May 27, 2006
UNIVISION'S $WEET GOODBYE
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amTop executives of Hispanic television giant Univision Communications Inc. stand to receive multi-million-dollar golden parachutes if they lose their jobs after a buyout of the company. Univision's board of directors...
NEWSDAY PLEAS - EXECS COP TO FRAUD FOR FLEECING ADVERTISERS
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThree former executives at Newsday and its Spanish-language sister paper, Hoy, pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy yesterday for their roles in a circulation scandal that fleeced advertisers. Ousted managers Richard...
PANIC IS NOT ADDICTING
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amTHERE wasn't all that much to get excited about at the Panic Channel's inaugural gig at the Avalon Thursday. The outfit - which features three-quarters of the towering but now...
INDIANA JONESING - TUT'S 'CURSE' SHOULD'VE STAYED BURIED
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amGREAT Aswan Dam! King Tut will be turning over in his tomb tonight when the worst desecration since Howard Carter's expedition uncovered the real thing takes place. It's "The Curse...
HERE COME DA NEW IDOL - T. DIDDY
May 27, 2006 | 4:00am'AMERICAN Idol" Taylor Hicks - who has already practically trademarked Soul Patrol - is now calling himself "Tay Tay" and turning his name into a verb. "I 'taylorized' it," he...
U.N.IQUE BOUTIQUE
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amBESIDES true love, eating chocolate and a good nap, there are few greater pleasures in life than owning something rare, beautiful and throwaway cool - especially when it's a casual...
SALES
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amMARA HOFFMAN 165 Orchard St., between Stanton and Rivington streets; (212) 505-3020 Sale: June 1-4. Thu., Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m./Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m./Sun., noon-5 p.m. Hand-dyed, knotted neck halter dress,...
CYCLIST SHOOTS 3 IN BARBER ATTACK
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThree innocent bystanders on a Brooklyn block were shot last night by a gun-toting, bicycle-riding, wild man who peppered a barbershop with gunfire, cops said. The gunman wildly fired several...
CITY FLAGS METER 'THIEF'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amA city parking-meter attendant has been busted for allegedly stealing the quarters he had long been charged with collecting. Pedro Martinez, 55, a Department of Transportation worker since 1999, was...
HILLARY'S SEXGATE FOE WINS FIGHT FOR JUDGE JOB
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - One of former special prosecutor Kenneth Starr's top lieutenants in Bill Clinton's sex-and-impeachment saga was confirmed to the federal appeals court yesterday by the Senate over the objection...
BE ON GUARD, JUNIOR - GETS DEATH THREAT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amTHE feds have told John "Junior" Gotti that a threat has been made on his life. The FBI captured the threat on tape during an ongoing investigation and immediately passed...
HAYDEN VOTED IN LIKE FLINT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Ignoring his masterminding of the controversial eavesdropping program on U.S. citizens in the name of terror surveillance, the Senate yesterday overwhelmingly confirmed Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden as...
GOV'S FAINT NOD TO PIRRO
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki waited until the start of the Memorial Day weekend when he was out of state yesterday to endorse former Westchester County DA Jeanine Pirro's bid for...
WELD GETS NICKED IN FULANI FLAP
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - Republican gubernatorial hopeful William Weld was accused yesterday of seeking to win Independence Party backing by currying favor with a discredited faction linked to the controversial Lenora Fulani....
DUKE WOMEN 'CROSSED LINE'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThe Duke women's lacrosse team's plan to wear sweatbands bearing the word "innocent" during a televised NCAA semifinal game last night had critics questioning whether there was anyone "sensible" left...
MIKE: NO, I WON'T RUN
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amIf he's said it once, he's said it a dozen times, but just to make sure everyone gets the point, Mayor Bloomberg repeated it again yesterday: He's not interested in...
BUSH WAR CRY FOR W. POINT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush today will tell West Point's graduating class that it's up to their generation to "bring us victory" in the war against Islamic radicalism, the White House...
4TH 'FIEND' NABBED IN GANG RAPE
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amPolice on Long Island say they have arrested the fourth member of the gang that broke into an empty summer home in the Hamptons to party and gang-raped a 15-year-old...
NYERS ARE ROAD-TEST DUMMIES
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amNew Yorkers are dummies when it comes to driving - at least comparatively speaking. The state's motorists rank 47th in the nation when it comes to knowing the basic rules...
ACS FUROR IN BX. TOT 'DROWNING'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amCity child-welfare workers were called seven times to the filthy Bronx apartment where a 1-year-old boy nearly drowned in a bathtub, authorities said yesterday. But there were conflicting accounts -...
FURIOUS FASO
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amRepublican gubernatorial hopeful John Faso slapped back at William Weld yesterday, accusing him of telling "outrageous falsehoods" about his rival's record in his quest for the Republican nomination. Faso aides...
'THIS IS A CHILD OF DEMOCRACY STRUGGLING TO BE BORN'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday said Iraq is a "child of democracy struggling to be born" - and pleaded with the world to help. "The war, I...
BOY-TOY BLISS FOR MARY KAY
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThe road to conjugal bliss for former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and her boy-toy husband has been littered with speed bumps, the couple said yesterday on their first wedding anniversary....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amMANHATTAN * A 19-year-old Bronx man was killed in Harlem yesterday afternoon after arguing with another man who shouted at him, "What gang are you with?" Eric Herrera was standing...
WTC MEMORIAL BIG OUT ON HER ASSET$
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThe head of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation announced her resignation yesterday after weeks of mounting complaints of her laggard fund-raising, but sources said she had been forced out...
BOUNCER IS OFF THE WALL - CLUB 'KILLER' IS CRAZY FOR CHAUCER, KUNG FU
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amHe's articulate, polite and methodical in his words - but the more he talks, the crazier it gets. Batty bouncer Stephen Sakai - who cops and witnesses say coldbloodedly shot...
MORE CHURCH LADIES IN 'SCANDAL' - 5TH AVE.'S RANDY REV. LURED OTHERS: SUIT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amA randy reverend who was having an affair with a parishioner to whom he was giving "marriage counseling" tried to tempt other female members of his flock as well, court...
PRANK KID, 8, WON'T FACE CHARGES IN BUS HORROR
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amNo charges are being brought against an 8-year-old boy accused of crushing a girl to death by releasing the brake on a parked school bus, city lawyers said yesterday. "As...
IMETTE KIN HIT STATE WITH $100M CLAIM
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThe family of slain graduate student Imette St. Guillen has filed her first notice of intent to sue those they feel are responsible for the killing - and they're seeking...
PLUNDER PRIEST: I CONFESS MY SINS - 836G RIP-OFF AT UPPER EAST SIDE CHURCH
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amHe fleeced his Upper East Side flock out of $836,744 to put Rolexes on his wrist, fancy putters in his golf bag and bright white veneers on his teeth. But...
COMMISH RIPS NEWS 'SCOOP'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amA blatantly false report that cops had gathered DNA evidence "using a technique straight out of CSI" and linked deranged doorman Stephen Sakai to three murders had Police Commissioner Ray...
GOPER DOOMS LEGAL-ALIEN BILL
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A key House Republican yesterday called the Senate immigration plan dead on arrival when lawmakers hunker down to try to hammer out a compromise. "I don't plan on...
HOLIDAY SUN POPPING OUT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amAfter a chance of a thunderstorm today, the rest of Memorial Day weekend promises to be beautiful. The sun will try to peek through this afternoon after some fog and...
PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN SMASH-UP
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amAn accident between a speeding car and a vehicle that blew a stop sign sparked a tragic chain of events in which a Lexus SUV jumped a curb and killed...
L.I. TOT MOWED DOWN BY SUV
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amAn 18-month-old boy was left in serious condition last night in Long Island after an SUV struck his stroller while he and his mom were crossing the street, police and...
WELD TAKES '3RD PARTY' HIT OVER FULANI
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - Republican gubernatorial hopeful William Weld was accused yesterday of seeking to win Independence Party backing by currying favor with a discredited faction linked to the controversial Lenora Fulani....
DEREK TAKES ACHIEVEMENT IN STRIDE
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amYeah, it was a cheap hit and could have easily been called an error, but Derek Jeter won't ever give back the dribbler he turned into a single last night...
JETER REACHES 2,000-HIT MARK . . . BUT ROTTEN ROYALS RUIN MILESTONE NIGHT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amRoyals 7 - Yankees 6 The magical number last night was supposed to celebrate was 2,000, but instead it was dreary 13. While Derek Jeter picked up his 2,000th career...
NETS WAITING ON DRAFT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amA mock draft for the Nets at this stage makes no sense. They don't know who even will be in the NBA Draft, let alone available at Nos. 22 and...
JINTS SACK WEAK WILL - PETERSON UNFIT; QB ADDED
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThe stockpiling of cornerbacks this off-season spoke volumes about how the Giants viewed the uncertain health status of Will Peterson, who missed 25 games the past three seasons because of...
BROWN SAGA DRAGGING ON
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amKnicks coach Larry Brown found an escape strategy from the writers yesterday, but his escape from New York won't be until next week at the earliest. While the media interviewed...
'05 DERBY ALUMS HIGHLIGHT MET MILE
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThe focus this holiday weekend at Belmont Park shifts from 3-year-olds to older horses as a field of seven is lined up for Monday's 113th running of the Grade 1,...
MELKY MAY HAVE SOMETHING LEFT
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amMelky Cabrera has played well enough to earn some more rope from the Yankees. When Gary Sheffield is healed enough to move from DH to right field, Joe Torre still...
BARBARO'S 'EXCELLENT'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amIn a situation where no news is good news, the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center issued a release on Barbaro's condition yesterday that was pretty much the same as...
JORGE TENDON TO AILING KNEE - POSADA: 'I DON'T THINK I NEED TO BE ON THE DL'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amThere were at least three different people trying to rebuild Jorge Posada's left shin pad, attempting to mend together a new strap that had been aggravating the torn hamstring tendon...
'ASI' LOOKS LIKE A WINNER
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amMemorial Day weekend stakes kick off with the Grade 2, $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap for fillies and mares at mile-and-three-eighths over inner turf course. In the field of eight, Asi...
CLINTON READY FOR 'BIG DOG'
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amH.S. BASEBALL: Clinton 15 - Lehman 9 Monroe might be the only team in the PSAL that is nationally ranked, and the Eagles have a pitcher, Danny Almonte, whom everyone...
POSADA: NO PLANS FOR DL
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Jorge Posada doesn't think his torn hamstring tendon will put him on the disabled list, but the Yankees catcher expects the injury to keep him off the field...
L.I. GOLFER PAIRED WITH WIE IN OPEN SECTIONAL
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amRick Hartmann never gave it a thought. After all, he's merely a relatively anonymous club pro from Eastern Long Island. Why would anyone pick on him? That's why, when Hartmann,...
BACK PUTS WRIGHT ON THE BENCH
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES MIAMI - David Wright did not play last night for the Mets, scratched from the lineup before the game due to what the Mets said were back spasms....
JETER REACHES 2,000-HIT MARK - SHORT SINGLE MAKES HIM 8TH YANKEE AT MILESTONE
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amYeah, it was a cheap one, but Derek Jeter can't ever give back the dribbler he tapped last night for his 2,000th career hit. The Yankees captain reached base to...
FISH HOOK PEDRO - MARLINS TAG MARTINEZ WITH 1ST LOSS OF YEAR
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amMarlins 5 - Mets 1 MIAMI - He nearly made it into June. But Pedro Martinez has finally lost a game in 2006. The Mets' ace excelled last night, firing...
COOL HAND DUQUE - METS HOPE HERNANDEZ BRINGS HIS OLD MAGIC
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amMIAMI - The start of it all for him came with the Yankees. But yesterday Orlando Hernandez became an official part of the other New York club. "El Duque" was...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
May 27, 2006 | 4:00amIt must have been a real page-turner. A man in Round Rock, Texas, walked into a bank, demanded money from a teller, then plopped down on a couch to read...