September 23, 2009
Yankees edge Angels 3-2 to win series
Ian Kennedy's 20 friends and family members could scarcely stand to watch while the New York reliever's first appearance in over a year went from an inspiration to a budding...
Robertson to throw again
David Robertson will throw a second bullpen session Thursday at Yankee Stadium and wants to work on the breaking ball more than he did Wednesday, when he threw a 20-pitch...
Braves at Mets
The Mets try to avoid their latest sweep, closing a homestand at Citi Field. FOLLOW GAME HERE
EPA recommends Superfund for Newtown Creek
North Brooklyn got some super news this week.After two decades of analysis and environmental testing, the Environmental Protection Agency has recommended adding Newtown Creek to the federal Superfund Priority list,...
Cowboys tackle fined for Tuck kick
Cowboys left tackle Flozell Adams has been fined $12,500 by the NFL for kicking two Giants on Sunday, making it two straight games he’s been fined. Adams was punished not...
Rutgers unsure about Savage for Saturday
Even though Tom Savage handled most of the snaps during practice Wednesday, Rutgers coach Greg Schiano is unsure whether the freshman will play or be held out from the lingering...
New Michael Jackson song to be released
The first posthumous release of a new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," is scheduled for Oct. 12. Sony Music Entertainment offered few details about the song, except to say...
Kristina on "Kristina"
What better way to wrap us this multi-installment preview of the concert version of "Kristina" at Carnegie Hall than to speak to Helen Sjöholm, who plays the show's heroine, and...
More Favre fallout ... yawn
Just days after the Jets, their GM Mike Tannenbaum, and Eric Mangini were fined a total of $125,000 by the NFL for not listing Brett Favre on injury reports with...
Red Bulls' Kandji not a finisher or the finished product
In the 90th minute of last weekend’s 1-1 tie with New England, Red Bull striker Macoumba Kandji got behind the Revolution defense with a clear path to the goal and...
Present tense
The four-page intro has more acts of violence than hours of prime-time TV. The first word of the first chapter is "heroin." Yes, crime novelist Ellroy is back with a...
Rebel with a Cause
The best, most compelling narratives about religious piety end one of two ways: The believer must either be gruesomely martyred or go very, very bad. At least when it comes...
Alien in New York
With very few exceptions ("Netherland," "The Kite Runner"), the peculiar genre that — for lack of a better term — is the 9/11 novel has yet to catch on. Go...
Louise Pitre on her Carnegie Hall debut
Though her performance as Donna Sheridan earned her a Tony nomination in 2002, Canadian singer Louise Pitre had never pictured herself singing Abba songs: "I still can’t believe that 'Mamma...
Zeta-Jones, Lansbury set for B'way 'Night Music'
There will be more than a little star power in the upcoming Broadway revival of "A Little Night Music," the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury will...
Khadafy tent taken down
BEDFORD, N.Y. -- A tent on Donald Trump's estate in suburban New York City was dismantled Wednesday, and Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy apparently will not be showing up there at...
Official: More questioned in NYC terrorism probe
Hundreds of federal agents and police officers widened their investigation of a potential terrorism plot involving an alleged al-Qaida associate on Wednesday as questions lingered about whether early missteps might...
This week's calendar, Sept. 24 to 30
Thursday, Sept. 24 One Size Fits Some Presented by the Citizens Housing and Planning Council, this symposium brings together six housing design and planning experts from Tokyo, Barcelona, Leipzig, Montreal...
Bx. hospital workers arrested in bribe scam
Seven public hospital workers were busted today for taking bribes to provide data about car accident victims to two corrupt Bronx clinics that bilked insurance firms of more than $1...
Police charge son with mother's beating death
Authorities say an upstate New York man beat to death of his 53-year-old mother. State police accuse 29-year-old Ian Butler of killing his mother, Carol Butler, at their home in...
Benny and Björn talk influences
In this installment, "Kristina" creators Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus talk about their influences, and what lies ahead. (Previous entries can be found here.)It's not surprising that after Abba you two went into...
Posada X-rays negative
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has no broken bones in his foot after fouling a ball off his toes. Posada played the entire game Tuesday despite fouling the...
Burns says he could have been coach
The Star-Ledger reports that former Devils coach Pat Burns speculates he could have returned to the team to replace Brent Sutter if health issues did not get in the way.“I...
Yankee Stadium college bowl game closer to reality
There was a time when great college football games were regularly played in the Big Apple. In the early and middle part of the 20th century, Ebbets Field, the Polo...
Braves manager Cox to retire after next season
Bobby Cox will retire as manager of the Atlanta Braves after the 2010 season, ending a career in which he guided the team to 14 consecutive postseason appearances and the...
Former Olympian charged with DWI in LI
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A former Olympic track star was due in a Long Island courtroom to answer drunken driving charges. Derrick Adkins of West Hempstead — who lives on a...
Astor jury asks for nurses' notes
Jurors in the criminal trial over philanthropist Brooke Astor’s will have asked to review her nurses’ notes, legal documents and a letter her son wrote expressing concern about providing for...
'Project Runway' recap - in other news, you're auf'd
It seems quieter in the apartment with Qristyl gone, mainly because her own clothes were always loud and shouting "fug" all the time. Carol Hannah thinks that it's about time...
Paterson blames Cuomo allies for Obama leak
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson is blaming people connected to his potential rival, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, for this week’s leak of reports that President Barack Obama wants him...
Tuck not planning ‘act of bravery’
Justin Tuck sounds as if he's preparing to sit this one out. Tuck has played through pain and illness plenty of times in his Giants career and he hasn’t given...
Bucs stopped after playoff loss to Giants
Two years ago, the Buccaneers were favored to beat the Giants in the wild card round of the playoffs. The teams have gone in opposite directions since that Sunday afternoon....
Yankees 3, Angels 2
The playoff-bound Yankees try to move closer to the AL East title in Anaheim this afternoon. FOLLOW GAME HERE
Game 153: Braves at Mets
The Mets will try to avoid both a Citi Field sweep and their eighth loss in a row at the hands of the Braves tonight when Mike Pelfrey goes to...
Southern Calif. fires grow to 9,700 acres
MOORPARK, Calif. — A wildfire burning in Southern California's Ventura County has grown to 9,700 acres. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Wednesday the 15-square-mile blaze north...
Best guarantees in New York sports
Left field is one of the areas the Mets have to figure out for next season. One wild-card possibility I’d look into is Johnny Damon.I wonder if Damon -- a...
Desperate Titans danger for Jets
Last year when the two teams met in late November, the Jets handed the Titans their first loss of the season — with a 34-13 beat down. This week Tennessee...
Diablo Cody: from Jennifer to Jessica
Diablo Cody has, in the past week, been simultaneously celebrating the Emmy win for "United States of Tara" star Toni Collette and bemoaning the dismal box-office showing of "Jennifer’s Body."...
Italian police seize mafia boss' pet crocodile
ROME — Here's another of the Mafia's trademark offers-you-can't-refuse: pay or be eaten by a crocodile. Italy's anti-Mafia police unit said Wednesday it has seized a crocodile used by an...
Favre says Jets' fines unfair
Brett Favre said Wednesday he believes the fines handed down by the NFL for his absence from last year’s Jets injury reports were “very unfair.” Favre was asked by reporters...
Green-clad group protests Ahmadinejad near UN
Hundreds of people have gathered near the United Nations to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and claim that his June election victory was fraudulent. Protesters created a sea of green...
Jets moving up charts fast
The Jets' stunning 2-0 start has made an impact on several NFL rankings.After starting the season in the mid-20s (among 32 teams), the Jets are flying up the charts at...
Russian agrees to buy Nets, will fund arena
Russia's richest man -- a former amateur basketball player who made billions in metals -- has agreed to purchase the New Jersey Nets in exchange for funding the team's troubled...
Gov. Paterson's close shave
Gov. Paterson wants to trim the state budget. For now, he's just cut off his mustache. The embattled governor showed up today at a budget meeting with state lawmakers without...
BLOTTER: Mexico re-abierto
Tragedy struck yesterday when a fire fight between Mexican smugglers and US federal agents forced the closure of the fabled San Ysidro/Tijuana border -- the bestest border in all the land. Dios mio,...
Stern faces more charges in Anna Nicole's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have brought more charges against the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith. The district attorney's office filed an amended complaint Wednesday in Los Angeles against Howard...
NYFF: Lars and the Unreal World
"If there were not many walkouts, then I have failed,'' joked provacateur Lars von Trier in a Skype Q & A session from Denmark at the New York Film Festival, where...
Wife: Gov 'stunned' O wants him out
Gov. Paterson's wife -- emotionally stunned at President Obama's request that her husband not run for another term -- ripped into him today, saying that it's "very unfair" the president...
NY Dems give Paterson qualified support
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s top Democratic leaders in the Legislature are sending a qualified message of support to embattled Gov. David Paterson, even as he vows to run...
Bettman rips Nassau Coliseum
Gary Bettman certainly thinks the Islanders need a new place to play. "There is probably no worse major-league facility right now in North America than the Nassau Coliseum," the NHL...
Phillips opens up about affair with her dad
CHICAGO — Former child star Mackenzie Phillips said Wednesday her father, John Phillips, who was a leader of the 1960s pop group the Mamas and the Papas, raped her when...
Dissing the Dalai Lama
Michael Gerson says liberty isn't welcome at White House (Washington Post)
Yale suspect's ex-girlfriend: He was controlling
A former high school girlfriend of a Yale lab technician charged with murder said Wednesday he was extremely controlling — that he told her what clothes she could wear, where...
Guilty plea in NYC student's drinking death
GENESEO, N.Y. — One of three former members of a banned fraternity in western New York has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for his role in the hazing of a...
If Corzine Loses
NJ legislature might change senate appointment rules (NJ Politicker)
CHSAA boys soccer roundup: Davis lifts Molloy over Holy Cross
Greg Davis scored a pair of goals to lift Archbishop Molloy to a 2-1 win against Holy Cross Tuesday afternoon. The defending CHSAA Class A intersectional champions improved to 2-0-1,...
Playing the Race Card
Heather Mac Donald says it is the Right this time (Secular Right)
Tuck one of many on sideline
Tom Coughlin did not discount the possibility of defensive end Justin Tuck playing in Sunday's game in Tampa, although Tuck didn't practice today because of an injured left shoulder. Coughlin...
Tragedy of the Clunkers
Edward Niedermeyer about what was lost (Truth About Cars)
Neighbors fight to close hotspot Jane Hotel
Jane Hotel neighbors are cursing the day the Beatrice Inn shut its doors. The West Village residents have taken to a blog and a Twitter feed, both called "Nightmare on...
Commitment to Democracy?
Danielle Pletka says Obama isn't really (The American)
Politics of Concession
Mark Helprin says Obama has blinked twice (Wall Street Journal)
Another Bubble
Stephen Pearlstein says the Fed made this one (Washington Post)
Liu edging out Yassky: poll
John Liu is edging out David Yassky in the Democratic runoff next week and the public advocate race is a dead heat, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released today. Liu...
Mets chat rewind: Sept. 23
Click on the replay arrow in the graphic below to revisit my hour-long live chat on the Mets: Mets chat with Bart Hubbuch
Coverage in The Post
Frankie Rodriguez is used to getting ready for the playoffs this time of year, not finishing out yet another dreary loss in a thoroughly miserable season like he did Tuesday...
Crazy Khadafy holds General Assembly hostage with 90-minute diatribe
In a speech laced with lies and conspiracy theories, Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy gave a long, rambling talk today at the United Nations -- blasting the world body for failing...
Hillary fundraiser pleads not guilty
The lawyer for a wealthy Democratic fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton said his client's political contributions were legal -- despite charges in Manhattan federal court that he defrauded banks out...
Bx. prosecutor's killer has parole rescinded
A drug dealer convicted of gunning down a Bronx prosecutor had his parole reversed this morning after The Post exclusively reported that the district attorney’s office shockingly neglected to contest...
Ambulance took 40 minutes to get to son
NASSAU, Bahamas — John Travolta frantically gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to his dying son, and then desperately wanted to fly him to Florida in a last-ditch bid to save the teen’s...
Playboy model linked to drug bust Down Under
A PLAYBOY model has been named as part of a major cocaine smuggling syndicate allegedly headed by Bra Boy Wayne Cleveland using Sydney Airport caterers. The sensational details of the...
Schilling won't run for Kennedy's senate seat
Curt Schilling won't test out just how popular he is in Massachusetts. The former Boston Red Sox pitcher, beloved in the state for his starring role in ending an 86-year...
3UP: Gardner, Cano and Murphy
1. Brett Gardner is going to be important to the Yankees in the playoffs. If you didn’t notice, the Yankees scored seven runs in the first 17 innings of their...
Fed to leave economic supports in place
WASHINGTON — Nurturing a nascent recovery, Federal Reserve policymakers are sure to leave a key interest rate at a record low and probably will keep other economic supports in place....
Complaint: NYPD may have bungled terror probe
Police acting without the FBI’s knowledge may have inadvertently helped blow the surveillance of a terrorism suspect and compromised a bomb plot investigation at a sensitive stage by questioning an...
Palin pops up in China for speech to investors
HONG KONG — Months after abruptly resigning as Alaska’s governor, Sarah Palin resurfaced in Hong Kong on Wednesday more moderate in tone and better versed in international affairs, possibly laying...
Al Qaeda No. 2 attacks Obama in new video
DUBAI - Al Qaeda’s number two Ayman al-Zawahri appeared on Wednesday in a new video marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, attacking Arab leaders and Barack Obama...
Robbers in Sweden use chopper in cash depot theft
STOCKHOLM — Robbers used a helicopter Wednesday in a spectacular raid of a cash depot in Stockholm, breaking into the building through the roof and flying off with bags of...
Prez to world: US can't fix it all
UNITED NATIONS — In a blunt challenge to his nation’s critics, President Barack Obama on Wednesday exhorted world leaders who once accused the United States of acting alone to now...
Thou shalt not: Rev. cops to theft
A former Staten Island pastor has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $84,000 from his congregation's accounts earmarked for the needy and the upkeep of church grounds. Staten Island District...
Arlen Weathervane
What Labor Wants (Wall Street Journal)Has Specter Lost it? (Penn Live)
Anti-Free Trade Walk
Dan Drezner says shout 'Protectionism' (Marketplace)Dan Bootle says mind protectionism racket (UK Telegraph)
Liu, Labor Pawn
Liu won't debate Yassky (Village Voice)
Win for Israel
Herb Keinon says less flash, more change (The Jerusalem Post) Noah Pollak says Obama mistakes bad for Palestinians (Contentions)
Lost year for K-Rod
For one of the few times in his major league career, Francisco Rodriguez will be home for the start of the postseason instead of experiencing it. Five playoff appearances in...
CHSAA boys soccer rankings
Archbishop Molloy might have been the preseason favorite to repeat as CHSAA Class A champion and the Stanners remain on top of The Post’s CHSAA boys soccer rankings, but the...
Giants should benefit from weak schedule
NEXT stop, 5-0. Well, maybe not the very next stop, but that’s the destination the Giants should be headed, starting with Sunday’s soft landing in Tampa, followed by a cushy...
Stadium debut bittersweet for Jerry
Jerry Jones was happy with how his brand new stadium held up Sunday, but was disappointed his Cowboys were unable to beat the Giants. “We would have liked to have...
Namath impressed by Sanchez
Count Joe Namath among those impressed with Mark Sanchez. The Hall of Famer, who was in town for “Joe Buck Live” last night, said he has liked what he’s seen...
Jets’ success product of team effort
NAME the star of the game for the Jets in their statement victory over the hated Patriots on Sunday. Stumped? You should be. There was no one particular star or...
NYC boys soccer rankings
New York City soccer has a new king: Martin Luther King, for the time being at least. The Knights have run roughshod over the competition, beating rivals Stuyvesant and Beacon,...
New York City girls soccer rankings
Oh, there were changes. There are two new teams in the rankings this week. St. Joseph Hill debuts at No. 8 and defending PSAL Class A champion McKee/Staten Island Tech...
Vive Le Fooding difference
P.S. 1 has long been a breeding ground for art lovers, music aficionados and cutting-edge culture vultures. Now you can add foodies to that clique. This weekend, the Long Island...
Tavern’s Poll position
WHEN Central Park Boathouse operator Dean Poll takes over Tavern on the Green from Jennifer LeRoy in January, the all-new restaurant and banquet palace Poll intends to create won’t come...
Gee gizmo!
WHAT use is there for a giant electronic Etch A Sketch, a power drill smaller than your thumbnail or a Gatling gun that shoots potatoes? None at all, but they...
Flaws of attraction
HARD come, easy go would best describe Irene’s love life. Always on the lookout for a man (someone like her deceased dad, please), she oft finds one. Just as oft,...
Moore drivel
‘CAPITALISM: A Love Story” sounded like my kind of film. I had heard Michael Moore found some exciting new historical footage, and I was picturing hot, steamy love scenes featuring...
Easley finds a home with Penn State
Dominique Easley had a laundry list of BCS schools after him, programs that seldom ventured into the five boroughs for prospects. There was Michigan and Florida and Tennessee, Miami and...
The Daily Whacks, Wednesday Edition
Well, we're doing something different today, although my fervent hope is that we can make this a quasi-regular part of the Daily Whacks, chatting up authors of sports books we...
Starr report
Hugh betcha! Hugh Laurie might be wor ried that the limp of his TV alter-ego, Dr. Gregory House, is affecting his knees -- but the health of his Fox series...
Locklear on 'MP'
HEATHER Locklear is back on "Melrose Place." Locklear, who rocketed to stardom on Fox's 1990s "Melrose" original, is joining The CW spinoff and will reprise her role as "scheming vixen"...
Ellen defends 'Idol' spot
Ellen DeGeneres is defending herself against the tide of public opinion that questions her hiring as the new "American Idol" judge. "Apparently, there's a lot of debate going on right...
'Tosca' as torture
A couture-clad crowd squirmed in their $1,250 seats Monday night as the Met opened its season with a grim "Tosca." Dramatic ads for Puccini's opera and its star soprano, Finland's...
One big yappy family
THERE are two things about to night's ABC comedy, "Modern Family," that I thought would turn me off quicker than I could turn off the TV -- the annoying single-camera...
No more Mark on Oprah
Mark Consuelos has his Fridays back. Consuelos is no longer part of "The Oprah Winfrey Show's" Friday roundtable panel discussions, which last season included comic Alexandra Wentworth and Oprah's BFF,...
Emmy for sale
TV Academy officials are in sisting that eBay yank an auction for the late Estelle Getty's 1988 "Golden Girls" Emmy -- which is going for $15,000. The auction violates TV...
Cleveland orchestrates road trip
HAVE Bruckner, will travel. The Cleve land Orchestra will be doing just that when it partners with the Lincoln Center Festival for three seasons of Bruckner, John Adams and more,...
Breakup pug ugly
WOODBURY, NJ -- When a couple splits up, what happens to the pooch? A New Jersey judge settled the question Monday. Eric Dare and Doreen Houseman are to share the...
Most of us miss manners
Are Americans kinder and gentler? No @#$%! way! At least that's what a new poll says, noting that 75 percent of US adults think Americans are getting ruder. That includes...
Mackenzie: Papa John raped me
The actress daughter of legendary Mamas & the Papas frontman John Phillips claims he raped her. In her new memoir, "High on Arrival," Mackenzie Phillips writes that she confronted her...
A natural treasure
Susan Vincent keeps minnow traps and waders in her Manhattan classroom -- they come in handy when the high-school science teacher takes her students on summer canoe trips to Piermont...
Walking the anti-free-trade walk
WHILE in Pittsburgh, a sense of seemliness should prevent Presi dent Barack Obama from again exhorting the G-20, as he did April 2 in London, to be strong in resisting...
Presidential Pressure: Is Bam Running Scared?
THE ISSUE: Whether Gov. Paterson should heed Pres. Obama's advice and not run for governor. *** I am an African-American, and I resent that President Obama is trying to convince...
Why doctors hate BamCare
TWO-thirds of doctors "oppose the proposed health-care plan," reports an Investors Busi ness Daily/TIPP poll. Almost half would "consider leaving their practice or taking an early retirement" if "Congress passes...
DT, Sprint talk broadband stake
Deutsche Telekom is in early talks with Sprint Nextel about funding its next-generation Web service Clearwire -- not about buying all of Sprint, said a source with direct knowledge of...
Maybe It's Not About Race
THE ISSUE: Whether opposition to Pres. Obama's agenda is fueled by racism. *** Jonah Goldberg writes that "a tiny fraction of the signs at the Tea Party protests last weekend...
Tom & Gisele photo-shoot suit
Two photographers filed a $1 million lawsuit yesterday against Patriot quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, claiming their bodyguards opened fire on them. The lensmen -- Yuri...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The Flatiron District club scene turned ugly for this couple. A raging clubgoer confronted a fellow patron and his date, and beat the guy unconscious, authorities said yesterday. Marco...
'Hell' of a food fiend
A boneheaded burglar suspected of repeatedly robbing a popular food pantry at a Hell's Kitchen church was busted when he returned to the scene of the crime to be first...
Flavored-cigs ban
The new federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect yesterday, marking one of the first visible signs of the Food and Drug Administration's new authority to regulate tobacco. The ban...
Boston legal big to head ACORN's scandal probe
WASHINGTON -- ACORN said yesterday it has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program and other projects after employees were caught on video giving advice to...
Scots to Trump: nae
A pair of Trumps -- The Donald and his son Donald Jr. -- have hit a new stone wall in Scotland trying to expand their $1.6 billion golf resort project...
Calling Mr. Fix-It
HALLOWEEN is arriving a month early in Al bany -- where today's emergency budget summit will feature four legislative leaders and a ghost. Sitting around a table in a gilded...
Busting thug's a dirty job - and that's why I gotta do it
HEY, Moammar! Come out come out, you little coward. Walking through Midtown streets awash with foul-smelling dignitaries, I hoofed it yesterday to the Libyan Mission on the East Side. It...
Obama plays Mideast peacemaker at UN
President Obama brought Israeli and Palestinian leaders together in New York yesterday for the first time in a year and they agreed to relaunch their on-again, off-again peace talks. "Permanent...
Loud, schmoud!
A Brooklyn woman who claimed she was manhandled by the NYPD's first-ever Hasidic officer during a subway confrontation in June beat the ticket yesterday -- clearing the way for a...
Court gives OK to lt. gov
ALBANY-- New York's top court yesterday narrowly approved Gov. Paterson's surprising appointment of a lieutenant governor, reversing a lower court's decision and the long-standing assumption in Albany that only voters...
O's NY coup shows race does matter
SOME say it was to stop Rudy Giuliani and a Republican resurgence in Albany. Others see payback for the mauling of Caroline Kennedy and the appointment of the clownish Kirsten...
Top flight gripes
Flight delays and the price of plane tickets are the two most enraging aspects of air travel for metro-area fliers -- even beating out frustrating security and baggage checks, a...
Business briefs
Stanford boat The receiver in the SEC's lawsuit against R. Allen Stanford asked a federal judge to approve the sale of a yacht, the Sea Eagle, which the fin ancier...
Bartz goes portal
She's still searching for a way to describe how she plans to make over Yahoo!, but CEO Carol Bartz is certain about one thing: Her company is no Google. After...
I'm in it to win it, defiant Dave says
A bitter and defiant Gov. Paterson is claiming that President Obama's attempted political hit job has only given him "renewed vigor" to seek a full term next year, The Post...
CUNY faces 6-figure fines for hushed-up crimes
CUNY could be hit with hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for failing to report felony crimes on its campuses, as required by law -- and a national safety...
Traders eye fund launch
Some Lehman alums are hoping to profit from picking up pieces of the failed bank. A little over a year after Lehman's demise, former top trader Alex Kirk is said...
Highest US property taxes hit home here
WASHINGTON -- Westchester homeowners are shelling out more in property taxes than residents of any other county in the nation, according to a study of new census data released yesterday....
No word as BusinessWeek bid deadline passes
BUSINESSWEEK is now twisting in the wind and the rumor mill is cranking into high gear. The initial excitement that came when The Post reported that multi-billionaire Mayor Mike Bloomberg...
Travolta's frantic bid
NASSAU, Bahamas -- A desperate John Travolta planned to personally fly his dying son from the Bahamas to Florida -- but didn't have the right plane for his mission, a...
Cops' keen bomb prep
Police brass have ordered extra bomb-detection training for cops as officials yesterday revealed that an al Qaeda-linked terror cell may have been targeting the city's subways. The increased training came...
Tropic suit accent-uated
A busty bombshell's lawsuit against a Times Square bikini bar has legs, a Manhattan judge ruled yesterday. Melody Morales says she wasn't hired by Hawaiian Tropic Zone because managers told...
Street looking at stockings half full
Maybe Wall Street isn't yet feeling Grinchy enough. Skittish about the holiday shopping outlook, some industry experts say retailers' shares are showing the effects of too much egg nog. After...
Loan unease for Comfort
GEORGE Comfort & Sons made the biggest deal of the year in June, when it bid $605 million for Worldwide Plaza at 825 Eighth Ave. But now two of its...
Weinsteins' splice
Brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein are planning to lay off roughly three dozen staffers in an effort to bring the number of employees at their financially troubled studio down to...
Lie cop gets 4 mos. jail
An ex-cop caught in a lie by an attempted murderer and an MP3 player was sentenced to four months in jail yesterday for perjury. Former Detective Christopher Perino had denied...
A win for israel
THE Israelis feel they emerged victorious from yesterday's much-antici pated trilateral meeting with the Palestinians and President Obama. You could tell, because they felt magnanimous enough to say they didn't....
Elex fear of a wild 'party'
Councilman John Liu, the leading contender for comptroller, is so tight with the Working Families Party that some insiders fear his election would hand the left-wing party and the unions...
High marks for lit plan
A promising new early-grade literacy program has boosted participating kindergarten kids' reading levels six times higher than those of their peers in just one year. While the results are only...
Feds: fewer Madoff losses
Federal prosecutors in New York say a review of most customer accounts of jailed financier Bernard Madoff shows that about half of the customers had not lost money because they...
Blight at the opera
This opera was a tragedy. Rowdy opera buffs booed the Swiss director of a new production of "Tosca" off the stage at the Met on opening night -- appalled by...
Burress heads to prison
One boneheaded fumble. Two long years behind bars. Former Giants superstar Plaxico Burress broke into tears yesterday as a judge sentenced him to two years in prison for accidentally shooting...
Pol appears to drag girlfriend from Queens apartment building, bombshell video shows
A raging state Sen. Hiram Monserrate appears to chase and drag his bleeding, screaming girlfriend from his Queens apartment building as the anguished woman desperately tries to seek help from...
Google's digital books future clouds over
Google is putting the brakes on its controversial effort to create and control a massive digital library, in response to federal antitrust warnings. The move comes just two weeks before...
Landmark ruling good as gold for NoHo statues
A whimsical troupe of golden dancing statues that have adorned the exterior of a historic loft building in NoHo for 11 years -- in violation of landmarks rules -- won't...
Truck murder
An off-his-meds, epileptic garbage hauler was convicted of murder yesterday for losing control of his 44,000-pound truck and killing two British tourists on a Midtown sidewalk after he had a...
A parade of thugs
Federal officials this week sent terror warnings to transit systems, police, stadiums and hotels -- but one site's probably safe: the United Nations. Because that's where all the world's top...
Arlen the Weathervane
Sen. Arlen Specter isn't inconsistent -- he merely follows the political winds, no matter how they're blowing. His latest shift: He now wants to help labor bosses start more unions....
John Liu, Labor's pawn
Big Labor may be about to score a huge -- and dangerous -- victory by installing its puppet, Queens Coun cilman John Liu, in the enormously powerful job of city...
Race already on to replace Andy
ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has yet to publicly announce a run for the Executive Mansion, and already, lawyers of all political stripes are lining up to be the...
Dapper don 'bribe'
John "Junior" Gotti fatally stabbed a man during a Queens bar brawl in 1983 -- but his father paid an NYPD detective $10,000 to make the investigation "go away," a...
Feds eyeing M&A rules
US regulators are looking to update federal guidelines used to determine if proposed business mergers are anticompetitive, a move that may result in tougher but simpler standards. The review by...
Suing Sox fan balks at fees
Quit your bellyaching. A Boston Red Sox fan suing the Yankees over a brutal beat-down he received at the old Yankee Stadium challenged a court order yesterday that he cough...
Jurors: Convict Tony in Astor $windle
Guilty! That's the verdict on Brooke Astor's allegedly swindling son -- at least if two alternate jurors have their way. Released yesterday afternoon as regular jurors began deliberations, the alternates...
Mike teaches Thompson a school lesson
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday threw one of his hardest jabs yet at opponent Bill Thompson, challenging his education record just hours before the city comptroller delivered a major speech on schools....
Slay witness stays silent
He's no snitch -- and now a Brooklyn cop's wife, accused of killing a man she thought had groped her daughter, is a free woman. Prosecutors were forced to drop...
'Only half' lost $$ to Madoff
Federal prosecutors said yesterday a review they conducted shows that about half of Bernard Madoff's customers had not lost money when his business shut down. In papers filed at Manhattan...
Khadafy booted from Camp Trump
Unwelcome Libyan thug Moammar Khadafy briefly found a comfy spot to rest his foul head yesterday -- at Donald Trump's palatial estate in suburban Westchester. But town officials in tony...
'Perv' dean HS sex bust
A Bronx high-school dean who was named Teacher of the Year in 2007 yesterday was busted for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old male student. Johnathan Huff, 40, was charged with forcible...
Mom is slain saving son, 9
A young Bronx woman walking her 9-year-old son home from a Laundromat yesterday was caught in the crossfire of a gang shootout -- but managed to push him to safety...
Pitching keeps Yankees in it as bats lag
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Solid pitching performances by A.J. Burnett on Friday in Seattle and Andy Pettitte on Monday against the Angels offset the recent funk at the plate by Yankees...
Arena flap puts cloud over Tavares' debut
Islanders super-rookie John Tavares plays his first game at Nassau Coliseum tonight in a debut fans have been anticipating since he was drafted first overall in June. But whether he...
Hunters and anglers help fund conservation
TO help celebrate Na tional Hunting and Fishing Day on Saturday, hug an angler or hunter. They deserve it. The top reason you need to thank outdoorsmen and women is...
F-1 villain fights ban
Flavio Briatore is contemplating legal action against motor sport's governing body following his lifetime ban from Formula One. International reports suggest the disgraced former Renault boss is desperate to clear...
Rangers focus on power play fix
To say the Rangers' power play was bad last year would be an understatement. The team scored 48 goals with the man advantage to finish 29th out of 30 NHL...
Intrigue in Devils' right wing battle
The competition is crystallizing, two of the Devils' rough diamonds battling for the one spot vacated by the team's record goal-scorer. Brian Gionta's departure for Montreal left his lineup slot...
Easley picks Penn State
Curtis High football standout Dominique Easley verbally committed to Penn State following an official visit this weekend, the dominant defensive lineman told The Post yesterday. Considered New York City's top...
Cowboys discuss limit on Party Pass sales
The Cowboys are discussing a limit on standing-room ticket sales after some tense moments with the biggest regular-season crowd in NFL history. Team spokesman Brett Daniels said yesterday that some...
2010-11 already on Nets' radar screen
Maybe the Nets won't be that great this season. But team president Rod Thorn insists they won't be that bad, either. Then next year, watch out. "We definitely want to...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Owner proposes Jordan-Russell duel The owner of the Jazz's NBA Development League team, Brandt Andersen, is offering a $100,000 donation to the charity of the winner's choice if he...
Niese: Mets not to blame for injury
Jonathon Niese still faults himself -- not the Mets -- for his season-ending injury last month. The rookie left-hander, in town to be examined today, said before last night's 3-1...
Hondo high on Pie
Hondo, who bagged a pair Monday night, saw his comeback derailed last night when the Red Sawx were flushed by the Royals to raise the dirty digits to 1,465 lemons....
Looking Cy: Greinke sinks Red Sox
Zack Greinke bolstered his Cy Young Award credentials by holding the Red Sox to two hits in six scoreless innings, leading the Royals to a 5-1 victory in Kansas City...
Mets need more than long-ball fix
Step right up, the Mets asked Fernando Nieve, Tim Redding, Bobby Parnell, Pat Misch and Nelson Figueroa. Essentially none of them has, certainly not for long enough to save 2009...
Yankees headed back to postseason
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The scoreboard in right-center informed the Yankees they were back in the playoffs in the latter stages of their game against the Angels last night. An A's...
Weird but true
Thieves of the world, get thee to Wellford, SC. The mayor of the small town has banned her police officers from chasing suspects on foot after one was hurt while...
Kickin' it old school: Erasmus, Flushing thriving
Flushing and Erasmus Hall are two of the most historic institutions in New York City. Flushing, founded in 1875, is the oldest public high school in the Big Apple, and...
Cops think they've bagged Moonshine gunman
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens– Cobble Hill–Red HookDNA lock-upPolice used DNA evidence to cuff a perp suspected of robbing two South Brooklyn bars at gunpoint in September, 2007.Cops used forensic evidence from...
Girls soccer roundup: D'Arpe helps St. Peter's break losing streak
Tara Ferraiuolo had a sense early that there was a different feel to her team. Her St. Peter’s girls soccer club fell behind early, not an uncommon occurrence for a...
PSAL boys soccer rankings
Two weeks into the PSAL soccer season and we’re not sure what to make of the landscape. The top is easy: Martin Luther King is again in a class of...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, Sept. 25
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Sept. 25Art, Under the Bridge Festival: The annual art show that turns DUMBO into an open-air museum. Free. All day. DUMBO Arts Center [30 Washington St. between Plymouth and...
Civic calendar
Fri, Sept. 25Storm Surges Around the Gowanus Canal. A briefing by Dr. Malcolm Bowman, a big professor of this kind of thing. 6:30 pm. Long Island College Hospital [339 Hicks...
Bean there: Cafe Grumpy is roasting its own coffee now
The best coffee in Brooklyn just got even better. Cafe Grumpy, which has fomented a coffee revolution from the non-descript corner of Meserole Avenue and Diamond Street, is now roasting...
Burglaries were the story this week
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickWindow painsA string of house robberies terrorized Williamsburg on Sept. 19. Here’s a roundup:• A thief robbed a residence on Grand Street near Humboldt Street between 2 and 4...
And from the mailbag...
Joe Nardiello, Sid Meyer, Boerum Hill.Chris Bastian,Mary Goodman, Brooklyn HeightsDave Hall, Boerum HillEric McClure, Park Slope
Pechefsky is one candidate with balls (croquet balls, that is)
There are a lot of issues facing residents of the 39th Council District: affordable housing, crime, public schools and, of course, croquet.Fortunately, one campaign is taking the issue of lawn...
MTA backtracks on President Street booth closure
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority derailed its own plan to shut down a manned token booth at the President Street entrance to the Carroll Street F-train station. The MTA announcement came...
Dutch prime minister to Breukelen: Drop dead
It’s official: Breukelen is dead.The prime minster of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, told The Brooklyn Paper on Sunday that he will not step in to ensure that the name...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Almost no crime last week in the Slope!
78th PrecinctPark SlopeBike banditA thief snatched the bag right off the back of a bicycle even as its owner was riding it on Sept. 15.The 57-year-old woman told cops that...
Kara-okay! Ridge board backs controversial karaoke club
Bay Ridge’s community board changed its tune on Monday, voting to support a 64th Street karaoke bar that the very same panel had opposed six months ago amidst fears that...
Cops snuff out pre-teen crime wave
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillKid and preyWhat’s the matter with kids today?Three pint-sized perps — aged 10, 11, and 13 — mugged at least four women in Fort Greene Park in...
Help VIP kids and adults learn soccer
You can make a difference in the life of a child or adult with special needs by playing a simple game of soccer.The Marine Park Soccer Organization, AYSO Region 266,...
Green tour continues along Brooklyn waterfront
urbancolt9-24picallwaiting on a quoteedited -- location of Bensonhurst Park answeredEnvironmentalists parked in Bensonhurst this weekend, the latest stop on a borough-wide mission they hope will teach and enlighten.The Urban Divers...
Green’s problem(s)
Green’s problem(s) A longtime political veteran breaks down the runoff for public advocate between Bill De Blasio and Mark Green this way: “Who cares?”“Green’s support is based on name recognition,...
Turnaround is Fair Play: Board Reverses Position on Karaoke Club
Nearly six months after turning a dramatic thumbs-down to a new karaoke club/restaurant proposed for the neighborhood, Community Board 10 has expressed support for the establishment, which, in the meantime,...
Shofar blows in East Williamsburg
It was not exactly the Exodus, but after more than a year wandering around Williamsburg for a home, Rabbi Menachim Heller has finally found a space for his Chabad of...
Williamsburg Clowns Around
Clowning returned to Williamsburg this month with a bang, a honk and a slap in the face (or 12) with the advent of the Clown Theater Festival, running now to...
VH1 Divas rock BAM
Lights, camera, action — Divas!It was a night of stars, music and fashion when VH1 filmed its Divas concert on September 17 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman...
VH1 Divas rock BAM
Lights, camera, action — Divas!It was a night of stars, music and fashion when VH1 filmed its Divas concert on September 17 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman...
Clarke defends her Caribbean trip as above board
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke last week lashed out at published reports alleging she violated the law while recently traveling to the country of Antigua for the naming of the country’s...
Additional school funding for District 18
Public schools in Canarsie and East Flatbush are set to receive $5.3 million to lower class sizes and fund after-school programs.The money, dubbed Contracts for Excellence, is an offshoot of...
Additional Funds for CB 11
There was a great deal of applause as City Councilmember Vincent Gentile delivered a check for $1,000 to Community Board 11.Gentile presented the funding -- which represents an additional city...
Additional funds for CB 11
There was a great deal of applause as City Councilmember Vincent Gentile delivered a check for $1,000 to Community Board 11. Gentile presented the funding -- which represents an additional...
Insurance companies charged with steering business
If you have an auto accident and need to rent a car at the insurance company’s expense, you have a right to get the loaner from wherever you want.That’s the...
Cuff Khadafy for crimes against humanity
Phew! Gotham’s air just got stinkier with the arrival of the “mad dog of the Middle East.” Ronald Reagan’s assessment of Moammar Khadafy is as apt today as it was...
Muggers and (too) close neighbors
Muggers and (too) close neighborsA 25-year-old man was arrested last week for not only mugging a Newkirk Avenue resident inside his apartment building, but for then taking up residence in...
Bum-rushed and robbed
Bum-rushed and robbedA woman’s instincts turned out to be right, albeit delayed, when the hairs on the back of her head told her that someone was following her on Bay...
Tix and education aimed at cleaning up 86th Street
First came the tickets. Now, the city is planning educational forums to try to get merchants along 86th Street to comply with the law. The violations were given out this...
Tix and Education Aimed at Cleaning Up 86th Street
First came the tickets.Now, the city is planning educational forums to try to get merchants along 86th Street to comply with the law.The violations were given out this past summer,...
Crime lower in 84th Precinct
Attention, Brooklyn Heights shoppers: take your purse with you when entering a store. That seemingly intuitive advice is courtesy of Captain Mark DiPaolo, commanding officer of the 84th Precinct, who...
East Flatbush crime continues to spiral down
While remaining a relatively active precinct, crime continues to decrease within the 67th Precinct, according to the latest police statistics.“Last year was the [precinct’s] lowest in major crime categories, but...
Lander secures Democratic nomination
When Brad Lander woke up early Tuesday morning to begin his last big pitch for City Council, one of the first things he heard coming out of the shower was...
Literary Novel-Ts
A Poe fan? Perhaps, it’s Brooklyn ode-master Walt Whitman who moves your mojo, or cantankerous Captain Ahab who floats your boat. Whoever your favorite belletristic behemoth, now you can wear...
Bronx mom saves son before being fatally shot
A young Bronx woman walking her 9-year-old son home from the laundromat earlier today was caught in the crossfire of a brazen suspected gang shootout — but managed to selflessly...
Girls volleyball roundup: Sea rides Kelly's all-around game to win
If Jackie Kelly keeps this up, people might start referring to her as a volleyball player rather than a softball one. The St. Joseph by the Sea outside hitter, who...
Live chat: 12 p.m. ET Wednesday
I will be holding another of my weekly, hour-long blog chats on the Mets tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12 p.m. ET. So be sure to check back then and have your...
Unemployment Benefits Crisis Looms
Brooklyn’s unemployment numbers for the first half of the year are discouraging – over 10 percent of the population – and state labor workers warn that a crisis could be...
Donegan's dive denies Hill victory
Victoria Donegan sensed the importance of what was about to happen. The St. Joseph by the Sea goalkeeper watched St. Joseph Hill ‘s Gianna Smith beat three defenders into the...
Regis blows two-goal lead in draw with Fordham Prep
It's never too early to keep a close eye on the standings, especially in a short 12-game season. That's the philosophy of Regis soccer coach Vincent Catapano, who is disappointed...
Nardiello secures Republican nod
The specter of controversy hanging over City Council Republican candidate George Smith did little to boost his chances for victory Tuesday as his opponent Joe Nardiello easily secured the nomination...
Rallying Rams strike late vs. Regis
Just three games into the regular season, the Fordham Prep soccer team is already following a familiar script: Fall behind early and rally late. That’s been the situation in the...
Kick off the World March right here in Brooklyn with a bang
On October 2, the World March for Peace and Nonviolence kicks off in New Zealand, but you don’t have to be in the Southern Hemisphere to celebrate.That night, the Brooklyn...
Early Day Miners all about Brooklyn
Though based in Bloomington, IN, Brooklyn isn’t so elusive to the Early Day Miners. “All you hear about these days is Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn,” says Dan Burton, lead singer of...
Get in on the fun at the New York Burlesque Festival
At this year’s New York Burlesque Festival, from October 1-4, you may come for the scintillating entertainment, but leave ready to put on your own show.Through hair and makeup stations,...
Smith leads Hilltoppers comeback, denied winner
Gianna Smith believed she had the game won twice. Her St. Joseph Hill girls soccer team had just rallied from a two-goal deficit and was putting plenty of pressure on...