July 1, 2009
SI FERRY CRASHES INTO PIER
A Staten Island ferry boat carrying hundreds of rush-hour commuters abruptly lost power and slammed into the St. George dock tonight, leaving 15 people with minor injuries, authorities said. Crew...
Changes in the wind for RBNY
With a 2-12-4 record and MLS-low ten points, the Red Bulls can use all the transfer help they can get. If you've got game, you've got a shot. Both coach...
3-YEAR-OLD SAVED IN POOL BY RELATIVE
A 3-year-old Howard Beach girl who got sick in a backyard pool was saved by a quick-thinking relative, who pulled her out, revived her and got her to the hospital,...
Red Bulls on trialist Veljko Paunovic
Funny thing happened to Albert Celades on his way to Red Bulls practice yesterday. The former Barcelona and Real Madrid man walked into the teams' training center and did a...
MAJOR MILITARY OPERATION UNDER WAY IN AFGHANISTAN
Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters Wednesday evening in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy...
Knicks meet Kidd, but no offer
Jason Kidd met with Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni for a little over two hours today, but the Knicks did not make the free agent point guard a contract offer.Before...
'AMERICA' MAY HAVE ITS NEXT SUSAN BOYLE
If people are searching for the next Susan Boyle on this side of the pond, they may have found it in unlikely country singer Kevin Skinner. Skinner strolled onto the...
Harve Presnell (1933-2009)
Best remembered today as a busy character actor in movies like "Fargo'' (as William H. Macy's boss) and on TV, Harve Presnell began his Hollywood career as a singing actor,...
JOBA'S MOM PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON METH CHARGE
he mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has pleaded not guilty in a Nebraska court to a felony drug charge. The Lancaster County District Court clerk's office said...
SI WOMAN FINDS PYTHON IN DRIVEWAY
Cops found themselves in hot pursuit of a truly reptilian perp today when they chased a 10-foot snake across a Staten Island yard. Called to the home of John and...
He Likes It, He Really Likes It
By FRED KERBERDifferent players of course, but this was your basic 180.On Tuesday, Courtney Lee sounded like a guy exiled to Elba. Today, Wednesday, Rafer Alston sounded like a guy...
SENATE GOP SAYS DEMS DOCTORED MINUTES
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Republican-dominated faction claiming control of the New York Senate says a Democrat-appointed legislative staffer doctored the original, official minutes of the session three weeks ago to...
FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS PUBLICATION OF SALINGER SPINOFF
Talk about throwing the book at him. A Manhattan federal judge ruled today that a Swedish author cannot publish a book that he wrote in this country that was widely...
CITY PAYS $25K TO SETTLE RACIAL PROFILING CASE
The city will shell out $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man of South-Asian descent who claimed he was unfairly stopped and searched nearly two dozen times in...
MONEY BALL
If only the Yankees could dominate the Red Sox the way they do Sports Illustrated's top-50 list of highest-paid athletes. The Yankees have five of the top 50 - and...
Ex-Met Estes' awful comeback plan
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAThere were reports floating around that former Mets starter Shawn Estes had retired from baseball.But Estes, who was pitching in the Dodgers farm system, insists that rumor is...
OFFICER SHOOTS WANTED MAN IN CAMBRIA HEIGHTS: NYPD
A suspected fugitive was wounded Wednesday morning when a two-state task force tried to apprehend him while he was in Cambria Heights, police said. The unidentified 38-year-old man and young...
MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM SALES EXPLODE
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's album sales have exploded -- three of his albums are in the top three spots and 2.3 million tracks have been downloaded in the United...
Rangers sign enforcer Brashear
The Rangers signed tough guy Donald Brashear today to a two-year, $2.8 million deal.Brashear played in 63 games last season for the Capitals, accumulating a team leading 121 penalty minutes...
AUTO SALES CONTINUE TO DECLINE
DETROIT -- U.S. sales at Ford and Chrysler last month offered sharply different views on the downtrodden U.S. market for cars and trucks, while General Motors Corp. held its own...
First Twin 'Bachelors'?
Michael is ready to find love again -- and he wants to do it with twin brother Steven. "I think Steven and I would make a really fun show," says...
ACTOR KARL MALDEN DIES AT 97
LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, best known for roles in films like "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and the TV series "The Streets of San...
Isles sign goalie Roloson
By ANTHONY AFFRUNTIThe Islanders have signed goaltender Dwayne Roloson to a two-year deal worth $5 million.The 39 year-old Roloson played in 63 games for the Edmonton Oilers last year posting...
CB 13 REMOVAL A POLITICAL MOVE BY SANDERS: CLAXTON
A former Community Board 13 member and City Council candidate from Laurelton said City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) did not reappoint him to the board because he is challenging Sanders...
CARROZZA RESIDES OUTSIDE BORO
State Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza (D-Bayside) said she has been living out of her district since earlier this year as she and her husband plan to adopt a child and search...
CITY TO CLOSE TENNISPORT CLUB TO CREATE APTS
The news was good for the city, but not so good for the landmark tennis club where Mayor Michael Bloomberg once proudly announced plans for the Olympic Village project. Five...
Live chat: 11 a.m. Thursday
I will be holding another of my weekly, hour-long blog chats on the Mets tomorrow (Thursday) at 11 a.m. EST. So be sure to check back then and have your...
WITNESS: ASTOR'S SON ALSO CHEATED ON TAXES
Why just swindle your 101-year-old mom when you can cheat on the "gift" taxes, too? Prosecutors in the Brooke Astor swindle trial are spending today grilling her former accountants --...
WOMEN GETS 1 TO 3 YEARS FOR BOYFRIEND'S DRAGGING DEATH
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- A Long Island woman who admitted dragging her boyfriend to his death when he tried to stop her from driving drunk has been sentenced to one-to-three years...
'BACHERLORETTE'S' JAKE: WES LIED
Booted bachelor Jake Pavelka is still "100 percent positive" that remaining contestant Wes Hayden had a girlfriend while vying for Jillian Harris' heart on "The Bachelorette." "I think they are...
Franco: 'No leadership there'
(UPDATED) MILWAUKEE -- Longtime Mets closer John Franco blasted his struggling former team in a radio interview this week, saying there is no leadership in the clubhouse and "too much...
McAllister, Thole, lead local EL All-Star Game participants
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including a daily roundup of all games throughout the Mets and Yankees systems: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Trenton's Zach McAllister and Binghamton's Josh Thole are...
BIRD HITS AA PLANE AS IT LANDS AT LAGUARDIA
An American Airlines flight landed safety Tuesday morning at LaGuardia International Airport after suffering a birdstrike on its final approach from Miami, the Federal Aviation Adminstration said. According to the...
Devils Re-Sign Greene
BY MARK EVERSONThe Devils today signed defenseman Andy Greene to a two-year contract at $725G and $750G, keeping him away from free agency.The 26-year-old slick skater did not receive a...
JACKSON FUNERAL PLANS UNCLEAR
LOS ANGELES -- An effort to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch fizzled and it appears more likely a funeral and burial will take place in Los Angeles, a person...
Yi's Back
By FRED KERBERThe feeling is the third year is usually a make or break year for NBA players. Obviously, some get it sooner, others later, many never at all. The...
6 S.C. NEWSPAPERS CALL FOR SANFORD'S RESIGNATION
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- At least six South Carolina newspapers say Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because of revelations about his affair with a woman in Argentina. The Greenville News, The...
Real Madrid get Benzema, too!
Real Madrid have announced that they are signing the entire free world. OK, not quite _ but they've added star striker Karim Benzema to a summer spending spree that already...
CITY OFFICIALS FIND 227 RIGGED GAS PUMPS
Drivers who fume about being cheated at the pump aren't just blowing hot air. A city crackdown on gas pumps rigged to charge more for less gas ahead of the...
MICHAEL JACKSON'S WILL FILED; CUTS OUT DEBBIE ROWE
Michael Jackson's 7-year-old will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust while making his mother the guardian of his children and...
Kidd visits Garden, Cuban "optimistic'' (SL update)
By MARC BERMANThe Knicks gave it their best shot this morning. Jason Kidd arrived at the Garden at about 10 a.m. with Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni and met with...
MAN BEATEN ON THE UES
A gay Upper East side man was beaten to a bloody pulp by two vicious thugs just a day after another gay man was pummeled a block away, The Post...
Opinions List
If I were the Mets, I would look to add two players in particular right now who I think would help. One is Ty Wigginton. The other is David Eckstein.I...
Cuban 'optimistic' after Kidd meeting
Mavericks' billionaire owner Mark Cuban's midnight rendezvous with free agent point guard Jason Kidd appears to be a success."It's up to us to work on the details, but I'm very...
SHERIFF: PYTHON STRANGLED CHILD TO DEATH
OXFORD, Fla. -- A 12-foot pet Burmese python broke out of an aquarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaunnia...
Game 77: Mets at Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- The bumbling, stumbling Mets will turn to Mike Pelfrey here this afternoon against the Brewers in hopes of snapping a five-game losing streak. The Mets haven't been able...
EX-MODEL ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING PLASTIC SURGEON
A former supermodel has been arrested for allegedly making "violent" phone threats to her plastic surgeon.Get the Full Story at The Sun. Troubled catwalk queen Karen Mulder is said to...
CIA REPORT ON INTERROGATION TO BE RELEASED
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is expected to release on Wednesday an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program during the Bush administration. The report had...
EX-BOXING CHAMP, MANAGUA MAYOR ARGUELLO DEAD
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, one of the best junior lightweights to step in the ring, was found dead at his home early Wednesday. Presidential spokeswoman Rosario...
HONDURAS PRESIDENT DELAYS RETURN AFTER COUP
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion -- though a potential showdown was postponed Wednesday...
Noah Wyle to Fight Aliens in Spielberg Pilot
It's John Carter to John Connor for Noah Wyle. Wyle, who reigned on the little screen as "ER's" Dr. John Carter for 15 years, will carryover his life-saving skills when...
$231M SET ASIDE FOR MADOFF VICTIMS' CLAIMS
A group funded by the securities industry has set aside $231 million to cover claims by Bernard Madoff's burned investors. The announcement was made Wednesday by court appointed trustee Irving...
MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 15TH DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE
MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- A New Jersey man whose driver's license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense. Shaun Campbell of East Rutherford told a...
Danielle Staub on 'All My Children'
Before Danielle Staub was a "Real Housewife" -- but after she was an ex-con -- she was on "All My Children." For 58 seconds.Watch the Jersey trouble-maker in her day-time...
Coverage in The Post
MILWAUKEE -- The Mets went from bad to comical Tuesday night in dropping their fifth in a row. Their epically awful defense in the Brewers' four-run fourth inning paved the...
ALLEGED FUGITIVE SHOT IN QUEENS
A New Jersey man who authorities claim is a fugitive was shot once in the stomach this morning after police officers pulled him over in Queens, officials said. The man,...
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MALONEY TO RUN AGAINST GILLIBRAND IN SENATE DEM PRIMARY
Rep. Carolyn Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser told The Associated Press today. The nine-term Manhattan congresswoman believes New Yorkers need...
DC TRAIN CONDUCTOR TO GET NY FUNERAL
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mourners are gathering in Buffalo to remember a Washington, D.C., train operator credited with saving lives in last week's rail crash that killed her and eight passengers....
USHER'S WIFE SURPRISED BY DIVORCE
The wife of R&B singer Usher was surprised when the entertainer filed for divorce earlier this month and claims the two were intimate less than a week before he moved...
BOARD OF EDUCATION REAPPOINTS KLEIN AS CHANCELLOR
The city's hastily appointed seven-member Board of Education voted this afternoon to reappoint Schools Chancellor Joel Klein with full authority to run the public school system. The board, which met...
LA SCHOOLS CHIEF: 'BRUNO' USED STUDENTS
The chief of the nation's second-largest school district is fuming over comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's magazine photo shoot with high school football players. Los Angeles Superintendent Ramon Cortines isn't amused...
FIRST PHOTO OF MIRACLE GIRL WHO SURVIVED COMOROS CRASH
MORONI, Comoros -- Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian...
The Daily Whacks, Wednesday Edition
You can count me among the tweetin' Twitterers (or is that the Twitterin' tweeters?) now: http://twitter.com/MikeVacc*******The one man associated with the Mets who had a top-drawer night was Ron Darling,...
7 BOATERS RESCUED OFF LONG ISLAND
STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Police are credited with rescuing seven people -- including three children -- from a sinking boat in Long Island Sound. A boat towing company called police...
3 UP: YANKEE SYSTEM HELPING
Yes, I am on Twitter.Over the weekend, during the Subway Series, I really thought about the depth issue a lot because the Yankees have begun to produce players out of...
3 UP: HINSKE, YANKEE YOUNGSTERS, MANUEL
Yes, I am on Twitter.1. About 10 days ago, I have been told, Eric Hinske cleared waivers. At that moment any team could have had Hinske for his salary the...
Box Office: Can A Cute Sloth Topple the Mighty 'Transformers'?
The juggernaut that is "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' will likely reign for another weekend at the box office, experts think, though the weather on Saturday may turn out to...
CONCACAF pulls out of Copa Sudamericana
CONCACAF is pulling it's teams out of Copa Sudamericana, choosing not to renew a four-year deal that expired last year. This means Mexican clubs Monterrey and Puebla are out of...
MANUEL FINALLY DELIVERS RIGHT MESSAGE, BUT IT MAY BE TOO LATE
THIS IS the manager's last bullet, his final burst of psychology. After the baseball banality he had just witnessed, Jerry Manuel finally ceased being his baseball team's chief enabler --...
SANTANA STRUGGLES AS MISERABLE METS LOOK LAUGHABLE IN LATEST LOSS
MILWAUKEE -- So this is what it must have felt like to watch the '62 Mets. Last night's 6-3 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park not only was the...
GOMEZ HAD TO GO
New York wiped the smile off Scott Gomez's face. Really, it is difficult to remember a fall from grace so swift as the one that befell Gomez over the course...
GOMEZ WAS BIG APPLE DISASTER
New York wiped the smile off Scott Gomez' face. Really, it is difficult to remember a fall from grace so swift as the one that befell Gomez over the course...
BALLET CONQUERS HEARTS
SIR Frederick Ashton's ballets aren't frequent visitors to this side of the Atlantic. American Ballet Theatre brought back his "Sylvia" to the Met Monday, and it's clear that regular visits...
DBGB-LISH
'IT'S all about the sausage," a manager at new DBGB cheerfully summed up the booming Bowery's most provocative pigout joint the other night. Well, not quite all, despite a swaggering...
BERNIE BATS FOR LES PAUL
EX-Yankee slugger Bernie Williams, whose glory days on the field are history, continues striving to turn his guitar hobby into a career. At the snug Times Square jazz club Iridium,...
THE MEX BEST THING
LIKE, oh my God, fish tacos! Transplanted Californians are all a-tizzy about the arrival of Baja Fresh, the West Coast Mexican fast-food chain that just opened its first NYC outpost...
'BEACHES' JUST PEACHY
AGNES Varda, at 80 years old the grande dame of the French New Wave, is on a Belgian beach. "I'm playing the role of a little old lady, pleasantly plump...
NICE AGE!
KIDS will love the cute, exciting "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," the third installment of an animated franchise that shows no sign of fatigue in its first 3-D outing...
QB SEEKING TO $ACK VID GAME
A former Rutgers quarterback wants to throw the world's leading interactive entertainment software company for a loss. Ryan Hart, who quarterbacked the Scarlet Knights from 2002 through 2005, alleges Electronic...
YOKO WINS TAPE TIFF
BOSTON -- A federal judge has ruled that Yoko Ono is the rightful copyright holder of rare, intimate footage showing John Lennon and his family in London in 1970. Judge...
CLASS FROWN FOR 'BRUNO'
* LOS ANGELES -- The LA schools superintendent is fuming over comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's magazine photo shoot with high school football players. Ramon Cortines, who was New York City...
MUSEUM-SLAY HEARING DELAY
WASHINGTON -- Prosecutors said yesterday that a white supremacist accused of fatally shooting a security guard at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum is in no condition to come to court....
RIVERSIDE'S REV. RESIGNS
The pastor of Manhattan's historic Riverside Church has resigned after only two months in the job. The Rev. Brad Braxton notified the church's board of his decision Monday night. He...
LEARNING TO LOVE MISSILE DEFENSE
THE Obama administration is reacting to the antici pated launch of another North Korean long-range ballistic missile, expected to fly over the Pacific toward Hawaii sometime soon, by putting missile...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan Two teens swiped champagne, fishing poles and other gear from a yacht in lower Manhattan and were collared when they set off a marine flare in the subway, authorities...
OUR LOSS OF AN ANGEL -- IS HEAVEN'S GAIN
THE ISSUE: The death of "Charlie's Angels" icon Farrah Fawcett from cancer. *** I am saddened by the news of Farrah Fawcett's passing ("Heaven Gets an Angel," June 26), but...
NURSE: MICHAEL JACKSON PLEADED FOR DIPRIVAN
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative, despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist...
AMERICA'S ENDANGERED WATCHDOGS
WATCHDOGS are an en dangered species in the Obama Age. The latest government ombudsman to get the muzzle: Amtrak Inspector General Fred Weiderhold. The veteran employee was abruptly "retired" this...
OUSTED PREZ IN UN RANT
With solid support from President Obama and other world leaders, the ousted president of Honduras spoke at the United Nations yesterday, vowing to return home tomorrow and defy threats to...
EXPECT A US PRESENCE FOR MANY YEARS
WASHINGTON -- * US troops are out of Iraq's cities but not its future. Even a best-case scenario is likely to feature an American role there for years -- militarily...
STIMULUS FOR SCAMBUSTERS
The city is receiving $29.1 million in federal stimulus funds to support criminal-justice services -- including $1 million for a new financial-crimes task force, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. "In today's...
PIRATE BAY SITE SOLD FOR $7.8M
Global Gaming Factory X AB will buy The Pirate Bay file-sharing Web site from its founders and will start paying owners of content on the site. Global Gaming Factory X,...
SEC EYES CHANGES ON BOARD RULES
Rules being considered by the Securities and Exchange Commission would force Bank of America Corp. to explain how leading the 2003 invasion of Iraq prepared former US General Tommy Franks...
BAM'S BOONDOGGLE BONDS
PRESIDENT Obama has blamed our economic woes on the "bursting of a debt-based bubble" and a culture of "easy money." Funny: The Build America Bonds program, an obscure part of...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Confidence Mounting job losses and other economic realities caught up with Americans in June, pushing down a key barometer of con sumer sentiment after a streak of gains. The Con...
UBSURRENDER! OBAMA TURNS UP HEAT IN TAX-EVASION FIGHT
The Obama administration escalated its attack on Swiss bank secrecy and tax evaders by insisting UBS reveal the identities of 52,000 US account holders. In papers filed yesterday in US...
FINALLY, HE'S SEN. FRANKEN
WASHINGTON -- Nearly eight months after Election Day, the Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday ordered funnyman Al Franken certified as the state's next US senator, handing Democrats a filibuster-proof majority. The...
TEEN-SEX TEACHER DENIED IN BID FOR HER OLD JOB
A Queens teacher who admits to sleeping with a 17-year-old high-school student has lost her bid to get her job back. Gina Salamino, 37, contended there was nothing wrong with...
SLUDGE-FIRM FINES
The Queens recycling plant where three men, including a father and son, were killed in a vat of toxic sludge Monday was fined for unsafe work conditions during an inspection...
AILING MTA SPLURGES ON EXEC MED EXAMS
The MTA is blowing nearly $600,000 over five years on medical-exam perks for its top officials -- a move critics say is a waste of the cash-strapped agency's money. Only...
ROOTING FOR THE ENEMY
THE Honduras mess is going to heat up, not cool down. Will President Obama keep rooting for the side that rallies to the cry "Yanqui go home"? Obama threw his...
FUMBLES AND BUMBLES OF GOV. PIPSQUEAK
ALBANY -- Gov. Bumble rolled into the circus to squirt cold water on the bad senators who were ru ining his day and keeping him up here in the state...
NYPD WRITES THE BOOK ON TERROR FOR LANDLORDS
The NYPD has published an anti-terror guidebook for landlords and building security personnel to better protect skyscrapers, landmarks and commercial and residential properties. The 100-page primer, titled "Engineering Security," is...
NYC GROWS AT FAST CLIP
New York City grew by more than 53,000 residents for the 12-month period ending July 2008, the biggest numerical increase of any city in the country, a US Census estimate...
BAN EYED ON TYLENOL COMBO RX
ADELPHI, Md. -- Government experts say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet, which combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics, should be eliminated because of their role in deadly overdoses....
HE'LL LIE IN FULL COSTUME AT N'LAND
Michael Jackson will publicly "lie in state" at his Neverland ranch in an ornate, gold-colored coffin wearing one of his trademark drum-major costumes and a single white glove, sources close...
WALLET FOUND - 63 YEARS LATER
BAKER CITY, Ore. -- Bill Fulton doesn't remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past. When he looked inside, the contents brought back memories from 1946,...
JUDGE, LAW POLES APART
Talk about contempt of court! A Manhattan judge is refusing to relocate the flag in her courtroom despite learning from The Post that it's improperly displayed. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice...
JONES BEACH FINDS ITS SOLE AS NIKE SNEAKS IN
Here's a pair of shoes you won't mind getting sand in. Nike is dedicating its new version of its legendary Air Force 1 sneakers to Long Island's Jones Beach. The...
$950M GM WIND-DOWN
The cost to wind down what remains of General Motors Corp. after an asset sale to a US Treasury-backed buyer may top the $950 million set aside by GM and...
ICON('T) AFFORD CHARGES
ICON Parking has stopped paying its condo charges on the parking lots it owns through various entities in four Trump Place condominiums. According to city lien filings, 120 Riverside Blvd.,...
HEADY JUNK-BOND RETURNS ATTRACT FUNDS
Wall Street's worst of times are ushering in some of its best of times, too -- by a factor of 40 percent. That's the impressive return halfway through the year...
BIRD SLAMS PLANE DURING LA GUARDIA LANDING
A large bird smacked into a jet landing at La Guardia Airport yesterday morning, damaging its landing gear in a strike similar to one that forced a US Airways plane...
A SWEET VICTORY
Score one for the little guy. A group of blue-collar workers in the Bronx yesterday won a nearly year-long labor dispute with a Greenwich, Conn., private-equity firm after the National...
CLUB 'RAPE' ORDEAL
A sex predator dragged a woman too intoxicated to walk from a scandal-plagued Manhattan nightclub, then took her to his Queens apartment and raped her twice, prosecutors charged yesterday. The...
WIENERS & LOSERS
An undercover investigation of street food carts has uncovered massive fraud, with $200 city vending permits fetching as much as $15,000 in a thriving black market, officials said yesterday. The...
PRICES STILL FALLING HERE
Home prices in 20 major US metropolitan areas fell in April at a slower pace than forecast, a sign the plunge in home prices is abating. The S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index...
GOOD VIBE ENDS FOR MAG
VIBE, a magazine that was founded as a joint venture between Quincy Jones and Time Inc. Ventures before being sold to a pair of venture capital owners, is shutting down...
JUDGE DENIES STANFORD'S BAIL
That other accused Ponzi swindler, R. Allen Stanford, will be locked up in a Texas jail without bail for as long as a year as he awaits his day in...
TIMES SQUARE TEA TIME
If you're passing through Times Square around 6:30 tonight, don't be surprised by the rally in Mayor Mike's newly minted Crosswalk of the World. The "Taxpayer Tea Party" movement that...
CURTIS FOR ADVOCATE!
You wouldn't know it from the current crop of upstarts and has-beens run ning for public advocate, but New Yorkers may yet have the chance to elect a candidate who...
IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN
Gov. Paterson's workmanlike but inef fectual efforts to browbeat the state Senate into doing its duty continued into yesterday evening and doubtless will be renewed today. But, in the meantime,...
NO 'CRIMINAL EXPOSURE' FOR RUTH MADOFF
Ruth Madoff is in the clear -- for now. Ruth will not be prosecuted for the massive Ponzi scheme that won her husband Bernard Madoff a 150-year prison sentence, sources...
NEW ERA IN JUBILANT IRAQ
BAGHDAD -- * Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad's background track. Left alone to protect...
SC GOV: MY HAREM OF HONEYS
COLUMBIA, SC -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford yesterday declared his Argentinian mistress his "soul mate" but said he is committed to reconciling with his wife in hopes of saving...
GOLDMAN GOTCHA
It's not often that a magazine with a photo of the Jonas Brothers on the cover roils one of the most successful firms on Wall Street. But that's exactly what's...
HERO MOM SAVES BABY IN POLICE-CAR CRASH
A speeding police car struck another vehicle and jumped the curb in the East Village yesterday, injuring seven people -- including a mother and the baby she snatched from a...
2ND AVE. TENANTS RIP 'TRAIN WRECK'
Furious Upper East Side residents, scrambling to salvage belongings from their evacuated Second Avenue buildings, charged yesterday that bureaucratic blunders by the city and the MTA have left them suddenly...
'JUNIOR' KILLED BAR MAN: FEDS
John "Junior" Gotti "has amassed a staggering body count" that includes a bar patron he allegedly knifed to death in 1983, the feds charged yesterday in papers opposing the mob...
APOLLO CREED: WE LOVE YOU, MICHAEL!
Every word. They knew every word of every song, from the bass-heavy "Billie Jean" to the chart-topping "Off the Wall." Song by song, they sang along, like groupies at a...
DISASTER MIRACLE
A 14-year-old girl was miraculously plucked from the storm-tossed Indian Ocean yesterday -- the lone survivor of the crash of an Airbus jet aboard which 152 perished. Bahia Bakari was...
RUFF RIDER 'CURSED' COP
The city's first Hasidic cop was excoriated in a anti-Semitic rant by a dog-loving subway passenger who allegedly refused to place her sick pet in an animal carrier, sources and...
KIDNEY GAL SUES CITY
A Queens woman says she was fired from her city job after warning her bosses she might need some time off to deal with her failing kidney -- and now...
BOARD OF EDUCATION RISING FROM DEAD
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday prepared to reconvene the old city Board of Education after the law that gives him control of the schools expired at 12:01 a.m. today. Deputy Mayor Kevin...
JACKO'S DOC HIS BABY DADDY
Michael Jackson's skin doctor was more than just a father figure to the star's kids -- he also allegedly sired two of them. Celebrity dermatologist Arnold Klein yesterday was identified...
JAILED SON AT FUNERAL FOR FARRAH
LOS ANGELES -- Farrah Fawcett's troubled son read from the Bible as a host of TV stars said goodbye to the "Charlie's Angels" icon yesterday. Cops transported Redmond O'Neal --...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Clearly, education isn't all it's cracked up to be. A Western Michigan University student committed what a judge called "the dumbest crime I've heard" by stealing a computer from the...
SERENA AND VENUS EASE INTO SEMIS
WIMBLEDON, England -- Her 19th consecutive victory at the All England Club already wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the...
SAWX BLOW 9-RUN LEAD
BALTIMORE -- Nick Markakis hit a two-run double off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to complete the biggest comeback in Orioles history, an 11-10 win last night before a mixture of...
WHEW! BELTRAN DOES NOT KNEE'D SURGERY
MILWAUKEE -- The Mets finally got some good injury news yesterday, although Carlos Beltran isn't out of the woods just yet. A second opinion in Vail, Colo., determined the center...
YANKEES' 8TH-INNING RALLY TAKES BRUNEY OFF HOOK
The Brian Bruney Bridge to Mariano Rivera collapsed last night, but the Battery Tunnel came to the rescue. Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter committed the bulk of the battery against...
NO DEAL AMID METS' ORDEAL
MILWAUKEE -- The Mets continue to get shut out on the trade scoreboard as other deals get done around baseball. But they insist it isn't due to a lack of...
ELI READY TO LEAD YOUNG GIANTS OFFENSE
It was more a challenge than a reminder when general manager Jerry Reese said this offseason that Eli Manning is "not a veteran any more, he's a Pro Bowler --...
ISLES' WISH LIST IS SHORT
Although free agency starts today at noon, the Islanders probably already picked up their biggest name for next year: John Tavares. General manager Garth Snow insisted throughout the season and...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Phillies fall to Braves in extras In Atlanta, Martin Prado hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning for his career-best fourth hit and the Braves beat Philadelphia,...
HONDO SAYS HALO!
Hondo's big double-dipper was out of this world last night as he soared with the Brewers and White Sox to boost the wad to a respectable 230 lumpes. Tonight, he'll...
RUTGERS GETS 'POINT'
Desperately seeking a point guard, Rutgers finally landed the only one they were still recruiting, getting a commitment from James Beatty of Miami Dade College. "James Beatty is going to...
OFF THE WALL
GOOD fences make good neighbors -- and good ratings, producers of a new CBS reality show hope. This summer, eight families have agreed to have their homes enclosed by a...
WII TO BE HD
THE next generation of Wii is slated to make its appearance at the end of 2010, according to industry insiders. Nintendo's "Wii Plus" HD will feature enhanced graphics on par...
KING $IMON
WHO does Simon Cowell think he is, asking for 144 million big ones for five months work -- a Yankee? No. Actually, he thinks (make that, knows) that he is...
DEATH THREATENS 'THRILLER'
LONDON -- Michael Jackson's death has been very good for "Thriller," a run-of-the-mill West End jukebox musical featuring a bunch of Jacko impersonators. PHOTOS: Apollo Tribute to JacksonPHOTOS: Jackson's Album...
JOANNA 'IDOL' REGRETS
FOR the first time since being kicked off "Ameri can Idol," Joanna Pacitti is showing regret over her premature ejection from the competition. "I am thankful for the time that...
MJ BOOSTS BET AWARDS
THE "2009 BET Awards" cashed in on Michael Jackson sentimentality, drawing 10.7 million viewers to last Sunday's broadcast. Airing three days after Jackson died, the annual entertainment awards show was...
BRIDES GET OWN CHANNEL
CABLEVISION is saying "I Do" to the idea of a 24/7 wedding channel. The success of wedding-themed shows on the WE channel -- especially the popular "Bridezillas" franchise -- has...
LEMAIRE, DEVILS YET TO TALK
The most-mentioned candidate for the Devils' coaching job says he's had no discussions at all for the position he once held. Jacques Lemaire is beginning to despair. "There's been nothing,...
DH SUITS MATSUI JUST FINE
Rarely has The Bronx looked more appealing to Hideki Matsui than it did last night. Everything about the place was downright gorgeous. A 58-minute rain delay? Bah, good for the...
YANKEES TRADE FOR AL EAST VET HINSKE
If Eric Hinske's plane ever departs from Pittsburgh, the Yankees will have a new addition to their roster. The Yankees acquired the veteran utility man from the Pirates yesterday for...
LOU NEEDS TO DO 'RIGHT' THING FOR DEVILS
Here's another chance for Devils GM Lou Lamoriello to improve a less-than-stellar post-lockout performance, this one being his dealings in unrestricted free agency. When NHL-Mart opens at noon today, Lamoriello...
MARBURY: STARS SHOULDN'T SIGN WITH KNICKS
Stephon Marbury, who becomes a free agent again today, believes star players should be cautious about signing with the Knicks because of Mike D'Antoni's offensive scheme and the way the...
TIGER WON'T TEE OFF ON JIM BROWN RIPS
Tiger Woods was in the middle of his pre-tournament press conference for this week's AT&T National, which he's hosting at Congressional Country Club in Washington D.C., when he was asked...
NEW NET 'SHOCKED' BY TRADE
So you're on a Magic team that goes to the NBA Finals with Dwight Howard, a team that won 59 games, a team expected to win again next season. Then...
GOMEZ GONE; NOW RANGERS CAN SHOP
Now that the Rangers have created an extra $5.457 million in cap space by sending Scott Gomez to Montreal yesterday in a slam-dunk trade for winger Chris Higgins and blueline...
STEPHENSON LEANS CINCY
Lance Stephenson, a four-time PSAL hoops champion at Lincoln who is involved in a sexual assault case, appears to be headed to Cincinnati after signing a financial aid agreement with...
KNICKS MAY STRUGGLE TO GET POINT GUARDS
Dallas billionaire owner Mark Cuban confirmed his twitter feed he was meeting with Jason Kidd in New York at midnight last night when the free-agent market opened, another indication the...
HEY, JOE! LET PHIL BE THE NEW JOBA!
ENOUGH with all the formula pitching changes, that annoying paint-by-numbers style of managing that dominates baseball. Joe Girardi had the opportunity last night at the Stadium to show he really...
Manuel holds postgame meeting
MILWAUKEE -- Jerry Manuel held a lengthy postgame meeting after the Mets committed two errors and generally booted the ball around Tuesday night in a 6-3 loss here to the...
JACKSON'S MOM TO GET CUSTODY OF KIDS
Michael Jackson's will gives guardianship over his children to the singer's mother and leaves all his assets in a trust fund, a person with knowledge of the document told The...
At the Stadium
Cooled down nicely after the rain, a perfect night.No Eric Hinske yetJoba just let Ichiro's comebacker get under his glove to leadoff the fifth, not good. Ichiro just stole second...
Everybody's talking about Pixie Lott
Eighteen-year old Pixie Lott just released her first single in June and now she's everywhere in the UK, everywhere. Her album doesn't drop until September (in the meantime she's working...
Mets encouraged by Reyes
MILWAUKEE -- Jose Reyes was scheduled to fly to Port St. Lucie tonight to take the next step in his rehab, which appears likely to include running the bases at...