2/16 NY Post: News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. NY Post: News LI BREATH-A-LIAR RENTS CAR TO DRIVE DRUNK February 15, 2009 at 10:07 pm A Long Island man with a history of DWI rented a car to avoid driving his own - which is outfitted with a court-ordered Breathalyzer - but was busted for driving drunk again when he smashed into a pole today, police said. Marvin Rice Jr., 27, of... CHRIS BROWN APOLOGY LACKING 'PUNCH' February 15, 2009 at 8:36 pm A "sorry" Chris Brown offered a mea culpa today - but didn't say exactly what he was apologizing for. The R&B singer, who was busted after allegedly beating his girlfriend, pop star Rihanna, said he was "sorry and saddened" - but also bashed the... CRASHED PLANE WAS ON AUTOPILOT February 15, 2009 at 3:03 pm The commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot when it went down in icy weather, indicating that the pilot may have violated federal safety recommendations and the airline's own policy for flying in such conditions, a federal... PATERSON WANTS TO TAX PORN February 15, 2009 at 2:13 pm Talk of a New York tax increase just got a little, er, hotter. It turns out that New York Gov. David Paterson's proposal on downloads of music and software would also apply to downloading pornography. The state Division of Budget confirm that... GREENWICH GHOST TOWN February 15, 2009 at 6:54 am It's a gold-plated ghost town. Almost 50 mansions built on spec for the hedge-fund set - and priced from $5 million to upwards of $25 million - sit empty in Greenwich, Conn., where the real-estate market has tanked. "They're going nowhere... MANHATTAN BANKER'S KIN & COLLEAGUES 'DEVASTATED' February 15, 2009 at 6:51 am A young Manhattan banker and one of the flight attendants - a New Jersey mother of four - were among those killed in the crash of Buffalo-bound Continental Connection Flight 3407, it emerged yesterday. Nicole Korczykowski, a 29-year-old employee... ICY BLAST FROM FEDS February 15, 2009 at 6:50 am With investigators suspecting a buildup of ice on the wings and tail of the plane that crashed and killed 50 near Buffalo, federal officials complained yesterday that aviation regulators for years have ignored their demand for better de-icing... ROLLIN' WITH THE STONES February 15, 2009 at 5:00 am In 1978, Bill German, then a 16-year-old kid in Brooklyn, started a fan 'zine about the Rolling Stones called "Beggars Banquet." The band was so impressed by it, they let the teen hang around - and even advertised his 'zine inside their album... CITY CROSSWALKS GOING BACK ON THE CLOCK February 15, 2009 at 3:34 am A PET project of Mayor Bloomberg's - to test countdown clocks on pedestrian traffic signals - was postponed for more than a year after the Department of Transportation determined the cost would reach an indefensible $3 million. Officials said... COP PLAN: GO ON 'OFFENSE' February 15, 2009 at 3:27 am After giving petty criminals a break, the NYPD summoned a dozen precinct commanders to Headquarters Friday to help focus efforts against aggressive beggars, squeegee men, hookers and illegal peddlers, The Post has learned. Station-house bosses... HIGHER LOVE FOR 13 DUOS February 15, 2009 at 3:21 am Talk about taking love to new heights. Thirteen couples certainly had their heads in the clouds when they tied the knot at the Empire State Building yesterday. The lucky pairs were winners of a Brides.com wedding contest that feted the... NJ DAD FIGHTS FOR STOLEN SON February 15, 2009 at 3:18 am It took nearly five years, but New Jersey resident David Goldman has finally hugged his son again. Until last weekend Goldman - engaged in a bitter custody battle with Brazilian courts - hadn't seen his son Sean since 2004, when the toddler left... WEIRD BUT TRUE February 15, 2009 at 3:10 am Scratch that. A woman with the longest fingernails in the world had her record clipped when she lost them in a car accident. Utah resident Lee Redmond's 33-inch nails - grown over 30 years - were broken in the four-car pile-up. *** A... WRITER'S FAN-TASY REALIZED February 15, 2009 at 3:07 am It was his magnificent obsession. Bill German was raised in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, and said he was "brought up a nice Jewish boy who learned the Talmud and Hebrew." But at age 10, as he listened to his older sis ter playing Rolling Stones records... NYPD DAILY BLOTTER February 15, 2009 at 2:36 am Manhattan * A heartless crook swiped a pair of donation boxes from an Upper East Side church, cops said. The prowler was seen on video surveillance in the St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church on Park Avenue near East 83rd Street shortly after 4 p... GRIEF OF STAFF FOR REELING PATERSON February 15, 2009 at 2:35 am Battered by embarrassing missteps and several high-profile staff defections, Gov. Paterson is trying to right his listing leadership and get back on track for 2010, sources told The Post. A Paterson confidant said the need for regrouping is... MAMA M.I.A. HAS A BABY February 15, 2009 at 2:34 am M.I.A. is an M.O.M. The Sri Lankan rapper gave birth to a bouncing baby boy Wednesday after going into labor just hours after performing at Grammy Awards. "He is healthy, fine, beautiful and, of course, the most amzing [sic] thing ever on this... WIFE COPS TO A KILLER WORKOUT February 15, 2009 at 2:34 am CHARDON, Ohio - A woman has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide for exercising her 73-year-old husband to death in a swimming pool, repeatedly refusing to let him leave the water. Surveillance video showed Christine Newton-John, 41, pulling James... MADOFF WALL OF SILENCE February 15, 2009 at 2:33 am Senior executives at some of Wall Street's biggest firms were convinced Bernard Madoff was a fraud as early as 2005 - yet none alerted authorities, documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal. Leon Gross, the former... WHAT'S THE RUSH? February 15, 2009 at 2:32 am After pushing Congress for weeks to hurry up and pass the massive $787 billion stimulus bill, President Obama promptly took off for a three-day holiday getaway. Obama arrived at his home in Chicago on Friday, and treated wife Michelle to a... SI COUPLE KILLED IN HIT-&-RUN February 15, 2009 at 2:31 am A Staten Island family was rocked early yesterday, when two thugs speeding from the police plowed into a car and killed a livery-cab driver and his wife, law-enforcement sources said. Mohamed Elnahan, 50, was off duty while driving his wife... SMALL QUAKE JARS JERSEY February 15, 2009 at 2:31 am Morris County is all shook up. A relatively small earthquake yesterday shook North Jersey for the second time in two weeks. The trembler, centered near Boonton, about 15 miles outside of New York City, hit just before 5:30 p.m. and measured 2.2... EATERIES HIT ON 'MUST TIP' February 15, 2009 at 2:28 am The city is cracking down on eateries that illegally add automatic gratuities to meal tabs. After a Post exposé last Sunday of the growing practice, the Department of Consumer Affairs dished out violations to five restaurants. Mikata... 'OLD FRIENDS' ONSTAGE AGAIN February 15, 2009 at 2:27 am How do you electrify an audience that includes such stars as Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi and teen-scream gods the Jonas Brothers? At the restored Beacon Theatre's re-opening concert Friday, Paul Simon did it with eight words: "Ladies and... 'BEHEAD' NIGHTMARE February 15, 2009 at 2:26 am An upstate TV exec who set up a channel promoting Muslims as peace-loving people was stressed about his failing business in the days before he allegedly chopped off his estranged wife's head, a friend of the couple said yesterday. An order of... HOSTAGE SNAG IN GAZA TRUCE February 15, 2009 at 2:25 am JERUSALEM - Israel's outgoing prime minister yesterday ruled out a long-term truce in Gaza without the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, held in the Hamas-ruled territory - a sign that a month of negotiations may have stalled. Under an... CUT TO THE CHASTE February 15, 2009 at 2:24 am The oddball mom of eight newborns hasn't had sex for eight years, and vows to go dateless for another 18, according to published reports yesterday. Nadya Suleman, 33, insisted she hasn't been with a man since well before her eldest son, who is 7... 315 EXTRA FIREFIGHTERS ADD TO FDNY $$ CRISIS February 15, 2009 at 2:22 am The lights are still on at four city firehouses that were slated for nighttime closure beginning last month, The Post has learned. The FDNY has been unable to mothball four fire companies - a cutback that brass trumpeted last month as a $9... SHAMSKY PLEA: BENCH MY WILD EX February 15, 2009 at 2:22 am Mets legend Art Shamsky has fired a fastball back at ex-wife Kim after she ambushed him outside a Manhattan charity event this month. The former outfielder for the 1969 Miracle Mets filed a petition seeking an order of protection, claiming his ex... A GRAND OLD TIME WITH BOY TOY February 15, 2009 at 2:21 am It's Madonna and grandchild. The Material Girl is the same age as her new Brazilian lover's grandmother, an ex-girlfriend says. Jesus Pinto da Luz, the 22-year-old blue- eyed model Madonna met on a photo shoot, has a granny who is about 50... DEBUT OF NYPD 'GREEN' February 15, 2009 at 2:19 am Getting arrested will soon be good for the environment. The NYPD is trying out hybrids as patrol cars - starting with 40 "green" 2009 Nissan Altima sedans ready to hit the streets in the next two weeks, The Post has learned. In a pilot program...   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com . Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.