July 17, 2008
El Duque leaves game
Orlando Hernandez left his rehab start after one inning tonight. Pitching for Double-A Binghamton, Hernandez gave up two hits, two earned runs, two walks and struck out one. He walked...
On the market
Former contestants from ABC's hit series "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" are making headlines outside of their reality TV drama...Jeremy Piven and season ten "Bachelor" Lt. Andy Baldwin, 31, bonded...
Ashton talks 'Geek'
It seems like something is missing from the fall TV calendar. Wait... itâs "Beauty and The Geek!"âI donât know if it is dead,â producer Ashton Kutcher told The Post Wednesday....
FIRE FIEND BRAUNSTEIN GETS 23 MORE YEARS IN PRISON
Fire fiend Peter Braunstein today had 23 years tagged onto his 18-to-life prison sentence - but said it means nothing to him since he doesn't plan to live past Christmas....
DEVILS OPEN AT HOME VS. ISLANDERS, OCT. 10
The New Jersey Devils will open their 2008-09 regular season at Prudential Center in Newark on Friday, Oct. 10 vs. the Islanders. The road portion of the team's schedule will...
Deal of the Day-Beckerman
If youâre brave enough for tie dye, this Beckerman Betty Cowl Neck Dress is certainly the way to do it.With a slouchy silhouette, this easy linen number will score style...
PEDRO WILL MISS NEXT START
CINCINNATI -- Well, at least Pedro Martinez stayed healthy for six weeks. The medical saga of Martinez's Mets career took another turn today when the 36-year-old had to receive a...
Richie Sexson signed
By JOEL SHERMANThe Yankees have reached an agreement with Richie Sexson on a pro-rated contract for the rest of the season, The Post has learned.The Yankees are going to wait...
Yankees sign Richie Sexson
By JOEL SHERMANThe Yankees have reached an agreement with Richie Sexson on a pro-rated contract for the rest of the season, The Post has learned.The Yankees are going to wait...
Viva Las Vegas
By MARC BERMANLAS VEGAS - With Danilo Gallinari done for summer league, I took the next flight out of Dodge - last night's red-eye out of Vegas, going from one...
Game 96: Mets at Reds
The season resumes tonight for the Mets in Cincinnati when Johan Santana (pictured) takes on the Reds. The Amazin's will look to continue their nine-game winning streak and try to...
YANKEES SIGN RICHIE SEXSON
A rumor was prominent that the Yankees were pursuing Barry Bonds. But reality was different. The Yankees are not after Bonds or currently stalking any high-profile position player on the...
GIANTS SEASON TICKETS COME WITH $1,000 FEE
Used to be you had to wait for someone to die to get a chance to buy Giants season tickets. Now, all you have to do is cut a really...
Updates on Red Bull newcomers
By BRIAN LEWISThis is the most up-to-date information I've been able to ferret out on the Red Bulls' newcomers and possible additions, with Juan Pietravallo and Jorge Rojas officially in...
Beltran shows some class
While Bart is away, I'll be manning the Mets beat and blog for the next few days. That duty led me to Newark Airport this morning where I was joined...
El Duque to pitch in Binghamton tonight
Continuing his way back to the mound at Shea, Orlando Hernandez is scheduled to start tonight for the Binghamton Mets, as the Double-A squad will take on the Connecticut Defenders...
Double-A All-Star Game ends in victory for local affiliates
With some help from eight All-Stars from the Mets and Yankees farm teams in Binghamton and Trenton, respectively, the Eastern League North All-Stars prevailed over the South squad, 5-3, in...
U.S. Olympic Team named, includes Altidore & Bradley
By BRIAN LEWISPeter Nowak named his 18-man Olympic roster for Beijing, and it included venerable Brian McBride as well as young bucks Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley, the...
Triple-A All-Star Game ends in bizarre fashion
The Triple-A All-Star Game (which pits the Pacific Coast League against the International League) went into the ninth inning with the IL holding a 2-0 lead. By the time the...
IMPRISONED EX-TYCO CHIEF'S DIVORCE FINALIZED
Jailed Tyco tycoon Dennis Kozlowski and his ex-waitress wife have reached a multi-million dollar divorce settlement, their lawyers said. Karen Kozlowski's lawyer Jason Marks confirmed the accord today, noting the...
Prospect Report for Wednesday, July 16
Outside of the Double-A and Triple-A All-Star Games (which I'll get into later on) here are the prospects who stood out yesterday for the Mets and Yankees. It's a short...
More rehab reports
Yesterday we saw two rehabbing players get action, as Angel Pagan went 2-for-2 for Brooklyn, while Humberto Sanchez tossed a scoreless inning for the Gulf Coast Yankees - his sixth...
Ramirez And Red Sox Feuding Again
Manny Ramirez and the Boston Red Sox are at it again.While at the All-Star Game in New York Ramirez complained to the Boston Herald that Boston's ownership did not respect...
ON DECK: METS AT REDS
There are advantages to being an all-star snub. Johan Santana will get the start tonight in Cincinnati (7:10, SNY, WFAN), while Reds' ace Edinson Volquez, who pitched one inning in...
Pitching set for Reds series
After several fits and starts by the Reds, the pitching matchups are now set for the four-game series in Cincinnati that starts tonight and marks the start of the second...
The best 'Dance' number on the show, ever
Courtney and Joshua have some sort of Frankenstein dance, but Joshua appears to connect more with the audience than with Courtney and her hair. Joshua is in his element and...
ISLANDERS FACE DEVILS IN OPENER, OCT. 10
The Islanders will open the NHL season on the road Friday, Oct. 10 at the New Jersey Devils before the home opener on Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. St. Louis. The...
Coverage in today's Post
The Mets will try to pick up where they left off at the All-Star break tonight when they open the second half in Cincinnati against the Reds. We also have...
LAWSUIT: ASHLEY DUPRE STOLE MY ID
Eliot Spitzer's bosomy, $4,300 a night hooker stole another woman's New Jersey drivers license to convince to "Girls Gone Wild" producers that she was old enough to be filmed frolicking...
Must see TV - celebrity edition
Ever wonder what the stars of your favorite TV shows watch at their homes? We did. And we asked. âI watch Cartoons. I am always watching Boomerang or Cartoon Network....
RANGERS OPEN IN PRAGUE OCT. 4
The Rangers will open the 2008-09 NHL season on Saturday, Oct. 4, taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. It marks the first time...
Recap: Searching for next 'Hot Tranny Mess'
Welcome back, friends. Where shall I begin? Itâs the final season of âProject Runwayâ on Bravo (a/k/a as we know it), and Iâm feeling a bit weepy and a bit...
Ashton's fashion strikes out
If Ashton Kutcher hopes to woo new Yorkers to watch his new primetime game show âOpportunity Knocks," he might want to bring back the trucker caps.The actor-producer-hubby to Demi Moore...
Sneak peak of 'Gong Show' talent
Totally tasteless. Horribly embarrassing. Filled with filthy mouthed morons. Don't you just love summer TV? It's the return of "The Gong Show" - smaller and worse than ever. And just...
MOSTLY COMPLETE LIST OF EMMY NOMINATIONS
A list of nominees follows:Outstanding Drama Series "Boston Legal" "Damages" "Dexter" "House" "Lost" "Mad Men"Outstanding Comedy Series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" "Entourage" "The Office" "30 Rock" "Two and a Half Men"...
OCD Archives: The Batman, Fighting Terrorists Since 1943
In "The Dark Knight,'' the character formerly known as Batman is suddenly referred to as "The Batman,'' which is actually what he was called when Bill Finger and Bob Kane...
TOO SERIOUS FOR SATIRE?
The New Yorker magazine nailed the cover right on the head ("Radical Joke on O & Wife," July 14). Touché! Larry Vincent Manhattan Finally, a magazine that is not afraid...
THE PRINCE & THE PAUPER: BLOOMY ON NYC POVERTY
The key concept in "The Mayor's Myth," (Editorial, July 15) is reality. Just because Mayor Bloomberg rides the subway to work, that does not provide him with a true picture...
WHAT 'BOMB IRAN' REALLY TAKES
MY greatest worry on Iran's nuclear threat to civilization isn't the military option. It's trying that option on the cheap. If there's any way to block Tehran's pursuit of nukes...
MULLAHS V. WORKERS
A YEAR ago last Saturday, Ali Khamenei ordered the abduction of trade-union leader Mansour Osanloo. In so doing, Iran's top ruling mullah hoped to kill in infancy the independent trade-union...
THE WAY TO BOX IN BARACK ON IRAQ
THE shadow of the Iraq War still hovers over the 2008 presidential race. In deed, though it's the issue that made Barack Obama (giving him his running room to Hillary...
CAN'T-DO AMERICA?
IN the last 20 years, we were lectured constantly about "postindustrial" America. Experts proclaimed that the United States had evolved into an "information society" of "high-tech jobs." The traditional sources...
MONSTERS' BALL
Five Lebanese terrorists - including one of the most notorious murderers in Israel's history - returned home as heroes yesterday after Hezbollah handed over the remains of two Israeli soldiers...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 097; Lucky Sum: 16 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 2863; Lucky Sum: 19 / Evening Nos. Wed: 802; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Win- 4 Wed.:...
JACKSON DROPPED 'N'-BOMB VS. BAM
WASHINGTON - In the same vulgar tirade in which he threatened to cut off Barack Obama's "nuts," Jesse Jackson also shockingly used the "n-word," it was reported yesterday. In a...
ORGY-NAL SIN IS FORGIVEN
The Catholic-school principal who was caught in a gay orgy and booted from his job found some forgiveness yesterday from the parents of the students he used to educate. "Things...
DEMS TELL HOMELESS: DON'T SPOIL OUR PARTY
WASHINGTON - The Democratic Party likes to boast that it's a big tent for all - except for the homeless at the upcoming national convention. A highly unusual effort is...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Staten Island Three assailants sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint during a home invasion in Port Richmond, authorities said yesterday. The unidentified men stormed into the residence on Park Avenue...
KNIFE TALE GAGS DINERS
The recent discovery of a large knife baked into a Queens man's Subway sandwich sparked shock, disgust and a little dark humor among the food chain's Manhattan customers, while a...
HOOK ROCKS IKEA BOAT
The ferry service offered by Brooklyn's new IKEA to and from lower Manhattan is so red hot that the Swedish home-furniture giant this week quietly began hand-stamping customers to ensure...
COLUMBIA DEAL AVOIDS EMINENT-DOMAIN PAIN
A $7 billion plan to build a new campus for Columbia University in West Harlem will include an agreement with state officials not to use eminent domain to seize residential...
'TIPSY' DETECTIVE BACK ON THE JOB
The hero off-duty detective punished for failing a mandatory sobriety test after firing his gun at an armed thug said yesterday he can't wait to "get back to the job...
CRASH CASH 'DOCTORED'
A doctor, a physical therapist and an acupuncturist were among 10 people busted for allegedly pretending to provide medical care to uninjured accident victims. The operators of a clinic at...
'KNIGHT' HAWKING IS HISTORIC
Gotham's under siege - by "Dark Knight" movie fans. With a record number of silver-screen junkies buying advance tickets to the latest Batman flick, analysts said yesterday it's shaping up...
TATUM'S DRUG MAN 'BOOTED'
Days after Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal got a wrist-slap for buying crack, the homeless panhandler who sold it to her ended a six-week jail sentence - only to be scooped...
PLANTING SUIT ON ROSE TATTOO DOC
A New Jersey doctor's bedside manner went too far when he lifted an unconscious patient's gown and put a removable tattoo below her waist, a lawsuit charges. Elizabeth Mateo, 36,...
GOONS STAB OFF-DUTY COP
Thugs stabbed an unarmed off-duty cop outside a Chelsea club yesterday when he asked them to stop hurling insults at his girlfriend and other women. Officer Jonathan Silvetti, 23, his...
BX. RATTLER BITES A POOCH
Here's a dog who bit off more than he could chew. Stone, a 4-year-old pit bull nosing through the bushes of a Bronx park, was bitten by a deadly diamondback...
CARMAKERS' HYBRID HELP FOR TAXICABS
Major automakers are jumping aboard the city's plan to make its yellow cabs green. Amid concerns there will not be enough hybrids available to meet the city's requirement that all...
RAIN OF TERROR
A nightmare from out of the blue struck a woman walking to work in Hell's Kitchen yesterday - when two bricks fell from a scaffold and bashed her in the...
'BOUNCING' BABY SAVED IN PLUNGE
A 1-year-old girl fell four stories from her Queens apartment last night - and miraculously survived when she bounced off two balls left in a backyard stairwell. Cindy Riveros tumbled...
LAWYER PAIR SLAIN
A husband-and-wife team of divorce lawyers was found shot to death in bed in their Brooklyn home yesterday. The naked bodies of Mark Schwartz, 50, and his 48-year-old wife, Christina-Maria...
ACS INSIDERS' $1M 'PHANTOM-TOT BILK'
Two top ACS officials were among four people charged yesterday in a million-dollar scheme to rip off the city's child- protection agency by funneling cash through fake adoptions of kids...
SI-BASHING POL A REAL BEACH BUM
The mayor of a two-bit Jersey beach town has been trash-talking Staten Island - kicking sand at helmet-haired, bar-brawling women, clueless blondes and loud-mouthed "guidos" who flock to the resort's...
KATZ OUT OF BAG AS FEDS PROBE CORZINE'S EX-GAL PAL
The former girlfriend of New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is under federal investigation for her union activities, The Post has learned. Armed with a subpoena, investigators from the Newark US...
$200 GUN BUYBACK
The NYPD and the Brooklyn DA are teaming up to offer $200 to anyone willing to surrender a working firearm at one of six Brooklyn churches this Saturday. "It's our...
BRUNO'S 95G PENSION BIG INCENTIVE TO QUIT
ALBANY - Even with the threat of a federal probe and a looming GOP electoral disaster, the decision by Joseph Bruno to resign his state Senate seat tomorrow may just...
DEUTSCHE FIRE SPURS MAJOR RULE OVERHAUL
The death of two firefighters in the former Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero led the city yesterday to issue sweeping new regulations to avert future tragedies at demolition sites....
DUFF HIRES SELF
Socialite Patricia Duff has a new lawyer in her latest tussle with billionaire Revlon boss Ron Perelman - herself. A Manhattan judge yesterday granted Duff's request to represent herself in...
PAYING THE PRICE
Dig deeper! Consumer prices in the New York area last month jumped 1 percent for the second consecutive month, marking the largest two-month boost in 26 years, officials revealed yesterday....
NY VOTERS LOVE MIKE - BUT THERE'S A LIMIT
New Yorkers continue to award top performance grades to Mayor Bloomberg, and he'd be the heavy favorite to win City Hall again next year - except that most voters don't...
ONE JUICY $TAKE
Merrill Lynch has proven it pays to have connections in the mayor's office. The embattled investment bank yesterday sold its 20 percent stake in Bloomberg LP for $4.5 billion to...
L&T BUYS NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Lord & Taylor is set to invade Canada. The New York-based department-store chain's owner has bought Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay in a deal that could boost the size of Lord...
SILVERMAN CHANNELING JACK WELCH
Don't blame Ben Silverman or Marc Graboff for NBC Universal's dismal financial performance this year - the co-chairmen of the company's broadcast network and television studio have increased profits by...
OIL'S WELL FOR MARTS
The economy's sudden timeout from its twin chokeholds of overpriced oil and crumbling stock values is giving Ben Bernanke a better hand to play to fight inflation. Crude oil prices...
JULIE'S 2ND ACT ON HOLD
Former Wal-Mart marketing exec Julie Roehm's bid to go Hollywood has hit a snag. CBS' "Jingles," the new Mark Burnett reality show about the ad business - reportedly set to...
UBS' ADS ARE OFF THE MARK
Swiss banking giant UBS believes it has enough capital to get it through the credit crunch, but investors need more convincing. In recent weeks, UBS has been airing a TV...
RETIREES TO GET NICE RAISE FROM SOARING INFLATION
IT'S not exactly like hitting the lottery or even getting a surprise visit from Publishers Clearing House. But Social Security recipients and other retirees are likely to get a huge...
AOL EYEING M'SOFT OR YAHOO! DEAL
With hostilities between Microsoft and Yahoo! at an all-time high, Time Warner boss Jeff Bewkes is desperately trying to dial up a deal to offload his ailing AOL business to...
RICH ARE DIFFERENT
Home values in the very rich enclaves like the Hamptons and Greenwich, Conn., are soaring in the double-digits, even as prices of less tony homes in those areas are crashing....
SHOW US THE MEDAL!
Det. Ivan Davison got his gun back yesterday, and his job. Guess The Post's front-page call for NYPD brass to "PIN A MEDAL ON HIM" got somebody's attention. Terrific. He...
PATERSON'S PRIORITY
New York's accidental governor has reeled in a whopping $3.3 million in campaign cash since May - with the big bucks coming from the capital city's usual suspects. Gov. Paterson's...
BOTCHING BASEBALL
Forget Barry Bonds - the entire game of baseball is about to go on steroids. OK, not literally. But the principle's much the same. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig...
'DAMAGE IS DONE' AS OUTRAGED CITY POLICE SING BLUES
FOR city cops - dedicated men and women on duty 24/7, 365 days a year - it was too little. And far too late. Yesterday, Detective Ivan Davison, who may...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. Indiana cop Tim Pochron had been on the job for only 30 minutes when he wrecked his squad car. In his defense,...
UP IN THE AIR: THE STORY OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
STORY SO FAR: Wilbur Wright has come to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to test his glider. He has spent the night on board the Curlicue, a weathered fishing...
THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE OF LOOOOOOVE
TRY these pickup lines on for size, and never be lonely again.If the prospect is from Spain, try: "I'm going to be honest. Your country's constitutional monarchy makes me want...
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
PAPA can't get a brand-new bag at Christie's, but James Brown fans might wake up in a cold sweat when they see the venerable auction house is making it funky...
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
GOOD news, horny New Yorkers! We're the No. 1 destination in the US for tourists from other countries, and you know what that means, right? Fresh international meat! "A lot...
ABC: ALL IZZIE FORGIVEN
DR. Izzie Stevens is not going to die. That's the official word from ABC. "She is absolutely staying with the show," entertainment president Steven McPherson said yesterday. "There is an...
NYC 'IDOL' TRYOUT DATES
FOX will hold auditions for "American Idol" Aug. 17-19 in East Rutherford, the network said yesterday. The tryout will be at the Izod Center in the Meadowlands. About 20,000 people...
'GONG' WILD
TOTALLY tasteless. Horribly embarrassing. Filled with filthy mouthed morons. Don't you just love summer TV? Well, I do. However, if you don't see the appeal in a fat escape artist...
CABLE TV BATTLE HITS CITY
CABLE TV competition officially arrived in New York City yesterday for the first time. The state Public Service Commission OK'd Verizon's plan to offer its FiOS high-speed internet and TV...
ALL-STAR GAME: ALL-NIGHT HIT
IF you play a close, dramatic All-Star game, they will watch - even if it's 15 innings long. Nearly 10 million viewers nationwide were still watching at 1:37 a.m. yesterday...
JAY MAY STRAY
LOS Angeles - Jimmy Kimmel at 11:35 PM? "It is absolutely a possibility," says ABC honcho Stephen McPherson. But not likely if ABC can sign Jay Leno after he leaves...
HAUTE LIST
PHOTO GALLERY: Haute List DO something nice for once - go shopping! The $450 entrance fee may seem steep, but savvy shoppers book well in advance each year to attend...
BILLY J. PUTS IT IN PLAY
NO MATTER how the rest of the season unfolds at Shea, the hit that will be remembered is last night's grand-slam concert home run by Billy Joel. PHOTO GALLERY: Billy...
'EAST' GOES SOUTH
DON Reed's autobiographical monologue is subtitled "True Tales of a Reluctant Player," but his performance is anything but. Relating a childhood with a Jehovah's Witness stepfather and a hard-living pimp...
GREAT DEPTH OF CHARACTERS
THE rags-to-riches theme of "Expatriate," Lenelle Moise's new play with music that opened last night at the Culture Project, is familiar stuff. Two black women seeking musical fame in Paris...
LIBS CAN'T LOOK AHEAD
This is what is commonly referred to as a trap game in football. The Liberty (11-9) host Washington tonight (7:30, MSG) in the Garden. So far, they have owned the...
BOSS SAYS FANS WERE ALL-STARS
George Steinbrenner has made two trips to Yankee Stadium this year, but The Boss hasn't forgotten how magical it can be. Tuesday night's 79th All-Star Game won by the AL,...
TALL ORDER
Joe Torre loathed any mention of numbers in regards to what the Yankees needed to do to win the AL East or catch the team in first place. Now, with...
RIVERA: NO ILL WILL TOWARD PAPELBON
In the end it was just Terry being Terry. That is the best explanation for the minor suspense AL manager Terry Francona created this week when he refused to publicly...
REYNA BIDS FAREWELL TO SOCCER
Growing up, long before he even showed up at St. Benedict's Prep, Claudio Reyna dreamed that soccer would get him into college. But taking him around the world and back...
RUTGERS BUILDING FOR THE BIG TIME
In blistering 92-degree heat yesterday, there were men at work at Rutgers Stadium. The were working on winning the 2008 Big East Conference championship. Rutgers never has won a Big...
PADRAIG BATTLING WRIST INJURY
SOUTHPORT, England - Defending British Open champion Padraig Harrington appears headed for an 11th-hour withdrawal from today's opening round. Harrington, who defeated Sergio Garcia in a playoff to win the...
POWER SERGE
SOUTHPORT, England - Sergio Garcia chooses to look at the glass as half full instead of half empty, and that mentality might be the formula that brings him his first...
BLAME HIS DALY ROUTINE
SOUTHPORT, England - John Daly was at it again yesterday. No, unfortunately not doing awe-inspiring things with his golf clubs, like driving the ball the length of the George Washington...
CAST A VOTE ON CURLIN'S FUTURE
After Curlin - who was on track to head to France for Oct. 5 Arc de Triomphe - finished second at 2-5 making his turf debut in Man o'War last...
SPORTS SHORTS
GRID: Papa gets NFL Network jobBob Papa, the radio play-by-play voice of the Giants for the past 13 seasons, will replace Bryant Gumbel as the announcer for the NFL Network's...
HONDO'S KEY SELECTION
Hondo, who extended his unbeaten streak in AL- Star games to 12 early yesterday morning, gave some back yesterday when Anthony Affrunti, the Post's Puny Pony Picker (if that darn...
TIME TO RETURN ALL-STAR GAME TO AN EXHIBITION
I WILL give the commissioner of baseball his due: He tried. He tried because he cares about the game he oversees more than any other commissioner of any other sport...
THE ICY CONFINES
CHICAGO - Frosty baseball games have long been a fixture at Wrigley Field, where a stiff wind off Lake Michigan can chill fans, players and managers alike. Now the Friendly...
ISLES, BERGENHEIM CUT 2-YEAR DEAL
The Islanders don't have a head coach and haven't added any major free agents, but GM Garth Snow is getting closer to filling up the team's roster. Yesterday, the Isles...
RANGERS INK DAWES FOR 587G
A restricted free agent without salary arbitration rights, Nigel Dawes had one way and one way only to cash in this summer, and that was by attracting an offer sheet....
BALKY BACK LEAVES STALLION SIDELINED
LAS VEGAS - The Italian Stallion already has broken down. Knick 6-foot-10 rookie Danilo Gallinari is expected to be shut down for the rest of the five-game Las Vegas summer...
ROBERSON, KNICKS IN STINKER
LAS VEGAS - Anthony Roberson wasn't drilling shots yesterday, his legs tired from the Las Vegas two-a-day practices. But it's the first time the Knick brass has seen him miss....
SO CLOSE TO FIRST, SO FAR FROM FINISH LINE
IT ALREADY feels as though the Mets have played a season and a half already, already feels as if they've been dead, buried, mourned over. And yet when the baseball...
METS REPORT CARD
There were injuries, losing streaks and a mangled managerial firing along the way, but the Mets now look like the NL East favorite they were expected to be coming out...
AMAZIN'S SET TO RE-ZOOM BATTLE
Rarely was a team less eager for the All-Star break to arrive than this year's Mets. Jerry Manuel can only hope the three-day rest for all but Billy Wagner and...
FRANK BELIEVES IN NEWEST NETS
The Nets introduced their two free-agent acquisitions yesterday but essentially, they introduced what their team will be. Eduardo Najera and Jarvis Hayes represent what the Nets hope to be about...
DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 3 1/2 Square feet: 3,316 -- This "classic Victorian" on East 24th Street owes much of its beauty to its original details, such as hand-carved angel moldings...
UPPER WEST SIDE
Here we have another one of those two-for-the-price-of-one deals - that is, two decently sized adjoining apartments for the price of one pretty spectacular apartment. Altogether, the listing price will...
EAST HILLS, LI
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Lot square feet: 7,200 -- This Cape home, located in the community park area, boasts new hardwood floors, a "beautifully updated" kitchen, central air-conditioning and a...
CARNEGIE HILL
Bedrooms: 0 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 525 Maintenance: $1,000 -- This roomy co-op on East 94th Street is technically a studio, but it's got a whole lot to offer -...
TRIBECA
You'll find this "Architectural Digest-quality" penthouse condo in the "famed" American Thread Building (once famous for making thread, it's now pretty much known for its luxurious condos). With a "gracious"...
BEEKMAN
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 1/2 Square feet: 950 Maintenance: $1,436 -- This "totally renovated" duplex co-op on East 50th Street features a landscaped private garden off the living room, plus...
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 775 Common charges: $806 -- You know a neighborhood is truly trendy when the name is shortened to a catchy portmanteau - so, welcome...
IRVINGTON, NY
This Italianate villa actually immigrated to Westchester from France in 1853, when the limestone used to build it crossed the Atlantic as ballast in ships before being transferred up the...
ROYAL TREATMENT
If you walk east along 42nd Street - past the hordes of Times Square tourists and the crush of Grand Central commuters - to Second Avenue, halfway down the block...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan BATTERY PARK CITY $1,165,000 1 River Terrace Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,088 square feet, with designer kitchen with teak cabinets and Sub-Zero, Miele, Thermador, Kohler and Bosch appliances, bamboo floors...
OLD COLLEGE TRY
While plenty of buyers are dipping their toes in the Flushing and College Point waterfront, the rest of College Point might be worth a look, too. In fact, this could...
WATER BABY
Muss Development might be billing its new Sky View Parc condos as "luxury residences," but there's nothing upscale at the moment about the 14-acre Flushing, Queens, site where the waterfront...
KITCHEN ENVY
Today is the last day to check out the kitchen of your dreams at Rockefeller Center. House Beautiful magazine's "Kitchen of the Year" will showcase this fully functional, 1,000-square-foot kitchen...
SAFETY FIRST
The sound of a car crunching down my gravel driveway wakes me up. It is 3 a.m. on a Thursday and I stumble to the window, tripping over my husband's...
HOLY HAMPTONS!
A former nunnery in the Hamptons is about to hit the market at a heavenly price. Sources say the owners of Villa Maria, a 15-acre estate in Water Mill, will...
MLS notes on SuperLiga and Brian McBride
By BRIAN LEWISPlenty of MLS housekeeping issues came out of Claudio Reynaâs retirement press conference this afternoon.Among the highlights were commissioner Don Garber saying he hopes not to have to...
Red Bull updates
By BRIAN LEWISWith all the soccer types that dropped by for Claudio Reynaâs retirement press conference, naturally there was a lot of news coming from Newark, both MLS-related and Red...
FEDS PROBE CORZINE EX CARLA KATZ
The former girlfriend of New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is under federal investigation for her union activities at the same time she's fighting to keep her job as the Garden...
RAIN OF TERROR
A nightmare from out of the blue struck a woman walking to work in Hell's Kitchen today- when two bricks fell from a scaffold and bashed her in the head....