October 6, 2009
Two injured in East Flatbush smashup
Officials said that two people suffered minor injuries during the afternoon accident.Witnesses said that the vehicles collided in the intersection, but the force of the impact was so strong that...
Masked gunmen open fire on Old Mill Basin couple
Cops converged on a home on East 58th Street near Avenue K where two people were shot Monday.Officials said that two masked men entered the Old Mill Basin home just...
Fire rips through Flatbush Ave. apartment
Two people were injured Tuesday morning after an all-hands fire erupted inside a Flatbush Avenue apartment near Foster Avenue, officials said.As this paper went to press, fire marhsals were reportedly...
Bad birthday wishes
Bad birthday wishesA bullet ripped through a teen’s wrist as he celebrated his 17th birthday last week.Police were told that the victim and a friend were walking through Canarsie looking...
Killed at Internet cafe
Killed at Internet cafeA 25-year-old was killed and two other young men were wounded Sunday following a bloody knife fight in an Internet cafe on 61st Street near Seventh Avenue.Police...
Transit wait times to go digital
In the near future, waiting might not be the hardest part. That’s the hope held by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is planning to install technology that will tell commuters...
Eaton keeps seat as GOP chair
GOP chair Craig Eaton was overwhelmingly re-elected to another term last week, besting challenger and longtime borough Republican politico Arnaldo Ferraro.The call for Eaton’s continued stay in office came during...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Thieves were wheel jerks this week
78th PrecinctPark SlopeCar toonsCar thieves and break-in artists were running wild last week in Park Slope, where car crime is often common, but not in numbers like this. Here’s a...
He's got a gun on Kane
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens– Cobble Hill–Red HookKane crimeA gun-toting mugger held up a 27-year-old woman on Kane Street on Oct. 3.The perp pulled a black handgun on the victim near Hicks...
Letterman fires off more 'affair' jokes
Dave is still talking scandal on the "Late Show". At the taping of tonight’s show, host David Letterman made two quips about his multiple affairs with staffers and the wild...
Gates open at 3 p.m.
Yankee Stadium gates will open at 3 p.m. tomorrow prior to Game 1 of the ALDS.Here is the rest of the pregame schedule:3:10: Yankees batting practice4:20: Opponents batting practice5:42: Intorductions5:52:...
Week 5 waiver targets
It took a few weeks, but it appears Brett Favre finally realized Bernard Berrian was his top wide receiver target (apologies to rookie Percy Harvin). We like Berrian before the...
Beiersdorfer new Red Bull Boss
Red Bull formally introduced ex-Hamburg sporting director Dietmar Beiersdorfer as the new sporting director of their entire soccer division yesterday. That means the 45-year-old former Bundesliga and German National Team...
NY jury convicts in mugging of 101-year-old
A New York City man has been convicted of a hate crime for mugging a 101-year-old woman on her way to church. A jury deliberated less than a day before...
More on 'Lipsynch'
After my enthusiastic review of director Robert Lepage's four-star "Lipsynch" in today's paper, I got an email from a reader who asked, "Really that good?" In a word: yes. The show,...
Manning's mates say he'll play
Eli Manning’s teammates expect he’ll make his 83rd consecutive start on Sunday. Manning had an MRI exam on his right foot Monday, which revealed he has plantar fasciitis, an inflammation...
Yankees need good start from CC
The list of reasons why CC Sabathia will be better this postseason is long. Now the Yankees have to hope it’s accurate. The Yankees' postseason will go as their hefty...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Oct. 9Film, “A Time to Love and a Time to Die”: Part of the Hungarians in Hollywood retrospective. $11. 3, 6, 9 pm. Brooklyn Academy of Music [30 Lafayette...
Civic calendar
Mon, Oct. 12Free flu shots. 10-11:30 am and 1:30-3:30 pm. Prospect Park Residence [1 Prospect Park West in Park Slope, (718) 622-8400]. Tues, Oct. 13Free mammograms. Appointment is necessary. Noon-6...
Canarsie midnight cop honored by chief
If they had the technology to clone cops, Captain Milt Marmara of the 69th Precinct would want Police Officer Matthew Woods at the front of the line.Canarsie’s midnight watch patrolman...
Obama to visit Manhattan for big-money fundraiser
President Barack Obama is slated to hit Manhattan for a high-dollar cash bash aimed at padding the Democratic National Committee's coffers later this month, sources said yesterday. Sources familiar with...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, Oct. 911 am: Dirk Wittenborn, author of “PHARMAKON … or The Story of a Happy Family.” $15. Gumbo [493 Atlantic Ave. in Boerum Hill, 718-855-7808].Sat, Oct. 1010 am-4 pm:...
Bruney, Mitre, Pena not on roster
The Yankees still have until 10 a.m. tomorrow to decide their final ALDS roster, but manager Joe Girardi did say that Brian Bruney, Sergio Mitre and Ramiro Pena will not...
Knicks have no idea when Curry will be back
It does not sound as if the Knicks expect Eddy Curry back any time soon. The center's torn right plantaris muscle, suffered during the first scrimmage of camp seven days...
Grandma: Stephanie 'was stupid' to date CBS producer
"Late Show" staffer Stephanie Birkitt "was stupid" to ever go out with CBS News producer Robert "Joe" Halderman — who is now charged with shaking down David Letterman for $2...
Very little Knicks in NBA GM poll
The Knicks were barely mentioned in the 60-question GM poll released today on NBA.com. Mike D'Antoni wasn't even rated among the top six for best coaches. David Lee came in...
Elizabeth Taylor to undergo heart surgery
LOS ANGELES - Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor said Tuesday she was going into a hospital for heart surgery and asked for prayers. Taylor, 77, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure...
It's official: Game 1 on Wednesday
The Yankees knew when they’d be playing before they knew who. Then after 12 innings of an AL Central tiebreaker, they learned it would be the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees...
Attorney General: NY plot was one of most serious since 9/11
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday the alleged terror plot disrupted in New York was "one of the most serious in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001"...
Courtney Lee sprained ankle, x-rays negative; Najera back at practice
The Nets saw their whole starting backcourt suffer ankle injuries today in practice. Point guard Devin Harris and off-guard Courtney Lee both went down after run-ins with rookie Terrence Williams. Apparently...
Successful election for District 18’s CEC
School District 18’s Community Education Council (CEC) finally has a president.Without a leader since July, the CEC elected James Dandridge to the position this week.“It’s an honor and a pleasure...
Farmingdale freshman dies after collapsing on court
Dominic Murray, a standout basketball player at Monsignor McClancy High School in Queens last year, died after collapsing on the court at Farmingdale State College during an open gym Monday...
Torre praises Girardi
Speaking in advance of the Dodgers' playoff series against the Cardinals, former Yankees manager Joe Torre acknowledged the work done by Joe Girardi in leading his team to baseball's best...
Hughes welcomes Joba back to bullpen
Two years ago, the previous time the Yankees were in the playoffs, Joba Chamberlain was looked at as the eighth-inning stopper and Phil Hughes was the wild card.The roles are...
Three's not a crowd on 'Gossip Girl'
Spotted: Three Upper East Siders in a menage a trois that is sure to be the talk of the town.Blogs are abuzz with the news, first reported by EW's Michael...
Travolta lawyer shouts 'Few Good Men' line during extortion trial
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Movies and reality collided in court today when John Travaolta’s lawyer tore into accused extortionists with the famous cinematic line: "You can’t handle the truth!" The actor’s...
Limbaugh interested in buying St. Louis Rams
ST. LOUIS -- The lowly Rams have someone who loves them. Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday he is teaming up with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts...
Get out there
ALRIGHT, so it hasn't been the most auspicious year. We've been worrying more about sticking close to home (and keeping our jobs) than climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Feeling an itch for...
Ready, set, show!
ADVENTURE. Ask someone for the definition of the word -- no doubt they'll think of crazy stunts in far-away places. Paragliding. Windsurfing. Snowboarding down some mountain nobody's ever heard of...
Pass the beef tendon
As a high-school girl growing up in the beachy Southern California town of Dana Point, my summers weren't spent making frenemies or partying hearty on Catalina Island like you might...
Push it!
If climbing a floating rock wall is your idea of high-seas drama, it's probably time to reevaluate things. Haven't you heard the good word? Cruising doesn't have to be all...
Road trip!
YES, they still make Airstream trailers -- I know this because I recently bought one. Not that I could afford new. New starts at $35,000 and goes up to $90,000....
To the edge
1) Tu Tu Tun Lodge Gold Beach Ever find yourself ladling out French Onion soup to a 90-year-old couple on your vacation? Us neither --until staying here. Guests of this...
Off the grid
DRIVE about one hour in any given direction from San Diego's airport and you'll likely wind up hitting a spa. You can't help it -- they're endemic to the landscape...
Pink outside the box
MADISON Square Garden was tickled Pink Monday with one of the best rock shows of the year. At the NYC stop on her "Funhouse" tour Alecia Beth Moore — otherwise...
Video: Nancy Grace asks Jon Gosselin the one question everyone's been thinking
Jon Gosselin better hope he never winds up in Nancy Grace's courtoom.Grace, who shot a pilot called "Swift Justice with Nancy Grace" last week, called out the reality dad on...
Letterman’s apologies bring big night in ratings
David Letterman’s apologies to his wife and staff for having sex with co-workers meant another big night in the ratings for the late-night talk-show host. The Nielsen Co.’s overnight measurement...
Neighbors jeer CB13's 'Iron Curtain'
“The former Soviet Union no longer exists, but it looks like it’s alive and well on Community Board 13.”That’s how former Community Board 13 member Ida Sanoff is reacting this...
One Page Health Care Reform
Jeffrey Anderson has the plan
DVD Extra: Esther Williams, Volume 2
Warner Home Video, which hasn't been premiering a lot of new catalog titles on pressed DVDs lately, today is offering not only the Karloff-Lugosi set (see below) but "TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams Volume 2.''...
Obama: Zazi case proof that US making progress in war on terror
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is touting the case of an al-Qaida-linked Afghan immigrant who allegedly plotted an attack in New York as proof the U.S. intelligence community is making...
Molina will catch Burnett in Game 2
Jose Molina, not Jorge Posada, will be behind the plate when A.J. Burnett makes his first ALDS start for the Yankees, presumably in Game 2. Joe Girardi told Posada the...
Yankees will face Minnesota in ALDS
The Yankees finally know who their first-round opponent will be. Alexi Casilla singled home the winning run with one out in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied past...
Prescient on Terror
Conor Cruise O'Brien from 1986 (Neo-NeoCon)
Mob turncoat 'cheated on wife every day'
Former Gambino associate John Alite may have been a member of a mob family -- but he was no family man. The star witness in the John "Junior" Gotti trial...
Your Spiffy Coats
WH neglects to mention white dress code was enforced at photo op (Patterico's Pontifications)
Twin doctors on trial for sex charges in Ohio
HAMILTON, Ohio — A pediatrician performed sex acts on three teen patients during office visits, slipping them cash payments of about $200 as they left, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday....
Paterson orders $500M cut in state agency spending
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday ordered a $500 million cut in New York state agency spending to help deal with a deficit estimated at more than $2.1...
From Week 4 of the NFL
With Week 4 came the first signs of trouble for both the Jets and Giants. For the Jets it came in a 24-10 loss to the Saints. The Giants had...
Giants' Boley out 4 weeks after knee surgery
Linebacker Michael Boley today underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus in his right knee and the Giants are saying the recovery time is expected to be about...
Union big endorses Bloomberg
Comptroller Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign suffered a sharp blow today when Dennis Rivera, former president of the powerful health care workers' union, endorsed Mayor Bloomberg and cited the need for...
Donadoni sacked as Napoli coach
Roberto Donadoni was canned as Napoli coach on Tuesday after just seven months in charge. He will be replaced by former Sampdoria manager Walter Mazzarri. "It is a necessary decision...
Judge expunges Mel Gibson's DWI: report
A California judge has signed documents expunging Mel Gibson’s DWI, according to a new report. Judge Lawrence Mira in Malibu agreed to the move after Gibon’s lawyer, Blair Berk, put...
Madonna accepts damages from British newspaper
LONDON -- Madonna has accepted damages from a British newspaper for publishing pictures of her wedding to Guy Ritchie that she said had been stolen from her home. The singer...
Yak attack! Will Yakowicz gets the job!
We’ve replaced our beloved Senior Reporter Mike McLaughlin with (drumroll please) Will Yakowicz! Watch the new reporter get the news — live! — in this stunning piece of videotape. Who...
Poll: One-third 'less likely' to watch Letterman
Nearly one-third of Americans say they are less likely to watch "Late Show" host David Letterman following the funnyman's admission that he has had affairs with women who work on...
Gov. Paterson praises Jay-Z as hottest MC
Gov. David Paterson is a Jay-Z fan. The New York governor praised MTV's decision to name the "Empire State of Mind" rapper as #1 on its 2009 Hottest MCs in...
'Threats' leveled in jury room, judge urges patience
Two and a half weeks into deliberations, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kirke Bartley released the contents of a dramatic jury note from the Astor swindle case today -- and it...
'Psycho' shrink accused of stabbing hubby allowed to go home
She's in therapy! And hubby wants her home! Manhattan prosecutors today agreed to let accused "psycho" therapist Joyce Poster-Lederman go home to the husband she allegedly hacked at with knives...
Skaters, artists conquer Castle Braid
After a long day of painting and spraying, the gray concrete walls at the edge of Castle Braid’s courtyard transformed into dozens of colorful murals at the Mark Batty Publishing...
Gen. Petraeus undergoing treatment for prostate cancer
WASHINGTON — Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since undergone two months of...
Brace cops earn awards in East Flatbush
The streets of East Flatbush saw some fine police work this summer, and several of New York’s finest from the 67th Precinct were awarded “Cop of the Month” certificates as...
US: Iran behavior will bring penalties
WASHINGTON — Administration officials told impatient lawmakers Tuesday that they are ready to take swift and substantial action against Iran if it disregards current diplomatic efforts to stop its alleged...
Study: NYC calorie postings don't change orders
New York City's pioneering law requiring restaurant chains to post calories on menus doesn't change the eating habits of people in low-income areas, according to a new study. The study...
Ex-Liberal Party boss pleads guilty to taking kickbacks
Disgraced former Liberal Party boss Ray Harding pleaded guilty this morning to accepting more than $800,000 in kickbacks for political favors to former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi. Harding's plea to...
Walk for a cause in Prospect Park
Throw on a pair of sneakers and you can join the fight against heart disease and breast cancer.Prospect Park will play host to two walkathons — the American Heart Association’s...
NY gets first rounds of swine flu vaccine
ALBANY, N.Y. — A few New Yorkers will have access to the state’s first batch of swine flu vaccinate this week, but most will have to wait as the supply...
RBNY's Coundoul called up by Senegal
Red Bulls goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul has been called up to the Senegalese National Team for their friendly against South Korea in Seoul on Oct. 14. As a result, he'll miss their tilt...
1000s of firefighters at NY colleague’s funeral
YONKERS, N.Y. — Family, friends and thousands of colleagues have said farewell to a suburban New York firefighter killed in a suspicious blaze. Archbishop Timothy Dolan was the principal celebrant...
Yale lab tech in court, no plea today
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former Yale University lab technician charged with strangling a graduate student and stuffing her body behind a laboratory wall appeared in court Tuesday, but did...
Core Content
Daniel Willmingham on what sudents should be required to read (Washington Post)
Next Bank Crisis
NY Fed Head Dudley warns of slower inflation (Bloomberg)Banking Crisis is Far from Resolved (The Nation)Stiglitz on the new irrational exuberance (Business Mirror)
ACORN CEO calls embezzlement report false
ACORN's embattled CEO emphatically disputed on Tuesday a report by the organization's board of directors that $5 million was embezzled from the group, calling it "completely false." Bertha Lewis said...
Judge rejects Roman Polanski's bid for freedom
BERN, Switzerland — Roman Polanski lost his first bid to win his freedom Tuesday as the Swiss Justice Ministry rejected an appeal by the 76-year-old to be immediately released from...
Lobbyists Stew
New policy to keep influence at bay (CQ Politics)
3UP: Wilpon, Mets Trades and A-Rod
1. Here is the question I would ask Jeff Wilpon through this vehicle known as a blog: If you currently had no financial obligations to a general manager or a...
'Do or diet' fit recipes
Chicken Chili With White Beans Makes 6 servings - only eat one! Ingredients 2 teaspoons almond oil 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups chicken broth. 1 16-ounce...
The Daily Whacks, Tuesday Edition
So who do you root for today?That's a trick question, of course, because we are at that point of the season where the last thing you want to do, if...
'Cat thrower' charged in friend's murder
YONKERS — A man who was on probation for throwing his mother’s cat from a 14th-story window is now charged with killing a former friend. Yonkers police say Shaman Irvin...
Nicole Richie hurt in photog fender bender
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Reality TV star Nicole Richie was hurt yesterday in a traffic accident in Beverly Hills. The 28-year-old Richie was driving a Land Rover on Wilshire Blvd....
Reality TV Tryouts: 'Top Chef'
As a bonus for season 7 of this hunger-inducing competition, you may get a peek at Padma's baby bump, along with what will definitely be the most stylish maternity clothes...
Another Killer 'Health' Bill
Stephen Moore says Public Option back from the Dead (Wall Street Journal)Would ObamaCare cover sticker shock treatment (Reason TV)Yuval Levin says Baucus Bill is Misguided (Weekly Standard)
Ravitch's Wise Advice
Is Ravitch Paterson's Latest Rival? (Gothamist)Paterson doesn't have a budget solution (Lower Hudson Journal News) Michael Gormley reports states tax the rich at their peril (AP)
China Worries the Pentagon
Gerard Henderson says Australian PM gets China just right (Sydney Morning Herald)Can China lead an economic recovery? (Washington Post)China Oozes Confidence (USA Today)China Rejects US criticism (Associated Press)
PSAL boys soccer roundup: John Adams inches closer to Queens A West crown
Morisanda Dioubate and Rodolfo Paguada combined on all three goals as John Adams blanked Newtown, 3-0, in Queens A West boys soccer action Monday afternoon. Dioubate scored twice, his sixth...
Rolling Stone Ronnie is solid Wood
IT’S 3 p.m. in photographer David Bailey’s studio in London, and Leah Wood, daughter of Rolling Stone rocker Ronnie Wood, is in the hairdresser’s chair holding her 4-month-old baby, Maggie...
Hot stuff coming
PREPARE yourself to party like it’s 1969. ABKCO Music & Records, the company with the rights to the Rolling Stones’ 1960s recordings, is releasing a couple of live albums from...
Lenny’s love
THEY say that hindsight is 20/20, but when you ask Lenny Kravitz if he’d change anything about his classic album “Let Love Rule” (currently celebrating its 20th birthday) he quickly...
Play your cards
LET’S face it. Guys don’t do greeting cards. Frankly, most of us can’t be bothered to remember our sister-in-law’s birthday. But we know what happens when we do — the...
Never-say-die Lane hangs around in Brooklyn Tech loss
For a set, the 2009 Franklin K. Lane girls volleyball team channeled the Knights circa 2008. Last year, Lane was the last team to earn a berth in the playoffs,...
Do or diet
IT’S hibernation season, and as the weather gets colder, the urge to eat (and eat!) becomes intense. But instead of packing on the calories Saturday night, you can lose weight...
Girls volleyball roundup: Johnson leads Preston past rival Spellman
Kerri Johnson had 16 kills and four digs and Laura Montalto had six kills, eight digs and nine aces to lead Preston (5-1) in a 25-7, 25-13, 25-18 win against...
Selfless captain leads Francis Lewis back to top
Sam Mignon is one of Roger Sarmuksnis’ favorite topics to discuss. The Francis Lewis boys soccer coach remembers Mignon fighting onto the field as a freshman striker, learning to play...
Chemistry is major for Brooklyn Tech girls volleyball
Margaret Kwateng and Karolina Kowalska might as well be joined at the hip. The Brooklyn Tech seniors are close friends, share the same major at school and are both stars...
Girls soccer roundup: Gators get by St. Peter's
It’s been a different type of season for the Notre Dame Academy girls soccer team. The Gators suffered their first regular-season loss since 2006 to St. Joseph Hill early, have...
If it's 'Broke-ology' -- then don't fix it
IN case you wondered what the title means, a character in Na than Louis Jackson's "Broke- ology" defines it as "the study of being broke." It's a subject the King...
It speaks volumes
CLEAR your schedule: "Lipsynch" is the show to see right now. Never mind that Canadian director Robert Lepage's latest production is 8½ hours long (with several breaks). Or that it's...
Don't get her started
JEANINE Pirro knows a thing or two about high- profile criminal cases. The fiery former Westchester County DA, in her second season hosting "Judge Jeanine Pirro" (which now airs weekdays...
Real 'Fantasy'
MARK Burnett is remaking "Fantasy Island" -- as a reality show. Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice") is teaming with Sony to bring the '70s adventure series back to TV. On the...
'Scare' is a real scream
YOU have to be a real low-rent moron with a cultural quotient of zero to like the sophomoric antics of "Scare Tactics." And I've been a low-rent, sophomoric, moronic fan...
New 'Wife'
"THE Real Housewives of New York" is welcoming another "housewife" to the fold. Sonja Morgan -- a real-life friend of cast member Countess LuAnn de Lesseps -- has been tapped...
'Judge' Nancy Grace
NANCY Grace could be the next Judge Judy -- or at least that's the plan. CBS Television Distribution has signed an exclusive development deal with Grace, who normally appears nightly...
Moscow & the Mullahs: Bam's misplaced hope
Ralph Peters' column regarding Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's ideas for a nuclear Iran is chilling ("Putin's Iran Plan," PostOpinion, Oct. 1.) It seems that the United States is damned...
Letterman: He's no victim
Thank you, Andrea Peyser, for your column, "Dump Depraved Dave Now, CBS!" (Oct. 5). You say what needs to be said, and you make clear what most of the mass...
Holy find Shrouded in doubt
ROME -- An Italian scientist says he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, a feat he claims proves definitively that the linen some Christians revere as Jesus Christ's burial cloth...
Don't stifle NY's charter schools
NEW state Education Commissioner David Steiner last week sug gested that there's no need to rush on raising the limit on how many charter schools can be opened statewide. In...
Odd touch of class in this whole sorry mess
IT may have been the first time in history that a man apologized for not naming the women he'd slept with on and off the job. Yes, folks, David Letterman...
Spanky-panky judge
A respected jurist who was once the Democrats' choice to be the first black federal judge in south Alabama is on trial for allegedly spanking male prison inmates with a...
Pollution linked to appendicitis
OTTAWA -- Short-term air-pollution exposure could trigger adult appendicitis, according to a study published yesterday. People exposed to nitrogen dioxide for a week were almost twice as likely to develop...
Labor Department comes clean about fake jobs
FINALLY, a confession! I've been writing in this column for years that the way the Labor Department calculates the number of jobs in this country is deceptive. In 11 of...
Why China worries the Pentagon
REPLETE with Olympian fanfare, China just a few days ago "celebrated" the 60th anniversary of the founding and achievements of the People's Republic. Unfortunately, not everyone is celebrating -- especially...
Online ad sales fell 5% in qtr.
Although the Web is weathering the ad downturn better than most media, it has succumbed to the economy along with everyone else. Online ad sales fell for a second straight...
White House's botched 'op'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday rolled out the red carpet -- and handed out doctors' white coats as well, just so nobody missed his hard-sell health-care message. In a heavy-handed...
Sonia debut is Supreme
WASHINGTON -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor yesterday peppered lawyers with questions as the Supreme Court began its new term by trying to determine whether a suspect's request for a lawyer should...
Backers start ad blitz
WASHINGTON -- African-American, Latino and civil-rights groups have launched an ad campaign aimed at pressuring moderate Democratic senators to support health-care legislation that allows the government to sell insurance in...
What a lesson in life-giving
Two years ago, Long Island teacher Jennifer Mazzotta-Perretti gave her creative-writing students an assignment. "I required them to do a presentation about something they could do for somebody else in...
The next bank crisis
THE conventional wisdom for months now has been that a combination of bail out money and low interest rates (next to zero) has ended the banking crisis. Yet evidence is...
Not you, Nacchio
The US Supreme Court yesterday rejected ex-Qwest Communications CEO Joe Nacchio's appeal of his 2007 insider-trading conviction, ending his final bid to get the conviction overturned. Nacchio reported to prison...
Thompson loves the TWU
THE Transport Workers Union, which represents subway and bus workers, is going all-out to elect Bill Thompson and oust Mayor Bloomberg. Voters should worry that, if the TWU helps the...
Method Man's 'high' crime
The blunt truth is weed-loving rapper Method Man may go to jail because he "forgot" to pay his taxes. Wu-Tang Clan founding member Method Man, real name Clifford Smith, was...
Business briefs
AmExit American Express President Alfred Kelly will leave the firm next year in order to seek a chief executive position elsewhere, the com pany said yesterday. Rigas terms Jailed Adelphia...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A Playboy model's $1,800 outfit was stolen as she shopped in a trendy Greenwich Village store. Tiffany Buecher, 31, said she was paying for a picture frame in MXYPLYZYK...
Mideast Magnolia
The Magnolia Bakery, the Big Apple's iconic cupcake maker, announced plans yesterday to open a shop in Dubai. The Middle Eastern Magnolia Bakery will open on Feb. 10,
Reggae guy struck me!
The lawyer for a Brooklyn man accused of taking a hack at his reggae-star neighbor with a samurai sword said yesterday that it was her client who was the victim...
CUNY law school students offer liberal dose
The City University of New York School of Law attracts the most liberal students of any law school in the nation. And the Queens-based school ranks 10th in terms of...
Bam's repeat performance
WASHINGTON -- If President Obama is starting to sound like a broken record on health care, there may be a good reason for that. In his latest weekly radio address,...
Brooke jurors at each other's throats
Jurors weighing the Brooke Astor swindle case are in trouble. On the eighth day of deliberations, the judge urged the eight-woman, four-man panel to play nice after getting a note...
Jon, Kate in TV duel over cash
Jon and Kate Gosselin's reality-TV train wreck of a marriage got even uglier yesterday as prime time's most petulant parents sparred over hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from a...
Doomsayers are wrong
THE United Nations has taken nearly 120,000 square feet of office space at TIAA's 730 Third Ave. -- the latest in a flurry of large signings since early summer in...
City sets its sites on '.nyc' Web domain
It's the 21st-century equivalent of the 212 area code. New York City is on the verge of getting its very own Internet domain that will give area Web sites the...
Boat speeding before crash
A powerful cigarette boat was speeding shortly before it crashed into a small, marshy island north of Jones Beach, killing three people and critically injuring the four other passengers, police...
FTC takes aim at celebs, Web hype-sters
Attention, celebrities and bloggers endorsing a product: Uncle Sam is watching. The Federal Trade Commission is taking a harder line when it comes to celebrities and bloggers who are paid...
City wants quieter, plain Jane
The hottest night spot in the city is taking heat from City Hall. Inspectors from the Buildings, Fire, Health and Police departments descended on the Jane Hotel late Friday after...
Hollywood ending
Universal Studios, the film division of NBC Universal, shook up its management ranks yesterday, ousting co-chairmen Marc Shmuger and David Linde and elevating two internal executives to replace them. The...
'Loser' lawyers cost MTA $1M
The MTA has spent $1.2 million on outside lawyers to help it in arbitration proceedings with the transit union -- and for its money got a decision that heavily favors...
Opera swindler faces 22 years
Alberto Vilar, the swindler who stole some $40 million from investors, in part to help fund his opera-related philanthropy, should be sent to prison for 22 years, Manhattan federal prosecutors...
Marriage-expert shrink knifes hubby
This therapist ought to see a shrink. A Manhattan psychologist who specializes in couples therapy had trouble talking out problems with her own hubby, so she grabbed a knife in...
West test for Oak Hill
The private-equity owner of Duane Reade is one of two finalists bidding for California discount chain Grocery Outlet, a source close to the situation told The Post. Oak Hill Capital...
Straight shooter
They went through the Police Academy together, became partners -- and he wound up saving her life when a thug put a gun to her head in a Bronx housing...
Ted Williams book caught in freeze play
A cryonics company wants to keep a book about the frozen head of Ted Williams on ice. Alcor Life Extension Foundation yesterday filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court seeking to...
Put a fork in them
Condé Nast CEO Charles Townsend carried out the biggest bloodbath in the publishing giant's history, shutting down four magazines -- Gourmet, Cookie, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride -- and laying...
See Sallie run
She may want to consider handing out buttons and bumper stickers. Sallie Krawcheck, the head of Bank of America's massive wealth-management unit, yesterday kicked off what appeared to be a...
Another killer 'health' bill
The Senate Finance Committee is ex pected to vote this week on a health- care bill supposedly meant to cure ObamaCare of its ills. Too bad Chairman Max Baucus' big...
Ravitch's wise advice
Gov. Paterson went to great lengths to install Richard Ravitch as his lieu tenant governor -- citing the former MTA head's financial and political smarts. So why isn't the governor...
Atomic ayatollahs ahead
The stakes on Iran are climbing by the minute: A new report says the mul lahs may already have the key information to build nukes. President Obama and his staff...
'Robbin' hood vs. Travolta
NASSAU, Bahamas -- One of John Travolta's alleged blackmailers wanted big bucks from the Hollywood star so he could donate to charities and become the "Bahamian Robin Hood," prosecutors charged...
Bully for Boulud! He gets ***
Break out the Bollinger! Workers at celebrity French chef Daniel Boulud's namesake restaurant were popping champagne corks yesterday over news that the famed eatery had earned elite three-star status in...
SpongeTech sent through wringer by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading of shares in New York company SpongeTech Delivery Systems, a sponsor of major sporting events and several National Football League teams. The...
Video shows cabby, pedicab driver brawl
Midtown tourists lining up yesterday for tickets to see David Letterman's "Late Show" got a free performance more fitting of the World Wrestling Federation when a cabby and a pedicab...
'Junior' ridiculed as Ralph Kramden of the mob
Forget the Godfather -- mob scion John "Junior" Gotti was more like Ralph Kramden, a Mafia turncoat said yesterday. John Alite compared the Gambino family prince to the blowhard TV...
The cheaper seats
You'll no longer have to mortgage your house to buy the best seats at Yankee Stadium next season, but you may still have to sell your car. The Bronx Bombers...
Ross set to lead Disney Studios
Disney named cable-network executive Rich Ross chairman of its film studios, replacing Dick Cook, the 38-year company veteran who resigned last month. Ross will oversee worldwide production, distribution and marketing...
The faked Apple
City Comptroller William Thompson's campaign for mayor is making over the city's skyline -- literally. The Democratic nominee challenging Mayor Bloomberg has campaign literature using a generic cityscape that bears...
Letterman's gal cheated on new beau -- with Dave!
Pretty former "Late Show" staffer Stephanie Birkitt revealed in her diary that she continued having sex with boss David Letterman even after moving in with her CBS-producer boyfriend, who later...
Yankees playoff games a virtual steal for fans
Compared to postseasons past, this year's Yankees are the Bronx Bargains. American League Division Series ticket prices were set the same as, if not less than, regular-season prices. The Yanks...
Mom killed by pet bear
SAYLORSBURG, Pa. -- A woman was attacked and killed in front of her children by a black bear she had kept as a pet for nine years. Kelly Ann Walz...
Haunted gov rips 'phantom' foes
ALBANY -- Embattled Gov. Paterson called out his "phantom" foes yesterday, even as Republicans launched two campaigns designed to tether local Democrats to the sinking governor. In remarks widely believed...
Prez hears details of Afghan plans
President Obama held a rare, bipartisan war council at the White House yesterday to hear all sides in the increasingly divisive internal administration debate over US policy in Afghanistan. Obama...
New boss signals red light on free rides
The MTA's new chief is all for speeding up boarding on city buses, but he says not so fast on free rides. Jay Walder, riding the 7 train after greeting...
Bette's tree plan grows
What began as a "pipe dream" sprouted yesterday into the city's 250,000th newly planted tree, a Southern magnolia that took root in St. Albans, Queens, with the help of Mayor...
'Peep' creep had eye on 'others'
CHICAGO -- The accused perv who had an "obsession" with ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and secretly videotaped her naked in hotels spied on other women in the same creepy manner,...
US cell trio wins Nobel in medicine
STOCKHOLM -- Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, an...
Zazi contact with 'Qaeda'
WASHINGTON -- The Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials...
SI town hall pounds prez over health
It was standing room only at a Staten Island town-hall meeting on health care last night, when close to 1,000 participants launched a raucous, ranting assault on President Obama's reform...
Jacko skin doc burned
Michael Jackson's dermatologist, who's suspected of being the real dad of the late King of Pop's two oldest kids, won't have any say in their upbringing. An LA judge ruled...
Giants report card, Week 4
Paul Schwartz grades the Giants' 27-16 win over the Chiefs. QUARTERBACKS A Before he went out with bruised right heel, Eli Manning (20 of 34, 292 yards, 3 TDs, 1...
Mets spare Razor ax in shakeup
You wouldn't know it from the changes Jerry Manuel made to his coaching staff yesterday, but the Mets lost 92 games this season. That depressing fact seemed to escape Manuel...
Boss sets sights on 27th title
He might be in the background these days but George Steinbrenner still believes winning the World Series is always the Yankees' ultimate goal. With the Yankees on the verge of...
Pace return eases sting of Jets' first loss
Most people hate Mondays. Calvin Pace embraced yesterday like he's never embraced a Monday before, and he's jumping out of his skin in anticipation of next Monday. That's what not...
Yankees planning round-one roster
The Yankees do not have to submit their ALDS roster until midnight tonight and GM Brian Cashman said yesterday decisions still could be made depending who the opponent is. The...
Bring on the knife: Reyes opts for surgery
Jose Reyes finally gave in and decided to have surgery to clean up scar tissue around his torn right hamstring tendon. Reyes will have about a three-month recovery, and the...
Rex: Sanchez will come roaring back
MARK Sanchez bounced into the Jets locker room and slapped hands with a smiling David Clowney as he headed for his locker. Perhaps if Sanchez wins a Super Bowl one...
Boley, worst of walking wounded, may miss 2 games
There's a pattern developing around the Giants: Win a game on Sunday, assemble the gimpy players on Monday. So it went yesterday following the 27-16 thrashing of the Chiefs in...
Off the Mark: QB must end low blows
Rex Ryan yesterday acknowledged the coaches have to teach Mark Sanchez the rules on blocking and tackling. Sanchez, for the second time this season, was hit with a personal foul...
Meadowlands Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5 1/2f; $14,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)GALA DANCER adds blinkers and drops to lowest claiming level of career while making first start since July and getting Lezcano to ride. ROCK...
Scouts undecided on best matchup for Yankees
When it comes to saying whom the Yankees should be rooting for tonight when the Tigers and Twins play for the right to face the Bombers in the ALDS, scouts...
Jets report card, Week 4
Mark Cannizarro grades the Jets' 24-10 loss to the Saints: QUARTERBACKS F Mark Sanchez (14-27, 138 yards, 3 INT, 27.0 rating) didn't get away with his mistakes in this game,...
A-Rod needs help for October success
ALEX Rodriguez survived a steroid admission, a tell-all biography and hip surgery to produce, arguably, the most rewarding season of his career. But now comes the hard part. Harder than...
Manning: 'Gut feeling' says I'll play Sunday
Bet on him playing. That's not medical advice but it is a prediction based on the unseen toughness and determination that Eli Manning brings to the field, every week. Manning...
Giants backup Carr ready if needed
DAVID Carr knows how Eli Manning feels: literally. A week before the start of training camp last year, Carr was throwing passes in California when he suffered an injury to...
Twins have edge for play-in game
MINNEAPOLIS -- One team possesses the home dome and sheer momentum, the other seems just lucky to be here. So who would you want to be as today's AL Central...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS15 16 (41) RaidersRAMSOFFOFF(Off)VikingsCowboys 9 8½(43) CHIEFSPANTHERS 5½ 3½(37½)RedskinsEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)BuccaneersBILLS 6 6 (40) BrownsRAVENS 9 8½(41½)BengalsSteelers12 10½(43) LIONS49ERSPick 2½(41) FalconsPatriots 3½ 3 (41½)BRONCOSCARDINALS 5 5½(48) TexansSEAHAWKSOFFOFF(OFF)JaguarsColts 3 3½(46) TITANSMondayJets...
Time for Halos to sock Boston
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- So far, everything has gone the Yankees' way, with the Tigers and Twins taking it to the limit. The Yankees can only hope that the Red Sox...
Knicks' young forward has 'Hill' to climb
When the Knicks took Jordan Hill with the eighth pick of the draft in June, fans likely expected to see Hill as part of the team's regular rotation this season....
Nets' Williams chases another long rebound
The Nets happily grabbed Sean Williams with the 17th pick in the 2007 draft, looking beyond his checkered history and seeing Rodman-like potential in the 6-foot-10 jumping-jack forward with the...
Rangers down Devils thanks to defenseman
This major swing in the fortunes of two franchises a PATH ride apart was more than just this one night, this tie-breaking, game-winning goal. This has long-term effect written all...
Sports shorts
NFL: LeBron says Browns WR punched friend LeBron James called Browns receiver Braylon Edwards "childish" for allegedly punching James' friend, Edward Givens, early yesterday morning outside of a Cleveland night...
Blue-collar victory for Tortorella & Co.
THESE weren't the safe-is-death Rangers, these weren't the run-and-gun Blueshirts programmed to take risks in search of potential rewards, consequences be either damned or borne by Henrik Lundqvist. No, not...
Lidge ready to Phil closer role
Dennis Eckersley knows something about closing games in October. He saved 15 postseason games with the Athletics and Cardinals. So listen to the Hall of Famer when he's asked about...
'Business' as usual for Damon
Johnny Damon has embraced the belief that his future as a Yankee is tied to how well he and the club perform in the postseason. "I have been around long...
Blazers wooed Knick heavi-Lee
MOST of us -- me included -- only know what newspaper and on-line accounts disseminated about the NBA during the offseason. That means that the well-read majority believe restricted free...
Hondo: Be great, Scott
Hondo fell a little deeper into the abyss last night when the comeback by the Packers -- Larry Craig's favorite team -- stalled in Minnesota to raise the deficit to...
Favre takes it to former team
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett Favre added another feat to his overflowing resume: He's the first quarterback in history to beat all 32 NFL teams. Well, he saved the best for last:...
Weird but true
He wasn't a bandit -- he was just bombed. A man walked into a convenience store in Waterloo, Iowa, acted suspiciously and kept his hands in his pockets. The clerks,...
Rice's Southwell chooses K-State
Shane Southwell, a 6-foot-6 senior at Rice High School, has verbally committed to play at Kansas State next season, the Harlem native told The Post. Southwell chose K-State over Marquette,...
CHSFL rankings: Week 4
The Catholic High School Football League regular season is at the halfway point and No. 1 St. Joseph by the Sea is the only ‘AAA’ team that remains undefeated after...
Despite defeat, Bayside keeper stands tall
Roger Sarmuksnis dismissed the first encounter with Bayside for many reasons. His Francis Lewis boys soccer team didn’t play its game, for one, and the Commodores sophomore keeper, Constantine Pougiouklidis,...
Exclusive Fallout 3 Theme Is Go
If you, like me, have been good obsessive little Fallout gamers, Bethesda is ready to reward you.Assuming you've downloaded all of the expansion packs, you should be receiving an email...
NYC football rankings: Week 5
Poly Prep remains at No. 1 after pulling out a second-straight low-scoring win, rallying to beat Valley Forge Military Academy on the road Friday afternoon. In the CHSFL, St. Joseph...
Young Eagles can't hold off Stella Maris
Psyches are fragile on a team with 10 freshmen. St. Edmund Prep led Stella Maris by a goal at the break and the players felt pretty confident heading into the...
Raaf, Cholaskis lead big Stella second half
Neither Ashley Raaf nor Liz Cholaskis could quite explain it. “We just kind of find each other,” Cholaskis said. “It just kind of happens.” The duo combined for three scores,...
Military Families Can Benefit from New Coupon Booklet Created by CB 10
The close relationship between Fort Hamilton and the community in which it is situated was underlined recently by the efforts of members of Community Board 10 to make it a...