September 26, 2006
LIVEBLOG - Day 3, Tuesday
September 26, 2006 | 4:19pmOn the chart upstairs near the pool, I saw a little tag marking the exact spot where the Titanic sank.This morning had me wondering if we were about to create...
U.S. SHOULD SEIZE CHANCE TO GET UPPER HAND ON OIL
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amNOW, how about $10-a-barrel oil and a buck-a-gallon gasoline! Notice I didn't put a question mark after that sentence. I used an exclamation point because we shouldn't be asking that...
SUMNER PAY CUT; VIACOM CHIEF'S $ LINKED TO STOCK
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amSumner Redstone now has even more reason to lounge around his den, surrounded by his tanks of exotic fish, and obsess about Viacom's share price. Yesterday Viacom said it would...
FEDS NAIL EX-HEDGE HONCHETTE FOR INSIDER TRADING
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amFederal prosecutors filed criminal charges against a former Manhattan hedge fund manager yesterday, alleging she used inside information to score more than $315,000 in ill-gotten gains. Capping a two-year multi-agency...
TRIBUNE 'FIRE SALE' SPARKS STOCK DROP
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amInvestors dumped shares of Tribune Co. yesterday on fears that plans to sell off pieces of the newspaper giant - possibly including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune -...
DOWNTOWN IS LOOKING UP; VACANCIES AT LEVELS NOT SEEN SINCE END OF 2001
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amFOR the first time since the end of 2001, more than 90 percent of downtown's office space is leased, according to Cushman & Wakefield - a milestone that's been reached...
METRO PAPER BOSS IS BOOTED OUT OF TOWN
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amMetro New York, one of the city's freebie daily papers, has found itself in staff turmoil once again after giving the boot to the U.S. Editor-in-Chief Mark Moore. Moore had...
WEB ADS MOVE OFF INTERNET FAST LANE
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amJust days after online bellwether Yahoo! warned of weakening sales, one Web watcher cut its U.S. online ad spending forecast for 2006 and predicted slower growth for the next four...
SOROS BUYS FARM; EBBERS GOES TO JAIL
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amBernie Ebbers spent his last night of freedom doing what he loved best - making deals, in this case with titan George Soros, who bought one the biggest working farms...
COST CUTS ARE BLACK & WHITE AT CS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amIt's a banner year for investment banks, but not to the bean counters at Credit Suisse - they're banning the use of color photocopying. The surprise penny pinching follows a...
OPRAH PARDONS BOOSTER; SAYS LAWYERS WENT TOO FAR TO QUASH PREZ RUN
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amOPRAH Winfrey blamed her lawyers yesterday for "overreacting" to a fan's campaign to draft the daytime queen for president. Last month, Winfrey's attorneys threatened legal action against Patrick Crowe, a...
ABC'S 'HOUSEWIVES' SACKS FOOTBALL
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amTHE women of Wisteria Lane threw the NFL for a huge loss Sunday night - as "Desperate Housewives" handily defeated the Broncos-Pats game on NBC. The NFL game, in fact,...
RETAIL RIBBONS GET PINK SLIP
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amBREAST cancer awareness: It's what's for dinner! Pink ribbon yogurt, pink ribbon frozen meals, pink ribbon M&M's, pink ribbon savory herbs, pink ribbon cereal, pink ribbon wine (goes down smooth...
HUE CAN HELP; THINK PINK, BATTLE BREAST CANCER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amPINK is the new cure. From the practical to the totally ridiculous, retailers everywhere are hoping to raise cash during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by donating to...
STARR REPORT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amCall it the " 'Arrested Development' Theorem": Winning an Emmy doesn't necessarily translate into viewers. Last Thursday's season premiere of "The Office" averaged just over 9 million viewers, not much...
BEER NUTS - 'HELP' PROVES THAT BARTENDERS MAKE REALLY GOOD SHRINKS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00am"Help Me Help You" Tonight at 9:30 on ABC (three and a half stars) IF laughter is the best therapy, then "Help Me Help You" should help a lot of...
DUDE, YOU'RE GETTING A SCRUB! R&R FE REST OF US! THE GUYS' GUIDE ON WHERE TO SPA
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amMALE ORDER SPAS I DIDN'T mean to become the kind of guy who exfoliates. Occupational hazard, I guess. My first on-the-clock spa experiences were reluctant, at best, merely for research...
OH, GOODIES - THE NEW HOTEL MUST-HAVE - FREE SOAPS NOBODY ELSE HAS GOT.
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amKorres at Hotel Gansevoort, 18 Ninth Ave. (hotelgansevoort.com) Bambu by Lather at Wynn, Las Vegas (wynnlasvegas.com) Baja Lime line at Esperanza Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico (aubergeresorts.com) Redflower at Hotel Valley...
LET'S GO MET! 'BUTTERFLY' LET LOOSE ON TIMES SQUARE
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amIN Times Square, culture usually runs along the lines of Madame Tussauds and the Naked Cowboy. But things took a decidedly upscale turn Monday night, as the strains of "Madama...
TONY STILL LIVIN' THE GOOD LIFE
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amTONY Bennett's been a cornerstone of American pop culture since before anyone knew what pop culture was. "I've had great years, and lean years," Bennett tells The Post from his...
CELEBRITY SEATINGS - DOCTORS TURN YOUR FAT INTO THE REAR OF YOUR DREAMS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amPARIS Hilton's haunches or Jessica Biel's butt? City women are flocking to plastic surgeons in search of a booty befitting their favorite starlet. At one new Upper East Side clinic,...
NIXZMARY GRANNY LOSES VISITATION
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA judge yesterday cut off the visitation rights of Nixzmary Brown's grandmother to four of the slain 7-year-old girl's siblings. Brooklyn Family Court Judge Nora Freeman ended Maria Gonzalez's visits...
PULASKI NAMED DEPUTY COMMISH
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe NYPD has named Philip Pulaski deputy commissioner for police operations and strategies, replacing Garry McCarthy, who'll become Newark's top cop, officials said. Pulaski, now an assistant chief in the...
SECOND SHOOTING FATAL FOR QNS. TEEN
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA Queens teen wounded by gunfire a month ago was shot again yesterday- this time fatally, police said. Mario Young, 16, was gunned down by one of two thugs who...
FUGITIVE CRASH COURSE; POLICE SHOOT SUSPECT AFTER BLADE-WAVING R.I. SLAY UPPER E. SIDE SMASHUP
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA crazed slay suspect who vowed not to be taken alive was shot by cops on an Upper East Side street yesterday after crashing his getaway car - and leaving...
LIQUIDS BAN ON PLANES EASED
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The feds relaxed the security restrictions on liquids and gels aboard airplanes yesterday. Under new rules, passengers can take bottled water and other liquids they buy in "sterile"...
FDNY'S NEW OPS CENTER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amIt took nearly five years, but the FDNY finally unveiled its new $17 million state-of-the-art operations center yesterday. Located at FDNY headquarters in Brooklyn, it gives the department high-tech tools...
NED'S IRAQ PLAN SURE TO FAIL: JOE
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amSen. Joe Lieberman tried to turn the tables on upstart anti-war rival Ned Lamont yesterday, saying the Democratic challenger's call for a troop-withdrawal plan from Iraq is "doomed to fail"...
NYPD TABS NEW DEPUTY COMMISH
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe NYPD has named Philip Pulaski deputy commissioner for police operations and strategies, replacing Garry McCarthy, who'll become Newark's top cop, officials said. Pulaski, now an assistant chief in the...
INTEL ASSAULT; BUSHIES NEED TO FIGHT BACK
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amIF the simultaneous leaks to The New York Times, LA. Times The Washington Post have it right, President Bush's own government is now saying that we would have been safer...
CURSE SPARKED 'MTA' SLAY: DA
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amTwo words from the man who had fired an MTA subway cleaner led to double murder, prosecutors said yesterday. According to his alleged confession, when a drunk and armed Darryl...
GIRL, 7, SAW DAD SLAIN: LAWYER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA terrified 7-year-old girl watched in horror as her dad was senselessly murdered during an argument with another man, a prosecutor told Queens jurors yesterday. Assistant DA Debra Pomodore, in...
BRANCATO: NO BURGLARY IN COP SLAY
September 26, 2006 | 4:00am"Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato was visiting a friend's Bronx home - and not breaking in to it - the night an off-duty cop was tragically killed trying to foil the...
HEVESI HIGH ROAD; TO PAY 82G FOR RIDES
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - Embattled State Comptroller Alan Hevesi moved yesterday to head off a criminal probe of his provision of a state-funded chauffeur to his ailing wife, announcing he would repay...
RATNER'S TALL ORDER OK'D
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amBruce Ratner's dream of building the tallest tower in Brooklyn won the backing of the city's Planning Commission yesterday, but the rest of his megadevelopment at Atlantic Yards would have...
FDNY BRASS 'BIAS'; EMS WOMEN SUE
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amFive female Emergency Medical Service captains are filing suit today, claiming that top FDNY brass are trying to keep them from climbing the department ladder. In a sex-discrimination lawsuit to...
L.I. HOME-INVASION BUST
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amLong Island police say they have tracked down a suspect in the tragic home-invasion shooting that left a 9-year-old boy critically injured. The man, bleeding from several bullet wounds, showed...
FANS SCORE YANKEE TIX
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThere were no lines of anxious, sleep-deprived fans outside Yankee Stadium yesterday morning trying to buy postseason tickets. All 452 who came, left happy - with two playoff tickets in...
SCHOOLS EVEN ODDS FOR GIFTED KIDS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe city will institute a uniform application procedure for gifted-student programs in public schools next year to abolish inconsistencies in the way applicants are selected, education officials said yesterday. Citing...
MOB DEPUTY HIT WAS ROYAL 'FAMILY' AFFAIR
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amColombo crime family acting boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico executed his second-in-command to ensure his place as "heir to the throne," prosecutors said yesterday as the mob chieftain's racketeering trial...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amMANHATTAN *** An apparently homeless man was found dead early yesterday in Central Park off Fifth Avenue near East 79th Street. The NYPD said the unidentified man, who appeared to...
RICE BOILS OVER AT BUBBA; RIPS 'FLATLY FALSE' CLAIM ON BUSH'S BID TO GET BIN LADEN
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday accused Bill Clinton of making "flatly false" claims that the Bush administration didn't lift a finger to stop terrorism before the 9/11 attacks. Rice...
TRAGIC MEMORIES; MEMENTOS OF GIRL SLAIN BY SUICIDE PA
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThese touching photos depict angelic little Samantha Gisele Cordova like any other 7-year-old - trying so hard to appear all grown up at her kindergarten graduation, mischievously posing on Daddy's...
MA GOTTI HIT FOR OUTBURST
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amTensions flared on the fifth day of jury deliberations in John "Junior" Gotti's sensational racketeering trial yesterday as the mobster's mom sneered at a prosecutor - and the judge ordered...
HOW TO BE AN EXPERT TOY SCOUT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe "hot" toys this holiday season include everything from old standbys for baby's first Christmas to modern gadgets for "big kids," according to Toys 'R' Us. For the younger set,...
SECURITY PORT CAMS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The port of New York will install new high-tech surveillance cameras and assign new credentials to port workers with new federal grants, officials said yesterday. The Homeland Security...
LIZA BESTS GEST IN COURT; JUDGE TOSSES HIS HUBBY-BEATING SUIT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWhupped him again! Liza Minnelli scored a TKO against estranged hubby David Gest yesterday, when a Manhattan judge threw out his $10 million lawsuit claiming she'd beaten him in a...
WRONG MAN SUES MOB COP
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA wrongly convicted man wants mob cop Louis Eppolito to pay for having him thrown in prison - $1 million for each year he spent behind bars. After 18 years...
SLAY TRIAL GETS CRAZY
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe teen accused of pulling the trigger in the fatal Lower East Side mugging of an actress has been banned from a Manhattan courtroom as jury selection begins in his...
COURT OKS ASTOR-WILL SCRIPT DOC
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWhere there's a will, there's a way for handwriting experts to prove whether it's authentic, a judge in the Brooke Astor case ruled yesterday. State Supreme Court Judge John Stackhouse...
'DWI' COP IN COURT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA rookie cop - who once tried to pay her speeding ticket with a bad check - heads to court today in the drunken-driving death of a fellow officer. Danielle...
EARLY ADVICE FOR TOY SCOUTS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe new hot toys this holiday season include updated versions of Tickle Me Elmo, Power Rangers and even that 1980s chestnut Trivial Pursuit. Then there are newcomers, like Wii, a...
FDNY FIRES UP NEW OPS CENTER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe FDNY unveiled its $17 million operations center in Brooklyn yesterday. It gives the department high-tech tools it lacked on 9/11, including live feeds from police helicopters. "Coming back here...
L.I. $CHOOLS WATCHDOG BID
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA grand jury that spent a year probing financial misconduct in Suffolk County schools recommended yesterday that the state create an office of "inspector general for education" to look into...
BIG DIG ON 2ND AVE. SUBWAY SET FOR '08
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amDigging for the long-planned Second Avenue Subway will finally start in 2008 - but it may run straight into Native American villages and burial grounds, it was revealed yesterday. The...
B'KLYN HOME-INVADE TERROR
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amTwo masked men broke into the home of an Orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn last night, tied up the couple with duct tape and made off with valuables, police said....
L.I. CALL FOR $CHOOL WATCHDOG
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amA grand jury that spent a year probing rampant waste, fraud and financial misconduct in Suffolk County's schools recommended yesterday that the state create an office of "inspector general for...
'DWI KILLER' COP HELL ON WHEELS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amShocking new details emerged yesterday about the dismal driving record of the NYPD rookie charged with killing her pal in a horrific DWI accident. Danielle Baymack, 22, once even paid...
WAR OVER HEROES' DEBT; FUROR ON SLAIN CITY VETS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amCity Council members unloaded a barrage on the Bloomberg administration yesterday for not forgiving the financial debt of two city employees who were killed while serving in Iraq. The lawmakers...
MOB HIT A ROYAL FAMILY AFFAIR: DA
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amColombo crime family acting boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico executed his second-in-command to ensure his place as "heir to the throne," prosecutors said yesterday as the mob chieftain's racketeering trial...
TERROR OF SEX ORDEAL; VICTIM'S TESTIMONY
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe predator's eyes were red. His face was pockmarked. His mouth - on her lips, her face, her breasts - was nearly toothless. In emotional testimony yesterday, a beautiful New...
WILD BILL RANT ROBS HILLARY OF LIMELIGHT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amLOOK out, Hillary - Bill is off the leash. The gobsmacking interview with Bill Clinton on "Fox News Sunday" is the first episode of reality television starring a former president...
RAIL ROGUES' 'GALLERY'
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amTransit cops will soon be carrying pictures of the most frequent subway offenders. The measure is part of the effort to further reduce crime beyond the record lows reached in...
AID FOR TEACHERS URGED
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe head of the city's teachers union said the city must expand career-ladder and financial-assistance programs to help ensure greater diversity in the teaching force. "Great teachers are color blind...
FOWL PLAY ON AIRLINER OVER MEAL
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amChicken or fist? A clerk for the U.S. Patent Office was busted for flying off the handle and slugging a flight attendant when she informed him the plane had run...
DNA LINKS 'DWI-SLAY' BLOOD
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe blood sample that shows a Long Island motorist was drunk when he caused a horrific crash last year that decapitated a flower girl returning from a wedding has been...
PUT PROF AT HEAD OF CRASS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amHIS next gig should be with the United Nations. Professor John "Tito" Gerassi believes the U.S. government "murdered" Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon. And Yitzhak Rabin, for that matter. The...
NATS EYE PE-A AS SKIPPER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - With talk that manager Frank Robinson won't be brought back next season by the Nationals, Yankees first base coach Tony Peña has surfaced as a...
RANDOLPH HAS EYE ON PEDRO
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES Pedro Martinez might be pushed back from his Game 1 start in the NLDS if things don't go right tomorrow night in Atlanta, setting up a domino effect...
UNIT BACK ON BENCH; SKIPS NEXT START; ALDS IN QUESTION
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amYankees 16Devil Rays 1 ST. PETERSBURG - An 82-inch storm cloud hovers over the Yankees' hopes for their 27th World Series title this morning. Minutes after the Yankees spanked the...
IT'S TOM TO SHOW US SOMETHIN'
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amTHE ONE thing Tom Coughlin always had going for him, the thing upon which his reputation was forged, was discipline. That was the constant. That was the bedrock. He probably...
EX-KNICK BROWN BOLTS TO PHILLY
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amFormer Knicks coach Larry Brown has already bolted town - and has moved his family from Greenwich, Conn., to Philadelphia, The Post has learned. Brown, who is set to face...
FIRST CLASS; JETS (2-1) FLY TO DIVISION TIE WITH PATS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amEven Eric Mangini had to smile at the question. "How does it feel to be tied for first place in the division?" The season is only three weeks old, but...
LEGENDS OF THE FAIL
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amQUARTERBACKS Early interceptions thrown by Eli Manning (24 of 36, 275 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs) set a damaging tone and a major downer. Great late numbers only window dressing....
O'HARA: JINTS FAR FROM DEAD
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES There's blood in the water early in this Giants season, but it's not going to make for intriguing viewing. So says center Shaun O'Hara, who wants to treat...
28 SURVIVE ISLES' 1ST ROSTER CUT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amThe first cuts are the deepest. The Islanders pared the roster to 28 players yesterday, keeping 17 forwards and nine defensemen (plus two goalies) for a longer look before final...
HAIL TO THE EUROS; U.S. LACKS PASSION FOR CUP
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amSTRAFFAN, Ireland - Jim Furyk looked bewildered as he sat at the far right of the long press conference table Sunday night while the Americans tried to explain yet another...
WRIGHT PLACE & TIME; JARET MAKES PITCH FOR ALDS SPOT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amYankees 16Devil Rays 1 ST. PETERSBURG - The first inclination is to dismiss Jaret Wright's solid pitching performance last night because it was against the Devil Rays and he was...
ROOKIE RUNS WILD
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amJET NOTES The Jets running back shuffle stopped on Leon Washington on Sunday and the rookie made some impressive plays. The 5-foot-8 back from Florida State had just one carry...
SORTA SORRY; SHOCKEY 'DIDN'T MEAN TO BRING ANY DISTRACTIONS'
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amJeremy Shockey yesterday stood up in front of his locker, stuffed a black hat over his tousled blond hair and made like he wished those harsh words in the aftermath...
CANARSIE'S FORFEIT PAINS NEW UTRECHT
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amPSAL FOOTBALL Alan Balkan never had scheduled a homecoming game at New Utrecht until this year. Now, it won't be played. "It kills me," the New Utrecht coach said. "I'm...
NATIONALS EYE PE-A AS MANAGER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - With talk that manager Frank Robinson won't be brought back next season by the Nationals, Yankee first base coach Tony Peña has surfaced as a...
JOE CALLS 'A' TEAM - MAKES PUSH FOR BEST RECORD
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Joe Torre had all but one big gun in the lineup last night against the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. The only muscle missing was Jason Giambi,...
EX-RAY VISION: CRAWFORD'S AVAILABLE IF METS ARE DARE DEVILS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWOULD the Mets dare return to the scene of the crime? Would they consider trading another high-end young starter such as Phil Humber or Mike Pelfrey to the Devil Rays...
PENA ON NATS' MANAGER RADAR
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - With talk that manager Frank Robinson won't be brought back next season by the Nationals, Yankee first base coach Tony Pena has surfaced as a...
PLUM-MET-ING - LETHARGIC AMAZIN'S FALL TO 2-5 SINCE CLINCHER
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amNATIONALS 7 METS 3 The Mets played their final regular-season game at Shea last night as if they were at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. This is no time...
GREEN, FLOYD HEAT UP
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWhen asked about finding playing time for gifted rookie Lastings Milledge, Willie Randolph said his priority was making sure Shawn Green and Cliff Floyd got their bats heated up again...
PLUM-MET-ING - LETHARGIC LOSS DOOMS AMAZIN'S 100-WIN HOPES
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amNATIONALS 7 NETS 3 Just before the lights were turned off at Shea late last night for the final time in the regular season, a black cat walked into the...
MARCEL WINS SPOT ON RANGERS
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWell, the competition for one winger's spot on the Ranger roster has been decided, and even though coach Tom Renney acknowledged last night that Marcel Hossa "has to do a...
BAT-MAN RETURNS - BELTRAN'S OFFENSE SHOULD FIGHT MET MALAISE
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amWhether it's the hangover from winning the NL East or the absence of MVP candidate Carlos Beltran, the Mets haven't looked like the same team since clinching the division. And...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
September 26, 2006 | 4:00amPaco Rosic is recreating the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in a dilapidated building in Waterloo, Iowa, that he hopes to turn into a cafe and jazz club. Rosic, a...