May 15, 2009
Redding joins rotation Monday
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Redding will come off the DL for the first time all season this weekend in time to make a start Monday night in Los Angeles against...
MAN CHARGED AFTER HORRIFYING HARTFORD HIT-AND-RUN
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A Hartford man was charged with manslaughter Friday in a hit-and-run accident last year that sparked outrage and a debate about the capital city's morality after a...
METS RUNNING FOR IT
SAN FRANCISCO -- They're not exactly the Go-Go Mets just yet, but they're getting there. Fresh off a team-record seven steals here Thursday night in a 7-4 win over the...
Clueless
I don't have the faintest idea what some of my favorite experiences at the theater were about. To name just some recent ones: Romeo Castellucci's "Tragedia Endogonidia" in Montclair? No...
ROAD RAGE LEADS TO LONG ISLAND DEATH
A Long Island road rage incident turned fatal today when a profanity-screaming driver pounded on another car until the second driver panicked and fatally drove over the first motorist. Witnesses...
Game 35: Mets at Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- The first-place Mets look to make it two in a row and 10 out of 12 here tonight when Livan Hernandez squares off against Giants ace Tim...
SLAIN WOMAN'S AOL CHAT FRIEND ARRAIGNED IN HER DEATH
Prosecutors say a man suspected of ambushing and stabbing a woman he met online has been charged with second-degree murder in her death. Raymond Dennis pleaded not guilty on Friday...
NYPD DIVERS PULL STOLEN ATMS FROM STREAM
New York City police fished four ATMs from a stream near the Flushing Meadows tennis center and are looking into whether the thefts are linked to a pattern. Police say...
FOUR MORE QUEENS SCHOOLS CLOSED AMID POSSIBLE FLU OUTBREAK
A Jamaica school administrator was fighting for his life Friday after being infected by the swine flu as the city tried to determine what started an outbreak at his campus...
'Gossip Girl' Graduates
Throw those headbands in the air Upper East Siders, the "Gossip Girls" and boys have graduated high school.Blair, Serena, Chuck, Dan, Nate and Vanessa are embarking on the next chapter...
Box Office: How High Will 'Angels' Soar?
"Angels & Demons,'' Ron Howard's sequel to "The Da Vinci Code,'' doesn't seem to be creating the controversy or excitement of its predecessor, which opened to $77 million. Gitesh Pandya...
Bundesliga: Still A 'Klose' Race for Bayern
Defending Bundesliga champs Bayern Munich will welcome back striker Miroslav Klose back from injury as they prepare for the last two matches of a thrilling Bundesliga title race.Bayern, who currently...
WIFE OF LONG ISLAND CITY'S 1-800-MATTRESS FOUNDER KILLED IN L.I. HOME
The wife of the founder of Long Island City's 1-800-Mattress was found murdered in her Long Island home last week and her son is suspected of the crime, Nassau County...
NOTHING BUT NET: RATNER WINS A BIG ONE!
Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner won an important court victory against nine property owners inside the project's footprint who had argued that the state Constitution bars the use of eminent...
EPL: United Can Celebrate Title At Home Saturday
By the time you wake up Saturday morning, Manchester United may have already been crowned EPL champs.United, led by goalscoring sensation Cristiano Ronaldo, needs only a point to match Liverpool's...
BLOOMBERG HAS SPENT $19M ON CAMPAIGN
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has blown through a record $18.6 million of his own cash on his campaign for a third term, nearly double what he had spent by this point...
PANETTA: CIA WAS TRUTHFUL IN TORTURE BRIEFINGS
WASHINGTON -- The head of the CIA defended the agency Friday against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's charge that she was misled in 2002 about the use of waterboarding but said...
Whoo hoo! Mass Effect 2 stuff
We may not be at E3 this year (or any year), but that's not going to stop us from talking about stuff that gets announced there.In the meantime, check out...
GM TO CUT 1,100 U.S. DEALERSHIPS
NEW YORK --- A day after Chrysler LLC said it was cutting 800 dealerships, General Motors Corp. on Friday told about 1,100 of its U.S. dealers their franchises will be...
Helen Mirren hits New York as Phedre
OK, we may have to wait for the flesh-and-blood version, but in the meantime, there will be a telecast live from England. Inspired perhaps by the Metropolitan Opera's success, the...
NYPD TRAFFIC STOP NETS CARTONS OF UNTAXED SMOKES
New York City Police have discovered a truckload of untaxed cigarettes after pulling over the driver for a traffic violation. The U-Haul truck had a covered license plate, and officers...
We bid you good day!
If you enjoy the thrill of the real estate auction but just can't get motivated to get off the couch (and who among us can't sympathize?), you're in luck.This weekend,...
Ripken wants answers from A-Rod
Sounds like Alex Rodriguez will have to explain his use of performance enhancers to -- Cal Ripken Jr.The Palm Beach Post reports that Ripken wants an answer from his friend...
JUDGE: PARENTS MUST TREAT SON WITH CONVENTIONAL CANCER MEDICINE
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota judge has ruled that a 13-year-old cancer patient whose parents want to treat him with "alternative medicine" must seek conventional medical treatment for their son. In...
Agent: Two teams want Plaxico
Agent Drew Rosenhaus used his Twitter page to announce that two teams are "very serious" about signing former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress. Rosenhaus writes, "Ran wind sprints with Plaxico Burress....
BUFFALO FLIGHT CO-PILOT'S FAMILY DEFENDS HER
The co-pilot of the Newark-Buffalo flight that fatally crashed in fireball on Feb. 12 was perfectly qualified to be in the cockpit, her mother and husband said today in response...
LeBron to the Knicks in 2010
1. LeBron James to the Knicks in 20102. Billy Wagner is the closer for the Nationals next year, trying to save games against the Mets3. Plaxico Burress ultimately ends up...
Brittany Lincicome is No Jersey Girl
By BRIAN LEWISBrittany Lincicome has played some pretty good golf in her last two trips to New Jersey, winning the Hamilton Farm at Gladstone and shooting an 8-under 64 in...
HUBBLE GETS REFURBISHED GYROSCOPE AFTER NEW ONE WON'T FIT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Spacewalking astronauts had to put a refurbished pair of gyroscopes into the Hubble Space Telescope after a brand new set refused to go in Friday, but...
WILDCAT ACADEMY BANKS ON BANKNOTE
Twelve more years. John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy opened at the BankNote in 1997. The second-chance charter for high school dropouts recently inked a deal with BankNote developer Taconic Investment....
WR Branch on the block
The National Football Post reports that Seahawks wide receiver Deion Branch may be available via trade and writer Michael Lombardi suggests a deal for unhappy Jets RB Thomas Jones.Branch, 30...
Report: Gholston impressing
NJ.com reports that Vernon Gholston has impressed new defensive coordinator MIke Pettine during these organized team activites."I think Vernon is having a real good offseason,'' Pettine told reporter Dave Hutchinson...
Devils' Sutter unsure of return
NJ.com is reporting that Devils coach Brent Sutter will make a decision on his return to the team "at a later date."Sutter is home in Alberta contemplating his future.Writer Rich...
Report: Manny's odd test results
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Manny Ramirez's MLB-administered urine test "was flagged for having an unusually elevated synthetic testosterone level, more than four times that of the average...
MAN RECLAIMS HOME
A 64-year-old congenitally retarded adult who sold his house to a relative of his next-door neighbor for $10 is back home, thanks to his lawyer and guardian. Anthony Oliva, who...
Report: Favre saw Dr. Andrews
ESPN is reporting that "Brett Favre consulted renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews regarding options for healing the partially torn biceps tendon in his throwing shoulder this week, according to...
Coverage in The Post
SAN FRANCISCO -- It's tough to accuse the Mets of lacking heart after their gut check of a 7-4 win here Thursday night that came despite the absence of three...
WHEELS FLY OFF BUFFALO-BOUND PLANE
Talk about a wheely frightening experience. A terrifying moment was caught on video by a Canadian man as a Continental Airlines flight lost one of its right wheels just after...
CITY ISLAND CALLS ON MAYOR: SAVE LADDER 53
Standing at the foot of the City Island Bridge amid heavy traffic streaming to more than 30 restaurants on Mother's Day â" Sunday, May 10 â" City Islanders called on...
LOOK BOTH WAYS
The battle for St. Theresa Avenue is hardly over. Last year, Pelham Bay residents, St. Theresa School parents and St. Theresa Church parishioners asked the city's Department of Transportation for...
BX14, BX8 BUS LINES AVOID CUTS
Cuts to NYC bus lines that would have left residents stranded will not come to pass under a deal worked out by the MTA and the governor. As a result,...
SWINE FLU CASES SHUT DOWN 3 MORE SCHOOLS
The city has decided to close three more city schools today due to the outbreak of swine fever, while an assistant principal who was infected with the virus is clinging...
Serie A: Inter Pins Title Hopes on Udinese
Inter Milan's top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return for Sunday's possible Serie A title clincher at Siena after serving a one-game ban, team officials said on Thursday night."We've been working...
The Daily Whacks, Friday Edition
There comes a time when you simply have to wonder about balance, about comparing the good with the bad and seeing which is which and which outweighs which. That's where...
Liga: Barcelona Closes in on Title
Barcelona could be crowned Liga champions without even kicking a ball on Saturday if second-place Real Madrid fails to beat Villarreal on the road.The Champions League finalists, who routed Athletic...
OBAMA APPOINTS NYC HEALTH COMMISH TO HEAD CDC
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday appointed New York City's crusading health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease-detective agency that...
PUPPY PROTECTS INJURED MOM ON BRONX EXPRESSWAY
Traffic came to a halt on a Bronx expressway yesterday after a dog was hit by a car and police tried to rescue it. But the daughter of the injured...
CITY SWINE SURGE SHUTS 3 SCHOOLS
The city abruptly shuttered three public schools in Queens late yesterday after an explosion of new swine-flu cases. They include a critically ill assistant principal on a ventilator, the most...
Maine is 'The Man'
From JOEL SHERMAN John Maine did not earn a win Thursday night, but his effort was certainly a winning one. He had nothing early against the Giants. His fastball had...
3 UP: CC PLAYS THE ACE
1. CC Sabathia's past two outings have been ultra-valuable, not only because he won, but how he won. The Yankee offense is not whole and their set-up core is essentially...
3 UP: SABATHIA, CANO AND MAINE
1. CC Sabathia's past two outings have been ultra-valuable, not only because he won, but how he won. The Yankee offense is not whole and their set-up core is essentially...
Aunt Rose Lauria (1915-2009)
I remember Aunt Rose taking me to Radio City Music Hall on a number of occasions -- among other films, we saw Judy Holliday in "The Solid Gold Cadillac'' --...
Drama Mama: Every nook and Cranston
Tired of reality TV? So is Drama Mama. Each week, I look for the best scripted shows that will both entertain and let me use my grownup brain for once....
DAVIDSON'S CURRY WANTS TO PLAY IN NY
Maybe the Knicks didn't tell Stephen Curry they would pick him if they have the eighth pick in the NBA Draft, but it sounds as if he wishes they had....
RACHEL ALEXANDRA HAS THE LEGS TO BEAT THE BOYS
Girls can be bullies, too. That's a point filly Rachel Alexandra will try to drive home in Saturday's Preakness Stakes. "I think anyone that's seen her run, as odd as...
THIS FILLY A DESERVING FAVORITE
BALTIMORE -- In the racing business, sometimes there is no option but to bow to the inevitable, however uncomfortable, and tomorrow's running of the 134th Preakness is the time and...
POST 7 IS GOOD SPOT FOR 'PAPA'
Gary Stute, 52, trains Arkansas Derby winner Papa Clem, a solid fourth in the Kentucky Derby. This week, Stute shares his thoughts with Post readers as he prepares Papa Clem...
'FRIESAN' SEEKS TO BOUNCE BACK FROM KENTUCKY DERBY
BALTIMORE -- Tomorrow's 134th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico is haunted by the ghosts of Preakness horses past. Mine That Bird, who upset the Kentucky Derby at 50-1; superfilly Rachel Alexandra,...
5 QUESTIONS FOR... GARY COHEN
SNY analyst Gary Cohen has been there for the Mets' recent collapses, but he tells The Post's Justin Terranova that although they have a long way to go, this year...
A-ROD EXCITED FOR NEW STADIUM DEBUT
TORONTO -- Thirty-four games into what honestly can be described as a disappointing start to the Yankees season Alex Rodriguez gets his first glimpse of the $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium...
YANKEES' HUGHES NEEDS A GOOD START
TORONTO -- With Chien-Ming Wang inching back into the picture by making his second rehab start Sunday at Triple-A, it would do Phil Hughes good to pitch better tonight than...
NAZI SCRAWLS BACK IN B'KLYN
Nazi runic graffiti is once again marring walls in Brooklyn with hate, cops said. This time, the mysterious Hitler-linked message "Triumph of Will" was found scrawled in black spray paint...
'DODGE'-ING BULLET IN NYC
New York City has been spared the latest round of belt-tightening by Chrysler, which announced yesterday that it will shut a quarter of its dealerships across the nation next month,...
ANOTHER WHIRL: NEW COASTER EYED FOR CONEY
It's not that they're tired of the rickety, wooden Cyclone, but city officials want a new roller coaster in Coney Island to rival the 81-year-old landmark. With a temporary amusement...
CITY ON AN UP 'CYCLE'
The spokes are really flying around the Big Apple. Scores of new bike lanes and a sour economy have led to a surge in people pedaling to work, data released...
SICK BATTLE OVER FARRAH
Even at the bitter end, Farrah Fawcett has been cast in an unwelcome drama. PHOTOS: FARRAH FAWCETT IN HOSPITAL A former business partner of the one-time "Charlie's Angels" beauty accused...
POL DUBS SCHUMER 'THAT JEW'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A Republican state lawmaker running for the US Senate referred to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as "that Jew" during a recent appearance before a GOP group....
YANKEES FANS GET BREAK
The Yankees have decided to let fans move down to the outer reaches of the lower deck during batting practice. Fans with tickets for seats elsewhere in the new Yankee...
OLDEST SOLDIER, 60, KILLED
PHOENIX -- A 60-year-old major killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Sunday has become the oldest Army soldier to die in that conflict, the military said yesterday. Maj....
Mets talk up 'Giant' win
SAN FRANCISCO -- Here is video I shot of ninth-inning heroes David Wright and Carlos Beltran discussing the Mets' 7-4 win here over the Giants on Thursday night:
BETTOR'S GUIDE TO THE 134TH PREAKNESS STAKES
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ORTIZ LETS SOX DOWN
David Ortiz went 0-for-7 and stranded 12 runners as the Red Sox dropped a 5-4, 12-inning decision to the Angels yesterday in Anaheim. Ortiz struck out three times, once with...
MATSUI HOMERS IN YANKEES WIN OVER BLUE JAYS
TORONTO -- Maybe it was the launching pad to championship-caliber baseball. Or maybe it was nothing more than one of many teases the Yankees will provide this summer. However it...
EX-MET WILSON HOSTS KID CLINIC IN HARLEM
The latest Racial and Gender Report Card for Major League Baseball indicates that, after a steady 15-year decline, the percentage of African-Americans playing in the big leagues increased from an...
METS' REYES MISSES GAME WITH CALF INJURY
SAN FRANCISCO -- As if the uncertainty surrounding Carlos Delgado and J.J. Putz wasn't bad enough, the Mets also had to pull Jose Reyes from the lineup last night. Reyes...
CAROLINA, WINGS WIN GAME 7S
Scott Walker scored his first NHL playoff goal 18:46 into overtime to send the Hurricanes into the Eastern Conference finals with a 3-2 win over the Bruins last night in...
METS' DELGADO MAY MISS SEASON, PUTZ ALSO HURT
SAN FRANCISCO -- This doesn't sound good at all. The Mets announced yesterday that they will play two men short for at least another day and could end up playing...
CELTICS, LAKERS CAN'T WRAP IT UP
Dwight Howard demanded the ball, and delivered when the Orlando Magic gave it to him. Now he needs to back it up, one more time. Howard had 23 points and...
METS STEAL SEVEN BASES IN WIN OVER GIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO - Who needs a full roster? Certainly not the short-handed Mets, who got this most grueling of road trips off to a rousing start here last night with...
BLACK-EYED SUSAN PART OF JOCKEY CHALLENGE
BALTIMORE -- Eight of the nation's top riders will compete today in the first Jockey Challenge at Pimlico. It consists of four races: the third, fifth, seventh and 10th on...
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR VARGAS
Promoter Joe DeGuardia will pit two of his best heavyweight prospects against each other tonight when Kevin Johnson, of Asbury Park, and Devin Vargas, of Toledo, Ohio, meet in a...
JETS' COACH RYAN TALKS ABOUT MISSING RBS
Jets head coach Rex Ryan, not one to dance around questions, yesterday weighed in on not having running backs Leon Washington and Thomas Jones with the team. Jones, who is...
YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT CHEATING
WITH every bust -- Manny Ramirez, the latest -- the "I'm sick and tired of these stories" response grows closer to sounding like, "Who cares anymore?" We're reaching the point...
BC STAR HAS CANCER
BOSTON -- Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich, the Atlantic Coast Conference defensive player of the year, has cancer. Herzlich said he was diagnosed earlier this week with Ewing's Sarcoma after...
CATS SCRATCH HONDO
The impurrfect Tigers gave up a late 5-run lead yesterday in Minnesota, choking like a kitten on a fur ball and causing Hondo to cough up some of his hard-earned...
TITANS GO FOR TITLE
Three years ago, Casey Powell came to the New York Titans when the franchise was an expansion team. In struggling to a 4-12 mark that year, the Titans weren't exactly...
IT'S 'OFFICIAL': ZEBRAS A JOKE
WERE you as mystified as I was by Ben Gordon's 2-point field goal early in Game 7 (Bulls-Celtics) being upgraded to a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter? Though a mistake...
ALFREDSSON SHOOTS A 'CLASSIC' FIRST ROUND
The Sybase Classic teed off yesterday with a dominant round of golf, perhaps the best the sport has seen all year, and it didn't come from phenom Michelle Wie or...
GOYDOS SHARES TEXAS LEAD
SAN ANTONIO -- Paul Goydos shot a 7-under 63 yesterday at La Cantera Golf Club for a share of the first-round lead in the Texas Open with Justin Leonard. It's...
SPORTS SHORTS
SPORTS SHORTSCOLLEGE: Paulus to play at Syracuse After a rocky basketball career at Duke, Greg Paulus announced yesterday that he would play football at Syracuse next year. Paulus, who was...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Bronx A stabbing victim on her death bed helped police capture her killer by making a final declaration: "Mike did it," police said yesterday. "Mike" referred to the MySpace name...
DEMS EYE SWEEPING HEALTH BILL
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are looking at big health-care changes, including federal aid to help families earning up to $88,000 pay for insurance and a requirement that all Americans must...
'SLUMDOG' BOY BULLDOZED OUT
MUMBAI, India -- The 10-year-old child star of "Slumdog Millionaire" was awakened yesterday by a policeman wielding a bamboo stick and ordered out of his home. Minutes later, it was...
SUPREME COURT FAVE SOTOMAYOR TEETERING
WASHINGTON -- Sonia So tomayor, the New York- based federal appeals judge, is the name most frequently tossed around by the media "intelligentsia" to be the next Supreme Court justice....
EX-MET SETTLES SEX-CHEAT SUIT
He was a member of the Miracle Mets, and now Art Shamsky has pulled off another Amazin' feat -- he's made his ex-wife's sensationally seedy lawsuit against him disappear. "The...
LIU GRADS' ART & SOUL
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, historian Ron Chernow and music legends Ashford & Simpson received honorary degrees at Long Island University graduation ceremonies in Brooklyn yesterday. Burns told the 1,900 grads...
HIGH-TECH 'SWIPE' RING
A crime ring used high-tech devices as part of a scam to steal people's credit cards and go on a $15 million international spending spree, officials said yesterday. Police this...
'DROP' OF RELIEF
The annual torture inflicted on homeowners by city Water Boarders wielding double-digit rate hikes will be less severe than projected this year -- but only by a puny 1.1 percent,...
LEFT RIPS O'S PHOTO FLOP
WASHINGTON -- Left-wing bloggers hammered President Obama for not releasing photos of US personnel torturing and humiliating prisoners. "Dick Cheney's PR offensive over the last month actually worked. Barack Obama...
'NAUTS AND BOLTS
A spacewalking astronaut used old-fashioned muscle power yesterday to loosen a bolt stuck for 16 years in the Hubble Space Telescope, and completed the first of a series of high-risk...
TRACE ON CELL NAILS LITTLEJOHN
The bouncer accused of killing Imette St. Guillen was within a stone's throw of where her naked body was found, a cellphone engineer testified yesterday. The engineer, Terence Li, told...
PELOSI'S CONFESSION
WASHINGTON -- After weeks of denials and years of misleading rhetoric, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admitted for the first time yesterday that she knew about the waterboarding of terror suspects...
LAUGHS TO DOOM 'IN 20 SECONDS'
Three days of testimony concluded yesterday in the investigation of the deadly Buffalo crash of Continental Connections Flight 3407 -- and all the evidence is pointing toward pilot error. EDITORIAL:...
THE CRASS MENAGERIE
It was just like Noah's Ark, except everything was dead -- and illegal. A former New York cabby-turned-billionaire landed in hot water when federal officials discovered a sinister menagerie of...
'SEDUCTION' SLAP
A disgraced FBI agent who lost his job for illegally accessing bureau files on behalf of his sexy girlfriend, "The Last Seduction" star Linda Fiorentino, was sentenced yesterday to just...
COPS SEEK GAY EX IN B'KLYN SLAY
Cops want to question a former gay boyfriend in the slaying of a Brooklyn livery driver who was shot dead outside his home early yesterday. Tamiz Din, 50, was shot...
AILING, TOTTERING TONY JUST BARELY HANGING ON
ANTHONY MARSHALL has survived the Battle of Iwo Jima and his marriage to "Miss Piggy" Charlene and even outlived his beautiful, befuddled, 105-year-old mother, Brooke Astor. But will he live...
LEYRITZ TALKED SUICIDE
Ex-Yankee slugger Jim Leyritz, awaiting trial for a fatal drunken-driving crash, was hospitalized after threatening suicide when he failed a Breathalyzer test required to start his car, Florida cops said...
JUDGE GIVES KERIK BOOST
Charges that disgraced former top cop Bernard Kerik lied to the White House during his brief bid to be secretary of Homeland Security must be tried in Washington, a judge...
GREEDY $TOP!-AHOLICS
No shopping! No gifts to charity! And no giving away the family silver! Brooke Astor's greedy son and daughter-in-law put the beloved, 100-year-old philanthropist in financial lockdown -- and threw...
LUCKY B'KLYN GIRL, 8, SURVIVES 30-FOOT SKYLIGHT FALL
An 8-year-old girl fell 30 feet through a skylight of a Brooklyn rooftop playground, but miraculously suffered only a broken arm and leg, authorities said. The accident happened as the...
NEW CHEMO MIRACLE DRUG - GINGER
Ginger, long used as a folk remedy for soothing tummy aches, helped tame one of the most dreaded side effects of cancer treatment -- nausea from chemotherapy, the first large...
BLACK BAR HONORS 12
The New York Metropolitan Black Bar Association celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala dinner last night honoring 12 people, including lawyers, judges and journalist Gil Noble. "We are an...
DEM DAZE OF WINE & POSES
Jurors got a glimpse of disgraced Democratic donor Norman Hsu's opulent lifestyle yesterday, peering at photos of his former SoHo pad filled with bottles of vintage wines and champagne, and...
A SWEET GREET FOR DADDY O
WASHINGTON -- Hi, Daddy! Adorable, 7-year-old Sasha gives a big welcome-home wave to President Obama yesterday as he returns to the White House. His helicopter landed on the South Lawn...
1-800-SLAY ARGUMENT
The estranged wife of a millionaire mattress king had a screaming match with her mentally disturbed son the day before she was found dead at their Long Island home, a...
OMG! GOOGLE CRASH E-CRISIS
Millions of people were cut off from Google's search engine, e-mail and other online services yesterday, sparking a flurry of frustrated venting. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company blamed the trouble...
$31M ART AUCTION
Even in this economy, some folks are throwing their money on their walls. For the second day in a row, deep-pocketed art collectors played loose with their cash yesterday, plunking...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Put these three knuckleheads together and there isn't a single brain among them. Three teens from upstate North Tonawanda were busted after driving up alongside an unmarked police car and...
$20M PAY-TO-PLAY SLAP
ALBANY -- Private equity giant The Carlyle Group has agreed to pay $20 million in fines and end pay-to-play campaign contributions as a result of the investigation into abuse of...
GAY NUPS GAIN IN NY
ALBANY -- A new poll yesterday showed growing support for gay marriage in New York, with voters split 46-46 percent, compared to 55-35 percent against five years ago. The Quinnipiac...
GOV LOSES 'INTEGRITY'
ALBANY -- A meek-sounding Gov. Paterson backpedaled yesterday on his earlier call for members of the renegade Commission on Public Integrity to resign, as the panel's new chairman pointedly refused...
MIKE GRILLED ON HIS FIRM'S 'BIAS'
Mayor Bloomberg was on an unaccustomed hot seat for 4½ hours yesterday, grilled by lawyers for female employees of his worldwide information-services company who claim they suffered "severe" and "pervasive"...
CAN'T STAND THE HEAT? TRY SOME SUMMER ART
WITH all due respect to Hollywood, the mind needs more than "Star Trek" and Harry Potter to get through summer. It needs art, and NYC museums have some big exhibitions...
NOTE-WORTHY
BEST thing about Summer in NYC? The whole city morphs into a giant free music venue. There's something for everyone this season -- whether you're looking for a quiet evening...
STARLIGHT STARGAZING
THIS summer, there's no need to confine your moviegoing pleasure to the air-conditioned confines of a theater. Instead, save your money -- and check out one of the city's many...
CHECK OUT THESE HAPPY FEET
PACK your picnic basket -- many of this summer's dance events take place outdoors, and nearly all of them are free. From May 31 through Aug. 31, troupes will perform...
SPARK IN THE PARK
EVERY summer, the stars come out in Central Park. Lured by Joe Papp's vision of free theater for all, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Jimmy Smits, Lauren Ambrose and others have...
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT
FASHION ACTION Prior to the end of World War II, fashion had been the domain of Europeans. We were busy building tanks. Then came fashion photographer Richard Avedon, whose motion...
O'S UNLIKELY MENTOR
DICK Cheney is getting vindication from an unlikely source -- the very Obama administration he's bedeviling in all his TV interviews. The former vice president has dared to defend the...
LEAVING HOMEOWNERS IN THE LURCH
GOV. Paterson seems to have a bad case of am nesia on the issue that once identified him most strongly with New York taxpayers' interests. Just less than a year...
HACKER USES TIMES' TWITTER PAGE FOR PORN
At least one prankster has had some laughs at the expense of the New York Times' money troubles -- a hacker who spread porn to a half-million users of its...
SPANISH JUDGE'S TORTURED PROBE OF US
THE ISSUE: Whether other countries have a right to judge post-9/11 US interrogation techniques. *** Spanish Magistrate Baltasar Garzon is probing six Bush administration lawyers for their legal advice on...
DESERTING DISSIDENTS
ONE of the world's most courageous women is locked away in a miserable rat-hole in Rangoon. Her "crime"? Demanding freedom for her people. Burma's junta, naturally, sees the case of...
TARGET FIRES BACK
After seeing its board hammered relentlessly by hedge-fund tycoon Bill Ackman, Target is hitting back. Ackman -- who is looking to install five new directors after failing to convince the...
MGM LEANS ON MOELIS & CO. FOR SUPPORT
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the movie studio controlled by private equity firms, is in talks with lenders to restructure $3.7 billion in debt. Moelis & Co. has been hired to assist Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in...
MONEY MANAGERS GETTING NEW REGULATIONS FROM US
SEC chief. The US Securities and Exchange Commission moved to impose new rules on money managers to safeguard client holdings after Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme cost investors $65 billion. SEC...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Jobless Initial claims for state unemployment-insurance benefits increased by 32,000 to a seasonally adjusted 637,000 in the week ended May 9, the latest setback to hopes that the recession was...
AT FORBES MEDIA, THE KNIVES ARE COMING
ROGER McNamee, co-founder of the investment firm Elevation Partners and one of the driving forces behind its decision to buy a big stake in Forbes Media 2½ years ago, has...
SONY POSTS FIRST ANNUAL LOSS SINCE '95
Sony Corp. reported its first annual net loss in 14 years and forecast a bigger loss this year, saying the pressure from sliding sales, competition in gadget prices and a...
GEFFEN NOT INTERESTED IN 19% TIMES STAKE
David Geffen's "talks" about acquiring Harbinger Capital Partners' 19 percent stake in The New York Times are a myth, The Post has learned. According to three sources with direct knowledge...
GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATES WITH GM CREDITORS
When it comes to negotiating with the automakers' bondholders, it looks like Uncle Sam has learned a few things since the collapse of Chrysler. As General Motors careens toward a...
IRVING PICARD CLOSE TO RETRIEVING MADOFF ASSETS
Bernie Madoff's victims could soon get their hands on millions squirreled away by the jailed fraudster's wife and family, as the trustee in charge of liquidating Madoff's firm has teamed...
NEIMAN MARCUS' REGENOTIATES DEBT
Neiman Marcus, battered by a collapse in luxury spending, is angling to renegotiate a $600 million credit line that matures next fall, said two sources close to the situation. As...
THE HUBBLE, UNHOBBLED
The Hubble Space Telescope is getting one last tune-up. Astronauts from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, in what might be the most complex repair job in NASA history, yesterday completed the...
GROUND THIS AIRLINE
OK, not everyone can be Hudson River hero Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullen berger. But the public has a right to expect airline pilots who are sufficiently trained, experienced, rested --...
ALBANY ETHICS FARCE
Albany is in an uproar over ethics and integrity -- two qualities notably lacking in the capital city. State Inspector General Joseph Fisch issued a scathing 174-page report Wednesday demanding...
BANKS WANT OUT OF TARP
Banks anxious to pay back the government rescue money and get out from under Uncle Sam's Troubled Asset Relief Program are complaining the feds aren't giving them a timetable or...
PROBE EYES SEC INSIDERS
WASHINGTON, DC -- Two US Securities and Exchange Commission employees are under investigation by federal criminal authorities for allegedly using insider information to trade stocks, a source familiar with the...
INSURANCE COMPANIES RECEIVE RESCUE MONEY
LOS ANGELES -- Insurers including The Hartford Financial, Prudential Financial Inc. and Lincoln National Corp. have received preliminary approval to get billions of dollars from the government's financial industry rescue...
BROADWAY
"ACCENT ON YOUTH": * There's no accent of any kind in this flat comedy starring a badly directed David Hyde Pierce. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St.; 212-239-6200....
PREVIEWS
"CORALINE": Stephin Merritt, frontman for indie band the Magnetic Fields, wrote this musical about a girl's fantasy world. Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St.; 212-279- 4200.Opens June 1. "GROUNDSWELL": Larry...
OFF-BROADWAY
"BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?": *** Moving musical revue featuring songs and stories of the Depression era. Triad Theatre, 158 W. 72nd St.; 212-352-3101. Closes June 14. "DISTRACTED": **½...
POP, ROCK, FOLK
WAYNE "THE TRAIN" HANCOCK: The Austin, Texas, native swings with a fierce mix of honky-tonk, rockabilly and boogie from his new album, "Viper of Melody," Thursday at Jalopy Theatre, 315...
JAZZ
THE ALLEN ROOM: The John Coltrane Quartet's original pianist, McCoy Tyner, and his trio will be joined by Coltrane's son, Ravi, on tenor sax tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30...
CLASSICAL
AVERY FISHER HALL: David Zinman conducts when violinist Christian Tetzlaff joins the New York Philharmonic in Szymanowski's "Violin Concerto No. 1" and more tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Lincoln Center;...
DANCE
DAVID H. KOCH THEATER: New York City Ballet performs Peter Martin's "Romeo + Juliet" tomorrow through Tuesday, followed by a Wednesday program combining works by Balanchine and others --including up-and-comer...
FILM
IFC CENTER: Stanley Kubrick's (anti-war?) masterpiece "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) reports for duty tonight and tomorrow at midnight. 323 Sixth Ave., at Third Street; 212-924-7771. LANDMARK SUNSHINE: Diane Keaton co-stars...
THE BIG SHOT-CALLER
FAMILY togetherness goes only so far. Witness "The Big Shot-Caller," a lackluster soaper written and directed by Marlene Rhein, who stars with her brother, David Rhein. (They portray brother and...
BIG MAN JAPAN
FORGET Superman and Batman -- the newest superhero is a middle-age Tokyo slacker named Daisato. When bolts of electricity zap his nipples, he's turned into a stick-wielding, stories-high hero with...
STARR REPORT
Fergie's rockin' Last week was a good one for Craig Ferguson -- who squeaked by timeslot compet itor Jimmy Fallon in total viewers for the first time since Fallon's March...
'ABFAB' DIES
ONCE again, "Absolutely Fab ulous" failed to make the transatlantic jump. BBC Worldwide has confirmed that Fox decided not to pick up the series, despite shooting a pilot for an...
COMING-OF-AGE PLAY GOES THE DISTANCE
ADOLESCENCE is a time when very little happens, but what does has much meaning. That's also true of "Christmas Is Miles Away," Chloe Moss' beautifully observed play about three teens...
RUNS OUT OF SCHEME
IMAGINE "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" filtered through the increas ingly hermetically sealed sensibility of Wes Anderson, and you've got Rian Johnson's disappointing "The Brothers Bloom." I'm puzzled why the talented director...
HOUSE DIBS FOR FRENCH SIBS AFTER MOM DIES
EVEN for a French drama, "Summer Hours" is so slow as to be practically still. After the death of their mother, three grown children (Juliette Bin oche, Charles Berling, Jérémie...
GERMAN TRYST ON 'POSTMAN' PLOT
'THE Postman Always Rings Twice," James M. Cain's pulp novel about a drifter who gets it on hot and heavy with a young woman married to an older guy, has...
SOAPS STRUGGLE IN EMMY NOMS
SOAP operas received another nail in their collective coffin when the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences could find only three of them to nominate for the Best Drama...
NO COWBOY BLUES
TY Murray, whose straight- shooting ways endeared him to fans of "Dancing With the Stars," doesn't pull any punches in describing how it felt to be booted off the show...
WHEN REASON IS OUTSOURCED
"MANAGEMENT," you've sure got working women down pat. Why don't today's lady professionals realize that what they really want is a creepy, weird guy stalking them from coast to coast?...
BRUCE LEE SET US FREE
IN my house, Bruce Lee is a god. The love interest has a sort of shrine with his four movies (yes, he only made four) in VHS and DVD versions,...
GOBLIN' UP 'SPIDER-MAN' BUCKS
JULIE Taymor has cast forth her $40 million "Spider- Man" net and hauled in -- Alan Cum ming. The actor, who won a Tony in 1999 for his memorable turn...
HOLY POPE OPERA!
"THE Da Vinci Code" movie was a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mullet. "Angels & Demons" is "Roman Holiday" on crank. Tom Hanks is back as symbol decoder...
PROBST AFTER 'SURVIVOR'
IT may be the eve of Sun day's "Survivor" finale and live reunion show, but series host Jeff Probst has more pressing business right now. Like about 50 other hopeful...
AT 50, GUGGENHEIM'S STILL ALL WRIGHT
HAS there ever been a museum building as iconic -- and less welcoming to the art inside of it -- than the Guggenheim created by Frank Lloyd Wright? Its famously...
#76 PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ONTARIO
TRAVEL TIME 6 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? This nifty little island in Lake Ontario (man-made, but let's not dwell) is getting noticed for interesting wines and honest, farm-to-table...
#95 SKYTOP, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY Experience The Poconos as they used to be at this historic mountaintop resort just minutes from Poconos fun. MUST DO Skytop is essentially...
#66 OCEAN GROVE, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour by train WHY? Steps -- literally -- from Asbury Park, this Victorian jewel with its shaded streets and old-timey vibe is a very different type of...
#28 ROXBURY, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 3 hrs by car WHY? Almost cute enough to be Connecticut, Roxbury is completely Catskills, open to all and home to a hotel that would probably be banned...
#15 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by train WHY? Both literary and punk, studious and rock and roll, the home of Harvard and MIT is interesting and varied enough to make you...
#75 MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by car WHY? Laid out in the 1790s by a Philadelphia inventor, the seat of scenic Pike County is one of the more perfect...
#44 BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by car WHY? This Connecticut River Valley creative magnet is a fun-loving neighborhood in search of a city. MUST DO Vermont tends to do rural and...
#12 GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car WHY? It's the Berkshires! Artsy, cultured, with great restaurants, to boot. No snooty types here, though -- the attitude in town is laid-back and...
#7 WASHINGTON, DC
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours 30 minutes by train WHY? Good food, great neighborhoods, great outdoors -- Washington hasn't been this fun in years. MUST DO This town gets toasty in...
#99 SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? One of the most well-preserved towns in the Mid-Atlantic, Shepherdstown is the oldest -- and arguably the most appealing -- town...
#46 HAMMONDSPORT, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? At the southern end of Keuka Lake, this picture-perfect Finger Lakes burg punches above its weight in terms of wineries, restaurants and charm....
#91 JEFFERSONVILLE, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 20 minutes by car WHY? This simple (and recently spruced-up) Sullivan County village is a prime base of operations for exploration of the region. MUST DO...
#2 LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? The jewel of the Southern Adirondacks isn't just a good-times summer resort -- with miles of lakefront, Lake George is whatever...
#35 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by train WHY? Providence is urban New England at its finest -- fascinating, fun and completely unpretentious. MUST DO Located on beautiful College Hill, a stone's...
#87 LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car WHY? With world-class music, big-name spas and loads of scenery, this Berkshires burg is so perfect, you almost want to hate it. (Don't.) MUST...
#73 ITHACA, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by car WHY? Famously independent (and famously isolated), Cornell's hometown is big on food and summertime fun. MUST DO In the warmer months, the place to...
#77 WINDHAM, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 40 minutes by car WHY? Those who grew up spending winter weekends at Windham are now returning in spring and summer to hike, fish, soak scenery...
#85 WELLFLEET, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? This city packs in the galleries, boutiques and restaurants; outside of town, there are great beaches, an Audubon sanctuary -- even a drive-in....
#14 NORFOLK, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? The highest town in the state, reaching a lofty 1,770 feet above sea level, Norfolk is a living museum of New...
#39 SKANEATELES, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by car WHY? This postcard-nice town on Lake Skaneateles is the gateway to the Finger Lakes. It has the charm and beauty of that region, closer...
#82 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour flight WHY? If we told you that one of North America's most sophisticated wine-growing regions was an easy drive from the Buffalo airport, would you believe...
#42 STAUNTON, VIRGINIA
TRAVEL TIME 6 hours by car WHY? One of Virginia's many handsome small cities, the hometown of President Woodrow Wilson is a back-from-the-dead success story that'll make you smile. MUST...
#100 MANCHESTER, VERMONT
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by car WHY? Green Mountain State 101: A winning mix of creature comforts, classic appeal and beautiful scenery, not far from home. MUST DO The Manchester...
#38 ANDES, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 min by car WHY? After one too many Woodstock traffic jams, quiet, funky Andes, hiding out in quiet Delaware County, comes like a blast of...
#98 SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? Deep in the Adirondacks, this pretense-free town near Lake Placid is both a refuge from high prices and Downstate's high summer temps. MUST...
#47 NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
TRAVEL TIME 3 hrs, 30 min by car WHY? This seafront city offers something for everyone, from a tourist-friendly harborfront to those magnificent Gilded Age mansions. MUST DO Skip overpaying...
#90 EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 min by car WHY? Home to one of the Northeast's most colorful weekly markets and close to some of the country's best antiquing, Ephrata is...
#78 TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 30 mins by train WHY? Go for the history -- stay for the weekend. Also, did you it has been 400 years since Henry Hudson first explored the...
#74 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
TRAVEL TIME 2 hrs 45 min by train WHY? Step back in time. (Smack in the fast lane of the Washington-New York power corridor, Baltimore often seems oblivious to the...
#83 BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours 40 minutes by car WHY? This south central Pennsylvania town boasts covered bridges, a 130-year-old county fair, outdoorsy activities and a classic spa, reborn. MUST DO...
#43 WATCH HILL, RHODE ISLAND
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours forty minutes by car WHY? The smallest state's best coastal resort is this Victorian wedding cake of a village -- and it's also the closest one...
#71 CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? This mountain town dating back to the 1700s brims with old world-esque charm, particularly in its compact and historic city center. MUST DO...
#51 TORONTO, ONTARIO
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour flight WHY? The cultural capital of Canada just happens to be one of the most important cities in the Western Hemisphere. (It is also fun and...
#86 KINGSTON, ONTARIO
TRAVEL TIME 6 hours 25 minutes by car WHY? As a gateway to the Thousand Islands region, Kingston is the perfect fit for weekenders who love nature by day and...
#20 LEWISTON, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour flight WHY? Unpretentious, charming and packed with stuff to do, this Niagara River village is way past ready for its close-up. MUST DO The same real...
#6 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by train WHY? Updates galore, new resorts, spas, fine dining and upscale shopping -- it's all here. Even a new express train from Penn Station to...
#70 YARDLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 15 minutes by car WHY? Close inspection reveals a town with the same setting and a lot of the charm of nearby New Hope, albeit without...
#33 WAITSFIELD, VERMONT
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours 45 min by car WHY? The fiercely proud Mad River Valley -- one of Vermont's most likeable regions -- manages to appeal to visitors while keeping...
#48 LEWES, DELAWARE
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by car WHY? Offering frontage on both Delaware Bay and the Atlantic, Lewes is the thinking man's alternative to the Mid-Atlantic's other beach resorts. MUST DO...
#22 BERKELEY SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by car WHY? Spas come and go, but the capital of West Virginia counterculture lives forever. A bit ratty, a lot friendly and way relaxed, this...
#30 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? In New Hampshire, but not of it, Hanover is a handsome, agreeable college town with an affinity for the great outdoors....
#96 CHADDS FORD, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? Even with suburbia banging down the door, the Brandywine Valley still offers quiet back roads, great pubs, handsome stone homes and...
#26 BUFFALO, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour flight WHY? Summer is the time to be here, when the Rust Belt jewel-in-the-rough shakes its blues away with an impressive series of events and festivals....
#65 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour flight WHY? Alexandria is the solution for those who like the idea of Washington, but don't so much feel like spending a summer weekend there. MUST...
#61 HAWLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? Just north of Lake Wallenpaupack says "Poconos," the presence of a world-class spa and a great cooking school says "pretentious." Hawley is neither....
#41 WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour by train WHY? A lovely setting -- nature preserves, rivers and beaches -- a mix of cosmopolitan sophistication, coastal charm and proximity to New York? Big...
#37 STOWE, VERMONT
TRAVEL TIME 6 hours by car WHY? One of Vermont's most popular ski resorts offers plenty of adventure during the summer months. MUST DO Stowe was never about the town...
#17 GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? It's an historic, quintessential New England shoreline village with five house museums and beautiful harbors. MUST DO With the premier attraction being the...
#3 STONINGTON, MAINE
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour by plane to Bangor, 1 hour by car WHY? Flinty lobsterman, artists, rugged topography and an edge-of-the-world feel (even for Maine) make this island town well...
#13 PHOENICIA, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? This is one of the finest little (emphasis on little) villages in the Catskill Mountains. Anyone up for tubing the Esopus?...
#50 OHIOPYLE, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 6 hours by car WHY? It's worth the drive for the white waters (and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater). MUST DO The rapids on the Youghiogheny River are what...
#63 ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour by car WHY? It's your favorite up-and-coming neighborhood, but on the beach. Watch the town that Springsteen put on the map come back (slowly!) to life....
#84 WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? This Catskills village is more than an embassy of the tie-dye nation. (Well, just maybe a little bit more.) MUST DO Whether you're...
#49 SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car WHY? Spas, horses and the performing arts. MUST DO The red-brick downtown is not only cute, but there are cool stores where you'd actually...
#8 PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by train WHY? You don't have to be Princeton material to explore this smart university town. MUST DO You'll need to sign up for...
#25 ORIENT, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours 30 minutes by Jitney WHY? Just east of Greenport, tiny Orient (Pop. 700) is one of those rare places on The Forks that remains a genuine...
#4 MONTAUK, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours 30 minutes by Jitney WHY? Great sand, sexy surfers, a laid-back atmosphere and plenty of good seafood. And the lighthouse. Don't forget the lighthouse. MUST DO...
#92 COLD SPRING, NY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 15 minutes by train WHY? A charming town, a dramatic riverfront location in the Hudson Highlands, convenient trains to Grand Central = recipe for serious success....
#10 KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours 30 minutes drive WHY? The Bush family made it world famous, but Kennebunkport is still a magnificent escape -- beyond the friendly (and little) downtown, think...
#5 CHESTER, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? Take a serious breather in this charming, central Connecticut town that turns out to be an antique-lovers dream. MUST DO In Chester, 19th-century...
#21 SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car WHY? Less of a mob scene than East Hampton but conveniently located just up the road, Sag Harbor pairs South Fork glamour with North...
#54 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME: 3 hours 30 minutes by bus WHY? Great outdoors, great museums and hey, it's summer -- fewer college kids! MUST DO Boston's surrounded by water, and in the...
#52 SHELTER ISLAND, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car WHY? A real hideaway, nestled between Long Island's two forks -- secluded, simple, and unspoiled, there are six gorgeous beaches and three harbors to...
#53 RHINEBECK, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? Nestled in the bucolic Hudson Valley, this always charming town has really amped things up in recent years - time for a look....
#58 MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by train WHY? The aquarium, seaport and pizza -- these are what this waterside town is best known for. But don't miss the historic...
#1 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by train WHY? Come for art, for history, for gardens and even a taste of rural life -- all just minutes from I-95 and the train...
#55 HUNTER, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by car. WHY? Sans snow, this ski town becomes a mecca for hikers, golfers, fishermen, bicyclists and anyone looking for outdoor fun. MUST DO...
#32 WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? Seneca Lake's southern anchor is a lively town, famous for some serious natural beauty and the speed freaks on the town's...
#60 LONG BEACH, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 45 min via train WHY? Nassau County's most accessible beach is the front yard of its biggest city. Come here for good surf, great sands, tasty eats and...
#16 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 15 minutes by train WHY? Get far away from home -- without the annoying long-haul flight MUST DO First time here? (For a surprising number of...
#36 MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours or more by plane (JetBlue, via Boston) WHY? It's where New England royalty summers, but "The Vineyard" is more than just picturesque harbors, pretty beaches and...
#18 POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME: 2 hours by car WHY? It's a land where beefcake and funnel cake exist in perfect harmony, and where teeny bikinis, big hair and even bigger biceps rule....
#59 LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by car WHY? A suave Brooklyn to New Hope, Pennsylvania's crowded Manhattan, this Delaware River town known for its antiques is a summer delight....
#29 BARNARD, VERMONT
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? Barnard has maintained the spirit of a quintessential Vermont village, yet there are no tourists hoping for a taste of quintessential Vermont. MUST...
#19 NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car WHY? Multiple colleges in the immediate area make this bustling town a bastion of culture in Massachusetts's post-industrial Pioneer Valley. MUST DO Amherst and...
#81 STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? The best place you're not going, this picture-perfect historic village is one of Connecticut's best coastal towns. MUST DO Set on...
#72 LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by train WHY? This once nothing-special town has reinvented itself as an upscale oceanfront resort. MUST DO What makes this Jersey Shore town different...
#31 PORTLAND, MAINE
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by plane WHY? With a tasty food scene and a lively historic center, Portland feels like the beginning of a much larger city. Thankfully,...
#94 NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? A college town without the pompous frippery, this chipper village boasts the beautiful Shawangunk Mountains as a backdrop. MUST DO Before it was...
#79 LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? The Adirondacks location means 70-degree weather, even in the middle of summer. Any questions? MUST DO Town -- actually on Mirror Lake --...
#69 WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? Just south of Hartford on the banks of the Connecticut River, this quiet suburb has serious historic cred (and some great historic architecture)....
#64 PIERMONT, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 45 minutes by bus WHY? Only 13 miles from the George Washington Bridge, this town (with a great arts scene) feels worlds away. MUST DO Tucked between a...
#93 SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by Jitney WHY? The oldest English settlement in New York, Southampton has some of the nicest beaches on the East End and a sophisticated...
#56 SHELBURNE, VERMONT
TRAVEL TIME 6 hours by car WHY? This pastoral village is yin to the comparative hustle and bustle of nearby Burlington's cosmopolitan yang. MUST DO Shelburne's twin gems are the...
#88 SPRING LAKE, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by car WHY? Less "Shore," more small town that happens to be on the beach, gracious Spring Lake is epitomized by manicured lawns and...
#80 SODUS POINT, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? To those who return to simple cottages in this sweet Lake Ontario resort community near Syracuse each year, the old ways...
#24 CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car WHY? Famed for its gingerbread Victorians and 19th-century charm, the entire town is a National Historic Landmark. MUST DO Beach it. Cape May's beaches...
#9 ORLEANS, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? A swimmer's dream - choose from the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay or pristine lakes and ponds. MUST DO Orleans is less a...
#40 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by train WHY? A vibrant mix of the old and new, with impressive art collections (thanks, Yale!), good shopping and of course, that famous pizza. MUST...
#67 JAMESPORT, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? This gentle, anti-Hamptons village is a great base of operations for exploring the North Fork. MUST DO The North Fork is about two...
#34 LIVINGSTON MANOR, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 2 hours by car WHY? A sleepy little town in the Catskills with a lot going for it: a great pub, the arts, good tunes. Also! This is...
#68 BURLINGTON, VERMONT
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour by plane WHY? One of the more well put-together cities in the country, Burlington offers a vibrant urban atmosphere and proximity to serious natural beauty. MUST...
#89 HYDE PARK, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by car WHY? Between mighty fine eats and some of the Hudson's finest mansions, unassuming Hyde Park is a great home base for a...
#62 PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours by car WHY? One of the East's most picturesque small cities, this red-brick -- and very walkable -- port town is home to one of New...
#27 TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by car WHY? It's not just a toll plaza on the Garden State Parkway -- this small waterfront town with a lot of personality...
#23 PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 30 minutes by plane WHY? This blue-collar San Francisco -- complete with wacky geography and great views everywhere -- is undergoing a complete reinvention. MUST DO...
#45 CAMDEN, MAINE
TRAVEL TIME 1 hour flight (Portland) & 1 hour drive WHY? With sailing, golf and high-end eateries, this is paradise for the blue blazer set. Not cheap, but worth the...
#11 PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
TRAVEL TIME 6 hours by car WHY? Scads of seafaring history without the stuffy, madras-panted crowds, plus a respectable art scene, beautiful beaches and oysters galore. MUST DO It may...
#57 COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 4 hours by car WHY? One of the nicest small towns in New York State, Cooperstown may be baseball central, but that's just the beginning. MUST DO Sandwiched...
#97 SACKETS HARBOR, NEW YORK
TRAVEL TIME 5 hours 30 minutes by car WHY? Far from just about anywhere except Watertown, this tiny Lake Ontario village is rich in maritime history and summertime scenery. MUST...
FAIRS, FESTS, ETC...
FINANCIAL COMMUNITY FESTIVAL: A street fair on Maiden Lane between Water and South streets, today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CHILDREN OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL: Tomorrow from 10 a.m....
Spanish Judge's Tortured Probe of US
THE ISSUE: Whether other countries have a right to judge post-9/11 US interrogation techniques. *** Spanish Magistrate Baltasar Garzon is probing six Bush administration lawyers for their legal advice on...
JETER, MATSUI LEAD YANKEES PAST BLUE JAYS 3-2
Back from nagging injuries, Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui delivered key hits to lead CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees past the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Thursday night....
Charity Soccer Game Scrapped
APA charity soccer game at Giants Stadium next month that would have featured FIFA Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has been scrapped because of a lack of corporate sponsors.The...
B'KLYN GIRL SURVIVES 30-FOOT FALL
An 8-year girl fell through a skylight on a roof-top playground in Brooklyn this afternoon, but miraculously suffered only a broken arm and leg, authorities said. The girl, who attends...