October 15, 2009
David’s next move?
October 15, 2009 | 11:41pmDavid’s next move? Birthday party!Now that Councilmember David Yassky (D-Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights) lost the race for City Comptroller, twice, many pundits are wondering what the retiring elected official will be...
Your weekly newsbriefs
October 15, 2009 | 11:31pmTexting +driving = deathBrooklyn is leading the city in teenager texting while driving fatalities, according to a recent report put out by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer’s office.The report shows that...
NLCS Game 1: Phillies at Dodgers
October 15, 2009 | 11:13pmThe World Champion Phillies begin defending their National League title with NLCS Game 1 against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
What's the diff
October 15, 2009 | 11:11pmDoes it really make a difference if the Democrats are in or the Republicans? Rhetorical as it may be - it’s been on my mind the closer Election Day gets....
Something’s fishy...
October 15, 2009 | 11:11pmSomething’s fishy...A thief snipped the locks to Park Slope Seafood, 215 Seventh Avenue, last Sunday night, taking $400 in receipts.Police were told that workers had closed for business and had...
New Found Glory's zombie encounter
October 15, 2009 | 10:57pmNew Found Glory is back with a vengeance. The unabashed pop-punks have released a new CD, "Not Without A Fight," which debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard Top 200...
KISS drummer survives breast cancer
October 15, 2009 | 10:38pmPeter Criss, drummer/vocalist and original “Catman” of KISS, announced today that he was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. But, thanks to early detection, he's cancer-free now.Compelled to talk about...
Live Nation, Ticketmaster in Talks with DOJ
October 15, 2009 | 10:33pmLive Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment have entered into negotiations with the Department of Justice about divesting one of their ticketing operations in an effort to get their merger approved, The...
Housing boom in Downtown Brooklyn
October 15, 2009 | 10:30pmWanted: people with money looking to live in luxury new rentals or condos in downtown Brooklyn!That’s the cry as thousands of rentals and condos are either currently being marketed or...
Paging Dustin Keller
October 15, 2009 | 10:17pmBrett Favre did it last season. Now it’s time for Mark Sanchez to do it. Find Dustin Keller. This should be high on Sanchez’ to-do list Sunday against the Bills...
Bills won't say if they'll keep no huddle
October 15, 2009 | 10:00pmORCHARD PARK -- The Buffalo Bills no-huddle offense has suddenly become the no-comment attack. If the Bills intend to scuttle running the offense they’ve used since May, no one was...
Locals worry about Kensington crime
October 15, 2009 | 9:59pmFrom tires getting slashed to burglaries to hate crimes, several residents complained about an uptick of crime and lack of police presence at the recent Community Board 12 meeting.“The problem...
Let the Work Begin: Groundbreaking on New Library Later This Month
October 15, 2009 | 9:59pmThe construction of the new Kensington library will get underway later this month.The long-awaited project will kick off with a ground-breaking on October 23, said Malika Granville, a spokesperson for...
Help is on the way for F train
October 15, 2009 | 9:59pmA ride on the F train might be fraught with delays and commuter dismay, but New York City Transit isn’t prepared just yet to take the blame for overcrowded conditions,...
Atlantic Yards lawsuits filed and heard
October 15, 2009 | 9:59pmLawsuits against the Atlantic Yards project continue to fly.The latest such litigation seeks to annul the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s revised June deal to sell the 8.5-acre Vanderbilt rail yards to...
ACORN supporters turn out at rally
October 15, 2009 | 9:59pmFor Leroy Johnson, a compactly built man with a lilting West Indian accent, standing up for ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is a matter of giving back...
CHSFL predictions, Week 6
October 15, 2009 | 9:57pmEvery week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Dylan Butler and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming Catholic High School Football League weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 5 Butler: 35-8 (8-1...
DEALS: Mexico-4-$28/day
October 15, 2009 | 9:43pmIn the bitter, bloody war for supremacy between Rivieras -- French vs. Mexican -- we have to side with the latter, if for no reason other than you can see it...
Our exclusive family calendar!
October 15, 2009 | 9:19pmSat, Oct. 1710 am: Chocolate Chip Chamber Music performs “Genie with the Dark Brown Cookies.” $10. Old First Reformed Church [729 Carroll St. at Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, (718)...
Our Web readers mostly applaud the new Yards lawsuit
October 15, 2009 | 9:19pmSam Jacoby, WilliamsburgI know, usually politicians are for progress. I guess she gets more campaign contributions from that develop and destroy group than from the Brooklynites for a Stadium group....
New Yards suit — one day before the old Yards suit
October 15, 2009 | 9:19pmthe Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s mid-summer “sweetheart” renegotiation with Ratner.The suit, filed on Tuesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan by a panoply of state legislators, plus Councilwoman Letitia James (D–Fort...
Editorial: Yes to wine, no to whine
October 15, 2009 | 9:19pmWe were pleased that Community Board 1 rejected the complaints of a misguided minority of Williamsburg residents on Wednesday night and recommended a liquor license for a new wine bar...
Eager Beaver
October 15, 2009 | 9:12pmIn this still reeling economy, we occasionally hear about the $4 million or $5 million price reduction on a trophy pad. But usually, the property in question is in the...
Public Comment Period on Superfund Extended Amid Concerns
October 15, 2009 | 9:08pmWhile a Superfund designation for Newtown Creek may help the waterway, some local residents are worried it may be bad for business.This week, community leaders have been assembling questions to...
Bobko defeats Moshan; McCarren Tennis Wins
October 15, 2009 | 9:08pmIn the inaugural Williamsburg Open, Arthur Bobko defeated a feisty opponent, Michael Moshan, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, but McCarren Tennis was the real winner this past weekend.The new organization, made up...
Legal Services Makes Motion to Merge Brooklyn Offices
October 15, 2009 | 9:08pmLegal Services of New York City, the largest federally-funded civil legal services program in the country is considering a move to consolidate its Brooklyn offices in order to centralize operations.Senior...
Gifted and Talented Coming to ‘Burg
October 15, 2009 | 9:08pmA new gifted and talented primary school may be coming to Williamsburg.For the past several months, Williamsburg parents have been urging Department of Education (DOE) staff and Community Education Council...
Boxed in
October 15, 2009 | 9:08pmBoxed inA 16-year-old thief armed with a box cutter carjacked a motorist on Berry Street Monday.Police were told that the victim was approaching his car parked by a school near...
Custom Winers: Restaurant-Bar Divides Community
October 15, 2009 | 8:58pmA restaurant applying for a liquor license in the ground-floor space of a building off a quiet stretch of Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg has divided a community frustrated with outdoor...
A typical New York week
October 15, 2009 | 8:49pmHello peeps! Sorry to have neglected this blog but I've been working on a story for Saturday, and the research has been taking up some time. I know, I know: you're supposed...
Whine merchants! CB1 approves oddly controversial tapas bar
October 15, 2009 | 8:38pmA Williamsburg community board approved a liquor license for a surprisingly controversial upscale wine bar that an angry group of residents has bitterly fought on the grounds that the party...
There's a Republican in the Food Co-op!
October 15, 2009 | 8:38pmYou can say this for Republican Joe Nardiello — he walks the walk.Unfortunately, the walk on one recent weeknight was not some show of political bona-fides, but escorting home members...
Walentas sued over slippery Dock docs
October 15, 2009 | 8:38pmOpponents of a planned high-rise near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO sued to stop the project this week on the grounds that the city colluded with the...
Green-mobile hits Borough Hall.
October 15, 2009 | 8:37pmThe Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy’s Enviromedia Mobile — a 48-foot traveling urban nature center and maritime museum — will rumble into Borough Hall Plaza next week for an official unveiling,...
Bloomberg on the Gowanus waterfront
October 15, 2009 | 8:27pmThe city’s top boss last week arrived at the fetid foot of the Gowanus Canal, touting an alternate scheme for its clean-up and predicting a bright future for the polluted...
Bike thief busted
October 15, 2009 | 8:27pmBike thief bustedA free-wheeling 37-year-old was arrested last week after he allegedly tried to ride off with another man’s bike on Cheever Place.Police were told that the victim was approaching...
Prosecutor: Female doc gave Anna Nicole drugs to fuel love affair
October 15, 2009 | 8:18pmLOS ANGELES — Anna Nicole Smith’s female doctor funneled drugs to the Playmate so she could fuel their ongoing, lesbian love affair, a prosecutor said today. Deputy DA Renee Rose...
Burger Bash was a burger bust for our man Kyle
October 15, 2009 | 8:17pmCrown Heights burger maestro Kyle Huebbe wowed The Brooklyn Paper with his horseradish-topped sliders, but his ground beef concoction couldn’t beat meaty offerings from some of the nation’s best chefs...
PSAL football predictions, Week 7
October 15, 2009 | 8:02pmEvery week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 6 Braziller:...
Bloomy says he'll begin $150 M Gowanus clean-up next month
October 15, 2009 | 7:57pmMayor Bloomberg put the money where his mouth is last Friday as he he announced the start of a city-funded $150-million Gowanus Canal clean-up plan that he claims would be...
City Council to Jump-Start Stalled Construction Sites
October 15, 2009 | 7:56pmStanding before a backdrop of a featureless boarded-up vacant Williamsburg lot where construction has ceased for several months, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and six Councilmembers introduced a new bill...
Rivera excused from Yankees workouts
October 15, 2009 | 7:56pmMariano Rivera was absent from a Yankees workout today for the second straight day with the club’s blessing, The Post has learned.“It’s nothing physical, it was for personal reasons and...
ASPCA to honor Nora the piano-playing cat in NYC
October 15, 2009 | 7:47pmA piano-playing cat who became an Internet star will be honored by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at its annual awards luncheon. The 5-year-old gray...
NY state senator escapes felony assault conviction
October 15, 2009 | 7:47pmDemocratic State Sen. Hiram Monserrate was found not guilty today of the felony assault after Queens Supreme Court Judge William Erlbaum rendered his verdict after reflecting on the evidence. Monserrate...
Love him and Lethem! The Bard of Boerum Hill speaks to us!
October 15, 2009 | 7:46pmThe bard of Boerum Hill has turned his attention to the Upper East Side. After penning the legendary Brooklyn-centric novels “Motherless Brooklyn and “Fortress of Solitude,” Jonathan Lethem set his...
Art installation bolsters Flatbush Avenue Extension
October 15, 2009 | 7:46pmWhen the economy gets tight, it’s time to call in the artists.That appears to be the message as yet another vacant patch of Downtown Brooklyn storefronts brought in artists to...
Cotchery misses practice again; Sheppard will play
October 15, 2009 | 7:38pmWide receiver Jerricho Cotchery has missed a second straight day of practice because of a hamstring injury and is uncertain if he’ll be ready to play against Buffalo. Cotchery was...
Marty is king of queens as Beep secures big bucks for gay center
October 15, 2009 | 7:36pmBrooklyn’s wandering gays are one step closer to realizing a long-held dream of opening a permanent community center in the borough, thanks to a new pot of cash at the...
Lawsuit filed to stop Dock Street project
October 15, 2009 | 7:36pmAn offshoot of the DUMBO Neighborhood Association filed a lawsuit last week to stop the controversial Dock Street project.The Two Trees Management proposal for the site calls for a 17-story...
Slashed over cigarette
October 15, 2009 | 7:36pmSlashed over cigaretteA 22-year-old man had his face ripped open during an argument sparked by a pack of smokes.The victim told police that he was at the corner of Court...
New Brooklyn Bridge Park organization announced
October 15, 2009 | 7:36pmThe 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park now under construction is quickly garnering the distinction of being the project with the most acronyms.That after yet a new organization, the Campaign for Brooklyn...
CBS plans memorial for ’60 Minutes’ founder Don Hewitt
October 15, 2009 | 7:29pmCBS is planning a memorial service for the creator and longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes.” The service for television pioneer Don Hewitt will be held Monday at the Time...
Is pressure getting to Giants' Jacobs?
October 15, 2009 | 7:15pmBrandon Jacobs stormed away from his locker this afternoon, apparently tired of hearing about his lack of production in the running game. The funny thing was he grew irritated about...
Hughes to keep eighth-inning role
October 15, 2009 | 7:10pmDespite Phil Hughes’ struggles in the ALDS, it sounds like the young right-hander has not lost his role as the Yankees’ eighth-inning man.“I can’t tell you exactly how the game...
Great Scott! A.O., banned from voting on awards, will announce Gotham nominees instead
October 15, 2009 | 7:10pmAm I the only one puzzled by IFP's announcement that New York Times co-chief film critic Tony Scott will be announcing its Gotham Award nominations in a live webcast on Monday?...
Donors' Full Court Press
October 15, 2009 | 6:58pmLobbyists and their clients giving big to key legislators in health care reform (Open Secrets)
Taylor Swift to host 'SNL'
October 15, 2009 | 6:56pmCountry music sensation Taylor Swift will show off her comedic chops when she hosts an episode of "Saturday Night Live" next month.The 19-year-old singer, who was a musical guest on...
Peter Galbraith Compromised
October 15, 2009 | 6:50pmAdvocate for Kurdish independence was doing business on the side (Powerline)
Beau Biden may want Dad's seat
October 15, 2009 | 6:46pmPatricia Murphy reports on Veep's son's deliberations (Politics Daily)
Boy first believed on runaway balloon found after frantic search
October 15, 2009 | 6:43pmFORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family's garage attic Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled...
Mom of Fla. teen set on fire says it's a nightmare
October 15, 2009 | 6:35pmDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Michael Brewer loves his skateboard, SpongeBob and the tree swing in his front yard. Now the 15-year-old whose family calls him Mikey has burns over two-thirds...
Senate panel OKs bill to make radio pay fees
October 15, 2009 | 6:34pmWASHINGTON -- Legislation to make radio stations pay royalties to performers when they broadcast their music won the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval Thursday. Satellite radio, Internet radio and cable TV...
Microsoft says it can restore wiped Sidekick data
October 15, 2009 | 6:33pmSAN FRANCISCO -- There may be a happy ending after all for owners of Sidekick phones who thought they might have permanently lost contact numbers and other personal information they...
Poll: 41% think Bombers will win World Series
October 15, 2009 | 6:27pmDo the Yankees have a shot at winning the World Series? A whopping 41 percent of baseball fans think the answer to that question is a resounding yes -- while...
Great Right Hopes
October 15, 2009 | 6:09pmGOP recruiting sucess includes Wiscnsin (Rhymes with Clown) David Sessions on pragmatists recruited by McCain (Politics Daily)
NY unemployment rate steady at 8.9 percent
October 15, 2009 | 6:01pmALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s unemployment rate was unchanged from August to September, remaining at 8.9 percent. That’s still lower than the national rate. The state labor department released the...
'This is Yankees weather'
October 15, 2009 | 5:54pmIt may not be very fun to play in, but the Yankees are hoping the bitter, rainy weather expected this weekend works to their advantage.It is far from the 70...
You'll have no issues with this edition
October 15, 2009 | 5:54pmhttp://www.brooklynpaper.com/sections/covers/32/41/
Reyes finally has operation
October 15, 2009 | 5:53pmJose Reyes' long-overdue surgery to remove scar tissue on his right hamstring tendon was finally performed today in Dallas, and the Mets expect their All-Star shortstop to be fully recovered...
Neighbors say F.U. to Le Bleu rooftop bar
October 15, 2009 | 5:43pmPark Slope residents claim that Fourth Avenue’s sky-high Vue Restaurant and Lounge isn’t just on the roof — its noise levels are through it!Neighbors say that noise coming from the...
Dems vote to allow Gitmo detainees into US for trials
October 15, 2009 | 5:42pmHanding President Barack Obama a partial victory in his effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, House Democrats on Thursday repelled a Republican effort to block transfer of any of...
Oscar Watch: Queen nabs 'Lovely Bones' premiere
October 15, 2009 | 5:38pmWho knew that Queen Elizabeth II was a Peter Jackson fan? She (or Princes Charles or her lieges or whomever) have chosen Jackson's "The Lovely Bones'' for its world premiere...
'NBA 2K10' packed extra fancy
October 15, 2009 | 5:29pmIs it wrong that my favorite thing about this game is the mini locker that it comes packaged with? For $100, you too can have this fancy, numbered locker (with...
Guzman on, Hinske off ALCS roster
October 15, 2009 | 5:26pmJoe Girardi announced one change for the Yankees' roster in the ALCS against the Angels.Speedy reserve outfielder Freddy Guzman will take the place of Eric Hinske to start Friday’s series....
Teammates: Mo makes the difference
October 15, 2009 | 5:18pmBreaking down the Angels and the Yankees, you don’t find a lot of differences between the two teams that will be battling out in the ALCS starting tomorrow. Both teams...
Paterson pitches $5 billion deficit reduction plan
October 15, 2009 | 5:18pmALBANY, N.Y. — In a defining moment for Gov. David Paterson, the Democrat proposed Thursday a rare midyear school aid reduction as well as cuts to hospitals, nursing homes and...
Comedian: End world hunger? Sell the Vatican
October 15, 2009 | 5:10pmROME -- Comedian Sarah Silverman has a new proposal for ending world hunger: Sell the Vatican. In a new profanity-laced monologue making the rounds on YouTube in time for U.N....
Giants' Webster returning to Superdome
October 15, 2009 | 4:38pmHow strange is it that Giants cornerback Corey Webster has played quarterback inside the Superdome but Eli Manning never has?It's true. Both grew up in Louisiana and Manning even grew...
Oscar Watch: Malick quits race
October 15, 2009 | 4:33pm"The Tree of Life,'' which had been penciled in for a Christmas opening by Apparition, won't arrive in time for this year's Oscar race, Ann Thompson reports. Apparition's Bob Berney...
Our weekly events calendar!
October 15, 2009 | 4:22pmFri, Oct. 16Music, Friction Farm and Anath: $10 ($6 children). 7:30 pm. Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture [53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Slope, (718) 768-2972], www.gchmusic.org....
Civic calendar
October 15, 2009 | 4:22pmMon, Oct. 19Community Board 2 Parks and Recreation Committee. Monthly meeting. 6 pm. Brooklyn Hospital [121 DeKalb Ave. at St. Felix Street in Fort Greene, (718) 596-5410]. Community Board 10....
Prison for LI woman in baby shaking
October 15, 2009 | 4:08pmMINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island woman who pleaded guilty to violently shaking her infant daughter has been sentenced to four years in prison. Prosecutors say Ann Candanedo of Elmont...
Chat rewind: Joel Sherman at the ALCS
October 15, 2009 | 4:05pmJoel Sherman took your questions on the ALCS, analyzing the upcoming series between the Yankees and Angels live from today's chilly workout at the Stadium.ALCS with Joel Sherman
State's highest court hears Yards case
October 15, 2009 | 4:01pmIf the seven judges of New York State’s highest court have any sympathy towards a small group of landowners suing to block the condemnation of their properties so Bruce Ratner...
Cyndi Lauper praises wrestler 'Captain' Lou Albano
October 15, 2009 | 3:56pmCyndi Lauper says that professional wrestler “Captain” Lou Albano took her up the music charts. The singer said Thursday that she was lucky to work with Albano on her music...
Gotti will likely not be charged with making threats
October 15, 2009 | 3:53pmProsecutors who had considering charging John "Junior" Gotti for the stunning courtroom confrontation in which he harangued -- and allegedly threatened -- the former buddy who turned against him are...
Giuliani to campaign with Bloomberg
October 15, 2009 | 3:51pmFormer New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will campaign with his successor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this weekend in Brooklyn. The failed Republican presidential candidate is also considering a run for...
Brooklyn home values slide, sales up
October 15, 2009 | 3:21pmHome values in Brooklyn continued to slide, but sales activity is showing signs of life, surging for the second consecutive quarter, according to a recent report.The median sales price of...
Wife: Billy Mays not a regular coke user
October 15, 2009 | 3:19pmThe widow of TV pitchman Billy Mays said today that a new investigation backs up her claim that cocaine did not contribute to her husband's death. Deborah Mays released a...
Documents offer lurid details of Letterman case
October 15, 2009 | 3:13pmNORWALK, Conn. -- "Late Show" host David Letterman felt "threatened, alarmed and concerned" about damage to his family and career when CBS News journalist Robert "Joe" Halderman threatened to expose...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after fall
October 15, 2009 | 3:01pmWASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her seat...
41 people in 4 states charged in mortgage fraud
October 15, 2009 | 3:00pmA mortgage fraud crackdown announced Thursday resulted in the arrests of dozens of people, including six lawyers, seven loan officers and three mortgage brokers in four states. Thirty-one people were...
Pakistan's cultural capital hit by attacks
October 15, 2009 | 2:40pmLAHORE, Pakistan -- Teams of gunmen launched coordinated attacks on three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore, and car bombs exploded in two cities near the Afghan...
No cost of living increase for Social Security recipients
October 15, 2009 | 2:38pmWASHINGTON -- There will be no cost of living increase for more than 50 million Social Security recipients next year, the first year without a raise since automatic adjustments were...
Poll: Hillary more popular than Obama
October 15, 2009 | 2:31pmHillary Rodham Clinton may not be president -- but she is more popular than Barack Obama. The secretary of state has a 62 percent favorable rating -- compared to Obama's...
Tyree ready for Ravens rebound
October 15, 2009 | 2:14pmOWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Less than two years after David Tyree experienced the euphoria of being a Super Bowl hero, he was forced to endure the anguish of being unemployed....
Citi's results socked by bad loans
October 15, 2009 | 2:12pmCitigroup provided a sobering reminder Thursday that the economy is still struggling, reporting that its third-quarter results were weighed down by billions of dollars in failed loans. The bank reported...
Goldman's 3Q earnings soar
October 15, 2009 | 2:11pmGoldman Sachs Group Inc.'s third-quarter earnings more than tripled from the depths of the financial crisis as income from the company's trading operations offset a drop in its investment banking...
Four more reach 2010 World Cup
October 15, 2009 | 1:39pmArgentina, Honduras, Slovakia and Switzerland qualified for the World Cup on Wednesday, bringing the number of teams headed to South Africa next summer to 23. At this point, 18 teams...
Nobel Winner's Advice for Obama
October 15, 2009 | 1:24pmIranian Shirin Ebadi says America is getting Iran wrong (Washington Post)
Inouye backs McChrystal
October 15, 2009 | 1:17pmHead of Senate Appropriations Committee supports troop surge (The Cable)
Myths of Afghanistan Debate
October 15, 2009 | 12:47pmDavid Ignatius says Obama is being careful to a fault (Washington Post)Robert Byrd fires a shot at Obama's Afghanistan strategy (Top of the Ticket)Is Corruption the biggest front in Afghanistan?...
Obama makes first trip to New Orleans as prez
October 15, 2009 | 12:33pmWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government "that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns," is hearing directly...
NY's Testing Mess
October 15, 2009 | 12:26pmSteve Koss on NAEP embarrassment for New York (Education Notes Online)Aaron Pallas on the flat earth society (Gotham Schools)Walter Williams on education rot in the nation's capital (Desoto Times Tribune)
Man gets jail for biting boy's face
October 15, 2009 | 12:18pmMUSKEGON, Mich. — A Michigan man has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for biting the face of his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son. Randall Kirk McGee of North Muskegon pleaded...
3 Up: Vaccaro book, Yank rotation, Jaramillo
October 15, 2009 | 12:17pm1.) In today’s Post, I wrote this story about the havoc that rain could have on the Yankees’ hopes to go with a three-man rotation for the ALCS. What is...
Paterson Steps Up
October 15, 2009 | 11:52amDavid King says Paterson is a man with a plan (Gotham Gazette)Rick Karlin on GOP's 'we told you so' moment (Capitol Confidential)Robert Harding reports on effort to roll back per...
The Daily Whacks, Thursday Edition
October 15, 2009 | 11:29amThe one thing baseball always has on other sports, on football and basketball and hockey and the rest, is this: it's daily-ness. During the blissful warmth of summer, the game...
Angels set steal trap
October 15, 2009 | 7:39amANAHEIM, Calif. — The trap is set. The Yankees have the big guns, led by Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, but the Angels have all those pesky players that will...
Rain threatens Yankees' CC schedule
October 15, 2009 | 7:34amMother Nature, Fox and the NFL are threatening the Yankees’ plans to use CC Sabathia as many as three times in the ALCS. The weather forecast is for heavy rains...
Girls soccer roundup: Horace Mann stops losing streak
October 15, 2009 | 6:46amHorace Mann finally put a halt to their midseason slide, ending their losing streak at four straight. Amanda Loyola and Samantha Schiff each scored twice for Horace Mann in a...
Resilient Fieldston again strikes late
October 15, 2009 | 5:47amMost teams placed in Fieldston’s situation would simply have given up and accepted a loss, but that hasn’t been the Eagles' way this season. “We always come back,” Fieldston goalkeeper...
The Butler Did It
October 15, 2009 | 5:43amMike O’Donnell thinks about Joe Riverso every time he steps onto the Archbishop Stepinac football field, whenever he’s scouting an opponent. It’s still hard for the longtime Stepinac coach to...
McCombs leads Sea by example
October 15, 2009 | 5:38amLyle McCombs did plenty of damage on the ground, rushing for 263 yards and four touchdowns in St. Joseph by the Sea’s home-opening, 39-17 CHSFL Class AAA victory against Chaminade...
Haute list
October 15, 2009 | 5:25am‘Yeah, it just hit me: I’m going to die. This is my happy funeral,” joked Betsey Johnson to The Post before accepting her Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement from...
NY vs. LA
October 15, 2009 | 5:23amAs the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim get ready to square off for a trip to the World Series (where the LA Couldn’t-Hack-It-in-Brooklyn Dodgers will possibly...
Club dread
October 15, 2009 | 5:20amLurid downtown palace of debauchery The Box is coming to Times Square, and the results are terrifying. Trading their signature smut for a new brand of slaughter, the creators of...
Hole new 'Alice in Wonderland'
October 15, 2009 | 5:12amHere’s an “Alice in Wonderland” you may not want the kids to watch. This is the first look at a freaky, sci-fi version of the bunny-chasing girl that is set...
Just sold!
October 15, 2009 | 5:03amManhattan FLATIRON $510,000 16 W. 16th St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 600 square feet, with renovated kitchen and renovated bath; building features doorman and laundry. Maintenance $665. Asking price $529,000, on...
Biblical Law
October 15, 2009 | 4:58amOne line that Jude Law, 36, probably didn’t whisper to his new baby mama Samantha Burke, 24, during their brief but steamy affair last winter was “Get thee to a...
Healthy-eating hypocrites
October 15, 2009 | 4:56amThe Post had a wonderful story Tuesday on how the city Health Department — you know, the agency that’s waging war against fast food — is issuing vouchers for, well,...
Hanson is place to be
October 15, 2009 | 4:52amOne Hanson Place, the condo conversion of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building in Fort Greene, is all about the high life — and lower prices. While its new party space...
Trinity stunned by late Fieldston rally
October 15, 2009 | 4:52amThe game was Trinity’s to win. Everything was going its way and with less than 10 minutes left in the game the Tigers led by a goal over visiting Fieldston....
One hot Prospect
October 15, 2009 | 4:50amLike many a single girl’s dream pad, Montego Glover’s Prospect Heights condo has a chic new kitchen with a dishwasher, a big bathroom with a soaking tub, a washer/dryer and,...
In the Heights
October 15, 2009 | 4:11amTalk to almost anyone affiliated with Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights, and their unofficial line on Vanderbilt Avenue is that it’s what Cobble Hill’s Smith Street was 10 years ago. By that,...
Feeling the burn
October 15, 2009 | 4:07am"Holy smokes!” I yelped. “There’s a fire next door!” My husband got up from his rocking chair and joined me at the window. “They’ve got a bonfire going,” he said,...
Not the promised Landers
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe lady in question in David Rambo's "The Lady With All the Answers" is Ann Landers, and therein lies the irony. How does the woman who's dispensed common-sense wisdom about...
'Rock' goes soft
October 15, 2009 | 4:00am"3 0 Rock" returns for Season 4 with an episode titled, yes, "Season Four." And for the cast and crew of the fictional NBC show "TGS," the fictional fall season...
Strauss in the house
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe bouquet that is the Met's production of Richard Strauss' "Der Rosenkavalier" may include a faded bloom or two, but the overall effect is charming. The title's "cavalier of the...
Center staged
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amIn case you've been un conscious for the last 50 years -- or unborn through some of them -- here's your chance to catch up. "Lincoln Center: Celebrating 50 Years,"...
Look as dapper as Draper
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amHere's your chance to look just like "Mad Men" rake Don Draper. Well, OK -- at least to dress like Don Draper. Brooks Brothers is offering a limited-edition (only 250)...
'Jon & Kate' is over
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amIt's the end of the line for "Jon & Kate Plus 8" in its present form. "'Jon & Kate Plus 8' is ending in mid-to-late November, as previously reported," a...
Meet newest 'NY wife'
October 15, 2009 | 4:00am'The Real Housewives of New York City" is getting two new faces for the show's weekly, high-powered coffee klatches. Bravo confirmed that faux-socialites Sonja Morgan and Jennifer Gilbert will be...
'Idol' will move back H'wood week
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amFor the first time, "American Idol" is pushing the all-important Hollywood Week auditions -- when the field is whittled down to the final 12 -- to January. The late start...
Hilarious B'way showstoppers
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe cast of the Broadway revival of "Bye Bye Birdie," along with some famous folks in the audience, put on a happy face and vamped for some 20 minutes after...
Myths of our Afghanistan debate
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amEight years ago this week, the Taliban emptied the coffers of the Central Bank and ran away from Kabul. Yet a number of myths still haunt the debate on Afghanistan...
Limbaugh & the NFL: a rush to hypocrisy
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amI don't know what all the fuss was about conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh owning a pro football team ("Sharpton Out To Boot Rush's Bid for NFL Team," Oct. 13). Even...
Columbia vs. Columbus
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amHow sad and bitterly ironic that the man who forever altered the course of human events with his bold voyages to a terra incognita has now become persona non grata...
Coca-Cola in mini-cans
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amCoca-Cola will launch 90-calorie mini-cans of soda to help consumers manage their intake, the company announced yesterday. The world's largest soft-drink maker said the smaller packages will be available for...
NY's testing mess
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThere's something rot ten in the state Educa tion Department. Year after year, New York officials have been claiming impressive gains in student achievement -- claims we now know to...
Travolta's team set me up: pol
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amNASSAU, Bahamas -- A former Bahamas senator denied trying to blackmail actor John Travolta after the death of his son, as she testified in her extortion trial yesterday. In an...
Osama connection
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amTerror suspect Najibullah Zazi had contacts with al Qaeda that went nearly all the way to the top -- to an Osama bin Laden confidant believed to be the terrorist...
Crazy couple's a kick, if they don't kill each other
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThese crazy kids just can't keep their hands off each other. Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook. The white- tooth glamazons go together, like Botox and hair weaves. A year after...
Math scores raise doubts about test
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amResults on a national exam known as "the gold standard" show New York's fourth-graders dipping down and its eighth-graders nudging up in math since 2007 -- even though the state-designed...
Great right hopes
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amDemure Delaware was the first state to ratify the Con stitution, but since then has not made many waves. It might, however, be part of a political wave a year...
First look at Jaycee after 18-year nightmare
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amJaycee Dugard has a reason to smile for the first time in 18 years. The tragic victim of a pervert who kidnapped her and held her as his sex slave...
NYPD daily blotter
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amQueens So I had a few drinks. A drunken Hollis motorist who cops found slumped behind the wheel of her car -- facing the wrong way on a one-way street...
Goldman really benefits from the earnings 'call'
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amGOLDMAN Sachs will knock the ball out of the park when it reports third-quarter earnings today -- and newspapers and lawmakers alike will immediately wonder how many billions Washington's favorite...
Corzine spin cycle
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWith New Jersey's high unemployment one of the most pressing issues of his re-election bid, Gov. Jon Corzine's office sent out e-mails to top Cabinet officials asking them to coordinate...
Madoff victims go after SEC for $$$
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amTwo fleeced Bernie Madoff investors are suing the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying it ought to pay them the millions they lost because the bumbling agency ignored numerous signs that...
GOP pol softens on O's health plan
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amAnother Maine Republican senator dangled potential support for ObamaCare -- but only if the White House and Democrats agree to major changes to make health insurance more affordable. Sen. Susan...
Journal is biggest US paper
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe Wall Street Journal yesterday said it has claimed the title as the nation's biggest daily newspaper, though longtime leader USA Today isn't ready to concede just yet. The Journal...
Business briefs
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amStanford R. Allen Stanford, the financier accused of leading a $7 billion in vestor fraud scheme, made his first court ap pearance since sustain ing head injuries in a jail...
Hijacker tried giving up a year ago
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe hijacker who returned to the United States this week to face justice after 41 years as a fugitive approached US authorities about surrendering nearly a year ago, a State...
Slay rap for Met star son
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe son of a Metropolitan Opera star could face the death penalty after being charged in the murder of a Pennsylvania camp counselor 18 years ago, prosecutors said yesterday. Jeffrey...
Busta Rhymes faces the mu$ic
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amA Brooklyn hearing officer yesterday ordered rap star Busta Rhymes to fork over $75,000 to an Albany man who was doused with water, pummeled with bottles and sucker-punched by the...
Losing jobs to Jersey
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. yesterday announced its decision to move 1,600 jobs from Lower Manhattan to New Jersey. The news is disappointing but not surprising: DTCC is moving...
It's where the styled things are
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWe know where the wild things are in New York City -- at the movie premieres. "Gossip Girl" gal Blake Lively showed up at the opening of "Where the Wild...
Viacom Dios, he does it again
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amSumner Redstone has again proved that if he vows not to do something, it's almost a sure bet that he will do it. The octogenarian swore last year that he...
Barack touts $250 seniors stimulus
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWashington -- President Obama yesterday asked Congress to fund a new mini-stimulus package -- billions more for seniors, veterans and the disabled. The boost will come in the form of...
Con man's estate was unreal: DA
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amA scam artist talked a crowd of developers, lawyers and architects into thinking he owned a multimillion-dollar stake in a coveted Harlem property -- even tricking the New York Road...
Race prof clears 2 in '13 slay
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe black Harvard professor whose arrest ignited a racial-profiling debate helped a syndicated talk-show host win a posthumous pardon yesterday for his two uncles who were wrongly executed for a...
2nd shot at $147M da Vinci
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amHe lost the woman he once loved, but wasn't going to let it happen again -- especially since he had a hunch she was worth millions. Art collector Peter Silverman...
SI judge is red 'face'd
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amFacebook is fine for sharing and connecting with the people in your life -- just keep it out of your courtroom. A Staten Island judge has been quietly disciplined for...
A 'home run' in B'klyn
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amFinally, a glimmer of hope for the battered Brooklyn housing market. Sales prices for Brooklyn homes over the summer posted the first quarterly gain in nearly two years, rising 7.9...
Mike jaywalks away from problem
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe NYPD is far too busy to deal with jaywalking, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday, and suggested common sense is the best way to curb the problem. "The practical reality is...
BizWeek brass braces
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amBloomberg LP's top brass met with the staff of BusinessWeek for the first time yesterday, reiterating a pledge that there will be "no mass layoffs" in the wake of its...
Times will keep Globe
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe New York Times is keeping the Boston Globe after all. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and CEO Janet Robinson told employees yesterday that they have decided not to sell the...
Paterson tackles huge deficit
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amALBANY -- Gov. Paterson today will hold lawmakers' feet to the fire when he unveils $2.5 billion in budget cuts needed to keep the state government from running out of...
JPMorgan surpasses estimates
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amJPMorgan Chase posted its highest profit since the subprime mortgage market collapsed in 2007, relying on a surge in investment-banking revenue to weather higher losses on consumer loans. Third-quarter earnings...
Tax cheats disclose data to IRS
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amMore than 7,500 US taxpayers voluntarily disclosed secret offshore accounts to the Internal Revenue Service as the agency expands its crackdown on overseas tax evasion, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said....
Grand jury indicts 'DWI' cop
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amAlleged drunken-driving cop Andrew Kelly has been indicted on charges of vehicular manslaughter, DWI and speeding, for a crash that killed a woman leaving a wedding in Brooklyn, prosecutors said...
Dow 10k: a sequel
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWall Street didn't quite party like it was 1999, but there were plenty of smiles yesterday after the Dow Jones industrial average breached the psychologically important 10,000 mark for the...
Repeat grade aids students
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amFall back -- spring forward. Students who were held back a year under the city's tougher promotion guidelines saw their performance improve more than if they hadn't been forced to...
Mike's Web feat
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWhat you say can be held against you -- and almost immediately, if you're Bill Thompson debating Mayor Bloomberg. Barely 10 hours after the first debate of the mayoral rivals,...
Network's correspondent probing Dave's extortion scandal
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThere's a civil war brewing at CBS over the David Letterman extortion scandal. CBS News' top investigative correspondent is digging for dirt about fellow Tiffany Network journalist Robert "Joe" Halderman,...
Kiddie 'crime' club
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amAn adolescent runaway and his pint-sized pals are suspected in a string of brazen burglaries, the second baby-faced bunch linked to a rash of area break-ins this month, sources told...
'Wrong-way' miracle kid is alive & kicking
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amBryan Schuler is one lucky little boy. He's the only survivor of a horrific wrong-way crash that claimed his mother, sister and his three favorite cousins on the Taconic Parkway...
Defense Bears case
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe defense lawyer for ex-Bear Stearns hedge-fund manager Ralph Cioffi yesterday promised to present documents and audio tapes that will cast doubt on federal prosecutors' claim that Cioffi duped investors...
Wasserstein's death may put New York mag on the block
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe death of billionaire Bruce Wasserstein could place the future of his media holdings in peril -- particularly New York magazine, which is controlled by a family trust. "There is...
Paterson steps up
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amGov. Paterson is expected to step up to the plate today and announce a plan to plug New York's multibillion-dol lar budget shortfall. That's an encouraging sign -- but next...
A UN show trial
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe misnamed UN Human Rights Council today takes up the infamous Goldstone report, which accuses Israel of war crimes during last winter's Gaza conflict. The Security Council will also debate...
Jaywalking's steep toll
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amSometimes you've got to wonder about New Yorkers, such as when they will ingly put their lives -- and the lives of others -- at risk by jaywalking. It's a...
Wasserstein dead
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amLazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein, one of Wall Street's most storied icons and prolific dealmakers, died yesterday after being hospitalized over the weekend with an irregular heartbeat. He was 61. According...
Gotti girl weeps
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe eldest child of the late John Gotti broke down at her brother's trial yesterday as their father's voice boomed out from beyond the grave. Angel Gotti sniffled and wiped...
Crash girl: mom sober
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amAn 11-year-old girl was so sure her mom was sober, she got into her car and convinced one of her pals to do the same -- moments before the allegedly...
Capt. Lou counted out
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amCaptain Lou Albano -- the bearded, rubber-band-adorned pro wrestler who skyrocketed to fame on Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" video -- died yesterday in Westchester County. Albano, 76,...
'Beau injected Anna Nicole'
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES -- Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, frequently injected her with drugs -- and once "cooked" Valium for the overmedicated Playmate, a bodyguard testified yesterday....
Pepsi's gag app-alling
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWhat were they drinking? As happens with most cheesy pickup lines, Pepsi's iPhone app offering advice on how to pick up women resulted in the soft-drink giant getting slapped in...
State plans e-ployment
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amALBANY -- Signing up for unemployment might soon become a quick path to a job interview. Gov. Paterson yesterday unveiled a program that will e-mail daily job listings to the...
Cold-feet chef: bride hit me
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe runaway groom claims he had a bridezilla problem. Celebrity chef Todd English has filed a complaint against jilted ex Erica Wang, saying she socked him and put a gash...
Toad's royal proposal 'bombs'
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amIt's no fairy-tale romance. Sweden's stunning Princess Madeleine has stolen the heart of at least one follower -- a creepy stalker who offered the heiress his most unwelcome hand in...
Rush's NFL bid sacked
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amConservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group seeking to buy the NFL's St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh was to be a limited partner in a...
Pedro gets Game 2 start
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel plans to give Pedro Martinez the Game 2 start against the Dodgers. Though Martinez hasn't appeared in a game since Sept. 30 and...
Gaudin ready for any role
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe hell of a 3-0 deficit likely would not get Chad Gaudin the Game 4 start. But if Games 1 or 2 are rained out? Then maybe. Manager Joe Girardi...
Layoff, cold helps out hurlers
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amYankees hitters might be rusty tomorrow, since they've been off all week. They also are going to be pretty frosty, since it's supposed to be around 40 degrees outside. The...
Red Bulls' streak at 27
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amSANDY, Utah -- The Red Bulls ran their league road winless streak to 27 as Real Salt Lake kept its Major League Soccer playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOTIM SULLIVANLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISCincinnati 3 S. FLORIDA (7:45, ESPN)★ CincinnatiS. FloridaS. FloridaCincinnatiPitt 3 RUTGERS (Tom., 8:00, ESPN)PittRutgersPittRutgersx-Texas 3 Oklahoma (Sat., noon, ABC)Oklahoma ★ TexasOklahomaTexasOhio...
Reinforcements on the way for the Giants
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe Giants are getting healthier as they gear up for Sunday's showdown against the unbeaten Saints. It looks as if tight end Kevin Boss, linebacker Bryan Kehl and running back...
The Post Line
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amNFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog SAINTS 3½ 3 (47½) Giants JETS 9½ 10 (38) Bills REDSKINS 4½ 6½ (37) Chiefs BENGALS 4½ 5 (45) Texans STEELERS 14 14...
Yankees aim to slow Angels on bases
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amListen long enough to the questions being asked of the Yankees about the Angels' speed and you wonder if Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt will be...
Jets, Dolphins trading barbs
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amRex Ryan, trying his best to project a refreshed approach yesterday in the wake of the Jets' Monday night debacle against the Dolphins, was adamant about moving on with the...
Gaudin ready if call comes
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe hell of a 3-0 deficit likely would not get Chad Gaudin the Game 4 start. But if Games 1 or 2 are rained out? Then maybe. Joe Girardi wants...
Jets 'D'-ny post-Miami panic
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amSeveral key Jets veterans said yesterday that, despite a defensive meltdown in Monday night's loss to the Dolphins, panic has not set in. "It's not in-case-of-emergency-break-glass time, but it's definitely...
Still a lot for '09 rotation to prove
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amGORDON Edes, the baseball col umnist from Yahoo, approached me in the Yankees clubhouse yesterday and posed this question: 1998 Yankees vs. 2009 Yankees, who would you take? No hesitation,...
Damon workin' hard to halt ugly slump
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amUGLY? Johnny Damon's American League Division Series was beyond ugly. It was uglier than your Aunt Bernice before her electrolysis. It was uglier than the postgame Deegan in a driving...
Manning loads up for shootout with Brees
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amTwo teams armed and dangerous collide Sunday inside the Superdome, a pair of undefeated teams led by the right arms of quarterbacks playing as such a heightened level that expectations...
Shockey: Giants game isn't a grudge match
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amNEW ORLEANS -- A smoke alarm went off in the Saints' locker room yesterday midway through Jeremy Shockley's interview about facing his former team on Sunday for the first time...
Wagner isn't retiring, agent says
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amBilly Wagner is back in baseball before he really ever went anywhere. The lefty's agent issued a statement yesterday saying Wagner intends to pitch in 2010 -- despite Wagner telling...
Hondo loves L.A.
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWhat's in a name? Just about everything. Hondo was trampled at Delaware Park yesterday when Mets Magic ran dead last in the eighth, and a four- horse triple box in...
Nagging injuries hurt Harris' ego
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe Nets saw five regulars sitting out all or parts of yesterday's practice, including Devin Harris, and they're still weeks away from the regular-season opener. That's either comforting or concerning,...
Brodeur may get night off
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amMartin Brodeur has yet to need a game off, but with games on consecutive nights starting tomorrow, coach Jacques Lemaire didn't rule out the possibility that new backup Yann Danis...
Knicks shooters need a hot hand
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amAfter knocking down an open 3-pointer at yesterday's practice, Al Harrington extended both index fingers toward the ceiling, thankful for the ball's flight path. Coming off a 1-for-8 3-point shooting...
Yankees' Molina knows old team likes to run
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amJose Molina can start divulging his secrets any minute now. That's presuming the Yankees' backup catcher still has a few nuggets pertaining to the Angels that might help in the...
Nagging injuries hurt ego of Nets' Harris
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amThe Nets saw five regulars sitting out all or parts of yesterday's practice, including Devin Harris, and they're still weeks away from the regular-season opener. That's either comforting or concerning,...
Reyes set for surgery today
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amJose Reyes finally set a date for long-overdue surgery on his torn right hamstring tendon, scheduling the procedure for today in Dallas. The Mets announced the day after the regular...
Scioscia splits aces to face Yankees
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Scioscia knows it takes a lefty to be successful at Yankee Stadium. To that end, Joe Saunders will start Game 2 of the ALCS for the...
Girardi remains mum on starters beyond Sabathia
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amEmerging from a meeting yesterday where the Yankees' rotation and roster for the ALCS that opens tomorrow night against the Angels at Yankee Stadium was discussed, manager Joe Girardi wasn't...
Costa Rica, US in draw
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amWASHINGTON -- Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica last night that put...
Balanced Dodgers set for Phillies rematch
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers were asked over and over yesterday how much they have changed since the Phillies rushed them out of the NLCS in just five games last...
Gaborik, Rangers top Kings for 6th straight
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amIt's Alex Rodriguez up at the plate, Peyton Manning in the pocket, Kobe Bryant with the ball in his hands. It's Marian Gaborik with the puck on his stick. Playing...
Sports shorts
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amFOOTBALL: Boise State stays unbeatenKellen Moore threw two short TD passes to Tommy Gallarda, and No. 5 Boise State (6-0) survived a late scare to escape with a 28-21 victory...
Weird but true
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amOh, you're a regular riot, lady. Linda Brown sparked a riot at a Columbus, Ohio, Burlington Coat Factory store when she announced that she had won a lottery jackpot and...
Texas the pick over Oklahoma in Big D showdown
October 15, 2009 | 4:00amTHEY are the biggest non- story in college football this season. Though marquee quarterbacks suffered major injuries and marquee programs suffered major upsets in the early going, the Texas Longhorns...
Love him and Lethem! The Bard of Boerum Hill speaks to us!
October 15, 2009 | 3:50amThe bard of Boerum Hill has turned his attention to the Upper East Side. After penning the legendary Brooklyn-centric novels “Motherless Brooklyn and “Fortress of Solitude,” Jonathan Lethem set his...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Bard clinches Manhattan B-I crown
October 15, 2009 | 3:45amAlex Muyl scored twice, Nathan Miller had a goal and Sam Embry made 11 saves as Bard knocked off George Washington, 3-2, in Manhattan B-I soccer action. The win clinched...
Girls volleyball roundup: Kozlitina, Owls fly past Forest Hills
October 15, 2009 | 3:42amKristina Kozlitina had seven kills and nine digs to lead Bryant to a 27-25, 25-19 win against Forest Hills in a pivotal PSAL Queens A8 girls volleyball match Wednesday at...
Kasmally refuses to let injury slow her down
October 15, 2009 | 3:41amAimée Kasmally was in noticeable pain. She limped off the field late in the first half holding her side and grimaced after every long run for a through ball, still...
Whine merchants! CB1 approves oddly controversial tapas bar
October 15, 2009 | 3:40amA Williamsburg community board approved a liquor license for a surprisingly controversial upscale wine bar that a small but angry group of residents has bitterly fought on the grounds that...
Neighbors say F-U to Le Bleu rooftop bar
October 15, 2009 | 3:40amPark Slope residents claim that Fourth Avenue’s sky-high Vue Restaurant and Lounge isn’t just on the roof — its noise levels are through it! Neighbors say that noise coming from...
Walentas sued over slippery Dock docs
October 15, 2009 | 3:40amOpponents of a planned high-rise near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO sued to stop the project this week on the grounds that the city colluded with the...
Canicatti's hat trick lifts SFP over St. Mary's
October 15, 2009 | 2:55amMaria Canicatti basically said, “What the heck." The St. Francis Prep midfielder controlled the ball 35 yards out on the near side without a defender nearby. “I just had the...
Fikke does the trick
October 15, 2009 | 2:38amNeil Berniker has coached boys soccer at Horace Mann for 47 years. In close to five decades, two players have risen above the rest – Charles Alcheck, a ’00 graduate...
Slow start, offensive woes doom Poly Prep
October 15, 2009 | 2:34amThough the match between Poly Prep and Horace Mann was scoreless for over 30 minutes, Gerry Stone could tell from the outset his Blue Devils were in trouble. “They were...
Hynes slapped for wrongful prosecution of O'Hara
October 15, 2009 | 1:59amIt took 12 years, but John O’Hara finally beat District Attorney Charles Hynes.In a scathing criticism of the longtime DA, a state judicial committee said last week that O’Hara, the...
Our Web readers mostly applaud the new Yards lawsuit
October 15, 2009 | 1:58amSam Jacoby, WilliamsburgI know, usually politicians are for progress. I guess she gets more campaign contributions from that develop and destroy group than from the Brooklynites for a Stadium group....
There's a Republican in the Food Co-op!
October 15, 2009 | 1:58amYou can say this for Republican Joe Nardiello — at least he walks the walk.The walk, on one recent weeknight, was not some political rally or a community board meeting,...
State's highest court hears Yards case
October 15, 2009 | 1:58amIf the seven judges of New York State’s highest court have any sympathy towards a small group of landowners suing to block the condemnation of their properties so Bruce Ratner...
New Yards suit — one day before the old Yards suit
October 15, 2009 | 1:58amthe Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s mid-summer “sweetheart” renegotiation with Ratner.The suit, filed this morning in state Supreme Court in Manhattan by a panoply of state legislators, plus Councilwoman Letitia James (D–Fort...
What the F? Agency admits that the F train has problem
October 15, 2009 | 1:58amThe F train is slower, dirtier and less reliable than other lines in the subway system, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority finally admitted in a bombshell report released on Friday.Bolstering what...
Ford tough: Falcons soar over Christ the King
October 15, 2009 | 1:40amJames Caicedo knew of Bishop Ford’s reputation well before he first entered the Park Slope school. “Bishop Ford is not known for its soccer that much,” Caicedo said. “I want...
Reyes surgery Thursday
October 15, 2009 | 1:20amJose Reyes finally set a date for surgery on his right hamstring tendon -- it will be Thursday in Dallas by Cowboys team physician Daniel Cooper.Reyes will have scar tissue...
Group looking to buy Rams drops Rush
October 15, 2009 | 1:14amST. LOUIS - Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh was to be a limited partner...
Undefeated Truman looking forward to Beach Channel test
October 15, 2009 | 1:11amThis week is the picture John Shepherd envisioned when he took over the football program at Truman two years ago. His first order of business as coach was to move...
Whine merchants! 'Overwhelmed' W'burgers oppose $11 Cabernet bar
October 15, 2009 | 12:57amA Williamsburg community board approved a liquor license for a surprisingly controversial upscale wine bar that a small but angry group of residents has bitterly fought on the grounds that...
Your weekly newsbriefs
October 15, 2009 | 12:56amTexting +driving = deathBrooklyn is leading the city in teenager texting while driving fatalities, according to a recent report put out by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer’s office.The report shows that...
New Brooklyn Bridge Park organization announced
October 15, 2009 | 12:56amThe 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park now under construction is quickly garnering the distinction of being the project with the most acronyms.That after yet a new organization, the Campaign for Brooklyn...
Anzai, Horace Mann get revenge on Poly Prep
October 15, 2009 | 12:39amHorace Mann had only lost once in league play all season and it had been to Poly Prep, the defending Ivy League champion. Clearly, the Lions had been thinking about...
Custom Winers: Restaurant-Bar Divides Community
October 15, 2009 | 12:36amA restaurant applying for a liquor license in the ground-floor space of a building off a quiet stretch of Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg has divided a community frustrated with outdoor...
Boxed in
October 15, 2009 | 12:26amBoxed inA 16-year-old thief armed with a box cutter carjacked a motorist on Berry Street Monday.Police were told that the victim was approaching his car parked by a school near...
Booze-fueled slashing
October 15, 2009 | 12:05amBooze-fueled slashingA 48-year-old man at the wrong place at the wrong time ended up in the hospital last week after he was allegedly attacked by three drunken, knife-wielding goons.Police said...
Traffic woes cause worry near Bergen Beach school
October 15, 2009 | 12:05amTraffic conditions outside a Bergen Beach parochial school have become an unholy mess, according to a parent urging officials to heed his warning to blockade the street in order to...