September 29, 2009
Artists Storm Castle Braid’s Walls
North Brooklyn’s newest condo development is open for rent, but first, the artists are taking over.Castle Braid (114 Troutman), the glass honeycomb-like 146-unit luxury building, just over the Williamsburg-Bushwick border,...
Cops Hunt BB Sniper in Manhattan
Police have stepped up patrols on the Lower East Side after a rash of injuries and damage caused by someone shooting a pellet gun. At least eight people and several...
Fire smokes out Westminster Road home
Paramedics from Maimonides Medical Center administer oxygen to an elderly man after a smoky blaze erupted inside his apartment building Thursday night.FDNY officials said that the all-hands fire broke out...
Gunpoint bandits unmasked
Gunpoint bandits unmaskedCops have arrested two men in connection with a gunpoint robbery in which a local restaurateur was nearly shot.Police said that one of the two thugs opened fire...
Obama silent on Atlantic Yards
President Obama may have weighed in on New York’s upcoming gubernatorial race, but he remains silent when it comes to commenting on Atlantic Yards.That after the White House declined comment...
Getting Erosion Control Project on Track
Efforts by one local organization to beautify Owls Head Park, and stem some of the erosion occurring there, are butting up against a March 2010 deadline.A couple of years back,...
Shot following party
Shot following partyA 20-year-old man was shot in the back after he left a party near the corner of East 92nd Street and Conklin Avenue Saturday.Police were told that the...
Man shot in Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses
Paramedics rendered aid to a 20-year-old man who was shot in the leg during a skirmish at the Sheepshead Nostrand Houses.Police were told that the victim, a resident of the...
Fire breaks out on Ocean Avenue
Fire trucks converged on Ocean Avenue near Avenue N Friday night to battle back an all-hands fire at a six-story apartment building.FDNY officials said that all of the occupants of...
Thor goes shopping in Bensonhurst
Thor Equities Developer Joe Sitt is getting back to his retail roots and proposing construction of a new 214,000-square-foot shopping center at 1752 Shore Parkway.The Amboy Bus Company is currently...
Boston's Beckett feeling better after missing start
BOSTON -- Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett says he feels a lot better after getting scratched Monday night because of back spasms. Beckett said Tuesday that he's ready to pitch....
Last Supper A Good One
It was as delicious as it was aesthetically pleasing.The Fifth Annual Last Supper Festival, held at 3rd Ward Brooklyn (195 Morgan Avenue) on Saturday, September 26, attracted artists, musicians, foodies,...
Gametracker: Royals at Yankees
A.J. Burnett will try to make it back-to-back solid starts as the Bombers No. 2 starter prepares for his postseason debut.
Gametracker: Mets at Nationals
Follow Mike Pelfrey and the Amazin's as they look to rebound from last night's loss to the Nationals.
Valentine: Mets' season a 'tragedy'
WASHINGTON -- Labeling this lost Mets season a “tragedy,” Bobby Valentine isn’t ruling out managing them again if the Wilpons ever gave him the chance. Still one of the most divisive...
Jonathan Davis tastes an Infected Mushroom
One of the best things about "Queen of the Damned" was the fact that Jonathan Davis recorded a few terrific tracks for use during Lestat's rock star performance scenes. So,...
Mayor bans Conan O'Brien from Newark airport
Conan O'Brien may think twice before insulting Newark, NJ again. Last week on "The Tonight Show," O'Brien took a jab at the city, saying: "The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Oct. 2Film, “Gambler”: Part of the Nicolas Winding Refn retrospective. $11. 4:30 pm and 9:40 pm. Brooklyn Academy of Music [30 Lafayette Ave. near St. Felix Street in Fort...
Civic calendar
Sat, Oct. 3Library renovation meeting. Brook-lyn Public Library will reveal details about renovation of the branch at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street. 11 am. Slope Branch [431 Sixth Ave. in...
Mets' leaders for the decade
WASHINGTON -- Courtesy of the Mets, here are the franchise's top five statistical leaders for the decade:Games played: David Wright, 843; Jose Reyes, 791; Mike Piazza, 722; Carlos Beltran, 673, Joe...
CBS nails the 1st week as long TV season begins
CBS began the fall season with a bang, winning the first week, scoring the top-rated program and premiering the most-watched new show. The network's veteran hit "NCIS" took the No....
Visitation Academy statue dedication
Cheers and a pomp-filled ceremony added to the reverie when the faithful flocked to Bay Ridge to help dedicate a statue at Visitation Academy. As sunlight bathed the 7.5 acres...
The Bloomberg sandwich
Next time, put some hot peppers on it! Mayor Mike Bloomberg delivered the sage advice when he visited Lioni’s Italian Heroes in Bensonhurst to personally acquaint his choppers with a...
My two cents on "Tosca"
Because four hours of ka-razy jealousy clearly wasn't enough, I signed up for three more last night, when I saw "Tosca" at the Met. (Of course you could also save...
Brooklynites tackle 'The Next Iron Chef'
You are “The Next Iron Chef.” Three Brooklynites hope to hear those sweet words on the new season of the Food Network’s popular competition show, which premieres on October 4...
Honoring Buonvino
The Borough Park native, who lived in Dyker Heights until his death from cancer in March, was immortalized in front of local residents and dignitaries who assembled in a large...
'Tunnel to Towers' run
Red, white and blue reigned supreme amid a torrent of rain as more than 25,000 soaked patriots joined Brooklyn’s Bravest and runners from around the world for the eighth annual...
Twins top Tigers; one game back in AL Central
The AL Central race got even wilder. Orlando Cabrera hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning after a pair of wild pitches and the Minnesota Twins closed within one...
Pennington out for season
MIAMI, Fla. -- Chad Pennington's season officially ended with a trade that didn't involve him. The Miami Dolphins placed Pennington on the reserve-injured list to create a roster spot for...
Bowl game to be played at Yankee Stadium starting 2010
A college football bowl game will be played at Yankee Stadium starting in 2010. The New York Yankees have scheduled a news conference Wednesday to announce the details. The game...
Knoblauch in trouble with law
Former Bombers second baseman/outfielder Chuck Knoblauch has been accused of hitting and choking his common-law wife.Knoblauch, who is going through a divorce, turned himself into authorities today and faces charges...
Maradona: 'Bearded One' will save Argentina
Embattled Argentina coach Diego Maradona sought out some divine intervention Tuesday as he pondered his country's chances of reaching the World Cup finals next year following a string of recent...
Game 158: Mets at Nationals
WASHINGTON -- Mike Pelfrey will try to end his disappointing season on a bright note here tonight when he takes on the Nationals at Nationals Park in his final start...
D'Antoni preaching defense for a change
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Was that an imposter or Mike D'Antoni talking after the Knicks' first practice at Skidmore College today. The offensive guru whose speedball "Seven Seconds or Less'' attack...
Tests reveal 'DWI' cop had blood-alcohol level of zero
A blood-alcohol test taken on a cop more than seven hours after he fatally mowed down a minister’s daughter in Brooklyn while allegedly drunk shows absolutely no booze in his...
Stephanie Pratt leaving 'The Hills'
OMG, you guys, Stephanie Pratt is like, totally leaving "The Hills."Filming the MTV hit -- which premieres tonight at 10 p.m. -- has simply gotten too brutal, Pratt said in...
Man accused of swindling immigrants out of $1M
A Queens man faces charges that he swindled immigrants out of more than $1 million by posing as a government agent. Queens prosecutors say Shane Ramsundar flashed a badge, wore...
Recession takes its toll on Brooklyn
The borough is bleeding jobs and personal income continues to fall, according to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s annual Labor Market Review.On the plus side, the borough is seeing growth...
Key Senate panel rejects public option in health plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal Democrats failed Tuesday to inject a government-run insurance plan into sweeping U.S. health care legislation taking shape in the Senate Finance Committee, despite widespread accusations that...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, Oct. 211 am: Dirk Wittenborn. The author of “PHARMAKON… or The Story of a Happy Family.” $15. Gumbo [493 Atlantic Ave. in Boerum Hill, 718-855-7808]. Sat, Oct. 310 am:...
U.S. beats Cameroon 4-1 in U20 World Cup; RBNY's Dilly Duka has goal & assist
The U.S. got back on track at the Under-20 World Cup with a 4-1 rout of Cameroon. Red Bull youth academy product and ex-Rutgers standout had a goal and an...
O's New Low -- Again
Jennifer Rubin says administration's Israel position is newest, latest low point (Contentions)
14 Million New jobs
Nick Schulz says that's the next big political fight (The American)
EATS: UK's baddest burger
Joke all you want about the dental situation in Britain, but sometimes having a tangram puzzle for teeth comes in handy. Namely, to power through the Super Scooby, a new three-and-a-half-pound...
And So It Goes, Day 1 from Nets camp
Lots of talk about the defense, as expected especially as it was the on-court focus, on the first day of training camp today. But one of the more interesting tidbits...
Magic Number is 65
Ben Nelson says ObamaCare needs that many votes (Political Wire)
Quake triggers tsunami in the Samoas, killing 34
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — Towering tsunami waves spawned by a powerful earthquake swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa early Tuesday, flattening villages, killing at least 34 people and...
Hey Mister Postman--live on a military installation.
Talk about a safe house.At Fort Hamilton Homes in Bay Ridge, prospective tenants are being offered awesome views of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, spacious living accommodations, and peace of mind...
Ex-Yank Knoblauch accused of hitting wife
Former Bombers second baseman/outfielder Chuck Knoblauch has been accused of hitting and choking his common-law wife.Knoblauch, who is going through a divorce, turned himself into authorities today and faces charges...
Unholy act: Thousands stolen from dying priest
A beloved priest who dedicated his life to protecting and nurturing the faiths of Catholics throughout the borough found himself helpless to his own cousin, who pleaded guilty last week...
Va. gov: No reason to delay DC sniper's execution
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Tuesday he can't think of any reason he would stop the execution of Washington, D.C.-area sniper John Allen Muhammad. Muhammad is...
Retired cop: Gotti associate killed drug dealer
A former NYPD detective who committed crimes on behest of the Gambino crime family testified today that he witnesed an associate of John "Junior" Gotti shoot a drug dealer to...
Dunst robber: Kirsten who?
It's Dunst and Dumber -- the sequel! The dropout charged with swiping a $2,000 Balenciaga purse from Spider-Man's silver screen sweetheart tried to bolster his "I'm too stupid" burglary defense...
From Week 3 of the NFL season
There are a lot of happy football fans in New York. The Jets and Giants just keep winning — although the pair of victories this week did not carry the...
NY to get first dose of swine flu vaccines next week
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state will get its first doses of swine flu vaccine next week, with many reserved for health care workers, some of whom oppose the mandatory...
Pols pick sides on Paterson mess
Oh, Obama...Why’d you have to go and do something like that?That was the sigh-laden response among borough state legislators last week as they found themselves in a political lurch after...
Public art installation evokes Flatbush of bygone days
The intersection of past and present can’t be found on any map. Nonetheless, memory meets a contemporary reflection of itself where Ocean and Parkside Avenues intersect in Flatbush. A new...
Candidate Profile: Steve Levin
It is lunchtime at the Krakus Senior Club at 176 Java Street, one of about a dozen senior centers in the 33rd District. A youthful and ebullient Steve Levin waits...
Truck Troubles on North 11th Street
Residents of North 11th Street in Williamsburg are steamed about trucks that roll down their street.At a Community Board 1 Transportation Committee meeting at the Capital One Bank (807 Manhattan...
YouTube says Warner Music videos back in months
LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube said Tuesday that music videos from Warner Music Group Corp. will return to the video site in the coming months after a nine-month dispute over...
Judge: No 9/11 material at Bernie Kerik's trial
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A federal judge says the defense may not introduce any specific mention of the 9/11 terrorist attack during the corruption trial of former New York City...
Authorities nab notorious swindler at US border
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Authorities say a con man who has made a living stealing from wealthy hotel guests around the world has been arrested in Vermont. Federal authorities say Juan...
Judge tosses newsman's $70M CBS claim
Time's up for Dan Rather. A state appeals court today dismissed the former "60 Minutes" correspondent's $70 million lawsuit against his former bosses at CBS. Rather's breach of contract and...
Bobby V. joins ESPN
Bobby Valentine is back on the East Coast to return to his former job.But rest easy Jerry Manuel, Valentine is not coming back to coach the Mets again. ESPN announced...
Cops close in on post office suspect
Cops are closing in on a suspect in the vicious stabbing death of a man in front of the main post office branch in broad daylight this weekend, and believe...
Russian Billionaire buy Nets
And now, here’s your Brooklyn Nyets!As this paper went to press, it was announced that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will take over as majority owner of the NBA’s Nets team...
Bay Ridge bar bends to neighborhood pressure
Neighbors of a noisy Bay Ridge bar can look forward to a respite. Shenanigan’s, at 8901 Third Avenue, is having soundproofing installed, according to the establishment’s manager, Wendy Miller. Miller...
30 Afghans killed in roadside explosion
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A bus packed with Afghan civilians hit a roadside bomb near the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, killing 30 people and wounding 39, underscoring the...
Brooklyn College opens top athletic and student services wing
It took 50 years, but the “most beautiful college campus in America” now also boasts a handsome, state-of-the-art, athletic and student services wing – complete with ball courts and a...
Fill out your census questionnaire — or else!
Brooklynites who fail to complete the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire will be in for a big surprise.A representative for the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that residents who do not mail...
Philippines death toll nears 300, more storms brew
MANILA, Philippines — The toll from floods in the northern Philippines rose to at least 284 dead or missing Tuesday as bedraggled victims queued up for aid and Typhoon Ketsana...
Iran's new nuke plant built inside a mountain
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's nuclear chief said Tuesday his country built its newly revealed uranium enrichment facility inside a mountain and next to a military site to ensure continuity of...
The two Joshes of Stone Park Cafe to open Chinese restaurant
The creative team behind Park Slope’s acclaimed Stone Park Café are planning to open an affordable Chinese restaurant just blocks away their much-loved New American eatery.Stone Park co-owner and chef...
Lots of brutality and muggings
Unlike last week, it was downright easy to write a police blotter this week — thanks to all the crime in Park Slope's neighborhood's 78th Precinct. 78th Precinct Park Slope...
Up, up and away...on the Belt Parkway!
The Belt Parkway would be a great place to construct an elevated express lane from Sheepshead Bay all the way to Kennedy Airport, a couple of community leaders are proclaiming...
Astroland flight pattern could include Coney reentry
This summer, for the first time in more than 45 years, Carol Hill Albert looked out across West 10th Street and didn’t see the familiar lights of Astroland Amusement Park...
East Flatbush crime continues to spiral down
While remaining a relatively active precinct, crime continues to decrease within the 67th Precinct, according to the latest police statistics.“Last year was the [precinct’s] lowest in major crime categories, but...
Cops: LI teen who made bomb had Columbine images in his room
A Long Island teen was injured when a homemade pipe bomb -- made using gunpowder from his retired NYPD father's bullets -- he had put together blew up in his...
State Workers Investigate former Gas Plant Site
Three industrial lots on a dead-end street off Maspeth Avenue in Williamsburg are the subject of an extensive environmental study for the presence of coal tar. National Grid, along with...
Jon out, show renamed 'Kate Plus 8'
It's now just "Kate Plus Eight."TLC has changed the name of the show formerly known as "Jon & Kate Plus 8" in the wake of Jon and Kate Gosselin's acrimonious...
Driver in Hamptons clocked at 113 mph
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — New York state police say they clocked a drunken driving suspect going about 113 mph in the Hamptons. They say the man was reeking of alcohol early...
Comptroller says SUNY tuition too low outside NY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York's comptroller says the state should make it more expensive for non-New Yorkers to attend its public universities. A report from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the...
Eagles will struggle finding time for Vick
PHILADELPHIA – For starters, Michael Vick created about as much room for himself as he had at Leavenworth. A first game in 33 months designed, in the words of Andy...
Jury eyes summer home expenses in NYC Astor trial
Jurors are looking closely at spending on Brooke Astor's former summer home as they deliberate in the Manhattan fraud case against the philanthropist's son and an estate lawyer. Jurors asked...
Brooklyn author's latest finds her 'In-Between'
As a novelist, Elizabeth Nunez finds inspiration everywhere in Brooklyn.“You look out of your window in Brooklyn and life happens,” says Nunez, who splits her time between Bedford-Stuyvesant and Amityville,...
A life examined in 'County of Kings'
Lemon Andersen comes a place where you don’t talk about it, you be about it.That place is Brooklyn.Growing in Sunset Park during the 1980s, the birth of hip-hop, that part...
DJ AM's death ruled accidental
DJ AM died of "acute intoxication" after a cocktail of drugs -- including Xanax and Vicodin -- were found in his body, officials said today. The celebrity disc jockey --...
Prosecutor: Prober used 'N-word' to describe Williams
SOMERVILLE, N.J. -- The New Jersey prosecutor who headed the office that tried Jayson Williams in the death of a limo driver said today he reacted with “anger and disappointment”...
Lawyers: Release Polanski from Swiss custody
ZURICH -- Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the director be released from Swiss custody — the first step in his legal battle to...
Fourth teen due in court in Chicago beating death
CHICAGO -- A fourth teenager is due in court after being charged in the fatal beating of a 16-year-old Chicago honors student, who's described by family as a "great kid"...
O'Brien back on 'Tonight,' joking about accident
LOS ANGELES -- Conan O'Brien turned his "Tonight Show" stunt injury into laughs at his expense by showing footage of the cringe-worthy backward fall on a hard studio floor. "As...
Bloomberg stumps for Ridge GOPer
politics10.1 Brooklyn politics 10-1-09 Bay/all no pics edited Bloomy stumps for Ridge GOPer It’s one of those dog-bites-man type stories. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, running for re-election on the Republican line,...
News Briefs: Sugary treats aren't so sweet
The city Health Department is launching a campaign to encourage New Yorkers to give up their favorite sugary drinks. In addition to soda and fruit juice, frosty coffee drinks can...
Democratic fundraiser Hsu sentenced to 24 years
A federal judge has sentenced former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu (shoo) to more than 24 years in prison for violating campaign finance laws. Hsu learned of his punishment Tuesday at...
Zazi pleads not guilty, denied bail
Accused terrorist Najibullah Zazi pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court today to charges that he bought hair care products to use in a scary bomb-making plot that the government...
Serie A: Samp keeps on rolling
While Sampdoria keeps rolling, Juventus missed the chance to overtake them Sunday when they were held 1-1 at home by Bologna. AC Milan, meanwhile, played to a scoreless draw at...
The Daily Whacks, Tuesday Edition
People ask me all the time, "Who are the best guys you've ever covered?" I know what they mean when they ask that. By "best guys," they aren't talking about...
3UP: Cervelli, Gardner and Pena
1. The Yankees played their most meaningless game of 2009 on Monday night. But if you stepped back you saw some meaning. There were Chad Gaudin and Damaso Marte, for...
O's Age of Atonement
Christopher Caldwell dissects Obama's United Nations speech (Financial Times)
Your Vote Counts
New York Primary run off today (Streets Blog)
DVD Extra: Robert Blake, the early years
Today in the print edition, I take a look at the Warner Archive's release of MGM's post-Hal Roach "Our Gang'' comedies, many of which feature a youngster originally known as...
Next Bailout: 'Great' Public Universities
Two University chiefs have an idea (Tax Prof Blog)
Germany's Right Turn
Alan Posener calls Merkel: The new Thatcher (The Guardian)
DVD Extra: The Wizard Behind 'Oz' -- Sort of
The major new feature on today's Blu-ray debut of "The Wizard of Oz'' is a half-hour documentary on director Victor Fleming, who is a remarkably obscure figure considering he also has the directing...
Iran and US failure
French showing more resolve than the United States (Wall Street Journal)
Charlie's Still Around
Francis Wilkinson asks why Rangel hasn't stepped down (The Week)
O's 'acne' horror story not true
WASHINGTON — One of President Barack Obama’s health care “horror stories” is about a woman who, he says, lost her health insurance on the verge of breast cancer surgery because...
'Paranormal' Expanding to NYC
Paramount's midnight-only weekend screenings of the "Blair Witch'' wannabe "Paranormal Activity'' will expand to New York City (at the AMC Empire 25) and 19 other cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and...
Reality TV Tryouts: America DOES …'Got Talent'
NBC posted, then removed, and now has re-posted its New York auditions for the talent competition. When: Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in New York, so you can come in...
Dave's Distraction
Taxes are driving people away (Buffalo News)Tax the Rich hurts everyone (Watertown Daily Times)
Read excerpts from Victoria Gotti's tell-all
John Joseph Gotti was raised by an abusive, absent father in a household of 11 children. He once said of his old man, "He never did nothin'. He never earned...
Parking hustlers are on the spots
They’re becoming as ubiquitous — and scary — as squeegee men in the 1980s. But unlike the successful drive to rid the streets of the squeegee menace, the Bronx parking-spot...
Business Briefs
Copy that Xerox will buy Affiliated Computer Services for about $6.4 billion in cash and stock, joining the expensive race among technology companies to broaden their offerings. Outsourcers like ACS...
Iran: The great US intelligence fraud
The revelation of an Iranian uranium-enrichment facility buried in a mountain at an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps base near the religious city of Qom might seem ominous. If, that is,...
Voice of an angel
* A dozen albums into her career, Mariah Carey is finally comfortable enough in her sexy skin to deliver a record that leans on songs rather than vocal acrobatics (and...
Roots-rock wedding
When Lucinda Williams plays the Fillmore this weekend and Monday, she’ll be hard-pressed to top the encore from her Minneapolis show of a couple of weeks back — but it...
Economy brings home depression
A whole new group of patients is finding its way to my office. People in their 20s are suffering from symptoms of depression after having moved back home to seek...
Beeper keepers
In the age of the BlackBerry, are doctors the last-standing patrons of the pager? Drug dealers long ago shed the antiquated devices for PDAs, so why are members of the...
Nostalgia, after the fax
Recently, I posed what I thought was a rhetorical question on Facebook: Who is still using fax machines? Instead of getting a few “likes,” I was flooded with responses: lawyers...
Roller Girls
‘When you get hit by one of your friends on the other team, it’s beer-worthy afterwards,” says Miss American Thighs, skater for local roller derby league the Gotham Girls. “I’m...
Make magic in Orlando
IMAGINE a spacious, Spanish-style four-star resort surrounded by a beautiful golf course, with rooms starting as low as $91 a night. Imagine crisp, clear days and pleasant nights. Imagine being...
Key party
THERE'S a reason the Beach Boys gave Key Largo a shout-out in their hit song “Kokomo.” There’s no better place in Florida to drink a cold beer, mingle at a...
CHSAA/Private Girls Volleyball Rankings
1. St. Francis Prep (12-1) 2. Archbishop Molloy (10-3) 3. Fieldston (13-0) 4. Brearley (13-1) 5. Fontbonne Hall (7-5) 6. Mary Louis (5-7) 7. Poly Prep (5-6) 8. Horace Mann...
CHSFL Rankings
1. St. Anthony’s (10-0) 2. Archbishop Stepinac (8-3) 3. Xaverian (7-3) 4. Iona Prep (6-4) 5. Chaminade (5-4) 6. Mount St. Michael (4-4) 7. Farrell (4-5) 8. Fordham Prep (6-5)...
Chandler: Ankle '100 percent'
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Danilo Gallinari's recovery from back surgery got most of the offseason attention. But Wilson Chandler also had a summer of rehab. The Post reported in June Chandler...
'Heaven' can wait
WHEN a play is followed by a Q&A to discuss "key ques tions and ideas," run. Case in point: "Mahida's Extra Key to Heaven," in which Russell Davis sets out...
Li'l Blake acts innocent in Gang set
Decades before winning an Emmy for playing cockatoo-loving Det. Baretta on TV or being acquitted of murdering his wife, Robert Blake was a child actor who performed in many of...
'SNL' misses election
Blame Sarah Palin -- not the f-bomb incident -- for a drop in the ratings for last weekend's "Saturday Night Live" season opener. This year's first show was down by...
'J&K' end may be near
The huge loss of viewers could spell the end of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," says Kate Gosselin. "With ratings falling, this might be the last season of 'Jon &...
Platinum-plated internet
Time Warner is unveiling a super-high-speed Internet connection made for home users who watch a lot of video on the Web -- but it's expensive. In effect, the new service...
Breakout 'Star'
Kelly Osbourne is poised to be "Dancing With the Stars' " breakout star. Best known for her foul-mouthed antics on the MTV reality series, "The Osbournes," the 24-year-old daughter of...
Lambert riot
'AMERICAN Idol" runner- up Adam Lambert is big ger than Madonna and even The Beatles. Within hours of making his yet-to-be-released album available for pre-order on Amazon.com, a frenzy of...
Merlot-low price!
One of the oldest wineries on the North Fork of Long Island is looking for new blood to keep it from withering on the vine. The owners of Palmer Vineyards...
Qaeda No. 2: O's a 'fraud'
CAIRO -- Al Qaeda's deputy leader yesterday seized upon President Obama's failure to bring about a freeze in Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and called him a "fraud."...
Clown shoots for the stars
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- Even in a sterile quarantine bay, the world's first space clown couldn't resist the urge to perform. Two days before he is to blast off for the...
EU's 'iPod' call: Turn it down!
BRUSSELS -- The European Union said yesterday that it wants makers of popular digital music players to recommend users turn the volume down to preserve their hearing. The EU's consumer...
Reacting to Iran's Nukes: Obama Bombs Out
Ralph Peters is right again: President Obama is overwhelmed ("Iran's Nuke Lie Puts Heat on O," Sept. 26). Obama does not know which way to turn with the nuclear threat...
Apple over 2B download mark
Apple Inc. said yesterday that downloads from its iTunes applications store have passed 2 billion and it now has more than 85,000 apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch....
Zappos goes clothes
Zappos.com, the online retailer being bought by Amazon.com, predicted that apparel sales will double next year and that clothing will pass shoes to be its largest category within five years....
Gotti girl's marriage to mob brute
In between his arrest in September in 1984 on assault and robbery charges following a fight over a parking space, and his indictment with nine other mobsters in March 1985,...
Burned by Obama
In the depths of the financial crisis last year, people like Morgan Stanley's John Mack, BlackRock's Larry Fink, Greg Fleming (then of Merrill Lynch), JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon and Goldman...
How much can a koala bear?
CUDLEE CREEK, Australia -- The koala, Australia's furry symbol, is dying of stress. Koalas live where eucalyptus trees grow, but as people move in, koalas are finding themselves with fewer...
Cat-wrap rap
PHILADELPHIA -- A teenager is accused of wrapping a cat in duct tape from head to tail. James Davis, 19, was arrested Saturday on animal-cruelty charges after admitting taping the...
Honduras coup is cooling
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- The coup-installed government in Honduras is backing off its increasingly desperate measures to hold on to power. A decree restricting civil liberties for 45 days will soon...
US threat to climate
OXFORD, England -- US wavering on climate commitment could undermine action to save the planet, the director of Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said yesterday. Preserving the Greenland...
NJ's bull run
Police in Paterson, NJ, managed to corral a 1,400-pound bull that escaped from a slaughterhouse yesterday. Chief John DeCando, spokesman for the police animal-control division, says the bull was being...
Pair's gift a pow wow! for NY fort
TICONDEROGA, NY -- An upstate historic site has been given a collection of more than 100 antique firearms and other weapons donated by a Michigan couple. Officials at Fort Ticonderoga...
'Kidnapped' bozo bagged
JUNIUS, NY -- A prank by a member of a New York college's field hockey team led to the player's arrest after state police say she faked her own kidnapping....
2nd escalator death at casino
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Police are investigating how a hedge-fund executive fell to his death from an escalator. James Vellanti is the second man in two years to plunge from...
Dogged hunt for Polanski
Los Angeles prosecutors yesterday went on the defensive over the sudden arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski -- insisting they repeatedly sought to nab the convicted child-sex offender as he...
The secret to Goldman Sachs' good fortune
SO, is this how Goldman Sachs does it? "It," of course, is making gobs of money even when nobody else on Wall Street can. And those profits then go into...
Germany takes a right turn
On Sunday, German voters elected their most business-friendly, pro-American government in decades. Angela Merkel -- the leading grown-up on the world stage -- returns as chancellor. Merkel's Christian Democrats and...
BofA is targeted by Ohio
Bank of America executives improperly concealed billions of dollars in losses and billions in bonuses paid by Merrill Lynch before a shareholder vote on their proposed merger, Ohio's attorney general...
Cassano is back in US
Joseph Cassano has come home to face the music. The former AIG executive closely associated with one of the most sensational collapses in corporate history, recently slipped back into the...
Qns. window pain
A Queens landlord wants to leave a longtime tenant and her family in the dark by sealing up nine of their 10 windows and building an apartment tower next door,...
GOP's new 'a tax' ad
Republicans launched a fresh attack on President Obama's health-care plan yesterday, saying in an Internet ad that the Democratic proposals would hit Americans with a slew of new taxes. "New...
Big fat hypocrites
Mayor Bloomberg doesn't want New Yorkers anywhere near sugary drinks -- so stay away from the ones on tap at the city's Department of Health. Weeks after the city unveiled...
No-sell hotel on 42nd street
1466 Broadway and an adjacent empty lot sit unfinished because of the developer's money woes. THE office building at 1466 Broadway, the landmarked former Knickerbocker Hotel, stands half-dark at the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan This crook (bottom) couldn't make up his mind whether he wanted to withdraw money from a bank and or rob it. Last Wednesday, the thief approached a teller at...
Windy City gets Summer O-lympics boost
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will go to Copenhagen this week to personally lobby the International Olympic Committee to let Chicago host the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the first such move...
Cops ripped in gay bash
A popular Manhattan deejay yesterday charged that cops "did nothing" after he and two friends were attacked in a gay-bashing incident in Hell's Kitchen over the weekend. "I am more...
LAX plane searched
LOS ANGELES -- Passengers were taken off a New York-bound United Airlines flight and the plane was searched yesterday after a man ran to the restroom just before takeoff. A...
Tehran tests top missiles
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran yesterday tested its most advanced missiles -- capping two days of war games that have led to an increase in calls for Tehran to come clean...
Team O clears 75 Gitmo prisoners to be set free
MIAMI -- An Obama administration task force has so far cleared 75 of the remaining 223 Guantanamo prisoners for release as part of its effort to close the detention camp,...
The 'plot' against Travolta
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Two accused blackmailers approached John Travolta's lawyer and shook down the actor with heartless threats to release "incriminating" documents, the star's bodyguard testified yesterday. Robert Zupancic, who...
Raps for Bernie's staffers
British authorities will bring criminal charges by the end of the year against some employees of Bernard Madoff's London branch, a top investigator said. Senior British prosecutor Richard Alderman told...
'Twilight' express
Summit Entertainment, the film studio behind the "Twilight" franchise, is prowling for deals. The studio is about to put Morgan Stanley on retainer to help it sniff out growth opportunities...
Paulson's plan
Hedge-fund maestro John Paulson is tossing about a plan to save troubled lender CIT Group through a merger with IndyMac Federal Bank, according to people familiar with the situation. Paulson,...
Colombian rebels face kidnap rap
A dozen members of a Colombian rebel group are facing federal charges for holding an American hostage and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, according to indictments unsealed yesterday...
Hints of Vito comeback
Scandal-scarred former Rep. Vito Fossella popped up at a health-care forum over the weekend -- prompting speculation that the Staten Island Republican is eyeing a political comeback. Fossella, whose career...
Le-Nature's CEO in $800M indictment
Ex-Le-Nature's Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gregory Podlucky was indicted on charges he and other officers at the defunct beverage maker duped creditors of more than $800 million. Podlucky, the company...
All bets off as gambling dip$
ALBANY -- State gambling revenues nationwide declined by nearly 3 percent in the last year -- the first such drop in more than three decades -- according to a new...
The Yanks' Sweet Season
Order may be returning to the baseball universe: On Sunday, the Yankees won the American League East for the 11th time in the last 13 years, winning their 100th game...
Dave's Distraction
Gov. Paterson went on TV Sunday and insisted yet again that, despite stiff pressure to bow out, he was intent on running for governor next year. Fine. But here's a...
William Safire, 1929-2009
Unlike most pundits, Bill Safire, who died Sunday at 79, worked his sources like a street reporter -- and so made news almost as often as he analyzed it. As...
City pols in holy war
On the eve of today's runoff election for public advocate and city comptroller, only two candidates hit the campaign trail -- discounting concerns about offending Jewish voters on the high...
Dreier 'dune in' by his own greed
A craving for a beachfront house in the Hamptons led hotshot Manhattan lawyer Marc Dreier to commit what became an audacious $380 million Ponzi scheme, the convicted swindler has revealed....
Disney wins Pooh case
Walt Disney Co. prevailed on the final claims in an 18 year-old legal battle against Stephen Slesinger Inc., the publisher that sought as much as $2 billion in damages over...
2nd Ave Subway snafus targeted
The MTA's inspector general is launching a wide-ranging investigation into the agency's handling of its delay-plagued Second Avenue Subway project, officials said yesterday. The probe will target the MTA's repeated...
Hot chat, no sex: fire stud
A red-faced FDNY stud says steamy text messages he traded with a former reality-show contestant never led to sex. "Jamie Czerniawski and I were never physically intimate," Michael Biserta, of...
Palin's quick book
That was fast. Former Alaska Gov. and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has finished her memoir -- just four months after the book deal was announced, the publisher, Harper, said yesterday....
SI cops find huge arsenal
Police discovered a massive arsenal stashed in a Staten Island ex-con's home, including armor-piercing incendiary rounds, a trove of guns and almost 200 fireworks, officials said. All told, there were...
NYers eyed in Zazi plot
The feds are eyeing three people from New York as suspected accomplices in accused terrorist Najibullah Zazi's plot to attack the city with homemade peroxide bombs. Zazi, 24, is set...
Beatles' real-life Lucy dies
LONDON -- Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles' classic song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46....
Testing Mayor Mike
The city's contract with the United Federation of Teach ers expires at month's end -- so talks on a new agreement are under way in the shadow of the mayoral...
'Stabber' nabbed on film
An eagle-eyed tourist captured dramatic photos of a young murderer calmly walking off moments after he fatally stabbed a passer-by on the steps of the main post office in Midtown,...
'Sully' is clear for takeoff
Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger will climb back into the cockpit soon, US Airways said yesterday. The captain, who calmly glided his jet to a safe landing on the Hudson...
Stanford beats system
Alleged Ponzi swindler R. Allen Stanford is paying a painful price to get switched into the cushy lockup he wanted -- two black eyes, a broken nose and a concussion....
Bloomberg buzz hits BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek Editor-in-Chief Steven Adler sent a "keep your chins up" memo to staffers on Sunday, as hopeful staffers speculated that the McGraw-Hill Cos. board had met to accept an offer...
Hubby is a foodie 'fighter'
A trendy cookbook author who teaches at NYU was lured to the Meatpacking District and pounced on by her enraged, estranged hubby, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Paul Greenwald, 61, who...
Merger Monday takes markets up globally
A global stock rally is raising spirits that the economy could make a few more wining laps in the closing days of the third quarter. Big merger deals on both...
Horror fire kills sleepover girls
It was a heartbreaking end to an innocent holiday sleepover. Two young sisters and a best friend died after a hellish blaze erupted in an Orange County home, trapping the...
LI attorney's adoption-scam toll growing: DA
At least 10 couples may have been bilked out of some $250,000 by a heartless Long Island lawyer who arranged for adoptions that never took place, authorities said yesterday. Nassau...
US troops die in Philippines
MANILA -- Two U.S. soldiers and one Filipino marine were killed today by a landmine in a stronghold of Islamic militants in the southern Philippines. They were the first deaths...
Deadly 'DWI' cop was due back at work within hours
An alleged drunken-driving cop boozed it up for more than four hours before mowing down a minister's daughter in Brooklyn early Sunday -- even though he was scheduled to report...
Cowboys get first win in new digs
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Terence Newman dove into the end zone, threw the ball into the air and exhaled. The Cowboys were headed to victory and their maligned defense was the...
Backup Bombers bash KC
These days, it doesn't seem to matter who the Yankees put on the field. With Chad Gaudin looking for his first win as a Yankees starter and the bottom half...
Yankees on a little R&R before ALDS
The night after Joe Girardi watched his Yankees clinch the AL East, he fielded a lineup befitting a spring-training, split-squad game. And even though the Yankees' 4-A bunch made Kansas...
Bruney hoping for playoff spot
The Yankees have clinched everything they can clinch in the regular season -- from the AL East title to home-field advantage throughout the playoffs -- but that doesn't mean they...
Giants Report Card, Week 3
The Giants came close to earning straight A's after a dominating 24-0 win against the hapless Bucs on Sunday. Brian Costello gives his grades ... QUARTERBACKS A- Not as much...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 9 9 (42½)CHIEFSSAINTS 6½ 6½(46) JetsTEXANS 9½ 9½(42) RaidersTitans 1 2½(41) JAGUARSPATRIOTS 3 2 (44½)RavensBengals 4 5 (38½)BROWNSBEARS12 10½(38½)LionsREDSKINS 6½ 7 (37) BuccaneersCOLTSOFFOFF(OFF)SeahawksDOLPHINS 1½Pick(37) Bills49ERS10 10 (38)...
Giants' game plan subtle as sledgehammer
TAMPA -- Nineteen years ago, Bill Parcells sat in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt hotel here and told a group of reporters: "Power football still wins." His words came...
Jets Report Card, Week 3
The Jets improved to 3-0, but there was some suspect performances in this week's win over the Titans. Mark Cannizzaro gives his grades for the week ... QUARTERBACKS B Mark...
Lemaire trying to shape up Devs
The coach continues criticizing the Devils' conditioning. On the strength of new signee Rob Niedermayer's first practice with the Devils yesterday, Jacques Lemaire says he is going to throw him...
No Clowney around: Ryan benched David for tweet
If you think Rex Ryan is just a happy-go-lucky players' coach, consider a few things he's done lately to show his disciplined side. After a spotty practice last Thursday, Ryan...
Nets setting up shop with iffy feeling
Every team has questions. Every team has optimism. But optimism can be crushed like a bug and questions often go unanswered. Welcome to 2009-10, Nets. The Nets officially open training...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5 1/2f; $25,000; str alw; 3upCENTRAL CITY makes local debut after winning as the favorite in last two starts. DIGITAL DREAMS closed to finish second by a head while...
Angels clinch West; Jays blast Red Sox
Kendry Morales homered and drove in three runs as the Angels clinched their third straight AL West title with an 11-0 victory over the second-place Rangers last night in Anaheim....
Jets cooking up scheme for Saints
Sunday's matchup between the Jets and Saints is so delicious even the players and coaches involved are intrigued to see whether great defense will beat great offense. The 3-0 Jets...
Drew's O vs. Ryan's D a must-see
AND now . . . The Mad Bomber ver sus The Mad Scientist. Rex Ryan -- who is Wrecks Ryan to opposing quarterbacks -- versus Drew Brees on Sunday. It's...
Rex deems Smith a 'special' player
Rex Ryan was effusive in his praise yesterday for safety Eric Smith, who was given a game ball for his all-around game on both defense and special teams during the...
Curry, Gallinari healthy as Knicks start practice
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- When Knicks training camp opened one year ago at Skidmore College, Danilo Gallinari never stepped foot on the court and center Eddy Curry never stepped foot in...
Lemaire trying to shape up Devils
The coach continues criticizing the Devils' conditioning. On the strength of new signee Rob Niedermayer's first practice with the Devils yesterday, Jacques Lemaire says he is going to throw him...
Hondo DHs in Detroit
Hondo was rained out with the Twins and blown out with the Angels last night, which sent the debt to sky rocketing to 1,480 olivas. Today, in the Detroit double-dip,...
Curry, Gallinari healthy in camp start
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- When Knicks training camp opened one year ago at Skidmore College, Danilo Gallinari never stepped foot on the court and center Eddy Curry never stepped foot in...
Jets get spotlight, but Giants just win
Which team does this describe? A 3-0 record thanks to a ferocious defense, a nearly flawless quarterback, a strong head coach and an emerging running game. The Jets? Wrong. Try...
Coughlin putting heat on ailing corners
Tom Coughlin sounds as if he's running low on patience with his two injured cornerbacks -- Aaron Ross and Kevin Dockery -- and wants both on the practice field this...
Sports shorts
NFL: Chad done for year? Dolphins' quarterback Chad Pennington dislocated his right shoulder and may seek a second opinion to determine how long he'll be sidelined, a person familiar with...
Rangers' Anisimov has staying power
After registering one shot in the Rangers' opening preseason game and not playing in the second, Artem Anisimov looked like anything but a lock for the Rangers' roster. But since...
History says Twin-killing easier than Tiger tussle
NOW comes the hard part. The Yankees dominated the regular season, but the last three times they made it to the postseason they were bounced in the first round. The...
90th loss adds to Manuel's misery
WASHINGTON -- Jerry Manuel still walks through the Mets' clubhouse with a smile and his head high, confident that ownership will honor its word by bringing him back as manager...
Weird but true
He's going to have trouble fencing this loot. A burglar broke into a house in Bradenton, Fla., and escaped with the ashes of the homeowner's uncle. Denise Littler kept the...
CHSFL rankings: Week 3
Oh say can you Sea! What a win by the Vikings, who trekked from deep in Staten Island to Suffolk County and returned home with the biggest win in school...
Hill girls volleyball topples Sea, now early favorite on Staten Island
Virginia Mayrose stood by her statement – even when things started to get nerve-wracking in the third set. “I told them, ‘The next time I see you is when we...
Girls soccer roundup: Reeling NDA pleased with Sea draw
After not losing a league game since 2006, Notre Dame Academy fell twice last week. But the defeats to St. Joseph Hill and Moore Catholic paled in comparison to another...
Girls volleyball roundup: Louglin sweeps St. Saviour
It didn’t come easy – especially in the third set – but Bishop Loughlin pulled out a 25-15, 25-18, 30-28 victory against St. Saviour on Monday afternoon in CHSAA Brooklyn...
New York City football rankings: Week 4
Our top four hasn’t changed in several weeks, but it came very close to looking completely different. If not for Poly Prep registering a gritty win over Wyoming Seminary (Pa.),...
‘Twilight’ express
Summit Entertainment, the film studio behind the "Twilight" franchise, is prowling for deals. The studio is about to put Morgan Stanley on retainer to help it sniff out growth opportunities...