February 12, 2009
Lesbian 'All My Children' Wedding
Marriages on soap operas are a dime a dozen -- what with characters constantly disappearing, dying, divorcing and remarrying ex-significant other's half-brothers etc. -- but, "All My Children" is attempting...
Brett Ratliff transcript
Here's a transcript of an interview given by quarterback Brett Ratliff today, courtesy of the New York Jets: On the expectations placed on him and Kellen Clemens...I know my abilities....
LA POLICE TO INVESTIGATE THREATS TO OCTUPLET MOM
Police said Thursday they will investigate death threats against octuplet mom Nadya Suleman and advise her publicist on how to handle a torrent of other nasty messages that have flooded...
RATLIFF READY FOR JETS QB BATTLE
Brett Ratliff says he and Kellen Clemens are friends, and he's hopeful it stays that way. But that could change if the two enter Jets training camp in competition for...
'I'M GOING TO KILL YOU'
The brutal beating that R&B singer Chris Brown unleashed on his pop-star girlfriend Rihanna grew so out of control that at one point he threatened to kill her. "You are...
MAN DRAGGED BY VAN WAS ECUADORIAN FATHER, 26
An Ecuadorian construction worker who dreamed of building a home in his native country was mowed down by a vehicle and dragged 17 miles through Brooklyn and Queens by another...
LOWE LEADS UMASS OVER FORDHAM
No one expected the ceiling to be so high for Chris Lowe, not even him. The UMass senior and Mount Vernon native returned home to face Fordham last night, and...
Isles' Weight out 6 weeks
The Islanders have announced that center Doug Weight will be out six weeks with an MCL sprain.Weight has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 11, when he suffered...
New Directors/New Films: Harvey Be Damned, 'Push' Sets NYC Premiere
Lee Daniels' "Push'' -- the Sundance award winner that doesn't star Dakota Fanning -- has been booked by Lionsgate into the closing night slot at New Directors/New Films, the prestigious...
Red Bulls get Smith from Sounders
APThe Red Bulls acquired midfielder Khano Smith from the Seattle Sounders FC on Thursday in exchange for allocation money."One of our priorities before the start of the season was to...
Red Bulls, MSG agree
APThe Red Bulls have signed a multiyear agreement with the Madison Square Garden Network, ensuring it will continue as the local television home of the MLS team.MSG has held the...
GREGG WITHDRAWS AS COMMERCE SECRETARY NOMINEE
Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary Thursday, citing "irresolvable conflicts" with President Barack Obama's handling of the economic stimulus and 2010 census....
RUSTY NABE REMADE
Picture a Harlem River promenade. Picture skyscraping condos. Picture corner stores, lofts and a waterfront park. Picture a rezoned Lower Concourse, a rusty neighborhood remade for residential and commercial development....
MEDICAL CALL FOR MANSION
The site of a former mansion once occupied by the prominent Arnow family may get a new lease on life, as Community Board 11, Councilman Jimmy Vacca, and the Morris...
FOREVER REMEMBERED
Fifteen longtime fixtures in the Irish-American community in Throggs Neck will be posthumously honored in this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade, which will take place on Sunday, March 15. Mary...
SQUARE LIBRARY DISPLAY CELEBRATES FEBRUARY
In keeping with what has become an tradition at the Westchester Square Library, the front window holds a display in honor of Black History Month, Valentines Day, and President Barack...
GOV. PATERSON BLASTS SNL 'BLIND' SKIT
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. - Legally blind New York Gov. David Paterson is comparing "Saturday Night Live" to a bunch of third graders making fun of disabled people. The Democrat says the...
LI SON KILLS FATHER WITH BAT
A New York man has been beaten to death with a baseball bat and his son has been arrested. Suffolk County Police say Ainsley Murray was found dead in the...
Spring broadcasts are set
PORT ST. LUCIE -- SNY, the Mets' broadcasting arm, has announced the schedule of the 16 games it will broadcast during spring training, including four games that will be shown...
CUTS BY MTA HIT THROGGS NECK HARD
The MTA's proposed cuts to the BX 8 and BX 14 buslines, that provide vital links to the outlying areas of Locust Point, Silver Beach, Country Club, and Spencer Estate,...
Here and there ...
PORT ST. LUCIE -- A few more impressions from today's voluntary workouts here on the eve of reporting day for pitchers and catchers: * Johan Santana threw a bullpen session...
DEALS: Lake Placid Lodge from $350
IS $350/night too fatty a rate to include in a so-called deals blog? Not when suites at the Lake Placid Lodge normally start -- start -- at $650 a night....
Report: Brodeur to travel with Devils
Martin Brodeur practiced for 40 minutes with the Devils today and after that session he said he wants to travel with the team on their Florida road trip, according to...
Watch out for that cart!
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mike Pelfrey and golf carts apparently don't mix, judging by the big right-hander's very comical mishap on a local course here earlier this week. Much to...
It's a 'yes' or 'no' question
For some reason, the Jets couldn't give a simple answer yesterday to what would seem a simple question:Did Brett Favre ask for his release? Favre didn't seem to have a...
FIVE-ALARM FIRE ENGULFS HOMES IN QUEENS
A quick-moving, wind-whipped fire engulfed a row of 11 homes in Queens today, sending thick clouds of black smoke across the neighborhood. No injuries were immediately reported, but the stubborn...
WE MUST BUILD, SEZ MARKOWITZ
Forget the recession; Brooklyn’s going high end. Borough President Marty Markowitz is calling for an upscale shopping corridor around Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. “We must build – and the...
AN OFFICER AND AN ANGEL, TOO
Sometimes policing has nothing to do with walking the streets and enforcing the laws. Just ask Coney Island cop Jennifer Greco, who was honored recently for not following the city’s...
THE EASY CRIME - ROBBERIES, MUGGINGS UP
Muggers and thieves were having a field day last year in Brooklyn, which saw a nine percent jump in robberies in some areas, according to recently released NYPD statistics. Year-end...
THE MTA'S PACKAGE DEAL - BOSS LINKS BUSES WITH TOLLS
It’s not exactly the chicken and the egg, but the MTA boss came to Brooklyn last week and answered the borough-wide question: Which comes first – tolls over the East...
MADOFF'S TRAIL OF BK PILLAGE - COURT PAPERS REVEAL LONG LIST OF RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR SHIRTS
Brooklyn Dodgers great Sandy Koufax isn’t the only native son to strike out with alleged $50 billion Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff. According to court filings released last week, the borough’s...
Brett Favre transcript
Here is the complete transcript of the conference call given by Brett Favre to announce his retirement from football, courtesy of the New York Jets: On why he made the...
S.C. OFFICERS TRYING TO MAKE CASE AGAINST PHELPS: LAWYERS
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Authorities in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case...
Johnson, Tannenbaum transcript
Here's the transcript from the conference call with owner Woody Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum regarding the retirement of Brett Favre, courtesy of the New York Jets: Owner Woody Johnson...
MAN DRAGGED 20 MILES AFTER BIRTHDAY PARTY
A man hit by a car and then dragged 20 miles along three city highways had been returning home from his 26th birthday celebration when he was killed, his roommate...
Report: Jagr could sign with Oilers
Former Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr's self-inflicted Russian exile may come to an end, but not until next season it appears.Jagr has been reportedly in talks with the Oilers, according to...
TEIXEIRA SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW
Mark Teixeira learns fast.Despite rumors he didn't get along with Alex Rodriguez when they were teammates in Texas, Teixeira -- like the rest of the Yankees -- went to bat...
Will Mets go after Garret Anderson?
The Mets were one of several teams linked to Bobby Abreu, before the free agent signed with the Angels yesterday.But with Abreu now an Angel, it could open up another...
WILD WINDS WREAK HAVOC IN NYC
Wicked winds whipped up trouble across the Big Apple area today - killing at least three people and wreaking havoc on train and plane travel as furious gusts turned debris...
'RINGER' JOANNA PACITTI BOOTED FROM 'IDOL'
Fox has suddenly booted Joanna Pacitti from "American Idol"--although the reason is murky at this point. Pacitti angered many "Idol" fans who felt she was a "ringer"--based on her theatrical...
Meet the 'Idol' 36
Let the competition begin! What do you think of the "American Idol" Season Eight Top 36 and who do you think will make it into the Top 12? Here are...
PAKISTAN ARRESTS 'CHIEF SUSPECTS' IN INDIA ATTACKS
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan acknowledged for the first time that the Mumbai terrorist attacks were launched from its shores and at least partly plotted on its soil, saying Thursday that it...
Agent: Burress, Giants in 'difficult situation'
Agent Drew Rosenhaus today said Giants receiver Plaxico Burress is in "a very difficult situation with the team right now."Rosenhaus was on Miami radio station WQAM 560 responding to a...
CHRIS BROWN SPEAKS OUT ON FACEBOOK
Disgraced R&B star Chris Brown has made his first statement following his alleged beating of superstar girlfriend Rihanna - he posted an update on his private Facebook page reading: "You'll...
Selig: punishment possible ... Is A-Rod stealing from Oswalt?
Selig: punishment possible for A-RodA "heartsick" Commissioner Bud Selig told USA Today he hadn't ruled out punishing Alex Rodriguez.But in issuing a statement on the controversy today, Selig didn't mention...
Yankees extend spring training invites to three hurlers
The Yankees have invited three more minor league pitchers to the organization's major league spring training: J.B. Cox, George Kontos and Kanekoa Texeira.Cox pitched for most of 2008 with Triple-A...
YOU CALL THAT A TAX BREAK?
WASHINGTON - Economic stimulus legislation at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan is on track for final votes in the House and Senate after a dizzying final round...
REFAELI: BEING ON COVER IS 'INCREDIBLE'
Supermodel Bar Refaeli says she prepared for her Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover by stuffing her face. Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend is steaming up newsstands posing on the front of SI in...
Delgado's Hall chances
From JOEL SHERMANCarlos Delgado has compiled a borderline Hall of Fame career: The good being consistently excellent power/run production that will give him strong overall totals at the end of...
3 UP: A-ROD AND THE HR CHASE
FROM JOEL SHERMAN1. In his five seasons with the Yankees - five seasons that he pledged were free of performance enhancing drugs - Alex Rodriguez has averaged 42 homers.If he...
3 UP: A-ROD, DELGADO, CASTILLO
1. In his five seasons with the Yankees - five seasons that he pledged were free of performance enhancing drugs - Alex Rodriguez has averaged 42 homers.If he plays to...
EPIC FAIL: Joaquin Makes Letterman, and America, Uncomfortable
Joaquin Phoenix made a bizarre appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" last night, filled with pregnant pauses, heavy sighs and terse, one-word answers to open-ended questions. I seriously...
Knucklehead Al
By MARC BERMANLOS ANGELES - The Knicks are a Greek tragedy. They are Hamlet and MacBeth combined.Knucklehead Al Harrington cost the Knicks victory in regulation tonight by slapping the backboard...
RANDOLPH: KNICKS SHOULDN'T HAVE TRADED ME
LOS ANGELES - If the Knicks sign LeBron James in 2010, Clippers coach/GM Mike Dunleavy can take a bow. Dunleavy helped the Knicks clear cap space for 2010 on Nov....
PLAX SHOPS FOR NEW TEAM
The agent for Plaxico Burress angered the Giants this week by sending out an e-mail to every NFL team alerting them that Burress could be acquired in a trade, according...
COTTO: BAN MARGARITO EVERYWHERE
Former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto thinks Antonio Margarito should not be allowed to box for one year either in the U.S. or elsewhere, including Mexico. "If it were up to...
YANKS WILL TAKE BACK SEAT TO A-ROD THIS SPRING
TAMPA - The $275 million elephant isn't slated to enter the room until Wednesday, but it will be impossible to ignore Alex Rodriguez before he arrives at Yankees camp. YANKS...
CONFIDENT JOBA: WE'RE TOP DOGS IN EAST
TAMPA - Joba Chamberlain thinks the team to beat in the AL East this season is the Yankees, though that should come as no surprise. "We're always the team to...
SELIG CONSIDERS PUNISHING A-ROD
Punish Alex Rodriguez? According to Commissioner Bud Selig, that's a possibility. In a published report, Selig said he was "just heartsick" about Rodriguez's admission of steroid use and would not...
VENUS: 'ROID SCANDAL SHOULDN'T SULLY TENNIS
Alex Rodriguez's admission of steroid use doesn't just place a cloud over all baseball players, but also over every athlete in every pro sport. Venus Williams, however, believes tennis players...
KNICKS HEAD TO BREAK ON LOW NOTE
LOS ANGELES - The Knicks found a new, spectacular way to lose last night. Al Harrington smacked the backboard and hung on the rim after a putback dunk with 25...
CONGRESS EYES ROGER
A former congressman who helped spark the Justice Department's investigation of Roger Clemens for possible perjury said he believes that the 7-time Cy Young winner will face charges very soon,...
UNC BLOWS PAST DUKE
Ty Lawson helped Tyler Hansbrough make it four in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium, while keeping himself perfect against North Carolina's most despised rival. Lawson scored 21 of his...
NO CONSOLATION FOR COLE VICTIMS
By freeing Abd al Rahim al Nashiri and all the others, we are putting ourselves at risk ("Begging for Terror," Editorial, Feb. 7). Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to...
CO-ED CON JAILED
GREENVILLE, SC - A federal judge has sentenced a Montana woman to more than four years in prison for stealing a missing South Carolina woman's identity and using it to...
CENTRAL PARK MODEL-TS: BETTER THAN HOOFING IT
There are so many things wrong with Councilmember Dan Garodnick's proposal, it's hard to know where to begin ("Buggy Buster!" Feb 9). As a business model, the horse-drawn carriages are...
$789 BILLION - NO ARGUMENT ALLOWED
THE president, convinced that the only thing Amer ica has to fear is an insuffi ciency of fear, has warned that "disaster" and "catastrophe" are the certain alternatives to swift...
'PATRIOT' GAMES
SO, it's come to this: The man who was maligned as unpa triotic for not wearing a flag pin is playing the patriotism card. The New York Times reported Saturday...
LINCOLN AT 200
NO president has such a hold on our minds as Abraham Lincoln. He lived at the dawn of photography, and his busted-sod face makes a haunting picture. He was the...
PRO-GITMO KIN RAGE AT ANTI AUNTIE
President Obama is caught smack in the middle of a family feud among 9/11 relatives of a financier killed at Ground Zero, The Post has learned. The brothers of Adam...
ANDY TAKES SLY POKE AT PATERSON
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's call for competence in state government yesterday raised eyebrows and led Gov. Paterson, still smarting from the Caroline Kennedy fiasco, to be asked if he thought...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan * A belligerent thug who was refused a cigarette smashed a 63-year-old man in the head with a bottle outside a West Village bar, police sources said yesterday. Brian...
FBI EYE ON 38 'ENRON SIZE' FIRMS
The FBI is conducting 530 investigations of corporate fraud - and targeting 38 of the biggest financial firms for wrongdoing tied to the economic earthquake, officials told Congress yesterday. FBI...
24-CARAT HOBO SCAM
He was the Tiffany's hobo - a homeless man who last summer repeatedly talked jewelry stores into accepting his phony American Express card and ultimately into selling him $250,000 in...
GANG 'BUILT' CRIME EMPIRE
Forget the bankers on Wall Street! State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday gave his "Chutzpah Award" to a brazen Bronx gang that stole $2.5 million worth of dump trucks, tractors...
RX FOR CITY: 4-DAY WEEK
The recession-ravaged city should consider imposing a four-day workweek on municipal employees, reducing health and vacation benefits for new workers and adopting pension formulas that don't count overtime, a study...
TEMPS JUST A TEASE
The Big Apple got a brief taste of spring yesterday, but it's about to get frozen to the core again. Temperatures reached a balmy 65 degrees in Central Park, tying...
PRO-CITI FIELD SIX: NIX HICKS
WASHINGTON - New York House members want the Obama administration to ignore a couple of out-of-state congressmen who want the $400 million stadium-naming deal between Citigroup and the New York...
LIVE NATION MERGER PLAYS TO TOUGH CROWD
The US Justice Department opened an investigation of Live Nation Inc.'s proposed merger with Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., in the first test of the Obama administration's antitrust policy. The agency "is...
STAR FACES DEPORT
Former MVP shortstop Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty yesterday to lying to congressional investigators about baseball's steroids scandal - which could result in his deportation to the Dominican Republic. Tejada, 34,...
'INCEST MOLEST' LUCE WIDOW DIES
Noted author Leila Hadley Luce, the widow of Time Inc. scion Henry "Hank" Luce III, died Tuesday - weeks after settling a shocking sex-abuse lawsuit with a daughter. Caroline Nicholson...
GANDHI GLASSES GO UNDER GAVEL
A pair of distinctive round, metal-rimmed eyeglasses worn by Mahatma Gandhi will go under the hammer next month - along with sandals and a pocket watch that belonged to the...
ED. BIGS WANT 'NET RESULT
School-board elections are going high tech. Education officials will hold elections for parent board members in each district online this year - a change they expect will cut costs by...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hummer GM, working to sell assets to help keep $13.4 billion in US loans, has drawn inter est in its Hummer brand from a Chinese company and a private- equity...
IRELAND PLANS AID FOR BANKS
Ireland's government will invest 7 billion euros ($9 billion) in Allied Irish Banks Plc and Bank of Ireland Plc, cushioning a rise in bad debts as the economy shrinks. The...
'BEAT' COP: I'M INNOCENT
A city housing cop pleaded not guilty yesterday to repeatedly beating a cuffed and prone Army vet with his baton in a housing project lobby as prosecutors revealed shocking details...
CITY WORKERS ON THE 'MOVE'
Members of the city's largest municipal union can now live outside the five boroughs after two years of service. The City Council yesterday overrode Mayor Bloomberg's veto of the original...
TAIL OF JUSTICE IN DOG KILLING
A Manhattan man was sentenced to six days in jail yesterday for fatally kicking his roommate's Boston terrier - and the dead dog was there for the proceeding. "I brought...
COP CLEARED IN SHOOTING
A rookie cop was justified in shooting and critically wounding an armed gang member in Brooklyn, the NYPD said yesterday. The cop was patrolling on a scooter at East 94th...
CITI'S PANDIT VOWS TO TAKE $1 SALARY AND NO BONUS
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit yesterday took to heart the months of public flogging he and his bank have endured, apologizing to Congress for Citi's missteps and saying he'll get only...
CAN'T KEEP NOSE CLEAN
Just when he thought he was out . . . Jailed crime boss Jackie "The Nose" D'Amico - who finishes a two-year stint for extortion this November - was charged...
THE EIGHT MEN OUT
WASHINGTON - Like school children in trouble for an elaborate practical joke, eight of the most powerful men in finance yesterday hung their heads in shame before an irate House...
NOT FIT FOR A DOG!
Sardi's has gone to the dogs, so the top dogs are no longer going to Sardi's, the pets' well-heeled promoters growled yesterday. The venerable Times Square restaurant has been usurped...
2ND COP IN 'DWI' DEATH CAR
The boozed-up Jersey City cop who mowed down a young couple on a lower Manhattan street - killing the woman - was driving around drunk with another officer, law-enforcement sources...
'TWINCEST' SLAP
A matched pair of burlesque dancers charge in a shocking new lawsuit that they were pressured to perform "twincest." In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, "Porcelain Twinz" Heather and...
SHOOTING THE MOON
Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin recently asked to buy the beleaguered satellite radio company DirecTV, in a desperate bid to avoid filing for bankruptcy, or worse, entering into a deal...
VIBE'S RAP-ID FALL
The terrible conditions that have rocked the magazine world have also laid low the once high-flying hip-hop publishing world. Vibe Media Group yesterday said it was cutting its staff back...
DARWIN & LINCOLN
It's been said that the modern world was midwifed into existence exactly 200 years ago today. That may be a stretch, but it's one of history's great oddities that Charles...
MAYOR MIKE'S MYSTERIOUS PRIORITIES
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly offered another sober reminder Monday of the worrisome nature of Mayor Bloomberg's budget priorities. Kelly said Mayor Mike's trims will likely force the NYPD to cancel...
MALCOLM SMITH EMERGES
Has Malcolm Smith begun to assert himself? Let's hope so. The newly minted and hitherto very low-key Senate majority leader yesterday issued a surprising rebuke to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver,...
MRS. MADOFF IN $15M GRAB
Bernard Madoff's wife withdrew $10 million from a feeder fund to his securities firm the day before he was busted by the feds, prompting new suspicions she may have been...
HOT-ROD'S HOT GALS
Hours before a bombshell report revealed that he took steroids, Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez wasn't sweating - he was snuggling, squeezing and otherwise savoring two smoking-hot women in a Bahamas...
BOOST FOR CITY TEACHERS, COPS
New York City will see a wave of cash for Medicaid funding, education, city hospitals and even a new class of cops as part of its cut of the economic...
LEWIS, PANDIT BANTERED
The CEOs of two banks at the center of the outrage over Uncle Sam's lifeline to Wall Street showed very different sides of their personalities during yesterday's seven-hour grilling by...
SCHUMER AIDE EYED FOR FED JOB
A congressional staffer who played a key role in probing the Bush administration's firing of federal prosecutors is New York Sen. Charles Schumer's choice to become Manhattan US attorney. Schumer's...
XMAS KAYAK FOR HIT MAN
A canary who could never become a wiseguy because he is Jewish testified that a Gambino killer was the first to introduce him to Christmas, Mafia-style. Hunter Adams, who made...
FAKE JOBA PLEA DEAL
He signed autographs, sweet-talked star-struck women and even scored free food and drinks at bars and restaurants by claiming he was New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain. But in reality,...
ISRAEL FIT TO BE TIED
Leaders of Israel's political parties scrambled yesterday to form alliances after the too-close-to-call national elections whose final results won't be known until today. Tzipi Livni and Benjamin Netanyahu, who finished...
SOURCE IS BACK ON RACKS
The odds of finding a copy of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue with Israeli bombshell Bar Refaeli just went up. Source Interlink Cos., the nation's largest magazine wholesaler, last night...
BLACK SUNDAY VERDICT SECRET
A Bronx jury yesterday reached a decision in the manslaughter trial of two tenants who put up a partition that allegedly caused the deaths of two firefighters in the 2005...
CEOS: WE'RE LENDING MORE
The bosses of some of the big banks that have received rescue cash from Uncle Sam yesterday rejected the notion they've been sitting on that pile of cash and outlined...
TOP SENATE DEM ATTAX SILVER PLAN
ALBANY - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver found himself up against a surprise adversary yesterday when the new state Senate Democratic leader publicly challenged his claim that an income-tax hike would...
'RAGING' PAST OF RIHANNA'S GUY
Velvet-voiced R&B singer Chris Brown had a reputation for boorish behavior long before he allegedly beat his girlfriend, Rihanna, his former stepfather said yesterday. "He did have a very mean...
COLLIDING SATELLITES TURN TO STAR DUST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two large communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of two intact spacecraft in orbit, shooting out a pair of massive debris clouds and posing a...
BOND MARKET'S BEHAVIOR BEWITCHING BORROWERS
THE stock market's big decline Tuesday got everyone's attention. But that isn't the only financial market people should be watching. In fact, what happens to stocks right now is far...
OCTOMOM WEB-BEG
Octomom became an Internet panhandler yesterday in a desperate bid to raise the fortune she'll need to rear her 14 kids. Nadya Suleman's Web site, thenadyasulemanfamily.com, uses pictures of the...
CAR-DRAG HORROR ALONG 3 HIGHWAYS
A young man was horribly killed in a gruesome accident yesterday when he was struck by a car - then dragged by the unwitting driver of a second vehicle along...
ARMY ON MARCH AT SCHOOLS
The Army will help city student athletes be all they can be with a course designed to teach life skills at nine public high schools. Instead of boot camp and...
NY APPEAL FOR AUSSIE FIRE RELIEF
The Australian consul general is launching an appeal to help the thousands of victims of his nation's rampaging bushfires, with a benefit this Saturday at a Midtown restaurant. The event...
IT'S A DEAL ON $789B ECON PLAN
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers reached a deal last night on the stimulus bill - one of the largest spending measures in history - and said they hoped for final passage, along...
ALOMAR: EX OFF BASE
Former Met star Roberto Alomar - beaned by a $15 million lawsuit claiming he had unprotected sex with an ex-girlfriend while infected with AIDs - yesterday swung back, insisting, "I...
QNS. KID IN BUS ORDEAL
A 7-year-old Queens kid who should have been enjoying art class found himself locked in a parked school bus yesterday - recklessly abandoned by the driver who failed to spot...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A Massachusetts man who walked into a police station asking for help getting out of a pair of handcuffs was arrested after cops realized he had several outstanding warrants. The...
OLD WESTBURY, LI
Built just last year, this "Hampton-style" cedar Colonial makes the most of modern construction and amenities while staying true to traditional things like "extraordinary craftsmanship" and "finely honed architectural accents."...
SOUTHAMPTON, LI
In these parts, a "classic farmhouse" isn't exactly the kind of homestead where you'd find Ma and Pa Kettle. Even before it was "completely renovated" in 2007, this "village home"...
UPPER EAST SIDE
Eight figures? It figures. After all, recession or no, you might expect to pay a pretty high price for admission to this 930 Fifth Ave. apartment, which is billed as...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan BATTERY PARK CITY $548,500 280 Rector Place One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 650 square feet, with renovated pass-through kitchen with granite counters and stainless-steel appliances, marble bath and crown moldings; building...
REPORT SAYS MORE RELIEF ON THE WAY
PORT ST. LUCIE - After saying last week that they wouldn't add a prominent reliever, the Mets reversed course yesterday and reportedly offered a contract to former Braves left-hander Will...
PUTZ EAGER TO SHINE IN NEW ROLE WITH METS
PORT ST. LUCIE - Pitchers and catchers don't officially report to the Mets' camp until tomorrow, but setup man J.J. Putz has been here throwing for almost two weeks. That's...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Abreu, Dunn sign new deals Right fielder Bobby Abreu and the Angels reportedly agreed to a one-year contract worth $5 million with a chance to push it above $6...
DEVILS PRIMED FOR NHL'S BEST
They're 11-2 in their past 13 games, their franchise player is coming back, and they're starting to run away with the Atlantic Division. How do the Devils not go for...
RANGERS GET BACK TO BASICS IN SHOOTOUT WIN
The Rangers played with a mentality that has been absent for far too long, if not for most of the season. They played to win instead of playing not to...
BEARCATS TURN BACK RED STORM
CINCINNATI - As a result of last night's 71-61 loss to Cincinnati, St. John's is 0-7 this season on opponents' home courts. "We dug ourselves too deep of a hole,"...
UCONN DEFEATS SYRACUSE
STORRS, Conn. - Team Thabeet sure looks like the team to beat. In this unfair Man vs. Boys fight, Syracuse had almost no chance each time it ventured into the...
STAFFORD AND SANCHEZ TOP GUNS IN DRAFT
This is not a great year to look for a franchise quarterback in the draft. The Heisman finalists - Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, Texas' Colt McCoy and Florida's Tim Tebow -...
LET REX PICK HIS OWN YOUNG WINGMAN
BRETT Favre did the Jets a solid yesterday, did for the men who run the team what they apparently were never going to be able to do themselves: He saved...
WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 900 Maintenance: $574 Just a block from Prospect Park, on Ocean Parkway, this co-op has a "spectacular and spacious" layout complete with arched hallways,...
FAVRE TELLS JETS HE'S DONE . . . 4-EVER
News of the final decision came via a morning phone call. Brett Favre, the king of offseason decision-making drama, informed the Jets yesterday that he was retiring from the NFL...
UPPER WEST SIDE
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 907 Maintenance: $1,149 This "fabulously renovated" and "oversized" co-op in a full-service building on West End Avenue features plenty of luxury in its layout,...
CHELSEA
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 600 Maintenance: $946 You can have a picture-perfect day every day with views of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings from this prewar co-op...
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 1,850 Maintenance: $1,409 For those who can't quite afford a full brownstone, here's a chance to buy half of one. This stately State...
ARMONK, NY
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 2,724 With an updated kitchen and bathrooms and a "massive" dining room, this "immaculate" 1953 Colonial set on nearly 3 "exquisite" acres is plenty...
JETS SHOULD MAKE WARNER PLAN A
KURT Warner told us at the Super Bowl that he would wait for God to tell him whether to retire or play on. Well, God told Warner yesterday that the...
VICK MAY BE INTERESTING OPTION
Michael Vick may be considered be an extreme longshot for the Jets - then again, anything's possible - but it's important to point out that he soon will be free,...
CLEMENS: I'M READY TO STEP UP
Now what? With Brett Favre officially retired, do the Jets have to draft one or sign a veteran free agent, or is their quarterback of the present and future on...
HARLEM
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,534 Common charges: $2,276 Currently the home to a Broadway star, this "extraordinary" penthouse on upper Fifth Avenue (in a practically new building built...
HEAT SEEKERS
There is South Beach oceanfront, and then there is the rest of Miami. But while oceanfront buildings from the southern tip of SoBe up to around 25th Street set sales...
STEP BY STEP
Even though this is certainly a buyer's market, you can afford to take your time. The longer you have to prepare, the smoother the process will be. Here's what you...
THE DEAL HUNTERS
There's a certain type of New Yorker for whom the words "I told you so" are sweeter than the most tender "I love you." If you spent the last few...
TOOL TIME!
"I'VE always called myself a tool," brags 25-year-old waiter Ryan "Matsuflex" Matsunaga of his starring role on VH1's "Tool Academy," the latest in reality-cringe television. "Every single one of my...
LILY ALLEN DON'T BE A ZERO
NOT to be ungrateful, but Brit pop princess Lily Allen, who gave a free show at the Bowery Ballroom Tuesday, could have been better. This freebie had the right crowd...
HAUTE LIST
V-Day gift guide gives love good namePHOTOS: V-Day Haute List * From Mr. Moneybags: Spend $1,000 at luxe jeweler Mauboussin (714 Madison Ave.; 212-752-4300) - say, on this "Trop Fou...
CAN BUY ME LOVE
ELITE matchmaker Patti Stanger has her work cut out for her on the second season of Bravo's "The Millionaire Matchmaker." She's saddled with the sad but extremely lucrative (her services...
THE SPIRIT MOVES THEM AT THE JOYCE THEATER
HE didn't quite make it there Tues day night, but Ronald K. Brown's dances were all about the road to Paradise. Brown brought his small group, Evidence, A Dance Company,...
OCTOMOM DELIVERS HIT
THE California mom who gave birth to octuplets, Nadya Suleman, was a big hit Tuesday night. A one-hour "Dateline" special - that included pictures of the all the babies and...
BACK TO THE BULLY CULPRIT
WHATEVER urges I may have had to revisit my suburban New Jersey hometown have been squelched by "Flyovers." Jeffrey Sweet's cautionary tale - about a film critic who finds out...
ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE
BETTY Buckley has spent much of the last several years experimenting with jazz, but there's little doubt that it's Broadway show tunes that her ardent fans most want to hear....
ACCOUNT OF CRIME BOSS DOESN'T PAY
MEYER Lansky was a legendary gangster who was famously known as "the brains behind the mob." You wouldn't know it from this one-person play starring Mike Burstyn, which instead presents...
'L&O' CAROL
CAROL Burnett, one of the greatest comedic actors in TV history, is heading back to the small screen. NBC announced that the 75-year-old, multiple Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-winning actress...
'BIG' GAIN
NOW that "The Big gest Loser" is firing on all cylinders, it could be tweaking the engine a bit. The show, which has experienced a ratings spike this season, is...
FINALLY, OUR ECONOMY EXPLAINED IN ENGLISH
THE Wall Street greed mon gers who've been passing the bucks between one another for the past decade, pass the buck in a different way on tonight's extraordinarily good CNBC...
RYAN AS 'IDOL' JUDGE?
ADD this one to the "Who Knew?" category: Ryan Seacrest originally auditioned to be a judge on "American Idol." "I remember I was originally auditioning you to be a judge...
THREAT TO PUNISH JAY LENO
THE writers' strike may be over, but that doesn't mean the Writers Guild of America has forgotten about their grievance with Jay Leno. The "Tonight Show" host drew the ire...
BUFFALO PLANE TRAGEDY
A Continental Airlines jet out of Newark Airport crashed in a fireball into a house in suburban Buffalo late last night, and officials feared all 48 people aboard were killed....
YSL GIVEAWAY
No money? No problem. Look for the street team handing out a YSL canvas tote, a copy of the new Claudia Schiffer ad campaign, stickers and a heart-shaped flash drive...
U.S. beats Mexico 2-0 yet again
The U.S. just finished off a 2-0 win over ten-man Mexico, the third straight time they've beaten El Tri by that scoreline on American soil. They ran their home unbeaten...
NY SONGWRITER: RASCAL FLATTS STOLE MY TUNE
A veteran New York songwriter, who penned Pat Benatar's "Shadows of the Night," is accusing the country group Rascal Flatts of stealing his iconic 1980s song. The group, which is...
GIAMBI GLAD PLAYERS ARE TALKING
SAN FRANCISCO - Jason Giambi is happy to see more baseball players going public with their involvement in performance-enhancing drugs and hopes the fascination with baseball's steroid era soon will...
BLACK SUNDAY VERDICT REACHED
A Bronx jury has reached a decision in the manslaughter trial of two tenants who put up a partition that allegedly caused the deaths of two firefights in the 2005...
SIRIUS' KARMAZIN REACHED OUT TO DIRECTV IN BID TO FEND OFF ECHOSTAR
Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin recently asked to DirecTV buy the beleaguered satellite radio company in a desperate bid to avoid filing for bankruptcy - or worse - entering into...