March 18, 2006
PERELLA HIRES 2 BIG GUNS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amLegendary dealmaker Joseph Perella has grabbed more talent from the big investment banks, including another banker from his former employer, Morgan Stanley. Perella yesterday hired Philip Yates, the former co-head...
IAN SCHRAGER CLEANS CLOCK
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amThe former Met Life clocktower overlooking Madison Square Park will soon get the cheap chic condo treatment by Ian Schrager. "The clocktower building looks like the clocktower building in Plaza...
UPTOWN IS HIGH-TECH PIRATES' COVE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amNew York's safest neighborhood against high-tech pirates on the prowl to invade wireless home computer networks is Greenwich Village. The Upper East Side, the Upper West Side and Brooklyn Heights...
ASPREY AND GARRARD SOLD
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amBritish luxury brands Asprey and Garrard reached an agreement yesterday to be acquired by a group of private investors that includes members of the existing management team. Sciens Capital Management,...
GROUP BUYS ASPREY AND GARRARD
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amBritish luxury brands Asprey and Garrard reached an agreement yesterday to be acquired by a group of private investors that includes members of the existing management team. Sciens Capital Management,...
MO' BETTER PEWS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amDENZEL WASHINGTON has became more of a church-going man in Manhattan. The Oscar-winning actor, whose movie "Inside Man," co-starring Jodie Foster and Clive Owen, premieres next week, has been spotted...
NEWARK'S NEW LOOK - WELCOME TO BRAND NEWARK, A CITY THAT'S GONE FROM URBAN BLIGHT TO PURE POSSIBILITY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amIT didn't take GLC Group principals Mark Caller and Pinny Loketch long to figure out that they'd hit upon a good thing with their plan to renovate Newark's Parc West...
PROPS FOR PROPERTY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amTufenkian 919 Third Ave., at 55th Street (212) 475-2475 Sale: March 23 to April 2 Open: Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m./Sun., noon-5 p.m./Mon.-Wed., 9 a.m.-6 p.m./Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Artisan...
FUN WITH TICK & JANE - 'TIME BOMB' OFFERS EXPLOSIVE ACTION
March 18, 2006 | 5:00am'Time Bomb' will take about a half- dozen surprising turns. The suspense feels real. JACK Bauer, meet Michael Bookman. He's the newest miracle worker in the dirty business of fighting...
IT'S WORKING ON THE SHANE GANG
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amWITH more than a decade of hangovers and regrets since Shane MacGowan's last New York performance fronting the Pogues, the reunited band was a powerhouse of Celtic punk Thursday night....
SUMMER 'OFFICE' HOURS ON THE 'NET
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amNBC will keep "The Office" going this summer - on the Internet. The network is producing 10 original stand-alone episodes of the show featuring some of the sitcom's supporting cast...
JERSEY BOYS - CULT FOLLOWING IS B'WAY HIT'S BIGGEST SURPRISE; A SHOW FOR ALL SEASONS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amWEIRD things are happening at the August Wilson Theatre these days - baby boomers bounce out feeling 16 again, and twentysomethings are singing falsetto. Chalk it up to "Jersey Boys,"...
RETRIAL BID NIXED FOR 'KILLER' SON
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amDespite evidence pointing to his innocence, a Long Island man convicted of slaughtering his parents in 1988 had his bid for a new trial denied yesterday. Martin Tankleff, 34, is...
WEARING LOTTERY GREEN
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amOne great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day is to stuff green in your pockets. Carmen Frazier did. The Bronx resident peered closely at her scratch-off Prize Payout Bonanza instant...
FIRE SURVIVOR SAYS ADOPT ME(OW) NOW
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amAn orange tabby rescued last month from a Brooklyn fire that killed four people has recovered from his burns and will soon be up for adoption. No relatives have stepped...
SAINTS ALIVE! A WALKING MIRACLE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amYESTERDAY, I witnessed a miracle. It was the sight of firefighter Gene Stolowski marching up Fifth Avenue. It's a miracle he's alive, a miracle he can walk, but seeing him...
MIKE 'CREDITS' PRIVATE ED.
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amCount Mayor Bloomberg among those who support tax credits for parents who send their kids to private schools - even if that means higher taxes. "If the state Legislature can...
MURDER? IT WAS A NON-EVENT - CRUISE BIG'S DISS RILES VANISHED MAN'S FAMILY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amThe president of Carnival Cruise Lines called the bizarre unsolved disappearance of a cruise-ship passenger a "non-event" - prompting George Smith's outraged family to demand his firing yesterday. Robert Dickinson,...
'POP' GUN THREAT HAS QNS. KID LIVING IN FEAR - SCHOOLYARD SHOCKER
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amAn unhinged federal immigration agent went postal in a Queens schoolyard yesterday, pulling his gun on a 10-year-old boy and threatening to toss him in jail for fighting with his...
NIXZMARY PA BAD WITH ALL KIDS: IN-LAW
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amThe natural father of tragic abuse girl Nixzmary Brown says he's a loving dad to his other two kids - but that's not the way his mother-in-law sees it. Abdurrahman...
TV-ANCHOR STALKER GUILTY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA homeless man was convicted by a Manhattan jury yesterday of four misdemeanor counts of harassing and stalking MSNBC anchor Monica Crowley. Ronald Martin, 42 - a painter whose lawyer...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amQUEENS * A man was shot while throwing out trash in Arverne, police sources said yesterday. The victim, 28-year-old Shaking Saunders, walked into Peninsula Hospital around midnight on Thursday and...
SHELLY'S SLAP AT NORMAN
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amState Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver testified yesterday that he disagreed with the decision by disgraced former Brooklyn Democratic boss Clarence Norman Jr. to collect thousands of dollars from the state...
CRITIC COP'S SLAP - DOCKED 15 DAYS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amCapt. Eric Adams, the city's most outspoken cop, retired yesterday, relieved at hanging on to his pension after the NYPD hauled him up on departmental charges for criticizing its handling...
JERKS IN 'SPACE' - CYBER CREEPS PARODY SLAIN COP
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amAn idiotic and mean-spirited profile that made fun of the brave cop gunned down in a firefight involving disgraced actor Lillo Brancato Jr. last year was removed from the MySpace...
RUDY'S '08 HINT IN IOWA - 'MOTIVATIONAL' TRIP
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Rudy Giuliani will soon make a pilgrimage to the politically potent state of Iowa - the first stop in the presidential nominating process - fueling further speculation that...
MAN DITCHES, PITCHES PENIS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA man lost his head when he lopped off his penis and threw it at police. Jakub Fik, 33, reportedly severed his manhood Wednesday as Chicago police stormed a house...
IMETTE MURDER BREAKTHROUGH: WITNESS SHOCKER - BOUNCER'S BOMBSHELL EVIDENCE; IMETTE-BAR SHOCKER
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amUnlicensed ex-con bouncer Tim Catella (right) was working at The Falls bar the night Imette St. Guillen was raped and murdered - and he'll tell a grand jury she left...
DOC ENDS BRUSH WITH FRONTIER LAW
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA Manhattan surgeon who traveled to New Mexico to help the state's Native Americans pleaded no contest yesterday to charges of disobeying an Albuquerque cop with a long record of...
THE IRISH EYES OF MARCH - '69TH' LEADS ST. PAT'S CHARGE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA sea of green stretched up Fifth Avenue yesterday as millions of Irish - and Irish-at-heart - gathered for the city's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Forecast snow never materialized,...
BRUSH-FIRE ARREST ON S.I.
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA Staten Island man has been arrested on suspicion of setting a brush fire that burned through 25 acres of grassland, police said yesterday. Brian Connelly, 50, was arraigned on...
TV TUMBLES AND KILLS KID
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA Staten Island toddler was crushed to death yesterday when a 32-inch television perched atop a flimsy living-room table fell on him, police said. The accident occurred at about noon...
SILVERSTEIN CAVES ON KEY WTC ISSUE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amRelenting to pressure from all sides, developer Larry Silverstein made a new offer yesterday to surrender his rights to develop a portion of the World Trade Center site. A top...
TWU SET TO VOTE ON 'OFF THE TABLE' PACT
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amThe Transport Workers Union and the MTA may end up in court before the two sides move to binding arbitration. The union's executive board last night approved a revote of...
COP SHOOTS A FELLOW OFFICER IN TEEN CHASE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA Brooklyn plainclothes cop took a bullet in the thigh yesterday from a fellow officer chasing an armed teen, police said. Commissioner Ray Kelly said Officer Giancarlo Raspanti, 30, was...
3RD KNIFE RAP FOR HS GYM TEACH
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA third student stepped forward yesterday claiming a Queens gym teacher threatened him with a knife in class. The 17-year-old autistic boy told investigators that Mark Omeltchenko, 45, pointed a...
COP SHOOTS PLAINCLOTHES OFFICER IN TEEN CHASE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amA Brooklyn plainclothes man took a bullet in the thigh yesterday from a fellow cop chasing an armed teen, police said. Commissioner Ray Kelly said Officer Giancarlo Raspanti, 30, was...
RIDING TO COURT - REF: PUT TWU MESS TO A JUDGE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amThe Transport Workers Union and the MTA may end up in court before the two sides move to binding arbitration. Union President Roger Toussaint wants a revote of the contract...
LUTE'S WILDCATS LOCKED IN A 'ZONA
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amArizona 94 - Wisconsin 75 PHILADELPHIA - Do you believe in . . . a little quirky historical data? The Wildcats of Arizona surely would like to buy in. This...
GREEN GIANTS - BUT STEPH SULKS THROUGH KNICKS' ST. PAT'S PARTY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amKNICKS 105 - PISTONS 103 Because these are the Knicks, even a terrific, stunning upset of the league juggernaut Pistons last night is not all candy and roses. Stephon Marbury...
STEPHON: PAIR ME WITH STEVE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Stephon Marbury has a new message for Larry Brown: What took so long to pair him with Steve Francis? It took a thumb injury to shooting guard Quentin...
BOUT MAY BE A BLOODY ONE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amATLANTIC CITY - The last time Hasim Rahman and James Toney squared off was last December at a Cancun resort where the World Boxing Council was holding an awards ceremony....
ONE GIFTED GATOR - WORLDLY NOAH MORE THAN JUST HOOP STAR
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amJACKSONVILLE - Remember the name Joakim Noah. This kid is going places. He already has been places, but he truly is going places. Trust us on this. The kid is...
CASHMAN: WE'D WELCOME ROCKET
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES JUPITER, Fla. - The Yankees' position on free agent Roger Clemens hasn't changed since early February: If Clemens wants another stint in pinstripes, the club is eager to...
WINNING BY LOSING - YANK STARS BACK AFTER WBC OUSTER
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amCardinals 5 - Yankees 2 JUPITER, Fla. - America's loss is the Yankees' gain. Because Team USA was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic on Thursday night, Alex Rodriguez, Derek...
JETS LAND RAMSEY - FALCONS, 'HAWKS IN MIX FOR ABRAHAM
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amJACKSONVILLE - The Jets were involved in a flurry of activity yesterday, finally landing quarterback Patrick Ramsey in a trade and coming tantalizingly close to finally unloading disgruntled defensive end...
FRAN-TIC CITY - STEVIE-STEPH BACKCOURT GETS ANOTHER LOOK
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amStephon Marbury has a new message for Larry Brown: What took so long to pair him with Steve Francis? It took a thumb injury to shooting guard Quentin Richardson for...
RANGERS AIM TO GET GOING
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amLEAFS at RANGERS - Tonight 7:00 - MSG; ESPN (1050AM) With the six-game losing streak that dominated their month now behind them, the Rangers are hoping to build on Thursday...
KRZYZEWSKI'S WARY OF 'VETERAN' GW SQUAD
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amGREENSBORO, N.C. - George Washington is the eighth seed in the Atlanta Region, while Duke is the top seed in the entire NCAA Tourney. Karl Hobbs, GW's coach, got his...
TEAM USA ALL SHOW - TIME TO GET BACK TO ABCS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amSAN DIEGO - One of the everlasting images of the World Baseball Classic didn't take place in Anaheim Stadium or Chase Field. It took place on the campus of Cal...
KOREA-JAPAN: BITTER RIVALS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amSAN DIEGO - No, it's not the Red Sox-Yankees. Japan vs. Korea is bigger. For the third time in the WBC, the two archrivals will meet today at Petco Park....
TIME FOR 3S TO STEP OUT OF PACK
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amWith the exception of Brother Derek, an easy winner of both starts this year in California, no other 3-year-old on the Triple Crown trail has done much to separate himself...
HOW 'BOUT NO PULLS AWAY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amField of five 3-year-old fillies went to post in yesterday's feature, $60,000 Karakorum Splendor, overnight stakes named for winner of last summer's Statue of Liberty division of NY Stallion Stakes...
LOST KAZ - KNEE SPRAIN KOS MATSUI
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amVERO BEACH, Fla. - Willie Randolph was hoping to have Kaz Matsui return as early as last night. But it turns out the Mets second baseman most likely won't be...
LAIMBEER BOWED TO BROWN
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Former Knicks coaching candidate Bill Laimbeer said he lost interest in the Knicks' job once he realized Larry Brown would be named to the post. Laimbeer, coach of...
GREEN GIANTS - SPECIAL UNIFORM, SPECIAL WIN FOR KNICKS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amKnicks 105 - Pistons 103 For the first time in their history, the Knicks wore green uniforms to honor St. Patrick's Day. Buoyed by the luck of the Irish, the...
NETS PUT KOBE, LAKERS IN SACK
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amNets 92 - Lakers 89 The only crime in Nenad Krstic's tap-in with :13.1 left on the clock was that there was :13.1 left on the clock. The Nets had...
OUTTA SIGHT - RAY RETURNS FROM EYE INJURY TO LEAD 'NOVA PAST HAWKS
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amVillanova 58 - Monmouth 45 PHILADELPHIA - A No. 1 seed is the blessing and, as Villanova learned yesterday, the curse of the NCAA Tournament. Never in 84 matchups coming...
GREAT ESCAPE - UCONN SURVIVES ALBANY'S HISTORIC UPSET BID
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amUConn 72 - Albany 59 PHILADELPHIA - By the magic of telecommunications, a few switches were flipped in a faraway control room and the entire country was clued in to...
DEFINE INTERVENTION - TOURNEY WILL BE GAY'S JUDGMENT DAY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amPHILADELPHIA - Whatever he does, there's the feeling he can do more. Such are the expectations and so goes the burden on Rudy Gay, who is either UConn's best player...
KOBE 'FEUD' IS HISTORY: VINCE
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amThey were cordial at the All-Star Game, so Vince Carter didn't expect any animosity last night from Laker superstar Kobe Bryant - except for the customary attempts at spleen and...
BRONX GUARD ON DISPLAY
March 18, 2006 | 5:00amPHILADELPHIA - Albany star guard Jamar Wilson of the Bronx twice thought of transferring to a bigger program, including Marquette. The Great Danes were anything but great in his first...