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Most New Yorkers don't want Islamic centre near Ground Zero
Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community centre and mosque to be relocated farther away from the site of 9/11 terrorist attack, according to a New York Times poll.

Brendan Fraser heads to Broadway
The 'Mummy' star Brendan Fraser is set to make his Broadway debut with a new play based on Norwegian writer Ingvar Ambjornsen's novel.

Sarah Palin calls reporters 'impotent' in radio interview
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has lashed out at reporters who write about her using anonymous sources, branding them 'impotent' and 'whack.'

Facebook 'engagement announcement' adds two more to its murder tally
A North Carolina woman was found shot dead by her ex-boyfriend after she recently announced her engagement to another man on Facebook.

Ladies 'pay-less nights' are not sexist, rules Manhattan court
A Manhattan court has brushed aside claims by a lawyer that letting women past the velvet rope for free or half price on "Ladies Nights" violates the Constitution.

Lady Gaga transforms into risque Lady Liberty for V Magazine cover
Popstar Lady Gaga has morphed into a risque Lady Liberty for the cover shoot of the new issue of V Magazine in a lacy black bra and panties

Wesley Snipes' seeking Ponzi schemer's stripper wife to beat tax rap
Ponzi schemer Ken Starr's stripper wife, Diane Passage, has claimed that Wesley Snipes' private eyes have been stalking her in a bid to find evidence to clear the actor of tax charges.

Joe Manganiello once checked his car for tracking device left by stalker
Joe Manganiello has revealed that he had once checked his car for tracking devices that was possibly left by stalkers.

Tiger Woods has not moved to NYC apartment
Tiger Woods has reportedly not moved into the downtown Manhattan apartment on Hudson Street.

'I'm not size zero like Sarah and Kristin', says Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall of 'Sex and the City' fame has revealed that she is not size zero like her other co-stars in the show.

Man survives plunge from multi-storey building
A New York man has survived after plunging from the rooftop of a 40 storey skyscraper.

Probe of school testing overhaul
The Senate's education watchdog is launching a probe into the controversy surrounding the state Education Department's scoring and overhaul of standardized exams. Senate Education Chairwoman Suzi Oppe...

Letterman extort guy out of jail
The disgraced CBS News producer who shook down David Letterman for $2 million by threatening to expose the TV funnyman's adulterous trysts with staffers walked free yesterday after four months in the ...

The Bronx is burning in 5-hr. blaze
This terrifying Bronx inferno raged for more than five hours -- and destroyed a row of businesses -- before New York's Bravest could get it under control. The six-alarm blaze appeared to begin at Spic...

Bx. River $$ flows
Organizations and municipalities with projects to fight pollution in the Bronx River are getting a financial boost from a 2007 settlement between the state Attorney General's Office and polluters. Att...

Verdict flip on 'Nazi' art
A federal appeals court has overturned a verdict that denied the heirs of a Holocaust victim -- including a Manhattan man -- ownership of a valuable drawing they claim was looted by the Nazis. The cas...

Four Jewish patrol members shot trying to corral suspected perv
Borough Park , the group said.Flores - who has nine prior arrests, including for public lewdness and weapons possession - saw the volunteers in his rearview mirror and bailed from his vehicle on 46th ...

Age suit vs. Citi
A former banker for Citigroup says that she was canned because of her age after she went on maternity leave, according to a filing in Brooklyn Civil Court. Cassandra Lilienthal, 51, a business banker,...

N.J. Couple stole from student government
New Jersey couple face federal charges that they stole more than $420,000 from a college student government organization.Forty-eight-year-old Shaunette Ruffin-Moody, who was office manager for the stu...

Teachers axed by Queens charter via FedEx rehired
United Federation of Teachers yesterday to rehire three of the 11 laid-off staffers. Five of the teachers chose not to return, while the cases of three teachers' aides are still under arbitration, uni...

Clueless cop, who didn't help girl, shaved head after tragedy
Brooklyn girl dying of an asthma attack shaved his head in an apparent attempt to throw off witnesses, the child's family charged Thursday."We think there was an attempt to alter his appearance," said

Outrage over Charger chick's whining over crushed vehicle
Give us a brake! A whining New Jersey woman's gripe that her precious sports car was destroyed by a suicidal man's 40-story fall triggered a venomous outpouring from his friends, neighbors and fellow ...

Pick either Rangel or Powell for Congress Yuck!
Rep. Charles Rangel (left) faces a House trial on 13 ethics charges. Adam Clayton Powell (right) took thousands in campaign cash from an ex-con strip-club king.

Ladies' night a big bar boost
The courts upheld ladies' night and New Yorkers say the feeling's right. Charging female patrons less is a good idea, say bartenders and customers. "The [appellate court] judges made a good decision,"...

Gang war behind 'toon-kid shooting
An escalating turf war between bloodthirsty street gangs nearly claimed the life of a 10-year-old Brooklyn boy who was hit by a bullet that flew through his window while he was innocently watching car...

Charter school site sparks row in Harlem
St. Nicholas Houses signed petitions in recent days urging the federal government to reject City Hall's plan to start construction this year on a new $100-million home for the Harlem Children's

I'm the 'nerd' who never did drugs
Attorney-general hopeful Sean Coffey is scared that a secret from deep in his past will blow his chance to get the job. "This may cost me the Democratic nomination: I have never used drugs," he joked ...

Verizon worker helps cop catch man who stole his van
Verizon worker helped cops catch a man who stole his company van in Queens - chasing him down and using the suspect's abandoned cell phone to get him arrested.Alphur Willock, 38, was driving on Northe...

'Miracle' kid recovers from stray bullet wound in neck
Khalil Robinson - whose life was spared by less than an inch when a bullet passed through his neck - was smiling, talking and hugging his mother from a bed at

Nassau GOP bites the ballot
A Republican political appointee with the Nassau County Board of Elections ended up disenfranchising her own party when she failed to include the GOP in the instructions sent out to 900,000 voters on ...

Come fry with us, Park Slope store says
Russell Knight, 40, bites into a deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the Chipshop in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 'If it tastes good, it tastes a damn sight better fried,' he said.

NYPD tow guy in spat ordered to get drug test
Marvin Robbins, whose NYPD job is to crack down on Finest parked illegally, says when he told a cop what his assignment is, the ticked-off Bronx officer hunted for his car to give him a ticket.

Cancel order for auction
Chew on that, Capital One. The Cipriani restaurant empire -- currently in a nasty legal battle with its creditor, Capital One Bank -- was granted an injunction yesterday that halted a public auction o...

NJTransit bows to pressure, cuts fare penalty
NJTransit riders from Penn Station to Newark Airport will see $2.75 penalty disappear from tickets, thanks to Daily News' editorials. Bowing to pressure from the Daily News, NJTransit officials ann...

Hurricane Earl barrels toward Long Island
Hamptonites thought they'd be preparing for the end of summer -- instead, they're preparing for the end of the world. Hurricane hysteria gripped the East End yesterday as Hurricane Earl barreled up th...

Kin of woman who died of asthma in eatery sues city
Brooklyn is suing the city, charging she could have been saved by a better-equipped ambulance.Brooklyn prosecutors have been probing accusations that two city medics on a food run ignored pleas to hel...

I have stolen 150 city buses, boasts Darius McCollum
Darius McCollum says he loves buses so much he has stolen 150 of them in the last decade. During an exclusive jailhouse interview two days after he was busted with a hot Trailways coach, McCollum tal...

It's a mystery school for some pre-k's
The parents of about 2,000 youngsters might not know if they got the spots they applied for in city schools until the day before classes start.The Education Department is sending out letters and posti...

Living In Style New York introduces a new affordable luxury Deck Tiles
NEW YORK, NY, September 03, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Deck Tiles (aka. Hardwood Outdoor Tiles, Composite or Wood Patio Tiles) are perfect for resurfacing outdoor flooring such as Balconies,Roof decks...

Sabathia Wins 19th Game As Yankees Shut Out A's
NEW YORK | CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major league-leading 19th win, fill-in Curtis Granderson homered twice and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0...

Storage Optimization Seminar - Boston Seaport World Trade Center-...
ITSessions today announced a one-day Storage Optimization seminar in Boston, at the Boston Seaport World Trade Center on September 22, 2010. This seminar is part of an ongoing series of technology and...

A boost for Basil
A pro-charter Democratic group yesterday endorsed challenger Basil Smikle over incumbent Bill Perkins for the state Senate seat from Harlem. "We need state elected leaders who will continue to drive r...

City school officials slam turkey subs
Teachers who have been shed from schools but continue to get full pay to work as substitutes have been lax about seeking permanent positions, school officials charged yesterday. New city Department of...

Big Madoff lawyer haul
Hundreds of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's victims yesterday challenged the latest mega-bill from his bankruptcy trustee -- which seeks $34 million for 120 days of work. The Aug. 20 bill, for services be...

DiNapoli issues 'red' alert on pension fund
ALBANY -- Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned yesterday that the state's massive pension fund could soon slip into the red for the first time in seven years, despite a $1.3 billion hike in fees to loca...

Indian tax war ain't over
ALBANY -- A "frustrated" Gov. Paterson said yesterday that he was determined to push ahead with a plan to tax cigarettes sold on Indian reservations despite a freeze ordered by a state judge. "We alwa...

Taiwan share prices close up 0.68% on Wall St. rebound
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan share prices closed up 0.68 percent yesterday as buying was triggered by a strong rebound on Wall Street overnight due to better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing activity data...

Hillary Clinton launches Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L-R) to make a statement on Middle East pea...

Hard Times for Wall Street's "Sell Night" Recruits
GS ) hosted an exclusive dinner for recent college graduates at a Ruth's Chris restaurant in midtown Manhattan. While the chain steakhouse might have seemed d�class� for veteran Wall Str...

Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) -- A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina's Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter f...

Santana departs early, but Mets hold off Braves
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Johan Santana left after five innings, but limited Atlanta to just one run as the New York Mets avoided a four-game sweep at the hands of the Braves with a 4-2 win. Sant...

Yankees cramp Oakland's style, as usual
-- Oakland's last and perhaps best hope at Yankee Stadium was Dallas Braden, but the weather conspired to take the left-hander out of the equation Thursday. Braden cramped up early in the game, with...

BASEBALL NOTES / Rangers' Lee to have ailing back examined
Left-hander Cliff Lee returned to Texas on Wednesday to get a shot and have his ailing back examined. He is 0-3 with an 8.28 ERA in his last five starts. Lee gave up seven runs (four earned) and 10 h...

Could this be the new green heart of Downtown
The city has just added a little California dreaming to its plans to give Downtown a sparkling new park.The Economic Development Corporation just named San Francisco-based open space firm Hargreaves A...

A monster win over the Lake Monsters
Lake Monsters 1Cyclones 8Thursday, Sept. 2 at MCU ParkThe Cyclones got on the board first on Juan Centeno’s double in the second. But the team broke it open in the fourth, thanks to aggressive b...

Clones split a late-night doubleheader
Lake Monsters 6Cyclones 4 (Game 1)Lake Monsters 2Cyclones 3 (Game 2)Wednesday, Sept. 1 at MCU ParkThe Cyclones dropped the first game of a doubleheader in ugly fashion, giving up six unanswered runs o...

Wall St. whistleblower faces $10.7M hit
It doesn't pay to be a Wall Street whistleblower. At least that's the lesson for former Rodman & Renshaw biotech analyst Matthew Murray, who was told last month to pay his ex-employer a whopping $...

Vick makes brief appearance in 1st start since '06
The Associated Press ROB MAADDI (AP Pro Football Writer) (AP) — Michael Vick has reached the point in his comeback where he doesn't have to prove himself anymore.The New York Jets beat Philadelphia...

Manning, Brady solid in finale tuneup
The Associated Press TOM CANAVAN (AP Sports Writer) (AP) — Eli Manning and Tom Brady are ready for the season, and so is Rhett Bomar.Haven't heard of him? Well, he just might be the New York Giants...

Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms
The Associated Press HOWARD FENDRICH (AP Tennis Writer) (AP) — Roger Federer is one cool customer.The temperature climbed into the 90s yet again Thursday at Flushing Meadows, and the guy showed up ...

Djokovic beats Petzschner in US Open's 2nd round
The Associated Press (AP) — Novak Djokovic has reached the third round at the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory over 52nd-ranked Philipp Petzschner of Germany.Play was delayed in the eight...

Movies dominate stage for coming Broadway season
FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 file photo, actor Paul Reubens portraying Pee-wee Herman poses for a portrait while promoting "The Pee-wee Herman Show" live stage play in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Molo...

Farrakhan supports planned mosque in New York
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan says an Islamic community center and mosque planned near the site of the World Trade Center in New York should be built because Muslims were among those of man...

Federer books calm passage in New York as storm approaches - 2nd Update
New York - Roger Federer turned in another apparently effortless performance Thursday, with the five-time champion safely into the third round of the US Open a day before rains from an Atlantic

Bernero warns Wall St. banks
Lansing -- If Virg Bernero is elected governor, Michigan will pull its money out of Wall Street banks that won't work with the state's businesses and residents, the Democratic nominee announced Thursd...

Japanese Market Trades Higher On Wall Street Cues
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market opened higher on Friday on positive cues from Wall Street, where stocks surged higher overnight on the back of some encouraging economic reports. A slight weaken...

Yemen's int'l donor countries to meet in New York
A forum dubbed "The Friends of Yemen" to help the impoverished Arab country get rid of extremist groups will be held on Sept. 24 in New York, Yemen's state news agency Saba reported on Thurs...

Wall Street's Still-Warped Incentives
my July 7 column, “Let Goldman Be Goldman,” which took to task both the Obama administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress for “demonizing” Goldman Sachs, and much of the rest of Wall...

City's 311 Call Center Treated For Bed Bugs
The bed bug epidemic that's sweeping New York has even hit the city's 311 call center.The call center in Lower Manhattan was fumigated Tuesday night after a bed bug was found in the facility on Friday...

Time Warner Cable Strikes Contract Deal With Disney/ABC
Time Warner Cable Customers will be able to continue watching Disney and ABC programming.The company announced Thursday it reached an agreement with the Disney/ABC Television Group.That means Time War...

Dem AG candidates slam Albany, Wall Street
kathleen.kerr@newsday.com Responding to a moderator's rapid-fire questions, all five Democratic candidates for New York attorney general Thursday night called for reform in state government and highl...

Santana leaves Mets' win early with strained pectoral muscle
david.lennon@newsday.com ATLANTA - One of the Mets' few remaining bright spots, Johan Santana, went dim Thursday night when the two-time Cy Young winner removed himself from the game with what the te...

9/11 Groups Split On Mosque Rallies On Anniversary
– Both supporters and opponents of a proposed Islamic cultural center should stand against rallies planned for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, groups representing some relatives of atta...

Santana, Mets snap Braves' five-game win streak
ATLANTA (AP) -- David Wright homered, Johan Santana won for the first time in four starts and the New York Mets snapped the Atlanta Braves ' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Thursda...

Hard Times for Wall Street's "Sell Night" Recruits
In the post-TARP era, "Sell Night," The Street's annual August ritual of hosting steak dinners and strip-club expeditions, is over

Rangers riot police 'never saw such ferocity'
What should have been a "celebration of football" ended in mayhem and violence as Rangers hooligans went on the rampage on one of the biggest nights in the club's history, a court heard yesterday.

Johan day-to-day with strained pec muscle
ATLANTA -- Mets starter Johan Santana left Thursday's 4-2 win over the Braves with a strained pectoral muscle. He is day-to-day. Santana left after pitching five innings of one-run ball, throwing jus...

Pagan, Reyes hope to return vs. Cubs
Worth noting ATLANTA -- Although Angel Pagan and Jose Reyes remained out of the lineup Thursday, both appear to be nearing a return. Pagan, whose right wrist tendinitis has now kept him out of three ...

Manuel tries to give Duda more protection
Worth noting ATLANTA -- Jerry Manuel's curiosity regarding rookie Lucas Duda has already seeped its way into his daily lineup. On Duda's second day with the club, the Mets manager penciled the rookie ...

Mets promote catcher Nickeas from Minors
Worth noting ATLANTA -- Battling through injuries and staring down the path of a career Minor Leaguer, Mike Nickeas came close to quitting baseball. Now, he is a Major Leaguer. The Mets selected the...

Sabathia Is King of the Hill in the Bronx
Yankees ’ four-game series sweep and moving closer to his first 20-win season. As Braden succumbed to the extreme heat, departing in the top of the sixth inning because of cramping in his right...

Mets’ Catcher of the Future Has Memories of Wrigley
St. Louis Cardinals fans living in Breese, Ill., there were few things the Tholes cherished more than trips to Wrigley Field in Chicago to watch their team play the rival

NYC toddler with serious lung problems found dead
NEW YORK (AP) -- A toddler with a lifetime of serious health problems was found dead in her apartment Thursday, and her mother was being questioned by police.

Suspects sought in subway slashing
New York City Police are trying to identify three suspects caught on video after an assault on a Manhattan bound 4 train. The crime happened Tuesday at 2:40 in the afternoon at Utica Avenue and East...

The New York Times' Skimpy Evidence That Women Are Suddenly Proud To Be Flat-Chested
, Sept. 2, the headline is "Where Minimal Assets Are a Plus: Many women these days want to showcase their small chests, not pad them out. Retailers are listening"; on the Web, it's "

Suspicious car in midtown Manhattan deemed safe
New York City police closed streets in midtown Manhattan on Thursday afternoon after a suspicious car was reported, and after more than one hour of investigation, the situation was declared all clear....

Yankees' Swisher leaves game
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher left Thursday's 5-0 win over Oakland with stiffness in his left knee. Swisher grounded to short in the first inning and was...

4 in Jewish security force shot in B'klyn
Four members of a volunteer Jewish security force were shot in Brooklyn earlier tonight, police said. A man believed to be the shooter was in police custody, cops said. All of the victims, whose names...

Builders of NYC mosque face financial hurdles
The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site still have financial hurdles to clear: They haven't finished buying all the property they want for the p...

St. Vincent's Not Obligated To Share Financial Records
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Saint Vincent's administrators do not have to release the bankrupt hospital's financial documents.The move is a blow to a coalition of former employees and Greenwic...

Muslim-bashing pastor to preach at Ground Zero
A Muslim-bashing evangelical preacher is bringing his inflammatory brand of worship to Ground Zero - and even the anti-mosque crowd doesn't want him.

Hurricane Earl swirls along eastern seaboard toward New York
Hurricane Earl is on its way! The powerful storm is set to sweep past the metro area Friday, raking the area with high winds and heavy rains and pounding the beaches with towering waves. While the r...

Police reopen New York's Park Avenue
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police reopened Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan on Thursday afternoon after investigating a suspicious vehicle and declaring it safe. The bomb squad had been called to i...

Davydenko falls in New York
NEW YORK - Roger Federer has rolled into the third round of the US Open while sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko lost and Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori dumped 11th seed Marin Cilic in five gruelling sets...

Cole family, Ford settle over crash death
The family of former Mets prospect Brian Cole, who was killed in a 2001 car accident, won a $131 million verdict against the Ford Motor Company in Laurel, Miss., on Monday. Former Mets general manage...

Mass. AG tracking deliveries of faulty propane
BOSTON (AP) -- A fatal explosion at a Massachusetts condominium project in July has led the state attorney general to investigate the delivery of faulty propane to locations across New England and New...

'Yank!' Won't Reach Broadway This Season
Broadway production of the musical, and that Mr. Cromer was working on the show virtually every day (including Thursday). Mr. Cromer, in an interview published last week in

A Street Hustler Becomes a Reluctant Father
Footloose young men being humanized by unexpected fatherhood is an occasional movie fantasy that (like the Dardenne brothers’ gritty gem

A hotel that's also an art gallery
SOHO (WABC) -- Forms of art are on display at the New James Hotel located in SoHo, Manhattan. "This is a really graphic piece," Aaron Wexler said. It is a collage by Aaron Wexler and is one of the ...

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