August 29, 2008
ASTROLAND FACES THE END
The end could finally be here for Coney Island's fabled Astroland Park. Longtime operator Carol Albert sent a recent letter to lawyers for the site's landlord, controversial developer Joe Sitt,...
RBNY's Jeff Parke travels, won't start
By BRIAN LEWISRed Bull defender Jeff Parke _ recovering from a sprained ankle _ made the trip to D.C. for Saturdayâs derby against archrival United, but isnât expected to start.âI...
The Garden's newest dunk champion
By BRIAN LEWISHey, y'all. I'm here at the U.S. Open with my boy Berm and I couldn't believe he did a solid blog post about Patrick Ewing Jr. and didn't...
Game 135: Mets at Marlins
MIAMI â- Fresh off a bounce-back win over the Phillies, the Mets will try to keep the good feelings going here tonight when Oliver Perez (pictured) takes on Marlins right-hander...
Red Bulls ink Sainey Touray
By BRIAN LEWISThe Red Bulls signed Gambian forward Sainey Touray _ nicknamed Ballack _ to a developmental deal. To make room for on the developmental roster, they gave Sinisa Ubiparipovic...
Zambrano promoted to Triple-A
The improbable rise through the Yankee farm system for Victor Zambrano continues.A day after SWB lost starter Alfredo Aceves to a call-up to the Yankees, Zambrano has been promoted from...
KNICKS TRADE FOR EWING JR.
The Knicks have failed to bring legend Patrick Ewing back into the organization, but instead they added his son today. In a minor deal, the Knicks acquired forward Patrick Ewing...
MAN WHO ACCIDENTLY KILLED GOOD SAMARITAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
A muscle-bound jujitsu black belt that pulled a knife while fending off a group of muggers, has been indicted for murder for accidentally stabbing a good Samaritan who had jumped...
Deal of the Day-Pixie Market
Itâs all about the accessories to give a plain palette a punch of color.And this Color Stripe Bangle from Lower East Side boutique, Pixie Market, is perfect to throw over...
Jozy Altidore could start Sunday
Altidore to make la Liga debut Sunday? By BRIAN LEWISLooks like Rangers' Mauruce Edu isn't the only young Yank abroad who could get dropped right into the fire. Our own...
Knicks trade for Ewing's son
By MARC BERMANThe Knicks have failed to bring legend Patrick Ewing back into the organization, but instead they added his son today.In a minor deal, the Knicks acquired forward Patrick...
ON DECK: BLUE JAYS AT YANKEES
When the season began, the odds of Carl Pavano having more wins than Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes combined would have been pretty long. But after winning in Baltimore, allowing...
ON DECK: METS AT MARLINS
Oliver Perez has been pitching more like a CY Young candidate rather than the erratic lefty Mets fans have seen over the past two years. Known for allowing too many...
He Said: Adrian Grenier
"For years, I tried to get producers to have Vinny sell his Hummer and buy a Prius. Then I realized this show is entertainment... I know that 'Entourage' is often...
Coverage in today's Post
As a follow-up to our Carlos Delgado discussion below, here is more on Delgado's second-half surge, his feelings about staying with the Mets and what path the club might take...
THE FORGOTTEN DEMOCRAT
The just-concluded Democratic convention was chock-full of historical salute: last night's tribute to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, the earlier homage to Ted Kennedy - even Hillary...
MCCAIN PICKS ALASKA GOV. AS VP CANDIDATE
In a bold bid to win over female voters, John McCain today tapped first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. McCain's surprise choice jolts the presidential race as...
THE CASE AGAINST THE YANKEES
FROM JOEL SHERMANThree times in the past two years, a team has made up a deficit of at least six games from Sept. 1 on to make the playoffs. That...
3 UP: The Yanks' Bad Odds
Three times in the past two years, a team has made up a deficit of at least six games from Sept. 1 on to make the playoffs. That would be...
PARENTS WHO PLAY A SMALL GAME
THE ISSUE: The parental response to 9-year-old pitcher extraordinaire Jericho Scott. It's a shame that the parents on rival teams don't realize that when their kids play against pitchers of...
FOR DEM FINISHER #2, UNITY'S NOW PRIORITY #1
THE ISSUE: Sen. Hillary Clinton's convention speech in support of candidate Barack Obama. I stood with the Democratic convention audience, applauding and cheering in its ovation, hailing Hillary Clinton ("Bam...
SEARCH & DESTROY
DENVER WHERE are all the free-speech absolutists when you need them? Over the past month, left-wing partisans and Democratic lawyers have waged a brass-knuckled intimidation campaign against GOP donors, TV...
SOMETHING NEW AND POWERFUL
DENVER DESPITE the tens of thousands who crammed into a stadium last night to see Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination, he may still not win in November. He's still...
BIM BAM BOOM!
DENVERBarack Obama's chal lenge at Invesco Field last night was daunting: to outdo his own past success in delivering speeches. Mission accomplished. His race speech may have been more inspiring...
CHALLENGE TO MCCAIN
DENVER A MASTER was at work last night. A politician who can inspire hope filled in the blanks of his program and articulated his vision with skill and panache. Barack...
MAXIMIZING AMERICA'S MISERY
THE US economy - yes, that economy - grew at a 3.3 percent annual rate last quarter. This no doubt caused consternation at the highest levels of the Democratic Party,...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Thu.: 251; Lucky Sum: 8 / Midday Win-4 Thu.: 7365; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Thu: 133; Lucky Sum: 7 / Evening Win-4 Thu.: 6406;...
'PANIC' IN BIG EASY
NEW ORLEANS - Big Easy residents who survived the ravages of Hurricane Katrina prepared to evacuate New Orleans yesterday as Tropical Storm Gustav gathered strength and headed for the Gulf...
BIG-TIME BARACK 'BOUNCES' BACK
DENVER - It isn't a slam dunk, but the candidate who can sink a jump shot just got a big political bounce. The Democratic National Convention has finally given nominee...
OBAMA LIVES OUT HISTORIC DREAM
DENVER - Barack Obama, accepting the first major-party presidential nomination for a black candidate, vowed last night to restore the "promise" of America, in a historic address on the 45th...
FOOT FAULT? NO!
Kelly Bruno has swum the Hudson, so chasing balls at the US Open is no big deal - even though she's the only person ever to do it with one...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Queens Police are asking for the public's help in finding the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center resident pictured above who went missing this week. Jeffrey Goldberg, 47, was last seen at 10...
QUOGUE-MIRE FOR LI MAYOR
The mayor of Quogue, in the Hamptons, engineered nearly foolproof stock trades to enrich himself at clients' expense, federal prosecutors said yesterday. George Motz, 66, was released on $500,000 bond...
HE'S A COP AND 'ROBBER'
A retired NYPD detective who once investigated bank robberies is a suspect in nine bank jobs, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Former Detective Athelston Kelson, 59, was on the wrong side...
POST PANEL: THUMBS UP
Barack Obama's rousing acceptance speech last night won over the majority of a Post panel group of undecided voters - but the Democratic nominee still has work to do. "I...
FERRY VICTIM TAKES 'WALK'
A man who suffered severe spinal injuries in the deadly 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash took 18 painful steps yesterday before the judge and jurors who will determine how much...
UPTOWN LOYALISTS STAND TALL AND PROUD
For one tight group of true believers, Barack Obama's acceptance speech last night was the culmination of their own hopes and political dreams. "He let people know that he was...
TEACHER BONU$ SHOCK
In a surprise move, staffers at schools eligible to earn extra cash this year based on student achievement have chosen to base bonuses on each teacher's merit rather than pay...
BOATER TEACH A TEEN
The sailing instructor in charge of the tiny catamaran that capsized on Long Island Sound, killing a 3-year-old Brooklyn girl, was just 18 years old herself. The teenager took Alexandra...
DAVE: HOW 'BOUT ANDY FOR MAYOR, NOT GOV?
ALBANY - Andrew Cuomo would be the "instant favorite" if he enters what is expected to be a crowded field for mayor next year, Gov. Paterson said yesterday. Paterson is...
'BRUTE' FORCE: HERO FOILS UNION SQ. MUGGING
A man on his way to work heard the blood-curdling screams of a woman who had just been mugged near Union Square - then went hand-to-hand with the hulking thief,...
BIG 'CHUNK' OF $$
The adoptive family of celebrity fat cat Prince Chunk is in a cat fight with an animal shelter that wants a piece of the fur ball's future earnings. Donna Damiani's...
1963 & 2008: HARLEM WOMAN TWICE A WITNESS TO HISTORY
The dream lives on. Forty-five years to the day after Jaye Coleman drove from Harlem to Washington to watch Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his historic "I Have a Dream"...
GOTTI IN FLA.: I DIDN'T DO IT
A jovial John "Junior" Gotti yesterday pleaded not guilty to a slew of mob-related charges in a Florida federal court that could send him back to the slammer for life....
BOY, 3, KILLED IN S.I. BLAZE
A 3-year-old boy was killed last night when a fire broke out in a Staten Island home that officials say was filled with children. Authorities were looking into the possibility...
HOCKEY 'ON ICE'
What the puck! Two hockey rinks at Chelsea Piers have been shut down because a section of wood pilings the building sits on were damaged after a boat rammed into...
APPLE GAS STATIONS DOING 'PUMP FAKES'
As thousands of New Yorkers prepare to hit the road for the Labor Day weekend, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is warning drivers to beware of gas stations advertising prices...
2G A PAIR FOR YANK HOT SEATS
They're striking out at the plate these days, but the Yankees may soon score big off the field because the plastic seats in their historic stadium could fetch an eye-popping...
ARMY PLANS HIGH-TECH CENTER IN PHILLY
Taking a page from innovative marketers such as Apple, the Army is opening its first "Army Experience Center" in Philadelphia to promote military service. The 14,500-square-foot venue inside the Franklin...
LINENS 'N THINGS TO FILE RESTRUCTURING PLAN
Linens 'n Things, which filed for bankruptcy in May, will file a plan as soon as today to reorganize its struggling business, sources told The Post. Under a plan first...
BLOOMBERG RUNS STEVE JOBS' OBIT
In an ironic twist, technology killed Apple CEO Steve Jobs. But only for 30 seconds. On Wednesday, Bloomberg News accidentally published a lengthy, but incomplete, obituary of the man behind...
SEARS' SUFFERING
Quarterly profits at Sears Holdings plunged 62 percent as the struggling department-store chain's shoppers continued to defect to other retailers amid a faltering economy. While sales have been in free...
LENDERS BET CLIENTS' ASSETS
Still badly bruised by a fiasco in subprime lending, Wall Street has found a new outlet for providing loans to shaky borrowers: so-called asset-based lending. Asset-based loans tend to be...
BROKER BLOWS IT
Lawyers for disgraced real-estate whiz Adam Hochfelder argued yesterday that the coke addict and alcoholic must remain free because he's in dire need of outpatient rehab and sinus surgery. "He's...
COPYRIGHT CASE MAY AID GOOGLE
Google's hopes of bucking Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube are on the rise in the wake of a rival's win in a similar court case. A California...
VAULTING INTO BOOK DEAL
YESTERDAY Nastia Liukin, the all-around Olympic women's gymnastics champion, was given the news that she will grace the front of a Wheaties cereal box. And next week, she's expected to...
FORMER GOLDMAN BIG DEPARTS FROM HEDGIE HALCYON
Former Goldman Sachs exec Steve Mandis has left the $12 billion hedge fund Halcyon Asset Management - one of the oldest hedge funds on Wall Street, according to an investor...
TIFFANY SHARES SPARKLE ON OVERSEAS EARNINGS
Shares of Tiffany got a big markup after the pricey jeweler doubled its quarterly profits and raised its outlook for the year, easing worries that luxury spending has hit a...
JIMMY'S NEW LOW
Jimmy Carter's presence at the Democratic National Convention was limited to a blink-of-the-eye moment - as in, blink and you'll miss him. A quick wave of his hand, and he...
THE DREAM AFFIRMED
Barack Obama last night stood before 76,000 cheering Democrats in a Denver football stadium and harkened back to the day when "Americans from every corner of this land [stood] together...
FINE WORDS MASK THE UGLY TRUTH
DENVER - Last night, Invesco Field was the house that words built. This stadium wouldn't have been filled without the personal story, marketing, organizational talent, and, above all, oratory of...
THE CHANGE THAT WAS GONNA COME IS HERE
LET the record show that a profound change swept over America on the 28th day of the eighth month of an astounding year in this country's history. It was at...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A 12-year-old Atlanta boy has been accused of killing a classmate - with a pen. The youngster, who turned 13 a few days after the incident, is charged with voluntary...
BACKUPS TO THE WALL
PHILADELPHIA - Brett Favre and the rest of the Jets starters stood as idle as the empty baseball stadium that sits adjacent to Lincoln Financial Field, watching their team beat...
WIN WAS IN THE 'EQUATION'
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Sunset racing today; first post 2:45 p.m. In the summer's top steeplechase race, the Grade 1, $150,000 NY Turf Writers Cup Handicap at 23/8 miles over 10...
CURLIN FAVORED IN SPA'S WOODWARD
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Curlin, America's 2007 Horse of the Year and ranked the best horse in the world this year by the international Timeform ratings, makes his Saratoga debut as...
BOUT OF 'INTRIGUE'
SOMEONE asked me if I was intrigued by the Dec. 6 bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao that was officially announced yesterday. "Intrigued" is an appropriate choice...
LIBS BOOED IN RETURN
If the Liberty didn't get the memo - the one that informed them the Olympic break was over and the second half of the season began last night - then...
BABY BOSS: DON'T BLAME JOE
Life in the honeymoon suite sure is sweet. Hank Steinbrenner yesterday said the entire Yankees organization is at fault for the team's unacceptable showing in the standings, with one notable...
NOTHING 'CLASSIC' 'BOUT THIS ONE
PLEASE, please, I beg the executives at YES, do not make yesterday's comeback victory over the Red Sox into a Yankees Classic. I know you are already imagining what you...
JOBA SEES 'LIGHT' AFTER BP SESSION
Throwing 45 pitches during a third bullpen session yesterday has Joba Chamberlain encouraged he will pitch again this season. "There is light, I see it peeking through," Chamberlain said after...
GIAMBI GIVES YANKS SOME LIFE SUPPORT
Make no mistake, the pulse is fleeting on the Yankees' season, no matter how many times Jason Giambi pumps life into it. So, after you slap a "kick me" sign...
CLUTCH HITS KEEP LAST BREATH AT BAY
EVEN the man who hit the homer had to laugh at the hyperbole. "Did it save the season?" Jason Giambi had just been asked. "I'm not going to make it...
KIWANUKA BAGS SACK AFTER SWITCH
In the first game since the devastating season-ending injury to Osi Umenyiora, the Giants last night got a look at Mathias Kiwanuka back at defensive end. Kiwanuka, a natural end,...
GIANT MOTIVATION
Disrespected, ignored and dealing with the injuries and retirement of their best players - not much has changed for the Giants, except for the rings on their fingers. The defending...
SUPER SNOREFEST
Eli Manning wasn't in the game. Tom Brady wasn't even in the building. Please, please someone do something about the NFL preseason. "Preseason is a necessary evil," center Shaun O'Hara...
TYREE HAS DEVIL OF A TIME
Thinking back to the most troubled time in a life filled with troubled times, David Tyree recalls a moment darker than any other. "Somebody asked me what my name was...
SUMMER SIMMERS
THE end of the summer has come quickly, but despite the cooler temperatures the saltwater action remains hot. Here are some reminders. The porgy regulations change starting Monday on charter...
5 QUESTIONS FOR...
The NFL is a week away, but college football opened last night and continues this weekend. ESPN analyst and former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit talked with the Post's Justin...
RU READY TO BE CONSISTENT
PISCATAWAY - Rutgers coach Greg Schiano admits he failed in the most fundamental of ways last season. Oh, the numbers that define a season were respectable. In fact, considering the...
HONDO 'DOGGIN' IT
The Cubs were heroic for Hondo last night, rally ing to give him his fifth straight victory and boost the burgeoning bankroll to 630 torgesons. Tonight, he's hoping a three-'dog...
WORLD GONE 'MAD'
DICK Young, who packed more into a paragraph than some sportswriters could pack into a three-part series, died 21 years ago this Monday. Geez, 21 years. Funny, how those who...
SPORTS SHORTS
BASEBALL: Beckett remains on shelfJosh Beckett was scratched again from a scheduled start, and the Red Sox ace plans to have his ailing right elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews....
CARLOS 'KING' AGAIN
MIAMI - What was a no-brainer decision on Carlos Delgado two months ago for the Mets is still a no-brainer today. Only now, it's entirely the other way around. As...
MURPHY'S SLUMP MIGHT BE HISTORY
MIAMI - Daniel Murphy sure knows how to break out of a slump. The Mets' rookie left fielder did it in style Wednesday night in Philadelphia, ending what had been...
BORG, MCENROE PICK TOP MATCH EVER 'SEEN'
In case there was any doubt that the Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer was the greatest ever, the winner of the match previously considered to be the...
RAFA BREAKS DE HEART
If Rafael Nadal had been suffering from an Olympic hangover and had been tired coming into this U.S. Open, three days off cured that. He got away from tennis and...
A LUCKY COIN
On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Open, Ana Ivanovic provided another historic memory - the biggest women's tennis upset ever, based on rankings. Ivanovic also pulled off another first...
BLAKE WINS BY DEFAULT
James Blake owes Steve Darcis a box of Belgian chocolates. Clearly still fatigued from his post-midnight five-set escape from Donald Young early Tuesday morning, Blake played an awful first set,...
SERENA ADVANCES WITH 'QUICK' AND EASY VICTORY
The Williams sisters - who won doubles gold in Beijing - are halfway to what would be a disappointingly-early potential quarterfinal matchup at the U.S. Open. Shortly after Venus advanced...
THE TAO OF POO
IT was so much simpler for Andres Serrano back in the late '80s, when all it took to get the attention of the art world, Congress, the Catholic Church and...
MCCARREN POOL PLANS HOLD WATER
CONTRARY to popular belief, the Sonic Youth concert at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool tomorrow will not signal the final notes ever played at the summertime music venue. Not if the...
MILEY'S 'TARTY': GUNN
MILEY Cyrus' sense of style is "too tarty," says TV's reigning king of clothes, "Project Runway" host Tim Gunn. "Forgive me," Gunn says modestly. But when asked what he thinks...
MORE 'WIZARD'
THE Disney Channel is hoping to work its magic on a new show about kid wizards. The network has ordered 13 additional episodes of "The Wizards of Waverly Place" a...
'BOOK CLUB
'WEST Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin is taking a page from Facebook - literally. Sorkin has 'fessed up to creating a page on the popular social networking Web site in order...
TOP 'SECRET'
TEENAGERS might be skilled at keeping secrets, but this isn't one of them. It's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," and it's no secret to the approximately 3.5 million...
FIGHT NIGHT FRIGHT
CBS may be hitting its mixed martial arts program with the final knockout blow. CBS is struggling for ratings and fan enthusiasm for the Saturday night primetime show - the...
PAVEMENT PARTY
NO shirt, no shoes, no ticket . . . no problem. The place to hear Jimmy Buffett spin his pirate yarn about letting the good times roll wasn't from the...
ANOTHER GAY SEQUEL: GAYS GONE WILD
BLOGGER Perez Hilton deserves a Raz zie award for his jaw-droppingly bad extended cameo as "himself" - joining a priest for a randy frolic in the Mile High Club -...
MEMORIES OF A BOUNCED CZECH
SEVENTY-year-old Czech filmmaker Jiri Menzel will be most remembered in film- history books as the director of "Closely Watched Trains" (1966), which won him an Oscar. But the first thing...
ASIAN SPICE ON CINDERELLA TALE
THE age-old fairy tale of Cinderella is updated to New York's modern-day Chinatown in "Year of the Fish." It was shot on inexpensive live-action video, which was digitally painted in...
DEARLY DULL DEPARTED
'MY Big Fat Greek Wedding" was able to transcend ethnic boundaries - idiots of all backgrounds loved it. "My Mexican Shivah" does a mitzvah for the Mexican Jewish community, but...
TITILLATION'S IN THE TITLE
WITH a title like "Young People F - - - ing" - yes, those missing three letters are up there on the screen - you might expect another hard-core, full-frontal...
EAST MEETS EASTWOOD FOR A FISTFUL OF YEN
HONESTY is the best policy - some times. The promotion for the Japanese movie "Sukiyaki Western Django" would have us believe that Quentin Tarantino has a lead role. Actually, he...
B'WAY BUZZES ABOUT 'FELA!'
THE fun of covering Broadway is that, just when you think you've got the lay of the land, out of no where comes a show to shake up the terrain....
JAZZ
BIRDLAND: Tonight and tomorrow: Brazilian singer Leny Andrade at 8:30 and 11 p.m. 315 W. 44th St; 212-581-3080. BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: Through Sunday: Israeli-born Avishai Cohen plays songs from...
POP, ROCK, FOLK
DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?: Listen to this British electronic foursome tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St.; 212-260-4700. GAVIN DeGRAW: Swoon over this singer's lovesick songs...
CABARET
METROPOLITAN ROOM: Tomorrow, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Peri Lyons. Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., Sunday and Tuesday at 7 p.m., and Wednesday at 9:45 p.m. 3 W. 22nd St.; 212-206-0440. SPIEGELTENT:...
FAIRS, FESTS, ETC...
24th ANNUAL BRAZILIAN DAY FESTIVAL: Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sixth Avenue between 42nd to 56th streets. FAMILY FESTIVAL: A street festival on Monday from 11 a.m....
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT
COMIC RELIEF Comic - August 29 Come one, come all! Cartoon collectors and art aficionados alike have a place to gather this weekend. Beginning Friday, Sept. 5, the Adam Baumgold...
PREVIEWS
"A TALE OF TWO CITIES": A musical adaptation of the Dickens novel. Al Hirschfeld, 302 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200. Opens Sept. 18. "FELA!": Bill T. Jones choreographed and directed this...
CLASSICAL
BARGEMUSIC: The season ends with a program of commissions by Russell Platt, Dick Hyman, Behzad Ranjbaran and Daniel Ott. Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m....
OFF-BROADWAY
"ABSINTHE": *** 1/2 This thrilling blend of European-style circus and burlesque offers decadent pleasures in a wonderful summertime setting. Spiegelworld at Pier 17, South Street Seaport, South Street at Beekman...
BROADWAY
"AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY": *** A largely new cast, led by the redoubtable Estelle Parsons, has taken over in Tracy Letts' Pulitzer prizewinner. But this eviscerating melodrama remains as gripping and...
FILM
AUTOMOTIVE HS: The Polish film "Tricks" by Andrzej Jakimowski will show tonight at 9 on the lawn. 50 Bedford Ave., between North 12th and Lorimer streets, Brooklyn; (212) 529-2266. Tickets:...
When will Davis hit a homer?
It's been 50 games .... and we still are waiting to see Ike Davis hit his first home run as a professional baseball player.Not exactly the best start to a...
Did we speak too soon?
Not too long ago, we here at Bushes began to throw dirt on two of the minor league teams within the Bushes' sphere - the Double-A Binghamton Mets, and the...
Jets close preseason at 3-1
Some observations from the Jets 27-20 win over the Eagles in the teams' preseason finale tonight in Philadelphia.Jesse Chatman is going to be very sore tomorrow, having rushed 29 times...