December 28, 2006
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He lived larger than his butterfly collars, but they were pretty fly too.Between Eddie Murphyâs skit âJames Brownâs Celebrity Hot Tub Partyâ on Saturday Night Live and the Rocky IV...
Something is better than nothing
So, the other day Paris 'No-Panties-Vag-Flashing' Hilton popped into Lisa Kline on Robertson and bought, among other things, NIPPITS. NIPPITS are nipple concealment strips.(Believe you me, the irony of Paris...
Lo glow
Today in the Haute List: How to get the best makeup looks for New Year's Eve, and how to start the New Year off right with a morning beauty regiment....
LIVEBLOG/NOLA: Red velvet cake, please
It is the only place I can think of that serves fancy cakes and pastries across the street from a major oil refinery, which is what makes Flour Power in...
LIVEBLOG/NOLA: Today in pictures
Why talk, when the pictures can do the job? Here, a look at how our Wednesday went down. (All photos by my bro-in-law, Rob Mangione.)0900 - A leisurely drive out...
WALL ST. FACING AN '07 CASE OF DÉJÀ VU
STOCK prices will go up next year. And down. And then up again. And down again. Then . . . You get the point: Nobody can call the stock market...
EQUINOX PUMPS UP BY BUYING STAR FAVE BUFF SPA
Equinox is getting buff. The upscale Manhattan-based health club chain has just bought celeb-studded Buff Spa, formerly owned by Bergdorf Goodman. The six-year-old spa - which counts among its regulars...
SKYPE HYPE, GREEN CULTURE LEAD THE 'IT' PARADE OF 2007
No one jumps on a fad faster than Madison Avenue. Doritos, Chevrolet and the NFL announced "real people" would create their Super Bowl spots. Ford rode the popularity of "American...
PAYOLA SCORES ANOTHER $4.25M
Entercom Communications, the nation's fifth-largest radio station owner, became the latest company to succumb to Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer's payola allegations, agreeing to fork over $4.25 million to settle charges that...
OUT WITH A BANG; HOUSING, ENERGY HOPES FUEL YEAR-END RALLY RECORD
Stocks soared to their highest level ever in a surprise holiday rally as investors declared an end to the nation's housing-slump scare. Shares across the board raced ahead to firm...
APPLE BOARD EYED - FEDS PROBE RECORDS
The shares of Apple Computer went on a wild ride yesterday after a published report said that federal prosecutors are investigating whether former company officials forged documents related to options...
REP. FRANK FIRED UP OVER SEC PAY REG
Securities and Exchange Commission chief Christopher Cox is coming under fire for his new rules allowing corporations to conceal part of the options perks paid to CEOs. The criticism came...
GIMME SHELTER
THE megadeal was alive and well in 2006. The elusive $50 million mark for a single-family residence in New York City was finally broken. Investment banker J.Christopher Flowers paid $53...
ENTERCOM TO FACE THE MUSIC: $4.25M
Entercom Communications, the nation's fifth-largest radio station owner, became the latest company to succumb to Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer's payola allegations, agreeing to fork over $4.25 million to settle charges that...
WAKE- UP TV LOSING SLEEP
THE audiences for all three morning shows are slipping thus far this year, according to the latest ratings. The changes are not huge - ranging from 2 percent for the...
NOW, HE'S A 'PIMP' - NASTY ROSIE-TRUMP FEUD REFUSES TO DIE
THE holiday cease-fire between Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump ended with new bombs dropped yesterday. O'Donnell, who'd been quiet since her nasty spat began with Trump last week, called him...
STARR REPORT
No, not that '24' When I see something called "The Final 24," I'm thinking Fox is ending its epic series. But not to worry: It's only a Biography Channel series...
STEVE IRWIN'S LAST CRAZY STUNT - FIRST LOOK AT SHOW CROC WAS TAPING WHEN HE WAS KILLED
HERE'S a first look at Steve Irwin's last scene for a TV show taped the day before he was fatally wounded by a sting ray. The scene, in which Irwin...
HAUTE LIST
Tips for the Eve: 1. Back away from the glitter - tourists should not confuse your face with the ball drop in Times Square. Somehow, on New Year's Eve, perfectly...
SPACEY INVADERS TAKE KIDS' PLAYSTATION
Three kids apparently got caught up in a grownups' battle yesterday when gunmen invaded their Queens home, tied them up and walked out with two bags of their Christmas toys...
GOOD RIDDANCE; WHY PATAKI WON'T BE MISSED
ALBANY AFTER 12 years and three terms, Gov. Pataki leaves state government far worse then he found it: Albany is scarred by notorious dysfunction, afflicted with pervasive corruption and marked...
CONVICTED POL'S PAL IN WITH SPITZ
ALBANY - Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Andrews, an unsuccessful congressional candidate and former ally of disgraced county Democratic boss Clarence Norman, will serve as a "community liaison" official in Gov.-elect...
SADDAM AVENGERS; THUGS VOW STRIKES ON U.S. WHEN HE'S HANGED
WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party thugs threatened revenge attacks on U.S. interests "everywhere" if the Iraqi government executes the ousted dictator. The saber-rattling message came amid a surprise on...
FREQUENT FRUIT-FLIERS BITING TAXPAYERS FOR $$
WASHINGTON - Join the U.S. Agriculture Department - see the world at taxpayer expense! Like high-flying diplomats, Agriculture Department workers have jetted to conferences in Europe, Asia and Hawaii -...
MILKING FOR ALL IT'S WORTH
Sour news for the dollar overseas is moo-ving New Yorkers' milk prices up. The state-recommended price of a gallon of whole milk is rising to $3.14 on Jan. 1, New...
RUDY'S 9/11 SNAG; DISSIDENT WTC KIN: WE'LL BARE UGLY 'TRUTH' FOR '08
A group of 9/11 victims' families who have criticized Rudy Giuliani's record vowed yesterday to reveal the "truth" of his performance during the terror attacks. The angry words came after...
THE ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT: ; TWO GRIM YEARS
IN the hours since the passing of Gerald Ford, some wild claims have been offered in tribute to him. The wildest is that he basically saved the United States upon...
POT AND LUCK IN L.I. BUSTS
Multimillion-dollar gambling and pot-smuggling rings were busted on Long Island, and 17 people - including a lawyer and an accountant - face felony charges, authorities said yesterday. The gambling operation...
NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER
MANHATTAN *** Cops are searching for a crook who robbed a Gramercy Park bank. The unidentified suspect (above) walked into the Sovereign branch at Park Avenue South and East 20th...
STAR-STRUCK HEVESI AIDE IS NEXT TO BE DRIVEN OUT
ALBANY - The top lieutenant to disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi is set to follow his boss out the door, The Post has learned. Jack Chartier, who is under...
GOV VETOS TA LUNG DISABILITY
ALBANY - Gov. Pataki, in his final days in office, announced yesterday that he vetoed a bill designed to boost retirement benefits for some Big Apple transit workers. The legislation...
'KISS & TELL' RACKET; IMMIGRANTS SEXTORTED
A Pakistani immigrant in Brooklyn blackmailed his friend's teenage daughters into having sex with him by threatening to tell their traditionalist parents they were being intimate with their boyfriends, law-enforcement...
NYC'S RECORD TOUR DE FORCE ; 44M VISITORS IN '06 PUT $24B INTO CITY KITTY
Drawn by the excitement, intensive marketing and a plummeting dollar, more than 44 million visitors are swamping the Big Apple this year in what's shaping up as an all-time record...
COPS CHEAT DEATH AFTER FACING HAIL OF BULLETS
Four teens were arrested in two unrelated police-involved shootings in Brooklyn and Queens, cops said yesterday. In the first incident, uniformed officers held their fire while chasing a suspect in...
EX-PREZ GOOD FOR A LAUGH
WASHINGTON - Former President Gerald Ford was the most laughed-at chief executive in American history, with everyone from Chevy Chase and Bob Hope to "The Simpsons" jumping in with a...
GRINCH PINCH 2; MAN SURRENDERS IN CHURCH HEIST
A man suspected of helping an alleged Grinch swipe $20,000 in parishioner donations from a Queens church during a Christmas-morning Mass turned himself in to police, who were questioning him...
JAMES BROWN 'ELVIS' DREAM; GRACELAND-STYLE HOME: 'WIFE'
"Godfather of Soul" James Brown wanted his home turned into a Graceland-like museum after his death, according to his would-be widow. "James and I talked about that all the time,"...
PILL FOR THE PORTLY HAS PROMISE
There's a remarkable pill on the horizon that may offer new hope for obese people trying to shed pounds. Excalia, which is now being tested in trials in the United...
NYC'S RECORD TOUR DE FORCE - GAL FROM BRAZIL NUTS FOR N.Y.
Mark Manhart has come up from Florida to spend this week tasting New York's glitzy high life. To start off, the 41-year-old investment banker has flown his Brazilian girlfriend, Isis...
HOUSE WAS STOLEN IN A PEN STROKE
A devious cabal that included a pedophile rabbi stole a half-million-dollar home from a cancer-stricken woman, using a forged power of attorney to sell it and pocket the profits, Brooklyn...
$208M MAN DIES; MEGA WINNER, 43, HAS HEART ATTACK
A middle-aged man who hit a jaw-dropping $208 million lottery jackpot has died of a heart attack 20 months after striking it rich. Ralph Stebbins, 43, a hardworking well digger...
TEEN 'DWI' TRAGEDY; GIRL FATALLY THROWN FROM PAL'S BMW
A teenage car enthusiast was charged yesterday in a DWI crash that killed a 16-year-old girl tossed from his classic BMW after it smashed into a parked van on Long...
NYC'S RECORD TOUR DE FORCE - LONG-DISTANCE LOVEBIRDS LAND
The native of Sicily - who now lives in Bangladesh - is in the city with his girlfriend, Caroline Norris, an Englishwoman who lives in Madrid. The long-distance couple has...
SAD NATION'S HAIL TO CHIEF ; WILL LIE IN CAPITOL BEFORE STATE FUNERAL
* Pardon agony / Book excerpt: Pages 32-33 * Editorial tributes / Pages 36-37 Tributes to Gerald Ford poured in from around the world and across the political spectrum yesterday...
NYC'S RECORD TOUR DE FORCE - POLISHED APPLE A BIG BRIT HIT
Shaun Alderson is seeing the Big Apple for the first time this holiday week - and had to fight pretty hard just to get into town. The tourist from Maryport,...
MIKE'S LOSS ALSO HIS GAIN AS PAL QUITS
In a surprise move, Human Resources Administration chief Verna Eggleston said yesterday that she's quitting the Bloomberg administration to join the Bloomberg Family Foundation. "Verna's done a great job and...
LEONA'S LACKEYS CAUGHT 'INN' DRUG STING; COKE AND GUNS AT PARK LANE
Guns and cocaine were on the room-service menu at a posh Central Park South hotel - right under the nose of its owner and most famous resident, "Queen of Mean"...
HOLD THE PHONY! CITY TARGETS FAKE-I.D. KIDS
The city wants to rein in underage drinkers who use fake IDs - and may seek a mandatory one-year driver's-license suspension for them, The Post has learned. In a report...
EATERY MAY BE CONEY HOUSING
The developer planning a $2 billion face lift for Coney Island's amusement area is close to a deal to buy a well-known local Italian restaurant - so he can use...
GRINCH PINCH 2 MAN SURRENDERS IN CHURCH HEIST
A man suspected of helping a real-life Grinch swipe $20,000 in parishioner donations from a Queens church during a Christmas-morning Mass turned himself in to police and was arrested last...
LATE MOYNIHAN RAIL PUSH
Gov. Pataki's economic-development czar is spending his final days in office trying to salvage the Moynihan train-station project. Charles Gargano, outgoing chairman of the Empire State Development Corp., said yesterday...
HOG-WILD POL URGES ELIOT TO END PORK
ALBANY - The head of the state Conservative Party yesterday called on Gov.-elect Eliot Spitzer to do away with all pork-barrel spending. "Corruption has been the downfall of the once-hallowed...
ACCESS-A-RIDE 'HIT-RUN'
A bus driver who shuttles disabled people hit an elderly man crossing a Bronx street and callously drove off, police said. Juan Rodriguez, 71, was struck by an Access-A-Ride van...
GRINCH PINCH 2 ; 6G FROM CHURCH HEIST RETURNED
A man suspected of helping a real-life Grinch swipe $20,000 in parishioner donations from a Queens church during a Christmas-morning Mass turned himself in to police yesterday and returned $6,000...
TEEN 'DWI' TRAGEDY ; GIRL FATALLY THROWN FROM PAL'S BMW
A teenage car enthusiast was charged yesterday in a DWI crash that killed a 16-year-old girl tossed from his classic BMW after it smashed into a parked van on Long...
TRIPLE TREAT; KNICKS LEAVE PISTONS R.I.P. IN THREE OTS
TRIPLE OVERTIMEKnicks 151Pistons 145 Moments after Channing Frye hit the game-tying bucket from the right wing as the clock expired in double-overtime, he ran to halfcourt as his teammates congratulated...
B'KLYN HOUSE 'THEFT'
A devious cabal that included a pedophile rabbi stole a half-million-dollar home from a cancer-stricken woman, using a forged power of attorney to sell it and pocket the profits, Brooklyn...
COP SHOOTS AT QNS. GANG THUG
A cop in Queens fired a shot at a suspected gang member he was chasing along a street last night. Cops were trying to determine if the suspect - who...
LATE BID ON 'MOYN' PROJECT
Gov. Pataki's economicdevelopment czar is spending his final days in office trying to salvage the embattled Moynihan trainstation project. Charles Gargano, outgoing chairman of the Empire State Development Corp., said...
POT AND LUCK - $9 MIL+ REEFER, BET RINGS
Multimillion-dollar gambling and pot-smuggling rings were busted on Long Island, and 17 people - including a lawyer and an accountant - face felony charges, authorities said yesterday. The gambling operation...
USE CLOUT TO END PORK, POLITICO URGES SPITZER
ALBANY - The head of the state Conservative Party yesterday called on Gov.elect Eliot Spitzer to do away with all pork barrel spending. "Corruption has been the downfall of the...
LISTLESS NETS WASTE BREAKS
Try to picture a better scenario for a home team. Houston came in without Yao Ming, who's down with a broken bone in his knee. Then Tracy McGrady shot like...
KIDD FINED FOR RIPPING 'THREE BLIND MICE' REFS
NET NOTES Jason Kidd took one for the team at a hefty $20,000 price tag. Kidd ripped the referees after the Nets' 92-91 defeat at Detroit on Tuesday, referring to...
PRIDE ON THE LINE
H.S. HOOPS There was disappointment and confusion in Hempstead last year when Hofstra was left out of the NCAA tournament despite a very solid season. But head coach Tom Pecora...
WILLIAMS SETS 800M RECORD
Lionel Williams, a senior track star at St. Peter's in Staten Island, broke the 19-year-old national Catholic high school record in the 800 meters yesterday, running 1:52.29 at the third...
JINTS MAY GO OUT IN A HUF'; PLAY-CALLING CHANGE DOES VERY LITTLE FOR MORALE
The story of the week is likely a diversion and nothing more. Really, with one game left, what dramatic impact can there be in Tom Coughlin taking the play-calling away...
NOT GOOD UNTIL THE BIG DROP
SECOND RACE: Amazing how a big class drop can produce big form reversal. Restless Mind, 2-year-old gelding, was 45-1, 47-1, 100-1 in his first three starts, beaten 26, 20 and...
SHOCKEY NURSING ANKLE
GIANT NOTES As the Giants head into a game with massive playoff implications that will determine whether they finish 7-9 or 8-8, there are concerns about the availability of tight...
LEON LAPPING UP CATCHY NEW ROLE
JETS NOTES Eric Mangini conceded yesterday that, though he believed rookie running back Leon Washington would become a good player, he didn't know how long that might take based on...
EVEN BIG BLUE CAN BEAT THESE GUYS
DON'T give up fans, for whatever it's worth, the Redskins still will get the Giants in. Washington's defense is last in the NFL in yards allowed per play, third from...
JETS CAN'T TAKE RAIDERS LIGHTLY
Despite all sinister human-nature trappings that are in place for a possible colossal letdown, the Jets yesterday collectively insisted they're ready to seize the moment Sunday and aggressively reach out...
LOOK OUT, SHAMBINO! 'ROID RULING GIVES FEDSNAMES OF DIRTY TESTERS
A court ruling in San Francisco yesterday could have a damning effect on Barry Bonds and numerous other current and former Major League Baseball players. A federal appeals court ruled...
TRIPLE TREAT ; KNICKS LEAVE PISTONS R.I.P. IN THREE OTS
TRIPLE OVERTIME Knicks 151 Pistons 145 Moments after Channing Frye hit the game-tying bucket from the right wing as the clock expired in double-overtime, he ran to halfcourt as his...
FRISCO COULD BE ZITO FRONT-RUNNER
The Giants, despite reports, have no interest in Randy Johnson. However, they are very, very interested in a left-hander who could impact a New York team's plans. The Yankees did...
JEFFRIES BACK AS STARTER
KNICK NOTES Jared Jeffries kept his Knicks starting job because he defended a teammate. Jeffries was back in the starting lineup last night after serving a four-game suspension for his...
BIG KNIGHT! RU SEEKS FIRST BOWL VICTORY
HOUSTON - How can a team that has accomplished so much still believe there is so much more to do? "Because we have more to do," said Rutgers safety Ron...
JEFFRIES RETURNS AS STARTER
KNICK NOTES Jared Jeffries kept his Knicks starting job because he defended a teammate. Jeffries was back in the starting lineup last night after serving a four-game suspension for his...
IGAWA'S OFFICIALLY A YANK
The Yankees bid aggressively on Kei Igawa because they believed he could be an important part of their rotation. Suddenly, though, he could be thrust into an even more prominent...
'ROID RULING MAY STICK IT TO BARRY - COURT GIVES FEDS ACCESS TO NAMES OF DIRTY TESTERS
A court ruling in San Francisco yesterday could have a damning effect on Barry Bonds and numerous other current and former Major League Baseball players. A federal appeals court ruled...
FRANCIS ACHING - INJURED KNEE MAKES IT TOUGH
Steve Francis is praying that his right knee, afflicted with tendinitis, will someday heal. The Knicks guard receives treatment on the balky hinge twice a day and is planning to...
BENCHINGS MAKE RANGERS' POINT
The Rangers' six-game skid has had a little bit of everything. They have been blown out and they have been shut out. They have lost to teams they have dominated...
NETS UNABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
ROCKETS 96 NETS 71 Try to picture a better scenario for a home team. Houston came in without Yao Ming, who's down with a broken bone in his knee. Then...
KIDD FINED FOR BLASTING REFS
Jason Kidd took one for the team to the tune of $20,000. Kidd harshly criticized the referees after the Nets' 92-91 defeat at Detroit on Tuesday, referring to the officials...
BOONE GETTING SOME TIME
NET NOTES All Josh Boone wanted was a chance. He got it - and he is making the most of it. Boone received extended minutes in the two games before...
GIFTS FOR BELLEAYRE
ORGANIZATIONS from the N.Y. Stock Exchange gave specially challenged skiers and the folks at Belleayre a nice Christmas present. The Catskill ski area received six new adaptive skiing sleds that...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Lots of people are tired when they go to bed - but not quite like this guy in Seattle. He was sleeping when a car crashed into his apartment and...
Clothe your eyes
Once upon a time in the late 70s, Cazal sunglasses were born. Worn by everyone who was everyone from Run DMC to Dean Martin, the frames are still being manufactured...