January 15, 2009
Spagnuolo talks to Jets again
According to a source familiar with the Jets' coaching search, Steve Spagnuolo met with Jets owner Woody Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum on Tuesday at Johnson's Manhattan office.Spagnuolo interviewed with...
Spagnuolo interviews again
According to a source familiar with the Jets' coaching search, Steve Spagnuolo met with Jets owner Woody Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum on Tuesday at Johnson's Manhattan office.Spagnuolo interviewed with...
HERO PILOTS DISABLED PLANE TO SAFETY
That's some pilot! A US Airways plane that had just departed from La Guardia Airport with 155 people aboard made an astonishing controlled crash landing into the freezing Hudson River...
CONGRESS PASSES SECOND HALF OF BAILOUT CASH
WASHINGTON - Congress laid the foundation for President-elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan on Thursday with remarkable speed, clearing the way for a new infusion of bailout cash for the...
Ticket plans on sale
A press release from the Mets ...The Mets have announced that two 40-game plans and four 15-game plans for the 2009 inaugural season at Citi Field are on sale now...
Rex Ryan: Super Bowl first
Here's what Rex Ryan had to say about his head coaching candidacy during a Ravens press conference today:"I'm excited about all the interviews and things like that. But, again, I'm...
Another Measuring Stick. . .and Rod
By FRED KERBERWell, the whole thing with the Celtics didn't go too hot.So now the Nets want to see how they measure up with Portland as the 5-game meat grinder...
Curry, Thomas don't practice
By MARK HALEHey folks, just a few quick Knicks items for you:* Eddy Curry didn't practice again today, and neither did Tim Thomas. He was suffering from flu-like symptoms.* On...
HEALTHY HOWIE BACK TO WORK
Howie Mandel is back at work and says his heart and health are fine. The 53-year-old comedian was hospitalized in Toronto earlier this week following an outpatient procedure for an...
WHY CAN'T FASSEL GET A JOB?
Eric Mangini must have something Jim Fassel doesn't. Mangini coached the Jets for three seasons; Gang Green went to the playoffs in his first season; went 4-12 in 2007; then...
OBAMA'S AG PICK BREAKS FROM BUSH
WASHINGTON - Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder forcefully broke from the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies Thursday, declaring that waterboarding is torture and pledging to prosecute some Guantanamo Bay detainees in U.S....
Joey Logano to start your engines
It's the announcement you all have been dying for: Joey Logano is the first of two unlockable mystery drivers in "NASCAR Kart Racing" for the Wii (out Feb. 10.)!!!In case...
'Big Love' Family Tree
"Big Love's" complicated character ties, coupled with the show's extra-long hiatus on the little screen, make it a tad difficult for viewers to jump right back into the polygamist swing...
Red Bulls pick Jeremy Hall in MLS Draft
"I actually got to speak to Juan Carlos Osorio on the flight. We sat right next to each other flying here from the combine,'' said Hall, who had 14 goals...
DEALS: $149 in Westchester
Remember when it was totally awesome just to be in a hotel, any hotel? You were probably a kid, then. Your kids might be the same way - we know...
US MULLS FRESH AID PACKAGE FOR BANK OF AMERICA
The federal government is considering a fresh multibillion-dollar aid package for Bank of America Corp. to help it absorb losses at Merrill Lynch. A person with knowledge of the discussions...
NY TO PROBE MADOFF-LINKED HEDGE FUND MANAGER
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether a hedge fund operator who lost big in the Bernard Madoff scandal misled schools and charities about how he invested their...
JPMORGAN CHASE POSTS 'DISAPPOINTING' PROFIT
JPMorgan Chase eked out a fourth-quarter profit, but its results were anything but calming to investors worried about the mountain of upcoming losses in the troubled banking sector. Defaults surged...
POLL: MOST WANT TO NIX SODA 'FAT TAX'
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Most New Yorkers are balking at Gov. David Paterson's proposal to impose a "fat tax" on sugary drinks, but an even larger majority wants millionaires to...
MADOFF AUDITOR GRAVELY ILL
An accountant whose firm is being scrutinized for its work with reputed Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff has been financially ruined by the scandal, and is now gravely ill with...
POLL: SKIMPY DRESS GETS YOU AHEAD AT WORK
One in four women think the secret of success is how they dress and are willing to show a little more skin to get ahead, according to a new survey.PHOTOS:...
MANGINI HIRES DABOLL AWAY FROM JETS
CLEVELAND - Eric Mangini has hired Jets quarterbacks coach Brian Daboll as Browns offensive coordinator. Mangini, who took over in Cleveland only a week after being fired by the Jets,...
Blog poll: The new sleeve patch
The sleeve patch that the Mets' brain trust came up with for the inaugural season at Citi Field is out and still creating quite a bit of controversy for its...
MOURNERS REMEMBER BAYSIDE TEEN
Friends of a Bayside teenager who died from bacterial meningitis said they will remember her as an optimist who brought out the best in others. Ava Hecht, 17, who lived...
BASEBALL OWNERS TALK SALARY CAP
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - Some baseball owners say it may be time to reconsider a salary cap after the Yankees spent nearly a half-billion dollars on free agents during a...
BLOOMBERG: NYC IS 'SHAKEN'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City is shaken by the tough economic downturn, but declares it is not damaged beyond repair. Bloomberg is focusing on economic recovery in his...
Islanders Playing Game In KC
The Islanders aren't scaring anyone on the ice, but off the ice they are trying their best.The Islanders have agreed in principle to play a preseason game in Kansas City...
FORECLOSURES HIT QUEENS' SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY
The American Dream of prosperity and home ownership is collapsing on the borough’s South Asians as their mortgages balloon and banks move in to foreclose, deflating the stereotype of Asian...
ST. JOHN'S, MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITALS ON VERGE OF CLOSURE: MARSHALL
In the wake of the shutdown of Parkway Hospital, Queens could be facing the loss of two more major healthcare facilities, but elected officials are scrambling to find ways to...
HOUSE DEMOCRATS CALL FOR $825B STIMULUS BILL
WASHINGTON -- Working closely with President-elect Barack Obama, House Democrats on Thursday called for $825 billion in federal spending and tax cuts to revive the moribund economy, with strong emphasis...
Oscar Watch: 'Slumdog' vs 'Button' at BAFTAs
"Slumdog Millionaire'' and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''lead nominations for the British academy awards, with 11 apiece, though everyone knows which one is going to win. After several years...
JOBA-THE-NOT FACING CHARGES
BELMAR, N.J. - If New York Yankees star Joba Chamberlain really WAS at the Jersey shore, wouldn't he ask for something better than a bagel? That question apparently was never...
'Idol's' Castro Legacy Continues
Kansas City, MO, home to the ever-talented (and now single) "American Idol" David Cook proved to be a bit more boring then last night's big premiere, but its still far...
HEARST INTERNATIONAL CHIEF GREEN RESIGNS
George Green, longtime president of Hearst Magazines International, is retiring and will be replaced by Duncan Edwards, president of Hearst's British subsidiary, The National Magazine Co. During his tenure, Green...
METHANE GAS ON MARS MAY PROVE THERE'S LIFE
WASHINGTON - A surprising and mysterious belch of methane gas on Mars hints at possible microbial life underground, but also could come from changes in rocks, a new NASA study...
SENATE PANEL BACKS CLINTON AS SEC'Y OF STATE
WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted overwhelmingly on Thursday for Hillary Rodham Clinton to become the next secretary of state, with Democrats predicting her leadership would mark a...
Sundance: Day One Dawns
Yes, it's time to break out that parka picture from 2001. This year's Sundance coverage begins with a print-edition interview with Adam Eliot, the Aussie who directed tonight's opening night...
ISRAEL SHELLS UN HEADQUARTERS IN GAZA ENGULFED IN FIRE
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, engulfing the compound and a warehouse in fire and destroying thousands of pounds...
FIRST DAD'S MESSAGE OF LOVE
President-elect Barack Obama put the world on hold for a few moments to pen a loving thoughtful open letter to his daughters, Malia and Sasha. The missive, to be published...
THE RYAN KING
When Woody Johnson sat down with Rex Ryan on Sunday, the Jets owner saw the results of a lifetime of football - and he was impressed.RAVENS REALLY LIKE RYAN League...
YOUTH GETS SERVED
It's not all kids' play: Developers are getting serious about partnering with children's centers in a bid to lure families to new developments. One is the Brodsky Organization, which has...
HOT-SHOT HOYAS CUT DOWN 'CUSE
DaJuan Summers scored 21 points and No. 13 Georgetown had its best 3-point shooting game of the season in an 88-74 victory over No. 8 Syracuse last night in Washington....
WESTBROOK, BOLDIN ARE LIKELY TO PLAY
PHILADELPHIA - Brian Westbrook didn't practice yesterday, but then he almost never practices. "I continue to be positive that I can do the things that I need to do to...
DAWKINS, EAGLES HAVE WHAT IT TAKES FOR TITLE
PHILADELPHIA -The Eagles have lost three NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl since Brian Dawkins joined them in 1996, a lot of winning leading up to some painful losses....
CRISI$ ALIENATES ALIENS
Word has spread among would-be illegal aliens that American streets are no longer paved with gold, due to the economic crisis. The number of undocumented aliens remained steady at around...
AUSSIE NAVAL BIG'S BIKINI BRIGADE
An Australian submarine skipper has come up with a foolproof way to get young men to enlist in the Navy - changing the uniform for female sailors to bikinis. Commander...
FIRST GLIMPSE OF OBAMA SUPERLIMO
Here are the first photos of the cool new limo in which soon-to-be-President Barack Obama will ride. It's the world's most heavily armored, tech-savvy vehicle: GM's new Cadillac presidential limousine....
TREASURY PICK WILL MAKE IT: O
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama yesterday predicted that his pick for treasury secretary would win Senate approval despite a controversy over back taxes and the immigration status of a former...
COP HACKED TERROR LIST
An NYPD sergeant has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing the FBI terrorist watch list to help a Canadian acquaintance win a child-custody dispute. Sgt. Haytham Khalil of Brooklyn entered the...
THE POWER GRID AMERICA NEEDS
IMAGINE if the nation's transportation infrastructure had been designed to serve only small regions, with wheat from Iowa easily reaching bakeries in Des Moines but not New York or computer...
SAME-SEX SOPHISTRY
LAST November, 13,084,570 California voters expressed themselves on Proposition 8, which said that their state Constitution should be amended to define marriage as a relationship between a man and a...
HAMAS' BLOODY HANDS IN GAZA'S NIGHTMARE
Ralph Peters articulates what seems to be apparent to everyone except the State Department, career politians and most of the media ("After Gaza," PostScript, Jan. 11). The loss of any...
A THREAT TO CHARTER SCHOOLS
POLITICAL leaders across the spectrum, including Presi dent-elect Barack Obama, have recognized that charter schools - public schools that operate free of many district rules - are essential to school...
FOR ALL EYES ON THE PRIZE
AS a young man, my father used to pick cotton outside Fort Worth, Texas. My mother picked cotton, too. That's how things were in the 1930s, since my grandfather essentially...
WHEN COPS 'FORGET'
COMEDIAN Steve Martin once explained how to make a million dollars without paying taxes. First, you make a million dollars. Then, you don't pay taxes. If the IRS finds out,...
WTC RAMP GOES
The last piece of the ramp that echoed with the painful steps of relatives of 9/11 victims, a pope, a president and others who made their somber way down to...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn An ex-con was busted after cops linked him through DNA to blood left behind at the scene of a Midwood burglary, police said. A shopkeeper told cops he had...
A LASTING DEBT TO SCHOOLS
Princeton and Harvard are among the leading universities in a new wave of raising capital to replenish depleted endowments. Colleges are looking at the bond market for capital after market...
GANNETT TO START LEAVES
Gannett, the largest US newspaper publisher, said it will make most of its employees, including CEO Craig Dubow, take one week of unpaid leave this quarter to help save money....
WEALTHY HUMBUGS ROCK TIFFANY SALES
Tiffany, the world's second-largest luxury-jewelry retailer, said holiday sales fell 21 percent as wealthy consumers reduced spending amid the global financial crisis. The chain also cut its annual earnings forecast....
GREAT WHITE NORTEL FALLS INTO BANKRUPTCY
Nortel Networks, the phone-equipment maker that was once Canada's largest company by market value, filed for bankruptcy protection after losses mounted and financing dried up amid a deepening recession. North...
RANGEL: MY ONLY MISTAKE IS BAD P.R.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel admitted yesterday to "a big mistake," but he wasn't talking about failing to pay taxes on thousands of dollars in income. Rangel (D-NY), under fire...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Motorola Motorola is cutting 4,000 more jobs. About 3,000 of the job cuts will come from its mobile-de vices unit. It follows 3,000 job cuts disclosed in October. Circuit City...
REALITY OF LOUSY PROFITS BITES
WALL Street is finally - I'll say it again, finally - getting a grip on reality. Back in September, I warned readers that the stock market was in jeopardy even...
NAOMI SETTLES WITH MAID
Naomi Campbell has made nice with the former maid she allegedly beat and belittled. The supermodel has settled a lawsuit that was brought against her by Gaby Gibson, the Romanian...
RUN-DMC HIP-HOPS INTO HALL
Run-DMC - the rapping pride of Hollis, Queens - and Brooklyn's Little Anthony and the Imperials joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday. The new inductees also include...
'FANTASY' OVER FOR RICARDO
LOS ANGELES - Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a TV star as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in "Fantasy Island," died yesterday at his home. He was 88. Montalban...
LENNAR NAMES MINKOW IN EXTORTION, LIBEL SUIT
Lennar Corp., the US homebuilder that lost 20 percent of its value after being accused of fraud, added Barry Minkow and Fraud Discovery Inc. as additional defendants in an ongoing...
KIDS ARE ALL BRIGHT
There was plenty of smart thinking in the nationwide Intel Science Talent Search - with 26 brainy teens hitting the $1,000 semifinalist jackpot for the second straight year. Stuyvesant HS...
JERSEY TAKES 'HITLER' KIDS
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, NJ - Three siblings have been placed in state custody after drawing attention last month when a bakery refused to put the name of the oldest - Adolf...
GOV TIPS EARLY PICK
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson hinted for the first time yesterday that he might not wait for next week's presidential inauguration to name a replacement for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I'm...
EATEN UP BY THE ECONOMY
The dreaded restau rant shakeout of '09 started off with a double dose of doom yesterday, as the doors clanged shut on critically acclaimed Fiamma in SoHo and long-popular Ruby...
SAVE A MINT ON CAR RENTS
Why swipe a MetroCard when you can rent a car for the same two bucks? That's the sales pitch being offered by Mint, a new car-rental service in the city...
BARACK FOLLOWS THE RAILSPLITTER
On Feb. 11, 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln boarded a train from Springfield, Ill., bound for history. The incoming president, who campaigned as The Railsplitter, took his whistlestop tour through roughly...
CALLING ALL AMERICANS TO VOLUNTEER
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama said yesterday he wants his inauguration to be about more than him; it should be about getting all Americans involved in community service. Obama, in...
STEVE'S SPITTING MAD
Stephen Schwarzman went ballistic yesterday over insider-trading charges leveled against one of his young Blackstone managing directors who allegedly blabbed about a supermarket takeover to help a friend's parents. The...
WAGING WAR VS. FOLLIERI
Five former employees faced off against imprisoned con man Raffaello Follieri via video conference yesterday to try and collect a year's unpaid wages. The workers claim Follieri cheated them and...
PROGRESS ON GAZA TRUCE
Hamas yesterday signaled that it will accept a 10-day truce in the Gaza Strip, and Israel agreed to send a top diplomat to discuss terms of the cease-fire plan. But...
BOFA TO GET MORE US $$$
The US government is close to pledging billions of dollars of additional aid to Bank of America Corp., making the bank the second to require a second round of emergency...
'KICKBACKS' JOLT CON ED
Eleven Con Ed supervisors brazenly bragged on wiretaps about shaking down construction contractors for kickbacks of $1 million in cash, goodies and football tickets - and gloated about spending their...
CO-ED COKE 'PUSHERS': WE'RE NONPROFIT
How can we be coke dealers? We never made any money! That's what two Fashion Institute of Technology co-eds said when they were busted last month for allegedly selling $1,280...
BUTCHERED LAM
Marcus Schrenker lived his high-flying life buying $100 bottles of wine for friends and living in a million-dollar mansion with his stunning blond wife - but he almost ended it...
D.A. PROBES PLAX BULLET LINK
The Manhattan DA is probing whether bullets fired in 2005 by men sitting in a pickup truck on loan to Giants receiver Plaxico Burress can be linked to guns recently...
NEW YORK'S NEXT INDIAN WAR
Now this is clever: The Seneca Indians, smarting over Gov. Paterson's latest attempt to collect taxes on their booming illicit cigarette trade, this week announced they'd retaliate by slapping their...
CHIEF-JUDGE INJUSTICE
Gov. Paterson's selection Tuesday of Jonathan Lippman as chief judge of the Court of Appeals - the state's highest judicial body - illustrates two undeniable truths about New York state...
NEW BOSS FOR NYC OPERA
A musician who started his career teaching kids in a Bronx school was yesterday named manager of the New York City Opera. George Steel - who will also be the...
GRISTEDES LOSES 'TRADER' BATTLE
This town's only big enough for one Trader. Supermarket chain Gristedes cannot call its shameless Trader Joe's knock-off Trader John's, a judge ruled yesterday, a day before the West 14th...
GUILT COMPLEX OVER SLAIN COP
The partner of slain cop Russel Timoshenko said yesterday he's still racked with guilt for surviving the shooting, then watched as one of the men who beat a murder rap...
MIKE TALKS JOBS TODAY
Mayor Bloomberg plans to use his State of the City Address today to propose a nine-point plan for creating 400,000 new jobs over six years, a top city official says....
STOCKS TUMBLE AS BANKING WORRIES MOUNT
The recession deep-freeze hardened fast yesterday over banking's dire outlook around the world. As consumers cut spending at twice the level expected, stocks tumbled here and abroad, pulled down by...
BAD JOBS REPORT
Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday finally admitted that his health problems were severe enough for him to take a medical leave of absence. The shocking revelation came just 10 days...
FACING AN ILL CHILL
How low can we go? It will be so brutally frigid the next few days that anyone not wearing layered clothing and a hat will be at risk. "This cold...
BAD BANK, BAD IDEA
Citigroup may be forced to cough up tens of billions of additional dollars if it pursues a so-called "good-bank/bad-bank" model. Wall Street observers speculate that Citi would need to inject...
PUBLISHERS WEAKLY
Magazine publishers, already reeling from a slowdown in advertising and circulation, have gotten slapped with word that a major distribution company is about to jack up the rates it charges...
POLS BID TO OUTLAW INAUGURAL SCALPING
The US Senate is trying to halt a boom market in ticket sales for President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony Jan. 20, passing a bill that threatens sellers with a $100,000...
'VIRGIN' SACRIFICE IN TIMES SQUARE
Come April, there'll be one less Virgin in Manhattan. The Virgin Megastore in Times Square - the nation's highest-volume music store - is shutting down in three months, it was...
STADIUM BATTLE TURNS INTO A BEANBALL WAR
The battle over the new Yankee Stadium produced more drama yesterday than a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth. Club President Randy Levine, speaking at a state...
BRAVEST: WE'RE NOT SPIDEY
Members of the FDNY aren't superheroes, a frustrated firefighter declared yesterday after heated cross-examination at the trial of a building owner and tenants charged in the deadly 2005 "Black Sunday"...
RIDERS RAIL AGAINST MTA
Nearly 700 furious straphangers descended on an MTA hearing last night to blast its plan to raise bus and subway fares and slash service. "Many of us will become recluses...
FRIGHTENED BERNIE NOW BULLETPROOF
Call him bulletproof Bernie. Financial scammer Bernard Madoff went to court yesterday dressed in a Kevlar vest, fearing the rising tide of ill-will generated by his $50 billion Ponzi scheme....
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Here's why good headline writers are essential. Parents of students at a predominantly black St. Louis high school were shocked when they received a flier from the school with an...
HAUTE LIST
Click here for Haute List Photos In one of the most unlikely partnerships we've heard of since Amy Winehouse and rehab, Simmons Jewelry, the luxe diamond and stainless-steel collection by...
ROOM AT THE INN
HOTEL operators were finally caught in the economic squeeze as tourism suddenly declined in late fall. For the first time in recent years, the nights between Thanksgiving and New Years...
AND THE AWARD WINNERS FOR 2008 ARE...
The Louis Smadbeck Broker Recognition Award: * EARLE S. ALTMAN Chairman of ABS Partners Real Estate LLC Earle S. Altman is one of the deans of the industry and is...
STATE OF THE UNION
THE Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) represents the who's who of city real estate executives. If you own something in New York City or want to do business...
MONK BUSINESS
Not many Broadway shows are shrouded in ancient legend, but "Soul of Shaolin," opening tonight, is no "Jersey Boys." In fact, this spectacle of leaping and spinning kung fu masters...
WAITING GAME
A MAJOR lack of financing and a real estate market in the doldrums has stalled many developments leaving work on them in various stages of completion. MIDTOWN The most valuable...
WE WILL SURVIVE
OFFICE, residential and retail rents are dropping as the city turns into a tenants' market. Brokers report many smaller leases continue to move forward, but property sales are stalled as...
FIRST FASHIONISTAS
GET ready, parents: Malia and Sasha Obama are causing a tween and teen style tsunami. Not only are they poised to be the highest-profile 10- and 7-year-old (respectively) kids in...
STOREFRONT SHOPPERS
THE greatest city for shopping is hitting a rough patch as shopping becomes passé. But Times Square's 15-hour store days, the Time Warner Center's cozy enclave, and 34th Street and...
WE CAN WORK IT OUT
IF YOU have debt coming due in the next few months on a perfectly fine commercial building, you could lose it. That's because although most lenders don't want to take...
THE LEASE YOU CAN DO
TRANSACTIONS are taking longer and rents are dropping across the board. "Everything is slower and lower," said Kim Mogull, CEO of Mogull Realty whose focus is retail deals. But those...
EXECUTIVES TURN TO REAL ESTATE JOBS
DESPITE some brokerage job losses, some sectors of the real estate business still have openings. "Real estate is a tangible investment class - even in bad times it needs to...
FUTURE TENSE
WITH the economy in shambles and both commercial and residential real estate feeling squeezed, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) has a lot on its plate for the...
THE BIG CHILL
WITH credit markets still frozen, and buyers afraid to make the wrong decision on values, the sales market is having a difficult time moving forward. "Unlike in prior cycles where...
MAYOR GETS RID OF 'RAVEN'
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's mayor has modified his last name to honor the Steelers, who are vying for the AFC Championship game. Bye-bye Luke Ravenstahl, and hello Luke Steelerstahl. Ravenstahl, er,...
REX EMERGES AS JETS' FRONT-RUNNER
When Woody Johnson sat down with Rex Ryan on Sunday, the Jets owner saw the results of a lifetime of football - and he was impressed. League sources said the...
'ALL-STAR' DAVID PACES KNICKS
Mike D'Antoni thinks the Knicks need to win more games first, but the coach said he believes David Lee just might merit a spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team....
MEGGETT FACES 2ND RAPE RAP
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Several months after he was charged with raping a South Carolina woman, former NFL running back David Meggett was in jail yesterday on allegations of another sexual...
TOM IFFY ON RETURN OF PLAXICO
Tom Coughlin is not so sure he wants Plaxico Burress back next season. "I'm not ready to say that," the Giants coach said yesterday on WFAN when asked if he...
SANTANA UNSURE ABOUT WBC
Johan Santana wants to pitch in the World Baseball Classic for his native Venezuela, but he won't have final say on the matter. SANTANA OK WITHOUT LOWE The lefty is...
GOTHAM GETS ON 'BOARD'
FOR the past two years, top snowboarders competed in Manhattan at the Union Square Street Sessions. Now they're moving across town for an all-new pro competition called the Red Bull...
LOWLY ISLES CRY FOR HELP
The Islanders have dropped five in a row, cementing themselves as the worst team in the NHL. They can't keep anyone healthy and are scrounging for goaltenders. And tonight, the...
OMAR'S PRESSED TO RE-SIGN OLLIE
It's no time for the Mets to become meek - or cheap. After losing the Derek Lowe sweepstakes to the Braves, sentiment around baseball is GM Omar Minaya's chances of...
SPORTS SHORTS
SPORTS SHORTSNFL: 'Boys could sack T.O. A growing focus on improving locker room chemistry could lead the Cowboys to release wideout Terrell Owens in the offseason, ESPN reported. Multiple sources...
WITH LAWSUIT SWIRLING, EDDY CLOSE TO COMEBACK
Eddy Curry missed his third straight game last night, but Mike D'Antoni believes his second comeback might be near. Curry is out with a sore left knee and, of course,...
TIME TO END CURRY ERROR
FROM all indications, de spite what his former limo driver might suggest, Eddy Curry is considered a nice guy: quiet, humble, a sensitive sort often described as an overgrown kid....
CELTICS STAR SCORES 18 IN THIRD TO SINK JERSEY
BOSTON - This was the start of a five-game stretch where the Nets believed they would learn about themselves. The schedule has them facing some of the primo teams in...
UCONN NEXT TEST FOR ST. JOHN'S SUPER FROSH
The late, great Al McGuire said the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores. The worst thing about freshmen, even the talented ones with big-time potential, is when...
JUST SAY 'NO' TO THIS TALE OF HEROIN ADDICTS
IS it unfair to suggest that the Living Theatre is living a little too much in the past? While it's natural to want to celebrate a rich legacy by reviving...
LONG-DISTANCE DIALOGUE
PARK CITY, Utah - Philip Seymour Hoffman literally phoned in his voice performance for tonight's opener at the Sundance Film Festival, the animated feature "Mary and Max." "The cost of...
BEST OF SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
HERE are some of the hot films at this year's Sundance Film Festival: Check Lou's Blog for complete Sundance coverage * "Adventureland" - Greg Mottola's follow-up to "Superbad," set in...
THEY'RE BACK
WARNING: "The Os bournes 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...
'PRISONER' DIES
THE death of actor Patrick McGoohan, known primarily for his role in "The Prisoner," shines a renewed spotlight on AMC's upcoming revival of the cult '60s series. McGoohan, 80, died...
DIABLO: FROM 'JUNO' TO '90210'
DIABLO Cody is paying a visit to "90210." The Oscar-winning writer of "Juno" says she's "completely obsessed" with The CW series - and with the original angsty '90s-era Fox show....
RECESSION HITS 'APPRENTICE'
DONALD Trump's famed series "The Apprentice" can't escape bad times any better than the rest of us. The new season of "Celebrity Apprentice," which begins in March, is full of...
CRAIG: LAY OFF FALLON
CRAIG Ferguson is going to bat for his soon-to-be late- night rival, Jimmy Fallon. "He's kind of like the reverse Barack Obama," the energetic Scotsman told reporters in LA yesterday....
IT'S KUNG FU-LFILLING
WHAT'S Shaolin kung fu all about? David Carradine, who starred as Grasshopper in the 1970s TV show "Kung Fu," schools us: History: The Shaolin Monastery is where kung fu began....
RANGERS WEAK ON POWER PLAY
The Rangers no longer have a bad first power-play unit. They no longer have a bad second unit. The fact is that more than halfway through the season, they have...
UPPER WEST SIDE
"Generous," "warm," and "welcoming" is the theme throughout this three-bedroom, 3 1/2-bathroom high-rise condo at 2 Columbus Ave. From the entry galley to the "well proportioned" living room and formal...
TENAFLY, NJ
You might not immediately recognize the name Richard Morris Hunt, but you're probably familiar with some of his work, which includes Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and homes...
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
This brick townhouse on Joralemon Street has been "lovingly restored and updated" by the family that has called it home for the past quarter-century. While keeping plenty of the original...
SUTTON
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 1,400 Maintenance: $2,459 -- In the case of this condop on East 59th Street, the "op" could stand for opportunity, thanks to no...
FISKE TERRACE, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 3 1/2 Square feet: 3,880 -- This 16-room Victorian on East 17th Street is one of those classic homes that offers seriously grand living, with three floors...
LOWER EAST SIDE
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,050 Maintenance: $611 -- Broadway, shmroadway - try East Broadway, where you'll find this spacious high-floor co-op, near the peacefulness of Seward Park and...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,900,000 50 W. 15th St. Three-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath condo, 1,769 square feet, with Viking kitchen appliances, washer/dryer and marble bath with steam shower; building features doorman. Common charges...
'BERN OUT!'
Neighbors of Bernie Madoff, who remains under house arrest on the Upper East Side, are wondering when they can kick the $50 billion Ponzi putz out of their building. Having...
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
Many New Yorkers are now thinking less about buying a new property and more about updating what they have. This is especially true for growing families, where carving out space...
GOOSE GLAD RICE GOT INTO HALL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Goose Gossage was always one of Jim Rice's secret admirers, figuring he had a kinship with his fellow intimidator whose presence at the plate put dread...
Talk Show Guests: Kate Winslet
While watching Kate Winslet perform in "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader" was awe-inspiring, it was also quite depressing. Watch the real-life beauty be her bubbly self on Regis and Kelly...