April 16, 2009
BROOKLYN MAN BUSTED FOR CON ED BRIBE SCHEME
The owner of a Brooklyn construction company was charged today with bribing Con Ed officials to the tune of nearly $60,000 in return for signing off on his inflated invoices....
Schneider sidelined
Catcher Brian Schneider is being given the night off from the series finale with the Padres this evening due to what the Mets are listing as back stiffness and a...
FLYNN LEAVING SYRACUSE FOR NBA
SYRACUSE -- Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn turned pro and signed with an agent, ending his college career after two seasons and taking a top player off the Orange for...
Wrapping up Day 1
Here are some thoughts and observations from Day 1 of the Jets minicamp: * OK, so judging the quarterbacks this early is a little like reviewing a movie after the...
No More Madden For Frank Caliendo
Football analyst John Madden tackled fans everywhere with the hard-hitting news of his retirement, but none will feel the blow harder than "Frank TV's" Frank Caliendo.The master mimic impersonates everyone...
WOMAN HIT BY TRUCK IN JAMAICA
A pedestrian was in critical condition Thursday morning after she was struck by a cement truck at the intersection of Sutphin and Linden boulevards in Jamaica, police said. The unidentified...
PADAVAN SAYS SENATE GOPERS SHUT OUT OF MTA NEGOTIATIONS
Tolls on East and Harlem River bridges, which were reported off the table, are back under consideration in negotiations on a financial rescue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Albany....
Mendoza promoted to Triple-A SWB
After beginning the season on the disabled list, Carlos Mendoza was activated and promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre today in the wake of David Robertson's promotion to the majors following...
YANKEES SLAMMED IN STADIUM OPENER
Jose Veras and Damaso Marte are nothing more than foot soldiers in the high-priced Yankees army that took over their new Stadium. Yet with the city poised to drink in...
'BIGGEST LOSER' TRAINER CALLS PLAYERS 'HALF-DEAD'
Contestants on "The Biggest Loser" aren't just overweight. They suffer from being not normal and even half-dead. That's according to Jillian Michaels, the buff, tough-talking trainer on the hit weight-loss...
GANG SHOOTOUT STUNS FANS AT NEW YANKEE STADIUM
Yankees fans streaming into the the team's new stadium got a taste of the old South Bronx today after gunfire broke out between two rival gangs outside the state supreme...
Clean-up Day
By FRED KERBERThe Nets' last day of the season seemed almost as painful as the Yanks' first day, both of their season and in their new stadium.Vince Carter spoke about...
JETS PLAN CAMPING TRIP
FLORHAM PARK -- Rex Ryan wants his first training camp with the Jets to be a team bonding session, far from the distractions and amenities of home. Despite moving into...
Margarito To Appeal Suspension
Antonio Margarito plans to appeal his one-year suspension for using illegal hand wraps. By GEORGE WILLISTop Rank promoter Bob Arum hasn't given up on getting Antonio Margarito's suspension reversed for...
BLOOMBERG HAS MINI MELTDOWN ON LIVE TV
Mayor Bloomberg blew his stack on live TV today as he prepared to lend support for same-sex marriage - taking a disabled reporter to task after his tape recorder accidentally...
CAPITALS CONTEMPLATE CHANGE IN GOAL
WASHINGTON -- Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau did his cagey best to avoid saying whether he plans to bench Jose Theodore for rookie Simeon Varlamov in Game 2 of their playoff...
Pitching set for Brewers series
Although Mike Pelfrey's scheduled start Sunday is still very much up in the air, the pitching matchups are in for this weekend's three-game series with the Brewers at Citi Field....
Game 9: Padres at Mets
The Mets look to take their first-ever series at Citi Field when John Maine faces off against Padres All-Star Jake Peavy in the finale of the three-game set. Maine, who...
The Jets and the Jewish Holidays
By BRIAN COSTELLOThe Jets are quite upset over the fact their first two home games conflict with the Jewish high holy days. The team is scheduled to face the Patriots...
NO CHARGES FOR CIA OFFICIALS FOR WATERBOARDING
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder says the government won't prosecute CIA officials for using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics on terror suspects. The decision comes as the Obama...
Nady put on 15-day DL
The Yankees placed right fielder Xavier Nady on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-handed reliever David Robertson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Nady felt a sharp pain in his right elbow...
FOURTH OKSANA TIED TO MEL GIBSON
Call her "Oksana No. 4." Actor Mel Gibson has now been linked to another woman named "Oksana" - and this time it's a dark-haired Ukranian beauty named Oksana Grigorieva, the...
Kevin Smith Plays Carnegie Hall
Filmmaker Kevin Smith will take his legendary Q & A show, "An Evening With Kevin Smith,'' to Carnegie Hall for the first time on June 17. "This country must truly...
A-ROD HOMERS ... IN BATTING PRACTICE
TAMPA, Fla. -- On the day the new Yankee Stadium opened, Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs ... 1,150 miles away. Rodriguez, rehabilitating at the Yankees' training complex, took on-field...
WOMAN GETS $27M FROM CITY FOR SEVERED LEG
A woman whose left leg was severed after she was hit by a New York City Transit bus has been awarded $27.5 million by Manhattan jury. The jury awarded the...
Figgy pulled, Pelfrey to sit?
Mike Pelfrey (pictured) could miss his Sunday start against the Brewers at Citi Field after Nelson Figueroa -- Pelfrey's most likely replacement -- was abruptly pulled after just two innings...
Curry headed to Detroit
By MARC BERMANEddy Curry will leave for Detroit in May to lose weight. Curry had his exit meeting with Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni today and it was agreed upon...
Around the Minors: Thursday, April 16
Through the first three games of the matchup between Scranton/Wilkes Barre and Buffalo at Buffalo's Coca-Cola Field, two things have remained constant: each of the games have been close, and...
Minicamp begins
The Jets got to see new coach Rex Ryan in action today with the first practice of their three-day minicamp. Ryan led the team onto the field, running from one...
'American Idol' Realeases Tour Dates
It's that time of year again - the "American Idol" top 10 are going on tour.This season's cream of the Simon crop will perform in 50 cities across the country...
YANKEE TICKET GIVEAWAY GOES AWRY
A Yankee ticket giveaway sponsored by Pepsi came up flat in Times Square this morning, leaving hundreds of angry fans fuming when the company ran out of the coveted ducats....
Robertson first local 2009 call-up
With Xavier Nady headed to the disabled list (for what sounds like it could be the rest of the season), the Yankees called up reliever David Robertson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes...
UK'S BOYLE MAKES US DEBUT
The "Britain's Got Talent" and YouTube sensation made her stateside debut today on CBS' "The Early Show" via video conference. Proving her audition on the hit UK show wasn't a...
'ONE TREE HILL' STAR ARRESTED IN SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM
"One Tree Hill" star Antwon Tanner was arrested today in connection with a Social Security card scheme, authorities said. Tanner, who turned 34 on Tuesday, surrendered to federal prosecutors this...
Cannes: Cage Flick Up for Slot
Add Werner Herzog's update of Abel Ferrara's "Bad Lieutenant,'' with Nicolas Cage succceding Harvey Keitel as the title character, to the list of titles that may be announced in one...
Reese: We're not panicked about WR
By PAUL SCHWARTZAlmost all of the pre-draft chatter centers on the Giants need for a No. 1 receiver with the release of Plaxico Burress but GM Jerry Reese today said...
ELI: GIANTS WILL DO SOMETHING AT RECEIVER
Eli Manning today told ESPN he expects the Giants to address their need for a No. 1 receiver and that Browns wideout Braylon Edwards is an attractive target. "That's what...
Assassin's Creed II: vengeance for all
This is Enzo. He's a privileged young noble living in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of said country. He's on a quest for vengeance. Which,...
SOMALIA PM: WE'LL HELP CATCH PIRATES
MOMBASA, Kenya -- Somalia's prime minister says his government has identified many pirate leaders and would be willing to share that information with other countries, including the United States, to...
OBAMA: US NEEDS FASTER TRAINS
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama called Thursday for the country to move swiftly to a system of high-speed rail travel, saying it will relieve congestion, help clean the air and...
First regular-season game at new Yankee Stadium
I will be doing a live blog as the Yankees open up their new stadium today. All the way from the pregame show to the last out. 5:05 -- Another...
Report: Harvin cancels visit
NJ.com reports that Flordia WR Percy Harvin cancelled his pre-draft visit with the Giants.Harvin's stock has been falling and he could be available when the team chooses 29th in the...
JOHN MADDEN RETIRES
Legendary football analyst John Madden is calling it quits. Madden, 73, has announced his retirement after a broadcasting career stretching back 30 years. He's won 16 Emmys in that time...
A hard day's night
According to this exclusive from The Onion that I wish I'd broken first, Mr. Met is in crisis mode since the opening of Citi Field. Poor guy.
Can the Mets win as is?
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAYes, if their starting rotation can consistently get the ball to their revamped bullpen with a lead.Yes, if Ryan Church, Daniel Murphy and Gary Sheffield are solid at...
Coverage in The Post
Oliver Perezteased the Mets again Wednesday night, allowing just one run on three hits in six innings of an eventual 7-2 win over the Padres at Citi Field. Let's just...
'Idol' Fantasia Solves Money Problems With Reality Show
When in debt, there's always reality TV. Former "American Idol" Fantasia Barrino has inked an unscripted reality show for VH1 that will follow the 24-year-old's journey as a recording artist...
FANS FLOCK TO YANKEE STADIUM OPENER
They built it - and the fans showed up. CC Sabathia tossed the first regular-season pitch at the new Yankee Stadium this afternoon against the Cleveland Indians in the team's...
GOV. PATERSON INTRODUCES GAY MARRIAGE BILL
Gov. Paterson introduced legislation today to legalize same-sex marriage -- vowing to bring "equality to everyone" in New York. "This is a civil rights issue," said Paterson, likening the issue...
Former Italy Goalie Ties the Knot in Vegas
Former Inter Milan and Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga got hitched to his Romanian girlfriend of three years in a cheesy Las Vegas wedding that even featured an Elvis impersonator.Zenga, who...
JPMORGAN POSTS BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED PROFIT
JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it earned $2.14 billion for the first quarter, thanks to a boost in trading activity and deposits. The profit was 10 percent lower than last year,...
The Daily Whacks, Thursday Edition
Why do I suspect that Michael Jordan will never get introduced anywhere as "Michael Johnson," or that Larry Bird will never be introduced anywhere as "Larry Berg," or that Magic...
Former Italy Star Tries New Hand
Some players know when to hold'em, and others know when to fold them. In the case of former Italy striker Christian Vieri, he's decided that life may have dealt him...
SMALL TREE FOUND GROWING INSIDE RUSSIAN MAN'S LUNG
A Russian man who was being operated on for a suspected tumor ended up having a fir tree removed from one of his lungs. The 2-inch tree was found by...
Jets Draft Preview: TEs
By BRIAN COSTELLOIn the days leading up to the NFL Draft on April 25, we will examine the draft position-by-position through the eyes of the Jets. Today we take a...
Champions League: Final Four
Cristiano really is the "Special Ron."Manchester United pulled off an historic victory Wednesday - and it was all thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's 40-yard of a rocket. The Portuguese star blasted...
3 UP: NADY, SWISHER AND YANK HOME DEBUT
1. I guess if you are going to lose your starting right fielder, probably for the season, then it is good to have the guy currently leading the majors in...
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
IT was as daring as it was foolhardy, but the Dave Matthews Band gambit to open its world tour at Madison Square Garden Tuesday paid off big-time -- Dave and...
HONDO A POD PICKER
Hondo scratched and clawed his way into triple- figure earnings yesterday, rallying with the Yankees on numerous occasions to give him a chunky wad containing 110 reniffs. Tonight, he'll leave...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Matsuzaka goes on DL Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right shoulder strain after his second straight poor start. * The...
HOFSTRA'S JENKINS WINS HAGGERTY
It seems like eons since the metropolitan area has had a topnotch college basketball team. But based on yesterday's Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Awards, presented in conjunction with the NIT,...
FACE-SWAP SURPRISE
BROOKLINE, Mass.--The wife of a Massachusetts man whose tissue was donated for the nation's second face transplant said her husband told her before heart-transplant surgery that he wanted to donate...
REMAINS TO BE SEEN
CAIRO -- Doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Anthony have been missing since they committed suicide in 31 BC. Now, archaeologists plan to excavate three sites in Egypt that could contain...
BOOK OVERDUE BY 145 YEARS
RICHMOND, Va. -- A missing library book is back on a college's shelves nearly 145 years after it was stolen by a Union soldier during the Civil War. The 1842...
EPILEPSY ALERT
ATLANTA -- Children of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new...
CROCKEFELLER'S TALE OF THE TAPE
BOSTON -- During the first moments of a four-hour police interrogation, the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller spoke wistfully about the 7-year-old daughter he's been accused of kidnapping. "I...
GRISTEDES KIN DIES
Jane Tatiana Vondersaar, the mother of Margo Catsimatidis and mother-in-law of Gristedes supermarkets owner John Catsimatidis, has died in Florida. She was 85. Funeral services were held Tuesday in St....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn Police last night shot a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them in the lobby of a Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment building. Plainclothes officers saw the man shoot someone near...
SURPRISE AMONG HOME$ICK BOROS
Prices of existing homes in Brooklyn and Queens are continuing to fall, but they're holding up much better than those in Manhattan, a surprising new report showed yesterday. In Brooklyn,...
WONDER WOMEN
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Dozens of young women braved crowds of bearded men screaming "dogs!" yesterday to protest an Afghan law that lets husbands demand sex from their wives. "Slaves of...
A WHACK AT HACKS
The city wants to slam the brakes on renegade livery drivers. The 40,000 black-car, luxury limo and livery drivers on the Big Apple's streets will soon need official identifiers to...
'WORD' UP TO POLS' PASSIONS
WASHINGTON -- For Rep. Charles Rangel, it's all about the "Caribbean." That's the one word the Harlem Democrat has uttered more than any other on the House floor, according to...
'NEW' DEMAND
A group of New School students yesterday protested the suspensions of 14 classmates who took part in a demonstration aimed at ousting college president Bob Kerrey. "We demand the reinstatement...
NEW FRONT IN SCHOOLS WAR
State lawmakers are pushing a bill to loosen mayoral control of city schools by giving more sway over decisions to borough presidents, council members and parents. The legislation would create...
ATLANTIC CRUISE WILL BE TITANIC
What are they sinking? * Berg-brains are lining up to reserve a spot on a cruise ship that will follow the Titanic's ill-fated route in commemoration of the 100th anniversary...
PATAKI AIDES TIED TO SCHEME
ALBANY -- The state pension-fund scandal has touched the administration of former Gov. George Pataki for the first time, according to revelations yesterday. Aides to Pataki conspired with Liberal Party...
100G ARMY THEFT BUST
An Army reservist used a government purchasing program to buy $100,000 in electronics and supplies that went AWOL as he sold them in eBay online auctions, officials said. Sgt. Joseph...
WIDE-BODY FLIERS FACE HEFTY FARE
United Airlines added a different kind of excess-baggage fee yesterday when it imposed double fares on fat fliers. Extra-big passengers will have to buy the seat next to them if...
'TRYING TO FLY'
A 9-year-old boy obsessed with wrestling donned a makeshift parachute and jumped from his Brooklyn rooftop -- a fatal bid to copy the signature move of his wrestling hero, family...
7TH-INNING 'KVETCH'
They may open games with the national anthem, but Yankee Stadium isn't the land of the free, a Red Sox fan from Queens charged yesterday. In a suit filed by...
MASSACRE 'PAY ME' OUTRAGE
An upstate accounting clerk wants to be paid for missing his lunch hour during the April 3 Binghamton massacre that left 14 people dead. James Kauchis filed a complaint with...
HAIR REMOVER TOOK OFF SKIN, TOO: SUIT
A New Jersey woman suffered second- and third-degree burns after a container of microwavable hair-removal wax boiled over on her, a lawsuit filed yesterday alleges. Carman Canas, of Union City,...
NEW LEADER JOINS WAR ON NY GAY NUPS
New York's new archbishop wasted no time in declaring war on Gov. Paterson's push to legalize gay marriage in the state. Archbishop Timothy Dolan vowed before his installation yesterday that...
S'HAMPTON OKS WORKER CHOW LINE
Southampton Village officials have reversed a controversial decision to shut down a free-food program for the flood of day laborers who pour into the tony area each morning. A building...
JURY SEATED IN ASTOR CASE
If she indeed was swindled as prosecutors say, philanthropist Brooke Astor may now be avenged by a jury that includes seven white women -- three of them retirees. Defense lawyers...
OCTOMOM EYEING BIG TRADEMARK $$
Now it's officially become her Octo-nom. Nadya Suleman has trademarked the "Octomom" nickname she once scorned. The mother of 14 kids, including the octuplets she gave birth to in January,...
DOLAN HAS THE RITE STUFF
Archbishop Timothy Dolan rocked a jampacked St. Patrick's Cathedral at his inaugural Mass yesterday -- receiving rousing ovations when he vowed to fight for the protection of the unborn and...
CONEY GUY'S BIG $PLASH
Coney Island's biggest property owner is forking over $2.5 million to spruce up the area's rundown seaside district for the summer and bring it new rides and attractions. Much-maligned developer...
WOODY HITS BACK AT FOE
The battle between Woody Allen and Dov Charney is getting even more personal -- with the Oscar-winning filmmaker charging the hipster clothier is engaged in a "despicable effort to intimidate"...
GOTTI BRO'S BID WHACKED
Peter Gotti can't weasel out of his conviction for trying to rub out mob rat Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano, a judge ruled yesterday. Manhattan federal Judge Harold Baer said the...
RANGEL'S 444G LEGAL 'CAMPAIGN'
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel -- subject of a wide-ranging House ethics probe -- spent more than $444,000 of his campaign funds on legal fees in the last three months,...
TOLLS ON NEW ROLL
Bridge tolls are back from the dead. Gov. Paterson is again behind a plan that would toll 13 now-free East and Harlem river bridges at the current cost of a...
OBAMAS PAID 933G TAX BILL ON $2.6M EARNINGS
WASHINGTON -- President and Michelle Obama made more than $2.6 million last year, even as they campaigned for the presidency, according to tax returns released yesterday by the White House....
'ALBANY FOR SALE' RAPS
ALBANY -- Disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi helped rig an Assembly seat for his son and ordered an aide to reward a longtime crony -- who pocketed $800,000, sources...
JERSEY YOUTH STICKER SHOCK
TRENTON -- A first-in-the-nation law signed yesterday by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine will require new drivers ages 21 and younger to display identifying decals on their cars. The law...
THAT'S TAX, WITH A TEA
WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of protesters -- some dressed in colonial wigs with tea bags hanging from their eyeglasses -- staged boisterous protests modeled after the Boston Tea Party...
STATE'S OFF COURSE: RUDY
Rumored 2010 gubernatorial candidate Rudy Giuliani last night told a crowd of GOP heavyweights the state is heading in the "wrong direction" and called Gov. Paterson's $132 billion budget "irrational."...
HOME SWEET HOME
The fearless merchant seamen who defied Somali pirates off the coast of Africa arrived home early today to tears, cheers and kisses from family and friends -- and the gratitude...
RUSSIAN HOTTIE: I'M MEL'S BELLE
A sexy Russian songbird came out of nowhere yesterday to claim she plays the starring role of "other woman" in the ongoing Mel Gibson soap opera. "This is serious and...
CRASH VICTIM TWICE UNLUCKY
A man died after he was hit by a drunk driver in Harlem last night -- and his ambulance got into an accident while rushing him to a hospital, officials...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Clean freaks need not apply. "We need someone to be the new 'Wolfman,' " said a rep for Clark's Trading Post, a longtime roadside sideshow attraction in Lincoln, NH. The...
CEREMONY HONORS JACKIE ROBINSON
Jackie Robinson once said "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.'' And when his widow Rachel walked under a 70-foot brick archway yesterday,...
THIS TIME, AMAZIN'S SAW THE GOOD PEREZ
MIKE Pelfrey has an 8.10 ERA and an instinct to deny that it has been caused by his forearm tendinitis. COMPLETE METS COVERAGEMETS BLOGCHAT REWIND "He'll go out there with...
RYAN OPENS FIRST JETS MINICAMP
The next phase of the Jets' transition under Rex Ryan begins today, when the team takes the practice field under its new coach for the first time. JETS BLOGDRAFT PREVIEW:...
QUARTET GIVES HUMAN TOUCH TO GAUDY DIGS
THE LINK from old Stadium to new one in The Bronx is not the transfer of Monument Park or the recreation of the façade or the imitation of the dimensions....
NADY LIKELY X-PUNGED FOR YEAR
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- If Xavier Nady doesn't require Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, it will be a big upset. RANDOLPH AT OPENERCOMPLETE YANKEES COVERAGEYANKEES BLOG While Nady...
A-ROD AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez continued his light baseball workouts yesterday at the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa. Unlike the first two days, however, he did not come...
ISIAH TO DONATE SALARY BACK TO SCHOOL
In his first goodwill gesture, Isiah Thomas will donate the first year of his salary as coach at Florida International to help offset the university's recent budget cuts, athletic director...
FOREARM TENDINITIS COULD SIDELINE PELFREY
Mike Pelfrey said he will pitch on Sunday, but manager Jerry Manuel isn't so sure. Just a week-plus into the regular season, the Mets have their first health-related concern within...
MOUNT TEIXEIRA NEEDS TO ERUPT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- They're coming home to open the new Yankee Stadium today with a winning record, and more importantly, as a team. Sometimes it's the little things that...
MERLE HARMON DEAD
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Merle Harmon, whose 40-year broadcast career included a stint as Jets radiocaster from 1964-70, died yesterday after a long illness. He was 82. Harmon, who called professional...
STRUGGLING WANG GETS IN EXTRA WORK
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Chien-Ming Wang did more than his usual between-starts bullpen session yesterday. He threw on Tropicana Field's main mound to Melky Cabrera and Cody Ransom. "Just to...
ROAD-WEARY YANKS RALLY PAST RAYS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Andy Pettitte's talented left shoulder smothered in ice, he stood inches inside the clubhouse and greeted teammates with high fives and words of thanks. In reality,...
COACH'S HONEYMOON WON'T LAST FOREVER
MIKE D'Antoni is fortunate. Most new head coaches are afforded only one honeymoon season, but the Knicks coach will enjoy two, which should come in handy as he continues his...
DEVILS START WITH STATEMENT
The Devils emphatically declared themselves a playoff force again, but only on the ice, not with words. They refused to insist they are on their way, this team that has...
RANGERS STEAL GAME 1 BEHIND LUNDQVIST
WASHINGTON -- Give all the credit that's due the Rangers for their poise, for their toughness, for their ability to withstand a routine bravura performance from Alex Ovechkin. Talk from...
KNICKS CLOSE WOEFUL CAMPAIGN WITH ROUT
Donnie Walsh does not want to see Mike D'Antoni blamed, saying the 2008-2009 Knicks did not underachieve because the talent level was in the 30-win range. KNICKS BLOG After the...
'GOOD' OLLIE GIVES METS FIRST CITI FIELD WIN
Oliver Perez doesn't have to enter the witness protection program just yet. In typical all-or-nothing Perez fashion, the lefty took the mound last night and gave the Mets reason to...
DRURY COULD RETURN IN GAME 2
WASHINGTON -- Chris Drury, who missed the Rangers' 4-3 Game 1 victory over the Caps here last night with an undisclosed ailment, may be day-to-day, but John Tortorella envisions Saturday...
YANKEES PLAN TO OPEN STADIUM TODAY IN STYLE
It should begin with Grady Sizemore stepping in for the Indians, with CC Sabathia on the mound for the Yankees. The new Yankee Stadium, "a living museum" as it's billed,...
Around the Minors: Wednesday, April 15
Despite rain stopping several games in the Bushes universe Tuesday, one thing stayed constant: Scranton/Wilkes Barre and Buffalo squared off again, and SWB came away with another victory. Mike Harrington...
CASTRO-LOVING DEMS' BETRAYAL
Are Congressional Black Caucus Democrats really so naive as to believe that Cuba is a free country ("The Castros' US Tools," Michelle Malkin, PostOpinion, April 11)? Do they believe that...
A GLIMPSE OF BRUCE'S NOT-SO GLORY DAYS
Bruce Springsteen is accused in court papers of having an affair, which I think is troubling for his wife, Patti Scialfa ("Having an 'Affair' With the Boss," April 10). If...
THE VET 'THREAT'
HOLLYWOOD and countless professors warned us: Military vets are drooling trailer-trash who beat their wives and, at best, wind up as homeless street people -- at worst, as homicidal psychos...
CRITICS IN DENIAL ON DOWNTOWN REALITY
AS Larry Silverstein, the Port Authority and urban-policy sages duke it out over the pace of World Trade Center rebuilding, let us take note of a remarkable fact: Downtown Manhattan...
IGNORE ANY 'HAPPY TALK' ABOUT THE US ECONOMY
BEN Bernanke may be seeing "green shoots" in the dormant economy, but to almost everyone else it's still looking a lot like a dead lawn. The Federal Reserve chairman was...
INVITING CORRUPTION
YESTERDAY'S wide ranging indictment against former Liberal Party boss Raymond B. Harding paints a vivid portrait of ballot lines for sale in New York. The indictment alleges that, in exchange...
BLACK OAK COURTING SATURN
General Motors said a group including private-equity firm Black Oak Partners LLC and some dealers is one of "multiple bidders" for the automaker's Saturn division, as GM cuts back under...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
AIG $ale AIG is in advanced talks to sell its US per sonal lines insurance business to Zurich Fin ancial Services for about $2 billion, The FT re ported. Selling...
MARTS RALLY; FINANCIALS GET BOOST FROM AMEX
US stocks rose for the fourth time in five days as prospects for consumer staples and industrial shares improved and American Express Co. triggered gains in financials after saying growth...
GEITHNER BACKTRACKS
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner refrained from labeling China as a currency manipulator, backtracking from an assertion he made during his confirmation hearings in January. In its first semiannual report on...
QUEST'S KIT KICK: $302M
Quest Diagnostics of Madison, NJ, and its Nichols Institute Diagnostics unit agreed to pay $302 million to resolve allegations that Nichols sold misbranded diagnostic test kits. The accord settles criminal...
MUTUAL MISSION
Mutual-fund companies are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission to review the rules that currently limit them from buying the types of illiquid securities at the heart of Uncle Sam's...
A HEDGE ROW AT HIGHLAND
Hedge fund Highland Capital is scrambling to quell a dispute among investors grousing about who gets what during the liquidation of the firm's imploded flagship fund. Dallas-based Highland told investors...
A DANGEROUS ROAD TO GAY MARRIAGE
LAST week, the Vermont legislature overrode the governor to legalize gay marriage. The week before, the Iowa Supreme Court achieved the same result by overriding the state legislature, declaring a...
PRIMETIME PUZZLE
For all the talk about the failures of NBC's Ben Silverman, the programming executive under the most pressure to produce a breakout hit heading into next month's upfronts could very...
UBS SET FOR MORE JOB CUTS
Troubled Swiss banking giant UBS AG said yesterday that it will slash its global workforce of 76,200 people by more than 10 percent as part of across-the-board cost-cutting to return...
DOLAN'S DUTY
"The resurrection of Jesus goes on in our apostolate for the struggling, searching and marginalized, as thousands of those closest to Christ's Sacred Heart -- the hungry, homeless, sick, troubled...
DITHERING DAVE'S DIVERSION
Why is Gov. Paterson pushing same- sex marriage when the MTA funding crisis remains unresolved? Straphangers are looking at a huge fare hike -- indeed, maybe more than one --...
DRAINING THE SWAMP
Paydirt. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo may well have hit the mother lode in his investigation of endemic corruption in the state pension funds. The AG yesterday brought felony charges against...
FIAT'S UNION 'BASTA!'
DETROIT -- With just 15 days left before the US government pulls the plug on Chrysler, the only man who appears able to save the struggling automaker is casting doubt...
ROSETTA'S OFFERING IS BIG HIT
Rosetta Stone Inc., the maker of language-training software, raised more than expected in its initial public offering yesterday, bucking the slowest market for IPOs in at least a decade. Rosetta...
OXYGEN FAT STOKES SERIES FIRE
BEAUTY and bountiful flesh are once again key for Oxygen. This summer, the cable network launches the competition series, "Dance Your Ass Off," hosted by "Hairspray" actress Marissa Jaret Winokur....
FUNDA-MENTAL FLAWS
FOR better or for worse, "Next to Normal" is usually shorthanded as "the musical about the crazy woman." It's accurate -- the central character, Diana (Alice Ripley), has a severe...
TIME OUT, 'IDOL'
I told you it would come to no good, didn't I? That whole adding-the-other-judge nonsense on "American Idol," I mean. MORE: Judges Save Matt From a ratings decline this year...
BAILEY IN FOR SHAKEUP
"GREY'S Anatomy" star Chandra Wilson says fans should expect some bombshells in next month's season finale. "I've been told there are some life-changing things that happen to all of us,"...
'NEW-CIS'
HERE'S your first look at LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell in action during their upcoming episodes of "NCIS." They're guest starring in the two-part episode of the hit CBS...
YOUTUBE SYMPHONY
THE age-old question of how you get to Carnegie Hall was given a new answer last night. Speaking from its stage, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas declared, "Upload, upload, upload!" It...
'IDOL' JUDGES COME TO MATT'S RESCUE
WITH the "American Idol" audience on its feet, stomping and chanting, "Save him!" judges last night decided to use their one-time power to rescue soulful balladeer Matt Giraud. "Matt, it's...
It's over: 32-50
By MARC BERMANBasketball never felt deader than tonight at the Garden. The Knicks and Nets headed into the long offseason after playing their meaningless finale. Eight straight losing seasons for...
ARMONK, NY
This property with captivating views of Gifford Lake has a four-lot subdivision fully approved, so you could turn your back 40 (well, back 11-plus acres) into a nice little neighborhood,...
GRAMERCY
Even prime Manhattan Dream Homes are now available for $1,000 per square foot. This "spectacular" loft on East 24th Street, which was previously listed at $5.4 million in November and...
HAUTE LIST
Outlet shopping is now at your fingertips with theOutnet.com, net-a-porter.com's new recession-friendly discount domain. Past-season clothes, bags, shoes, accessories, lingerie and swimwear from designers such as Matthew Williamson, Michael Kors,...
CHELSEA
For anyone distracted by the price of this West 14th Street condo, we're going to throw out a few numbers. There are two levels (penthouse levels, that is), three "enormous"...
SANDS POINT, LI
Do you ever get nostalgic for the late 1930s -- a simpler time, when the nation was nearing the end of a depression? Travel back through time, past the picket...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan HAMILTON HEIGHTS $400,000 668 Riverside Drive One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 712 square feet, with windowed kitchen and Hudson River views; building features elevator and laundry. Common charges $577, taxes $155....
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,158 Common charges: $836 -- This loft in the full-service Newswalk building on Dean Street does feel truly "spacious" -- thanks to 13-foot ceilings,...
GREENWICH VILLAGE
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,330 Common charges: $1,045 -- A sleek newcomer to a historic 'hood, this floor-through condo above University Place features "superior" 21st-century finishes and "designer"...
MAKING THE BRAND
Clearly, the socialists need some help with their image. New York based political consultant Eric Schmeltzer, who's worked for Howard Dean and Jerrold Nadler, has some suggestions for how the...
UPPER EAST SIDE
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 900 Maintenance: $1,050 -- Located on a tree-lined block of East 88th Street and featuring "lovely" prewar details such as picture moldings, this co-op...
BEVERLY SQUARE WEST, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Lot square feet: 5,000 -- This "fresh," three-story 1899 home on Westminster Road -- newly painted with refinished hardwood floors throughout -- is now configured to...
KATE BAIT
The city's distressed bankers might be putting their properties on the market, but at least the Hollywood elite still seem to be in a buying mood. Director Sam Mendes, husband...
CHAPTER TWO
Marsha Mason knows how to make herself at home in two different worlds. One day she'll be on a Broadway stage. Then she'll be planting and harvesting on her organic...
BLACK, WHITE, RED ALL OVER
I'VE infiltrated the local socialist compound. Deep in the East Village, in a rambling old apartment building -- home to many a fringe group -- they're exposing me to a...
SECOND LIFE
Thinking of sprucing up your home with a new toilet, better lighting or a spiffier kitchen? You can toss the old and buy new, green versions, but why not go...
THE BIG APP
NEW Yorkers just can't seem to stop touching, stroking and tapping... their iPhones. Need to find a new restaurant? Trying to figure out what song the deejay is playing? Or...
FRESH START
If you've got a million or so bucks to spare, going green is easy. Just take out your wallet and plop down a deposit at a LEED-certified condo development like...
LIVE WITH IT
My parents lived in the same house for 34 years. By age 42, I had lived in seven apartments/flats in Boston, London and on Manhattan's Upper East and Upper West...
DIVIDE & CONQUER
Whether you're looking to create a spare bedroom, closet or home office, building a wall offers an opportunity for simple yet dramatic change. And it's less complicated and cheaper than...
HURRICANES ALWAYS BE-DEVILING
Some of it has little to do with the Hurricanes, but the Devils have had nothing but trouble with them. It started in the 2001 second round, when the 111-point,...
ROLSTON HAPPY FOR FRESH SHOT
So many Devils have something to prove in these playoffs, perhaps no one more so than Brian Rolston. The Devils' biggest-ever outside signing, at $5 million per each of four...
STAAL TRIES TO STOP OVECHKIN
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin may be the most physically imposing great player since Eric Lindros in No. 88's relatively brief ride astride the top of the NHL. It may be...
NETS PRESIDENT VOWS SUMMER MOVES
There will be moves coming, Nets team president Rod Thorn promises. What they will be, not even he knows. The Nets' second straight season with a ticket to the lottery...
'IDOL' GIRAUD SAVED BY JUDGES
With the "American Idol" studio audience on its feet, stomping and chanting "save him, save him!," the judges decided to use their "judges' save" option to rescue soulful balladeer Matt...
PARISE HAS GOAL, ASSIST IN DEVILS' WIN OVER CANES
Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner each had a goal and an assist and New Jersey Devils showed they are over their late-season swoon with a dominating 4-1 victory over the...
DUBINSKY'S GOAL GIVES RANGERS 4-3 WIN IN GAME 1
With the score tied in the third period, the New York Rangers did what they do best - kill off a power play. Then Markus Naslund popped out of the...
PEREZ PITCHES METS TO FIRST WIN AT CITI FIELD
Oliver Perez rebounded from a rough season debut and the New York Mets earned their first victory at Citi Field, beating the bumbling San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday night....
Rangers Gut it out, Get Key Win
There will be tons of analysis, tons of recaps. Just not right here at this moment. More interesting is to immediately reminisce upon Brandon Dubinsky's deft move that left the...
MLS commisioner Don Garber, RBNY coach Juan Carlos Osorio, laud Red Bull Arena
Hey, all. I'm at Citi Field _ where I was fortunate enough to cover Monday's first-ever game _ and tomorrow bright and early I'll be back out at the historic...