March 6, 2006
APAX PARTNERS BUYS BIG PIECE OF THE LEARNING ANNEX
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amPrivate-equity firm Apax Partners has acquired a large minority stake in The Learning Annex, known for its self-help seminars that feature speakers such as Donald Trump and Anthony Robbins, The...
NOT PLAYING NYSE - AS EXCHANGE GOES PUBLIC, IT'S LOOKING TO BUY MORE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe New York Stock Exchange, on the brink of becoming a publicly traded company, is poised to use its new stock to snap up other exchanges in a race for...
PEOPLE TOPS ON HOT LIST
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amIn the mag world, award talk today is about People. The Time Inc. powerhouse not only snagged the coveted No. 1 spot on the just-released Adweek Hot List, but People...
PEOPLE POWERS TO 1ST ON AD HOT LIST
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amIn the mag world, award talk today is about People. The Time Inc. powerhouse not only snagged the coveted No. 1 spot on the just-released Adweek Hot List, but People...
THE INTERN FILES: HOW TO GET, KEEP, AND MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR INTERNSHIP
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTHE INTERN FILES: HOW TO GET, KEEP, AND MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR INTERNSHIP By Jamie Fedorko Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $12.95 AS we roll into the season where internships are...
OPERA'S GOT A BRAND-NEW RAG FOR ONE NIGHT
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSCOTT Joplin, the Ragtime King, wrote one opera - but, as far as success goes, it was no "Maple Leaf Rag." Instead, "Treemonisha," a 1911 work about African-American slaves' emergence...
A FEAST FOR EYES, EARS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amPOINTS of light slither across the stage, a sound of unearthly music; now bodies are slowly revealed dressed in battle fatigues - men and women. That's the hypnotic opening of...
BOCHCO BUMPED FROM 'COMMANDER'
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSTEVEN Bochco is out as the showrunner on ABC's "Commander in Chief" - but will remain as an executive producer of the ratings-challenged drama. Bochco, the "NYPD Blue" creator who...
BART AS A REAL BOY
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTHE viral video burning up the Internet right now is a real-life version of the opening credits of "The Simpsons" - filmed using live actors. The 50-second clip is a...
DADDY'S LITTLE CATASTROPHE - JACK'S DAUGHTER RETURNS TO '24'
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amCALAMITY Kim Bauer, the daughter of beleaguered super secret-agent Jack Bauer, returns to "24" tonight. But don't blink - Kim is likely only to be around for a few episodes,...
DEADLY NIGHT
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amFANS of "24" will want to watch tonight's episode - because everyone will be talking about it tomorrow. Trust us, someone's gonna die. Events in tonight's special two-hour show (8-10...
STRIKE DREAM - WIVES OF WISTERIA LANE HOOK UP WITH SOLDIERS IN 'THE UNIT'
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amLOOK out, Idaho, you are about to be attacked by terrorists. Luckily, though, this particular incident - in which terrorists take a planeload of business travelers hostage at an Idaho...
MOLL RATS - FROM BONNIE TO GOTTI, THE ALLURE OF THE WISE GAL; MOLLS DRESS TO KILL
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amKAREN Hill is whiling away an afternoon with her newfound girlfriends. She surveys the room and, as far as the eye can see, it's a coven of high-haired suburban ladies...
GOTTI GIRL RIPS 'LOVE CHILD' TALE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amVICTORIA GOTTI, daughter of the late John Gotti, isn't buying the love-child tapes. "Not at all convincing," said Victoria, referring to federal jailhouse video and audio that allegedly caught the...
NEUTRAL HILLARY 'ENDORSES' ELIOT
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSEN. Hillary Rodham Clinton has all but endorsed Eliot Spitzer for governor, breaking her long-standing vow not to take sides in a Democratic primary. Clinton's virtual endorsement came over the...
JAVITS FIXER RIPS HAMAS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amEmbattled British architect Lord Richard Rogers yesterday called on Hamas to not only renounce terrorism, but to "back it up" by recognizing Israel's right to exist. Rogers, in line to...
HILL KILLS RUDY & GOV IN N.Y. RACE FOR PREZ
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is the queen of the hometown presidential pack for New Yorkers - she'd beat Rudy Giuliani and clobber Gov. Pataki in a 2008 race in the...
POL TO U.S. PORT PANEL: SHOVE OFF!
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The government panel that investigated the deal allowing a United Arab Emirates company to take over operations at six U.S. ports should be "scrapped" and reconstituted under the...
GRANNY BOPS NEWCOMERS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA feisty, no-nonsense grandma ruled the box office on Oscar weekend, as "Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion" remained the No. 1 movie in North America - and blew away four...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTHE BRONX * Three thugs shot a man outside a livery cab during a botched robbery yesterday in the Melrose section, police sources said. The unidentified suspects walked up to...
U.S. DENIES PULLOUT PLAN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe Pentagon yesterday called "completely false" two British papers' reports that the United States and Britain plan to pull out of Iraq by early 2007. A spokesman in Iraq said...
LMDC BIG TO GRIPING KIN: WE'LL STICK WITH WTC PLAN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amLeaders of lower Manhattan's redevelopment have thrown a brushback pitch at a group of 9/11 family members opposed to the design of the Ground Zero memorial, saying the project will...
UNION LIGHT BLIGHT - COMMISH WAS SUSPISH
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe city's ex-transportation boss suspected foul play when two electrical firms now linked to powerful labor leader Brian McLaughlin kept winning lucrative street-lighting contracts, sources said. Former Department of Transportation...
EX-LOVER BUSTED IN S.I. WOMAN'S HOGTIE MURDER
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA former lover killed a Staten Island mom who was found strangled and hogtied, cops said yesterday. Randy Punnett, 30, was arrested early yesterday and charged with the murder of...
MET-NORTH MAY GO TO BAT FOR YANKEE STOP
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA new Metro-North station for Yankee Stadium - one of New York's longest-discussed construction projects - may finally be on track as part of the team's proposal for a new...
BUSTED BX. TEACHERS SUE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTwo Bronx teachers are suing the city, claiming wrongful arrest in an incident in which they allegedly interfered with a bust at school - and they're pressing for changes to...
MIKE, BRUNO IN SECRET TALKS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amAfter weeks of playing hardball with Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno over state school funding, Mayor Bloomberg struck a mellower note yesterday when he admitted that the two met secretly...
DI$APPOINTED HOLLYWOOD IS LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR'S OSCARS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amNow that Oscars have been handed out and the red-carpet rolled up, Hollywood will begin work on its most important blockbuster in years. Call it: "Getting Our Box Office Buzz...
DIVERS FIND TRAGIC RIVER TEEN - 'BYE, SIS' SUICIDE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amPolice divers yesterday found the body of the 14-year-old boy who jumped into the East River two days ago. Sidney Hackett took off his jacket, handed it to his 6-year-old...
STONE IS 9/11 CARAT - TRAGIC SON'S ASHES TURNED TO DIAMONDS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amEric Bennett died in the World Trade Center attacks, but his mom, Betty, has ensured that his spirit shines on. The Flint, Mich., mother had two diamonds made out of...
'CRASH' LANDS BEST PICTURE IN SURPRISING OSCAR-NIGHT PLOT TWIST
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe gay cowboys fell off their high horses last night as the top Oscar made a surprise "Crash" landing. In one of the most stunning upsets in Academy Award history,...
SON FEARS 'MOB' COP IS 'FAMILY' MAN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00am'IT'S ALL MAKING ME QUESTION WHO MY FATHER REALLY IS.' - LOUIS EPPOLITO JR. The son of accused mob cop Louis Eppolito says he truly loves his dad - he's...
KIDNEY GRANNY HURT IN HIT-RUN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA 55-year-old grandmother who had just finished four hours of kidney dialysis was critically injured by a hit-and-run driver who mowed her down on a Brooklyn street, cops said yesterday....
NORMAN ASKS DA FOR LEGAL 'AID'
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amIn a stunning move, Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Clarence Norman has turned to an unlikely source for help in prepping his latest case - the DA's office. Last week, as...
MAKE IT A COURTSIDE 'TICKET' - HOW TO BEAT A FINE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amWanna beat that hefty parking ticket? Then you better fight it in person, a new study says. The city's Independent Budget Office found that people who contested their parking summonses...
SUICIDE KID FOUND - BODY PULLED FROM EAST RIVER
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe 14-year-old boy who plunged into the East River in front of his horrified kid sister may have been upset because other kids made fun of how he dressed, a...
EYES ARE ALREADY ON THE PRIZE FOR 2007
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amJust when you thought it was safe to avoid Oscar buzz . . . Hollywood epics with World War II heroes, '60s girl singers and various historical figures are quietly...
BUS DEATHS RISE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTwo pedestrians have been killed by buses this year, just one fewer than all such deaths in 2005. Transportation officials say pedestrian deaths have declined in the last five years,...
$1.2B FRESH KILLS 'COVER-UP'
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe city is looking to buy the longest and most expensive blanket ever - to cover Staten Island's Fresh Kills landfill. The Sanitation Department expects to pay $1.2 billion over...
BOUNCER EYED IN IMETTE SLAY - COPS SEIZE CRUCIAL CLUES IN PUB
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe prime suspect in the sadistic slaying of honors student Imette St. Guillen is a muscle-bound, ex-con bouncer who works at the trendy SoHo bar where she was last seen...
SPIKE IN RAILING AGAINST MTA
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe number of internal complaints lodged against the MTA skyrocketed last year - but not so the number of investigations. The MTA Inspector General's Office received a total of 1,348...
OVER-50 GUYS SEX-AGENARIANS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSure, younger men are hot to trot around-the-clock, but it's the guys over 50 who claim to have the best sex lives. Middle-age men are not only happier with their...
SEARCHERS FIND BODY - BUT WRONG ONE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA group of men scouring Queens marshes for a missing pal yesterday came upon a plastic bag stuffed with a stranger's body - then heard their friend's corpse had been...
'MADEA' IN REUNION WITH NO. 1 SPOT
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA feisty, no-nonsense grandma ruled the box office on Oscar weekend, as "Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion" remained the No. 1 movie in North America - and blew away four...
BAR SICKO EYED IN IMETTE SLAY - COPS SEIZE CLUES IN PUB BASEMENT
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amHonors student Imette St. Guillen was likely raped and killed by a worker or regular patron at the trendy SoHo bar where she was last seen, sources told The Post...
SUPER STEWART DESERVES AN AWARD
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTHE Academy Awards have a new king, and his name is Jon Stewart. The brash, New York-based comedian from Comedy Central made the finest debut as host of the Oscars...
TWU VEEP SUES ROGER
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTransport Workers Union Local 100 President Roger Toussaint is an even worse employer than the MTA, an outspoken union leader is claiming in a federal lawsuit expected to be filed...
MOUNTIN' BOREDOM KO'D GAY COWBOYS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00am"Crash" the party. Some may blame homophobia among the aging males who dominate the motion-picture academy's voters, but it is more likely "Brokeback Mountain" suffered one of the great upsets...
ROLLING-IN-DOUGH CLINTON $UFFERS HEART(LAND) FAILURE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has been gassing up her fund-raising machine across the country - but barely a trickle of cash is coming from the reddest of heartland...
BUTCHER SLAYS TWO WOMEN IN BROOKLYN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTwo women were viciously stabbed to death yesterday in a makeshift bedroom in the back of a Brooklyn Chinese-food warehouse. The son of one of the victims made the gruesome...
'FIX' IS NOT IN - BUSH'S VOW TO REBUILD KATRINA ZONE ALL WET
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amBILOXI, Miss. - Patrick Wright remembers the day he met President Bush the way you might remember meeting your idol. It was Sept. 2, 2005, and the president - hammered...
JUSTICE AT LAST FOR WTC FAMILIES - WILL VIEW MOUSSAOUI SENTENCING TODAY
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today would have been FDNY Battalion Chief John Fanning's 59th birthday - but it won't be a happy occasion for his widow, Maureen. Instead of cake and...
SEARCHERS FIND BODY - BUT IT'S THE WRONG ONE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA heavy-hearted group of men scouring Queens marshes for a missing friend received a double blow yesterday when they stumbled upon a plastic bag stuffed with a stranger's body, then...
50-PLUS GUYS THE REAL'SEX'AGENARIANS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSure, younger men are hot to trot around the clock, but it's the guys over 50 who claim to have the best sex lives. Members of today's 50-plus generation say...
RAILING AGAINST MTA - WORKERS' COMPLAINTS SKYROCKET
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe number of internal complaints made against the MTA skyrocketed last year, although the increase did not result in substantially more investigations. The MTA Inspector General's Office received 1,348 complaints...
IMETTE SLAY CLUES - COPS COMB BAR
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amGrim-faced cops probing the rape and murder of a John Jay grad student yesterday zeroed in on the basement of the trendy SoHo bar where she was last seen -...
PEDESTRIAN BUS DEATHS SHOW SPIKE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTwo pedestrians have been killed by buses this year - just one less than all the fatalities in 2005. City transportation officials say the pedestrian deaths have declined over the...
DRIVER HITS GAL & FLEES
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amA 55-year-old train cleaner who had just finished four hours of kidney dialysis was critically injured when a hit-and-run driver mowed her down on a Brooklyn street, cops said yesterday....
POTTY WOE PUTS DUO UP CREEK
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTwo elderly homeowners in Queens have been told by the city that their toilets have been dumping human waste into Little Neck Bay for almost 40 years - and they...
STARS DROP CARPET BOMBS - BLAND ENTRANCE BY ACTRESSES IN DOWDY DRESSES
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amEVERYONE knows the Oscars are painfully plodding, but who knew the red carpet could be so boring? There were moments of old-school glamour at the Academy Awards, but one could...
CABLE DRESSED FOR EXCESS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amTHE coverage began a good eight hours be fore showtime yesterday as E! Entertainment Television and TV Guide Channel produced a mountain of pre-Oscar programming that was only worth a...
OSCAR MAKES IT WORTH THE WEIGHT FOR HEAVY HITTER
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amPolitics, gay love and a flock of adorable penguins were the stars of the Oscars last night. Before "Crash" stole the show as Best Picture, George Clooney won the supporting-actor...
HAMMY SENDS SHEFF TO PINE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amDUNEDIN - After all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about what would happen if Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon or Bernie Williams were hurt during the WBC, the...
WAKE UP THE RANGERS!
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSince they'll be home tonight for the first time in 24 days, the Rangers - the NHL's overall sixth-place team - aren't likely to experience the same energy brownout against...
NOW-OR-NEVER TIME FOR ISLES
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amIt's going to have to happen at some point. The run is going to have to start somewhere, and fast, if the Islanders are hoping for a realistic chance of...
DIZZY THANKS TO ESPN, DISNEY
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amEVERY once in a while, we'd like to report, in one of these weekend TV wrap-up columns, that sports fans weren't again treated like a bunch of saps. But then...
YANKS SPRING INTO WIN COLUMN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES DUNEDIN - The Yankees aren't going to go winless while their Fab Four are involved in the WBC. After opening the exhibition season 0-3 without Derek Jeter, Alex...
KNICK DIGNITY IS ON THE LINE - IT'S TIME TO LET PRIDE RIDE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amIs it too much to ask for the Knicks not to embarrass New York City in the season's final 23 games? Is it too much to ask for the Knicks...
CHAD KEEPS ON HANGIN' TOUGH - PENNINGTON REMAINS A JET
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amMIAMI - It has been an arduous ride for Chad Pennington with many dips and disappointing rumors along the way, but yesterday the Jets finally made it official: Pennington will...
RUTGERS HAS DATE WITH HALL
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSt. John's is out, Rutgers is in and it has Brooklyn's Quincy Douby to thank. The junior guard put on one of the great performances in Alumni Hall/Carnesecca Arena history...
DOWN THE JOHN'S - KNIGHTS FLUSH RED STORM FROM BIG EAST
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amRutgers 82 - St. John's 70 When the Big East Conference tournament tips off Wednesday in the Garden, the team from the city won't be there for the third straight...
SIGN OF TROUBLE - COMMISH TELLS BOSS TO STOP WBC GRIPING
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Commissioner Bud Selig gave George Steinbrenner and the Yankees a clear "sign" yesterday: Enough with the complaining about the World Baseball Classic. "I really believe in this,"...
ELBOW ROOM - TENDINITIS MAY END DELGADO'S WBC PLAY
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSPLIT SQUAD: Puerto Rico 6 - Mets 1 PORT ST. LUCIE - By acquiring Carlos Delgado, the Mets added one of the most fearsome bats in the league. But now...
A-ROD, DEREK SAY 'HEY, WILLIE'
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - This wasn't Willie, Mickey and the Duke, but it was a golden moment in baseball. Just call them New York's Legends of Spring, Willie, A-Rod and Derek....
BELTRAN SMOKES WAGNER
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amMET NOTES SPLIT SQUAD: Dodgers 16 - Mets 2 PORT ST. LUCIE - It was Mets closer versus Mets center fielder yesterday, as Billy Wagner faced Carlos Beltran in the...
NFL TALKS BREAK OFF
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amPeace no more. That's the sad state of affairs today in the NFL after negotiations last night between the league and the NFL Players Association broke off once again, all...
TIGHT CAP WILL FORCE CHANGES
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe latest round of talks between the NFL and the players union broke off last night, meaning there is no extension to the collective bargaining agreement. What does it all...
JFK SET TO BATTLE BLAZERS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amPSAL GIRLS PLAYOFFS As a 300-plus pound football player who starred at Maryland before being drafted as a lineman by the Patriots and playing in the CFL, O'Neil Glenn naturally...
ROCKET FIRES ON ALL CYLINDERS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amWBC NOTES SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Roger Clemens was back and was his usual commanding self, pitching two shutout innings in the USA's 12-7 exhibition win over the Giants yesterday, surrendering...
BURTT, SOLIVER CARRY GAELS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amMAAC TOURNEY: Iona 100 - Marist 84 ALBANY - After four seasons of maddening inconsistency, just maybe Iona's seniors have finally grown up. After 400 games, 300 starts and a...
VINCE: BRING ON RON
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amKINGS at NETS Tonight 7:30 - YES; WFAN (660AM) It is one of those individual matchups that turns an ordinary NBA game into a must-watch. Ron Artest, maybe the best...
PEACOCKS END JASPER'S RIDE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amMAAC TOURNEY: St. Peter's 84 - Manhattan 74 ALBANY - Keydren Clark roared up at the Pepsi Arena rafters. Or maybe he was yelling through them, up to the best...
GIANTS EYEING MADISON
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amEven with the salary cap standing $10 million lower than NFL teams anticipated, the Giants will be able to at least dabble when the free agency signing period starts at...
CTK WINS CROWN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amHIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Another year, another title for Christ the King. The Lady Royals won their 22nd straight Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan championship with a 72-38 victory over Molloy yesterday at Bishop...
TIGER KEEPS DORAL CROWN
March 6, 2006 | 5:00am"I've always liked being in the lead, because if you do make a mistake, you have the opportunity to rectify it and still win the golf tournament."- Tiger Woods MIAMI...
HANGIN' TOUGH - WITHOUT A FRANCHISE, BUT STILL HERE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amFOR one fleeting moment, he was a kid many of us thought had a chance to be Joe Montana. Or Broadway Chad, even if he was married and lived far...
STARR REPORT
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amWhen a 'hit' isn't How much longer are "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office" going to be labeled "hits" by NBC? "Earl" averaged 11.3 million viewers last week as...
GAELS SET TO SUSTAIN SUCCESS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amIona finished the 2000-01 regular season by losing three straight, including the finale to arch rival Manhattan. The Gaels showed up at that season's MAAC Tourney in disarray, but had...
ICE COOL KITTY ROARS HOME
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amSigns of spring: Wednesday, post time at Big A moves back to 1 p.m. Racing will move from inner dirt back to main track March 29. FIRST RACE: Vancouver, 6-5...
PREPS OFFER NO ANSWERS
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amThe two most important entucky Derby preps of the year so far were run Saturday - the Grade 2, $300,000 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park and the Grade 2,...
PEACOCKS END JASPERS' RIDE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amMAAC TOURNEY: St. Peter's 84 - Manhattan 74 ALBANY - After Manhattan's thrilling rally against Iona to win the MAAC regular-season title, coach Bobby Gonzalez said his Jaspers couldn't possibly...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
March 6, 2006 | 5:00amPolitics attracts some strange birds. Case in point: A rooster, orphaned by Hurricane Charley in 2004, now rules the roost at Punta Gorda City Hall in Florida, where he interrupts...