March 25, 2006
TOUGH RX FOR BIOVAIL; $4.6B SUIT AT ISSUE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThree accounting experts hired by Bank of America gave often scathing assessments of Biovail's finances, backing thefinancial giant's analyst whose negative reports sparked a bitter legal assault by the embattled...
SCHOLASTIC GETS JUNKED
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA shortage of Galleons is plaguing Scholastic Corp., the American publisher of "Harry Potter." A Galleon is a gold coin that is kept in Gringotts, the wizard bank in the...
GIMME SHELTER
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amHOCK A KLUGE HAIRSTYLING headliner Frederic Fekkai has just made billionaire John Kluge a little wealthier after purchasing his well-coiffed Fifth Avenue co-op apartment. Those familiar with the deal say...
HOME SHOPPING CLUB - FAREWELL, FELISSIMO
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amBellino Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18th St., fourth floor, between Sixth and Seventh avenues (718) 747-1656 Sale: March 28-31 Open: Tues.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m./Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Italian bedding and...
'DANZA' AXED
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amSAY goodbye to "The Tony Danza Show." Danza told his viewers yesterday to "enjoy the rest of the run . . . We are going to finish real strong and...
DARLING 'DAUGHTER' ; 'GIDEON' TRUMPETS A TERRIFIC FAMILY DRAMA
March 25, 2006 | 5:00am"Gideon's Daughter" Tonight at 8 on BBC America * * * ½ (three and a half stars) MEET the world's coolest actor. He's long, lean Bill Nighy, 56, whose face,...
BIG SCREEN, SMALL EYES - CHILDREN'S FILM FEST OFFERS G-RATED MENU
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amTRUE to its name, the IFC Center attracts intense, independent-minded moviegoers - but rarely those so ardent they'll sit on their knees. Yet that's what happened earlier this month, when...
STAY AWAY!
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amSTAY ALIVE (half a star) Malcolm in the muddle. Running time: 85 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence, profanity, drug use, brief sexual content). At the 84th Street, the Orpheum, the 34th...
TRAILER TRASH
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amLARRY THE CABLE GUY: HEALTH INSPECTOR (zero stars) For masochists only. Running time: 89 minutes. Rated PG-13 (crude language and humor, sexuality). At the Empire, the 84th St., the Union...
LEWD LETTER WRITER IN BAG
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA Long Island man has been busted for sending anonymous, kinky sex letters to seven women and mailing panties to two of his victims, police said. Harris Roth, 36, of...
JUDGE TO RELEASE GOTTI TAPE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA poignant videotape of late Gambino crime boss John Gotti - weak and dying of cancer - will be released to the public at the conclusion of an ongoing mob...
LAURA KEEPS CRAVING RICE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - First Lady Laura Bush yesterday said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would make "a great president" but can't be talked into running. "She'd make an excellent president but...
'PHONY FAX' LAWYER GETS TWO YEARS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA Queens lawyer convicted of faxing a fudged judge's order to an opposing lawyer was sentenced to more than two years behind bars yesterday. "I'm standing here today with my...
KILLER EVIDENCE; DA COUNTING ON VID IN SLAY TRIAL
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThere were no eyewitnesses to the death of Ana Almono Fowler in The Bronx two years ago, but a video surveillance camera was watching. Now prosecutors are counting on the...
MIKE IN GAY-SNUB HUBBUB
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThe head of the state's largest gay-rights group yesterday lashed out at Mayor Bloomberg for barring him from a Gracie Mansion event, charging that the mayor was letting down "gay...
KOOKY KT'S SPY TALE; HILL'S HELICOPTERS WATCHING ME: RIVAL
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amALBANY - A Republican challenger to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is bizarrely claiming that the former first lady has been spying in her bedroom window and flying helicopters over her...
MOTHER LODE OF A BUST; GOLD-ROB RING NAILED
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA Queens robbery gang was busted after a four-month undercover operation that videotaped the criminals selling their loot to a turncoat jeweler - an informant who cops yesterday said transformed...
N.J. STABLE BLAZE KILLS 24 HORSES
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA catastrophic blaze tore through a New Jersey stable early yesterday, killing two dozen horses - including several champion harness racers and 12 foals less than a month old, authorities...
HILTON UNION'S 'FIRE' ALARM
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amIn a bid to put pressure on Hilton chains to stop using contractors who allegedly work unsafely and in violation of fire laws, the hotel-workers union presented city officials with...
DIVA DIANE HIGH-HATS NEIGHBORS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amDiane von Furstenberg, who is converting two buildings in the Meatpacking District into a home and fashion-design headquarters, bypassed the local planning board and presented her expanded plans directly to...
GOLISANO & STOX BIG IN '$TOP SPITZER' BID
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amTwo of Eliot Spitzer's major enemies - former New York Stock Exchange honcho Ken Langone and billionaire Tom Golisano - huddled last week in Florida to discuss a multimillion-dollar effort...
GOV OK ON SCHOOL AID
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amFaced with a new court order to phase in to city schools up to an additional $5.63 billion annually, Gov. Pataki called the ruling "fair." "I think it's a fair...
SLEEP'S TOUGHER, SNORE OR LESS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amYou're not dreaming if you think you don't sleep as well as you used to. A third of Americans say the quality of their sleep was better five years ago,...
'MOB' COP'S GAMBLE; WON'T OFFER A DEFENSE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amFor accused mob cop Louis Eppolito, it seems the best defense is no defense at all. Lawyers for the former detective accused of moonlighting as a hit man said yesterday...
SOBBING PELOSI COUSIN GETS JAIL IN DEADLY DWI
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amNearly 10 months after killing a Belgian tourist in a drunken-driving smashup, Keith Kalmus, cousin of convicted murderer Daniel Pelosi, was hauled to the slammer yesterday. The 40-year-old former Queens...
'BROTHELS' LAID BARE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amCops yesterday raided two illegal Queen strip joints - one of which had registered its business as a steak house - and busted shocked managers and workers for prostitution and...
'CROOKED' METER COP EYES NEW QUARTERS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amCity officials have arrested a parking-meter supervisor for pocketing quarters from the meters. Bronx resident William Ramirez, 53, was charged with petit larceny and official misconduct and faces up to...
'73 KILLER SENT OFF ; 'MODEL DAD' BACK TO PEN
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amIn 1968, he was the brutal killer and rapist of a Pennsylvania child. But yesterday - when a trio of Pennsylvania jailers came for him after 30 years on the...
DISGRACED POL FINALLY BEATS A RAP
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA jury acquitted former Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Clarence Norman yesterday of ripping off the state through bogus travel reimbursements - the first ray of light in an otherwise dismal...
NUMBER$ GAL'S NEW LEGAL WOE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThere was more trouble yesterday for the starstruck Manhattan accountant charged with embezzling nearly half a million dollars to fund her Broadway obsession. The accountant, Jennifer Smith, 35 - who...
FERRY SUIT IS A WIN; UP TO $25M FOR VICTIM
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThe city agreed yesterday to pay $8.9 million to a man who lost his legs in the Staten Island Ferry crash in a settlement that over the next 50 years...
'FLIGHT 587' FLAW FOUND IN AIRBUS; 4 MODELS TO BE INSPECTEDFOR WEAK RUDDER
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amNew rudder problems have been found on French-made Airbus jets that could cause disasters like the deadly 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in the Rockaways, federal safety officials...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amQUEENS *** Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding a South Ozone Park teen who disappeared last summer. Latoya Myrie (above), 17, who was reported missing at 1...
TRIAL HINGES ON FUZZY AUTOPSY
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThey're calling it the case where the guy died twice. William Stapleton was shot in the back of the head on a Bronx street in the summer of 2003 and...
CANARY 'SING'LES OUT VICIOUS VINNY GORGEOUS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA one-time protege of Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano's yesterday fingered the former acting boss of the Bonanno crime family as a shotgun-wielding killer. Bonanno capo-turned-canary Dominick Cicale testified about two...
COPS HIT MOTHER LODE IN GOLD BUST
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA Queens robbery gang was busted after a four-month undercover operation that videotaped the criminals selling their loot to a turncoat jeweler - an informant who cops yesterday said transformed...
METER COP EYES NEW QUARTERS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amCity officials have arrested a Department of Transportation parking-meter supervisor for pocketing quarters from the meters. Bronx resident William Ramirez, 53, was charged with petit larceny and official misconduct and...
INDICTMENT HITS FBI'S 'MOB MOLE'; B'KLYN RAP IN '90S GANG WAR
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA rogue FBI agent under investigation for his role in a spate of mob murders has been indicted by a Brooklyn grand jury, The Post has learned. Embattled G-man Lindley...
SLEEPING'S TOUGHER, SNORE OR LESS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amYou're not dreaming if you think you don't sleep as well as you used to. A third of Americans say the quality of their sleep was better five years ago,...
CHAMP HORSES DIE IN STABLE FIRE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA catastrophic blaze tore through a New Jersey horse stable early yesterday, tragically killing two dozen horses - including several champion harness racers and 12 foals less than a month...
PATAKI SOFTENS ON SCHOOL AID
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amFaced with a new court order to phase in to city schools up to an additional $5.63 billion annually,Gov. Pataki called the ruling "fair " and said it 's something...
TOP DOGS; UCONN ESCAPES UW IN OVERTIME THRILLER
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amD.C. REGIONAL / OT UConn 98 Wash. 92 WASHINGTON - A game for the ages? Perhaps. A game that aged all who played in it or was able to endure...
DREAM RUNS WON'T TURN MID-MAJORS INTO ELITE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON REGIONAL NOTEBOOK WASHINGTON - Even in the midst of a dream run, reality has a way of creeping in for the likes of Wichita State and George Mason, the...
CTK, BERGTRAUM SET FOR CLASH
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amHS HOOPS GLENS FALLS - Lorin Dixon believes more is on the line than merely a title when Christ the King meets Bergtraum in the state Federation championship game today....
RANDY'S DANDY ; UNIT LOOKS SHARP NEARING OPENER
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amTwins 3Yankees 1 FORT MYERS, Fla. - You didn't need to hear Randy Johnson's words to understand the Yankees' ace is ready for his second season in pinstripes. You didn't...
POSADA COULD MISS START OF SEASON
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jorge Posada told Joe Torre he still wasn't feeling well yesterday, and the Yankees aren't counting on their catcher to be ready for Opening...
HOMETOWN HEROES; KATRINA DISASTER FORGED LSU'S CHARACTER
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amATLANTA - The first thing any of them thought was: lucky for us. Like everyone else in America, the members of the Louisiana State men's basketball team sat transfixed in...
SACRIFICIAL LAMB ; BELTRAN'S BUNTING OK WITH RANDOLPH
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amMets 12Cardinals 2 JUPITER, Fla. - The rally started in the first inning yesterday with Cardinals righty Chris Carpenter on the mound. The Mets had Jose Reyes on second, Paul...
PARNEVIK TIES ONE ON
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Swedish star golfer Jesper Parnevik always has been known for his flashy wardrobe on the golf course, wearing tight, bright pants and a hat with...
HE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE! LARRY HAS IDENTIFIED TROUBLE SPOTS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amShape up and shut up, or ship out. Knicks head coach Larry Brown indicated yesterday morning that he already knows who are the malcontents on his team. However, he's using...
LOVE ON THE ROCKS; FURYK HOLDS TPC LEAD AFTER DAVIS SHOOTS 83
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - A day ago, Jim Furyk and Davis Love III were like a couple of marathon runners, feeding off of each other's success as they made...
DUBAI WORLD CUP RULES
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThe eyes of the horse racing world will be focused on Dubai this morning, with the $6 million Dubai World Cup as the feature race. Aqueduct will offer wagering on...
NETS DEAL WITH THREE OF AN UNKIND
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThis should be interesting. The Pistons are two-time defending Eastern champs, a team that clobbered the Nets in their previous meeting. The Suns have the fourth best record in the...
BY GEORGE! MASON KEEPS ITS RUN GOING
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON REGIONALGeo. Mason 63Wichita St. 55 WASHINGTON - With a piercing whistle and a pump of his fists, George Mason coach Jim Larranaga saluted his team's howling fans in a...
MANCHURIAN IS PUT DOWN
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amThe eyes of the horse racing world will be focused on Dubai this morning, with the $6 million Dubai World Cup as the feature race. Aqueduct will offer wagering on...
NOVA-JOYED; GOALTENDING CALL OUSTS BC
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amMINN. REGIONAL/OTVillanova 60Boston Col. 59 MINNEAPOLIS - The Villanova Wildcats practice their out-of-bounds play almost every other day. They know it so well that when Kyle Lowry looked over at...
MORE THAN A LOSS ; RANGERS FALL; LOSE RUCINSKY
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amSHOOTOUTPanthers 3Rangers 2 SUNRISE, Fla. - It was a night on which the Rangers secured the Atlantic Division lead with a dozen games to go, a night on which Jaromir...
DANO'S SPIRIT STIRS DEVILS ; BOP BRUINS ON HIS BIG NIGHT
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amDevils 4Bruins 2 Nearly three years into retirement, Ken Daneyko's spirit still stirs the Devils. "It's Ken Daneyko Night. You gotta play on Ken Daneyko Night. Dano'd play through it,"...
'IT'S EMBARRASSING' ; NEW LOW FOR KNICKS: 31 FIRST-HALF POINTS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amGrizzlies 91Knicks 75 Before last night's game, Larry Brown said he hoped that every position would be up for grabs in the next Knicks training camp. A few hours later,...
LINCOLN LIVING UP TO ITS NAME
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amGLENS FALLS - Even after Lincoln beat Grady to win the PSAL crown last week, the Railsplitters knew that most people didn't believe they were the best team in the...
DONOVAN'S GATORS KO GEORGETOWN
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amFlorida 57Georgetown 53 MINNEAPOLIS - Leave it to a Long Island guy who played at Providence to ruin an All-Big East regional final. Billy Donovan's Florida Gators made the big...
YOUNGER THOMPSON STANDS TALL
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amMINNEAPOLIS - It has never been John Thompson's intention to place additional pressure on his son. But last week, the pride of fatherhood got the better of him. After Georgetown...
RISING SON - THOMPSON III STANDS ON HIS OWN TWO FEET
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amMINNEAPOLIS - It has never been John Thompson's intention to place additional pressure on his son. But last week, the pride of fatherhood got the better of him. After Georgetown...
BEING GOLIATH - EVEN UCONN'S CALHOUN ROOTS FOR UNDERDOGS
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - As a fan of boxing, Jim Calhoun invariably watches a fight and finds that he gravitates toward the unknown or the unheralded. "All of a sudden, you start...
DOLAN PATIENCE PAYS OFF
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amSUNRISE, Fla. - Jim Dolan didn't say, "I told you so," but he came close while addressing the media before last night's match against the Panthers. "I think Glen [Sather]...
NO SITTING FOR GOMEZ - COULDN'T DISAPPOINT DANEYKO
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amNearly three years into retirement, Ken Daneyko still spurs the Devils. "It's Ken Daneyko Night. He'd be disappointed if I didn't play. I wasn't going to miss this," Scott Gomez...
ORR SHOWN DOOR - HALL LOWERS AX ON LOU
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amLouis Orr was fired yesterday as coach of Seton Hall after five seasons that included two NCAA Tournament appearances. In the last of this week's two meetings with first-year Athletic...
HALL SENDS ORR PACKIN'
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amLouis Orr was fired yesterday as coach of Seton Hall after five seasons that included two NCAA Tournament appearances. In the last of this week's two meetings with first-year Athletic...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
March 25, 2006 | 5:00amA Florida woman recently found herself in need of some gator aid. Lori Pachelli couldn't believe it when she answered a series of knocks on the front door of her...