March 25, 2009
Cutler
By Jay GreenbergIf Eli Manning, who had never thrown a pass in the NFL, has more than proven to be worth the No. 1, the No. 3 and the No....
ESPN 1050 gives Plaxico odds
The ESPN 1050 Radio Web site has an interesting post on the adjudication of cases in Manhattan similar to Plaxico Burress' weapons possesion charge.Andrew Marchand cites John Caher, a spokesman...
WEATHER CHANNEL CLOSE TO NAMING CEO
Unable to agree on any other candidates, the partners that own The Weather Channel are close to naming as its CEO a retired, former CNBC exec who's known for clashes...
FELINE MISFIRE
"Project Runway" hellion Kenley Collins admitted today that she threw a cat but not at her ex. The catty, batty fashion designer said that while she and former fiance Zak...
NEW ANNA NICOLE PROBE
Florida prosecutors launched a new probe of Anna Nicole Smith's death after California cops busted the tragic Playboy Playmate's alleged enablers, officials said today. Broward County prosecutors have been in...
MANUEL ISN'T WILD ABOUT OLLIE
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Oliver Perez's outing today alarmed his manager, not because he gave up six runs but because he walked six in 3 2/3 innings of the Mets'...
K-Rod, Putz back on mound
From the AP PORT ST. LUCIE -- Francisco Rodriguez and setup man J.J. Putz today saw their first game action since returning from the World Baseball Classic. Each tossed a...
Penn Goes From Milk to Larry and It Isn't Even April 1 Yet
The half-dead MGM, long Hollywood's studio of last resort, has finally confirmed the rumors and announced it's signed newly-minted Oscar winner Sean Penn to play Larry Fine (aka Finestein) in...
Former S.I. Yank headed to Charleston
Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte is expected to start the regular season with Single-A Charleston.He went 1-0 with 23 saves and an 0.83 ERA over 30 games in his first pro...
A-ROD WON'T BE BACK TO BREAK CAMP
TAMPA -- Brian Cashman today again said he doesn't expect injured third baseman Alex Rodriguez to rejoin the Yankees before they break spring training camp next Wednesday. Rodriguez, rehabbing in...
PETTITTE THROWS 83 PITCHES
TAMPA -- Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte threw 83 pitches over 5 1/3 innings in a minor league game today. Pettitte allowed five runs one earned and seven hits for Single-A...
SPOILER: 'GREY'S' DOC HITS 'ROCK BOTTOM'
Spoiler alert! It's a close call for someone on "Grey's Anatomy" Thursday night. A lethal secret is revealed when the Dr. Owen Hunt tries to strangle his love interest, Cristina...
Yankees mourn Blanchard
From the YankeesFormer Yankee Johnny Blanchard passed away this morning at the age of 76 in Minnesota.Blanchard made his major-league debut with the club in 1955 at the age of...
One Yankee not fan of A-Rod mag. cover
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAAt least one Yankees player isn't a big fan of Alex Rodriguez's latest magazine cover.A-Rod recently appeared on the cover of Details, which also included an, err, interesting...
'NIGHTLINE'S' SATAN FACE-OFF
Does Satan exist? That is what "Nightline" wants to know. What the hell is Dr. Deepak Chopra talking about? That is what we want to know. For the third installment...
EAST ELMHURST TEEN ARRESTED IN BROADCASTER'S MURDER
A 16-year-old East Elmhurst teen has been arrested on suspicion of murdering ABC Radio broadcaster George Weber in his Brooklyn apartment, police said Wednesday. John Katehis, 16, was arrested at...
RBNY notes: Sassano fit, Stammler not, Pacheco waiting, Cesar Zambrano trialing
Cesar Zambrano (L) is on trial the rest of the week Here are the latest notes from Red Bull practice:Ex-Rapids defender Cesar Zambrano _ no relation to ex-Metro coach Octavio...
EX-MAID: KOBE BRYANT'S WIFE MISTREATED ME
Kobe Bryant's maid is sick of taking crap from the NBA star's vile-tempered wife, and has sued the couple for emotional distress, according to court papers.Read the Complaint Here Family...
DEALS: Beau-Rivage Palace, 25% off
All this jawing about an Esperanto currency only nurples our dollar purpler, so the time to book anything overseas is now. Why, here's something: For stays April 4-19, Switzerland's landmark,...
Top Ten Reasons Dave Got Married
Dave Letterman already told you he is a married man. Now the "Late Show" host wants to tell you why. Watch the Top Ten Reasons Dave Got Married below, or...
CLINTON: US SHARES BLAME FOR DRUG WARS
MEXICO CITY -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that America's "insatiable" demand for illegal drugs and inability to stop weapons smuggling into Mexico are fueling an...
Report: Jets sign veteran CB Strickland
According to NJ.com, the Jets have reached an agreement with veteran free-agent cornerback Donald Strickland on a three-year deal.Strickland, who played the past three seasons with the 49ers, adds depth...
F-22 CRASHES NEAR EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Air Force says an F-22 fighter has crashed near Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of Southern California. Pentagon spokeswoman Lt....
Oscar Watch: 2010 Dates Announced
The endless Oscar season will stretch into the first week of March next year, the academy announced yesterday. As it did four years ago, the academy is moving the ceremony...
MTA APPROVES 'DOOMSDAY' PLAN FOR FARE HIKES, SERVICE CUTS
The financially distressed Metropolitan Transportation Authority is now free to carry out the massive service cuts and fare hikes it has talked about for months. None would be carried out...
Happy 500, Rachel Ray!
Rachael Ray got a surprise when she dropped by "Good Morning America" this morning to celebrate her 500th episode of "The Rachael Ray Show."
FLA. GIVING ANNA NICOLE SMITH CASE NEW LOOK
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Prosecutors in South Florida are taking a fresh look at evidence in the 2007 death of actress-model Anna Nicole Smith. Broward County prosecutors met recently with...
SISTER OF 'FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS' ACTRESS MISSING
LOS ANGELES - Police appealed to the public for help in finding the sister of TV actress Aasha Davis, saying the woman vanished six weeks ago after an argument with...
COUNTESS: I GAVE HUBBY 'BUSINESS ADVICE'
HARTFORD, Conn. - She wasn't just a trophy wife. A 36-year-old Swedish countess who is battling her multimillionaire ex-hubby for a $100 million divorce settlement claimed today that she helped...
Updated: Latest on Jay Cutler
The Denver Post reports "In what could be a significant development toward placating their contentious relationship," Josh McDaniels and Jay Cutler were to speak by phone Tuesday night.The paper says,...
RBNY's Albert Celades P-1 visit set for Friday; to be available for home opener
In desperate need of some good news on the player personnel front, the Red Bulls finally got some...and it came from Spain. Albert Celades has a meeting Friday at the...
Ryan's brother sticks with Mangini
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Eric Mangini denied that Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan wanted to leave the team after his brother Rex was named Jets head coach."That is so...
STATE PAID FOR DENTAL CLEANINGS FOR TOOTHLESS PEOPLE
ALBANY, N.Y. Auditors say the state Medicaid program may have overpaid $2.9 million for services like teeth cleaning for toothless patients. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says auditors found the state health...
PITTSBURGH PIRATES PROSPECT'S WIFE ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING
PLANT CITY, Fla. -- Top Pittsburgh Pirates minor league prospect Jose Tabata says he was "shocked" to find out his wife is accused of kidnapping a baby from a Florida...
RBNY's Kevin Goldthwaite sprains ankle
Red Bull defender Kevin Goldthwaite sprained his right ankle in practice this morning. He was driven off the field and left Montclair State in a walking boot. If he can't...
BUDGET CUTS THREATEN JEWISH, MUSLIM BURIAL RITUALS
Oy vey! Jewish and Muslim burial rituals are in danger if the state doesn't cough up more cash for the Medical Examiner's office, city officials warned today. "Respecting the religious...
AIG EXEC RESIGNS VIA OPINION PAGE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An American International Group Inc. executive who received a retention bonus worth more than $742,000 after taxes has resigned publicly in an Op-Ed column in The New...
OBAMA ENDORSES MURPHY FOR NY CONGRESSIONAL SEAT
ALBANY, N.Y. President Barack Obama on Wednesday publicly endorsed fellow Democrat Scott Murphy as the party works to capture a special election and solidify its hold on New York's 20th...
Who's Voting For The Woz?
Really? The top four?! Steve "The Woz" Wozniak did better than just survive last night's "Dancing With the Stars" results show - he was among the first four couples saved...
DATA IN BUFFALO CRASH DOESN'T SHOW ICING
WASHINGTON Federal safety investigators say the flight data recorder from last month's air crash near Buffalo, N.Y., doesn't reveal the plane had icing problems immediately before the crash. All 49...
ARROW FIRED INTO WHITESTONE HOUSE
A Whitestone family of five had a close call Tuesday night when a three-foot arrow was fired at their house. Eric Weinberger said he had finished putting out the trash...
'Monk' Reunion
Original "Monk" co- star Bitty Schram will return for an episode of the eighth and final season this summer in her memorable role as Monk's nurse/sidekick, Sharona Fleming. In the...
2 EX-BROADWAY PRODUCERS GUILTY OF ACCOUNTING FRAUD
Two co-founders of a Broadway theater company that produced hit shows such as "Ragtime" and "Show Boat" were convicted Wednesday of accounting fraud for overstating their business' finances by millions...
5 BUSTED IN $50M HAMPTONS MORTGAGE SCAM
Five suspects, including a former Long Island lawmaker, will be arraigned today on charges of grand larceny and scheme to defraud in connection with a $50 million mortgage fraud involving...
The Daily Whacks, Wednesday Edition
Every so often, it is a good reminder that for all of the well-scrubbed up-close-and-personal stories CBS will feed you during the final two weekends of March Madness, college basketball...
MICHAEL VICK OUT OF PRISON
RICHMOND, Va. Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has left a federal lockup in Kansas, apparently bound for Virginia for a bankruptcy hearing next week. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons Web...
US QUESTIONS GROWING CHINESE MILITARY POWER
WASHINGTON China is increasing its military power more rapidly and developing new "disruptive technologies" that are shifting the military balance in its region and possibly beyond, a new U.S. Defense...
What if the Jets don't get Cutler?
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAAs painful as it is, let's take a step back from the Jay Cutler speculation.It sounds as if the Cutler will remain on the Broncos roster at least...
'IDOL' CORNER: ALEXIS GRACE
Alexis Grace's elimination from "American Idol" last week changed the game by taking the favored singer out of the race to the Final Four. The Post caught up with the...
Grapefruit: Tigers at Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The lineup is in for the Mets' Grapefruit League contest here today against the Tigers, and it's finally a familiar one for Jerry Manuel. Now that...
DENISE RICHARDS BOOTED FROM 'DANCING WITH THE STARS'
She may be the girl next door, but Holly Madison's reality star status was what kept her in the competition on "Dancing With the Stars." Denise Richards earned extra points...
NBA Europe goes on without Knicks
By MARC BERMANWhen the Knicks were disinvited to Italy earlier this season, they were told it was the recession, that the promoter, EA SPORTS did not want to do the...
Box Office: The Bad, The Good and the Ugly Top First Three Months
Hollywood's about-to-end FQ 2009 is notable not only for defying the recession, but for the sheer unlikeliness of the top attractions. Who could have imagined six months ago the top...
DEALS: 40% off Marquis Los Cabos
How many Mexican resorts can make that claim these days? According to your good friend The Media, zero point zero. But they'd be wrong about at least one: the six-year-old,...
ARE YOU MAD AS HELL OVER MTA'S FARE HIKE?
Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg instructed NYC straphangers that they should voice their anger at the MTA's plans to raise fares. "I would suggest, when you see what's going to happen to...
MTA RAISES FARES TO $2.50 A RIDE
The cash-strapped MTA today raised a single bus and subway ride to a whopping $2.50 in a bid to close a $1.2 billion budget gap after Albany lawmakers failed to...
DVD Extra: Times, Scooped, Disses Warner DVD Initiative
I've been hearing from vintage movie fans who are over the moon about Warner's release of 150 long-awaited titles in its new DVD on demand program, Warner Archive. The website...
TEEN CONFESSES IN NEWSMAN SLAY
A 16-year-old Queens youth confessed early this morning to the grisly slaying of radio newsman George Weber, who was stabbed as many as 50 times in his Brooklyn apartment, The...
Figuring the roster
From JOEL SHERMAN This is the sense I get talking to Met people about their roster: Right now, the three obvious bench roles are Ramon Castro, Alex Cora and Fernando...
3 UP: WANG'S STATUS, CANO'S WALKS
1. Let's start today with a mea culpa. For the past two days, I have written that Chien-Ming Wang was a free agent after the 2010 season. That is incorrect...
3 UP: Wang, Cano and Met Roster
1. Let's start today with a mea culpa. For the past two days, I have written that Chien-Ming Wang was a free agent after the 2010 season. That is incorrect...
SEX TOO ROUGH FOR ME: TYCOON
She forced Swede love on him! The lurid countess-vs.-mogul smackdown unspooling in a Connecticut divorce court reached new lows yesterday, with the multimillionaire hubby insisting his much younger aristocrat wife...
LI'L JEN HIDING HOOD
Is that Jennifer Aniston or a hostage? Or maybe the undercover "Friends" star was just having the worst hair day ever as she was led out of a TriBeCa hotel...
LEAGUE'S TOURNAMENT SAFE ON THE JERSEY SHORE
Moments after winning his second consecutive Atlantic-10 championship March 14, Temple coach Fran Dunphy was asked about the league's decision to host its annual tournament in Atlantic City. "I think...
5 TEAMS IN SWEET 16
The three No. 1 seeds were only a start. The bruising, behemoth Big East has lived up to the hype as the beast of the NCAA tournament. The Big East...
BYE-BYE, BOSS!
Who said Friday the 13th brings bad luck? Long Island father Isabel Antonio Zelaya turned $3 into $26 million as the sole winner of the Mega Millions draw on March...
ORANGE GET READY FOR GRIFFIN
SYRACUSE -- Jonny Flynn and the Syracuse Orange are ready for another challenge, even if it might be the stiffest of the season. "It's going to be a tough matchup...
KILL BILL AIMED AT BULLET BUYERS
THERE are two bills in the works in New York and New Jersey that will have an effect on sportsmen. New legislation in New York would require anyone purchasing rifle...
END OF WORLD MEANS WRIGHT, ROLLINS ARE RIVALS AGAIN
PORT ST. LUCIE -- What happens at the WBC, stays at the WBC. That came through loud and clear to David Wright as he parted company with USA teammate and...
GARCIA REASSIGNED
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Freddy Garcia's bid to make the Mets' Opening Day roster is finished. After a spring in which Garcia was 0-3 with a 16.71 ERA, the Mets yesterday...
GALLINARI LEANING TOWARD SEASON-ENDING SURGERY
Rookie Danilo Gallinari confirmed he's leaning toward having season-ending back surgery, and everything the Knicks and the sixth overall pick said and did yesterday made the procedure seem a fait...
UNC'S LAWSON VOWS TO PLAY
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Ty Lawson is starting to feel better, just in time for North Carolina. The speedy point guard said his troublesome toe is still achy after returning...
RUTGERS WAS DONE VS. 1S
Fred Hill had to laugh at the thought. It's been bantered about the past few days, and every time it's brought to his attention, the Rutgers coach can't help but...
WRIGHT PUSHES VILLANOVA SENIORS FOR COMPLETE EFFORT
BOSTON -- With 27.5 seconds remaining in his team's most impressive win of the season, an 89-69 disemboweling of once-mighty UCLA, Villanova coach Jay Wright strolled toward the end of...
YAY, BOULEY!
THE tipsy bride fled her party downstairs and sashayed merrily through the dining room en route to an outdoor smoke. Everyone at the new Bouley giggled along with her. You...
BACON WHOOPEE!
BACON: It's not just for breakfast anymore. Everybody's favorite pork product has hit the dining room in a whole new array of delicious guises from sticky-sweet bar snacks to smoky...
QNS. ARROW SCARE
A mother and her young daughter sitting at the window of their Queens home got the scare of their life last night when a metal-tipped hunting arrow crashed into the...
BERNSTEINS' BATON PASS
The daughter of the late Leonard Bernstein is taking after her father. On Saturday, Jamie Bernstein will lead the Young People's Chorus of New York City in her new composition,...
ISRAEL'S DOVES & HAWKS UNITE
In a stunning surprise, Israel's main leftist party yesterday agreed to join hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu in a broad-based coalition government committed to peace with the Palestinians. Labor Party leader Ehud...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Bronx Police are asking for the public's help in finding the missing Melrose teen pictured above. Kerrily Figuero, 13, was last seen Monday at 5:30 p.m. at her apartment on...
MAYORAL CONTROL A WINNER IN POLL
A majority of city voters believe that the next mayor should continue to run the public schools, a poll has found. Big Apple voters favor mayoral control by 52 percent...
NJ BOAT IN ICY DOOM
A fishing boat sank in rough seas off New Jersey yesterday, leaving two dead, and four missing in the icy Atlantic as relatives gathered at the water's edge to pray...
ACT 2 FOR OLD-TIME THEATER
The Ridgewood Theatre the oldest continuously operating movie house in the nation until it closed a year ago will get an encore, its new owner said yesterday at a hearing...
REBELLIOUS OLD TENANT GETS BOOT
He survived six years in a Chinese labor camp, but was no match for the city's Housing Court. Joshua Hope, 89, lost his bid to stave off eviction from a...
CHILLING 'ALASKA' HEIST HITS SOHO
A thief smashed a window at a SoHo gallery that showcases the works of isolated Alaskan artists and snatched jewelry carved from walrus tusks, cops said yesterday. But staff at...
TRIAL LAWYERS' BOON
ALBANY Gov. Paterson wants to hand the state's powerful trial lawyers a huge cash bonanza by rolling back a two-decades-old reform law that capped legal fees from medical-malpractice awards, The...
OLDE 'APPLE' FARM
What a difference 161 years makes. This charming old farmhouse isn't in rural Vermont but on what is now the Upper West Side. And the rutted dirt path in front...
HIT MOM: AX KID'S LAWYER
The woman who hired a hit man to kill her estranged husband in front of their 4-year-old daughter wants a judge to fire the lawyer appointed to look after the...
THE CITY'S H2O-VERHAUL
The city's creaky water system has entered the 21st century with wireless technology that will eventually allow homeowners to monitor their consumption four times a day instead of four times...
GET MAD!
Straphangers must get "mad as hell" and call state lawmakers stalling on an MTA bailout to demand they prevent the crippling fare hikes and service cuts the agency will approve...
SPITZER PROBE TO EXPOSE ALL
A judge has rejected former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's attempt to keep his name out of documents related to the prostitution probe that forced him from office. Judge Jed Rakoff in...
WOMAN DIES IN B'KLYN FIRE
A woman died yesterday after her Brooklyn home erupted in flames following a gas explosion, the FDNY said. The blaze broke out at 2:46 p.m. at 1359 E. 55th St....
MIKE'S 'COLD' RETORT
Mayor Bloomberg brushed off a new poll yesterday that found some New Yorkers think he's stony and unfriendly, saying "I am what I am" and that there's nothing warm and...
RAPPER IN DA COURTHOUSE
A rapper sarcastically dismissed his Manhattan Criminal Court appearance as "my first event for today," before he embarked on a slew of promotional appearances to celebrate the launch of his...
KLEIN KICKS UFT IN THE CLASS
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday flunked the teachers union for its power grab to eliminate mayoral control of the schools and return to a divided and potentially dysfunctional educational system....
NUTTY WIFE'S CUFF LOVE
Some men would find a pair of handcuffs in the bedroom a turn-on but not this guy. A crazed shrew itching to reconcile with her estranged husband cuffed herself to...
BEATLE GAL'S BAD TRACK RECORD
Nancy Shevell showed she couldn't care less about being an MTA board member when she skipped a crucial fare-hike vote and darted off to London with her Beatle beau Paul...
CITY'S FUTURE 'SHOCK'
Even "The Jetsons" would be charged up about the futuristic, all-electric vehicle that's been cruising around Big Apple streets. Pedestrians in the Financial District, SoHo, TriBeCa and other areas this...
8,900 ARE TARGETED AFTER UNIONS NIX MAJOR GIVEBACKS
ALBANY Gov. Paterson yesterday announced dramatic plans to lay off 8,900 state workers after public-employee unions rejected his call for contract concessions to help close the budget gap he now...
QNS. POL EXTORTED CHARITY: FEDS
Embattled Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio shook down a Queens-based charity to hire his sham consulting business but demanded only $700 a month because he didn't want to look like a "gavone,"...
'CRAPS' FOR ATT'Y CHEAT
She gambled, and lost. A Queens lawyer who swindled clients to feed her gambling bug thought pleading guilty would get her less time in jail. But the judge said no...
MADOFF MOVE
A federal judge has given control of Bernard Madoff's London firm to the bankruptcy trustee handling liquidation of the swindler's US company. Trustee Irving Picard argued that giving him more...
NOBLE DAD 'COUNT'ED DAYS IN PRISON
The family of Countess Marie Douglas-David is no stranger to big, bad headlines. Her dad, Count Philip Douglas, 63 three years younger than her mogul husband was all over the...
GAME OVER FOR NETS' ATLANTIC YARDS: GEHRY
The renowned architect who designed Brooklyn's embattled Atlantic Yards project says he now believes it will never be built because of the economic downturn. In an interview with The Architect's...
JACKO IN 'ISLAM' THREAT: AUCTIONEER
He's nearly broke, but still Wacko. Heavies working for Michael Jackson allegedly threatened to sic the Nation of Islam on the operators of an LA auction house putting the contents...
DODD'S WIFE, TOO, HAD MONEY LINK TO AIG
Senate banking-committee Chairman Christopher Dodd who has received $280,000 in campaign contributions from AIG isn't the only person in his family to benefit from a relationship with the embattled insurance...
DOG-DISPUTE SHOOTER CAGED
A dispute over pit bulls, which escalated to a shooting, has come back to bite a Bronx man he was sentenced to 14 years behind bars yesterday. Acting Supreme Court...
KEY POL FLIPS ON UNIONS
WASHINGTON In a setback for organized labor, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter said yesterday he will oppose a bill that would make it easier for workers to unionize. Specter was the...
COLUMBIA TOPS NYU
Downtown schools are so last year. Columbia University has overtaken NYU as the most desirable city school among college applicants nationwide if cost and acceptance were not factors, according to...
ORIGINAL STADIUM IS GOING TO PIECE$
The old Yankee Stadium will be chopped up and sold to fans in little pieces as part of a $10 million-plus deal the team struck with the city, The Post...
BX. CHARTER GETS PUT ON PROBATION
The Charter Schools Committee of the SUNY Board of Trustees put a high-performing Bronx charter school on probation yesterday for not meeting state requirements for teacher certification. Although as many...
E. SIDE 'COP' IS A ROBBER
A Park Avenue resident was shoved against a building near his home and robbed by a mugger claiming to be a cop, police said yesterday. "He said, 'I'm a police...
EYE ON JULY 4 CROWN OPENING
The crown of the Statue of Liberty may reopen to visitors by July 4th, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said yesterday. "We will endeavor to do everything we can," Salazar said....
OBAMA: WE MUST LASSO WALL STREET
WASHINGTON President Obama last night touted his administration's proposal to seek broad new powers to regulate nonbank firms on Wall Street, such as insurance giant AIG. "It is precisely because...
OOPS, THE PENSIONS ARE TAXABLE
An accountant's query has led to a costly discovery that city workers who retired on supposedly tax-free disability pensions owed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal taxes. Most holders...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
I became a US senator . . . for this? Mike Johanns just replaced fellow Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel, who retired, and since space in the Russell Senate Office Building...
STARR REPORT
In the world of TV, a show's power is reflected in the rates a network can charge advertisers for a 30-second ad. It's interesting, then, to note how the once-...
MUCH MOVEMENT IN NEW DIRECTION
WILL the next Steven Spielberg please stand up? Now in its 38th year, the New Directors/New Films festival is a leading showcase for "emerging directors." Spielberg, Spike Lee, Pedro Almodóvar,...
STIMULUS PACKAGE
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski wasn't amused yesterday by Barbara Walters' on-air comment about a vibrator. But that's OK, Mika. Barbara forgives you for being disgusted with her. The vibrator kerfuffle started...
BORING PLAY MAKES A VERY BAD IMPRESSION
WE all know what a Broadway flop is supposed to look like: a spectacle of near-farcical vulgarity. Think of the Earth, Wind & Fire musical "Hot Feet" or Farrah Fawcett's...
'CSI' STAR GETS $14M FOR 2 YRS
LAURENCE Fishburne is pull ing down $14 million for "CSI" but that's for a two-year deal and 40 episodes, The Post has learned. A blog posting yesterday on deadline hollywooddaily.com...
THINK SHRINK
IF you've been going nuts waiting for your favorite shrink to return, take a deep breath and count to 10, because your wait is almost over. How do you feel...
LATE- NIGHT LOPEZ
GEORGE Lopez says he's not out to "reinvent" the talk show when he enters the highly competitive arena in November on TBS. "It's going to be different because I'm different,"...
D.L.'S FINAL CNN SHOW
THIS Saturday marks the final episode of "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News," CNN's noble experiment with injecting humor into the news. The comedian's weekly series started off with a bang...
DIRECTOR CALLS FOR ACTION
THIS column is always open to those who feel they or their shows have been unfairly maligned. Boy George, Mary-Louise Parker, George C. Wolfe, producers Elizabeth I. McCann and David...
AN 'AX' TO GRIND
AN "Ax Men" star has felled a foe. Police in North Plains, Ore. cited burly logger Levi Brown, who's appeared in two seasons of the History Channel series, after he...
NIK'S GOAL WAS RED-LIGHT SPECIAL
THE line separating eighth place from ninth is almost as thin as the difference in the Rangers the last months under Tom Renney from the way they showed up in...
OSI PREDICTS PROBATION, RETURN FOR PLAX
The Giants know what Osi Umenyiora can do for them on the field, which is why the knee surgery that cost him the entire 2008 season was such a jolt....
BRONCOS COMMIT TO CUTLER, UNLESS ...
Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said the team is committed to Jay Cutler as Denver's quarterback. Still, he says, no options including trades are being ruled out. McDaniels made his comments...
MAJORS OUGHTA EMBRACE NEW 'WORLD' VIEW
LOS ANGELES -- As Japanese fans left Dodger Stadium late Monday night, they sang "We Are the Champions." You don't hear that often in March at a baseball game, or...
NETS WARM UP FOR PLAYOFF RUN
While the NBA schedule makers were not kind to the Nets this week, the team's remaining schedule is exactly what it needs to make a playoff run. "The next game...
STREIT SENSES RIGHT MOVE
When the Islanders signed Mark Streit to a five-year contract, he never had played a full season as a defenseman in the NHL. With just a few weeks left in...
SPORTS SHORTS
CYCLING: Lance upbeat Lance Armstrong says racing in the Giro d'Italia in May is still "very doable" even though his broken collarbone is a bit more serious than first thought....
DEREK HURRIES BACK INTO LINEUP
TAMPA -- Derek Jeter could have waited until tomorrow to re-enter the Yankees' universe and nobody would have questioned his dedication. After all, Jeter played a World Baseball Classic semifinal...
CASHMAN: NO CAMERON DEAL ON TAP
TAMPA -- Brian Cashman squashed talk yesterday that the Yankees and Brewers were rekindling a deal for Mike Cameron. "Our center fielder is here in camp," Cashman said when asked...
RANGERS FIGHT WAY INTO 6TH-PLACE TIE
A team coached by Jacques Lemaire will suck the life out of an arena, if not the opposition. And that's exactly what the Wild was well on its way to...
SPARTANS UPEND NO. 1 SEED DUKE
Michigan State fans came to boo their former coach. They left cheering for the Spartans. Mia Johnson scored 17 points and Lauren Aitch had 15, lifting ninth-seeded Michigan State to...
YOUTUBE IS BLOCKED IN CHINA
YouTube, the video-sharing Web site owned by Google, said its service is being blocked in China, about a year after the country limited access to the site following protests in...
THRIFTY TO LAND IN UNIQUE SPOT
A company that sells used schmattas is getting a premier spot in the Fulton Mall area of Brooklyn. Second-hand store Unique Thrift Store has inked a deal to move into...
EXCHANGES LONG FOR A SHORT RULE
The nation's stock exchanges joined together yesterday to give Securities and Exchange Commission boss Mary Schapiro their ideas on how she should move forward with her plan to reinstate the...
MOODY'S MULLS AN 'A' FOR THRIFTY COMCAST
Last year, Chieftain Capital Management tried to oust Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, saying his leadership was a "Comcatastrophe." Now the hedge fund says that's all "water under the bridge." That's...
TIM AND BEN: DEPUTIZE US
Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke yesterday asked Congress to deputize them with more authority in order to prevent more blowups like AIG from wrecking the economy. Meanwhile, Bernanke said he...
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA: IT'S MASS TRANSIT FOR CONDé BIGS
WITH the hard times continu ing to hurt Condé Nast, a number of the magazine giant's most prominent editors and executives are shunning the chauffeur-driven Mercedes and taking the subway...
A FASHION WEDGIE
Quirky fashion designer Thom Browne whose men's suits are famous for their super-short "flood" pants is scrambling to keep his business from sinking underwater, The Post has learned. Having spent...
TREASURY'S PLAN TOXIC FOR MARTS
Citigroup and Bank of America retreated after the shares jumped more than 19 percent Monday on the Treasury's plan to purge toxic assets from banks. The Dow Jones industrial average...
NOMINEE FOR TARP IS OUT
A hedge-fund manager who was Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's choice to run the office overseeing the $700 billion bank bailout program withdrew his name from consideration. Frank Brosens, a founding...
TREASURY'S TERRIBLE TIM: DUMPING HIM'S A BONUS
THE ISSUE: Whether Treasury Secretary Geithner is suited to handle the economic crisis. *** When President Obama tells us that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is an outstanding public servant, it's...
O'S FOREIGN FAILURES
AMERICA'S enemies smell blood and it's type "O." All new administrations stumble a bit as they seek their footing. But President Obama's foreign-policy botches have set new records for instant...
AN EASY MARK
FOR a guy who prides himself as a master of the inside political game, Gov. Paterson has been an easy mark for lawmakers, who are bamboozling him into a budget...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Home sales US home prices fell 6.3 percent in January from a year earlier, according to the Fed eral Housing Finance Agency, as foreclosures dragged down values. Macy's perks Macy's...
DOUBLE-DIPPERS
As Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner orchestrated a plan to help the nation's largest banks purge themselves of toxic mortgage assets, Citigroup and Bank of America have been aggressively scooping up...
NOBEL LAUREATES TRASH PLAN FOR TOXIC ASSETS
Even the best and brightest brains in economics the Nobel laureates aren't unanimous on whether the Treasury's plan to rid banks of toxic assets will rescue the economy. Debate arose...
DRUG-LAW 'REFORM' = UNSAFE STREETS
NEW York City has come a long way since 1973. Crime has dropped by staggering proportions. Almost every neighborhood has become desirable some city blocks, parks and subway stations are...
RANDI'S EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Score one for the teachers union in its battle against kids: Though Bronx Prep Charter School students have chalked up terrific academic results, state officials nonetheless put the school on...
DADDY'S PRIDE AND JOY
It's bad enough that the most powerful man in Albany is a moonlighting knee capper for the New York tort bar. Now, it seems, the governor is looking to get...
Another bizarre Jose Tabata story
Things just continue to happen to Jose Tabata, the Yankees former top position prospect who was shipped to Pittsburgh in the Damaso Marte-Xavier Nady trade last summer.Read about it here....
OBAMA: MY BUDGET IS ESSENTIAL TO REVIVE ECONOMY
President Barack Obama claimed early progress Tuesday night in his aggressive campaign to lead the nation out of economic chaos and declared that despite obstacles ahead, "we're moving in the...