blige are among the music stars who'll perform Sunday at Barack Obama's pre-inaugural celebration, airing on HBO. Gathering all these A-list stars...
NEXT 'BEAST' THING
'THE Beast," the much-an ticipated A&E show star ring the remarkably resilient Patrick Swayze, will become - I'm happy to report - Swayze's Mickey Rourke moment. The man who was...
BYE 'GYPSY,' GO 'WEST'
PATTI LuPone has no patience with cam era phones. Who can blame her? We all know it's rude - to say nothing of illegal - to take photographs during the...
TIGER BACK IN SWING
Tiger Woods took another step closer to returning to competitive golf yesterday when he hit his driver and long irons for the first time since undergoing reconstructive ACL surgery on...
COMEBACK BOUTS ON TAP FOR COTTO, PAVLIK
Boxing promoter Bob Arum was at Madison Square Garden yesterday hyping his ambitious pay-per-view event, which will feature Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik fighting championship bouts on the same telecast...
CHANGE ON GIANTS MENU AFTER PLAYOFF FIZZLE
THERE was an attempt by the Giants to keep some of the old gang together as a reward for winning Super Bowl XLII. But after Monday's bleak and premature shuffle...
TOMLIN, STEELERS PERFECT FIT
PITTSBURGH - The message is delivered differently, and with no spittle accompanying it. Mike Tomlin took over Bill Cowher's team two years ago next week, yet he never promised to...
JUST CALL CARDS THE 'WHIS' KIDS
TEMPE, Ariz. - The man who performed a football exorcism in the desert is keeping his cool with his Cardinals a win away from the Super Bowl. Then again, Ken...
CLEMENS PROBE DELAYED
Brian McNamee's meeting with federal prosecutors investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress has been delayed. The pitcher's former personal trainer had been set to meet yesterday in Washington with...
ANOTHER INJURY FOR ISLANDERS
If the Islanders' disastrous season could be summed up in one game, last night might be the one. Where else could you find a team whose franchise goalie seemed closer...
JETS WON'T RUSH COACH HUNT
The Jets' coaching search is in its third week, and it could stretch into next month. The leading candidates for the job are Steve Spagnuolo and Rex Ryan, who cannot...
'IMPATIENT' RANGERS GRIND OUT WIN VS. ISLES
The question posed to Tom Renney before last night's game at the Coliseum against the Islanders pertained to the bushel of too-many-men-on-the-ice penalties the Rangers have been assessed this season,...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Chiefs hire Pioli Herm Edwards' days as coach of the Chiefs may be numbered after Scott Pioli was introduced yesterday as Kansas City's new general manager. Pioli, 43, will...
DEVILS HANG TOUGH IN WIN OVER CANUCKS
VANCOUVER - Zach Parise, Travis Zajac and Dainius Zubrus each had a goal and an assist and the Devils built a pair of three-goal leads and hung on to beat...
VERY BIDDER TASTE
Dozens of protesters crashed a foreclosure auction on Long Island yesterday, claiming that predatory lenders had caused them to lose their homes and no one came to their rescue. Nearly...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan A construction con man who swiped 2,000 pounds of copper wire from a posh Upper East Side condo under renovation was arrested after eluding cops for six months, authorities...
COURT OKS STATE'S AMAZON.TAX
New York has beaten back a legal challenge to Gov. Paterson's "Amazon tax." A decision yesterday by Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten clears the way for Albany to...
OLMERT'S PANTS ON FIRE: US
The State Department yesterday accused Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of lying when he claimed that he pulled President Bush out of a speech and convinced him to abstain on...
W. HONORS WORLD ALLIES
WASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday gave the United States' highest civilian award to three foreign leaders who have been among his most loyal partners on the world stage. Bush awarded...
9/11 $LEAZE JAILED
A stockbroker who schemed to steal a widow's $1 million compensation for her cop husband's 9/11 death was sentenced yesterday to more than four years behind bars. Brooklyn federal Judge...
REBORN GOOD GUY DESERVES TO BE SEN. ANDY
SEVEN years ago - a life time in politics and dog years - Andy Cuomo called out of the blue to lay his impeccable Queens-bred charm at my cheap shoes....
KIDS SUE OVER 'MOB' EATERY
The children of an alleged mob associate who ran a now-shuttered Queens restaurant have joined forces with the children of its former banquet manager to sue the city because the...
WOMAN BITTEN BY A 'LOAN SHARK'
Yidira Quinones never thought she would lose her home to a predatory lender. Quinones, 53, bought her first home in Brentwood, LI, in 2007 for $365,000. After putting down $10,000,...
DREAM HOME IS SLIPPING AWAY
Single mom Jocelyne Voltaire was on her way toward paying off her Queens home when she decided to refinance in 2007 to free up money for her son's education. That...
BUILD CHEAPER ARENA: MARTY
With Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project hanging by a thread because of the rotten economy, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said yesterday the arena for the NBA's Nets must be...
GRILLING BARED A LIFE OF LIES
ATLANTA - Investment manager Marcus Schrenker's crooked past was exposed more than two years ago in Delta Air Lines' bankruptcy case. PHOTOS: Sky Houdini Marcus SchrenkerMORE: Sky 'Houdini' Is Grounded...
HARD TIMES SPARK SURGE IN NY LOTTERY
ALBANY - Folks may be losing money on Wall Street, but they're still dropping dollars on lottery games. New York Lottery sales were up $177 million - or 3.2 percent...
A CHANCE TO RAIL AT MTA
The MTA board will answer to straphangers at a public hearing tonight, a day after they begged Albany lawmakers for a financial bailout and returned without solid assurances. At least...
CRANKY YANKEES
The Yankees came out swinging yesterday against critics of the team's plea for extra tax-free financing for its new $1.3 billion stadium. BRODSKY'S BALONEY Club President Randy Levine slammed Assemblyman...
BROOKLYN 'NOSE' BEST
The Manhattanites who for years turned their noses up at Brooklyn will now have to pay as much as $220 just to take a sniff. "Brooklyn," a fragrance by Bond...
'I COULD FEEL FIRE'
A firefighter yesterday described in harrowing detail the frantic scene inside a Bronx inferno as he and five comrades became trapped by smoke and flames - forcing them to jump...
STAR TURN FOR O DIGS
WASHINGTON - The White House private quarters will be getting a makeover from an interior designer to the stars. Transition officials confirmed yesterday that the Obamas have chosen Los Angeles-based...
COZIEST BRAVEST
Firefighters are getting hot new digs in a series of extreme makeovers paid for by the communities they serve. Firehouses across New York are being primped by fund-raisers who were...
GO-EASY POLS SHILL FOR HILL
Senators treated colleague Hillary Rodham Clinton with kid gloves yesterday during her confirmation hearing to become secretary of state as they lobbed softball questions her way. EDITORIAL: WHAT HILLARY WON'T...
PLAX TOOK SHOT AT INFAMY IN '05
Plaxico Burress' career as a Giant began just as it likely ended - with bullets flying. Cops in 2005 seized a pickup truck a car dealer had lent to Burress,...
DOGFIGHT CUR AWOL AT COURT
A man who ran a dogfighting ring out of an uptown basement - and confessed to using treadmills and live chickens to train the vicious canines - is looking at...
RUDY BACKS MIKE
The mayoral campaign has hardly begun, but former mayor Rudy Giuliani wasted no time yesterday endorsing his successor for re-election to a third term. "I'm going to vote for Mike...
CITY JUDGE TO BE NEXT CHIEF
ALBANY - Jonathan Lippman, who presides over the intermediate appellate court in Manhattan, has been named New York's next chief judge by Gov. Paterson. Lippman will succeed Judge Judith Kaye,...
MANIAC ATTACK
A 300-pound, knife-wielding maniac went on a bloody rampage in Queens yesterday, stabbing an elderly couple and a young woman simply because they crossed his path, cops and witnesses said....
JUDGE STRIPPED MY CASH: SCORES GAL PAL
A former Scores stripper who didn't want to expose her assets has landed a highly respected Florida judge on the hot seat. Bankrupt beauty Christy Yamanaka, 48, claims that her...
MANHATTAN IS MADE FOR RATS
Life in New York really is a rat race. Rodents thrive in a Manhattan-style street-grid system, but tend to become disoriented in the more winding, random layouts of cities such...
MENINGITIS SCARE
A second Stuyvesant HS student may have contracted bacterial meningitis, authorities said yesterday. Last week, Ava Hecht, 17, of Bayside, Queens, a senior at the prestigious school, died of the...
NEW PUSH TO JAIL MADOFF
The only way to keep Bernie Madoff from sending his remaining wealth to relatives and friends is throwing him in jail, the feds said yesterday. Pop Video Quiz: Greatest Scandals...
JUDGE NO. 4 FALLS FLAT
'AMERICAN IDOL" needs a fourth judge like I need another nose, but a new judge is just what the new top dog of the most-watched show in America decided was...
IT'S JUST SICKENING
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday exposed a massive health-insurance scandal in which up to 100 million people paid hugely inflated charges for medical care. PEYSER: REBORN GOOD GUY DESERVES...
SKY 'HOUDINI' IS GROUNDED
A slippery financial adviser who pulled off an astonishing bailout was captured last night after two days on the run. Marcus Schrenker was barely conscious and muttered the word "die"...
MAN RUN OVER BY IRT TRAIN
A man was critically injured when he was run over by a subway train minutes after panicked onlookers begged a token clerk to shut off the power, sources said last...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
This cowboy trucker was no cheese whiz. A tractor-trailer hauling 43,000 pounds of Wisconsin's finest went over on its side in Indiana when the driver took a highway off-ramp way...
Report: Mets agree with Cora
It appears the Mets have found their replacement for utility infielder Damion Easley. Boston radio station WEEI reported late Tuesday night that the Amazin's have agreed to terms on a...
EGYPT HOLDS THE KEY
EGYPT holds the key to the Gaza war ending with an important victory over a terrorist group that threatens Cairo's interests as well as America's and Israel's. So Washington made...
BIG BLUE'S GIANT FLOP: THEY DESERVED TO LOSE
THE ISSUE: The Giants' loss to the Eagles in National Football League divisional playoffs. *** I paid $120 for a Giants playoff ticket to watch that joke of an offense....
ANOTHER SUBWAY HOLD-UP
THE ISSUE: An MTA program that would allow riders to financially contribute to "green" projects. *** The MTA asking for money for green projects is a joke ("MTA's 'Green' Backs,"...
PRAYER PERIL
WHO knew that saying a prayer could cause so much trouble? Other than James Madison, that is. Tomorrow, a DC Federal District Court judge will hear from an atheist group...
O'S 'HEALTHY' PLAN TO TAX THE POOR
'EVERYBODY'S going to have to give," President-elect Barack Obama warned last weekend. And some people will have to give more than others - starting with low-income smokers. Democrats are rushing...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Ben's 2 cents Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned that a fiscal stimulus won't be enough to spur an eco nomic recovery and that the government may need to buy...
BARCLAYS CUTS JOBS
Barclays Plc, the fourth-largest UK bank, plans to cut about 2,100 jobs at its investment bank, fund management and private banking units. The cuts follow the more than 3,000 jobs...
$26M LANDS 1627 B'WAY
A land lease under the building at 1627 Broadway has been sold to United American Land for nearly $26 million. United American Land is run by brothers Jody, Albert and...
NY BANK: NO THANKS TO RESCUE
After being cleared for $596 million in banking rescue cash, New York Community Bancorp - the state's fourth largest - declined yesterday to accept the cash or take on Uncle...
RETAIL BIGS EXCHANGE BARBS AT BANQUET
Facing the industry's worst crisis in decades, retail bigwigs are growing testy. Mickey Drexler - the legendary merchant who built The Gap's empire in the 1990s and who is now...
WHAT HILLARY WON'T PROMISE
Hillary Clinton got a predictably warm reception yesterday from her Senate colleagues as she appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee for confirmation hearings on her nomination as secretary of state....
BRODSKY'S BALONEY
What is it with Westchester Assemblyman Richard Brodsky and Yankee Stadium, anyway? Brodsky will haul Yankees President Randy Levine and city Industrial Development Agency head Seth Pinsky before a pointless...
DYKSTRA BEANED BY BOOK AGENT
LENNY Dykstra's legal battles have entered a new inning. The former big-league ballplayer known as "Nails" is involved in yet another squabble over money, this time with high-powered New York...
GEITHNER'S TAXING PROBLEMS BEGIN TO MOUNT
The White House's new economics guru Tim Geithner can't keep his own expenses in order - admitting he failed to pay $34,000 in income taxes and even let his housekeeper's...
SEARCH RESULT: 1
As the new CEO of Yahoo!, Carol Bartz will be tasked with charting a clear course for a company that still attracts the Web's largest audience despite having lost its...
GOOD, BAD & UGLY
The house that Sandy built is about to get torn down. Sources say that Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit and his lieutenants are hammering out plans - said to be announced...
SAG TO REGROUP AFTER MEET
The Screen Actors Guild is going to press on with plans for a strike authorization vote, but needs to reassess when to send out ballots after the end of a...
Cyclones will be "Baracklyn" in June
The Brooklyn Cyclones must have voted Democratic in the November elections.In honor of Barack Obama, the Mets' New York-Penn League affiliate came up with a very creative way to honor...
PARACHUTING INVESTOR CAUGHT IN FLA. AFTER FLEEING
A slippery financial adviser who pulled off an astonishing bailout was captured tonight after two days on the run. As authorities were closing in on him for shady dealings -...