March 4, 2009
COLES GETS BIG DEAL FROM BENGALS
CINCINNATI - All the Cincinnati Bengals needed was one day to replace their top receiver. The Bengals agreed to a four-year deal with former Jets receiver Laveranues Coles on Wednesday,...
CHIMP ATTACK VICTIM MAY HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee two weeks ago lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids and may be blind and suffering brain damage, and...
LEONHARD LEFT MONEY ON TABLE TO REJOIN REX
Jim Leonhard had his heart set on following Rex Ryan to the Jets when a late, eye-popping offer intrigued him. "We were very close to having everything signed, sealed and...
BORUKHOVA TAKES STAND TO DENY MURDERING HER HUSBAND
A Queens prosecutor hammered away Wednesday at Dr. Mazoltuv Borukhova's testimony that she had no reason to have her orthodontist husband killed in front of their daughter in a Forest...
LEADING OFF, DAMON SPARKS YANKEES
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Johnny Damon isn't ready to give away his leadoff spot just yet. Not long after laughing off Alex Rodriguez's latest comments, Damon zipped around the bases on...
Postgame tidbits
VIERA, Fla. -- News and assorted notes from the Mets' 6-4 Grapefruit League loss here today to the Nationals: * The fifth-starter competition remains lackluster, and that's being kind. One...
QUEENS TAKES IT EASY ON SNOW DAY
A wall of white slammed into Queens and the rest of the city Sunday night and Monday morning, dumping as much as 10 inches of snow on the borough but...
QUEENS POLS SLAM PLAN FOR EAST RIVER BRIDGE TOLLS
More than 20 New York City elected officials have attacked state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's proposal to establish tolls on East River and Harlem River bridges in a last−minute rescue...
FLUSHING GAL'S GIFT A HIT WITH ROURKE
When Betina Wassermann sent an eâ'mail to Mickey Rourke's agent Paula Woods a few days before the Academy Awards, she said she did not think for a second that she...
CLOSINGS STRETCH QUEENS' HOSPITALS
After St. John's and Mary Immaculate hospitals closed down Monday, Borough President Helen Marshall said she would be keeping a close watch on the state of Queens' other medical centers...
Jim Leonhard transcript
Here is the transcript from Jim Leonhard's conference call today, courtesy of the New York Jets: Opening Statement...I'd like to thank everyone for having me. I am very proud to...
OFFICIALS: CITY HOMELESS NUMBERS DOWN 30 PERCENT
The number of homeless people on the city's streets has declined 30 percent from last year, New York City's Department of Homeless Services said Wednesday, citing revamped policies for the...
Floyd Sr. Trashes Roach, Pacman
Mayweather Sr. calls Freddie Roach "a joke" By GEORGE WILLISLeave it to Floyd Mayweather Sr. to get the promotion for the May 2 fight between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao...
Manuel predicts Johan in opener
VIERA, Fla. -- Despite the conservative schedule delivered by his pitching coach the day before, Jerry Manuel said this afternoon that he's confident Johan Santana will start Opening Day April...
Giants sign S Brown and TE Vickers
BY PAUL SCHWARTZThe visits keep resulting in signings for the Giants.They added yet another defensive player, this time reinforcing their thin safety position today by agreeing to terms on a...
Gen Art Lineup Set
Derick Martini's "Lymelife'' with Alec Baldwin, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Hennessy, Emma Roberts, Kieran Culkin, Rory Culkin and Timothy Hutton, which won the critics' prize at last fall's Toronto Film Festival,...
MARBURY SAYS HE'S NOT BITTER WITH KNICKS
Stephon Marbury got to play basketball in his hometown today, which is all he wanted to do from the start of this season. The Knicks wouldn't let him, but Marbury...
RANGERS TRADE FOR ANTROPOV, MORRIS
After initially shaking things up by firing Tom Renney and hiring John Tortorella as head coach last week, the Rangers acquired Toronto center Nik Antropov and Phoenix defenseman Derek Morris...
Carlos Johnson joins RBNY in Argentina
Costa Rican defender Carlos Johnson has already flown to Argentina to join the Red Bulls, the Post has learned. His agent had told the Post yesterday that he was in...
NETS WILL PLAY PRESEASON GAMES IN QUEENS, NEWARK
In a move to expand their fan base, the New Jersey Nets will play their preseason games next fall in Newark and at St. John's University in New York instead...
AVERY BACK AT RANGERS PRACTICE
The only trouble Sean Avery's mouth got him into on his first day back with the Rangers was in losing a bet to goalie Henrik Lundqvist. "Yeah, he owes me...
Pedro impresses in WBC exhibition
Pedro Martinez was impressive. He surrendered two runs in his first inning of work, but that was because a wind-blown pop fly dropped in the infield for a double for...
Milwaukee was a Must
By FRED KERBERRod Thorn has seen countless NBA games. Seen 'em, played in 'em, coached in 'em. So he knows a big one when he sees it.And Milwaukee was big."You...
ISLANDERS TRADE GUERIN TO PENGUINS
The Islanders finally pulled off a trade of Bill Guerin, shipping their captain to Pittsburgh in exchange for a conditional pick. The Isles will get Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick (which...
Crying Out Loud on 'The City'
Whitney Port didn't just come to New York for a glamorous job in fashion PR. Or a boy, for crying out loud. She's looking for someone she can trust. And...
MORGENTHAU DEFENDS SUCCESSOR PICK
In an apparent attempt to blunt criticisms that he'd betrayed his friend and closest colleague, retiring Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau defended his decision not to support his No. 2 man,...
Jets keep Feely; Coles to Cincy
APThe Jets have agreed to terms with kicker Jay Feely on a one-year deal, a person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press.Feely, who became the Jets' kicker last...
DEPUTY MAYOR TACKLES MUGGER IN MIDTOWN
One of Mayor Bloomberg's top aides knocked down a mugger in Midtown when he heard a woman screaming who had just been robbed, authorities said. Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler was...
DOMINICAN TEAM EXPECTS A-ROD TO RETURN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Yankees may not want Alex Rodriguez play in the World Baseball Classic, but his Dominican Republic team wants him back. The DR's GM, Stan Javier,...
'Bachelor' Producer Comes to Jason's Defense
"The Bachelor" and his new gal are laying low, following fans' outrage over Monday night's dump-and-dash scenario. In case you missed it: "Bachelor" Jason dumped fiance Melissa on national television...
SURVIVOR: NFLERS GAVE UP AFTER A FEW HOURS
TAMPA -- While the Coast Guard ended its search for two missing NFL players and a third man, the lone survivor said two of those lost at sea gave up...
Report: Ramirez signs with Dodgers
MLB.com is reporting that the Dodgers and Manny Ramirez have agreed in principle to a two-year, $45 million deal.The deal, which is pending a physical, was negotiated when Ramirez, his...
Stro To Suns
By FRED KERBERThe Suns just announced, as expected, that they've signed Stromile Swift. And he is expected to be in uniform tonight when they play Miami. At least the Nets...
WHERE'S PALIN'S $150G WARDROBE? RNC DOESN'T SAY
Where is Sarah Palin's wardrobe? That's the $150,000 question. The high-priced clothing the Republican National Committee bought for the Alaska governor's vice presidential run late last summer was donated to...
ROBIN WILLIAMS CANCELS 4 SHOWS
Robin Williams is canceling several performances in Florida of his one-man comedy show, "Weapons of Self-Destruction," after recently experiencing shortness of breath. The comedian says in a press release that...
Grapefruit: Mets at Nationals
VIERA, Fla. -- After throwing two scoreless innings against Team Italy last week, Mike Pelfrey is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut here today when the Mets take on...
DEMS 'RUSHED' GOP WITH LIMBAUGH PLOT
Call it "Operation: Big Mouth." Democratic strategists hatched a diabolical plot aimed at alienating the Republican Party from younger voters by painting popular right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh as the...
10 NJ COWORKERS WIN MEGA MILLIONS
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Ten co-workers at an insurance company in New Jersey say they're the winners of a $216 million Mega Millions jackpot. The group showed off the winning...
Johan's been through this before
Good news, Mets fans: Our Back Page Blog reveals that Johan Santana has had elbow-related spring training problems before, back when he was with the Twins, and it worked out...
OBAMA UNVEILS HOME LOAN BAILOUT PLAN
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that's designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that...
Santana's been through this before
20-6, 2.61, 265 Ks in 228 IP, Cy Young Award.Would you -- or the Mets -- take those numbers from Johan Santana this season?Where did we come up with them?...
Santana throws, holds out hope
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Johan Santana still hopes to be the Mets' Opening Day starter after throwing a 46-pitch bullpen session here this morning that could only be described as...
The Daily Whacks, Wednesday Edition
The first reaction from a lot of people regarding Alex Rodriguez's non-diss diss of Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon is, funny as it sounds, Alex-being-Alex. But once in a while...
CHECKING IN: Motel 6 Sexytime!
Seen the new Motel 6? You have now. That right up there is the new look of the classic motel chain. This new look was rolled out across 24 properties...
Is Zack Snyder the New Kubrick?
"Director Zack Snyder's cerebral, scintillating follow-up to '300' seems, to even a weary filmgoer's eye, as fresh and magnificent in sound and vision as '2001' must have seemed in 1968,...
The Mets' handling of Johan
From JOEL SHERMAN If you are a regular reader of Hardball (thank you), then you know that yesterday I recommended that the Mets not obsess on having Johan Santana start...
3 UP: A-ROD TOP 10 LIST
FROM JOEL SHERMAN1. Alex Rodriguez admitted on Monday that "he's really not good with words" and on Tuesday - as if to verify that statement - he mentioned how much...
SHOULD A-ROD PLAY IN WBC OR STAY WITH YANKEES?
Now that we know A-Rod has been battling hip tightness and has a cyst on his right hip, expect a battle of wills. The Yankees Universe spins around Alex Rodriguez....
3 UP: A-ROD, SANTANA AND MANNY
1. Alex Rodriguez admitted on Monday that "he's really not good with words" and on Tuesday - as if to verify that statement - he mentioned how much he would...
WHY 'LIE' WORKS
TRUTH be told, "Lie to Me" (tonight, 8 p.m.), is the first midseason show to strike a chord with a respectable audience, taunting viewers to pinpoint the lies people tell...
SHE KNEW
FANS of "The Bache lor" are virtually unanimous: this year's bachelor is a total jerk. It's just not cool to toy with their affections the way Jason Mesnick - the...
STARR REPORT
Moldy prime 'Chuck' Lost in all "The Bachelor" hoo-ha (see Page 69) was more bad news for NBC's limping prime-time schedule. Both "Chuck" (6.6 million) and former fan favorite "Heroes"...
OPRAH FINDS PUPPY LOVE
OPRAH Winfrey has adopted a new cocker spaniel puppy - to replace Sophie, her beloved 13-year-old spaniel who died last year. The puppy, a female, came from a local Chicago...
LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL DEBUT SET
NBC is launching its long talked-about 24-hour local news channel, called New York Nonstop, on Monday at 5 a.m. The channel - broadcasting on Ch. 161 for Time Warner Cable...
FALLON IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
IT'S always a risky proposition to judge a late-night talk show's premiere. That's because, with few exceptions (that's you, Chevy Chase), those opening-night jitters inevitably disappear. The host calms down,...
'HSM 4' SET
'HIGH School Musical 4" is in the works - and it's coming back to TV. The next version of the hit TV franchise will have an all-new cast and -...
'EXTREME' FORECLOSURE
THE 5,300-square-foot mini- mansion that "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" built for an Atlanta couple four years ago was set to be sold yesterday at a foreclosure auction. The couple lost...
ALEX NOT IN SAME CLASS AS CAPTAIN AMERICA
TAMPA - The trendy thing to do among skeptics, cynics and statistical analysts is to diminish who Derek Jeter is, what Jeter is, what he brings to the ballpark every...
LOOSE LIPS A-ROD HAS CYST ON HIP
JUPITER, Fla. - Chalk up yet another day when Alex Rodriguez rocked the Yankee Universe. Rodriguez first shook things up yesterday afternoon when he tried to compliment Jose Reyes, which...
DAMON DOWNPLAYS A-ROD JAB AT HIM, JETER
TAMPA - Johnny Damon attempted to toss ice on the latest Alex Rodriguez controversy that touched Derek Jeter and Damon. Informed of Rodriguez' wish for Jose Reyes to lead off...
CHIN MUSIC LIVENS UP DEREK'S DAY
TAMPA - The orders from Joe Girardi to all his pitchers were simple: Don't throw near Derek Jeter yesterday when Jeter wore a Team USA uniform at Steinbrenner Field. "The...
STRAWBERRY: I WOULD HAVE DONE STEROIDS
PORT ST. LUCIE - Darryl Strawberry admittedly tried just about every other drug in the 1980s. Would he have taken steroids, too? "Hell yeah, I would have used them!" thundered...
BEHIND SCHEDULE, JOHAN TO MISS OPENING DAY
PORT ST. LUCIE - Opening Day will be missing an ace for the Mets. In a move that continued the week-long intrigue about their star left-hander, Johan Santana was all...
GM FACING TOUGH CHOICE AFTER DEVILS WIN
TORONTO - It was one more piece of evidence that argues both ways in this special Devils' season, asking Lou Lamoriello to further beef them up today for the Cup...
AVERY ENDURED 'HARD-CORE' REHAB
Sean Avery followed a different path to the Ranger locker room this time, taking a road he had never before traveled. If there were teammates happy enough to see him...
RICHES ON D-LINE HAVE GIANTS IN 7TH HEAVEN
The numbers are both puzzling and enticing. The Giants have seven defensive linemen who GM Jerry Reese insists "can be starters for anybody." But they can't all be starters with...
LEONHARD LATEST EX-RAVEN TO REJOIN RYAN
Five days into the free-agent signing period the Jets have acquired three new starters on defense. That's what you call quick, aggressive work. Now the Jets hope it all works...
FREDDY UNSTEADY ... AGAIN
PORT ST. LUCIE - Freddy Garcia's hopes of winning the Mets' fifth-starter job are growing slimmer by the day. The veteran right-hander, in camp on a minor league contract, was...
CLOCK'S RUNNING OUT ON QUENTIN'S MINUTES
Knick coach Mike D'Antoni said yesterday that playing time could be "hard to come by" for Quentin Richardson. Actually, it looks more like impossible. Richardson didn't play Saturday in Miami,...
NETS BAG BUCKS WITH LATE RALLY
MILWAUKEE - Vince Carter kept shooting. When it came down to the end, he deferred. Jarvis Hayes hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer off a pass from Carter with 18 seconds left...
LINCOLN ROLLS INTO QUARTERS
Lance Stephenson scored 39 points in his final game on his home floor as top-seeded Lincoln advanced to Saturday's PSAL quarterfinals with a 101-72 win over No. 16 Thurgood Marshall....
RANGERS: NO HARD FEELINGS FOR AVERY
When Sean Avery returned to the Garden with Dallas on Oct. 20, Ranger backup goalie Steve Valiquette made it clear he thought the Blueshirts were better off without Avery, telling...
STORM MARCH TO UPSET
For the nation's elite, Georgetown being one of them, March has meant runs in the Big East and NCAA tournaments. But for St. John's, once an elite program, March has...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Report: Manny, Dodgers getting closer After multiple failed attempts, Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers agreed to general terms yesterday on a two-year, $45 million deal, ESPN reported, though obstacles...
METS EYE BOOST OF EARLY TICKETS SALE
The Mets are putting individual game tickets for April and May on sale ahead of the rest of the year in an effort to boost early-season attendance. Preparing for their...
IT'S D-DAY FOR GUERIN
In a season filled with losses, injuries and various other calamities, it should probably come as no surprise that the days before the trade deadline have also been a fiasco...
BEST JUST WALK AWAY
AT the Metropolitan Opera's opening per formance of "La Son nambula" Monday night, the most vigorous vocalism emerged from the wrong side of the footlights. Hundreds of the capacity audience...
FAITH IN HIS 'GUYS'
'Offered the splendiferous new staging 'Guys and Dolls' has been given, my heart sings, my soul roars and I feel tingly good all over. Baby, I'm a bell, and I'm...
DEVILISH ACTING IN HELLUVA PLAY
SAYING that Play wrights Horizons' lat est offering is like "The Golden Girls" with zingers about theology instead of geriatric sex is far from a dig: Watch just about any...
RUSSIAN TO JUDGMENT
STORIES don't come more American- specific than Reginald Rose's jury- room drama "12 Angry Men," a TV play that became a classic 1957 movie from debuting director Sidney Lumet and,...
CHEF SHUNS STUNTS
THERE might or might not be second acts in American lives - but Corton proves there can be second acts in the careers of great restaurateurs, and for great restaurant...
WATCH IT!
THEY'RE not X-Men. More like Y-Men - as in "Why bother?" In the smothering dark of a world growing darker - it's 1985 and nuclear Armageddon looms - the "Watchmen"...
IT'S A RED ZEPPELIN
GOOD wines, bad wines, you know you've had your share - which is where restaurateur Joe Bastianich comes in. The man behind hot spots like the Spotted Pig wants to...
SHE'S 'BETTOR' OFF
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - An arbitration panel has sided with a 78-year-old widow who's suing Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, claiming it cheated her out of a slots jackpot two years...
COFFEE SHOPS GRUB YOU THE WRONG WAY
STARBUCKS' new $3.95 breakfast "pairings," the chain's answer to Dunkin' Donuts' $3.99 sandwich and coffee combo, recall a classic Thelonious Monk title: "Well, You Needn't." You're better off with a...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan A thief swiped a $4,500 mink coat from a Chelsea nightclub, cops said. At 3:45 a.m. on Feb. 18, the owner of the Suzy Wong Lounge at West 27th...
IRAQ COMEBACK
It wasn't just troop levels that surged in Iraq - so have cellphones, Internet use and drinking water. Several indicators show the quality of life for the average Iraqi is...
THE BIGGEST LOSER
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson's job-approval rating has sunk lower than any New York governor's in the last 30 years, according to a poll released yesterday. The survey by Marist College...
GOV'S $48B PENSION FIX
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson's plans to scale back gold-plated public-employee pensions could save the state $48.5 billion over the next 30 years, according to analysis released yesterday. The figure includes...
ED. MAN OUT IN RACE FLAP
Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro yesterday forced out his appointee on an Education Department parent council for forwarding an e-mail containing racist jokes. Molinaro said he spoke yesterday morning...
OBAMA CONDEMNS ATTACK
WASHINGTON - President Obama said yesterday the United States was "deeply concerned" by an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, and the State Department called it a...
O'S DILEMMA: SCHOOLKIDS VS. HIS FELLOW DEMOCRATS
DICK DURBIN has a nasty surprise for two of Sasha and Malia Oba ma's new schoolmates. And it puts the president in an awkward position. The children are Sarah and...
GOV RUNS INTO FOTO FLAK
ALBANY - Picture perfect, he's not - and now Gov. Paterson is taking heat for posing in running shorts in his Manhattan office. The photo, for Runner's World magazine, led...
BID FOR SON IS SPERMINATED
A Manhattan sperm bank has been given permission to destroy a dead man's semen samples that his parents had been hoping to use to make a grandchild. Although the grandparents'...
$2B 'OVERCHARGE' SHOCK
Each New Yorker overpays $114 a year for electricity thanks to state policies that set the highest possible prices for power, according to data released yesterday by a state legislator....
BREW PLATE SPECIAL
Better latte than never. Clobbered by the recession, Starbucks yesterday began enticing its cash-strapped, caffeine-deprived customers back with a series of value meals - or as the staid chain prefers...
GOP: BAM COOKS THE BUDGET BOOKS
WASHINGTON - Republicans slammed President Obama for "cooking the books" in his new budget proposal, as the administration said this year's $1.75 trillion deficit was caused a by a crisis...
STATE SLAPS DR. DO-GOOD
The state is trying to shut down a New York City doctor's ambitious plan to treat uninsured patients for around $1,000 a year. Dr. John Muney offers his patients everything...
U2 CAN BE A NYER
U2 has found what it's looking for - a street in Midtown. Mayor Bloomberg yesterday renamed a block of West 53rd Street after the legendary Irish rockers, who are spending...
PAL WILL FLIP AGAINST BROOKLYN 'HATE SLAYERS'
A third person with the men who allegedly killed an Ecuadorian immigrant they believed was gay will testify against the pair, sources said yesterday. The man, whose name is being...
'BAT' MEN IN BLOW TO WIND POWER
This is just batty! President Obama's energy-independence plan to develop pollution-free wind power to replace dirty coal and oil is running into opposition from an unlikely source: bats. Wind-energy programs...
WTC LADY TELLS JURY OF '93 HORROR
A woman caught in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing said yesterday she had laid down to die before firefighters emerged through the darkness and smoke to drag her to...
PAKISTANI SPORT MASSACRE
LAHORE, Pakistan - Heavily armed terrorists, some traveling in rickshaws, ambushed Sri Lanka's national cricket team yesterday as it arrived for a match, killing six police guards and wounding seven...
007 COLLATERAL DAMAGES
Loved ones of a dead Swiss man want to haul Sean Connery to court, and recover millions of dollars that the 007 star allegedly made in a shady loan deal....
O GOES FOR 'SPEND' LOGO
WASHINGTON - The most iconic presidential campaign in modern his tory has unveiled a new logo to put its stamp on President Obama's new spending spree aimed at jump- starting...
WAFFLE-IRON-WILLED DRIVER HAS BATTERED TRUCK
Breakfast had a breakdown. The 1968 Chevy truck better known as the city's favorite mobile waffle iron may be headed for the scrap heap. The clutch stopped working months ago,...
POLS HAGGLING ON RIVER TOLLS
A final decision on East and Harlem river tolls could be delayed until Albany politicians come to agreement on a new budget, a process that could take months, sources told...
TRAGIC LAST WAVE
The missing NFL players who set sail on Florida's Gulf Coast tried to pull their anchor out of the water when a strong wave flipped their boat, officials said yesterday....
JUDGE GAGS EX-MET WIFE
It could be one, two, three strikes yer out for Art Shamsky's Amazin'-ly angry ex-wife. A Manhattan judge yesterday slapped a gag order on Kim Shamsky, and warned she could...
NEW CHARGE IN MORTGAGE PLOT
The alleged mastermind in a $10 million mortgage scam - in which convicts and jobless people were recruited from halfway houses as straw property buyers - has been charged in...
GAMBINO 'HIT MAN' QUIT THE BIZ: PALS
An accused Gambino hit man grew so disgusted with the Mafia after the feds jailed "Dapper Don" John Gotti that he retired from his life of crime, his pals testified...
'HUBBY SLAY' DOC TELLS OF VICTIM'S FINAL MOMENTS
The Queens doctor accused of hiring a hit man to rub out her dentist-husband graphically described his death to a jury yesterday, saying he twitched in pain as he bled...
PORN STAR GETS NOVEL COURT WIN
X-rated actress Heather Hunter did not rip off a smut writer who ghosted a novel about "shimmying up the pole of success in the porn profession," a judge ruled yesterday....
RABBI GRILLS WEEPING DAUGHTER AT HIS SEX TRIAL
A Hasidic rabbi who is representing himself on charges he repeatedly molested his daughter when she was a child angrily cross-examined the young woman yesterday. The alleged victim, now 27,...
22G SCHOOL THEFT
The private Corlears School in Chelsea was robbed of more than $22,000 in items to be auctioned to raise money for scholarships for disadvantaged kids, cops said yesterday. The loot...
THE RAT IN THE HAT
We just bet he had a great New Year. That's slimy Bernie Madoff with his trademark smirk - and a silly little hat - as he celebrates New Year's Eve...
PARTNER TURNS ON ACCUSED 'RAPE' COP
An NYPD cop yesterday admitted to investigators that his partner raped a drunken woman - and that he himself stood by after they escorted the defenseless victim into her East...
NYPD CIVILIAN WORKER BUSTED IN MASS COP-ID THEFT
A civilian official of the NYPD's pension fund has been charged with taking computer data that could be used to steal the identities of 80,000 current and retired cops, sources...
'JUDAS' MORGY BACKS CY OVER AIDE
Retiring Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau will support trial lawyer and family friend Cyrus Vance Jr. as his successor, sources revealed yesterday - incurring the wrath of his top deputy....
'MUG' DUO CAUGHT IN 'DRAG'NET
A thugged-out pack of transvestite teens has been targeting women walking into a star-studded West Village building, snatching their purses and using stolen credit cards to buy wigs and women's...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Loving, helpful children they were not. Two Connecticut teens allegedly beat their dad with a shovel after he asked them to clear the snow from the driveway. Stamford police said...
O'S MIDEAST LEADERSHIP VACUUM
IN setting a date for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq the other day, President Obama said, "Every nation and every group must know, whether you wish America good...
O'S CAMPAIGN PROMISES: BOTCHED BY BUDGET WOES
THE ISSUE: The $3.6 trillion federal budget proposed last week by President Obama. *** Great leadership and great ideas lead to great solutions; President Obama and the Democrats have offered...
A GRIM PORTENT
NEW York's possible future was depressingly on dis play Sunday night at the entrance to the uptown A/C/E platforms at Penn Station. At quarter of 11, the Amtrak train from...
DEMAGOGUES RISING
ECONOMIC hope produced the American Revolution. Economic hopelessness delivered the French Revolution. Demagogues, not democrats, will hallmark the worsening economic crisis. The potential for political turmoil is vast. Among the...
APPLE UNVEILS NEW MAC PCS
Apple Inc., the maker of Macintosh computers and the iPhone, updated its desktop models for consumers, packing in better graphics and more memory and lowering prices on some models. The...
BEN: I'M FED UP,TOO
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke showed a rare display of emotion yesterday as he faced a rough round of questioning from agitated lawmakers, saying that he, too, was angry about...
GENERAL GROWTH RECEIVES MALL BIDS
General Growth Properties, the mall owner at risk of bankruptcy, received offers of almost $400 million for properties including Boston's Faneuil Hall and New York's South Street Seaport, according to...
PENDING HOME SALES SINK
The number of homebuyers who agreed to purchase an existing home sank to a new low in January as economic woes turned them away from the staggering housing market, the...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Buffett cuts Warren Buffett's Berk shire Hathaway, which recorded its worst finan cial results ever in 2008, will cut manufacturing jobs and close facilities as the recession deepens. Berkshire shares...
BLOCKBUSTER GETS ADVICE ON CAPITAL
With more than $300 million of debt maturing in less than six months, video rental chain Blockbuster yesterday retained the law firm Kirkland & Ellis to advise on financing and...
GRIFFIN'S FUNDS, PHOENIX-LIKE, SHOW GAINS
After being left for dead last year, Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group is rising from the ashes. Griffin's flagship hedge funds Kensington and Wellington, which maintain about $10 billion in...
VIRGIN SUITORS FOR UNION SQ.
RELATED Cos. is negotiating with several tenants at One Union Square South for the Virgin Megastore space, sources said. The chain, which was purchased by Related and Vornado Realty Trust...
IMMELT TAKES BLAME FOR GE'S 'TARNISHED' IMAGE
General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt, two weeks after turning down $11.7 million in bonus pay, took responsibility for eroded investor trust and said he will work to restore...
ACKMAN'S WAY OFF 'TARGET'
When it comes to his investment in Target, billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman has been way off the mark. Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management suffered another round of...
AUTO SALES AT 27-YR. LOW FOR CRASH-TEST DUMMIES
Generous $3,000 rebates and cheap loans weren't enough to lure shoppers into car showrooms last month, as the deepening recession cut auto sales, which sank to their lowest level in...
OGILVY'S ADVERSE ADVERTS
Ad agency Ogilvy & Mather is setting up a new consulting practice to sell its expertise for marketing in down times, as the recession-battered ad world steps up its efforts...
OBAMA: BARGAINS ARE OUT THERE
President Barack Obama said falling share prices may mean bargains for investors with a "long-term perspective." Obama, who is seeking to boost public confidence in his strategy to pull the...
CHAPTER 11 CONDENSED
READER'S Digest Association has hired lawyers to explore a possible pre-packaged bankruptcy filing, signalling the company led by CEO Mary Berner may need more than a Hail Mary pass. The...
THE MARKETS' MESSAGE FOR THE PREZ
SO the stock market drops over 25 percent since Election Day, almost 20 percent since Inauguration Day - and President Obama tells the American people at his press conference yesterday...
THE WORLD'S BEST DEAL
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is making the rounds in Washington, hawking his "global New Deal" to spur worldwide economic recovery. Yesterday at the White House, President Obama seemed receptive...
MALCOLM'S MUDDLE
No one forced Malcolm Smith to be come state Senate majority leader - but now that he is the leader, he should begin, you know, leading. As opposed to standing...
JUST SAY MO
Everything he is, everything he has become, and everything Mariano Rivera has ever wanted to be is summarized by the words he inscribes in each of his baseball gloves, stitched...
A GIRL NAMED CHITA
TONY-WINNER Chita Rivera, the living legend walking among us, sat back at the Palace Theater taking in previews of the eagerly awaited revival of the equally legendary play, "West Side...
HARDCORE PAWN
Call it the one stop shop for the broke and hungry - a bodega that doubles as a pawn shop. This Spanish-Harlem spot may be the only one of its...
CUTTING EDGE
When women first recognize stylist Brandon Martinez they usually say, "You're the bad boy from 'Blowout,'" referring not only to the Bravo reality series that made the LA hairstylist famous...
RED ALERT
Intimidated by red lipstick? Join the club. I asked a group of opinionated Latinas if they ever leave the house with a crimson mouth and they were scandalized by the...
LATIN OUT LOUD
ART Che la vie What if Che Guevara had met Marilyn Monroe? The handsome Argentine, who was only two years older than the blond bombshell, may have swept her off...
Raising the Stakes: '24' a One-Man Show
After a handful of disappointing seasons, Day 7 has reclaimed "24" its title as one of the most exciting shows on TV. But Monday's episode - as nail-biting and thrilling...
Talk Show Guests: Rob Lowe
Here's to hoping Jimmy Kimmel presses Rob Lowe on why "Brothers & Sisters" failed to follow through on their promotional promise of a Walker death when the star visits "Live"...
Lito Sheppard transcript
Here is the transcript from Lito Shepperd's conference call today, courtesy of the New York Jets: On how he feels about being in New York...It is great. It gives me...