May 28, 2009
SEX EDUCATION
A pervy social studies teacher has been busted for repeatedly molesting a 14-year-old student in a Queens middle school, officials said. Melissa Weber, 27, had sex with the teenage victim...
OBAMA PRESSES ISRAEL, PALESTINIANS ON WEST BANK
Gingerly trying to advance Mideast peace, President Barack Obama declared on Thursday the U.S. is a "stalwart ally" of Israel but challenged the Israelis to stop settlement construction in the...
MAYOR CALLS REPORTER A 'DISGRACE'
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called a reporter a "disgrace" for asking a question he didn't like. A New York Observer reporter on Thursday pointed out to the mayor...
Chad's job in jeopardy with Dolphins
The Palm Beach Post speculates that Chad Henne will take over for Chad Pennington as Dolphins quarterback "by November, at the latest. That's about the time it will become apparent...
Pulse Sales: Aloha Rag
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Thomas Jones shows off his pipes
By MARK CANNIZZAROJets running back Thomas Jones, disgruntled about a contract he believes he's outperformed, finally showed up at the Jets' organized team activity sessions this week. His first appearance...
RHODES WON'T TALK ABOUT RAPE INVESTIGATION
Relieved he is not a suspect, Jets safety Kerry Rhodes says he cannot discuss the investigation of a possible rape at his New Jersey home. Rhodes was repeatedly questioned about...
SINGING BLUE WHALES FOUND OFF NY'S COAST
ITHACA, New York -- Their voices give them away. Experts in a Cornell University acoustics program said Thursday that blue whales have been positively identified in the area for the...
Posada on way to rejoin team
APDUNEDIN, Fla. -- Jorge Posada played six innings Thursday in an extended spring training game, then said he was scheduled to fly to Cleveland to meet up with his team.Speaking...
Slumdogs No More
Danny Boyle and one of the producers of "Slumdog Millionaire" flew to Mumbai this week. Their mission: to buy new apartments for the young stars of last year's Oscar-winning hit....
Kris Allen, Adam Lambert Top Charts
Controversial "American Idol" winner Kris Allen and his even more controversial runner-up Adam Lambert have a combined nine debuts on the Billboard Top 100 Adult Contemporary and Album charts.Here's the...
Hey Hey Helen
So we just got wind that Helen Sjöholm will participate in "Kristina," the English-language, concert version of the 1995 Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson musical "Kristina från Duvemåla." The show...
JETS HAPPY JONES IS BACK
Thomas Jones did not speak to reporters today at his second Jets practice (the media couldn't attend the first one), but his teammates and coaches were glad to have the...
GERMANY OKS HEROIN PRESCRIPTIONS
BERLIN -- German lawmakers have voted to allow the prescription of synthetic heroin to long-term addicts who fail to respond to other treatments. The lower house of parliament approved the...
OBAMA SAYS HEALTH CARE PLAN MUST HAPPEN IN 2009
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama warned Thursday that if Congress doesn't deliver health care legislation by the end of the year the opportunity will be lost, a plea to political...
Male 'Supermodels' Want it All
In a surprising twist, the "Make Me a Supermodel" judges eliminated the last girl standing and sent Sandhurst, Jonathan and Branden into next week's all-male final.Brazilian beauty Mountaha put aside...
Hansbrough: I'm next David Lee
By MARC BERMANCHICAGO -- Bits and pieces from the NBA Draft combine in Chicago:Most NBA executives made a mistake when David Lee came out of Florida. Lee was selected 30th...
Chrebet now financial adviser
Bloomberg.com reports that former Jets WR Wayne Chrebet has been hired by Morgan Stanley as a financial adviser in its Red Bank, N.J. office.Chrebet retired in 1996 after suffering his...
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN USES CO-WORKER'S ID TO FAKE ABDUCTION
PHILADELPHIA -- A woman said Thursday she gave her driver's license to a former co-worker who told her she needed it to fix office paperwork, and had no knowledge that...
DEALS: Branson, Mizzou, baby
Not too many cities have been christened in honor of mailmen -- ever visit a Berkowitzburg? Or a Clavinapolis? Doubt it. But Branson, Missouri, is the exception to that unfortunate...
'The Hangover': Comedy of the Summer?
"Land of the Lost"Sure, most of us would watch Will Ferrell spend two hours reciting a list of made-up words -- which he could probably do -- but buzz on...
RIHANNA WILL ATTEND CHRIS BROWN HEARING
LOS ANGELES -- Rihanna is among the witnesses whom prosecutors plan to call during a hearing in Chris Brown's assault case, an attorney said Thursday. Donald Etra, Rihanna's lawyer, told...
NY PROSECUTORS CHARGE 13 IN MORTGAGE SCAM
Thirteen people have been arrested on charges they ran a sub-prime mortgage fraud scheme involving properties on Long Island and the New York City area. Many of the defendants were...
Updated: Boldin hires Eli's agent
KTAR Radio in Arizona reports that Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin has hired Tom Condon to be his agent.Condon, coincidentally, represents Giants QB Eli Manning. The Arizona Republic first reported Boldin...
NEW YORK SET TO WELCOME PRINCE HARRY
Britain's Prince Harry is arriving in New York for his first official visit to America. At midday Friday, the 24-year-old prince plans to visit the World Trade Center site. He'll...
TIME WARNER DUMPING AOL
Time Warner Inc. is dumping AOL after spending nearly a decade trying to build a new-age media empire only to wind up in a weaker position than when the marriage...
Fire Simon Pegg as Scotty!
Dark rumblings from the Dork Knights: "Star Trek" fans, who are otherwise delighted with the J.J. Abrams reboot of the franchise, are starting to cry, "Sack Simon Pegg!" The problem:...
SUICIDE ATTACK, MARKET BLASTS HIT PESHAWAR
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Militants detonated two bombs in a busy market and attacked two police checkpoints in northern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, wounding scores more and...
Bob Papa: Burress afraid of jail
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAGiants play-by-play man Bob Papa shed some light on Plaxico Burress' legal situation on his Sirius radio show today, and it appears Burress thinks he is above the...
LAWYER: MARSHALL TRIED TO STOP ASTOR FROM GIVING PROPERTY TO GRANDSON
Brooke Astor's estate lawyer says the philanthropist wanted her vacation property in Maine to be passed down to her grandson one day. But her son was against making it official....
DreamWorks Tooning Up Its Output
DreamWorks, which lately gave us the not-exactly-classic "Monsters vs. Aliens," is hugely ramping up its output of animated fare, with, not one, but two new Shrek movies ("Shrek Forever After"...
59 HURT IN BQE PILEUP
Almost 60 people were hurt in a massive pileup on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway when a casino bus, a school bus and tractor-trailer collided this morning. Have Photos of the Crash?...
BURGERS: CITY 'KENT' GET IT RIGHT
The city unveiled its latest Kent Avenue bike lane plan - this time seeking to bring peace to warring bicyclists, motorists and business owners - but Williamsburg's inland residents claim...
This year's Ibsen Award
The Ibsen Award, worth about $500,000, has just been given to director Ariane Mnouchkine. The prize was created in 2007, and the first one went to Peter Brook. The selection...
Chat rewind: May 28
Click on the replay arrow in the graphic below to revisit my hour-long live chat on the Mets:Mets chat with Bart Hubbuch
TARKENTON RIPS FAVRE
There are people who are displeased with Brett Favre dragging out his retirement for a second straight year and there are some who are angered. Then there's Fran Tarkenton. Tarkenton,...
Nuggets player: Lakers paid off refs
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAOne Nuggets player told the Denver Post he believes the Lakers bribed the referees for an advantage in the team's Game 5 matchup last night, which the Los...
LOCAL COPS REPORT DROP IN CRIME
Crime continues to be down by double digits in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. As of May 10, the 68th Precinct had recorded a 26.41 percent drop in the seven...
THOR EQUITIES GOES TOPLESS
The tents on Stillwell Avenue were still missing this Memorial Day, but Thor Equities' much ballyhooed âFestival by the Seaâ made a go of it anyway. About 50 vendors who...
ASSER LEVY SHOWDOWN LOOMING
Two competing impressions of the new amphitheater planned for Asser Levy Seaside Park â" one fanciful, the other nightmarish â" collided headâ'on in Coney Island last week at a contentious...
COPS TO FLOOD BRIGHTON, CONEY
Following a rash of violent crimes, the 60th Precinct covering Coney Island and Brighton Beach has quietly instituted an 'Impact Zone.' An impact zone is an area of a precinct...
ROBBERIES LINKED TO ONE CREW
Workers at two auto parts franchises have been assailed by robbers in recent holdups â" crimes that are hauntingly similar to another series of robberies that resulted in arrests. Investigators...
DEFENSE: 'CLARK ROCKEFELLER' IS NUTS
The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller does not believe the rules apply to him, prosecutors said as Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter's kidnapping trial opened. Assistant District Attorney David Deakin said...
BRITAIN'S GOT A DIVA
Susan Boyle has threatened to quit "Britain's Got Talent" because she can't take the pressure. So says "Talent" judge Piers Morgan, who's had an up-close-and-personal look at the how all...
INTEREST GROUPS START BATTLE OVER SOTOMAYOR
WASHINGTON -- The battle is on between conservative and liberal interest groups to define little-known federal judge Sonia Sotomayor before senators -- away from the capital on a weeklong break...
Yankees miss Nady now
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAWhen Xavier Nady injured his elbow on April 14, the news was met mostly with shrugs.The Yankees right fielder was off to a ho-hum start with a .286...
Coverage in The Post
The Mets have become video masters, winning a replay challenge Wednesday night for the fourth consecutive time on Daniel Murphy's controversial home run. That play proved critical in a 7-4...
GM BONDHOLDERS AGREE TO DEBT-FOR-EQUITY SWAP
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. said Thursday a committee of bondholders has agreed to a sweetened deal proposed by the U.S. government to erase the automaker's unsecured debt in exchange...
US TROOPS ON HIGH ALERT AFTER N. KOREA THREAT
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean and U.S. troops raised their alert Thursday to the highest level since 2006 after North Korea renounced its truce with the allied forces and...
16 DEAD ON BALI FROM DEADLY ALCOHOL MIX
Sixteen people on Indonesia's resort island of Bali have died after drinking a brew of alcohol mixed with more than 20 per cent methanol, police say. "Sixteen people have died...
Jane Randolph (1915-2009)
Sometimes an actress needs only a single scene to gain screen immortality. So it was for Jane Randolph in the suspenseful swimming pool sequence from Jacques Tourner's "Cat People'' (1942)....
CHECKING IN: Bail us out, or else
The new Terranea resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., probably never should have happened. Located on the site of the old Marineland theme-quarium, this is yet another luxury resort launching...
3 UP: POSADA AND DEFENSE
Jorge Posada is due back from the DL on Friday in Cleveland. My gut says The Yanks will again make him their No. 1 catcher, though with a few more...
Sheffield imitating Doc
From JOEL SHERMAN What Gary Sheffield is doing now for the Mets is what his uncle, Dwight Gooden, did for the Yankees in 1996. In case you have forgotten, Gooden...
3 UP: SHEFFIELD, LIVAN AND POSADA
Yes, I am on Twitter at nyp_joelsherman.1. What Gary Sheffield is doing now for the Mets is what his uncle, Dwight Gooden, did for the Yankees in 1996.In case you...
TITANS IN TALKS WITH NEWARK
With less than a week before their intentions must officially be presented to the National Lacrosse League, the New York Titans and their future appear a little more cut and...
REPLAY-AIDED HR PROPELS METS TO SWEEP
Any minute now, instant replay is going to determine the Mets actually made the playoffs the last two seasons.LIVE CHAT TODAY: 1 P.M.BOX SCOREHALE: NON-MEMORABLE DEBUTS The Mets love technology...
UP & DOWN OUTING FOR JOHAN
Johan Santana wishes he had an explanation for last night's start, but he was left scratching his head. LIVE CHAT TODAY: 1 P.M.BOX SCOREHALE: NON-MEMORABLE DEBUTS "It was crazy, like...
CUBS' ZAMBRANO SUSPENDED SIX GAMES
Carlos Zambrano was suspended for six games by Major League Baseball on Thursday for his tirade during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Zambrano's agent, Barry Praver, said the penalty,...
LAKERS NEED ONE MORE
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant offered himself up as bait and the Nuggets bit. That freed up Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol on the inside, where the Lakers' big men...
YANKEES INJURIES NOT AS BAD AS FEARED
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Yankees haven't lost Melky Cabrera to the disabled list yet but might need to add an outfielder even if the starting center fielder avoids being put...
HELM'S OT GOAL PUTS WINGS BACK IN CUP
DETROIT -- Darren Helm scored 3:58 into overtime to give the defending champion Red Wings a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks last night, setting up a Stanley Cup finals rematch...
SANIT WORKER SHOT IN B'KLYN
An on-duty city sanitation worker and two other men were shot and wounded last night on a Brooklyn street. The 30-year-old member of New York's Strongest, whose name was withheld,...
STOP FRISKS, INCREASE RISKS
ACLU Executive Director Donna Leiberman thinks that 2 million New Yorkers have been harassed over the last five years by the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policies ("Stop Stop & Frisk," Letters, May...
SUPREMES & SECURITY
JUSTICES of the US Supreme Court in the 21st century, right or wrong, need to demonstrate some level of expertise in national security and military affairs. As was the case...
SILVER'S SUBTLETY
IF the battle over mayoral control were a Sherlock Holmes tale, it would be ti tled, "The Speaker That Didn't Obstruct." In a meeting with his conference Tuesday night, Assembly...
FOOD STAMP OF APPROVAL FOR COSTCO
Under pressure from city and state lawmakers, Costco yesterday announced it would begin to accept food stamps at its stores in Astoria, Queens, and Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on a trial...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan A thief swiped $21,500 in eyeglasses after breaking into an Upper East Side optical store, police said yesterday. The intruder clipped a lock on the front door of Henry...
FREDDIE MAC SNUBS CREDIT AGENCIES
Think of it as a Freddie smack. Government-owned Freddie Mac has snubbed the two leading rating agencies -- Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's -- on the plum assignment...
SPEAKING TO N. KOREA IN A WAY IT UNDERSTANDS
Against a criminal regime like that of North Korea's Kim Jong Il, words have no meaning ("Bam Goes Ballistic," May 26). What President Obama should do is immediately upgrade the...
NEW DEPOSIT-LAW BOTTLENECK
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new law requiring return deposits on water bottles sold in New York state starting June 1. Federal Judge Thomas Griesa issued an order...
'MONSTER' DAD GETS 32 YEARS
Killer ex-cop John Galtieri had to sit and listen to his daughter describe him as a "monster" and a "coward" before a judge sentenced him to 32 years to life...
$1M MORTGAGE BUYBACKS SEEN FOR FANNIE AND FREDDIE
Smart-money investors are betting that the Obama administration will start leaning more on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to kick-start the housing market by giving them the OK to buy...
RUSSIAN KID LED DOG'S LIFE
A 5-year-old Russian girl who barks instead of talks has been removed from the apartment where she was "raised" by cats and dogs, authorities said yesterday. "Natasha" was kept in...
$2M FOR WAITING-ROOM DEATH
The city has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a woman who was ignored by hospital staff as she lay dying on the floor of a psychiatric...
RUDY HECKLER: SEE YOU IN COURT
Rudy Giuliani's Hamptons heckler vowed to fight the ex-mayor in court yesterday after noisily pleading not guilty to a harassment rap in Southampton. Filmmaker John McCluskey, who was ordered by...
BONDS FALLING RAPIDLY WITH NO END IN SIGHT
SO, did you get around yet to checking what bonds you may have unwittingly placed in your retirement fund? I understand. You were busy because of the Memorial Day holiday...
JAIL JAYSON OVER COVER-UP: DA
New Jersey prosecutors yesterday asked a judge to sentence troubled ex-NBA star Jayson Williams without further delay for trying to cover up his fatal shooting of a limo driver. In...
ONE NATION, OF RELIGIOUS ILLITERATES
WHAT do President Obama and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have in common? Both were embroiled in religious controversy during the last few weeks. Some were scandalized to see Obama...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Marts drop The S&P 500 dropped the most in two weeks, losing 1.9 percent to 893.06. The Dow Jones in dustrial average sank 173.47 points, or 2.1 per cent, to...
DODD-ERING POL 'DONE'
Embattled Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) would be ousted from office if the election took place today, according to a poll released yesterday, although he has made up ground against possible...
MOODY'S AFFIRMS US TOP RATING
Moody's Investors Service affirmed its top credit rating for the United States yesterday, amid concerns in financial markets that a rising debt burden could threaten the creditworthiness of the world's...
BOFA'S $26B CAPITAL JOLT
Bank of America has raised almost $26 billion in response to US stress tests, about 76 percent of the goal, including a $5.9 billion accord to convert privately held preferred...
ADMIRAL-BLE COMPROMISE
Operators of the Brooklyn Navy Yard have agreed to a compromise that will save a former military residence and shed on historic Admiral's Row, officials said yesterday. But the compromise...
WEINER WEAK IN BILL'S DEFENSE
Now that he's officially out of the mayoral race, Rep. Anthony Weiner couldn't bring himself to explain yesterday why Bill Thompson would be better at the job than Mayor Bloomberg....
CHEAPO, ONE-JET AIRLINE KEEPS IT PLANE & SIMPLE
At nine bucks, a flight to Toledo now costs less than a drive across the Verrazano Bridge. The no-frills startup airline JetAmerica -- which currently owns only one airplane --...
DON'T EXPECT MUCH OF A FIGHT FROM GOP
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are not likely to mount a filibuster to derail the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, the top Senate Judiciary Committee GOPer said yesterday. "I...
IMPRISONED MOBSTER: I WANT MY $$
The Gambino gunman who tried to silence radio host Curtis Sliwa wants the feds to give back his cash and bling. Michael Yannotti -- who's doing 20 years for racketeering...
HE BEAT ME LIKE A RUG
A cleaning lady who police say was brutally beaten by New York's linen king because he thought she had stolen from him insisted yesterday that she hadn't taken any money...
PRINCIPAL DOUBT ON BUDGET $$
Schools are taking a bigger budget battering in the coming fiscal year than education officials claim, a group of principals told The Post. The Department of Education said no school...
INSIDER'S SPOUSE IS P.R. HIRE
Former high-powered public-relations executive Nina Devlin, who saw her career come to a screeching halt after authorities accused her husband of profiting from her work secrets, has landed a new...
BARTZ COMES UP EMPTY
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- She might have made the audience laugh, but if Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz's goal was to showcase her Internet bona fides, her act might need some brushing...
MIKE: SHELLY'S SCHOOL PLAN SHOWS REAL CLASS
Mayor Bloomberg praised Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday for unveiling a proposal that would preserve Hizzoner's control of the city schools. EDITORIAL: SHELLY'S SCHOOL SENSE "Shelly is trying to address...
IT'S THE BEST OF 'TIME$'
Times Square and Herald Square vendors are cashing in on the car-free Broadway. Everyone from food and souvenir hawkers to street performers said they were rolling in the dough yesterday...
GM'S CH.11 BANKRUPTCY CRASH COURSE
The doomsday countdown began yesterday for General Motors' final hours before entering bankruptcy after its bondholders steadfastly refused to accept pennies on the dollar for their debt. The board of...
ID THIEVES' ARMY OF SWINDLERS
A Bronx counterfeiting ring used 950 "soldiers" to con banks around the city out of millions of dollars, prosecutors said yesterday. Ringleaders Jasper Grayson and James Malloy used their sprawling...
FDA FEARS LIVER-WORST
A Food and Drug Administration report released yesterday recommends stronger warnings and dose limits on drugs containing the painkiller acetaminophen, citing an increased risk of liver injury. The recommendation covers...
PEPSI TALKS FIZZLE
It appears merger talks between PepsiCo and its biggest bottler have gone flat. More than a month after the soft-drink giant made an offer to buy Pepsi Bottling Group, and...
IMETTE-SLAY JURY HEARS OF DNA LINK TO 2005 RAPE
A quilt wrapped around Imette St. Guillen's lifeless body had traces of DNA linked to a rape that took place four months earlier, a Brooklyn jury was told yesterday. A...
MEL'S KIDS IN BABY-BUCKS WAR
Mel Gibson's two oldest sons are gearing up for a battle to protect their share of the Holy Hunk's fortune, according to a published report yesterday. Twins Edward and Christian...
EXIT ANTHONY WEINER
It isn't hard to figure out why Rep. An thony Weiner yesterday dropped out of this year's New York City mayoral race: He came, he saw, he got squashed by...
UNCLE SAM, INCORPORATED
A good money manager might call it a diversified investment portfolio. Some banks. An insurance company (AIG). And automaker General Motors! Uncle Sam must be feeling good. For that's what...
SHELLY'S SCHOOL SENSE
Shelly has spoken, but no one's quite sure what he meant. "This is an evolving process," As sembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday -- the day after briefing his conference...
'AWOL' ACS GAL BUSTED
A former child-welfare worker was arrested yesterday for playing hooky when she was supposed to be checking on truant schoolchildren. Former ACS employee Stephanie Sabouni, 27, never even once visited...
SUGAR DAD'S CADS
A couple who extorted a "sugar daddy" pleaded guilty yesterday to charges that they blackmailed the married Connecticut investment titan who trolled for sex on a Web site that caters...
TRUCK-STRUCK GUY GETS $3M
A 58-year-old Hasidic man hit by a Parks Department pickup truck as he walked to his Brooklyn synagogue has won a $3 million settlement from the city. Meyer Jacobowitz, a...
COP CLEARED OF BODY-SLAMMING WOMAN
A police officer who was caught on video apparently body-slamming a woman to a restaurant's tile floor was acquitted yesterday of violating her civil rights. Jurors in White Plains federal...
PEQUOT'S SAMBERG RESIGNS AMID SEC PROBES
Pequot Capital, the Westport, Conn., hedge fund that's been unable to buff up its tarnished reputation amid accusations of insider trading, is throwing in the towel. Arthur Samberg, Pequot's CEO,...
RATTNER MAY FACE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
As Steve Rattner races to jumpstart the ailing automotive sector, the car czar's connection to a hedge fund heavily invested in the car business is raising eyebrows as a potential...
NATIVES ARE 'HOSTEL'
It's the stuff of reality TV -- an urban battle over a new hotel complete with megaphones, speakers and a string of dirty laundry. Residents opposed to the towering glass...
SWINE-FLU VICTIM'S KIN TOLD SCHOOL
A Bronx school said it was told by the family of a swine-flu victim -- not the city Health Department -- that she had the illness before she died. The...
'STEALTH' $1.3B STIMULUS FOR CITY
WASHINGTON -- The feds are spending more than $1.3 billion of stimulus cash on city projects -- more than half of the $2.5 billion already flowing to the state, an...
PROUD MAMACITA
Sonia Sotomayor's overjoyed mother believes her daughter will be a great Supreme Court justice -- but said yesterday that she'd have been proud even had Sonia ended up scrubbing bathrooms...
TAXI-SHARE PLAN FOR EA$Y RIDERS
New Yorkers are about to learn a back-seat lesson in sharing. A sweeping taxi-system overhaul will take place this fall -- including a plan to group separate passengers in cabs...
SCHOOL PARENTS' 'NET GAIN
Nearly two years after education officials launched a mammoth, $80 million student-data system that has seen its share of bumps and hiccups, student records are being made available to parents...
'CROOK' SHOWN WHO'S THE BOSS
A shyster ripped off a Manhattan real-estate broker in a Craigslist scam involving Bruce Springsteen concert tickets, authorities said yesterday. But the victim, A.G. Silver, turned the tables on the...
$OUR GRAPES
PARIS -- As wallets grew thinner around the world, fans of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne cut back heavily on their purchases of French wine in 2008, according to government statistics....
'MISTAKEN' KILLER IS CONVICTED
A mugging victim who killed a good Samaritan he thought was one of his attackers was convicted yesterday of murder. Maurice Parks contended he was disoriented and not in his...
CIA IS BULLISH ON WALL ST. INSIDER $POOKS
Wall Street wizards may soon be plying their trade on the James Bond market. The CIA is looking to hire the same investment bankers and financial gurus that many hold...
'BEATER' BROWN: I'M NO BRUTE
R&B crooner Chris Brown claims, "I ain't a monster" in a video message posted just before his next court appearance on charges he beat gal pal Rihanna. VIDEO: See Brown's...
LIRR IS BACK AT BELMONT
Riders up! The Long Island Rail Road is returning to Belmont Park. Service to the historic racetrack was stopped last month when MTA proposed its doomsday spending plan. Now that...
NORTH KOREA: WE'LL HIT US
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea yesterday threatened military action against US and South Korean warships plying the waters near the Koreas' disputed maritime border, raising the specter of a...
$220M NYPD 'SODOMY' SUIT
A tattoo artist who accuses cops of brutally sodomizing him with a baton in a Brooklyn subway station will slap the NYPD with a $220 million suit today, his lawyer...
BROOKE $QUEEZE PLAY
Charlene Marshall could have put it on a T-shirt: "I put up with that #$%&! and all I got was this lousy necklace." Jurors in the Brooke Astor swindle trial...
BERNIE BURN NOTICE GETS LONGER STILL
Who didn't Bernie burn? The list of Bernard Madoff's victims grew by 232 yesterday as a new court filing identified "all known creditors" of his bankrupt securities firm. The catalog...
ARREST IN TRUMP NJ CASINO SLAY
A patron was arrested in the fatal shooting of a manager at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City yesterday, authorities said. Ray Kot had been with the...
NOW IT'S TOYS 'R' FAO US
Toys "R" Us, the world's largest toy seller, announced yesterday it had acquired iconic toy retailer FAO Schwarz for an undisclosed sum. After the acquisition, Toys "R" Us will continue...
'JON AND KATE EXPLOIT KIDS!'
Think about the eight, Jon and Kate! Kate Gosselin's brother and sister-in-law blasted the reality star and her husband yesterday for messing with their kids' heads just to score ratings....
WEIRD BUT TRUE
As much as everyone hates the IRS, this is still gross. An employee at the tax service's Detroit office had been urinating in a freight elevator for months, causing $4,600...
ROOM WITH ASKEW
TENNESSEE Williams' later plays are often derided, but they all have their fascina tions -- and his 1977 "Vieux Carre" may be the most fascinating of all. This autobiographical work,...
SPACED-OUT DIVA FAILS TO SUCCEED
ENOUGH! Enough of writer-performers who think their lives are so compelling that audiences are bound to be fascinated. Enough of the belief that lack of craft translates into authenticity of...
ABC'S HOOP DREAMS FADE
IT doesn't look like amazing ratings will happen for the NBA two years in a row. The dream NBA Finals of Kobe Bryant's Lakers vs. LeBron James' Cavaliers doesn't look...
GREAT EXPLORERS
MODERN-day explorers must have a hard time making a living -- what with so much of the good stuff already picked over and so few territories left that haven't been...
TRICK OR TWEET?
UNDER pressure from un happy subscribers, Twitter is distancing itself from a proposed reality TV show about the latest Internet fad. In a statement on its blog page yesterday, headlined...
FOX DENIES AT &T RIGGED 'IDOL' VOTES FOR KRIS
FOX, AT&T and "American Idol" producers have thrown cold water on reports they were responsible for voting irregularities that helped Kris Allen beat favorite Adam Lambert in last week's finale....
NON-HUSTLING MARTINEZ FITS PERFECTLY ON METS
FERNANDO Martinez was born to be a Met. For in what other organiz ation or on what other team would this 20-year-old prove that he belongs by doing what has...
SHEFFIELD PROVIDING METS WITH AMAZIN' LIFT
Gary Sheffield was going into second base after watching Daniel Murphy's sixth-inning smash rocket toward right. Sheffield thought he saw Murphy slow up. LIVE CHAT TODAY: 1 P.M.BOX SCOREHALE: NON-MEMORABLE...
HIDEKI HELPS BLAST YANKS INTO TIE FOR 1ST
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Lose another player. Win a game. And move into a tie for first place. At some point the smart money will be on the mounting injuries smothering...
RED BULLS DEAL ODURO
The Red Bulls yesterday traded forward Dominic Oduro in exchange for Houston's highest first-round draft pick next year and a second-round pick in 2011. The Red Bulls also waived goalkeeper...
BUSTED 'ROIDS DEALER CLAIMS HE SOLD TO PROS
TAMPA -- A central Florida man arrested with thousands of anabolic steroid pills told investigators he sold to professional athletes, including players on the Washington Nationals and Capitals, authorities said...
CAVS' STRUGGLES MAY LEAD LEBRON TO KNICKS
MIDWAY through the season, a Knicks coach waxed on about LeBron James while lamenting the Knicks' absence of a star who can win a game by himself in the final...
BOREL'S BELMONT MOUNT STILL UP IN AIR
It's a classic New Mexican standoff, with jockey Calvin Borel caught in the crossfire. First, Rachel Alexandra's owner, Jess Jackson, said he would announce last Monday whether the Preakness winner...
KNICKS, CURRY TO MEET DURING NBA COMBINE
The only thing guaranteed at the NBA Draft Combine is that Knicks team president Donnie Walsh will be in Chicago today and finally will meet Davidson guard Stephen Curry, as...
MANNING PASSES TIME WITH GIANTS
Eli Manning, for one of the very few times since he arrived with the Giants, yesterday took the field for an organized team activity (OTA) practice with nearly all of...
JONES SHOWS AT JETS CAMP
Thomas Jones -- at least for a day -- ended his boycott of the Jets' offseason conditioning program and their organized team activities (OTAs). PLAX EYES DOLPHINSEX-JETS HELP MANGINI'S BROWNS...
BARCELONA WINS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
ROME -- Barcelona gave an emphatic answer to who is the best soccer team in Europe, dispatching Manchester United with a dazzling and dominating display to win the Champions League...
SPORTS SHORTS
BASEBALL: Vote for Manny? A Web site has been launched to get Manny Ramirez ka-3elected to the starting NL lineup for this year's All-Star Game on July 14 in St....
HONDO: COME ON SAWX!
Hondo treaded water yesterday, going down the tubes with the Pirates, but rising from the drain with the Yanks to leave the profits at 390 pagliaronis. Today, he'll go with...
BUCKET OF SPITZER
ARTIST Karen Finley has smeared her naked body with chocolate onstage. She's performed a piece about doing unspeakable things to grandma with root vegetables. But now she's taking on the...
IT'S FIGARO-VER FOR DOWNTOWN OPERA CO.
AS the East Village gentrifed over the past decade, gone are the punk-rock club, the dive bar, the crack den . . . the opera house. The opera house? That's...
UPPER WEST SIDE
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 850 Maintenance: $1,299 -- The entry foyer of this corner co-op on West End Avenue is big enough to work as a private dining...
BEEKMAN
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 958 Maintenance: $1,258 -- Although it's been converted to a two-bedroom, this co-op on East 52nd Street nevertheless remains "generously proportioned," and the full-service...
PORT WASHINGTON, LI
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 1,865 -- This 1926 brick English Tudor offers "architectural integrity," with details like wainscoting, a stone fireplace and French doors. The family room opens...
MURRAY HILL
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,000 Maintenance: $2,005 -- The inside of this penthouse co-op on lower Park Avenue is only half the story -- or more specifically, half...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan MURRAY HILL $499,000 120 E. 36th St. One-bedroom, one-bath corner co-op, 725 square feet, with dining area and N/E exposures; building features doorman. Maintenance $947, 45 percent tax-deductible. Asking...
RI-LOCATION
Rihanna is chilling in the city this summer. The 21-year-old pop star is close to signing an $18,000-a-month lease for a SoHo apartment on Greene Street. The unit was originally...
UPPER WEST SIDE
"Unlike anything offered in Manhattan" is a rather strong statement, but the circular living area of this duplex on upper Central Park West is certainly one of the city's most...
COLUMBUS CIRCLE
Enter this duplex condo through the gallery on the 70th floor, and you'll know you've arrived (yes, literally as well as figuratively). Occupying the Time Warner Center's south tower, this...
CARNEGIE HILL
"Awaits your creative touch" is multimillion-dollar-co-op speak for "needs TLC," but this prewar home on upper Fifth Avenue already has plenty going for it. With a 30-foot entry gallery leading...
DIFFERENT STROKES
What's a downtown hipster like Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. doing in the Catskills? "It all started because I bought a Range Rover," the whippet-thin musician says while walking around...
TRUJILLO CALLING
Choreographer Sergio Trujillo had spent six years living in the heart of the Theater District, mostly because it was so close to his work. With three shows he choreographed now...
SUMMER FLING
What relief I felt last November when we packed up the patio furniture, stored the garden tools and disconnected the watering hose. But that's all over now. Spring and summer...
DEAL HUNT
You would have to have been living in a cave these past few months if you haven't heard about the increase in foreclosed homes that have come on the market....
NYPD NIGHTMARE
An off-duty rookie cop was killed in East Harlem last night -- in a hail of bullets fired by a fellow officer in a tragic case of mistaken identity, authorities...
HAUTE LIST
DON'T ever say Haute List hasn't done anything for you. We're taking the recession and making lemonade, with bazillions of hand-selected discounts from the two of us for all of...
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REPLAY REDUX: METS BEAT NATIONALS AFTER HR REVIEW
Daniel Murphy's tiebreaking homer, a call overturned by umpires in yet another replay review involving the New York Mets, led an uncharacteristically wild Johan Santana to a 7-4 win over...
Live chat: 1 p.m. Thursday
I will be holding another of my weekly, hour-long blog chats on the Mets tomorrow (Thursday) at 1 p.m. EST. So be sure to check back then and have your...
Mo Edu talks Sir Walter Smith, Ferguson
Here is a video clip of newly-crowned Scottish Premier League champ Mo Edu bigging up his Rangers manager SIR Walter Smith and teammate Barry Ferguson. And here's an Edu story...