October 6, 2008
Deal of the Day-Urban Outfitters
For a cheap and quick pick me up, check out this Kimchi Blue Yoke Frock from Urban Outfitters.Wear it under a cardigan or black blazer and pair with black tights...
Eddy Curry practices, says he expects to start
By BRIAN LEWISWith no Mets and Yankees to cover, it's back to NBA ball for me, and Knicks practice. I'm sure since it was on NBAtv a lot of you...
Tomb Raider? 360? More fun for you!
Eidos Interactive announced that they'll be releasing two brand new downloadable chapters for the forthcoming "Tomb Raider: Underworld" game, exclusively for Xbox Live users. They shall be known as "Tomb...
ANOTHER DOWN DAY
Deep economic fears sent global markets collapsing today - evaporating an estimated $2.5 trillion worth of stock worldwide - as investors doubted whether a massive government financial rescue plan would...
CONGRESS HEARS LEHMAN SOUGHT MILLIONS FOR EXECS
The CEO of collapsed investment-banking giant Lehman Brothers today ripped the government's decision not to bail his firm out, and told Congress the company's failure "is a pain that will...
Couglin on Burress
By PAUL SCHWARTZPlaxico Burress has returned.Drum roll, please.Suspended on Sept. 24 for violating team rules, Burress had been away from the Giants up until this morning, when as instructed, he...
Going Across the Pond
By FRED KERBERThey're leaving tonight to go to Paris and then London for two games with the Heat Thursday and Sunday as the NBA's quest for a global empire continues....
Manuel intent on changing ways
Jerry Manuel is vowing to change the Mets' selfish, stat-first ways. Manuel made that clear Saturday after the Mets formally lifted his tag as interim manager with a two-year contract...
Seven sent to Arizona league
The Mets have assigned seven players -- headlined by Daniel Murphy -- to the Arizona Fall League, which starts Tuesday night in the Phoenix area. As well as Murphy, reliever...
Plaxico Has No Regrets
BY PAUL SCHWARTZNot contrite. Not angry. Not apologetic at all. That was Plaxico Burress on the day he was reinstated by the Giants . He repeatedly said he lost no...
Jets Smith appeals suspension
As he should, Jets safety Eric Smith has officially appealed his one-game suspension for his hit on Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin. The appeal will be heard tomorrow by the NFL...
European four-pointer
By BRETT CYRGALISLet's go ahead and get the writing of this word out of the way: perfect.There, I did it. The Ranges took all four possible points when the beat...
Starr Report: 2005 Oscar-winning Racial Drama 'Crashes' With Little Screen
Actor D.B. Sweeney, who's starring in the upcoming series "Crash," is negotiating to produce his own Web series to debut early next year. It'll be called "The Opportunist," with Sweeney...
Torre, K-Rod, Vlad
1. Whenever a Steinbrenner or closet assassin in the Yankee front office grew particularly ornery about Joe Torre - which was quite often - they always had a way of...
LIVEBLOG: Hello, Wisconsin!
Fall in Wisconsin: Drizzle, fall colors and loads of quaint charm in Madison, where on State Street, I immediately located PopDeluxe for modern Nooka watches, the latest Le Sport Sac...
GO TO GREG
Q: I've worked on Wall Street for the past year, since graduating college. My plan always was to go back to graduate school someday to get an MBA. With all...
PERFECT PITCH
I'll show ya 'ow this works! That's how it begins. And if you're one of the many New Yorkers who've run across Joe Ades at work, you know more or...
DREAM JOB
After 34 years, restauranteur still serving up legendary charm. Talk about the "seat of power." For nearly four decades, maitre d' to the rich and famous Sirio Maccioni has been...
CLASSROOM EXTRA
This year's presidential election marks the first time an African-American has received the nomination of a major party and the first time a woman has been a GOP vice presidential...
OUT SLICE-D
IN a huge upset, Kimbo Slice, the biggest name on CBS' mixed-martial arts "EliteXC Saturday Night Fights" was defeated in just 14 seconds by a last-minute substitute. Seth Petruzelli was...
CLOSING 'DOOR'
LIKE George Bush, Hugh Hefner's three girlfriends are getting ready to move out of the house they've lived in since who-remembers-when. Hef's Girls Gallery Hefner is busy these days looking...
SHUFFLE
'DANCING with the Stars" contestant Misty May-Treanor, the gold medal-winning beach volleyball player, has been badly injured and may be off the show, according to reports. And if she has...
STARR REPORT
Actor D.B. Sweeney, who's starring in the upcoming se ries "Crash," is negotiating to produce his own Web series to debut early next year. It'll be called "The Opportunist," with...
'HOME' CRASHES AGAIN
ANOTHER house built by ABC's "Extreme Make over: Home Edition" is in jeopardy - the third in the last few months. The latest "Home Edition" drama is unfolding in Florida,...
25 FALL BARGAINS
WHEN faced with the choice of food or fashion, we always choose fashion.We're talking Manolos over mac and cheese, Oscar over oatmeal and sandals over sushi anyday.So, in the spirit...
PULSE SALES
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MUSICAL MAZEL TOV FOR HEARTLAND TEENS
I can't remember the last Broadway musical with a big Torah number. Then again, I can't re member a leading man six years shy of legal drinking age. All that...
SALMELA, VRANA STICK WITH DEVILS
Rookies Anssi Salmela on defense and forward Petr Vrana have made the Devils' opening-night starting roster, with center Rod Pelley among those assigned to their Lowell farm yesterday. The Devils...
EVEN SHORTHANDED, CHAMPS CRUISE TO 4-0
PLAY POST PICK 'EM No Michael Strahan. No problem. No Osi Umenyiora. No sweat. No Plaxico Burress. No contest. Giants Game Photo Gallery What the Giants have accomplished thus far,...
HIXON, MCKENZIE HIT HARD
PLAY POST PICK 'EMTucked into the Giants' resounding 44-6 rout of the Seahawks are two injuries that bear watching. Receiver Domenik Hixon and right tackle Kareem McKenzie were forced off...
REASON FOR GIANT LEAP IS ELI-MENTARY
PLAY POST PICK 'EMTHERE is one, and only one word for the 4-0 Giants today: ELIte. They are ELIte because they are a T-E-A-M in every sense of the word,...
NO PLAX LETS BACKUPS SHINE
PLAY POST PICK 'EMPlaxi-who? With star wideout Plaxico Burress serving a one-game suspension, the Giants' young receiving corps was unproven. But yesterday against Seattle it was more like unstoppable, with...
OZZIE CURSES OUT ELIMINATED CUBBIES
CHICAGO - Ozzie Guillen is no fan of the other team in town. The White Sox manager made that clear as he was leaving the interview room at U.S. Cellular...
HONDO: EASY DOES IT
The Brewers were all foam in the dome yesterday, which would have been enough to drive Hondo to drink if he hadn't offset the loss with the Patriots, his Free...
MANNYMANIA SWEEPING L.A.
LOS ANGELES - Think of it as a cross between Beatlemania and baseball, the intersection of a crazed California acid trip and a meeting of SABRmetricians everywhere. That gives you...
BLANTON, BURRELL LEAD PHILADELPHIA TO NLCS
MILWAUKEE - Steve Carlton, Curt Schilling . . . and Joe Blanton? OK, maybe Blanton isn't ready to be put alongside great pitchers in Phillies history, but the 27-year-old made...
CATCH BOSOX NAP-PING TO STAY ALIVE
BOSTON - Mike Scioscia promised before the game that the Angels finally would snap their postseason losing streak to the Red Sox. "We're not getting eliminated tonight," Scioscia said. Turns...
LEFT-HANDER KEEPS WHITE SOX ALIVE
CHICAGO - If you need a bailout, just call John Danks. With the White Sox sinking faster than an investment bank, the left-hander Danks threw his team a second life...
SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Johnson on top Long-hitting rookie Dustin Johnson won the Turning Stone Resort Championship at Verona, N.Y., for his first PGA Tour title, holing an 8-foot birdie putt on the...
YOUTH MOVEMENT SERVES BOSTON WELL
BOSTON - They are not Idiots any more. Ingenious in the front office and professional on the field, the Red Sox have left their 2004 champions behind in just about...
GARCIA TD PASS IN OT LIFTS JFK
Alex Vega would rather not have to see his team go into overtime, but he likes his chances once he gets there. That's largely because of senior QB Ozzie Garcia....
MARBURY SEES STARTER IN MIRROR
So proud of his off-season conditioning program, Stephon Marbury is producing a 45-minute fitness video due out for the Christmas shopping season. The question for Mike D'Antoni isn't whether Marbury...
LEFTY LIKELY ON RADAR OF METS, YANKS
MILWAUKEE - CC Sabathia smiled when told Mets fans are dreaming of a starting rotation that begins with him and Johan Santana. "That sounds good," the premier free agent pitcher...
'SLAY-THREAT' TWIST IN ALASKA SCANDAL
The former wife of the Alaska public-safety chief fired by Gov. Sarah Palin has accused her ex of threatening to kill her - a startling twist in the politically charged...
BARACK TOOK ILLEGAL DONATIONS: GOP
WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee will file a fund-raising complaint against Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign today, accusing it of accepting donations that exceed federal limits, as well as...
FAMILY SLAMS O CHARITY BIG
CHICAGO - A charity being probed after it was handed $100,000 of taxpayers' money by Barack Obama is headed by an "opportunist" whose own family wouldn't trust him with a...
ROVE WHACKS MAC
WASHINGTON - The man who directed both of President Bush's White House victories suggested yesterday that John McCain's chances to win may be slipping away as new state polls show...
JOE'S PALIN COMPARISON, SARAH'S BEST IN SHOW
Rich Lowry is right: "She's Back!" (PostOpinion, Oct. 3). Gov. Sarah Palin smothered the naysayers, stole hearts and proved that she is ready to lead - not bad for a...
EUROPE'S BLAME-AMERICA BULL
LONDON YOU may think our current economic difficulties are all about subprime mort gages, securitization, the drying up of credit, falling house prices and the like - but that's not...
TERM LIMITS FAILED
AND finally, reality bites. Witness Mayor Bloom berg, supported by the fa ther of New York City's term-limits law, Ronald Lauder, acknowledging the simple and evident truth that term-limit proponents...
VOTER-FRAUD CHAOS
ELECTION Day this year may bring the kind of chaos you expect from a category-five hurricane - with radical groups sending the nation into a protracted legal battle even worse...
'LIBEL TOURISM': THE FIX WE NEED
THE House of Representa tives last month passed a bill to prohibit the recogni tion and enforcement of certain foreign defamation judgments. The Senate is expected to take it up...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sun.: 229; Lucky Sum: 13 / Midday Win-4 Sun.: 9611; Lucky Sum: 17 / Evening Nos. Sun.: 424; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Win-4 Sun.: 7460;...
NICOLE'S GREEN AND MEAN
Red-hot Nicole Kidman's gone green as the cover girl for Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood issue, out today. Sure, she looks like a lamb, but the actress tells the mag...
JUICE'S JURY IN A FURY
The Las Vegas jurors who sent O.J. Simpson away, perhaps for life, insisted last night they weren't biased against him because of his infamous murder acquittal. Simpson was found guilty...
'CHIHUAHUA' GETS A LEG UP AT BOX OFFICE
Years after a talking Mexican mutt did wonders for Taco Bell sales, the concept is doing the same for Disney, as "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" reigned at the box office over...
JANET JACKO'S STILL A NO-SHOW
Under-the-weather Janet Jackson canceled her concert in Atlanta last night - and will skip another performance tomorrow, her camp announced. The 42-year-old singer fell ill a week ago, calling off...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn A fight over a parking spot in Bay Ridge landed two men behind bars, authorities said yesterday. The trouble began at 3:20 p.m. Thursday when a 29-year-old driver noticed...
SUBWAYS SLOWING TO A CRAWL
New Yorkers' subway commutes have slowed significantly over the last three years, according to the latest NYC Transit data. The city is still far from the 1970s bad old days...
HEARTACHE ALIEN NATION
The metropolitan area leads the nation in immigration heartache - with the highest concentration of people who cannot get green cards because their spouses died before the government could approve...
HE TAKES IN DOUGH AND PAYS IN BREAD
A former Manhattan chef who refused to let the credit crunch get in the way of his expansion plans developed a sweet recipe for success - printing his own currency...
BINDING ARBITRATION
New York's dominatrixes have been getting spanked by the economy recently - and now, they're lashing back. Already reeling from a series of local prostitution raids, dommes have also had...
HOMELESS 'COPS' WOOED
The city is looking for the few, the proud - the homeless. The Department of Homeless Services is trying to recruit veterans in its shelter system to join its own...
'24-HOUR' STUDENTS TO CAST A WIDE 'NET
It's the school that never sleeps. The city's first 24-hour elementary school is taking root in The Bronx, where 591 students will soon have their own laptops and home Internet...
DA'S FUNNY MONEY
ALBANY - Albany County District Attorney David Soares, criticized last year for whitewashing the Dirty Tricks Scandal, is being blasted for illegally using public funds for personal and political purposes,...
MIKE & LAUDER STRIKE 'ONE-SHOT' TERM DEAL
Mayor Bloomberg has struck a deal to appease the man posing the biggest threat to his plan to run for a third term: billionaire term-limits advocate Ronald Lauder. Lauder promised...
RAPIST CRYING 'RACIST'
It didn't matter that her tenant was a rapist. When landlady Domenica Pedone learned that the white man renting an apartment in her Brooklyn house was dating a black woman,...
KEY PRINCIPAL
When Mary McInerney was 8 years old, she was so distressed that a beloved, mentally retarded cousin could not read that she resolved she "would teach people like him." For...
THEFTS BYTE SCHOOLS
The school year is barely a month old, but more than 300 computers - worth hundreds of thousands of dollars - have already been stolen from public schools around the...
THE $700 BILLION MEN
Now comes the hard part. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today begins handpicking a court of A-list advisers to administer the $700 billion financial rescue plan that Congress grudgingly granted him...
CON ED SUMMER OF $LAM
High energy prices and hot weather put a chill in New Yorkers' Con Ed bills last summer. City apartment dwellers who bought 300 kilowatts of electricity from Con Ed in...
EX-FED EYED IN LIRR GRAVY-TRAIN SCAM
A former federal railroad official is being investigated for her possible role in a scheme to rip off the Long Island Rail Road pension system by handing out disability payments...
SUIT SLAMS DONUT-COP 'CRULLER-TY'
Don't get between a vanload of cops and a Dunkin' Donuts. A former Brooklyn traffic agent has sued the NYPD, claiming that a crew of undercover narcotics officers - impatient...
HEALTH DISASTER IN A CAN
Your daily caffeine blast from "energy" drinks might be killing you. A new study says the high-powered drinks have so much of a jolt that the government should put warning...
HIZZONER COY ON PREZ VOTE
Mayor Bloomberg has made up his mind which candidate he'll support in the presidential election next month, but he's not revealing who will get his vote. The mayor, in Berlin...
WIFE-KILLER CONVICTION BIASED: SON
The son of a Westchester lawyer who is a neighbor of Bill and Hillary Clinton - and was convicted of murdering his wife - yesterday accused the jury and district...
DORRIAN'S BACK IN SPOT-FIGHT
A bouncer at the Upper East Side bar linked to the infamous "preppy murder" case brutally beat a restaurant manager, police sources said yesterday. The alleged assault is but the...
CHILL FACTOR
Top music downloads 1. Whatever You Like, T.I. 2. I Kissed a Girl, Katy Perry 3. Disturbia, Rihanna 4. Got Money, Lil Wayne 5. Paper Planes, M.I.A. 6. Get Like...
CITIFARGOVIA TALKS
Citigroup and Wells Fargo maneuvered through New York state and federal courts yesterday in their pursuit of Wachovia, while at the same time negotiating to carve up the troubled North...
TINA GIVES THE WEB A TRY
Tina Brown - the ex-queen of the newsstands - is back, this time on the Web. Her new venture, Daily Beast, which sees itself as a must-read for hipsters in...
SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON A CHASTENED DICK FULD
A humbled Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld is set to make his first public appearance in three weeks since the monumental collapse of his 158-year-old bond shop. The former Lehman...
MAG AWARDS GETTING SERIOUS
SAN FRANCISCO-Before slightly smaller crowds and amid the gloom of slumping ads and an uncertain future, it's perhaps no surprise that The Economist, a newsweekly with a reputation for first-rate...
FOR PLACE OF MIND
A good city magazine defines the metropolis it covers. It gets the flavor of the place: its issues, its rhythm, and - most of all - its people. Autumn in...
ANSWER TO A SWEDISH SNOB
How gauche we Americans be. At least in the eyes of the perma nent secretary of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize for literature. That would be one...
A CASE MCCAIN MUST MAKE
Last week's passage of the rescue plan still leaves the economy as Issue One in 2008 - and this could give John McCain an electoral opportunity. He needs to seize...
VOTING TO RESCUE AMERICA
"[On] Monday, I cast a blue-collar vote for the American people. Today, I am going to cast a red-white-and-blue-collar vote with my hand over my heart for this country, because...
HONEST, I LOVE CATS (WELL SAUTEED)
GUESS what, animal friends, lovers, fans and freaks: I don't hate cats. Not one whisker. In fact, I love the little fur balls, though I prefer them steamed or sautéed,...
'GOV. RUDY' RUMBLE LOOMS FOR BLOOMY
Mayor Bloomberg's bombshell decision to seek a third term in office may lead to a furious battle with his predecessor and sometime antagonist, Rudy Giuliani, according to an intriguing scenario...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Forget a message in a bottle - a hot-dog cart might be the weirdest item found onshore this year. The Vancouver Aquarium says it was among the odd bits of...
MONKEY WAITER
showvideo("People%20and%20Culture","942981"); The wacky waiters at one Japanese pub can't help monkeying around. At the Kayabukiya tavern just north of Tokyo, a pair of monkeys in jackets and shorts scamper over...
RAPIST CRYING RACIST
It didn't matter that her tenant was a convicted rapist. When landlady Domenica Pedone learned that the white man renting an apartment in her Brooklyn house was dating a black...