June 25, 2008
A Wild Turkey Day
June 25, 2008 | 11:19pmAPA power outage took out TV pictures of the match almost all over the world. Viennaâs main fan zone was evacuated because of a spectacular thunderstorm. Two players had bloodied...
Mets claim ex-Yank Phillips
June 25, 2008 | 11:09pmJust two days before the start of the Subway Series, the Mets claimed former Yankees first baseman Andy Phillips off waivers from the Reds. Phillips, a right-handed bat who hit...
Orders ready for Seattle finale
June 25, 2008 | 10:45pmHere are the lineups for the Mets' finale against Seattle at Shea Stadium as they try to avoid the ignominy of getting swept by the last-place Mariners behind starter John...
Red Bulls sign Gordan Kljestan (updated)
June 25, 2008 | 10:35pmBy BRIAN LEWISThe Red Bulls signed former Seton Hall midfielder Gordon Kljestan to a developmental contract today, waiving Queens product Kevin Mesa to make room."I was thrilled once I found...
Whelan placed on 15-day DL
June 25, 2008 | 9:40pmTrenton reliever Kevin Whelan, who already missed the first month of the season with a sore arm, was placed on the 15-day DL by the Thunder today for undisclosed reasons....
Great Finish That Few Saw
June 25, 2008 | 9:35pmWhat a tremendous ending to the Germany-Austria Euro 2008 semifinal, pity not many saw it.There were three goals scored in the final 11 minutes, but a violent thunderstorm that swept...
Scene: NYC streets
June 25, 2008 | 9:33pmJenna Sloan, who runs fashion showroom Luxcartel, wears a cute jumper under a Theory cardigan with shoes from Wink and a Bottega Veneta bag."I donât like to define my look....
Germany Lands in Euro Final After Late-Game Heroics
June 25, 2008 | 8:57pmAPPhilipp Lahm ended Turkeyâs storybook run in the European Championship on Wednesday with a late goal in a 3-2 semifinal victory that kept Germany on target for a record fourth...
Krystal Keys: Alicia sparkles at the BET Awards
June 25, 2008 | 8:14pmLast night at the BET Awards, Alicia Keys glistened on stage as she sported the Black Swarovski Crystal Bodysuit from The Blondsâ Fall 2008 collection. The designers, a.k.a Phillipe and...
Connie Britton talks 'FNL'
June 25, 2008 | 7:58pmWhile most hackneyed Hollywood writers hammer home scenes with explosions or some other cliched action, "FNL" sneaks understated nuance to score powerful dramatic points.For example, remember when QB-1 Matt Saracen...
You give love a bad name (bad name)
June 25, 2008 | 6:22pmAs if a one-on-one interview with Blake Lewis wouldn't be enough to make every "American Idol" Season 6 fan break out into the robot, The Post got the beatboxing runner-up...
Binghamton, Altoona brawl
June 25, 2008 | 6:20pmYesterday, the Binghamton Mets had a big brawl with the Altoona Curve during the ninth inning of Binghamton's 6-4 to Altoona in BInghamton last night. Our friend Brian Moritz gives...
Strahan Says It's Time For Shockey To Go
June 25, 2008 | 6:10pmAt the news conference to announce Michael Strahan as the newest member of FOX's NFL pregame show, the recently retired defensive said Jeremy Shockey and the Giants would be better...
ON DECK: YANKEES AT PIRATES
June 25, 2008 | 5:39pmJohnny Damon said it is going to take "a miracle" for him to start tonight's game against the Pirates (7:05, YES, WCBS) as the pain in his left arch persists....
NBC SETTLES 'PREDATOR' LAWSUIT
June 25, 2008 | 5:35pmNBC has "resolved" a $105-million lawsuit with a woman whose brother killed himself during a taping of "Dateline's" controversial series, "To Catch a Predator." Terms of the resolution were undisclosed...
ON DECK: MARINERS AT METS
June 25, 2008 | 5:32pmJerry Manuel already vowed to reduce Luis Castillo's playing time, and last night the second basemen showed why he deserves the demotion. Four at-bats for Castillo and the ball did...
JUDGE DAVID YOUNG WANTS TO MARRY PARTNER
June 25, 2008 | 5:18pmJudge David Young, the openly gay host of "Judge David Young," says he and his partner, Florida Circuit Court Judge Scott Bernstein, will get married in Florida - if their...
MK Olsen in the house on 'Who?'
June 25, 2008 | 5:18pmstyle="float:right;margin-left:5px;">Mary-Kate Olsen, fresh off an appearance on "Weeds," will guest star on ABC's "Samantha Who?"Olsen will play a character whom Samantha (Christina Applegate) tries to "save," according to eonline.com.Olsen is...
CARLOS & JACQUILINE ARGUETA
June 25, 2008 | 4:51pmBirth Year: 1976 County: Westchester We get to Vegas the 25th. We're both very nervous the day finally approached. Jackie and her friends arrived at the Venetian early and get...
'ARRESTED' MOVIE IN 'DEVELOPMENT'
June 25, 2008 | 4:44pmA big-screen version of cult favorite "Arrested Development" is on the fast track. Jason Bateman, who starred as Michael Bluth in the Fox sitcom, says an "Arrested" movie is being...
MTA ENDS TRANSIT PERKS FOR WORKERS
June 25, 2008 | 4:35pmThe E-ZPass gravy train has come to a grinding halt. MTA board members will no longer receive free travel passes for life as a perk after unanimously voting this morning...
Coverage in today's Post
June 25, 2008 | 4:30pmJerry Manuel is promising a big shakeup after watching the Mets fall two games below .500 on Tuesday with a humiliating, 11-0 loss to the worst-in-baseball Mariners at Shea Stadium....
Starr Report: Gettin' in the act
June 25, 2008 | 3:02pmTerry Kinney Kinney also makes his directorial debut with "Diminished Capacity," a comedy about the baseball memorabilia world that screened at Sundance and opens in theaters July 4 (IFC Films).More...
Manuel vs. Runge (the day after)
June 25, 2008 | 2:37pmFrom BRIAN LEWISWe'll have to wait and see what disciplinary action comes out of last night's tete-a-tete between Jerry "Gangsta" Manuel (pictured) and umpire Brian "Run 'Em" Runge. But one...
VICTORY FOR RICHARD GRASSO
June 25, 2008 | 1:51pmDick Grasso is savoring the ultimate last laugh. The former New York Stock Exchange boss is likely to keep all his disputed $190 million paycheck, and can have a summer...
Can the Knicks spread the Mayo?
June 25, 2008 | 1:27pmBy MARC BERMANDonnie Walsh made an interesting remark about Mike D'Antoni yesterday in his draft update. He said it's been a pleasure working with D'Antoni during this draft process, that...
3 UP: Manuel, Omar and Perez
June 25, 2008 | 12:18pm1. Jerry Manuel watched his Mets lose to the majors' worst club for a second straight game, this time by a humiliating 11-0 against Seattle, and declared that dramatic changes...
Box Office: Critics Be Damned, Hollywood Superhero Will Apparently Headed for $140M July 4 Weekend
June 25, 2008 | 12:06pmI was looking forward to "Hancock,'' a superhero spoof starring Will Smith that sounds a bit like "The Return of Captain Invincible'' (1984), an Australian production starring Alan Arkin that...
'Wall-E,' Pixar's Most Political Film Ever, Attacked Left and Right
June 25, 2008 | 11:30amThe control freaks at Disney would prefer I not tell you how much I love Pixar's "Wall-E'' until Friday, even though there are plenty of rave reviews out there on...
FIRST LOOK: All aboard OpenSkies
June 25, 2008 | 10:49amBusiness class -- pardon, Biz -- on board OpenSkies. Itâs a tough time to launch an airline, let alone an all-business class airline. Transatlantic regulars know that pesky fare-hiking oil...
HAMPTONS SPECIAL: BEACH BLANKET GIZMOS
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amWHEN you're dealing with beachy conditions, the usual gadgets aren't going to cut it. Fortunately, there are a host of tech toys built to withstand every variety of surf and...
HAMPTONS SPECIAL: THE GRASS IS GREENER
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amNEARLY every morning, Corcoran real-estate broker Cathy Bedard drives her Prius hybrid to get coffee at Tate's Bake Shop, the popular Southampton bakery. She switched from Dunkin' Donuts after discovering...
HAMPTONS SPECIAL: SPREE AND EASY
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amHAMPTONS STORE OPENINGS BIBA 9 Windmill Lane, Southampton; (631) 287-1770 Open: Mon.-Fri., noon-7 p.m./Sat., 9 a.m.-8 p.m./Sun., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Find pretty printed pieces from Karina Grimaldi, Vitamin A and...
HAMPTONS SPECIAL: HAPPY HOURS ARE HOPPIN'
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amFOR a region that boasts some of the wealthiest ZIP codes in America, the Hamptons also plays host to some of the wildest bacchanals this side of ancient Rome. In...
HAMPTONS SPECIAL: KENNEDY COUTURE
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amSay what you will about John F. Kennedy: The man knew how to have a rollicking good time, with burlesque dancers and Washington interns alike. He was a president and...
HAMPTONS SPECIAL: THAT '70S FLARE
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amClick here for photosLOOK #1: Miguelina top, $295, and MiH Marrakesh jeans, $235, both at Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave. Chanel heels, $1,100 at Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave.LOOK...
SLIM TV SET
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amTHE world's thinnest TV set is coming out in July. The screen is just under 3 inches deep at its thickest point and 1.5 inches at the edges. The JVC...
SIMON COWELL MAKES MOVIE
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amSIMON COWELL is moving into the mov ies. The "American Idol" judge is producing the rag-to-riches tale of a cell-phone salesman-turned-opera singer who won "Britain's Got Talent" last year. Of...
RUFF & READY
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amIF TV has gone to the dogs lately, there's no reason the dogs can't go to TV. The first reality show about pets - called "Greatest American Dog" - is...
STARR REPORT
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amGettin' in the act Former "Oz" star Terry Kinney (McManus) is busy here shooting the ABC dra medy pilot "The Unusuals," which co-stars fellow "Oz" cast member Harold Perri neau...
QUEER SIGHTED ON 'WHEN I KNEW'
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amDO you remember the exact moment you dis covered something about yourself - an irrefutable truth - you may not have known, or at least may not have admitted to...
MARY-KATE IN THE HOUSE ON 'WHO?'
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amMARY-Kate Olsen, fresh off an appear ance on "Weeds," will guest star on ABC's "Samantha Who?" Olsen will play a character whom Samantha (Christina Applegate) tries to "save," according to...
COLDPLAY'S HOT AT GARDEN FREE-FOR-ALL
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amEVERY rock band labeled the next Beatles, Stones or, in the case of Coldplay, U2 should have to do a free rehearsal gig to bring them back to Earth. Monday,...
LONG JOURNEY TO NOWHERE
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amMUCH familiar territory is covered in David Munro's "Full Grown Men," a sporadically funny road movie from the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival about a Peter Pan-ish 30-something played by Matt...
TIGERS & BAYADERES, OH MY
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amIN the world of classical bal let, swans and sleeping princesses are common but tigers are not. Yet there one was - a stuffed tiger, carried on a stick -...
EVENING UP 'ADDAMS'
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amIS this perfect casting or what? Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth will play Morticia in the upcoming Broadway musical "The Addams Family." And the role of Gomez has been offered to...
INTRIGUIN' VEGAN
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amHEY, you over there . . . put down that steak! After years of being sidelined and thought of as a bizarre niche lifestyle, vegans are now in vogue -...
SCRAM DOMENICO
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amLOTS of Manhattan restaurants move, usually to avoid rent increases or to become bigger or smaller. Aquavit went from West 54th Street to East 55th, and Aureole will soon exit...
FASTING TRACK TO HEALTH
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amIT might be hard to believe, but vegan-guru-to-the-stars Kathy Freston - whose work has inspired the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres - started on her own self-improvement journey...
CARTER RIPS JOE, STEINBRENNERS
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amPITTSBURGH - For a guy who played the game with Hall of Fame talent and smarts, Gary Carter is saying and doing some dumb things. Talking to the L.A. Times...
PONSON SEEKS HAPPY RETURN
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amMOOSIC, Pa. - Sidney Ponson can be big trouble for opposing hitters and an even bigger pain in the backside for his own team. That is the unofficial scouting report...
DAMON SITS; DL POSSIBLE
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amPITTSBURGH - Johnny Damon has his fingers firmly crossed that the pain coming from the left arch doesn't land him on the disabled list for the first time in his...
PITT-IFUL YANKS HEAR IT FROM JOE
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amPITTSBURGH - After watching the Yankees waste multiple scoring chances, the Pirates spank his pitchers and the fielders not make plays, manager Joe Girardi told his players what he thought...
STRAHAN SAYS HE JUST FELL INTO TV
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amMichael Strahan insisted yesterday that television was not on his mind when he decided to retire from the Giants and the NFL. Strahan, who just signed a $2 million-per-year deal...
IF SHOE FITS . . .
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amThere may finally be a definitive answer to Big Brown's lackluster performance as the 1-5 favorite in the Belmont Stakes. A photograph unveiled yesterday clearly shows a dislodged shoe on...
SPORTS SHORTS
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amBLOTTER: Shaq strippedShaquille O'Neal will lose his special deputy's badge in Maricopa County (Ariz.) because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe Bryant. Maricopa...
HONDO GUNS FOR RAYS
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amThe Cubs lost in typical heartbreaking Cubs fashion last night, rallying to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth before three straight whiffs sent Hondo to a defeat...
'CREDIT' FAVE IN YR TROT
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amThe 54th edition of the Yonkers Trot will be contested Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway with Holiday Credit as the 3-1 morning-line favorite. Trained by Jimmy Takter and driven by...
VEGAS FOR EDDY, NATE?
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amEddy Curry and Nate Robinson are expected to play a few of the Knicks' summer-league games next month in Las Vegas, according to a league source. Curry is coming back...
WALSH EYES MAYO SWAP
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amThe Knicks have polled NBA personnel the past few days, trying to figure out the chances of USC combo guard O.J. Mayo falling to them at six. With the chances...
AMAZIN'S CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amTHIS is the kind of game that gets a manager fired. Oh, right. The Mets already did that. What's next, Tony Bernazard slipping into the Mr. Met costume, for which...
MANUEL, BELTRAN RIP UMP
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amJerry Manuel and Carlos Beltran were both ejected in the fourth inning of last night's 11-0 loss to Seattle after an argument in which plate ump Brian Runge bumped the...
CHURCH EYES YANK SERIES
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amRyan Church had another workout yesterday but isn't going to begin his rehab assignment today. The Met outfielder, recovering from a concussion, was a possibility to play in Brooklyn today....
NICE GUY MARINER FINISHES FIRST
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amIt doesn't happen often, and it gets reported on even less. But sometimes the nice guy does finish first, and not only in movies. Mets fans should cover their eyes...
HANK: WILLIE WELCOME WITH US
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amWillie Randolph won't have to look far if he wants another job in baseball - he just needs to call Hank Steinbrenner. "There's certainly some stuff I can think of...
ENOUGH! JERRY TALKS SHAKEUP
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amJerry Manuel has seen enough. The Mets need to start winning often - or else he'll have to consider making some dramatic moves. The Mets were annihilated last night at...
10-SION MOUNTING FOR NETS
June 25, 2008 | 7:51amOne more day, lots more uncertainty. As tomorrow's NBA draft arrives for all 30 teams, the picture is anything but crystallized. The Nets have their list of faves but are...
MAYOR'S FUEL-ISH NOTION: HIGHER TAXES FOR NYERS
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amTHE ISSUE:Mayor Bloomberg's suggestion to raise gasoline taxes to curb gas consumption. I think that it's time for Mayor Bloomberg to take a reality check (" 'Tax-Hiker' Mike's Foul Gas...
SO LONG, 'CAMPAIGN REFORM'
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amBarack Obama's decision to abandon public financing for his presidential run may finally mark the program's doom. It should. Reformers have long equated public financing with cleaning up elections. But...
CHARTERS SCORE
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amTHE latest New York state achievement exams once again give charter- school students, parents and staff reason to be proud. New York City charter-school students outpaced their counterparts in the...
NOT-SO-STRAIGHT TALK
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amHOW can you tell if a politician is lying? His lips are moving. Maybe the old joke is too harsh. But replace "politician" with "presidential candidate," and it clearly holds...
FAKE COPS, VIRTUAL STRIP-SEARCHES
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amTHE Transportation Security Administration, the bureaucracy in charge of hassling passengers at airport checkpoints, is dressing its screeners in blue shirts and badges that mimic police uniforms. This has real...
WORLD OF WEALTH
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThere's a wealth of millionaires out there - but the global population of those rolling in dough grew at a smaller rate last year than in 2006, due to the...
MUGABE THUGS 'RE-EDUCATE' OPPONENTS AT CAMP HELL
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amEPWORTH, Zimbabwe - The chant from those in the mob rose in the air as they marched behind their flag through the dusty streets of Epworth in search of defiant...
LOTTERY
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amNEW YORK Midday Nos. Tue.: 110; Lucky Sum: 2 / Midday Win-4 Tue.: 8344; Lucky Sum: 19 / Evening Nos. Tue: 077; Lucky Sum: 14 / Evening Win-4 Tue.: 2276;...
PASSING PLATE FOR HILL
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amWASHINGTON - After months of acrimony, Barack Obama is tapping into his massive fund-raising network to help Hillary Rodham Clinton pay off her campaign bills. In a conference call yesterday,...
CARDINAL SINS OF ANNE'S BEAU
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThe longtime boyfriend of "Get Smart" star Anne Hathaway was busted by the feds yesterday for allegedly swindling investors - including Bill Clinton's close pal - out of millions of...
IT'S GAMS, SET, MATCH FOR MARIA SHARAPOVA
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amMaria Sharapova made a smashing debut at Wimbledon yesterday, winning her match and scoring with fashionistas. The blond goddess of tennis breezed through her opener, 6-1, 6-4, against overmatched Stephanie...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amManhattanA 60-year-old dad on an outing with his two daughters was caught using a secret camera to film under the dresses of eight young girls at the Central Park Zoo,...
'DOMINO' VICTORY IS SWEET
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amHow sweet it is! After a massive public outcry, the illuminated "Domino Sugar" sign, a longtime feature on the Brooklyn waterfront, will be saved. It's part of a revised blueprint...
OFF THE 'CHARTERS'
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amCharter schools are flying high - with nearly 85 percent of students meeting or exceeding standards in math, and 67 percent in English. The gains have Mayor Bloomberg and Schools...
BRUNO FILES SEIZED
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amALBANY - Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno announced his stunning decision that he would not seek re-election just hours after the FBI collected a massive volume of his detailed records...
CITY'S MURDER RATE RISES 8%
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThe city's murder rate is up nearly 8 percent this year - with surges in rapes and robberies as well, police statistics show. Nevertheless, the NYPD said the city's overall...
STAB RAP ON VICIOUS CYCLIST
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA psycho who rode his bicycle up to a Queens woman, then stabbed her in the chest in front of her teenage daughter, was nabbed yesterday, police said. The horrifying...
COPS MISTAKE 'SUPER' HERO IN PJS FOR CROOK
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThe pajama-clad super of a ritzy lower Manhattan high-rise chased a burglar but was mistakenly grabbed by security guards when the wily thief screamed for help, police sources said. "The...
KIN CLOBBERS 'KILLER' IN COURT
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA relative of a murder victim attacked the accused killer at his trial in Nassau County Island yesterday - leaving the defendant bloodied with cuts on his face, authorities said....
SHOPPERS GET MILKED
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amHoly cow, milk prices are going through the barn roof! The state-controlled price for a gallon of milk in New York City will rise to $4.37 next Tuesday, state regulators...
CORRECTION
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThe Post reported Monday that Rep. John Hall, a Democrat who represents the Hudson Valley, had not given any campaign funds to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, but DCCC officials...
RAPIST DEMON GUILTY
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA Manhattan jury yesterday quickly convicted violent ex-con Robert Williams of nearly all charges in the daylong rape-torture of a Columbia University student in her Hamilton Heights apartment - virtually...
370G WELFARE RAP ON COUPLE
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA Brooklyn woman collected $370,000 in welfare benefits after claiming her husband abandoned her, even as he secretly paid for the children to attend religious schools, prosecutors said yesterday. "Single"...
QNS. JURY NOW TAMPER-PROOF
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA Queens jury deliberating a murder case was sequestered yesterday after a mystery man - who approached the foreman last week and told him that prosecutors "don't have a case"...
SCHUMER PLEA ON SERBIAN EXTRADITE
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amSen. Charles Schumer yesterday urged the government to try to extradite a Serbian national who fled the United States - with help from his native country - after he was...
B'KLYN HOUSE PROUD
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amIf Bob Vila wanted to buy real estate in New York, the former "This Old House" host would probably take the Q train to Victorian Flatbush. The cluster of Brooklyn...
UNSEEN DEAN FOLLOWS JOLTIN' JOE
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amALBANY - Low-key and guarded, Dean Skelos brings a very different style to the post of state Senate majority leader than the man he's replacing, Joseph Bruno. Skelos' career was...
SUBWAY MOM SEEKS 'ANGEL'
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA Brooklyn mom whose infant made her grand entrance on a F-train subway platform in Chinatown is looking for the guardian angel who helped bring Baby Soleil into the world....
'NOOSE' PROF IN SWITCH
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThe contentious Columbia Teachers College professor canned for plagiarism amid an investigation into a noose hung on her office door backed off charges of racism yesterday - and instead accused...
NYU KICK IN THE PICASSO
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amPablo Picasso's pal is giving NYU the brushoff. Sylvette David, who posed for the Spanish artist more than 50 years ago and was the model for a sculpture that stands...
AX FOR MTA FREEBIES TODAY
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThe MTA travel freebies are expected to come to a screeching halt today - but one former agency chairman says he's already hopped off the gravy train. While the MTA...
AG 'SPOILING' FOR RX FIGHT
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amState Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday he will sue CVS and Rite Aid for continuing to sell expired baby formula, milk and children's medicine. On June 12, Cuomo announced...
COPS RESCUE DOG IN DRINK
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA banker went looking for his missing dog yesterday - and was amazed to spot the pooch being rescued by police divers in the water near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. "Saying...
BRONX HOSP MAKES TOP 10
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA national ranking of hospitals based on what patients get for their money revealed a surprise - the top local finisher was the humble Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. The "Hospital Value...
COUNCIL DUO IN CHARITY RIP-OFF: DA
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amCity Councilman Kendall Stewart's former top aide and another staffer - already indicted for embezzling $145,000 from a Brooklyn nonprofit - used two charities as decoys to rip off another...
'MIDDLES' MOVING UP
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amTwenty-three of the 51 troubled middle schools given extra support from the city this year made above-average gains in student performance, according to a Post analysis of Department of Education...
LOWERING BOOM ON SAFETY
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amFaulty building inspection follow-ups are putting residents and office workers at risk, city Comptroller William Thompson said yesterday. His audit showed dangerous conditions are being ignored throughout New York because...
CITY'S 'SICK' 9/11 CLAIM
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amMany workers who got sick at Ground Zero aren't as ill as they claim, and some aren't sick at all, the city claims in court papers. Of the more than...
WAR HITS HOME
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA Queens soldier killed in Afghanistan signed up for a second combat tour to save his childhood home, which was in foreclosure, friends and relatives said last night. Sgt. Andrew...
NEW YORK IS NO CITY OF LOVERS
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amSex and the city? Don't believe the hype. Only 11 percent of Big Apple residents reported having more than one sex partner in the previous 12 months, according to a...
COMSCORE WHACKED BY GOOGLE
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amWeb tracker comScore, which has butted heads with Google in the past over its online measurement service, took a serious hit yesterday when the search giant launched a competing product....
SEX & THE PENNEY
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amNew York ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi is trying to contain the damage after a major client, JC Penney, took the firm to task over a fake viral ad that...
RAPPER DMX IN FIFTH AVE. SCRAP
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amRAPPER DMX, who's had scrapes with the law over charges of animal cruelty and drug possession, might now lose a Fifth Avenue townhouse because he didn't promote a line of...
VILLAGE VOICE IS TALKING
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amTHE Village Voice staff and the Phoenix-based outfit that bought the weekly two years ago are sitting down tomorrow to hash out their first collective-bargaining agreement since the takeover. Owner...
COLLISION COURSE
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amA recent court decision against two deep-pocketed hedge funds trying to shake up the board of railroad giant CSX Corp. has nearly closed the widely used loophole funds employ to...
BEAR'S SCHWARTZ TO MULL BIDS OVER SUMMER
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amBear Stearns as an investment bank may no longer exist, but the fate of onetime CEO Alan Schwartz remains very much an open question. Sources tell The Post that Schwartz...
DOW CHEM PRICES SOAR
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amDow Chemical, the world's second-largest technology and chemical giant, has hiked prices by 50 percent in just three weeks, setting off an inflationary chain reaction to be felt across the...
UBS HIRES LAZARD FOR REVIEW
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amUBS has hired Lazard to conduct a strategic review of the Swiss-based financial firm's businesses, The Post has learned. The embattled bank has been one of the institutions at the...
EMI EMPLOYEES FEEL THE HEAVY HANDS OF JOB CUTS
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amThe ax is finally falling at troubled music major EMI. On the same day that the company announced Coldplay would top the Billboard charts with 720,000 albums sold in the...
LAYOFFS ARE FEARED AT LIVE NATION
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amMichael Cohl's abrupt departure as chairman of Live Nation has sent shockwaves through the concert promoter's ranks, with employees of the unit Cohl led fearing layoffs and CEO Michael Rapino...
END OF AN ERA
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amFirst Eliot Spitzer quits as governor - now Joe Bruno steps down as Senate majority leader, just three months later. We're not sure what they're putting in the water up...
THE MTA'S NO-CAN-DO CHIEF
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amMTA finances are heading over a cliff - that much, at least, agency CEO Elliot Sander acknowledges. Now if only he were doing something about it. Sander on Monday announced...
RON MADE MY GIRL A PAWN
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amPATRICIA DUFF did not see this one coming. Her teen daughter by billionaire Ron Perelman shot her in the heart this week - she sought a court order of protection...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
June 25, 2008 | 7:24amPolice work doesn't get any easier than this. An inmate trying to escape from a Texas jail through an air-conditioning duct was caught when he fell through the ceiling of...
Only the third worst?
June 25, 2008 | 3:05amI'm honored to post this clip of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann nominating me as the third-worst person in the world for my Monday story (along with an uncredited David K. Li)...
Met exec Plummer passes away
June 25, 2008 | 1:26amThe Mets are down 10-0 in the eighth inning, seemingly on their way to losing their second straight to Seattle. But the far more sobering loss is Jim Plummer, who...
Thierry Henry coming to NY....kind of
June 25, 2008 | 12:30amThierry Henry coming to NY...kinda By BRIAN LEWISThierry Henry is coming to play in New York _ but the French star isn't trading in his Barcelona jersey for a Red...
BRUNO FILES SEIZED
June 25, 2008 | 12:29amALBANY - Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno announced his stunning decision that he would not seek re-election just hours after the FBI collected a massive volume of his detailed records...