July 14, 2009
Marte to start rehab Thursday
APReliever Damaso Marte, sidelined for 2½ months with weakness and tendinitis in his pitching shoulder, is to start an injury rehabilitation assignment Thursday with the Gulf Coast Yankees.Marte threw two...
Emptying the Red Bull notebook
Here are some Red Bull notes, most of them injury-related. Naturally. What else from the only team I've seen more banged-up than the Mets.Forward Mac Kandji was (finally) back practicing,...
Wii Sports Resorts fun day July 26
To celebrate the follow-up to Wii Sports (the game that started it all - the broken flat screen, the black eyes, you know), Nintendo is releasing "Wii Sports Resorts" on...
Report: Wilpon lost $700 million
(UPDATED: 7:15 P.M.) Keep this in mind, Mets fans, if the Wilpons sit tight at the trading deadline or in offseasons to come: CNN's Larry King says that close friend...
RBNY's Osorio knows he escaped...for now
There was no win-or-else ultimatum from Red Bull owner Dieter Mateschitz, no George Steinbrenner-style missive from the Austrian overlords. But Red Bull coach Juan Carlos Osorio knows he just got...
KELLY: MY COPS AREN'T HEARTLESS
The cops who ditched a Manhattan granny with dementia during a midnight thunderstorm didn't forget their basic human decency, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said today. Alzheimer's-afflicted Betty Zengel, 86, has...
Jets sign TE Owens
The Jets have signed free agent TE Richard Owens.Owens was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings on May 3, 2004. He played in 39 games for...
QUEENS STUDENT FOUND DEAD PROBABLY STRANGLED
The smoldering FIT student found slain in her bed in Queens had bruises around her neck that indicate she was probably strangled to death, police said today. Carmen Saldana, 23,...
MOB TURNCOAT: I'VE KILLED A LOT OF PEOPLE
A mob turncoat took the witness stand again today, lashing out at prosecutors for forcing him into a life of poverty and admitting that he killed "a lot" of people...
HALLADAY QUIZ ANSWER
Here are the active players with more service time than Roy Halladay who have never made the playoffs (service time is listed for each player through the first half):1. Doug...
Calling All Wannabe New York 'Housewives'
"Real Housewives of New York" is looking for some new housewives to beef up the cast next season and we want to know who those wannabe "Housewives" are.Have you tossed...
BOOZER EXPECTS TRADE 'SOON'
Carlos Boozer told the ESPN radio affiliate in Chicago the Jazz are going to trade him "relatively soon." The Post's Marc Berman reported today that the Knicks are interested in...
DEBBIE ROWE'S SHOCKING JACKO CUSTODY E-MAILS
Human incubator Debbie Rowe sneered, "Hell no" she doesn't want the two kids she bore for Michael Jackson -- then coldly added, "Does it look good for me to ask...
HOUSE DEMOCRATS HEALTH CARE PLAN INVOLVES TAXES ON RICH
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats have unveiled sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Tuesday the bill is both a starting point and...
A HALLADAY FROM THE PLAYOFFS
Roy Halladay is 32 years old. He plays for a Toronto team that has never made the playoffs while Halladay has been there and almost certainly will not in the...
Music of Montreal
In May, there was the 10th annual MUTEK. Five days of premier electronic music thumping in the clubs and parks of Montreal. One DJ was better than the next, and...
MOGUL ASKS: ISN'T $40M ENOUGH FOR COUNTESS?
Isn't $40 million enough to make her go away? Technologies mogul George David -- embroiled in a lurid public divorce with a Swedish countess almost half his age -- did...
'Bachelorette's' 'OMG, Did They Really Do That?' Episode, Plus Spoilers
Poor guy. On last night's final three "Bachelorette" episode in Hawaii, what Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski said and what they actually meant were two very different things.After a seemingly...
PROSECUTORS TO INVESTIGATE HOSPITAL PATIENT'S DEATH
Brooklyn prosecutors announced today that they will convene a grand jury to probe the death of a Kings County Hospital patient who died there last year. Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes...
OBAMA: UNEMPLOYMENT TO GROW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the unemployment rate will keep growing for "several months" as he prepared to head to battered Michigan to unveil a plan to...
Valentine could be Nationals' first choice
The Washington Post speculates that Bobby Valentine will be the leading candidate to replace Manny Acta as full-time manager of the Nationals.Valentine, who managed the Mets and Rangers, is still...
2 DHS WORKERS ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM LUGGAGE AT JFK
Two airport workers at JFK -- including a TSA officer -- were arrested after being caught in a sting riffling through a luggage bag and pilfering a laptop and an...
Isiah lands another big recruit
So far, so good for Isiah Thomas at Florida International University.The former head coach/president of the Knicks landed his second notable recruit in a week, according to a FOX Sports.com...
Would Mets consider Bonds?
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAThe Mets are dead last in the majors in home runs, have a serious lack of depth in the outfield, and have no idea when three of their...
Ernst Obster deal done, other RBNY notes
The Red Bulls' deal for winger Ernst Obster is done. He's not coming on a loan, but Red Bull Salzburg gave him his release and he's signed with Red Bull...
BLOOMBERG SWEARS IN NEW BATCH OF POLICE RECRUITS
The city is on its way to getting more cops. Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly today swore in a new class of 274 police recruits, who will begin...
WHAT RECESSION - FIVE DOLLAR PIZZA SLICE A HIT
Loyalty apparently has no limits: Di Fara's Pizza has raised the price of one slice to an astronomical $5, but devoted customers continue to gobble up the cheesy fare. "My...
CANARSIE STRIP MALL SIZZLES WITH ANTICIPATION OVER NEW IHOP
Call them flapjacks, griddle cakes or pancakes, Canarsie residents will soon be getting their fill. This newspaper has learned that IHOP will be opening in the Pathmark Shopping Center on...
LIFE OF A CEC MEMBER: âAWKWARDâ
Brooklyn's Community Education Councils (CEC) are still holding meetings- even though they technically are extinct. "It's very awkward," said James Dandridge, who served as the president of the CEC in...
FIRE GUTS NOSTRAND AVENUE DELI
Two firefighters were injured Saturday as they beat back a two-alarm fire that ripped through a Nostrand Avenue deli. FDNY officials said that the blaze erupted in the basement of...
WATER RESCUERS HOOK SINKER
Going down to Davey Jones' locker... The waters off the 58th Street pier were abuzz with activity Sunday as rescuers helped a boater in distress. Officials said that the operator...
'Miami Social' Preview: 'Get the Fat Girl Out of My Table'
First Bravo launched "Real Housewives" for high schoolers with "NYC Prep" and now they are doing it for thirty-something partygoers with "Miami Social." Described as "corporate types by day and...
REPORT: RUSSIA TESTS 2ND SUB-LAUNCHED MISSILE
MOSCOW -- News agencies say Russia has successfully tested its second submarine-launched ballistic missile in as many days. RIA-Novosti and Interfax quote the head of Russia's joint chief of staff...
LEARNING GAP PERSISTS BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK STUDENTS
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A U.S. Education Department report shows that reading and math scores are rising at about the same pace for black and white students in New York, which...
Roundup: Angels in lead for Halladay
The Toronto Sun claims the Angels have the best chance of trading for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, with the Yankees right behind.Writer Bob Elliott says infielder Brandon Wood, and...
NJ MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING 91 LOBSTERS
MAYS LANDING, N.J. -- A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to stealing 91 lobster tails from an Atlantic City casino's kitchen by cramming them into his jacket and backpack....
NATO: 7 KILLED IN AFGHAN HELICOPTER CRASH
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- A helicopter on contract to NATO-led forces crashed Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, killing six civilians on board and an Afghan child on the ground. NATO said the...
Coverage in The Post
The talk among the Mets at the All-Star Game in St. Louis was about Pedro Martinez's apparently imminent signing with the rival Phillies, with David Wright saying: "I somewhat wish...
CITY COUNCILMAN RESIGNS IN SLUSH FUND PROBE
City Councilman Miguel Martinez resigned today, making him the first elected official to be done in by the Council's slush fund scandal. Martinez (D-Manhattan), who was first elected in 2002...
'NYC Prep' Sneak Peek: Table Manners
On tonight's "NYC Prep," 17-year-old Camille throws an "awkward" dinner party for the Upper East Side gang. Camille, who is a cross between "Gossip Girl's" headband-loving Blair Waldorf and Melissa...
Wright talking sports with Obama
APCount David Wright among the many major leaguers excited to see President Obama at the All-Star Game tonight."I'd just talk sports. I mean, he seems pretty athletic and he likes...
VIDEO SHOWS CHILLING 'NINJA' ATTACK ON FLORIDA COUPLE
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Three more people have been arrested in the slayings of a wealthy Florida Panhandle couple as video surfaced showing a group of masked men executing a break-in...
MADOFF ARRIVES AT NORTH CAROLINA PRISON
WASHINGTON -- Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff arrived Tuesday at a federal prison in North Carolina to begin serving a 150-year sentence for what is believed to be the largest Ponzi...
DEFENSE: ASTOR'S HEALTH NOT AN ISSUE
She wasn't off her rocker. Socialite Brooke Astor's health was not an issue when she decided to change her will, lawyers for Anthony Marshall argued in court today. In yet...
How the Yankees make the playoffs
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAA look at five keys to the Yankees' second half as they attempt to make the playoffs after missing out last season. Tomorrow we will look at the...
Russell Brand Returns to Host VMAs
MTV Shows
UNION LAWYER BUSTED FOR STEALING $350,000 FROM DANCERS
A longtime union lawyer was charged today with stealing $350,000 from dancers and stagehands at the American Ballet Theatre that he was supposed to be representing. Leonard Leibowitz, who was...
JACKO WANTED TO BE PUT UNDER FOR DAYS AT A TIME: REPORT
Michael Jackson was so addicted to the powerful sedative Diprivan he begged to be "put under" for days at a time, it has been claimed.Read the Full Story From The...
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE LANDS WITH HOLE IN PASSENGER CABIN
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Southwest Airlines Co. inspected about 200 planes overnight after a football-sized hole opened up in the passenger cabin of a jet in flight, forcing an emergency landing...
NY ART GALLERY OWNER INDICTED A SECOND TIME
The owner of a shuttered Fifth Avenue art gallery was charged today with stealing $5 million from several estates, including that of American abstract expressionist painter Robert DeNiro Sr. Lawrence...
POLICE: LI TEEN SHOT IN DRIVE-BY
A 17-year-old Long Island boy was wounded Monday night during a drive-by shooting in Roosevelt, authorities said. The teen was struck once in the foot, Nassau police said. The incident...
COPS: LONG ISLAND MAN TRIED TO STAB POLICE OFFICERS
A Long Island man wielding a 10-inch hunting knife tried to stab a cop on Monday night, Nassau police said. Roy Harris, 24, of Hempstead, was charged with attempted assault,...
PATERSON NAMES WALDER MTA CHIEF
Gov. Paterson named longtime transit executive Jay Walder today to run the embattled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Walder's appointment to the newly merged positions of chairman and CEO is subject to...
Wagner's Bailey an All-Star
NJ.com today features Wagner graduate and New Jersey native Andrew Bailey, an American League All-Star as the A's representative.The relief pitcher is the only rookie in tonight's game.
SOTOMAYOR DENIES BIAS IN 'WISE LATINA' REMARK
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor stoutly denied racial bias Tuesday at her Senate confirmation hearing and said an oft-criticized remark about her Hispanic heritage affecting judicial decisions was...
GOLDMAN COASTS PAST QUARTERLY EXPECTATIONS
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said today its second-quarter profit easily surpassed expectations as profit was buoyed by strength in its trading and underwriting businesses. Long considered one of the strongest...
2 FRENCH MEN KIDNAPPED IN SOMALIA
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The French Foreign Ministry says the two French men kidnapped in Somalia were on an official mission to train Somali government forces. The men were abducted from...
The Daily Whacks, Tuesday Edition
You can count me among the tweetin' Twitterers (or is that the Twitterin' tweeters?) now: http://twitter.com/MikeVacc*******It is the All-Star Break, which means lots of idle time, lots of idle hands,...
3 UP: YANKEES PEN, A-ROD AND BULLY-ISM
Yes, I am on Twitter.Today 3 Up will be three things I think about the Yankees at the break. Tomorrow will be three things I think about the Mets.1. Why...
DVD Extra: Backwoods Romeos and Juliets
Here's my review of Universal's beautiful new DVD of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.'' I saw a nitrate IB Technicolor print at the Museum of the Moving Image with...
LADY GAGA FORGETS HER PANTS
Lady Gaga was in London. And then in France. And oh look, there's some more of her underpants! The pantless wonder -- real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta -- packed...
Paunovic back on trial with Red Bull
After pulling out of the Red Bulls' "practice'' against their youth academy last week with a minor injury, trialist Veljko Paunovic agreed to stick around for another week and try...
NYC GETS TASTE OF BIG EASY STOMP
GRAB your Chuck Taylors or slip on your ballet flats -- it's time to get your groove on this week at the Ponderosa Stomp at Lincoln Center. The Stomp, an...
THEY KNOW HOW TO STICK IT
WHEN Alan Gilbert conducts the Philharmonic in Central Park tonight, you can count on several things: Mozart, Beethoven, fireworks -- and several hundred people thinking, "How hard can it be?"...
Chatting w/Leo Krupnik, the new Red Bull
With the Red Bulls mired in one of the worst seasons in MLS history, many players would avoid them like the plague. But ex-MetroStar Leo Krupnik wanted to come back...
STAY A SPELL AT THESE POTTER PARTIES
WHEN the sixth installment of the Harry Potter film franchise opens in theaters tomorrow, the excitement around it will be, well, let's just say "magical." New Yorkers wishing to augment...
ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON
MEMO to the Lohans, Olsens and Spearses of the world: Yes, it is possible to show the world you're not a kid anymore and still keep your dignity intact. Rather...
HOGWARTS AND ALL
UNSPEAKABLE and horrifying things are happening at Hogwarts, and I'm not just talking about Ron Weasley's haircut. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" conjures up some pulse-quickening stuff. Horcruxes will...
CAR DEALER BETTING ON OL' BEATER$
A Queens car dealer is getting a jump-start on a federal program that encourages drivers to trade in their gas guzzlers for greener rides. Brian Benstock, the general manager of...
GA-GA AT THE G8: BAM'S WANDERING EYES
I cannot believe that you published an article titled "From Peep Show to Pope Show" (July 11) or that you would place a stupid photograph on the front page in...
BAM'S SLIPPING GRIP ON THE PUBLIC
IN the polling hierarchy, the least signif icant data measure is a president's per sonal popularity. Here, President Obama excels, with most polls showing him in the high 60s. Next...
O CHANNELS W
WHICH president spoke the following words? "Where you have na tions that are oppressing their people, isn't there an international responsibility to intervene? I think the need for intervention becomes...
CATS CAN BE PURR-SUASIVE
A cat's purr normally says, "I'm happy." But a new study suggests some purrs send cat owners a much different message: "Feed me!" Researchers found that purrs of hungry cats...
CANYON HORROR
Authorities are investigating the death of a man who drove over the edge of the Grand Canyon yesterday. Rescue personnel found the vehicle and the body of a man about...
ELECTRIC CARS GET NEWARK TEST DRIVE
The city of Newark is downsizing, at least when it comes to its automobile pool. For the next year, some City Hall staffers will be driving Mini Coopers that run...
BAILED-OUT GM EYES SWEET DEAL AT OFFICE TOWER
NOW that its wallet is fat with billions in taxpayer money, General Motors is reconsidering moving its New York offices out of the ultra-expensive building that bears its name. In...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan This bald-headed punk is wanted for mugging four elderly men in Greenwich Village, Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town since the end of last month, police said. The suspect approaches his...
BANKRUPTCY PLAY FOR CUBS
The corporate owner of the Chicago Cubs is considering having the baseball team file for bankruptcy protection as a legal step to hasten its long-awaited sale, according to two people...
A PROF IN BROOKLYN AND A HERO IN HUNGARY
OTHER deaths won the headlines, but this month saw the passing of an im portant figure with local ties. Gen. Bela Kiraly was a true hero several times over. As...
COMCAST TO STREAM HBO
And you thought the HBO hit TV series "Entourage" would never be streamed over the Internet -- at least legally. Comcast Corp. said yesterday it will be streaming HBO and...
PREZ PITCHES IN FOR ALL-STARS
Making his second start as a big-league pitcher, No. 44 -- Barack Obama -- will be on the mound in St. Louis to kick off tonight's All-Star Game, becoming the...
FAVE ON TRACK FOR MTA POST
Gov. Paterson will nominate Jay Walder, a London-based consultant, to the agency's executive director position at a press conference today, sources said. The Senate must confirm him before he officially...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Stanford Former Stanford In ternational Bank Ltd. CFO James Davis plans to enter a guilty plea to federal charges as early as next week, his law yer said. Davis faces...
KIN EYE 9/11 PANEL
Some 9/11 families are pushing for a November referendum to create a city commission with subpoena powers to study the attacks, The Post has learned. Officials are taking the effort...
THOMPSON NIXES RAISES
City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. says his office will save $1 million by rejecting raises Mayor Bloomberg recently approved for nonunion city workers. The Democratic mayoral candidate says he is...
MIKE A REAL 'PARTY' BOY
Mayor Bloomberg is petitioning to create another party. The billionaire mayor has already secured two ballot lines for this year's election -- the Republican line and the Independence Party line....
SWIM-CLUB $UIT
PHILADELPHIA -- A discrimination lawsuit has been filed against a suburban Philadelphia swim club that canceled the memberships of dozens of minority children. The lawsuit, brought Friday and demanding unspecified...
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday assured the NAACP that the Justice Department was back in business, but said the law can't go as far as personal responsibility. In a speech...
FACE'S BOOK VALUE
Facebook employees eager to cash in on the popular site by cashing out of their shares in the popular social-networking Web site will finally get their chance. Instead of an...
ACTING LIKE A BIG PULLY
A confused and frail Brooke Astor was "dragged" into a private room in her Park Avenue home, where she presumably signed away millions of dollars to her son Anthony Marshall,...
HUNK'S GOT A HOLD ON JEN
Jennifer Aniston takes a romantic stroll with her leading man, Gerard Butler, long before the cameras even start rolling on the Queens set of their new flick, "The Bounty." Aniston,...
'POP' ART AUCTION IS POSTPONED
Warhol's Jacko is off the blocko. So many buyers inquired about the sale of a portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol that the auction had to be postponed, the...
DA 'GIRL FIGHT'
Manhattan DA candidate Richard Aborn yesterday rolled out prominent female backers who took shots at the woman in the race. Former city Correction Commissioner Catherine Abate said she was impressed...
WHITNEY LIFTS BANKS
Stocks rallied more than 2 percent yesterday as bullish comments on the financial sector from analyst Meredith Whitney lifted hopes that banks' quarterly results may be stronger than expected. Whitney,...
GATTI KILLED SELF: WIFE
The attorney for Arturo Gatti's stripper wife denied yesterday that she strangled the boxer -- and claimed the ex-champ committed suicide. In a telephone call from Recife, in northern Brazil,...
BUSKER BUST
After a decade of wowing audiences without any trouble at Central Park's Bethesda Fountain, famed performance artist Thoth has been shut down by the city. Thoth, whose real name is...
BAUER EYES BIDS FROM ICONIX
Eddie Bauer, the US outdoor-clothing chain that filed for bankruptcy last month, may draw bids from Iconix Brand Group, owner of the Rocawear brand, and private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital,...
THESE DEALS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE
A dead summer for commercial leasing? Hah! Realty Check proudly brings you more than 600,000 square feet of Midtown deals involving high-profile tenants in prime locations. The catch is, they're...
MICROSOFT SHARES JUMP WITH ANNOUNCEMENT
Microsoft's decision to offer free Office software online boosted shares for the software giant yesterday -- but didn't pull the rug out from under arch-rival Google in the process. Microsoft...
JANET JACKSON BEATS $120M SUIT
Weeks after her brother's death, Janet Jackson is getting some good news -- a Manhattan judge has let her off the hook in a $120 million lawsuit. Leonard Salati filed...
APOLLO REIT IN $600M BID
Leon Black's Apollo Global Management LLC plans to raise $600 million in a public offering of shares in its only commercial property investment fund. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.,...
BOY, 3, TRUCKS DOWN RIVER
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A boy celebrating his third birthday was unhurt and apparently unfazed after he floated eight miles down a river atop his toy truck, police said yesterday....
XXX TAPE AT LIBRARY
A Brooklyn grandma got more than she'd bargained for when she rented a copy of "Austin Powers" from her local library and found it spliced with long pornographic scenes. Esther...
GOP GIVES UP WITH GREATEST OF ZZZ'S
IT'S the War of the Dozes. Once upon a time -- before this Gilded Age of Obama -- high-court confirmation fights were the greatest, most epic battles in the political...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG FUMES OVER HILLARY CLINTON'S $260M FLIP-FLOP
A furious Mayor Bloomberg yesterday blasted Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department for a policy change that will cost the city $260 million in taxes as "patently unfair to New Yorkers...
QUINN'S NICKEL-AND-DIMERS
Working for a city councilmember must be a real pain in the neck. At least that's what one recent expense report suggests: From July 2008 to May 2009, the office...
ANOTHER UNFAITHFUL CLINTON
Back when Hillary Clinton was New York's junior senator, City Hall had no stronger supporter in its effort to force foreign missions to pay property taxes on some of the...
NEARING THE FINISH LINE
Not to count unhatched chickens or anything, but it's looking like the co-conspirators who comprise the New York state Senate will renew mayoral control of the city's public schools --...
CITY CHEAT'S 10G TICKET
Talk about a steep parking ticket. A city employee hoping to dodge a summons ended up with a suspension totaling a $10,000 loss when he used a phony parking permit...
BROKE CIT IN FREEFALL
The White House is "in advanced talks" trying to extinguish a sudden financial wildfire that could swallow CIT Group, the financial firm that bankrolls the nation's small businesses. Facing financial...
AIG CIRCLING BACK ON AIRCRAFT-BIZ SALE
Struggling insurance giant American International Group is having such a tough time selling its massive aircraft-leasing business that it's now exploring options that include keeping and running the business, sources...
TYPE-CAST NYPD BAFFLES MIKE
Mayor Bloomberg is keyed off that the NYPD is still buying typewriters. It's just baffling they signed a nearly $1 million contract for the purchase of new manual and electric...
DEBBIE ROWE DROPS CUSTODY FIGHT
Michael Jackson's baby mama Debbie Rowe has sold her kids again -- this time squeezing about $4 million from her former mother-in-law in exchange for giving up her parental rights,...
MAD-AME SECRETARY HITS TOO-SLOW WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rapped the White House yesterday for dragging its feet on appointing a critical agency head under her authority. Her comments were her...
A HEAVY BURDEN
Physically fit elementary- and middle-school students perform better academically than their out-of-shape classmates, according to a new city study. The report found that students who placed in the top third...
YANKEES CLOBBER METS IN POLL
The pundits at the Marist Poll found that 51 percent of New Yorkers follow baseball, so they dropped politics for a while to look at something even more controversial --...
NY PROBE MAY HAVE STALLED RATTNER
President Obama's "car czar" is trading in his job at the same time a New York state probe into his hedge fund intensifies. Steve Rattner, co-founder of Quadrangle Group, is...
BUSINESSWEAK
The McGraw-Hill Cos. is turning the page on its 80-year ownership of BusinessWeek. The company, whose far-flung assets include credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's and consumer-satisfaction researcher J.D. Power &...
BLACK AND BLUEBLOOD
She's imperious! Demanding! Aggressive! Assaultive! It's countess-versus- mogul time again in a Connecticut divorce court, and yesterday, the mud flew anew, with the unhappy multimillionaire groom slinging more insults from...
YECCHH! FLUNKIN' DONUTS!
SO, 12 Dunkin' Donuts shops in Midtown are closing in favor of Canada's Tim Hortons brand -- about as big a difference as between a dozen and two half-dozens. Are...
ENDING THE IMPASSE
LARRY Silverstein and the Port Authority are locked in a mortal impasse over fi nancing for Silverstein's Ground Zero office towers. But "no way out" doesn't have to mean "no...
COULDN'T ID HER: SLAIN-MAID KIN
The face of a slain Manhattan cleaning lady, found suffocated in a building's air duct, was so badly damaged her own brother didn't recognize her, he said yesterday. "We had...
BRUNO'$ LEGAL 'CAMPAIGN'
ALBANY -- Former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno burned through nearly a half million dollars in campaign donations in a bid to beat federal corruption charges, state records released yesterday...
EX-FIRE CHIEF BURNED TOWN IN PENSION SCAM: DA
They smoked him out. A former Long Island fire chief was arrested yesterday for exaggerating his workload in computer records last year in a bid to boost his retirement pension,...
MOB'S OLD MAN & $EA
A geezer gangster who killed nearly 20 men and ran the waterfront for the Genovese crime family showed he still has fight in him yesterday as he testified against a...
SONIA HEARING IS A SUPREME BORE
WASHINGTON -- It was so boring, even her nephews couldn't keep their eyes open. The opener of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing droned on for more than five...
$1,000,000,000,000!
It's a 1 followed by 12 zeroes That's the trillion-dollar deficit the US government hit for the first time in history -- and we've still got three months left in...
COPS' CRUEL DITCH
An Alzheimer's-afflicted woman who had wandered three miles during a thunderstorm was picked up from a Chelsea nightclub by a two callous cops -- who dumped her off at a...
MINI-MADOFF LAWYER GETS 20 YEARS
Crooked Park Avenue lawyer Marc Dreier was sent to prison for 20 years yesterday by a judge who called his crimes "despicable" -- but said they didn't deserve a punishment...
TRAGIC CO-ED'S STALKER HINT
A slain FIT student found battered and naked in her family's Queens apartment posted an eerie message just days before her death that hinted at a potential stalker. "Ain't that...
WEED IT AND WEEP
Jon Gosselin's new gal pal has a pot-smoking past -- and a mug shot on the Internet to prove it. Hailey Glassman, who was photographed holding hands with the "Jon...
BIG-HOUSE BERNIE
Bernie Madoff finally got booted off the island. The disgraced Ponzi king was taken from his cell in a lower Manhattan jail at around 2 a.m. yesterday and transported to...
COPS EYE HIT IN FONTAINEBLEAU HEIR'S SLAY
The son of a legendary Florida resort owner was found beaten to death in a Westchester hotel room, in what cops believe was a targeted hit. The body of Ben...
DEMS SPRING COP QUIZ
Senate Democrats are demanding a sweeping probe of the NYPD's role in city public schools as a condition for extending Mayor Bloomberg's control of education, according to proposed amendments unveiled...
WHY BX. ROAD-RAGER SNAPPED
The crazed driver who mowed down a young father during a 20-block, car-ramming rampage "flipped out" after his ex told him she'd met someone else and he should "move on,"...
OBAMA ASSURES JEWISH LEADERS
President Obama indicated to Jewish-American leaders yesterday that the United States and Israel are making progress in bridging their differences on the key issue of Israeli settlements. Obama "said that...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Sometimes Minnesota Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez wishes he had a bit less team spirit. A spirit, he says, haunts him when he plays in Milwaukee and is put up at...
WAR AFTER THE SIEGE
ALTHOUGH it begins and ends with the phrase "I laugh," there's not much joy in "The Europeans." This 1990 historical work by Howard Barker, now having its US premiere courtesy...
SEACREST LANDS $45M DEAL
RYAN Seacrest has just tripled his salary. Seacrest, 34, yesterday finalized a three-year deal, worth $15 million annually, to continue hosting "American Idol" and develop other programming for "Idol" producer...
TIERNEY BREAST CANCER
PRODUCTION of the new fall series "Parenthood" was shut down last week because one of its stars, Maura Tierney, has breast cancer, the actress said yesterday. "I have discovered a...
JACKSON SHOW
A&E is sitting on a potentially explosive show about the Jackson family, shot in the two months leading up to Michael Jackson's death. The cable network has been shooting a...
HATCH LOSES BID TO RETURN
A federal court judge is refusing to let Richard Hatch, winner of the first season of "Survivor," travel to Samoa to take part in a 10th anniversary edition of the...
TWINS FOR MOLLY RINGWALD
MOLLY Ringwald's got two bundles of joy -- she gave birth to twins on Friday. "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" star and husband, Panio Gianopoulos, named the fraternal...
NEW DESIGN
FILMING has reportedly begun on the long-rumored all-star version of "Project Runway." The show will be a one-hour special preceding the debut next month of "Project Runway 6" on its...
FIELDER OUTSLUGS CRUZ, PUJOLS TO WIN HR DERBY
ST. LOUIS -- King Albert gave way to a Prince last night in the Home Run Derby. Milwaukee's Prince Fielder blew away the competition at Busch Stadium, beating his former...
LEYRITZ FREED FROM JAIL
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Former Yankee Jim Leyritz was released on bond yesterday, hours after a judge ruled he would not have to await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial in...
BOOZER HAS KNICKS BUZZING
LAS VEGAS -- Donnie Walsh says he has intensified negotiations with David Lee and Nate Robinson, and indicated if something isn't done this week, it may not happen at all....
HARRINGTON LOOKS TO REGAIN CHAMPIONSHIP FORM
TURNBERRY, Scotland -- If you're wondering if Padraig Harrington has been playing tournament golf in 2009 you're not alone, because he's been MIA on leaderboards across the globe. A year...
RACHEL ALEXANDRA BACK ON FAST TRACK
Super filly Rachel Alexandra was back on the track early yesterday morning, working a solid five furlongs in 1:01.38 handily under exercise rider Dominic Terry before galloping out six furlongs...
GOSSAGE: PUT JOBA BACK IN BULLPEN
Joba Chamberlain insists his stuff is as good as it's been all year. If he's right, that's a bad sign for the second half of the Yankees' season. And it's...
PEDRO LOOKS SHARP, PHILLIES DEAL NEARS
Pedro Martinez looked sturdy and able while showcasing a decent fastball as well as his secondary pitches. That was a scouting report on the apparently future Phillie, according to someone...
SHOWTIME TOURNEY LOOKS SUPER
When Ken Hershman began to thank the promoters involved in Showtime's ambitious super middleweight boxing tournament announced yesterday, he did so in alphabetical order "just to avoid any further politics."...
CONTADOR DENIES FEUD WITH LANCE
LIMOGES, France -- Alberto Contador is playing down tensions between him and Lance Armstrong, a rivalry that has left a glaring unresolved issue at the Tour de France: Astana's leadership...
OPEN HISTORY AT TURNBERRY IS SHORT BUT SWEET
TURNBERRY, Scotland -- Walking up to the 15th green at Turnberry, his ball safely in the middle, Tiger Woods turned to his left and pointed to a spot a few...
Lemaire hire a 'trap' for Devils
PAST is prelude and we've seen this movie before. The Devils aren't simply going back to Jacques Lemaire to coach the team that Brent Sutter walked out on. They are...
OPTIMISM FOR METS, YANKEES
ST. LOUIS -- Derek Jeter thinks the Yankees are right where they should be to make a run at the AL East. Frankie Rodriguez thinks the worst is behind the...
STAR START COULD BOOST HALLADAY'S VALUE
ST. LOUIS -- Roy Halladay is starting for the American League tonight in the 80th All-Star Game at Busch Stadium. It's really the start of his "Trade me to a...
HONDO LOVES AL
Anthony Affrunti, The Post's Puny Pony Picker (if the diet works -- a huge if), failed in his attempt to fatten up Hondo's bankroll yesterday. AA's suggested horses at Philly...
JETS HOPE VERNON IS ON PACE
Calvin Pace's loss could be Vernon Gholston's gain. At least that's what Kerry Rhodes hopes. The Jets will be without Pace for the first four games of the season after...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Final Acta: Nationals fire manager Nationals manager Manny Acta was fired after the team reached the unofficial halfway mark of the season with a 26-61 record, on pace to...
RANGERS TRADE AWAY KORPIKOSKI
This is why there's never any reason at all to listen to the Rangers when management touts prospects. After talking for years about how Lauri Korpikoski, the 19th overall selection...
ROY HALLADAY WOULD BE PERFECT FOR YANKEES
ST. LOUIS -- If you are going to get a gunslinger, you might as well get one with a killer nickname and credentials to match. Roy "Doc" Halladay is that...
Keith Law on Montero, Flores
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of tomorrow's Double-A All-Star Game in Trenton: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********ESPN's Keith Law was in St. Louis for Sunday's Futures Game,...
Shelley Duncan falls in final of HR Derby
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of tomorrow's Double-A All-Star Game in Trenton: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********While Milwaukee's Prince Fielder took home the Home Run Derby crown...
'LONESOME PINE' ON DVD
ONE of the most beautiful movies ever made in classic Technicolor, "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" arrives on DVD today in a gorgeous restoration of this backwoods melodrama starring...
HOT DEALS!
NEW ORLEANS $139 a night at the Roosevelt, fresh off a $145 million renovation. Stay two nights, and the third is free. Good 7/26-9/30 (therooseveltneworleans.com). MIAMI $275 a night at...
STAR TREK: OH SENATOR!
WHERE WOULD YOU SEND A VISITOR TO THE TWIN CITIES? In the summer, there are the lakes, the Walker Art Center, the Guthrie Theatre, plus walking along Nicollet Mall. But...
JUST RELAX
LAST August, as the global economy began screeching to a halt, the restaurant/nightclub Lavo opened in Las Vegas' new Palazzo resort. The menu was strictly model-friendly, a collection of Mediterranean-style...
50 STATES: Pennsylvania
ALONG the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, the mills, foundries and factories that once produced iron, glass and aluminum now house sleek, artsy lofts. Technology and pharmaceutical firms have replaced the...
Futures Game recap
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of Wednesday's Double-A All-Star Game in Trenton: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Unfortunately, I couldn't live blog and twitter for most of the...
DEALS: $79 in Manhattan
Here's an interesting bit of reportage (via NewYorkology) -- the average nightly rate for a hotel in New York City has dipped below $200. Just. But there you have it....
MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICIAL IDS MISSING CLEANING WOMAN
A body found in a skyscraper's air-conditioning duct was officially identified today by the city's medical examiner as that of a missing cleaning woman. Police found the body of Eridania...
MARC DREIER GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON
A once-prominent Manhattan attorney was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for a hatching a massive fraud in a brazen attempt to keep his law firm afloat and bankroll...
Jordan Hill may need time
You can follow me with updates from Tuesday's summer-league opener vs. Memphis at 6 p.m. on Twitter.By MARC BERMANLAS VEGAS - The prevailing thinking with Knicks brass is Jordan Hill...
Coundoul, Krupnik, Paunovic & RBNY notes
Plenty of interesting stuff coming out of Red Bull land today, starting with the official signing of defender Leo Krupnik from Maccabi Haifa, and the return to action of trialist...