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September 25, 2008

Rays fans tweak with Zambrano

Some Tampa Bay Rays fans have decided a good way to celebrate their first venture into the playoffs -- and to tweak the Mets -- would be to have Victor...

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MGM, Weinsteins Separating Early

The soap opera that is The Weinstein Co. has taken a new twist with a report that "Soul Man'' will be the next and apparently the last title TWC title...

UPDATE: The day the music died

Call it Mortal Beach.South Carolina's $400 million Hard Rock Park -- where you'll find, yes, the world's only Led Zeppelin ride -- has closed up for the rest of the...

Game 159: Cubs at Mets

Pedro Martinez makes his most important start as a Met tonight when he faces a Triple-A lineup from the Cubs in the finale of a four-game series at Shea Stadium....

Party of Five on 'Runway'

Leanne says she's hoping for an all-girl finale pillow fight, but Jerell has been stepping it up lately so he can just wear a wig and pretend. There is no...

Pregame news and notes

Some choice cuts from Jerry Manuel's news conference before tonight's game with the Cubs at Shea Stadium, including late news on John Maine and Brian Schneider: -- Brian Schneider was...

What Does it Take to Win 'Survivor'?

"So many winners of that game, won the game and never won any [individual] immunities, like Earl [Cole, winner Survivor: Fiji].""Many people go in there with the mistaken thought that...

Piniella raising white flag?

Lou Piniella appears to be giving the Mets a gift tonight with the lineup he's sending out for the final game of this four-game series. The Cubs will not have...

Poteat re-signs; Montgomery gone

The Jets today re-signed free agent DB Hank Poteat and waived OL Will Montgomery.Poteat has played in 81 career games, making 17 starts, with 109 tackles, two interceptions, one sack,...

CATCHING UP: JETS

Brett Favre's ankle is getting the attention, but defensive tackle Kris Jenkins' back may be of equal concern to the Jets heading into their Week 4 matchup with the Cardinals.CATCHING...

HOUSTON SIGNS WITH KNICKS

Allan Houston's second comeback is now official. The Knicks announced today the 37-year-old guard has re-signed and will come to training camp in Saratoga for what he hopes will be...

STUN-GUN DEATH INVESTIGATED

The NYPD officer who ordered that a nude, emotionally disturbed man be shot with a Taser causing him to topple off a ledge to his death has been placed on...

Yankees, Thunder extend partnership

The partnership between the Yankees and the Trenton Thunder won't be ending anytime soon. At a press conference in Trenton, the Yankees and Thunder announced they have extended their partnership...

The Happy Recap: Mets choose Buffalo

Bushes spent a long weekend in warmer climes, and wasn't around for all of the news that went along with the Mets changing their Triple-A affiliation from New Orleans to...

HOW TO BECOME A WINNING GM

Ironic, isn't it, that on the night the Yankees were officially eliminated from the playoffs, Johan Santana keeps the Mets from losing their minds.Here is the secret to becoming a...

VIDS: Buzz, Buzz

Buzz Lightyear prepares for a journey to outer space, with a little help from Buzz Aldrin. Those wacky Disney folks! This was uploaded to promote the new "Toy Story Mania!"...

RBNY's Danleigh Borman sprains ankle, hopes to play vs. Colorado

By BRIAN LEWISWith Dave van den Bergh not expecting to return from hernia surgery until Oct. 9 (vs. Real Salt Lake) and the Red Bulls' midfield already thin on the...

RBNY's Jorge Rojas: Left-wing or middle-of-the-park?

By BRIAN LEWISDave van den Bergh's hernia surgery last week _ and to a lesser extent Danleigh Borman's rolled ankle today in practice _ leaves Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos...

JOHN MCCAIN'S REMARKS TO CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE

Thank you, Mr. President. It's always good to see you, and I appreciate your hospitality to me and Governor Sarah Palin. Let me also congratulate you, Mr. President, on the...

Coverage in today's Post

It was Johan Santana to the rescue Tuesday night as the Mets' ace threw a career-high 125 pitches to power a badly needed 6-2 win over the Cubs. The victory...

Game 158: Cubs at Mets

The Mets try to keep the momentum from Tuesday's win going tonight when Oliver Perez takes on Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano in the third game of a crucial four-game set...

Mets: No plans yet for rain

From MIKE PUMAThe Mets as yet have no contingency plans for the rain in the forecast over the next three days. If Thursday's scheduled game against the Cubs is rained...

Mets activate Maine

From MARK HALE The Mets activated John Maine from the disabled list today. Maine will work out of the bullpen, and though what he can offer is a question mark,...

Pouring salt on the wound

From BRIAN COSTELLOPHILADELPHIA -- I had an interesting perspective for the end of the Mets-Cubs game tonight and thought Mets fans might find it interesting. I watched the end of...

SHOULD THE YANKS BLOW IT UP?

FROM JOEL SHERMANThe Yankees were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday night, and already the most common analysis to what must occur now is some version of "blow it up."...

Santana and Jekyll & Hyde Mets

From JOEL SHERMAN The Mets obtained Johan Santana, in large part, to avoid the way last season ended; with historic, humiliating collapse. It is turning out that the Mets did...

Starr Report: Rocco redux

It took Rocco DiSpirito about four years to live down NBC's "The Restaurant" and the attendant publicity (over exposure?) - and now he's back with a vengeance. He's on "Dancing...

Walsh isn't dealing from strength with Steph

By MARC BERMANAt 4 p.m. this afternoon, Chris Duhon, Danilo Gallinari and Anthony Roberson will appear at a community-relations event, riding a double-decker bus with children.Excluding Allan Houston's bizarre inclusion...

3 UP: Should the Yanks Blow it Up?

The Yankees were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday night, and already the most common analysis to what must occur now is some version of "blow it up." The Yankees,...

3 UP: Santana, Red Sox Playoff Sked, Wright

1. The Mets obtained Johan Santana, in large part, to avoid the way last season ended; with historic, humiliating collapse. It is turning out that the Mets did not need...

Dick Lynch passes away

BY PAUL SCHWARTZDick Lynch, a former Giants defensive back and for the past 41 years a colorful Giants radio analyst, has died at the age of 72 after a long...

Plaxico suspended, plans appeal

By PAUL SCHWARTZThe post-Super Bowl experience has been a joyride for the Giants, who are off to a 3-0 start and riding high heading into their bye week. The ride,...

Deal of the Day- VPL

With its neon elbows, this sweater is a fun and edgy take on the tweed blazer leather patches.The sleek sweater by VPL will be the perfect casual brunch sweater for...

PALIN WOWS PAK PREZ

Sarah Palin is a knockout, the new leader of Pakistan said yesterday after meeting her. "You are even more gorgeous than you are on the [TV]," gushed Pakistan President Asif...

TIME FOR UNITED STATES

The morning after President Bush made the unprecedented move of inviting John McCain and Barack Obama to the White House for an emergency economic summit with congressional leaders today, lawmkers...

RANGEL'S RANK RECORD: DOESN'T ANYONE CARE?

It's quite possible that what Rep. Charles Rangel really smells is the odor emitting from his illegal activities ("What Rangel Smells," Editorial, Sept. 23). There's nothing worse than looking like...

QUINN ON SCHOOLS

Your editorial ("Who'll Fight for Kids?" Sept. 22) completely misrepresents my position on mayoral control of NYC schools. Let me state clearly that I am a longtime supporter of mayoral...

O STUMPS AS JOHN TRUMPS

FACING a postconvention fall in the polls, John McCain once again reshaped the dimensions of the race by suspending his campaign and calling for postponement of tomorrow's debate. This bold...

PETRO-TYRANTS OF THE WORLD UNITE

IN October 1962, the United States discovered that Russian warships had installed nuclear missiles in Cuba. The result was the Cold War's most dangerous crisis until the Russians backed down....

DON'T MEET THE PRESS

THE political media are up in arms because Sarah Palin won't talk to them. As an ex-press secretary, I can safely say: It's their own fault - though it's the...

THE MELTDOWN'S MAIN STREET ROOTS

JOURNALISTS like simple stories with clear-cut villains. So, in the financial crisis, Time magazine tells us that Wall Street "sold out" America, while The New York Times decries "Wall Street's...

DANGEROUS DAVE

DOES Gov. Paterson have any idea what he's talking about when it comes to Ground Zero? The question is urgent. Chris Ward, the Port Authority executive director, is to release...

LOTTERY

NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 206; Lucky Sum: 8 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 3992; Lucky Sum: 23 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 232; Lucky Sum: 7 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 8268;...

O.J. TRIAL CHAOS

O.J. Simpson's lawyer and a stool pigeon nearly came to blows yesterday during testy cross examination at The Juice's robbery-kidnapping trial in Las Vegas. Four bailiffs rushed to the witness...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

The Bronx Police yesterday were searching for this Bedford Park man missing since the weekend. Curtis Deramus, 27, was last seen at his Decatur Avenue home near East Gunhill Road...

SENATE GOP ON BRINK: POLL

ALBANY - The Republican Party sits perilously close to surrendering its four-decade lock on the state Senate, according to a poll released yesterday. The survey of six hotly contested districts...

PLAY TRIPPER

Fun and frolic won out over public duty yesterday for MTA board member Nancy Shevell, who skipped a controversial vote at the agency's monthly meeting to jet off to Israel...

TRUMP SUED OVER H2 WOE

A lower Manhattan law firm says its $22,000-a-month Wall Street office is a Trump dump. In a $5 million Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit, John Bostany says he can't work in...

CON ADMITS KELLY PLOT

A mentally ill, wheelchair-bound inmate has pleaded guilty to criminal solicitation for plotting to behead Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and to blow up Police Headquarters, authorities said yesterday. David Brown...

MIKE HINTS HE'S SET FOR NEW CYCLE

Mayor Bloomberg dangled his strongest hint yet yesterday that he's considering a third term. The hint came when Bloomberg joined seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong at the Clinton...

HIT BUST IN 'TWISTED' SLAY

A Long Island gym owner and mob wannabe was busted yesterday for three gangland-style rubouts, including the 2003 slaying of Twisted Sister rocker Dee Snider's brother-in-law - a business partner...

JUDGES LOVE NEW NY AD

The winner of a contest to find a new "I LOVE NY" TV commercial is a Syracuse-based amateur filmmaker whose 60-second movie doesn't include a single shot of the Big...

GUN-RUN RING IS SHOT DOWN

Police officers posing as black-market buyers broke up a high-priced gun-running ring in a yearlong sting that netted dozens of weapons, including sawed-off shotguns and semiautomatic pistols with silencers, authorities...

BRUTAL BEATING NEAR CITY HALL

A 19-year-old NYU student, out celebrating the birthday of his twin brothers, was savagely beaten by two men near City Hall, sources said yesterday. Peter Patalano was attacked at 1...

COPS LIED IN DRUG COVER-UP: JUDGE

A man charged with selling cocaine in Brooklyn is set to walk free after a federal judge tossed out key evidence against him, finding that law officers lied to cover...

'WILLET' EVER BE FINISHED?

Mayor Bloomberg's plan to convert Willets Point from an industrial wasteland into a residential and commercial district was approved yesterday by city planners who sent it to the City Council...

WALL STREET WHIZZES LOOK TO HEAD WEST

With the economy going south, Wall Street's whiz kids are heading west. California's corporate recruiters are being inundated with résumés from finance executives looking for jobs in the still-booming tech...

ENDLESS CASE HAS 9 LIVES

What is this, anyway - a capital case? One dead cat named Norman has a Manhattan jury so flummoxed - and so on the brink of deadlock - that its...

STOLEN ART DANCES BACK

Retired businessman Norman Alexander is finally getting reunited with his naked dancer - a Degas sculpture that he was conned out of almost four years ago. A Manhattan judge has...

A NEW 'NEW WORLD' AT ELLIS IS. MUSEUM

Between 1892 and 1954, the years Ellis Island was open, 12 million immigrants passed through its portals. But what of those who came before and after? For example, Native Americans...

HEV PAL HEADS SCHOOL ETHICS

The new ethics officer for the city Department of Education should know all about professional lapses - for years she held a similar job with deposed, ethics-challenged former state Comptroller...

CAB RIDER'S SAX APPEAL

A jazz musician is hunting for an $18,000 saxophone he left in the trunk of a livery cab. Wayne Escoffery, currently in Portugal on tour with trumpeter Tom Harrell, is...

MIKE'S $19 MIL SLUSH

With no public review, Mayor Bloomberg doled out $19.5 million to community groups suggested by a small band of legislators between 2003 and this year, when he ended the practice,...

'GRANNY MUGGER' SURRENDERS

A mugger who was knocked down by an 83-year-old granny has turned himself in, cops said. Anthony Jackson, 21, surrendered yesterday to face assault and robbery charges in the attack...

COPS IN NUDE TASER SLAY

Police fired a Taser at a naked Brooklyn man armed with only a fluorescent light tube yesterday, sending him falling to his death from a second-floor ledge after he went...

SMALL BIZ PAYS BIG PRICE

With a cult following, record profits and an enviable credit rating, this SoHo gym should have been a shoo-in for a bank loan to expand. Instead, the owners of Five...

HOUSE PANEL PROBES RANGEL

WASHINGTON - The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation yesterday into possible misconduct by Rep. Charles Rangel in using four rent-stabilized apartments, soliciting donations for an institute on congressional stationery,...

HOPE AND CYNICISM

Suburban New York homeowners said President Bush's summit today with John McCain and Barack Obama could help speed up the passing of a $700 billion bailout plan, but some wondered...

PENSION PROBERS EYE DOCS

Federal authorities pored over seized LIRR files yesterday to see if thousands of employees who received questionable disability pensions committed fraud, authorities said. Investigators were looking through the paperwork to...

STATE WOES MAY TAX CITY: MIKE

Taxpayers here will feel the fallout of the "very tough economic times" facing Albany and that could include higher state taxes, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday. "At this point it's an...

WHIPPING UP $$

A former dominatrix at the busted Rapture NYC S&M club is cracking the whip - and trying to get supporters to donate to a legal defense fund to help the...

BAILOUT PLAYS INTO BERNANKE'S DEFLATION FIGHTING THEORY

IS Ben Bernanke deviously planning to run the nation's printing presses overtime in order to get out of the jam caused by Wall Street? Wait, hear me out before you...

GE UNPLUGGED FULD

Lehman Brothers' CEO Richard Fuld reached out to General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt about taking an investment in the embattled investment bank prior to its collapse, sources tell The Post....

YAHOO! INVITES 'MAD MEN' STAR OVER TO APT

Yahoo! is hoping its new ad system will be a hit with Madison Avenue, which explains the company's decision to hire actor Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" fame to help...

AD-NAUSEATING DECLINE

Madison Avenue's slump is turning into a full swoon. US ad spending fell 3.7 percent in the second quarter, the steepest quarterly drop since the last ad recession in 2001,...

WHAMMED BY WAMU

David Bonderman must be steaming. In less than six months, the billionaire co-founder of TPG Capital has watched his firm's $2 billion investment in Washington Mutual steadily dwindle. WaMu is...

PROVIDENCE FOR GAHAN

Tommy Gahan, the Long Island native who helped build Deutsche Bank's securities business in the US, has joined media-focused Providence Equity Partners to run its new capital markets division. Gahan...

MYSPACE MUSIC STARTS STREAMING TODAY

MySpace Music, MySpace's new digital-music joint venture with the major record labels, launches today with an eye on cashing in on the growing demand for advertising-supported song streaming. As part...

MUSIC PUBLISHING TSUNAMI

John Oates' moustache is getting a television show. The facial hair of the brunette half of 80s power-pop duo Hall & Oates forms the basis of a new cartoon called...

FINK FEELS BAILOUTS WON'T KILL TAXPAYERS

Fund superstar Larry Fink - in line to reap big fees as a gatekeeper for Uncle Sam's $700 billion bailout - insists that taxpayers aren't going to be left holding...

MAIN STREET'S PAIN

The Post's Jennifer Fermino today tells the story (click here for story) of Kevin McGrath, who couldn't get a bank loan to expand his successful SoHo gym - and ended...

CHRISTIANS WHO DINE WITH LIONS

What is it about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his hate-mongering that makes supposedly intelligent people fall all over themselves to celebrate him? Last year, it was Columbia University - which gave...

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PITCHER?

THESE critters sure don't look scared for their lives. Or, at least, one of their lives. Notorious cat-killer Joseph Petcka was snapped enjoying the company of two furry friends -...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

That's just rude. West Virginia police charged a man they were arresting for driving drunk with a count of battery after he farted at one of the officers. José Cruz...

OU WON'T CROAK VS. FROGS AGAIN

BOB Stoops didn't shy away from the questions. He knew they were coming this week. They had to be. After all, Texas Christian is coming to Norman this weekend, those...

MEET THE VEEPS

The first important decision that a presidential candidate makes is his or her choice of a running mate. Today's page looks at a few notable vice presidents who went on...

TOY STORY

STOP worrying about what your kids are going to wear for Halloween - and start worrying about what you're going to get them for Christmas. Today - before Halloween, before...

NO TICKET? SNAG A SPARE

JUST because a New York Film Festival show is officially "sold out" doesn't mean you can't get a ticket. If you turn up an hour before a show, you should...

MUST-SEE TV

IT'S only a matter of moments before your preschooler becomes infinitely cooler than you. Assuming, of course, they're one of the 1 million kids watching Nick Jr.'s "Yo Gabba Gabba,"...

'GREY' EXPECTATIONS

IS it real or is it a metaphor? That's what you'll be asking yourself tonight when "Grey's Anatomy" returns. If you remember (and maybe it's best if you don't), the...

'JUNGLE' SCRATCH AT LIU

AT first blush, it might seem that the minds behind "Lipstick Jungle" are poor sports. After trouncing ABC's like-minded "Cashmere Mafia" (now canceled) in the ratings last season, "Lipstick" appears...

MARRYIN' KIND

ERIK Huffman and Jamie Dugan, castoffs from the recent "Survivor: China," are tying the knot, according to reports. The two grew up only 25 miles apart in South Carolina, but...

ROCKET MAN RESCHEDULES

Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy has postponed his attempt to make history by flying across the English Channel with a jet-propelled wing strapped to his back. The flight, which was set...

JON'S GOT GAME

JON Stewart's "fake newscast" is posting very genuine ratings. "The Daily Show" scored its most-watched week ever last week, averaging nearly 2 million viewers a night on Comedy Central. That's...

CONAN'S CRASH CUT IN LA

VIEWERS of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in LA never saw the show's "Celebrity Douchebag" bit Monday night. KNBC interrupted the skit - which features colliding model trains - because...

HAUTE LIST

USHER in autumn smelling super-yummy in new scents. We're fans of these: (1) Lalique "Amethyst," $110 at Bergdorf Goodman, is berry delicious and smells like black currant and raspberry. PHOTOS:...

LEARNING HIS LESSON

LAURENT Cantet's "The Class," which opens the New York Film Festival to morrow night, has already won the top prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival and is France's submission...

ALL THE WORLD'S A SCREEN

LET the festivities begin. Starting at about 7:30 tomorrow night, a black-tie assemblage of celebs and ordinary movie fans will stroll down the red carpet at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher...

JETS EXPECT JENKINS BACK

Brett Favre isn't the only Jets player who came out of the game against San Diego banged up. But like the quarterback, nose tackle Kris Jenkins is expected to be...

HOBBLED FAVRE KEEPIN' THE FAITH

Brett Favre's hobbled by a bad left ankle and has seen his new team get off to a 1-2 start, but he said he's not frustrated by the less-than-stellar beginning...

HUGHES STRONG AT FINISH

TORONTO - Eight strong innings in the final week of September doesn't wash away the stench of Phil Hughes' second big-league season. "One game isn't going to erase an awful...

FREE-AGENT PITCHERS ON BOMBERS' RADAR

TORONTO - Is this a six-month blip? Or is this the beginning of a two- to three-year slide? With the Yankees going home Sunday, the question is where are they...

MATTINGLY: YANKS MISSED TORRE

Don Mattingly has noticed an attitude change in this Yankees team, saying it's no coincidence the first year the Yankees missed the playoffs in 13 years coincided with the departure...

GIANTS' VOICE LYNCH DEAD

Bob Papa, the radio voice of the Giants for the past 13 years, called Dick Lynch the "Phil Rizzuto of the Giants." Indeed, both were terrific players who turned into...

BURRESS NEEDS TO GET IN LINE

PLAXICO Burress has his new contract, because he earned it, toughing it out on one leg the way he did a year ago and catching the winning touchdown pass in...

GIANTS SUSPEND AWOL PLAXICO

At the end of the day, the Giants suspended star receiver Plaxico Burress for a simple reason: "We try to do this the right way," coach Tom Coughlin said yesterday....

HIXON TO START VS. SEATTLE

Receivers coach Mike Sullivan yesterday described Domenik Hixon as "a coach's dream." It won't be a dream, but a reality when Hixon gets his first career start Oct. 5 against...

PARISE LIFTS DEVS PAST BLUESHIRTS

Still smarting from spring, the Devils gained a touch of revenge that doesn't count, except in their minds. "It's tough to forget the way it ended last season, absolutely. It's...

SPORTS SHORTS

NFL: Millen fired in Detroit The Lions yesterday fired Matt Millen as team president. Millen's teams won a league-low 31 games since he took over in 2001. Detroit's 0-3 record...

ALVAREZ SIGNS WITH PIRATES

This probably isn't how Pedro Alvarez would have envisioned the start of his professional career, but the Washington Heights native finally has signed with the Pirates. After being drafted with...

HONDO GETS RICH

The Cubs were heroic for Hondo last night, rack ing up a wonderful "W" at LameDuckDump that en abled Mr. Aitch to bring the total tally he has tucked away...

GALLINARI'S BACK STILL PAINS KNICKS

Who could ever imagine ancient Allan Houston healthier than 19-year-old Italian Stallion Danilo Gallinari? With the once-crippled Houston signing another Knicks contract today or tomorrow, the Knicks 6-foot-10 rookie likely...

AMAZIN' SHEA MEMORIES

The countdown is winding down to the last regular season game at Shea Stadium, Sunday afternoon against the Marlins, as the Mets continue to battle the Phillies and the Brewers...

CHURCH COFFERS EMPTY

Jerry Manuel says there's no alternative for him as a manager and no alternative for Ryan Church as a player. The skidding Church is going to keep playing. Manuel just...

IT'S A BITTER END TO LATEST DRAMA

THEY are all going to be like this. They are all going to be roller coaster rides for the Mets, rising to joy, sinking to despair, every emotion contained in...

AT LAST, CHIPPER AIDS METS

PHILADELPHIA - This is how twisted the final week of the baseball season can get: Last night Chipper Jones was a Mets fan's best friend. The old Mets' nemesis blasted...

OLLIE'S CLUTCH NEEDS REPAIR

In the first inning last night, Oliver Perez reached 95 mph. In the fifth, he struck out Alfonso Soriano with a 93 mph fastball. But those impressive heaters may have...

OLIVER YIELDS LEAD, OFFENSE SPUTTERS LATE

There's torture, cruel and unusual punishment but what the Mets put their fans through last night was about two grades beyond that. Take your pick which was worse, watching Daniel...

MAINE ACTIVATED FOR BULLPEN CALL

Jerry Manuel's beleaguered bullpen has one more option. After John Maine survived a side session yesterday with no further complications, the Mets activated the right-hander from the disabled list and...

STORMY OUTLOOK COULD CAUSE AMAZIN' PROBLEMS

The Mets had no contingency plans yesterday for the rain in the forecast over the next three days. If tonight's scheduled game against the Cubs is rained out, it would...

JUST SOLD!

Manhattan EAST VILLAGE $430,000 311 E. Third St. Prewar one-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 500 square feet, with dining room, windowed chef's kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and butcher block, French doors, exposed...

MAD WOMAN

Not everyone gets to create the museum of their dreams in the heart of New York City. Especially in a building that cost $17 million and has seen an additional...

TOP DESIGN

With a new name, a new home and far more room to show its collection, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), which opens Saturday, is poised to become one...

ON THE 'LAKE FRONT

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are house hunting together in NYC. The cozy couple recently toured a condo duplex loft at the Lion's Head building in Chelsea. "They were quite...

'CUT' RATE

THERE are plenty of buildings around the city that can boast a celebrity resident or two - but how many can boast a whole film-production company? That's one of the...

TAKE MY HOUSE, PLEASE!

A familiar refrain was in the air last week - but perhaps with a little more urgency than usual. "Sell! Sell! Sell!" But, wait. Was that the traders screaming on...

UPPER EAST SIDE

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,300 Maintenance: $1,617 -- It might not be a loft, but this prewar co-op on East 60th Street does feature 14-foot ceilings. It's been...

UPPER WEST SIDE

The brochure states that this 2,550-square-foot condo is both "like living in a loft in SoHo" and "a townhouse in the West Village." Well, except that it's about 100 blocks...

NEW CANAAN, CONN.

One of the "Harvard Five," the collective designation for a cadre of architects (including Philip Johnson) known for their modernist designs, is responsible for this extraordinary home. "The Bridge House"...

LOWER EAST SIDE

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,584 Common charges: $804 -- Stylish downtown living doesn't just mean SoHo and TriBeCa. This floor-through condo loft on Essex Street is "contemporary design...

STAMFORD, CONN.

Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 2,792 -- "Serenity prevails" in this "exceptional" contemporary Ranch located on a "park-like" property (about 1.79 acres) covered with woodlands and cultivated gardens. "Expansive"...

GARDEN CITY SOUTH, LI

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 1/2 Square feet: 1,547 -- The large living room with a wood-burning fireplace is literally the centerpiece of this "gorgeous" updated brick Tudor, which also offers...

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS

Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 1/2 Square feet: 1,077 Common charges: $705 -- Noted residential architect and interior designer Costas Kondylis comes to Queens. This unit at the new Arris Lofts...

CHINATOWN

Going "down to headquarters" takes on a much less ominous meaning at the converted 1905 Police Headquarters Building on Centre Street, where you'll find this 2,000-square-foot corner duplex loft. The...

BUSH CALLS MCCAIN AND OBAMA FOR EMERGENCY TALKS

In a stunning move, President Bush tonight invited John McCain and Barack Obama to the White House for an emergency economic summit meeting today with congressional leaders. White House press...