January 22, 2009

MANGINI HIRES FOUR JETS ASSISTANTS

CLEVELAND - As he awaits the hiring of Cleveland's new general manager, Browns coach Eric Mangini added five assistant coaches, four who were on his staff with the Jets. Mangini...

Mike Pettine transcript

Here is the complete transcript of the conference call done by new defensive coordinator MIke Pettine, courtesy of the New York Jets: Opening statement...I just completed my 21st season in...

George Returns to 'ER' - Do You Care?

Paging Dr. Ross.Big screen heartthrob George Clooney will return to the set that made him a household name when "ER" finally flatlines on April 2. Producers are hoping for the...

PETTINE READY TO ASSIST 'MAD SCIENTIST'

The Mad Scientist brought his lab partner along with him. Shortly after becoming coach of the Jets on Monday, Rex Ryan made sure Mike Pettine came with him as his...

BLOOMBERG: PATERSON GIVES NYC A RAW DEAL

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Gov. David Paterson is asking the city to take on an unfair share of budget pain in tough fiscal times. Bloomberg said city...

Assistant leaves for Giants

The Giants' today announced that the team's new linebackers coach is Jim Herrmann, who held that position the previous three years with the Jets.Prior to that, Herrmann was on the...

Herrmann named linebackers coach

The Giants' today announced that the team's new linebackers coach is Jim Herrmann, who held that position the previous three years with the Jets. Prior to that, Herrmann was on...

STOCKS PARE LOSSES FROM MICROSOFT, BANK WOES

NEW YORK -- Wall Street has again succumbed to a disheartening reality - the recession is taking a heavy toll on U.S. companies. Stocks closed sharply lower Thursday on more...

HEATED EXCHANGE FRIES 'SCARBOROUGH' FEED

The increasingly popular "Joe Scarborough" radio show got knocked off the air yesterday for roughly 15 minutes after technical difficulties fried the connection between the show's temporary studio in Washington...

Yankees, Mets in battle for Garcia

FOXSports.com reports "The Mets and Yankees have emerged as the leading contenders for free-agent right-hander Freddy Garcia, according to a major-league source."

Mets, Yanks battle for Garcia

FOXSports.com reports that "The Mets and Yankees have emerged as the leading contenders for free-agent right-hander Freddy Garcia, according to a major-league source." ... JAN. 23 UPDATE: The Mets landed...

'LOST' RATINGS

'LOST" seems poised to lose it - again. Despite a critically acclaimed season premiere, the show lost (no pun intended) nearly 30 percent of its total audience compared to last...

DVD Extra: Ryan O'Neal's Film A Clef

Even as Paramount prepares to roll out its second wave of "I Love the 80s'' titles next month -- everything from "Ordinary People'' to "Cheech and Chong Still Smokin' ''...

Sundance: 'Big Fan'

One of the more eccentric entries in the dramatic competition is "Big Fan,'' the directorial debut of Robert Siegel, whose script for "The Wrestler'' didn't get Oscar nominated today. Stand-up...

Cora signed to one-year deal

As expected, the Mets signed utility infielder Alex Cora to a one-year contract worth a reported $2 million. Cora, hit .270 in 75 games for the Red Sox last season....

15 INDICTMENTS IN RIKERS BEATING DEATH

Three guards and 12 inmates have been indicted in connection with the beating death of an 18-year-old prisoner at Rikers Island, Bronx prosecutors said today. Two of the guards, Michael...

JETS OWNER WANTS FAVRE BACK

Brett Favre will be the Jets' quarterback next season if owner Woody Johnson has anything to say about it. Considering Johnson is the sole owner of the $700 million franchise,...

Sundance: 'In the Loop,' 'Moon'

I've finished my obligatory Sundance wrap piece for Friday's print edition, and, as usual, there are some titles I couldn't fit in. I particularly enjoyed Armando Iannnucci's "In the Loop,''...

OBAMA GETS TO KEEP HIS BLACKBERRY

WASHINGTON - The first family settled into their new lives in the White House on Thursday as President Barack Obama won an important personal victory: He gets to keep his...

On To San Antonio ... And Sean's Back

By FRED KERBERNEW ORLEANS/HOUSTON/SAN ANTONIO - Ah, the joy of travel. Hit practice in New Orleans. Connect in Houston. Nearly die of jalapeno kickbacks in San Antonio.The Nets just recalled...

NYC FINANCE WORKER, 71, ACCUSED IN SUBURBAN THEFT

Police say a 71-year-old financial worker has been arrested in his Manhattan office and charged with a suburban bank robbery. Lt. Eric Johansen says Edward Solomon of Ossining is accused...

Woody clears up comments

Owner Woody Johnson took some heat today for a comment he made to reporters yesterday at Rex Ryan's press conference.Johnson said yesterday, "We've been preoccupied with building the stadium and...

JOHN THAIN RESIGNS FROM BANK OF AMERICA

Former Merrill Lynch & Co. CEO John Thain resigned from Bank of America Corp. Thursday following news that Merrill had moved up its yearend bonuses, paying them just before BofA...

VACCA CHOOSES NOT TO RUN FOR BP SPOT

Councilman Jimmy Vacca said he is no longer considering a run for the borough presidency -- no matter if Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. joins the Obama administration or not....

PHONE THEFTS RISE AS BRONX CRIME DECLINES

Economic woes aside, the Bronx suffered less crime in 2008. Felony assaults, burglaries, grand larcenies and carjackings are down, according to statistics published by the police department. In 2008, the...

SECOND MORRIS PARK BLAZE IN JANUARY

Fires continue to plague Community Board 11, as the second fire in January displaces families from their home. According to reports from the fire department, the Sunday, January 18 fire...

HUNTS POINT RESIDENT DISCOVERS HER GREEN SPACE

In 2000, Lucia Hernandez was homeless. Now Hernandez is queen to a green kingdom, the Bryant Hill Community Garden in Hunts Point. She's planted jalapeo peppers, daffodils, tulips, eggplant, pumpkins...

CROSBY, ROBERTS TRAFFIC LIGHT INSTALLED

The NYC Department of Transportation, after a long fought effort by the Pelham Bay Taxpayers and Community Association, Community Board 10, and Councilman Jimmy Vacca, installed a traffic light at...

DeOssie heading to Pro Bowl

From the GiantsLong snapper Zak DeOssie has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl team as its "need" player.The NFC team had no long snapper, and Jeff Feagles, the Giants...

'Idol' Fix: Randy Jackson's Diet Tips

Here are your Idol news updates... - By Melissa Jane KronfeldCheck out Randy Jackson's top nine dieting tips. He must be doing something right... remember the Randy Jackson from Season...

BRADY CONFIDENT; COACH CONCERNED

Tom Brady wouldn't give a timetable on his return to the Patriots, and his personal coach said the recovery from knee surgery could change the quarterback's throwing motion. Several media...

MIDTOWN EAST

This rarely available three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 1,795-square-foot condo, built in 2006, is set 34 stories above East 57th Street and offers panoramic views of Manhattan, from the George Washington Bridge to...

The Day After

Still recovering from that Rex Ryan press conference. I said to a few friends being at the Jets' facility yesterday was like being in Eastern Europe when communism fell. There...

Romo vows more active role

Responding to criticism in a Dallas Morning News report and from former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, current QB Tony Romo today said he'll take a more active leadership role next...

VAN HITS KIDS IN CHINATOWN

A delivery van jumped the curb on a bustling Chinatown street this morning plowing through a group of preschoolers holding a walking line as they returned from a library -...

LIST OF OSCAR NOMINATIONS

Best Picture: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk," "The Reader," "Slumdog Millionaire."PHOTOS: Best PictureActor: Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"; Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"; Sean Penn, "Milk"; Brad Pitt, "The Curious...

GEITHNER CLEARED BY SENATE COMMITTEE FOR TREASURY

WASHINGTON - The Senate Finance Committee has cleared the nomination of Timothy Geithner as U.S. treasury secretary despite unhappiness over his tax mistakes. The committee approved the nomination on an...

'Idol' Fix: Unlucky Kentucky

Louisville, KY, saw 11,000 contestants, but only 19 actually made it through...Did you notice how judge Kara DioGuardi preempted the press corp by announcing that Joanna Pacitti (above), 23, from...

CLINTON TAKES CHARGE AT STATE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton took charge of the State Department on Thursday, proclaiming the start of a new era of robust U.S. diplomacy to tackle the world's crises and...

OBAMA ORDERS GITMO CLOSED IN 1 YEAR

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama moved quickly Thursday to reshape U.S. national-security policy, ordering the Guantanamo Bay prison camp closed within a year, forbidding the harshest treatment of terror suspects...

Liveblogging the Oscar Nominations: I Picked 28 out of 38

I missed on 10 nominations in my predictions in the top eight categories, largely because I didn't see "The Reader,'' which I loathed, scoring so strongly. My wrong predictions included...

UPDATE: How low can the pound go?

There's nothing amusing about the scenario over in the UK right now, but then again, there's nothing amusing about the scenario over here. Being in the same boat and all,...

Liveblogging the Oscar Nominations: 'Bolt' Pushes Out 'Bashir'

One of the big surprises came in Best Animated Feature, where Disney's "Bolt'' got one of the three nominations in place of the widely expected Israeli masterpiece "Waltz With Bashir,''...

Liveblogging the Oscar Nominations: Big Day for Character Actors

Clint Eastwood's snub as Best Actor was a boon to veteran character actor Richard Jenkins, who was nominated for his performance as a college professor in that small gem "The...

LEDGER GETS OSCAR NOMINATION

LOS ANGELES - Heath Ledger's action movie villain The Joker is getting the last laugh over Hollywood. The Australian actor's best supporting actor Oscar nomination Thursday came exactly a year...

Liveblogging the Oscar Nominations: Eastwood Snubbed

Besides "The Dark Knight'' and "Doubt,'' the big omission in the major categories was Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino.'' Clint was widely expected to be nominated as Best Actor for what...

Liveblogging the Oscar Nominations: Never Underestimate the Holocaust

The embattled Harvey Weinstein rolled the dice on "The Reader,'' forcing producer Scott Rudin into releasing it in 2008, and came up with Harvey's first post-Miramax Best Picture nomination today....

Liveblogging the Oscar Nominations: 'Button' Leads 'Slumdog'

It's no surprise that "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' leads with 13 nominations, but it will take a miracle to derail "Slumdog Millionaire,'' which walked away with eight ten...

Sundance: Back for the Oscars

Just in case you were wonderig, I left Park City early yesterday morning before all hell broke loose at the Yarrow and spent the day in transit and working on...

BUDGET BEAUTIES

Many of us are holding off on major renovations for now, but that doesn't mean you have to spend big bucks to spruce up your home. There's no need to...

GOP'S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

WASHINGTON - In two short years, Republicans have thrown away their majority control in both houses of Congress and yesterday lost their final claim to power in this town when...

LEINART NOT IN CARDS YET

TEMPE, Ariz. - Matt Leinart is accustomed to attention, with a Heisman Trophy and two national championships at USC. He is still, the Cardinals insist, the team's quarterback of the...

STEPH MULLS GREECE MOVE

Stephon Marbury told The Post yesterday he's all ears as far as playing for the Greek team Olympiacos, whose owners have interest in bringing the point guard to Greece. According...

SPORTS SHORTS

MLB: Brother: McGwire used steroids Jay McGwire, Mark McGwire's estranged brother, has been shopping a book proposal to major publishers that claims he introduced the slugger to steroids and that...

GETTY SERENA FIGHTS OFF PAIN

MELBOURNE, Australia - Serena Williams ignored pain and frustration to reach the third round of the Australian Open today with a straight-sets win over Gisela Dulko. The second-seeded Williams' 6-3,...

NO. 1 WAKE FALLS

Virginia Tech made sure there are no unbeaten teams left in Division I. Malcolm Delaney scored 21 points and the Hokies held on to upset No. 1 Wake Forest 78-71...

NJIT SKID ENDS AT 51

It's been a long time coming for the NJIT men's basketball team - 702 long days. That is the amount of time between the Highlanders' previous win, a 78-74 win...

THAT'S THE WAY THEY BECAME THE BRADY BRUNCH

Here's the story. The Brady Bunch - well, four of them, at least - gather at Padre Figlio, an East Side Italian steakhouse just down the block from their hotel,...

'A DREAM REALIZED': DAWN OF A NEW DAY

Extremely gifted people like Abraham Lincoln, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama come along to bless us every 50 to 100 years ("A Dream Realized," Editorial, Jan. 19)....

EARNING US CITIZENSHIP

Are we supposed to feel sorry for Silvia Gonzales' friend Belinda, who was here illegally, yet reaped the benefit of a free education at the expense of American taxpayers ("US...

ISRAEL'S MISTAKE

THE last Israel Defense Forces soldier has left the Gaza Strip. Israel won - for now. But feckless political leadership may have cost Israel a durable victory. Israel's cause was...

THE WRONG HEALTH-CARE FIXES

PRESIDENT Obama has made it clear that he intends to follow through on his campaign promise to reform the US health-care system. But, as so often, the devil is in...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

Brooklyn Cops are hunting the fedora-wearing Crown Heights bank robber pictured right. The suspect, a 5-foot-7, 160 pound black man in his 20s, slipped a demand note to a teller...

DISNEY OFFERS EXEC BUYOUTS

Walt Disney Co., the world's largest theme-park operator, is offering buyouts to executives at its US parks and resorts to cut costs. "Given the continued uncertainty of the economic environment,...

DRESSING DOWN 1ST LADY

IT'S been a bad few days, fashion-wise, for Michelle Obama. The glamorous new first lady - who was lauded on the campaign trail for her cutting-edge outfits - turned up...

THE OTHER JOB GEITHNER GETS MAY BE TROUBLESOME

AREN'T we lucky to have civil servants like Tim Geithner! Despite not bothering to pay a portion of his taxes, Geithner will eventually be confirmed as Treasury secretary - the...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

ML bonuses Merrill Lynch stepped up its bonus payments last month, doling out bil lions of dollars to em ployees just three days before the closing of its sale to...

BARCLAYS PLUNGES YET AGAIN

Barclays, the UK bank that turned down government funding last year, declined for a seventh straight day yesterday in London trading, on speculation that it may be forced to take...

LABS ARE A BREED APART

The Labrador retriever ranks as the country's premiere pooch - for the 18th year in a row - on the list of the Top 10 most popular purebred canines for...

BLACKROCK EARNINGS OFF 84%

BlackRock, the largest publicly traded US money manager, said fourth-quarter earnings fell 84 percent as the bear market forced the firm to cut jobs and mark down the value of...

TEXAS PONZI UNCOVERED

A former Texas bail bondsman who told investors he ran a $45 million hedge fund and installed a swimming pool at his office was sued by US regulators for allegedly...

HEATH DEATH APARTMENT VACANT

The SoHo apartment where Heath Ledger took his last breath is sealed like a virtual mausoleum by a building owner who, even a year after "The Dark Knight" actor's untimely...

DUCK, DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE

It's goose season! That's the battle cry of one local hunter who wants the city to get out of the way so he and others can shoot the pesky varmints...

MADOFF LOSSES FOR COLUMBIA LAW

Columbia University uncovered a $3 million loss related to Bernard Madoff, the school said. The university said yesterday it discovered the loss after a review of its investments. An alumnus,...

NYSEE GOES GOOGLE TO AID CITY TOURISTS

Museum of Natural History, meet Google Earth. The city yesterday opened a new tourism Web site and a visitor center in Midtown, aimed at boosting revenue by making a trip...

A CYNIC'S RETORT TO O

"What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply."-...

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONDO PLAN IS $INKING

Close to 800 high-rise luxury condos and a hotel planned to support the Brooklyn Bridge Park project are on hold because of the slumping economy, raising serious questions about whether...

THIEF GRABS 'NUDE'

The "Thomas Crown Affair" it wasn't. A bumbling career criminal wandered into a Chelsea art gallery and brazenly yanked an $85,000 painting off the wall - but was caught less...

Atlantic Yards looks to $lash transit upgrade

Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards project is in such financial upheaval that the developer is now trying to cut back on much-needed transit improvements, which he promised in exchange for approval for...

TEEN-STRIP COPS PLEAD GUILTY

Two Staten Island cops charged with stripping a teenager to his underwear and dumping him in a swamp pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct yesterday after prosecutors said the boy did...

NADEL NAILED BY SEC

A missing Florida hedge-fund manager left a fake suicide note for his wife, state police officials said yesterday. The revelation came as the Securities and Exchange Commission finally slapped fraud...

THE GOOSE MENACE: DON'T TRUST THE PA

IT was a miracle that pilot "Sully" Sullenberger managed to land US Airways Flight 1549 safely last week after a flock of geese destroyed its engines just after takeoff from...

KELLY SON IN HEROIC TAKEOUT

Maybe he should have gone into the family business. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's son played detective yesterday as he tracked a lunatic he had seen allegedly attacking McDonald's workers in...

O, MY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HOME

WASHINGTON - The newest residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. hosted a housewarming party yesterday as they opened the White House doors to hundreds of delighted visitors from all over the...

FARE-LY DUMB JFK COPS BOTCHED IPOD $$ TUSSLE

Two uniformed cops at Kennedy Airport broke protocol when they forced a California woman to pay a taxi fare with her iPod simply because her credit card had been declined,...

'TURBO' TIM ADMITS TO 'AVOIDABLE MISTAKES'

Treasury secretary nominee Tim Geithner yesterday admitted he had been "careless" and made "avoidable mistakes" when he failed to pay $34,000 in taxes nearly eight years ago. Testifying on Capitol...

STOP THE PRESSES! BAM IS HOT NEWS

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Obama fever kept rising yesterday, with inauguration keepsake editions flying off newsstands across the nation. Naturally, The Post was an instant best seller, as...

MTA PROBE FOCUSES ON 'TRACK RECORDS'

A full-scale investigation has been launched into the operations of New York City Transit's Law Department after a supervisor's alleged fraud and kickback scheme, the MTA's inspector general said yesterday....

JOSE TORRES, 1936-2009

Jose "Chegui" Torres was one of New York's renaissance men: world cham pion athlete, trend-setter, government official, journalist and author. Torres, who died Monday of a heart attack in his...

BUNGLERS IN BLUE

What's in your wallet? To a couple of police officers, that's not just a TV commercial slogan - apparently, it's standard operating procedure. And they need to be straightened out...

OBAMA A MAN OF ACTION ON DAY 1

WASHINGTON - President Obama wasted no time getting down to business on his first day in office yesterday - rising early, meeting with security experts and military brass, and issuing...

INVESTORS SOUR ON EBAY INC.

EBay Inc., the world's biggest Internet auctioneer, tumbled in late trading after it projected first-quarter sales and profit that were below analysts' estimates. EBay, based in San Jose, Calif., fell...

IT'S A NO 'WIN' FOR CITI

Citigroup is hoping its newly named chairman, Dick Parsons, can prove his charm and insider smarts are enough to guide the bank through its tumultuous makeover. A nine-year star director...

SHOT DOGS IN GUN NUT'S APT

A gun fanatic who turned his Queens basement into a shooting range - and who may have conducted gruesome ballistics experiments on dogs - faces 20 years or more in...

SON OF 'SCAM' IN YACHT 'PLOT'

Disgraced attorney Marc Dreier has a very loyal son - the teen tried to keep his dad's yacht out of the hands of federal officials who want to seize it,...

INVINCIBLE APPLE

In a reversal of the usual, Apple's earnings trumped questions about CEO Steve Jobs' health. The company behind the iPod continued to prove itself immune to an economy that has...

KIDDIE CROOK AND SIBS IN SI HORROR HOUSE: COPS

An 8-year-old caught shoplifting a deck of cards led police to a Staten Island house of horrors, where he and two siblings - one a sick infant - had been...

MAKE UP LIKE BANDITS

Big Apple department stores are giving away cosmetics free - and if you're lucky, you can bring home the booty in a matter of minutes. It's part of a settlement...

PROOF! IT WAS BIRDS

It was those damned geese! A feather from a bird and "organic material" has been found on the engine, wings and fuselage of the US Airways airliner that crash-landed in...

DISGRACED POL JAILED

Disgraced former state Assemblywoman Diane Gordon turned herself in yesterday to begin serving her two- to six-year sentence for accepting a promise of a free house in return for political...

TOUGH TIMES FOR DUFF LEAD TO 80% JOB CUTS

The future of Duff Capital Advisors, a hedge fund launched by former Morgan Stanley CFO Phil Duff, has been cast in doubt after the firm slashed staff even before it...

BANKING ON BOUNCE

The heads of two giant banks - JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America - single-handedly lifted Wall Street by bargain buying of beaten-down shares of their institutions. The sharp jump...

BAM'S GITMO PROBLEM

President Obama yesterday trained his sights on the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay - reportedly sign ing an executive order mandating a shutdown of the prison within a year and...

FOTOG BAN LENDS POOR 'IMAGE'

Three news agencies refused to distribute White House-provided photos of President Obama in the Oval Office yesterday, arguing that access should have been provided to news photographers. The Associated Press,...

PREZ POISED TO SIGN ORDER SHUTTING GITMO

President Obama is expected to issue an order today to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison and halt all terror trials, according to a draft of the order. The executive...

RAP VS. RIKERS GUARDS IN SLAY

Three correction officers will be indicted today in connection with the death of a teen at Rikers Island, sources said. Denise Albright, Kahlid Nelson and Michael McKie face charges related...

PRESIDENT BAM DOES SOLEMNLY RE-SWEAR

Call it a presidential mulligan. President Obama got his first official do-over last night, taking the oath of office again because Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the first one at...

FIRE AT MT. SINAI

A blaze erupted in a second-floor mechanical room at Mount Sinai Hospital last night, filling an emergency room with thick, choking smoke and forcing officials to temporarily move 600 patients...

THE GIRLS' GEAR WAS UNIQUE CHIC

Note to disappointed moms: stop calling J. Crew - yesterday's first-kid fashions were two of a kind. "We're planning on keeping the things we made for the Obama family uniquely...

KENNEDY NEVER HAD A CHANCE: SOURCE

In a stunning revelation, a source close to Gov. David Paterson insisted this afternoon that the governor "had no intention" of picking Caroline Kennedy for New York's vacant senate seat...

HIT-RUN TRAGEDY

A young boy was mowed down and killed by a hit-and-run driver as he was crossing a Brooklyn street, cops said today. The child, whose name was withheld, was walking...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

This is the new definition of a bait-and-switch. An upstate man was arrested after eating a lobster he bought, then reassembling the pieces and exchanging it for crab legs after...

UPPER EAST SIDE

Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 500 Maintenance: $503 -- One more recession special -- the price on this already reduced, gut-renovated co-op with ultra-high-end finishes has just dropped another...

UPPER WEST SIDE

Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 589 Common charges: $321 -- There's no denying that the location of this serene, sun-splashed second-floor condo on West 110th Street is simply divine...

ON THE MARKET

OSSINING THREE-BEDROOM, $409,222: This split-level Westchester house is 1,750 square feet with 1 1/2 baths, living room with fireplace, dining room with door to patio and back yard, eat-in kitchen...

MILL NECK, LI

Built in 1904 and completely restored and updated at the dawn of this century, this "fabulous" shingle Colonial home, designed in the style of Stanford White, sits on more than...

SAG HARBOR, LI

Everything about this residence is impressive, from the living room with a fireplace to the kitchen to the bedroom to both bathrooms - and that's just the guest cottage. As...

GREENWICH VILLAGE

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,000 Maintenance: $1,565 -- Why buy a postcard of the Empire State Building when you can have your own "postcard view" of it from...

CENTERPORT, LI

Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 1/2 Lot square feet: 9,147 -- Built in 1989, this three-level "Vermont-style" Contemporary was designed with multiple balconies and sliding glass doors. There are no ski-worthy...

BOERUM HILL, BROOKLYN

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 2,094 Common charges: $943 -- Think beyond the square footage of this "unique and dramatic" triplex condo loft on Boerum Place - that's just...

SUTTON

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 1,800 Maintenance: $2,891 -- "Views, views and more views" (city, bridge and river, to be exact) are just three of the things you're...

YES YOU CAN!

In 2005, Dalit Brand-Levine relocated from overseas with her family to take a corporate job in Pleasantville. She and her husband, Eytan Levine, fell in love with the Westchester village...

JUST SOLD!

Manhattan CHELSEA $2,400,000 420 W. 25th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath penthouse loft condo, 1,509 square feet, with glass Italian kitchen, 14-foot ceilings, washer/dryer, rainfall shower and roof terrace; building features doorman,...

MARC'D UP

Fashion's bad boy Marc Jacobs has a new place to crash when he jets in from Paris with Brazilian boyfriend Lorenzo Martone. While whispers of a 2009 Jacobs-Martone wedding grow...

LITTLE NATE COMES UP BIG

No matter how many times Shaquille O'Neal and Amare Stoudemire dunked last night in the first half against the Knicks' undersized frontline last night, it never demoralized coach Mike D'Antoni's...

STRUGGLING NETS GET STUNG AGAIN

NEW ORLEANS - Nobody was benched, but Devin Harris still couldn't finish the game on the court. Harris left with sore ribs - he fears but doesn't think he has...

DAVID'S SLINGSHOT BRINGS DOWN SHAQ

NOW that Shaq is back, he concedes nothing - not His Shaq-ness to Dwight Howard, not that he has won his last NBA title, and certainly not the idea that...

NEW BULLPEN AMAZIN' TO FRANCO

There's still a hole in the starting rotation, but John Franco already considers this offseason a giant mission accomplished for the Mets. The former Mets closer sees a bullpen that...

SLOPES ARE FUN FOR ALL

THE ski slopes throughout the Northeast are steep and deep, offering the best skiing we've had in years. Those families with children who are physically challenged should take advantage of...

WIFE: REX'S WORK ETHIC COMES FROM DAD BUDDY

About a minute into Rex Ryan's introductory press conference - right after he guaranteed a Jets Super Bowl win during President Obama's stay in office - he called getting the...

JETS FANS MIXED ON NEW COACH

A Jets season ticket-holder for 20 years, Anthony Mazzucca sent a text message to his friend and fellow ticket-holder yesterday morning. "I think we have Tuna Jr. as our head...

BURNS HAS LUNG CANCER

Pat Burns - the 56-year-old former Devils coach, who previously has fought colon and liver cancers - told a Montreal paper he is now dealing with lung cancer, but he...

1ST PLACE - AND MARTY'S BACK SKATING

Without Martin Brodeur, the Devils last night secured the Atlantic Division lead for the All-Star break. Without the Devils, Brodeur began skating yesterday for the first time in the 2...

WELL ISLE BE! A WIN FOR A CHANGE

Before last night's 2-1 Coliseum victory over the Ducks, the last time the Islanders won a game, it was 2008 and George W. Bush was president. But because of a...

ROD: BENCHINGS NOT THORNY ISSUE

NEW ORLEANS - Two or three times each season, Rod Thorn feels the need to address the Nets. This past week was one of those times. In the wake of...

BURRELL BELIEVES IN HOPE

There was one magnificent consolation for Justin Burrell after his Bridgton Academy squad lost the prep school national championship basketball game two years ago. Burrell, Paris Horne and his teammates...

CARDS HIT KNIGHTS WITH 7TH STRAIGHT LOSS

They may not be "The Greatest," but Louisville sure looked a lot like Muhammad Ali in its 78-59 win last night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Mixing style and substance...

RUTGERS LOSES TO LOUISVILLE

They may not be 'The Greatest,' but Louisville sure looked a lot like native son, Muhammad Ali, in their 78-59 win over Rutgers last night, mixing style and substance on...

GANG GREEN BIG WIGS DODGE QUESTIONS OF FAVRE FUTURE

Rex Ryan was open, honest and unafraid to answer any question yesterday - almost. The one topic the new Jets coach danced around was his quarterback situation, namely Brett Favre...

MOVE OVER BROADWAY JOE, RYAN BRINGS NEW ATTITUDE

REX RYAN is Joe Namath in a suit and tie, a refreshing gale-force wind of swagger and bravado, fearlessly roaring a guarantee - that long-suffering Jets fans won't have to...

JETS' DEFENSIVE-MINDED NEW COACH VOWS TITLE IN 4 YEARS

The earliest memory Rex Ryan has is being 6 years old and sitting in the Orange Bowl on an overcast day watching the Jets shock the world in Super Bowl...

DEPRESSION-ERA TUNES OFFER JOY

'WHAT better song to ring in the new administra tion?" asked Christine Ebersole just before singing "I've Got Five Dollars" on Inauguration Day. Rodgers and Hart's trenchant Depression-era love song...

BAM A TV HIT

BARACK Obama at tracted the largest TV audience for a presi dential inauguration since Ronald Reagan in 1981. The coverage produced a 29.2 rating in the 56 largest media markets...

DREAM WEAVER

SIGOURNEY Weaver: movie star becomes Sigourney Weaver: TV star Saturday night when Lifetime premieres its original movie "Prayers for Bobby," the true-life tale of a deeply religious Christian woman's rejection...

DANE'S EX DOES 'IDOL'

COMEDIAN Dane Cook's ex- girlfriend Raquel Houghton could be headed to Hollywood, "American Idol" style. Houghton is no stranger to Hollywood. She spent more than two years shacked up with...

FIRST DANCE HIJACK

AFTER shelling out $2 million, ABC brass is seething - and claims the cable news networks stole its "exclusive" footage of Barack and Michelle Obama's first dance at Tuesday night's...

MICHELLE'S MANE MAN

MICHELLE Obama's hair stylist is tressed for success. Johnny Wright, the First Lady's longtime mane wrangler, is shopping a reality show along the lines of "Blow Out" or "Shear Genius"...

DIGGING FOR REASONS AMID A BOMB'S RUBBLE

'ARE all sociopaths so charming?" an elderly writer wonders as he visits a mass murderer in Edmund White's "Terre Haute." This one-act two-hander by the noted novelist ("A Boy's Own...

Nash: Have to consider Knicks

By MARC BERMANSteve Nash had a whopping 19 assists tonight but was somehow outplayed by Nate Robinson and Chris Duhon down the stretch in tonight's statement win by the Knicks.Makes...

HAUTE LIST

ATTENTION glitter girls and blushing boys: Dame Edna's got some beauty tips for you. We chatted with the 74-year-old Aussie (née Barry Humphries) and newly minted MAC Cosmetics collaborator to...

SODERBERGH 'GIRLFRIEND' A PORN STAR

PARK CITY, Utah - Steven Soderbergh, who put the Sundance Film Festival on the map with "sex, lies, and videotape" in 1989, returned to celebrate the festival's 25th anniversary with...

FRENCH WOMEN CAN SUCK IT!

IN just a few weeks comes the latest entry in the cottage fromage industry built upon the superiority of the French woman: This one, "French Women Don't Sleep Alone," is...

GREG KELLY TRACKS DOWN ATTACKER AT DC MCDONALD'S

Maybe he should have gone into the family business. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's son played detective today as he tracked a lunatic he had seen allegedly attacking McDonald's workers in...

Rex Ryan transcript

Here is the complete transcript from Rex Ryan's introductory press conference, courtesy of the New York Jets: Opening statement...First off, with all the cameras I was looking for our new...

BARACK OBAMA TAKES PRESIDENTIAL OATH - AGAIN

President Obama retook the oath of office today, a day after he and Chief Justice John Roberts were involved in an embarrassing gaffe. As per the Constituion, Obama was supposed...