April 13, 2006
TAXING QUESTIONS - SOME TIPS ON DEDUCTIONS FOR LAST-MINUTE FILERS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amOK, it's down to the wire and you still have questions about what deductions you can get past the Internal Revenue Service. And while these may not be the exact...
SUNSHINE GROOMING NEW CREW
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amReal Estate marketing guru Louise Sunshine says reports of her demise at the Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group "have been greatly exaggerated." Corcoran Sunshine, the development-marketing arm of The Corcoran Group,...
VNU SHAREHOLDERS MAY REJECT TAKEOVER
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amShareholders of Dutch media giant VNU, the owner of Billboard magazine and the Nielsen television ratings service, are closer to breaking up a $9.2 billion takeover plan following an abrupt...
ADELPHIA SPEEDS TW PACT
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amBankrupt cable operator Adelphia altered its reorganization plan yesterday in a move to smooth over resistance from some creditors that has delayed its acquisition by Time Warner and Comcast. Under...
HUGS & COOKIE JARS - ENRON'S FUNDS TO 'PROTECT' GAINS: SKILLING
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amYes, he hugged and possibly even kissed his chief energy trader for reeling in surprise profits - but Jeff Skilling swears he never used the money for an illegal slush...
CEO-GO-ROUND - LVMH CONDUCTS WIDE SEARCH FOR A KARAN CHIEF
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amDuring Jeffry Aronsson's two-and-a-half year reign as chief executive of Donna Karan, parent LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton seemed to publicly endorse his leadership, saying recently that the beleaguered fashion...
MORGAN SUPER TRADERS WORRY HEDGE FUNDS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMorgan Stanley has created an all-star team of bond traders to wager its own cash in the market, a move that is raising eyebrows of its crucial hedge-fund clients. Bond...
SEARS MAY DROP MARTHA-KMART MERCHANDISE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe fate of the Martha Stewart line of home and garden merchandise sold in Kmart stores was in doubt yesterday, after Edward Lampert, the chairman and chief executive of Kmart...
HOLDERS VOTE ON VNU DEAL
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amShareholders of Dutch media giant VNU, the owner of Billboard magazine and the Nielsen television ratings service, are closer to breaking up a $9.2 billion takeover plan following an abrupt...
ADELPHIA AIMS TO SPEED UP TIME WARNER PACT
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amBankrupt cable operator Adelphia altered its reorganization plan yesterday in a move to smooth over resistance from some creditors that has delayed its acquisition by Time Warner and Comcast. Under...
PAINT IT BLACK
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amBLACKBALLED: THE BOBBY DUKES STORY [**] (Two stars) BRANT Sersen's mockumentary "Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story" concerns a star paintball player who gets banned from the game. No, he didn't...
'BIG BRO' TWISTS TO ALL-STARS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00am'BIG Brother" will return to CBS this summer - but with a twist. Just like one of the installments of its CBS reality cousin, "Survivor," this summer's "Big Brother" will...
EBAY EARLY TIP OFF
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amIT'S anybody's guess who will eventually be crowned this season's "American Idol," but - if eBay is a fair prognosticator - Taylor Hicks leads the pack by a wide margin....
'BAREFOOT' GETS THE BOOT AT CURSED CORT THEATRE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amTHE Cort Theatre - Broadway's own Bermuda Triangle - has claimed another victim: "Barefoot in the Park" will close there on May 21, after 108 performances and 27 previews. The...
'IDOL' CHUCKS BUCKY
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amTHE Bucky stops here. Blond country boy Bucky Covington was voted off "American Idol" last night on Fox following a disappointing performance Tuesday night of the Queen song "Fat Bottomed...
WINDMILL WEEK
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amTRY-outs began yesterday for VH1's annual air-guitar championships, "Air to the Throne." Hopefuls have to submit a minute-long video of themselves rocking out to one of four songs - Warrant's...
STARR REPORT
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amCar, and diver Regis Philbin said on yesterday's "Live with Regis & Kelly" that he was going to buy a new car. "I'm taking [wife] Joy, so there's no dilly-dallying,"...
REMAINDER IN 'CHIEF' - SHOW THEY NEARLY KILLED FIGHTS TO STAY IN OFFICE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe votes have been counted and the results are in. Yes, you, the people, have spoken - and have said loud and clear that you are very ticked off with...
SHOTGUN EVICTION - 'HOUSEWIVES' MOVING TO NEW NIGHT?
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amABC will likely rejigger its Sunday-night lineup next season - moving "Grey's Anatomy" or "Desperate Housewives" to a different night. The move would free up some valuable real estate for...
THEIR BUSINESS? KNOWING EVERYONE. MEET THE ... SUPERFRIENDS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amASK Jamison Ernest what he does, and he will tell you about the store he's opening on Stanton Street, called Yellow Fever, which stocks his clothing line of the same...
SPIN THE BOTTLE - PICK YOUR FLAVOR WITH INTERACTIVE SODA
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amLIKE Dr Pepper with vanilla but not cherry? Or Sprite with lime instead of lemon? Then raise a glass - or plastic - for the programmable soda bottle. The innovation,...
MODEL CONTEST THROWS A CURVE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amIN an age of waifs like Mary-Kate Olsen and Nicole Richie, it's perhaps surprising that Seventeen readers have chosen as their representative a flame-haired beauty from Kentucky as their representative...
ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR BRAWL
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA routine police interview on a Long Island street turned into a family free-for-all when the subject punched one of the officers, sparking a dust-up that ultimately included the perp's...
NYERS TO CORZINE: BUTT OUT
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amTwo-thirds of New Yorkers want New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine to mind his own business when it comes to talks over rebuilding at Ground Zero, a new Quinnipiac University poll...
DWARF PUTS BITE ON 'BIAS' DOG BAN - $20M LAWSUIT VS. LONG I. LANDLORDS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA Long Island dwarf, "standing tall" for her rights, filed a $20 million lawsuit against two apartment landlords because they refused to lower the light switches and cabinets - and...
BRUNO VOWS 'VETO' WAR
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - In his harshest attacks on Gov. Pataki yet, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (left) yesterday ripped the governor, and said he is ready to go to war over...
'BULLPENS' TO EXPAND
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe open "bullpen" office concept that Mayor Bloomberg brought to City Hall four years ago is about to be expanded to half a dozen other mayoral agencies, The Post has...
JEWS CELEBRATE PASSOVER
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amPassover began at sundown last night as Jews gathered at dinner tables with family and friends and asked the traditional question: "Why is this night different from all other nights?"...
COP-STAB 'JESUS' WANNABE GETS LIFE - QNS. THUG CALLS JUDGE 'PONTIUS PILATE'
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA Queens man who slashed a cop with a carpet knife likened himself to God yesterday and called the judge "Pontius Pilate" for sentencing him to 25 years to life...
GOV & SHEL IN HOLY WAR
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - It may not be Moses vs. Pharaoh, but Gov. Pataki yesterday assailed Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for implying the governor was playing politics with the Jewish holidays to...
RUSSIAN MOBSTERS NAILED IN '92 SLAYS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe NYPD and FBI teamed up to solve a pair of vicious Russian mob killings from 1992 - nailing two Brooklyn men for the rubouts, prosecutors said yesterday. The murders...
WTC MEMORIAL BIG IS OUT TO PLUG LEAKERS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA top honcho at the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation wants to muzzle the members of his blue-chip board after unflattering leaks to The Post. In an e-mail obtained by...
WHY MARK GREEN JUST CAN'T LET YOU LIKE HIM
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amHE WUZ robbed. After all this time, Mark Green still seems to believe he rightfully should be mayor today. Scary. "I was running [for mayor] after 9/11 in the face...
MCD'S ORDERS UP P.R. BLITZ ON FILM FOE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMcDonald's is preparing to launch a Big Mac attack to counter the bad press expected to come with the release of a movie of the rabidly anti-fast-food tome "Fast Food...
MOM 'TERRIFIED' OF ARUBA - WANTS NATALEE TRIAL HELD IN BIG APPLE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe mother of the teenage girl who vanished on a school trip in Aruba wants her civil suit heard in New York because she's "terrified" of going back to the...
NUKE WAR OF WORDS - CONDI: U.N. MUST STOP IRAN BOMB
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amIran said yesterday nothing can stop it from vastly expanding its nuclear program - while the White House warned that Tehran's defiant leader was "not a rational human being." The...
'9/11 AIR' DEATH HAS SAD ECHO - CANCER HITS 2ND HERO COP
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amRobert Williamson spent much of his 20-year career as a cop and detective chasing after violent criminals. Several times he faced down gunmen - once confronting members of a dangerous...
HORROR HARE A CHILLING SIGHT
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA dead rabbit was found in a block of ice in Union Square Park, after a disheveled mystery man dumped the corpse and ran away. "I was really grossed out,"...
FEDS ALL OUT TO NAIL THE GOTTIS - 36 IN 'FAMILY' HIT WITH SUBPOENAS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe feds have launched a sweeping grand-jury probe into the Gambino crime family based on admissions by John "Junior" Gotti and witnesses who testified in his defense at his most...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amQUEENS * Police say this man (above) is one of two gun-toting thugs who robbed a Woodhaven bodega Monday evening and are now also suspects in a three-month rash of...
CRUISE-ING N.Y. STREETS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amAnd you thought Tom Cruise got a workout on "Oprah." "Mission: Impossible 3" will premiere as part of the Tribeca Film Festival on May 3, when Cruise will embark on...
PUNKS 'SPIED' ON BEAT COP
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amLast year, they beat an off-duty Upper East Side cop to the point of brain damage - now, two young brutes are trying to overturn their convictions by sending private...
NYPD HONCHO IN 'FLYING' SUV CRASH
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amAn SUV driven by a top NYPD chief collided with a Mercedes in SoHo yesterday, flew through the air and struck a man making deliveries to a tony Mexican restaurant,...
TWU DUES AND DON'TS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amNext week will be critical for Roger Toussaint and the Transport Workers Union. On Monday, a Brooklyn judge could levy a $3 million fine and suspend automatic collection of dues...
HEY, MAKE THAT MONEY TO GO
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA 28-year-old man has been charged with six armed robberies of Dunkin' Donuts and Subway sandwich shops, the Bronx DA said yesterday. A grand jury indicted Keary Bynum West for...
BUDDY HAILS 'ROMEO' COP
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA former colleague of the philandering cop Todd Jamison yesterday said people reading headlines should "know about the other side" of the Brooklyn shooting victim, whom he called a loyal...
15 IN HS BRAWL BUSTS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amFifteen students at a Bronx public high-school complex were arrested for fighting yesterday in a pair of separate melees, one of which authorities believe was gang-related. The larger of the...
EMT IN STRUGGLE TO SAVE OWN LIFE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amHe went to rescue people at Ground Zero - but Fire Department paramedic William Dahl (right) ended up being one of those truly needing help. Dahl, 42, who is married...
GRITTY KITTY'S VILLAGE VOICE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMolly the miracle cat was still meowing after being trapped for 12 days behind the basement wall of a Greenwich Village food shop, as desperate rescuers tried to coax the...
NIGHTMARE OF DUKE STRIPPER
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe stripper who claims she was raped and sodomized by members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team was screaming hysterically and covered in bruises when she sought help at...
BABY'S FINAL BREATH - JUDGE: SLAY MOM EVIL
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amLittle Devon Rivers, smothered in his homeless shelter crib by his own mother at age 13 months, couldn't possibly give his own victim-impact statement at her sentencing yesterday. So a...
HERO VOICES FROM FLT. 93: 'THE COCKPIT! IF WE DON'T, WE DIE'
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amALEXANDRIA, Va. - Sounds of passengers pleading for mercy, the crashing of glass in a heroic fight for their lives, and terrorists praying to Allah while the death plane plunged...
PARIS-TAPE WORM SQUIRMS - TRYING TO STOP MOVIE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amParis Hilton isn't the only one trying to put her infamous sex tape behind her. Kevin Blatt, one of the producers of the infamous videotape seen around the world, is...
CONGRESS IN BATTLE TO TRACK POISONS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA New Jersey coroner's finding that NYPD Detective James Zadroga died from exposure to Ground Zero debris has prompted new calls for action from local members of Congress. Reps. Carolyn...
FIRE ALARM - UNION CLAIMS RISE IN DANGER BLAZES
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amFirefighters are battling more dangerous blazes this year, with a 50 percent spike in the number of major fires for February and March, union officials claimed yesterday. United Firefighters Association...
PERV PARADISE AS JUDGE NIXES LAW
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA federal judge yesterday struck down a law intended to strengthen the state's ability to keep tabs on sex offenders - paving the way for 3,000 convicted perverts to fall...
KIDS BUSTED PROTESTING CELL BAN
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amFive Brooklyn teens were arrested yesterday during a rowdy protest staged by students upset over a cellphone ban at their schools, police said. More than 100 students walked out of...
LET'S AIR IT FOR NEW CARS - CLEAN, GREEN & MEAN AT AUTO SHOW
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe New York International Auto Show starts at the Javits Center tomorrow, and with gas prices climbing ever higher, it's no surprise that it will feature more hybrid vehicles than...
TRAPPED CAT SHOWS HER PUSS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMolly the miracle cat got caught - but only on camera - yesterday, the 12th day she's been trapped behind the basement wall of a Greenwich Village food shop. A...
ANGELINA & BRAD'S SAFARI - TAKE KIDS TO REAL LION KINGS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amWhen proud parents-to-be Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie played cat-and-mouse with paparazzi in Africa, they had some big cats on their side. The stars are seen here at an airstrip...
GUN THUGS ROB GIANT PLAYER
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amNew York Giants' cornerback Frank Walker was intercepted outside of a Chelsea nightclub by a group of gun-toting muggers early yesterday, cops said. Walker, 26, was leaving Club Sol at...
DRIVER TIES UP GIRL, 7 -SCHOOL-BUS ORDEAL
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA sicko bus driver sadistically disciplined a 7-year-old schoolgirl he said was "acting up," by tying her to a seat and binding her hands with tape, authorities in Queens said...
FIND OUT IF YOUR BOOTY IS A BEAUTY
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThink you've got a booty to rival Beyonce's? Now you can find out - with scientific certainty. A team of British academics has developed a mathematical formula to determine just...
(UN)HAPPY MEAL - MCDONALD'S IN PR BLITZ VS. FAST-FOOD FILM
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMcDonald's is preparing to launch a Big Mac attack to counter the bad press expected to come with the release of a movie of the rabidly anti-fast-food tome "Fast Food...
'RAPED' STRIPPER'S NIGHTMARE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe stripper who claims she was raped and sodomized by members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team was screaming hysterically and covered in bruises when she sought help at...
ALARMING RISE IN MAJOR FIRES: UNION
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amFirefighters are battling more dangerous blazes this year, with a 50 percent spike in the number of major fires for Feb- ruary and March,union officials claimed yesterday. United Firefighters Association...
CRUISE-ING THE STREETS - PLANS A WILD N.Y. RIDE TO TOUT 'M:I'
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amAnd you thought Tom Cruise got a workout on "Oprah." "Mission: Impossible 3" will premiere as part of the Tribeca Film Festival on May 3 - when Cruise will embark...
DRIVER TIES UP GIRL, 7 - SCHOOL-BUS ORDEAL
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amA sicko bus driver sadistically disciplined a 7-year-old schoolgirl he said was "acting up" by tying her to a seat and binding her hands together with electrical tape, authorities in...
DEVILS STILL TRYING TO CROSS ATLANTIC
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amFLYERS at DEVILS - Tonight 7:30 - FSN; WFAN (660) The Devils control their own destiny, but they also may have a say in the destinies of their nearest rivals....
HURRY UP, HENRIK - RANGERS GOALIE TARGETS RETURN FOR SEASON FINALE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amRANGERS at PENGUINS Tonight 7:30 - MSG; WABC (770) If all goes according to plan, Henrik Lundqvist will start the Rangers' season finale Tuesday at the Garden against the Senators...
BIG GUNS READY FOR FINAL PREPS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amPost positions were drawn yesterday for Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland and the Grade 2, $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, both at a mile-and-an-eighth,...
'DEAD' ISLES FIND LIFE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amWinners of two straight, the Islanders will try to close out the remaining four games of their dead season on a high note. After wins against Washington and the Rangers,...
PREPPING AT WHEELCHAIR CLASSIC
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amWith the NCAA taking a newfound interest in prep schools following reports that several were little more than basketball factories, you would think that some players currently in prep school...
DRAW PLAY, 39-1, KEYS BIG PICK 6
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amBraulio Baeza Jr. has been named New York Racing Association steward, position that's been open since July when longtime NYRA steward Dave Hicks resigned as part of NYRA management shakeup....
KRSTIC'S HARD WORK STARTING TO PAY OFF
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe knock on Nenad Krstic never has been his scoring. His defense and rebounding were another matter. It's no coincidence that just as the 22-year-old Serbian center picked up his...
GIANTS GET FEAGLES TO UNRETIRE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amJeff Feagles supplied the pain reliever to a potential Giants headache when he announced yesterday he will forgo retirement and return for his 19th NFL season. Feagles, 40, has handled...
CLIFF'S NOT WORRIED
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES WASHINGTON - Mets outfielder Cliff Floyd yesterday said his friends have been asking him whether he's worried about his contract. Floyd, a free agent after this season, said,...
BROWN: STOP YER WHINING
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amKNICKS at CAVS - Tonight 8:00 - TNT (ESPN 1050) Larry Brown is tired of hearing excuses. After Monday's loss at Indiana, Brown was unmoved after hearing about Steve Francis'...
CAIRO GETS START AT SECOND
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Yankee manager Joe Torre wants to start Miguel Cairo about once a week, so Robinson Cano was given yesterday off. Cairo batted ninth and went 1-for-4 with an...
BRUISED KNEE HAS COLLINS ON SHELF
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amNET NOTES Same knee, different problem. And a lot less serious problem. Jason Collins, who missed eight games earlier this season with knee and leg-nerve issues, was held out of...
CONFIDENT ZAMBRANO READY FOR HIS DEBUT
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The Mets have played seven games this year and used four starting pitchers. Today, though, Victor Zambrano should finally make his season debut. Zambrano initially was slated to...
THE RIGHT MOVES - BERNIE TAKES ON UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amBernie Williams did not mistakenly run to center field at the beginning of yesterday's game against the Royals, although no one would have blamed him if he did. The longtime...
BRUISED KNEE PUTS COLLINS ON SHELF
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amNET NOTES Same knee, different problem. And a lot less serious problem. Jason Collins, who missed eight games earlier this season with knee and leg-nerve issues, was held out of...
DEEP-SIXERED - NETS HAVE NO ANSWER AS IVERSON SCORES 40
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amSixers 116 - Nets 96 Net coach Lawrence Frank insisted there will be rest for his regulars as the playoffs get closer. Well, his players may have beaten him to...
CARLOS' GLOVE IS CATCHING ON
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES WASHINGTON - The Mets have won five in a row, and Carlos Beltran has had five good games in a row. Beltran had another last night in the...
THEY'RE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES IN THE BRONX
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amTHIS isn't baseball. It's T-ball. The first eight games of the season have shown us the Yankees will be exciting in a frantic kind of way. They are the Wal-Mart...
YANKS DEAL A ROYAL CRUSH - SHEFF SHAKES SLUMP IN ROUT OF K.C.
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amYankees 12 - Royals 5 With a scorching foul liner down the third-base line, Gary Sheffield nearly killed Larry Bowa in the first inning yesterday. The third-base coach ducked for...
NO WAY, JOSE! - PEDRO WINS CLASH VS. GUILLEN; METS NOW BEST IN MAJORS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMets 3 - Nats 1 WASHINGTON - In the sixth inning last night, Pedro Martinez and Jose Guillen squared off in the most critical at-bat of the game. Bases were...
NO WAY, JOSE! - PEDRO WINS CLASH VS. GUILLEN; METS NOW BEST IN MLB
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amMets 3 - Nats 1 WASHINGTON - Jose Guillen was probably not going to be hit by Pedro Martinez. Martinez needed an out, maybe two, in the sixth inning last...
TOP GUNS - AMAZIN' START HAS METS' STAFF RANKED NO. 1
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - So far this season, the Mets have had the best starting pitching in baseball. Sure, it is not even midway through April, and the Mets have not faced...
WAITING GAME - NETS' PLAYOFF FOE ANYBODY'S GUESS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amIt could be Indiana. Or Milwaukee. Or Chicago. Or Philadelphia. And even Washington has to be put in the mix. So as the Nets wind down their regular season and...
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE FOR BOSS' GUARDS
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amThe Boss may have mellowed, but his security guards have not. As has become the custom, a group of reporters waited for George Steinbrenner after yesterday's 12-5 defeat of the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
April 13, 2006 | 4:00amIt's gross-out time in South Africa, where officials say rat-tailed maggots have been popping out of toilets and taps across Cape Town. The body of the aquatic brownish larva can...