July 6, 2009
SC COPS SAY SERIAL KILLER SUSPECT SLAIN IN NC
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- A man suspected of killing five people and terrorizing a South Carolina community was shot to death Monday by police investigating a burglary complaint at a...
5TH SWINE FLU DEATH REPORTED ON EASTERN LI
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) -- Long Island's Suffolk County has recorded a fifth death linked to swine flu. County health officials said Monday the latest victim, a Babylon woman between the...
NY GOV. PATERSON CONSIDERS APPOINTING LIEUTENANT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- As New York's Senate standoff began its fifth week, Gov. David Paterson said he's considering appointing a lieutenant governor to preside over the session while senators...
Did ump actually tell Jeter he didn't need to be tagged out? Is he serious?
By BRIAN LEWISAfter Derek Jeter got called out trying to steal third today _ when replays showed that although the ball beat him there, his left hand got around Scott...
'THREE'S COMPANY' STAR CITED FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING
An actress who starred on the hit television series "Three's Company" has been arrested in Southern California and cited for drunken driving. Police say Joyce DeWitt, who played the character...
'AMERICAN IDOL' JUDGE KARA DIOGUARDI GETS MARRIED
Kara DioGuardi had a busy Fourth of July weekend: The "American Idol" judge married her beau, contractor Mike McCuddy. DioGuardi's publicist, Danica Smith, says the couple tied the knot on...
NO TAG, OUT ANYWAY
Derek Jeter and Joe Girardi were livid. The Yankees captain was called out by umpire Marty Foster on an attempted steal of third base in the first inning of the...
EX-SKATING CHAMP NICOLE BOBEK ICED IN NORTH JERSEY METH PROBE
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Former figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been charged with being part of a northern New Jersey drug ring. The 31-year-old Bobek made her first...
Who Should Crossover From '90210' to 'Melrose Place'?
We told you that AnnaLynne McCord wants "90210's" naughty Naomi to cross-under with "Gossip" guy Chuck Bass, but her show's producers are looking to stay within city limits for their...
TITANS COACH MEMORIALIZES STAR QB STEVE MCNAIR
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An emotional Jeff Fisher says his former quarterback Steve McNair was a "great person" who put the Tennessee Titans' franchise on the NFL map. The Titans coach...
Former Ravens react to McNair death
New Jets coach Rex Ryan and linebacker Bart Scott were with the Ravens when Steve McNair was their quarterback in 2006-07.Here's what Ryan and Scott told newyorkjets.com after learning of...
Mitre likely to get Wang's start
APSergio Mitre appears to be the leading contender to start Thursday at Minnesota in place of injured Chien-Ming Wang.After serving a 50-game suspension at the start of the season following...
ACTOR KAL PENN STARTS WHITE HOUSE JOB
WASHINGTON -- Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to...
The Pied Pipers are back
Good news: After its initial run proved rather popular, Derek Ahonen's play "The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side" is coming back to PS 122 on July 30-August 17....
Pagan nears return to Mets
Outfielder Angel Pagan, who has been on the disabled list since June due to a groin strain, is scheduled to play in his first minor-league rehab game tonight in Jupiter,...
Wade will stay if Heat contend
Dwyane Wade has watched as the Heat's Eastern Conference foes bulked up and the star forward sent a statement to his current team in a radio interview this morning:If the...
SENATE STALEMATE FREEZES PLAN TO HIRE MORE COPS
Mayor Bloomberg ratcheted up the pressure today on the state Senate to break its deadlock by imposing a hiring freeze that will prevent 250 police recruits from joining the NYPD...
WTC DEVELOPER THREATENS ARBITRATION AT GROUND ZERO
The developer of the World Trade Center site has threatened to go to arbitration to settle a months-long impasse to rebuild ground zero. Larry Silverstein says he will go to...
BROOKLYN MAN ALLEGEDLY ATTACKS WIFE WITH MEAT CLEAVER
A Brooklyn man allegedly attacked his ex-wife with a meat cleaver this morning after she annoyed him by sweeping while he cooked. The 54-year-old victim, who was not identified, was...
JACKSON'S DOCTOR COULDN'T PRESCRIBE DRUGS: REPORT
According to federal drug regulations, Michael Jackson's personal physician couldn't legally prescribe even a powerful cough medicine for the King of Pop in California, and he couldn't go to the...
RBNY's Jeff Agoos: "Something's not working,'' Israeli Shay Abutbul on trial?
After the decimated Red Bulls brought just 13 field players to Dallas _ losing 2-1 and falling to an embarrassing 2-13-4 _ sporting director Jeff Agoos had the most pointed...
Pitching set for Dodgers series
Now that Oliver Perez has replaced Tim Redding in the rotation, the pitching matchups are set for the three-game series with Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers that starts Tuesday night...
BROOKLYN MAN SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BIAS ATTACK
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 23 years behind bars today for stabbing another man while shouting ant-gay remarks. Omar Willock, 19, stabbed Roberto Duncanson on May 12, 2007 four...
TIME FOR ANOTHER BROOKLYN DREAMS PUBLIC HEARING
The date for a public hearing about a controversial charter school has been changed. The meeting will now be held on July 16 at 7 p.m. at Shell Bank I.S....
Higgins agrees to terms
APThe Rangers agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.25 million deal with Chris Higgins, a restricted free agent acquired last week in a six-player trade that sent Scott Gomez to...
FINAL RULES OUT FOR GOV'T STEM CELL RESEARCH
WASHINGTON -- The government is creating a master list of which embryonic stem cells qualify for taxpayer-funded research, now that President Barack Obama has lifted restrictions on the field. The...
TWO HURT IN B'KLYN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE
NEW YORK -- The Fire Department says two people have been taken to a hospital following a scaffold collapse in Brooklyn. It was not immediately clear whether the patients were...
Is 'Jennifer' the Next 'Heathers'?
Plus, it's the return of Adam Brody, who hasn't done anything really noticeable since "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." And Amanda Seyfried, who had a critical role in TV's "Veronica Mars"...
One-night only
I know, I know, the Lincoln Center Festival starts tomorrow and you're going to be really busy and all, especially after reading my picks in today's paper.But you may want...
POLICE: GUN BELONGED TO MCNAIR'S GAL PAL
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A relative of the woman found shot to death with Steve McNair says Nashville police told him she recently purchased a gun.Coach Fisher Gives Emotional Memorial for...
SCHEMING SAKS SALESWOMAN GETS 3 MONTHS IN JAIL
Saks Fifth Avenue's top-selling diamond hawker must spend three months in jail for cheating on her commissions, a Manhattan judge ruled this morning -- the latest chapter in a criminal...
MARIAH CAREY, USHER, KOBE BRYANT TO ATTEND JACKSON MEMORIAL
LOS ANGELES -- Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant and Brooke Shields are slated to be part of the all-star tribute at Michael Jackson's memorial. The representatives for Jackson's family...
DEUTSCHE GETS COMFORT-ABLE WITH WORLDWIDE PLAZA
A group led by George Comfort & Sons and RCG Longview has sweet talked its way back into a deal with Deutsche Bank for the Worldwide Plaza office building, sources...
Top pick Williams signs
APThe Nets have signed first-round draft pick Terrence Williams, team president Rod Thorn announced.The deal is for four years, with the Nets holding an option on the final two years....
VIENNA FUND MANAGER'S POSSIBLE TIES TO MADOFF PROBED
VIENNA -- U.S. and British investigators have joined Austrian prosecutors in examining possible ties between a Vienna fund manager and disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, whose multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme wiped out...
'AL QAEDA MOM' ONE TOUGH NUT TO CRACK
A MIT-trained Pakistani scientist accused of helping al-Qaeda and shooting at FBI agents in Afghanistan had several outbursts today inside a Manhattan courtroom, arguing that she is "not psychotic" and...
Niese, Owen named pitchers of the week
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes******Buffalo's Jon Niese and Binghamton's Dylan Owen have been named the Pitcher of the Week in the International League and Eastern...
PATERSON EYES PROPOSAL TO APPOINT LT. GOV TO END SENATE STANDOFF
Gov. Paterson says he's going to look into a legal theory offered by a Queens assemblyman that could bring an end to the five-week Senate logjam. In a letter to...
Mejia heads to DL
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Jenrry Mejia, arguably the Mets top pitching prospect after a blistering first half of the season, has gone on the disabled...
The Best Four On The Infield
I was watching some of yesterday's Yankees game and I heard Michael Kay make the point that half of the Yankees' infield -- Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter -- is...
Favre's doctor: Brett wants to play for Vikings
So much for doctor-patient privilege.Dr. James Andrews, who performed surgery on the torn tendon in Brett Favre's biceps, says the former Jets and Packers quarterback wants to play for the...
CITY BREAKS GROUND ON NEW BROOKLYN PARK
The city broke ground today on the first phase of Bushwick Inlet Park on Kent Avenue between North 9th and North 10th Streets in the Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborhoods of...
UPDATE: Phillies warm up to Pedro
The Phillies watched Pedro Martinez throw a simulated game today, and ESPN.com reports a source, "who works for one club that has been monitoring Martinez, thinks the Phillies are more...
HONDURAS CLOSES AIRPORT TO BLOCK ZELAYA'S RETURN
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduras' interim government closed its main airport to all flights on Monday after blocking the runway to prevent the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Clashes with...
ROWE BACKS OUT OF JACKSON MEMORIAL
LOS ANGELES -- An attorney for Debbie Rowe says Michael Jackson's ex-wife is backing out of plans to attend the pop superstar's memorial service. Rowe, the mother of Jackson's two...
IRAN WARNS WEST ABOUT MEDDLING IN ELECTIONS
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's supreme leader warned Western governments on Monday of a "negative impact" on relations over what he called their meddling in Iran's post-election riots, state television reported....
Studs & Duds
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAMets stud -- Ryan ChurchSince there has to be one . . .Church had the game-deciding hits in both Mets win this week -- over the Brewers and...
FISHERMAN DROWNS IN JAMAICA BAY
A fisherman is dead and another was recovering after they were swept away by the Jamaica Bay current Sunday afternoon, police said. The two unidentified men were fishing in the...
Coverage in The Post
The schedule only reached the halfway point Sunday, but it's already looking like a lost season for the Mets after they were swept out of Philadelphia with a 2-0 loss...
WITNESS: WEAPON DIDN'T CAUSE FATAL WOUND IN KNOX TRIAL
ROME -- An Italian news agency says a coroner and defense consultant has testified in the trial of American Amanda Knox that a knife believed to have been used in...
OBAMA, MEDVEDEV AGREE TO REDUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE
MOSCOW -- President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third, down...
LI MAN BEATEN BY PACK OF TEENS
A 30-year-old Long Island man was brutally beaten by a pack of teenagers on a Valley Stream street early Sunday, leaving him in critical condition, police said today. Nassau County...
SCIENTIST ACCUSED OF HELPING AL-QAIDA HAS HEARING TODAY
A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of helping al-Qaida and shooting at FBI agents may be forced to appear in court Monday when a judge is to consider if she is...
FORMER DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT MCNAMARA DEAD AT 93
WASHINGTON -- Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense who was vilified for prosecuting America's most controversial war and then devoted himself to helping the world's poorest nations, died...
RIOTS ERUPT IN CHINA OVER ETHNIC BATTLE
BEIJING -- Chinese state media says that 156 people have been killed in violent riots in the country's western Xinjiang region. The official Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give...
NY REP: MICHAEL JACKSON WAS A PERVERT
WASHINGTON - Long Island Rep. Peter King lashed out Michael Jackson, calling the king of pop "a pervert" and "child molester" in a two-minute video posted on the internet. "Let's...
JUDGE NAMES LAYWER, FRIEND AS EXECUTORS OF JACKSON'S ESTATE
LOS ANGELES -- A California judge said today that Michael Jackson's longtime lawyer and a family friend -- not his mother -- should take over the singer's estate. Los Angeles...
OFF-DUTY POLICE CADET SHOT IN BRONX
An off-duty NYPD cadet was shot and wounded this morning after a gunman allegedly ambushed him in The Bronx, police said. The 22-year-old cadet, who was on suspension pending termination...
The Mets need this to be '73
From JOEL SHERMANBeing swept was miserable in every way for the Mets over the weekend. But perhaps the worst part of it was that they were swept by the Phillies....
3 UP: JETER EARNS HIS STAR
Yes, I am on Twitter.1. There is an emeritus function to All-Star selections. If you have been an All-Star before, you have a better chance of being an All-Star again....
3 UP: THE GREAT JETER, THE HORRID METS
Yes, I am on Twitter.1. There is an emeritus function to All-Star selections. If you have been an All-Star before, you have a better chance of being an All-Star again....
MOB SCENE EXPECTED AT JACKSON FUNERAL
He'll be the King of Chaos. Authorities fear that up to 1 million Jackophiles will descend on Los Angeles tomorrow and wreak mayhem, even though only a tiny fraction of...
WOODS LOOKING LIKE MERE MORTAL
BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods' 2008 season was The Year of the Knee. To date, his 2009 comeback from knee surgery has been The Year of the Tease. Woods at...
ROONEY INDUCTED INTO HARNESS HALL
GOSHEN, N.Y. -- Tim Rooney can call himself a Hall of Famer now, too. The brother to Steelers owner Dan and son of franchise founder Art was inducted into the...
WILSON WINS IRL RACE AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Justin Wilson passed polesitter Ryan Briscoe early, then dominated the IndyCar Series race yesterday at Watkins Glen International to give team owner Dale Coyne his first...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL, CONEY ISLAND STYLE
The Nathan's hot dog eating contest has been an Independence Day tradition of Coney Island for 94 years -- and beach volleyball is finding its niche, too. Though it has...
INS & OUTS OF OUTSOURCING
Partnering with a virtual assistant may not be for everyone. Here are some things to consider before opting in for outsourcing. * Getting personal: If you're squeamish about handing over...
FOREIGN AID
As a freelance writer, I spend a lot of my time summoning an elusive muse. Meanwhile, the things I keep meaning to catch up with generally catch up with me....
RICHARD ARMSTRONG
job: Director of the Guggenheim Foundation and Museum. Neither the man nor the office is what you'd expect. With his white beard, conservative suit and Ferragamo tie, Armstrong, 60, fits...
GO TO GREG
Q I recently graduated and have been unable to find a full-time job. The only positions I've been offered are summer internships. If I take one, will prospective employers view...
WET YOUR APPETITE
THE bathing suit market is tanking. But this is a good thing.PHOTOS: Suitable One-Pieces The tank is the new suit, taking the plunge into waters of modesty. But what is...
SISTER ACT 2
IF you loved "10 Things I Hate About You" the movie, then your kids (OK, your nieces and nephews) will like "10 Things I Hate About You" the TV series...
MEET THE NEW SIMON
CHERYL Cole, a judge on Simon Cowell's British series, "X Factor," is the favorite to replace Cowell when he leaves the top-rated show. Cowell says he's leaving the show, which...
RUMER MILL: WILLIS TO '90210'
RUMER Willis will guest star on The CW's "90210" this fall, playing a lesbian. Willis (right), the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, will play the role of "Gia"...
'DANCE' CRUISE
KATIE Holmes will boogie down on "So You Think You Can Dance." Holmes, married to Tom Cruise, will appear on the Fox series' 100th episode, airing July 23. She's expected...
BALLET'S AGELESS ICON BACK ONSTAGE
THE first time Frederic Franklin played Friar Laurence in Kenneth MacMillan's "Romeo and Juliet," he was nearly 86. He'll play the friar again tonight and three more times this week...
LIVING IN THE FEST LANE
IT'S not an easy sell. It's July, all you want to do is go to the beach -- not spend hours on end in darkened rooms, watching lengthy shows in...
'ENTOURAGE' EVOLVES
THE guys on "Entourage" are growing up this year. After five seasons of living under one roof -- the one provided by Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), the Hollywood star at...
KIDD TO STAY IN DALLAS
With Jason Kidd off the radar, the Knicks now can focus on another 36-year-old free agent, Grant Hill, who visits their Westchester compound today. As expected, Kidd has made a...
MCCARVER'S 'ROID RAGE
SATURDAY, the Fourth of July, FOX chose not to present the national anthem prior to its Mets-Phillies telecast, but it did choose to interrupt the first inning to show Manny...
FACING AMERICAN LEAGUE PERFECT FOR MATSUI
Finally, something good has come of interleague play for Hideki Matsui: Now that it's over, he's on a tear. YANKEES BLOG For nine straight games, while the Yankees played in...
4 METS SELECTED TO ALL-STAR TEAM
PHILADELPHIA -- The Mets defied logic yesterday by landing four invitations -- most in the entire National League -- to the July 14 All-Star Game in St. Louis. METS BLOGHUBBUCH...
JETER, RIVERA, TEIXEIRA MAKE ALL-STAR TEAM
Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera hardly know what an All-Star break is, as both players were named to the American League roster for the 10th time yesterday. YANKEES BLOG But...
WEARY WRIGHT WELCOMES DAY OF REST
PHILADELPHIA -- The only baseball for David Wright today will be maybe a highlight or two on TV. METS BLOGHUBBUCH ON TWITTER The Mets' freshly minted All-Star admitted after yesterday's...
JOBA HEARS BOOS AFTER 8-RUN OUTING
THE debate now is whether Joba Chamberlain is good enough to pitch out of the Yankees bullpen. YANKEES BLOG You know the first half of the season has gone pretty...
CAN YOU SAY OVER? THESE METS CAN
PHILADELPHIA -- It was the second pitch of the bottom of the first inning, a time in any baseball game where fans are still settling into their seats, sipping lead-...
CLASSIC FINAL FOR ROGER, RODDICK
ANDY Roddick stood on the Centre Court lawn at the All England Club with tears in his eyes, holding the plate awarded to the runner-up at Wimbledon. Roger Federer kissed...
LANCE 10TH IN 'BATTLE BROIL'
BRIGNOLES, France -- Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France in searing heat yesterday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack....
METS STAGGER TO MIDSEASON AFTER SWEEP BY PHILLIES
PHILADELPHIA -- The Mets' NL-leading four All-Star selections yesterday were one more than the number of runs they scored all weekend here. METS BLOGHUBBUCH ON TWITTER That should tell you...
WANG ENDS UP ON DL
Chien-Ming Wang can add another disabled-list stint to his 2009 resume. The Yankees placed the right-hander on the DL yesterday with a right shoulder strain and bursitis, and told Wang...
ACEVES SAVES YANKEES' BIG COMEBACK
Joba Chamberlain belongs back in the bullpen, all right, maybe in a mop-up role behind Brett Tomko. Better yet, just leave the struggling Chamberlain in the rotation, hope your lineup...
HONDO PLAYS AN 'A'
Hondo's change of dugouts in Philadelphia turned out to be a rewarding experience yesterday as he scored with the Phillies over the Metamucils to boost the earnings to 175 campanerises....
HOLDS OFF MAHAN FOR AT &T VICTORY
BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods won Arnold Palmer's tournament in March. He won Jack Nicklaus' tournament in June. Yesterday, for the first time, he won his own event, the AT&T...
FEDERER OUTLASTS ANDY IN 5TH FOR RECORD 15TH SLAM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer was playing for history. Andy Roddick was playing the match of his life. On and on they dueled, Federer trying for a record-breaking 15th major...
SPORTS SHORTS
NBA: Reports: Celtics sign Rasheed The Celtics reached an agreement with free agent Rasheed Wallace, according to a pair of newspaper reports. Bill Strickland, Wallace's agent, told the Boston Herald...
ORTIZ HELPS BOSOX AVOID BROOM, REMAIN IN 1ST
David Ortiz had a game-tying RBI single and Mark Kotsay added a key two-run hit during a five-run seventh inning, and the Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep by beating...
YOUTH DROWNS FISHING
A teenage fisherman drowned yesterday after he waded into Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel. Rescue workers found 19-year-old Mario Acatitla's body at 5:30 p.m., two hours after he was heard...
HONDURAN UP IN THE AIR
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport yesterday because the runway was blocked by soldiers with military vehicles, some of them...
OBAMA OFF TO MOSCOW
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's next foreign mission begins with a Kremlin summit today. He left late yesterday on a weeklong trip to Russia, Italy and Ghana anchored around a G-8...
140 DEAD IN CHINA RIOT
BEIJING -- Chinese state media says that 140 people have been killed and more than 800 hurt in violence in the country's western Xinjiang region. The official Xinhua News Agency...
BIDEN: WE 'MISREAD' ECONOMY
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration "misread" the depth of the economic woes it inherited, but expects the jobless rate to fall as the stimulus plan kicks in, Vice President Joe...
TREE'S SWEET 'FRUIT'
It's not quite money growing on trees, but it's awfully close. A woman whose wallet was swiped in Central Park 27 years ago got a blast from the past when...
SAMPSON DONORS CHOW DOWN AT STATE TROUGH
Nonprofits and their directors who opened their wallets for state Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson were rewarded with $63,500 in pork-barrel funds, The Post has learned. Sampson, who is considered...
MINORITY BACKERS LIKE 'GOV. CUOMO'
PROMINENT African- American and His panic Democrats may soon endorse Attorney General Andrew Cuomo -- and not incumbent Gov. Paterson -- in the race for governor, The Post has learned....
BOUNCERS MADE 9/11 GALA A BASH: FIREFIGHTER
One of New York's Bravest was beaten up by bouncers at a 9/11 benefit he helped arrange -- and his injuries may force him to give up his job, according...
SKEETER MADNESS
Long Islanders are bugging out due to a surge in mosquitoes caused by the recent downpours. Officials said the rains have boosted mosquito numbers by 50 percent -- but they...
RE-VOLTING! CON ED EASED SHOCK TESTS
Con Ed put pedestrians in danger for two years by easing up its testing for potentially deadly stray voltage in traffic signals, the company's own data show. Eighty percent of...
SUB LOCATES CRASH PLANE'S BLACK BOXES
PARIS -- A submarine scouring the Indian Ocean yesterday picked up the signal beacons of the two black boxes of a Yemenia Airways jet that crashed off the Comoros Islands...
POWELL RIPS SOTO'S GOP RACIAL FOES
WASHINGTON -- Colin Powell is going after people who attack Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for her stand in favor of affirmative action -- and he says his party, the...
JACKIE'S DOOMED LOVE - WITH RFK
Jackie Kennedy had a four-year love affair with Bobby Kennedy that began not long after JFK's assassination and grew so intense that when RFK was gunned down, it was she...
HOLIDAY FILM RIVALS FIT TO BE TIED
Reptiles and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown, with Paramount's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and 20th Century Fox's "Ice Age: Dawn of...
A LITTLE RESPECT
Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV. The request, by the group Little People of America, was...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Queens A woman was busted for roughing up a traffic agent who was giving her a summons in Ozone Park, authorities said yesterday. Arleen Goorwah, 27, confronted the agent at...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
GM assets A federal judge late last night approved the sale of key GM assets to a new government- backed company, re moving a major hurdle to its plan to...
'LOTS' OF WOE IN W'BURG
Williamsburg is ground zero in the growing scourge of stalled construction that has left the neighborhood littered with 18 vacant lots and rusting steel building frames -- more than in...
INFIGHTING THREATENS BILL TO BOOST BICYCLE PARKING
A city councilman yesterday accused an opponent for the city comptroller's job of sabotaging a bill to expand bicycle parking in the city. David Yassky (D-Brooklyn), who authored the legislation,...
GOUGING ON MILK PRICES
Retailers are milking a regulatory oversight by overcharging New Yorkers for milk, City Councilman Eric Gioia charged yesterday. The Queens Democrat, a public-advocate candidate, said the state Department of Agriculture...
GOLDMAN CITED IN SECRET CODE CASE
Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs' secret sauce? While most in the country were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, a Russian immigrant living in New Jersey was being...
END DRAWS NEAR IN $5B GREENBERG V. AIG
The agonizing $5 billion boardroom war between insurance titan Maurice "Hank" Greenberg and his former company, American International Group, could finally come to a close today. Their tangled legal fight,...
CITY READIES CART ATTACK
The Health Department wants to yank the permits of more than 500 street food vendors after undercover investigators found widespread fraud. Acting at the urging of the Department of Investigation,...
FAILING THE TEST DRIVE
US carmakers still don't get it -- failing to drive home big sales at ailing local dealerships while their foreign-company counterparts offer better bargains, a Post survey found. The Post...
DISNEY WORLD DEATH CRASH
Two monorail trains crashed yesterday in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, killing a train operator and injuring several visitors, officials said. A second train operator was hospitalized because he was...
ADS SUBTRACTING
Advertisers and television executives are wondering who will blink first in the stalemate over commercial time for the coming TV season. At this time last year, the TV networks were...
WEIRD SELF-DEFENSE TAPE
We just didn't understand him, Michael Jackson insists in astounding video footage that emerged yesterday. The "Thriller" singer -- appearing at times extremely agitated, incredulous and embarrassed on camera --...
A 30-GAME SET & MATCH
After an astounding 30 games in the final set, Roger Federer had reason to jump for joy -- he made sports history yesterday by becoming the first man to win...
TEACHER: I WAS FIRED FOR REPORTING KID'S 'HIT LIST'
A Long Island teacher claims she was fired after blowing the whistle on a student's sadistic "death list" -- a notebook containing a scrawled bloody chainsaw and the names of...
THE CEO HOSTAGE CRISIS AT BOFA
BANK of America CEO Ken Lewis may have to sacrifice his company to save his job. Lewis is under fire from angry shareholders looking for change at the troubled bank....
ROADMAP TO RECOVERY
As the global recession continues to take its toll, New York City is at a crossroads -- its future prosperity (and maybe more) at stake. This week, the Manhattan Institute's...
THE PUBLIC APPENDIX
Pity Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum -- who now holds what is without question the most useless elected office in city government. Even the hapless borough presidents, as of last week,...
MILEY'S BOOT-Y CALL
Miley Cyrus brings a whole new meaning to the term "bootylicious" in the pages of Elle magazine. Cyrus tells the mag for its August cover story that she has teamed...
CLUB SUED OVER DANCE DUST-UP
He couldn't take no for an answer, so when a Bronx woman refused to dance with a man in a club, he slugged her, she says in a lawsuit. Brittany...
DOE DOES GOOD
*** The Board of Directors of The Doe Fund, Inc., is deeply disappointed by The Post's unfair and misrepresentative portrait of the organization's founder and president, George McDonald ("The 'Dough'...
UK SPY CHIEF IN 'FACE' FLAP
LONDON -- The wife of the new head of Britain's spy agency posted photos of her husband, family and friends on Facebook in what was blasted as a security breach....
MICHAEL'S KIN MULL SCATTERING ASHES AT NEVERLAND
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's family is considering cremating the singer's body to get around bureaucratic red tape that prevents his burial at his beloved Neverland Ranch, sources told The...
DEM'S CLASS ACTION
Democrats in the state Senate tentatively agreed to pass legislation extending the mayor's authority to run city schools -- as soon as a power-sharing deal with the GOP is reached,...
MCNAIR'S 'DIVORCE PROMISE'
Married ex-NFL superstar Steve McNair -- who was found shot to death next to the body of his girlfriend -- had promised her he would get a divorce, her sister...
ALARM OVER AIRBUS
Two Airbus crashes last month -- killing 380 people -- have raised new questions about how the Euro-built jets are built, maintained and flown. A London law firm representing passengers...
OBSCENELY GRANDIOSE
EVERYONE knows the Port Authority's planned World Trade Center Transportation Hub is huge. The PA celebrates the fact, boasting on its Web site that the Hub "is comparable in size...
ALL-TIME KING OF POP -- OR SAD, SLEAZY SICKO?
THE ISSUE: Media portrayals of Michael Jackson following his death last month. *** Bravo and kudos to Linda Stasi for her article on Michael Jackson ("Shed No Tears for This...
BUDGET-CUT ABCS
MAYOR Bloomberg says that balancing the city's budget in tough times requires "shared sacrifice" -- meaning combined tax hikes and spending cuts. Yet (as is so often the case in...
SWIMSUIT ISSUES
With Independence Day food and drink behind us, Media City thought it would be a good time to check out a batch of health and wellness magazines that in theory...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
The president is not the only Obama who celebrated Independence Day. Obama the sea turtle was found ailing off a Key West, Fla., beach on Jan. 19, the eve of...
No Kidding
Starting in Las Vegas summer league, you can follow me with updates on Twitter.By MARC BERMANIt was a longshot from the beginning. Did anyone think Jason Kidd - after the...