June 27, 2007
LIVEBLOG/PITTSBURGH: Excellent
image via PCVB I love Pittsburgh. I can't believe it has been more than ten years since i've been, and driving in through the mountains and setting eyes on this...
Scene
Sigrid Holt, a graphic designer, carries a Balenciaga bag with her blousy TopShop shirt, Seven grey jeans and Marc Jacobs shoes. "I'm casual, but I really I can't afford the...
SALE!
I just got a call from a friend who works at Urban Outfitters who told me they're frantically marking stuff down and gearing up for a massive sale that starts...
TRENDS: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? ... nope, it's a skyscreen
Roofer madness/via Next NatureI think we all can agree the natural world as we know it is obsolete,but we're not just talking endangered species. Or rain forests. Or icecaps. Or...
Breaking News Around the World
If you think TV news personalities in the U.S. are willing to participate in some crazy stunts, check out what they're doing on the other side of the world. The...
1# Reason to Check Out Fort Greene This Weekend
Ladies, drag your boyfriends to this sample sale because it's equal opportunity; selling duds for both chicks and dudes. APC, Gryson, Engineered Garments, Lyell, Lover, Earnest Sewn, Cheap Mondays, Rogues...
Children's Cancer Fund Hosts Tournament On L.I.
A New York school supported one of its own earlier this month when King's Park RJO Intermediate School of King's Park presented a donation to the Honeysuckle Foundation for Children...
Mike York
The Rangers' 136th pick in the 1997 entry draft will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1st. Maybe I'm being both sentimental and biased (he captained my alma mater's...
Messier to Grace the Hall
Mark Messier is the marquee candidate for Hall of Fame induction this year. Everything that can be said about him almost goes without saying; the man's record speaks for itself.Check...
Hall of Fame Candidates
Mark Messier tops a list of impressive Hall of Fame candidates, nearly all of which seem like guarantees to grace the hallowed walls of hockey history in Toronto.Also included among...
Deal of the Day
I can't get enough of this deep blue, billowy silhouettes, racer backs or pockets.And this Lux Double Pocket Tunic has all four components and is great for beating this stifling...
Shallow Bay
OK, so "Transformers'' was turned into cartoons to sell toys in the first place, so it's not exactly shocking that Hollywood Antichrist Michael Bay, who directed the live-action version opening...
Do you need this?
Probably not. Do you lust after it? Little bit. Because Grand Theft Auto IV is going to be so supremely rad, Rockstar is putting out a special edition version that...
Oscar Watch: Flooding the Zone
"A Mighty Heart,'' starring Angelina Jolie in an acclaimed performance as Mariane Pearl, opened to a disappointing $4 million in wide release over the weekend. "Away From Her,'' starring Julie...
AWARDS WEDNESDAY: DELGADO, IGAWA AMONG WORST
Week 12 of Awards Wednesday:AL MVP1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees. 2. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers. 3. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels. This race is shaping up as history vs. contention. A-Rod is chasing an...
Aguirre puts me under bus on Chandler
By MARC BERMANThere are about 150 Knicks kid campers who do not consider me their favorite beat writer. Not anymore. Thank you, Mark Aguirre.I was down at Floyd Bennett Field...
READY, SET, GO HAVE FUN THIS SUMMER!
You've worked hard all year, now it's time to enjoy your vacation. Summer's here and there are endless possibilities for you and your family and friends to enjoy the fun....
DATING PHRASE OF THE MOMENT
Term: "To pull a 'Sopranos' ending" Explanation: You're seeing someone, you're into them, and everything seems great. You're going with it. You're working it. You've got a watchful eye on...
EXPOSED
WOMEN who wear their heart on their sleeve now can wear their soul on their shoulder. Get ready, if you dare, for the transparent purse. The must-have accessory of the...
'IDOL' FURY AS KELLY BATTLES BACK
I'M a believer. Having been asked to accept that anything authentic could possibly come out of the artificial TV talent contest "American Idol," having seen Kelly Clarkson stomp around the...
GREAT ESCAPE
THE hush-hush secret on Broadway this week is Spike Lee's new theatrical project. Everybody involved in it has been ordered to keep their mouths shut until Thrusday, when, at a...
THE OFFAL TRUTH
IN an upcoming episode of the Travel Channel series "Bizarre Foods," adventuresome eater Andrew Zimmern describes the foods of Trinidad and Tobago. "If it swims, slithers or scampers, you can...
COME SPY WITH ME
NOW that the Cold War is over and hot spots are popping up all over the world, a spy could get burned if he's not on his game every minute....
ROSIE GOES RAMBO ON HER LITTLE GIRL
ROSIE O'Donnell, whose anti-gun views are well-known, surprised her fans yesterday when she posted photos of her youngest daughter wearing a gargantuan ammunition belt on her Web site. The photos...
HBO IS MAKING SADDAM
HBO is making a four- hour miniseries about "The Butcher of Baghdad," Saddam Hussein - starring an Israeli actor. Yigal Naor will play the despised dictator in a four-hour miniseries,...
STARR REPORT
Harvey's farewell Harvey Birdman will de fend his last case next month on Cartoon Network, when "Harvey Birdman, Attor ney at Law" wraps its run after 39 episodes. The series,...
BATTLEFIELD GIRTH
SUDDENLY that fascination with Oprah makes a whole lot more sense. John Travolta is a woman. Or at least he plays one in the upcoming film "Hairspray," opening July 20....
MINOR CRUELTY
'OVER the GW" is an assured first feature by 25-year-old writer-director Nick Gaglia. One reason it rings true is because the script is based on Gaglia's real experiences. As a...
THINK INSIDE THE BOX
REMEMBER your lunchbox when you were a kid - how cool it was? You can relive the fifth-grade thrill with bento boxes. But we don't mean your standard Japanese restaurant...
CASE OF FALSE APPETIZING
DINING out in New York presents all kinds of challenges, from tables "at 6 and 11 only" to kitchens that run out of steam at 9:15 p.m. Now, add to...
JUST OPENED
Dean's Pizzeria Restaurant 215 W. 85th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue (212) 875-1100 Small (12-inch) pizza: $13; entrees: $9 to $13 Pizza is the specialty at this budget-friendly, family-style...
SHHH! MIKE GIVES $30M
A not-so-anonymous philanthropist (hint: his initials are MB) has again given more than $30 million to the Carnegie Corp. to parcel out to 530 arts and social-service organizations in the...
LANDMARK DAY IN QNS.
Sunnyside Gardens, a 16-block residential enclave in Queens, won approval as a historic district yesterday by a unanimous vote of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The 10-member commission's vote sends the...
'TERROR' VANDAL
The vandal who smashed a 9/11 memorial on Staten Island is "no better than the terrorists" whose carnage created the need for such a monument, one victim's relative said yesterday....
SPITZ AND BRUNO IN 'WALDO' WAR
ALBANY - Gov. Spitzer and Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno engaged in a furious new war of words yesterday after the governor launched a "Where's Waldo" assault - accusing Bruno...
RENT BOOST ADDS TO 'HIKE' COST OF LIVING
The Rent Guidelines Board last night approved hikes of 3 percent for one-year leases and 5.75 percent for two-tear leases for the city's 1 million rent-stabilized apartments - lower than...
POUND PUP IN REAL 'FIX'
A New Jersey man paid $10,000 in cash yesterday to have his beloved mastiff released from a Brooklyn pound while he and dogged city lawyers continue their fight over whether...
'CHEAT' WAS A DECEIT
A teacher on the verge of being fired from a Brooklyn high school made false accusations of a grade-inflation scandal that derailed the careers of his bosses, the city schools...
SCHOOL'S QUOTA HITS BLACK & WHITE
The racial quota that kept a young Indian-American girl out of an elite Brooklyn school apparently cuts both ways: An 11-year-old white boy failed to win admission to the school...
DR. DRILLER NIGHTMARE
A dentist being investigated for Medicaid fraud once drilled holes in 15 healthy teeth of a Brooklyn teen, insisting they were decayed, The Post has learned. "He said I had...
'CRUELLA' COUPLE'S SWEET DEAL
A jailed millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as their slaves are likely to get their wish to await trial as prisoners in their own posh Long Island...
FURY AT SCHOOL
A controversial ex-principal of Lafayette HS in Brooklyn is a candidate for the top spot at a highly touted Manhattan school, officials said yesterday. Jolanta Rohloff's inclusion on the candidate...
COLOMBO ADMITS NO-SHOW JOB SCAM
Mob scion Anthony Colombo copped a plea to defrauding a Manhattan construction company, cutting his losses to avoid a retrial four months after a federal jury deadlocked on the charge....
MOB 'BRUISER'
Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano wasn't looking so dapper after he killed a neighborhood junkie and his shotgun recoiled against his jaw, leaving a nasty bruise, a star witness testified yesterday...
SUV MAYHEM
A Brooklyn pedestrian was killed yesterday by an out-of-control SUV that pinned her against a bakery and injured another man. The vehicle jumped the curb along 86th Street in Bay...
'THRILL-KILL' TERROR OF BX. BEAT GANG
A ruthless gang of thugs is terrorizing The Bronx, doling out random beatings that have killed a 54-year-old city worker and left other victims seriously injured, police said yesterday. The...
CITY GIVES 'HOUNDED' FOXY THE DIVA TREATMENT
The Ill Na Na made an Ill No-No yesterday, avoiding a metal detector after showing up late for a probation meeting that she blew off days earlier. Hip-hop diva Foxy...
A FINE LINE FOR IGEEKS
It's not just the weatherman heating up New York - it's iPhone fever burning through Big Apple techno-geek circles. College student Jessica Rodriguez scurried from her Bronx home yesterday to...
PHILANTHROPY BIG COOK DIES
Richard Cook, the Chairman of The Hundred Years Association of New York, has died after a long illness, the organization said yesterday. He was 70. Cook had a 36-year affiliation...
ARREST IN '03 SLAYING OF STUDENT
A Hunter College honors student gunned down in a 2003 Harlem shootout may finally receive a degree of justice. Cops yesterday said they had detained a suspect in the murder...
FAKE-GOODS BUST
Federal authorities busted a massive counterfeit smuggling ring allegedly responsible for bringing fake Chanel and Louis Vuitton clothing, Nike shoes and Rolex watches into the country from China, authorities said...
HONORS KID SHOT IN FACE
A 13-year-old Brooklyn honors student who graduated from junior high school earlier this month was shot in the face yesterday just two blocks from his home, authorities said. Bramdon Ragnot,...
FIREWORKS BOOM & BUST
It'll be a quiet Fourth of July in Sheepshead Bay. Cops seized nearly five tons of fireworks from a stash house in the Brooklyn neighborhood that was operated "like a...
GLAD RAT, SAD RAT
Shady lawyer Paul Siminovsky was all smiles when he walked into Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, hoping to avoid jail time for delivering the goods on disgraced Judge Gerald Garson. But...
POLICE HS GRADS $PURN NYPD
The city's top cop was the first to congratulate the inaugural graduating class of the High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety yesterday, but many students said they'd be...
BX. TOT FALLS FROM WINDOW
A 3-year-old Bronx boy was critically injured yesterday after falling from a third-floor window while playing unsupervised with his 5-year-old brother, police said. The accident happened at about 3:30 p.m....
PARIS WAS PIG IN A POKEY
Paris Hilton scurried home to Mommy and Daddy yesterday after spending three weeks in a jailhouse medical unit receiving special treatment and living the life of a snack-ravaging college student....
MOM'S THE WORD ON DOWDY OUTFIT
Previously panty-challenged professional nipple-slipper Paris Hilton has finally learned the art of decent exposure - and it only took 23 days in lockdown for her to figure it out. Dressed...
RUDY BOPS BUBBA
Rudy Giuliani charged yesterday that Bill Clinton was soft on terrorism when he was president, calling his tenure "the decade of denial." The Republican White House hopeful and former mayor...
OBAMA 'IS READY TO LEAD,' WIFE VOWS
Sen. Barack Obama's wife yesterday blasted critics who question her husband's experience - something that Hillary Rodham Clinton's backers have often cited. "For people who say that Barack Obama is...
WRESTLE MANIAC'S 'ROID RAGE
Like everything in the world of professional wrestling, the ill-fated love affair between golden-boy grappler Chris Benoit and his wife, Nancy, started out as bogus hype. Benoit was rocketing to...
DEATHS IN DANGEROUS WORLD OF WRESTLING
Steroid Related Deaths:* Curt Henning, whose ring name was "Mr. Perfect," died at the age of 44 in a Florida hotel room shortly before a scheduled wrestling match. Although medical...
PHIL'S EXPERT: IT WAS SUICIDE
A renowned retired medical examiner tried to shoot holes through the Phil Spector murder case yesterday, testifying for the defense that the victim pulled the trigger. "She died of a...
FEDS' WHACK-Y MOB CONTRACT TO KILL OFF FIDEL WITH POISON PILL
The CIA enlisted two top Mafia bosses in a "gangster-type" effort to assassinate Fidel Castro with poison pills in the 1960s, but the hapless plot fell apart, it was revealed...
THEIR GREATEST HITS
"Project Mockingbird" Government officials became alarmed in early 1963 over reports by two Washington-based journalists (names withheld). In "coordination" with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the CIA began tapping the...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn* A masked bandit robbed his unsuspecting store-employee girlfriend in Williamsburg, authorities said yesterday. Leron Sylvestor, 36, pointed a silver toy pistol at his gal pal inside Ski Beer Corp.,...
THE FINAL SALUTE
AS VANESSA Pschirrer walked into a Greenpoint church yesterday to lay her beloved firefighter boyfriend, Daniel Pujdak, to rest, she was flanked by members of New York's Bravest who stood...
SHE'S THE NAUGHTY GIFT WHO KEEPS ON GIVING
GO, PARIS! I sing the praise of Paris Hilton - a finer excuse for a useless, talentless, directionless and pantyless skank you will not see. And that is more than...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Tue. 078; Lucky Sum: 15 / Midday Win-4 Tue.: 3292; Lucky Sum: 16 / Evening Nos. Tue.: 095; Lucky Sum: 14 / Evening Win-4 Tue.: 9284;...
BUFFALO BOOSTER BLUES
Gov. Spitzer once likened stretches of upstate New York to notoriously destitute Appalachia - and some now fear he's aggressively looking to remove all doubt. Who can blame them? After...
VIOLA'S VILE VALUES
In other City Council business, Speaker Quinn is nearing a decision on whether Viola Plummer, the noxious chief of staff to the equally noxious Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn), should remain on...
SUE, SID, SUE
Sid Davidoff didn't become one of New York City's most influential lobbyists by shrinking from controversy. No surprise, then, that he's not backing away as Mayor Bloomberg and the City...
OUR VAST IMMIGRATION BACKLOG
SENATE Majority Leader Harry Reid boasts of his compassion for "undocumented Americans." President Bush wants understanding for "newcomers" without papers. The so-called Grand Bargainers on both sides of the aisle...
THE 9/11 DENIERS
UGLY accusations threaten to permanently fracture New York's heroic post-9/11 legacy - and, perhaps worse, to deny the realities the city faced in those first horrific days, weeks and months....
UNION HERO
SOME Western commentators have called him "the Iranian Lech Walesa," after the Polish trade unionist who helped bring down the communist empire. The mullahs ruling Iran, however, regard him as...
FAILED 'ANSWERS': DEMS' IRAQ IDEAS
HISTORY seems to be settling on some criticisms of the early conduct of the Iraq War: Force levels were reduced too early, security responsibilities were transferred to Iraqis before they...
TROOPS COME LAST
Kate Schweizer's views supporting the military are essentially the same as the Democratic Party's ("Reid Sets the Pace for Defeat in Iraq," Letters, June 22). If she knew anything about...
GIFTED & REJECTED: COURTING SCHOOL RACISM
THE ISSUE: The Mark Twain School's use of court-ordered quotas for its admissions decisions. Will Dr. Anjan Rau encourage his daughter to check the Caucasian box on her college applications?...
IT'S THISCLOSE
An initial deal was hammered out yesterday to protect the editorial independence of The Wall Street Journal in the event it is acquired by News Corp. Dow Jones & Co.'s...
SCHWARZMAN STAKE SINKS LIKE BLACKSTONE
As shares of Stephen Schwarzman's over-hyped Blackstone Group sank for the second day, Wall Street fears he's mired in too much debt and could lose his charm to lure in...
PARIS NON GRATA FOR US AND MIN
PEOPLE magazine was busy conducting its exclusive Paris Hilton interview yesterday, and it is expected to be the cover of the issue due out Friday. Us Weekly, meanwhile, has slapped...
BLACK'S JURY GETS ANXIOUS TO CLOSE
CHICAGO - After more than a week of oftentimes tedious closing arguments, jury members at Conrad Black's fraud trial sent a strong signal yesterday that they're anxious to put the...
SEEDLESS GAP CUTS PLANT LIFE
Belt tightening at Gap Inc. has trickled down to the foliage that dots its corporate headquarters. The troubled retailer, which in recent months has slashed jobs and closed its Forth...
FIRMS CAUGHT NAPPING
Washington lawmakers have caught the barbarians with their pants down. The speed at which Congress and others have moved to raise the tax rate on wealthy private-equity firms and other...
AILING U.S. AUTO BIZ TEARS UP ITS AD TIES
The automotive ad business is showing signs of wear and tear. With constant turmoil in their marketing ranks and ad spending down, the big carmakers are shaking up relationships with...
NORDSTROM DEALS CHAIN
Nordstrom appears to have reached a deal to sell its Façonnable chain to a Lebanese private equity firm, The Post has learned. News of the impending sale is said to...
IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM...
AFTER a decade of individual deal making, the dynamic duo of Steve Witkoff and Larry Gluck has joined forces again, partnering with Westbrook Partners to buy 405 Park Ave. for...
NEW CLUES IN BENOIT 'MURDER-SUICIDE'
Two days before Chris Benoit and his family were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, the pro wrestler told co-workers his wife and son had food poisoning and were vomiting,...
DEATHS IN THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF WRESTLING
Steroid Related Deaths: Curt Henning, whose ring name was "Mr. Perfect," died at the age of 44 in a Florida hotel room shortly before a scheduled wrestling match. Although medical...
'MISSING LINK' STEM CELLS MAY SPEED RACE FOR CURES
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that should speed up research into regenerative medicine and help in the hunt...
ON-LINE SURVEY CAN HELP FLUKE ANGLERS
THE current fluke regula tions are having a harmful effect on the recreational fishing industry, and the regulations are based on erroneous records used by the National Marine Fisheries Service....
SUNS EYE KG
Talks between the Lakers and Timberwolves concerning Kevin Garnett had broken down, ESPN reported last night. A league source said that the latest trade scenario has Garnett landing in Phoenix...
NASCAR ZAPS GORDON
Jeff Gordon's lead atop the Nextel Cup points standings is no longer insurmountable. NASCAR's top driver and Hendrick teammate Jimmie Johnson each was penalized 100 driver points yesterday for violations...
HONDO NEEDS A BUC
Hondo, who dipped his toes into red ink Monday night, did a double-cannonball into the stuff last night as he went down with the Blue Jays and Bo sawx to...
SPORTS SHORTS
BASEBALL: Bring out the Geritol It really will be old-timers day in the major leagues today, when a record seven pitchers in their 40s are scheduled to start. In addition...
MR. VERSATILITY
The more DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright talked about Wilson Chandler, the more apparent it became why Isiah Thomas is seriously considering the athletic, 6-8, sophomore forward with the Knicks' pick...
BRONX'S MEJIA HAS A PRAYER
There won't be a big party tomorrow night when Sammy Mejia watches the NBA Draft in his family's Bronx apartment. It's not just because the former DePaul standout is unsure...
REPEAT NOT IN THE CARDS
The crowd at Shea Stadium booed Scott Schoeneweis when he entered the game in the 11th inning last night. Mets fans are either very knowledgeable - or psychic. Schoeneweis confirmed...
DELGADO DESERVES BOOS
DON'T use up all your boos on cursed reliever Scott Schoeneweis. Carlos Delgado heard his share last night in the Mets' ugly 5-3, 11-inning loss to the Cardinals at steamy...
VALENTIN'S MISTAKES STICK OUT
Jose Valentin didn't have a hand in every pivotal play down the stretch in the Mets' 5-3, 11-inning loss to St. Louis last night. It just seemed that way. After...
SURPRISE! PEDRO THROWS SOME BP
Pedro Martinez felt so good yesterday, the original plans for him were scrapped. Martinez was slated to throw his sixth bullpen session yesterday in Port St. Lucie, but he had...
BIG DECISIONS
The Nets love them all for one reason or another. They're leery of them all for one reason or another. With those feelings about the big men they are likely...
INJURED KRSTIC DOWNPLAYS CONTRACT
When Nenad Krstic's left knee buckled in disastrous fashion last Dec. 22, the Nets center thought only about playing again. Finances never entered his mind. "The first couple days, I...
YANKS WALK AWAY LOSERS
BALTIMORE - Derek Jeter had plenty to be thankful for yesterday on his 33rd birthday. Too bad playing for a winning team wasn't among those blessings. It will take more...
ROCKET MUST FIRE ON ALL CYLINDERS
BALTIMORE - Well, this is as good a time as any to see if Roger Clemens is going to provide the Yankees with anything other than an age-defying workout every...
DAMON RETURNS TO LINEUP
BALTIMORE - Johnny Damon returned from a trip home to Florida as a new man. Forget the disabled list, he's eager to play some center field. Damon was in last...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Michigan's Munger Potato Queen has been sacked. Allison Nowicki was ousted with six weeks left in her reign as the face of the Munger Potato Festival amid accusations she played...
"America's" Border Problems
Never mind that less than a quarter of tonight’s "America's Got Talent" contestants were not from New York, despite the heavy hype that New York was the last leg of...
The Orioles
Today the Yankees face Erik Bedard, the one of the most underrated pitchers in the American League. Bedard, 28, has improved every single season since his real debut in 2004....
CAR BLOGGING AT SHEA
Sitting in steamy Shea on a hot summer night watching the Cardinals-Mets and wondering out loud while trying to watch Carlos Delgado hit a ball hard. Tip to Carlos: lay...