December 27, 2005
COURT SMACKS DOWN SPACE-GRABBING LANDLORD
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amLANDLORDS and tenants get into some strange disputes, but what's gone on at the landmarked building 1 Broadway just might be "1" for the books. A court has just rejected...
KNICKS' EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amForget winning - the Knicks still come out on top as the most valuable team in the National Basketball Association. Despite the Knicks' dismal court play, which draws more jeers...
YES, BOSS - BRUCE SONGS HEAT UP 'COLD CASE'
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amBRUCE Springsteen, who rarely allows his music to be used in TV or movie soundtracks, has licensed no fewer than nine songs to the cop show "Cold Case" for an...
STARR REPORT
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amReege ready to party Regis Philbin returns Saturday for his second goround hosting a New Year's Eve telecast, this time on Fox's "New Year's Eve Live" airing from Times Square...
BOOKMARK THIS! - 25 AMAZING ADDRESSES TO VISIT BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME!; THESE WEB SITES PUT THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amONCE upon a time, making travel arrangements meant trusting strangers to choose not only which airline to take and where to stay, but sometimes, where to go. These choices could...
CABLE IS NOW HALF DIGITAL
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amDIGITAL cable is finally catching up. Roughly as many people are digital cable subscribers as are old-fashioned analog subscribers, according to a new AP study. Digital - which lets subscribers...
REVENGE OF THE DOORMEN - THEY'RE KEEPING A LIST OF WHO'S NAUGHTY & NICE; BAD TIPPERS GET SLAMMED
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amWRITER Ann Marie Sabath thought she had a great relationship with one of the doormen in her West 57th Street condo - that is, until she under-tipped him last Christmas....
GODDESS AMONG GEEKS - TO THE D&D GUYS, SHE'S GOT A CHARISMA OF 18
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amSHE is just a little bit cooler than most of the hot nerdy hipsters online. Just a little bit. "I'm not going to tell my friends about some dorky Internet...
NEVER A FACE IN THE CROWD
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amSOMEactors work a lifetime to perfect what Vincent Schiavelli could do with a glance. This wasn't because of his acting ability - though he was a fine actor. Schiavelli had...
AMERICANS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE FOR '06
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amAmericans overwhelmingly predict they'll have a better year in 2006 than they did in 2005, despite fears of war and terrorism, according to a nationwide poll. In the Quinnipiac University...
SURVEY: FRUITCAKE DRIVES US ALL NUTS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amFreaked out over that fruitcake some clueless relative put under your Christ mas tree over the weekend? You're not alone. Four out of five Americans say fruit cake is the...
HEART OP FOR ARIEL - DOCS TO PLUG TINY HOLE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has a tiny hole in his heart that will have to be repaired in a medical procedure next month, his doctors said yesterday. They said...
RANGEL'S WAMPUM LINKED TO SCANDAL
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Rep. Charlie Rangel has taken more donations from American Indian tribes tied to sleazy lobbyist Jack Abramoff than almost any other Democrat in the House, finance reports show....
MAJOR STORES AND MAIL-ORDER OUTFITS HIT THE WEB YESTERDAY ...
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amMajor stores and mail-order outfits hit the Web yesterday with huge after-Christmas discounts to online shoppers - offering bargain hunters as much as 70 percent off on end-of-the-year steals. In...
'DIRTY BOMB' PREP - NEW HOSP EQUIPMENT
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amMore than 30 private hospitals around New York City will soon be outfitted with top-of-the-line radiological-detection equipment, as a precaution against a "dirty bomb" attack, The Post has learned. With...
SEASICKENING - POLS RIP TERROR $$ FOR DINE CRUISES
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - A federal anti-terror program to beef up security at the nation's ports has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to luxury dinner-cruise boats and the Circle Line, The...
VANDALS HIT MENORAH FOR 2ND YEAR
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amA decorative Long Island menorah has been vandalized for the second consecutive year, angering the Jewish community and baffling cops. The vandals ripped out electrical wires connected to the oversized...
'KONG' WINS GORILLA WAR - APE EPIC JUST TOPS 'NARNIA'
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amHollywood kept the monkey on its back over the Christmas holiday weekend, as "King Kong" remained the No. 1 movie at the box office. "Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia:...
BUSH BACKS BUXOM BLONDE'S BIG-BUCKS BATTLE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith has an unexpected ally in her bid to claim hundreds of millions from the estate of her deceased husband - President Bush....
BURNED ALIVE - CABBY DIES IN QUEENS HIT-AND-RUN NIGHTMARE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amA Queens taxi driver was incinerated inside his cab early yesterday following a hit-and-run smashup with a minivan, police and witnesses said. Police yesterday were hunting for the driver of...
I WAS DOUBLE TEAMED - JOCK'S COACH 'TRAUMA'
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amAn ex-student has struck out in his bid to make his high-school football coach pay for turning the baseball coach against him. Dustin Cronk, 20, claimed in a lawsuit that...
CINNAMONSTERS STEAL 'NUN BUN'
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amA half-baked holiday fruitcake has stolen a cinnamon bun famous for its likeness to the late Mother Teresa from a Nashville coffeehouse. Cops are sifting through crumbs of evidence to...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amTHE BRONX * A man died after a brawl in a High Bridge nightspot early yesterday, police said. The victim, 38, whose name was not released, was knifed in the...
CRUEL IRONY IN N.J. OFFICERS' DEATHS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amTwo ill-fated Jersey City cops whose vehicle plunged off an open drawbridge on Christmas Day fell victim to the kind of tragic accident they were there to prevent, officials lamented...
PROBE SPITZER: GOP - 'THREAT' CALLS TO WHITEHEAD COULD BE CRIME
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amState Republican officials are urging authorities to investigate whether Attorney General Eliot Spitzer broke the law by allegedly making "serious and troubling" threats against Lower Manhattan Development Corp. chief John...
MTA, UNION AGREE ON OUTLINE FOR DEAL
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amThe MTA and the 34,000-member Transport Workers Union last night reached an "agreement in principle" on a new three-year contract - ending the bitter labor strife that shut down the...
HOLIDAY HORROR - MADMAN KILLS 4 ON CHRISTMAS DAY
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amA deranged Virginia man shot his mother to death in an upscale suburb of the nation's capital on Christmas Day - then drove to the home of sleeping friends, firing...
STORMING THE STORES - BARGAIN-HUNGRY HORDES SHOP TO IT FOR HOT DEALS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amTens of thousands of bargain-crazy New Yorkers went into shopping overdrive yesterday as they swamped stores in search of after-Christmas bargains. And with retailers offering astounding discounts of up to...
MAN BUSTED IN POTATO PEELER SLAY
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amA Queens man was stabbed to death when a man he met at a bar and brought back to his apartment plunged a potato peeler into him more than 20...
MULTISTATE BAUBLE BANDITS PREYING ON L.I. MALLS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amA gang of hooded jewel thieves has knocked over dozens of jewelry stores, from Connecticut to North Carolina - including several in Long Island, police said. Authorities say the band...
HELP TROOPS PHONE HOME
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amAMERICANS looking for a way to offer some holiday cheer to our troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan might want to consider the USO's Operation Phone Home - a program...
EVA AND TONY IN HOT WATER
December 27, 2005 | 5:00am"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria and her basketball-star beau, Tony Parker, hurled ethnic slurs and profanities at a cop over the holiday weekend, police said. During the confrontation in San...
STIRLING TELLS POROUS DIPIETRO TO SIT ONE OUT
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amBUFFALO - The red flags are being raised already, signs popping up that say the Islanders would probably be better off if Rick DiPietro did not go to the Olympics...
AN ITALIAN SUB TO GO?
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amTORONTO - The way Team USA consigns him to the taxi squad, Paul Martin should apply for a medallion. It could turn into a medal. The Devils' defenseman was left...
SENDING VINNY OFF WITH LOVE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amTHERE wasn't expected to be a dry eye in a half-empty house when Vinny Testaverde made his curtain call last night. Nice gesture by Herman Edwards, much appreciated by Testaverde...
JINTS ADD LEWIS TO SHORE UP GIMPY LB CORPS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amErnie Accorsi did not stay up late Sunday night to watch the Ravens defeat the Vikings, a result that officially clinched a playoff berth for the Giants. After missing out...
NETS' PLAN: LET IT RIDE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00am"The opponent doesn't matter. It's more important [to] ... keep playing the right way." -RICHARD JEFFERSON Richard Jefferson cited resilience. Vince Carter pointed to the team approach. Coach Lawrence Frank...
CURRY RETURNS, BUT ANKLE STILL PUFFY
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amKNICK-NET NOTES Eddy Curry was back for the Knicks. But not as a starter. Curry, who sat the Knicks' previous four games with a sprained left ankle, was activated and...
GUARD THE GARDEN - STORM OUT TO RENEW MSG EDGE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amSt. John's has yet to turn Madison Square Garden into a Bates Hotel for visiting teams under second-year head coach Norm Roberts. It has not been a house of horrors,...
LAW GETS HIGHLIGHT WITH PICK
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amJET NOTES It's difficult to tell what might stand out in Ty Law's mind more - being voted into the fifth Pro Bowl of his career last week or picking...
KEN DRYDEN COULDN'T SAVE THESE ISLES
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amSabres 6 Isles 3 BUFFALO - Islanders coach Steve Stirling made a change in goal last night, going with Garth Snow instead of Rick DiPietro, who the coach said needed...
WEEKES REEKS; RANGERS FALL
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amSenators 6 - Rangers 2 KANATA, Ontario - Tom Renney's explanation for starting Kevin Weekes rather than Henrik Lundqvist in goal here last night had something or other to do...
NO HILL OF BEANS - KNEE INJURY BENCHES STORM GUARD
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amTry as it might to minimize the severity of guard Daryll Hill's left knee injury, St. John's acknowledged last night that the star guard will miss the Holiday Festival that...
DEVS FEEL POWERLESS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amMaple Leafs 2 - Devils 1 TORONTO - The coach sounded the warning that the GM is fed-up and ready to act. Lou Lamoriello should know, holding both jobs. "It...
SIX & THE CITY - NETS STRETCH STREAK WITH GARDEN WIN
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amNets 109 - Knicks 101 Before the game, Knick coach Larry Brown was asked if he knew how to defend the Nets' Big Three of Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and...
CURRY'S BACK IN PICTURE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amKNICKS-NETS NOTES Eddy Curry was back for the Knicks. But not as a starter. Curry, who sat out the Knicks' previous four games with a sprained left ankle, was activated...
IT WAS ONE ICY CHRISTMAS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amTHERE'S nothing worse than a phony Christmas greeting to subvert the integrity of my holiday; so good for Shaq and Kobe for having none of it Sunday in Miami. No...
A STUDY IN CONTRASTS - KNICKS GET A LOOK AT EVERYTHING THEY'RE NOT
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amBEFORE his Nets would capture their sixth straight win last night, Lawrence Frank threw some bouquets toward the struggling Knicks. "We have a great deal of respect for New York,"...
KNICK ROOKIE RIPS REFS
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amKNICK-NET NOTES In the eyes of Knick rookie Nate Robinson, a double standard exists. "Honestly it feels like whenever we foul somebody, it's like, 'Oh, they fouled him too hard,'...
PARTY'S OVER - PATS CLOBBER JETS TO CLOSE OUT MNF ON ABC
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amPatriots 31 - Jets 21 The Jets have endured numerous surgeries to a number of their key players in this injury-ravaged season. Last night, they had surgery performed on their...
NO WAY FOR VIN TO EXIT
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amIT WAS SO BAD, it didn't appear to dignify Vinny Testaverde's presence. The Jets did not manage a single first down in a first half in which they did not...
KICKIN' IT LIKE VINATIERI - JETS' NUGENT NO ORDINARY ROOKIE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amWhen the Jets made their well-publicized selection of Ohio State kicker Mike Nugent in the NFL Draft last April, Adam Vinatieri's name was often brought up by the team's brass....
CARTER ISN'T GETTING HIS DUE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amIMAGINE for a moment if Vince Carter were playing for the Knicks. Imagine if he had just orchestrated five straight wins, inspiring his team by averaging a phenomenal 35.4 points...
WEEKES GETS THE NOD
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amKANATA, Ont. - Tom Renney hasn't only earned respect, he's earned the benefit of the doubt with the way the Rangers have responded to their head coach over the first...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
December 27, 2005 | 5:00amThe Mounties always get their man - and these days, they do it with a little high-tech help. The famed Canadian cops used a satellite-based global-positioning system to track a...