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Get into the Madness! Tourney preview and bracket pages 24-26
First man
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raises questions about what they’re learning
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Group cab
rides not
hacking it
City’s patchy park patrol
BY JAsON FINK A handful of parks — all BY the BOrOugh
jason.fink@am-ny.com of which are in Manhattan
except for Brooklyn Bridge Number of full-time dedicated
BY JulIA BOrOvsKAYA When the first section of — have dedicated, full-time Parks Enforcement Police:
special to amNewyork Brooklyn Bridge Park opens patrol officers, paid for by
next month, it will have nine donors or property owners. • Bronx 10
Two weeks after its launch, full-time Parks Enforcement Other parks share roaming • Brooklyn 15
the cab share program Police patrol officers for 13 patrols, paid for by the city. • Manhattan 206*
doesn’t seem to be catching acres, about as many as in Geoffrey Croft, head of • Queens 12
on with New Yorkers. all of the Bronx. New York City Park Advo- • Staten Island 13
Despite a cheap fare of $3 Advocates say that’s a cates, said there is an “enor- • Citywide 22
to $4, riders yesterday still glaring example of a two- mous disparity between (availaBle to
respond in any
weren’t lining up to share a tiered system in which the publicly funded parks Borough)
ride downtown with a group wealthier areas get more and the ones which receive
of strangers. protection. private funding.” The 35- * includes privately funded parks
As of 9:30 a.m., not a The officers — city work- acre Battery Park City, for source: new york city park advocates,
except for Brooklyn, which is from the
single person showed up for ers paid with funds raised example, has 36 full-time Prospect Park in Brooklyn doesn’t have nearly as many city department of parks and recreation
a group ride at 57th Street from nearby property own- dedicated patrol officers, officers patrolling it as does Central Park. (GeTTy)
and Eighth Avenue, one of ers — will work in three three times as many as
the program’s three pickup shifts to provide 24-hour cover the 7,400 acres of son said focusing only on has some 700 people doing Empire State Development
locations, according to a coverage, a level of security parks in Staten Island, the full-time patrol officers “security-related tasks.” Corp., which until recently
Taxi and Limousine Commis- other parks don’t get. group said. misses the point. He said Samantha Bux, 27, of Har- shared responsibility for
sion staffer. “I would like to see the “This is a civil rights issue,” that including Urban Park lem, who was in Prospect building Brooklyn Bridge
New Yorkers said they same coverage in the rest Croft said. “All communities Rangers — who like patrol Park on a recent afternoon, Park with the city, said the se-
were confused about the of the borough because deserve safe, well-main- officers can write sum- called the number of patrol curity arrangement reflects
details of the program. Brooklyn is severely un- tained parks, not just those monses and make arrests officers there “ridiculous.” the park’s “special need
“I would love to use it, dermanned,” said Joe Puleo, in wealthy neighborhoods.” — and seasonal aides, who “I think they should up with respect to its isolated
but I have no idea where it vice president of DC 37 Local Pa r k s department do not have police powers that number,” she said. location on the waterfront.”
is,” said Gary Branigan, 48, 983, the officers union. spokesman Philip Abram- but wear uniforms, the city A spokeswoman for the Taneish Hamilton contributed to this story.
while waiting for a bus at
57th street and Eighth Av-
enue yesterday morning.
The TLC has worked to
get the word it out about the
group rides and even offered
Commish Kelly helps
free doughnuts and muffins
at the 72nd Street stop on
Tuesday.
woman hit by bicycle
The agency didn’t return The city’s top cop was a first responder
calls for comment. before he was a grand marshal at the St.
Despite New Yorkers’ Patrick’s Day Parade yesterday morning.
lackluster embrace of the For the second time in two weeks, Police
program, there are plans to Commissioner Ray Kelly turned into an emer-
begin offering shared rides gency worker, helping a woman hit by a bicy-
at the Port Authority bus clist on the Upper East Side.
terminal soon. Kelly was on his way to Mass
Heather Haddon contributed to this story. at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at
about 8:30 a.m. when he saw
rIp-OFF wArNINg a woman lying unconscious
and bleeding from the head
More than 5,100 taxis are in a crosswalk at 84th Street
now equipped with a warning
Kelly and Fifth Avenue, said NYPD
system that lets passengers
know if the driver has activated spokesman Paul Browne. “The
a higher meter rate, city police commissioner used her scarf as a
officials announced yesterday. compress to stop the bleeding,” Browne said.
The change comes after it was “While they assisted her, another detective
discovered that thousands of called an ambulance.”
drivers illegally overcharged The woman was taken to the hospital and
1.8 million riders during the was in stable condition yesterday.
past two years. Other cabs will green with pride Karim Simmons, right, from the Bronx, watches the 249th St. Patrick’s Day Kelly was late to Mass but made it to the
get the system soon. (AP)
Parade roll up Fifth Avenue yesterday. (AP) parade on time. (JAson Fink)
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Don’t know much about ...
Kids show what they don’t know
Briefs
Computer programmers
indicted in Madoff case
Two former employees accused
of helping Ponzi schemer Bernie
History and literature are other Madoff program an old com-
severe lack of topics that students are shaky
on. Here are the results of a
puter to generate false records
were indicted yesterday. Jerome
science smarts 2008 survey of 17-year-olds in
the U.S.:
O’Hara and George Perez were
accused of conspiracy, falsifying
By emily Ngo records of a broker dealer and
aNd RoBeRt leviN
emily.ngo@am-ny.com 33% falsifying records of an invest-
ment adviser. They are free on
Didn’t know the Bill of Rights $1 million bail.
It’s one giant leap back- guarantees freedom of speech
and religion.
ward for education. State delays tax refunds
When asked to name the
so it can pay the bills
first man on the moon, mis-
informed students answered 62% Just when tax season seemed
Buzz Lightyear, Luke Sky- Couldn’t name the author of like it couldn’t get any more
walker or Lance Armstrong “The Canterbury Tales.” painful, officials said yesterday
more often than astronaut that tax rebates to hundreds of
Neil Armstrong, according agreed that it’s OK for chil- thousands of New Yorkers will
to a recent survey of British dren to get the wrong an- need to be delayed until April
children ages 4 to 16. swers. 1 to ensure that the state has
Quizzed on what Sir Isaac “Science should be hands- enough cash to pay its bills.
Newton discovered, 60 on and inquiry-based. It’s
percent of 9- and 10-year- about letting kids have New state sen. sworn in;
olds said fire while others Children find learning that natural curiosity, that
power restored to Dems
said the Internet, the Bir- opportunities at science spark,” Lyalikov said.
mingham Science City poll hubs such as the American That approach could have The newest state senator yes-
found. (Newton developed Museum of Natural History, helped some city teens who terday took office, a day after
the theory of gravity.) above, and the Kennedy stumbled over questions Queens voters propelled him
“While some of these Space Center, right. when amNewYork con- into office to replace disgraced
findings will raise a smile, (Above, Rj Mickelson/AMny; Right, getty) ducted its own small survey pol Hiram Monserrate. With
it suggests that schoolchil- yesterday in Washington Sen. Jose Peralta’s swearing
dren aren’t tuned in to our 2008 Common Core survey. Square Park. in, Democrats got back the
scientific heroes in the same But unlike history, sci- l There was some debate majority needed to pass legisla-
way that they might be to ence for children is more about which astronaut, Neil tion without the help of Senate
sporting or music legends,” about experimentation than Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin, Republicans.
said the center’s director, Dr. memorization, education was the first man on the
Pam Waddell. experts said. of newyorkscienceteacher. experts said. moon. One man joked that Judge: Columbia right
American students don’t “I would rather have a com. Sportacular, an event it was Louis Armstrong.
l One person thought Isaac
to fire plagiarizing prof
fare much better. student who can search for Cartoon characters such last year at the Brooklyn
Less than half of 17-year- solutions to a question and as Buzz Lightyear of “Toy Children’s Museum, used Newton was responsible for An ex-Columbia University
olds know when the Civil formulate an explanation Story,” sports stars and superheroes to illustrate the theory of relativity. professor who reported finding
War was fought and about based on the evidence [than] other media figures actu- physics. l Some were unsure if a noose on her office door has
25 percent misidentified one who can just recall ally can help the learning Allison Lyalikov, science Alexander Graham Bell in- lost one of her three lawsuits
Adolf Hilter, according to a facts,” said Chris Sheehan, process, other education manager at the museum, vented the telephone. surrounding plagiarism accusa-
tions that got her fired. A Man-
hattan judge said the college
acted within its authority in dis-
Guv denies meddling in abuse case
missing Madonna Constantine
for copying others’ work. (AP)
Speaking for the first time in take the natural course of the urging to ask that the woman say claRificatioN
detail about the scandal that has law,” Paterson told Don Imus on her relationship with Paterson
rocked his administration, Gov. his 770-WABC show. aide David Johnson wasn’t violent. An information graphic on
yesterday’s Money page should
David Paterson yesterday said he Also yesterday, Paterson spokes- Paterson also told Imus that have said that 16,740 bags
didn’t try to persuade a woman woman Marissa Shorenstein U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, whom of litter have been removed
to drop a domestic violence com- resigned, the latest in a string of he appointed, threw him “under from Bedford-Stuyvesant
plaint against a top aide. officials to quit. She reportedly the bus” when she said he should streets since the business
Paterson spokeswoman Marissa Shorenstein, “I would never, nor did I ever, had called Sherr-una Booker, an resign if allegations he interfered improvement district launched
shown here in 2009, resigned yesterday. (AP) try to persuade anyone not to alleged abuse victim, at Paterson’s in the abuse case are proved. (AP) in the fall.
4. 04 amNewYork Thursday, March 18, 2010
nation/world NY.com
Briefs
Obama: Tiger Woods
is still a ‘terrific’ golfer
Wal-Mart sorry for racist rant
WASHINGTON President Barack Attention, African-Amer- male voice said in the boycott the retailer. an inappropriate manner.
Obama told Fox ican shoppers, Wal-Mart is Washington Township store Wal-Mart officials said Clearly, this is completely
News that Tiger sorry. Sunday. they’re trying to determine unacceptable to us and to
Woods will still Officials with the mega- A manager quickly got on how it happened and our customers.”
be a “terrific” store apologized yesterday the PA and apologized, but whether it was a rogue em- There have been several
golfer despite after an unidentified person many customers were livid. ployee or patron who made past instances of black cus-
betraying his got onto the PA system of “I want to know why such the racist comment. tomers claiming they were
family with a New Jersey store and statements are being made, “We are just as appalled treated unfairly at Wal-Mart
Woods multiple infideli- tried to kick out all black because it flies in the face of by this incident as our stores, and the company
ties. Woods said shoppers. what we teach our children customers,” the company faced lawsuits alleging that
he will compete in the Masters “Attention, Wal-Mart about tolerance for all,” said said in a statement yes- women were passed over in
tournament in three weeks. customers: All black people Sheila Ellington, of Mon- terday. “Whoever did this favor of men for pay raises The store where an unknown
leave the store now,” the roe, who said she plans to is just wrong and acted in and promotions. (AP/AMNY) man told blacks to leave. (AP)
Nigeria’s acting prez
dissolves Cabinet
ABUJA, NIGerIA Nigeria’s Good-
luck Jonathan, the nation’s
acting president, purged top
Top German pol: We must
officials loyal to the nation’s ill
president yesterday in his first
major act since taking over the
uncover church abuse cases
young democracy’s highest Chancellor Angela ward with claims of physi-
office more than a month ago. Merkel yesterday called cal or sexual abuse.
the sex abuse scandal Benedict said he hopes
Sheriff: Man sold wife rocking the homeland of his forthcoming letter to
Pope Benedict XVI a major the Irish faithful concern-
for sex on Craigslist
challenge to Ger- ing the sex scandal in
CHICAGO A woman called a man society and the Irish church would
national anti-sex trafficking hot warned that the help with “repentance,
line on her 32-year-old husband only way to come healing and renewal”
who allegedly sold her sexual to terms with it there, but failed to
services in eight states on was to “find out make any mention of
Craigslist, authorities said everything that the issue in Germany.
yesterday. The husband was has happened.” Merkel In scope and num-
arrested in Chicago yesterday. The nation’s Ro- bers, though, the Irish
man Catholics have been crisis is much greater.
U.K. irked about U.S. growing impatient for There, government-
the pontiff to address the ordered investigations
human egg raffle
scandal in Germany, where have found 60 years of
LONDON An American infertility Cleansing trip A man in India rows his boat on the river Ganges at Sangam, India, some 300 former Catholic child abuse and church
clinic seeking business in Britain yesterday in Allahabad. Hindus believe that the Ganges washes away sin. (gettY) students have come for- cover-ups. (AP)
has prompted criticism by offer-
ing free eggs from a U.S. woman
Liberal critic supports health care bill Bipartisan approval
to one participant in a seminar
yesterday. The event sparked a
debate about what many said
violated the spirit of an Euro-
for bill to spur jobs
pean Union law banning women Companies that hire
from being paid for their eggs. President Barack taking personal command and he stressed he was it now count for passage unemployed workers will
Obama’s sweeping health of a campaign to enact still dissatisfied with key of the bill, hopefully in the get a temporary payroll tax
Judge rejects request to care legislation won pre- legislation in what has parts. direction of compre- holiday under a bill that won
cious support from a long- become a virtual vote of “I know I have to hensive health care bipartisan approval yes-
delay Blagojevich trial
time liberal holdout in the confidence in his still- make a decision, reform.” terday in what Democrats
CHICAGO A federal judge refused House yesterday and from young presidency. not on the bill as House Speaker hope is just the first of sev-
yesterday to postpone the Catholic nuns representing Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s I would like to see Nancy Pelosi (D- eral election-year measures
June start of ousted Gov. Rod dozens of religious orders, announcement in the it but as it is,” said Calif.) said Kucinich’s aimed at boosting hiring.
Blagojevich’s corruption trial, gaining fresh traction in Capitol made him the first the Ohio lawmaker, switch was important The 68-29 Senate vote sent
brushing aside defense attor- the run-up to a climactic Democrat to declare he who twice ran for Kucinich not only for itself, “but the legislation to the White
neys’ claims that they won’t weekend vote. would vote in favor of the president advocat- also on the outside,” House, where President Ba-
have enough time to prepare. “It’s a good sign,” said legislation after voting ing national health care. “If with liberal groups who rack Obama was expected to
The trial starts on June 3. (AP) Obama, two weeks after against an earlier version, my vote is to be counted, let want a public option. (AP) sign it into law today. (AP)
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THE STOCk MarkET CONTiNuED yesterday its Dow S&P 500 Nasdaq
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Online advertising of all the stock Boom times director of Google’s
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makes leaps with world on a given
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billion-dollar busi-
but some see real-time bidding
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systems capable ad exc h a n g e s
$17B
By Garett Sloane of responding in are where these
gsloane@am-ny.com sub-milliseconds 13 [display ads] are
billion times a day,” Projected spending on display
bought and sold.”
The Web is a complex place for said Joe Zawadzki, ads in 2014, compared with A number of
advertisers, but NYC-based Media- MediaMath’s CEO. $8.4B this year. city companies are
Math thinks it’s got it figured out. Google and Yahoo poised to grow with
The company invested a pretty have launched real- the proliferation
“seven-figure” sum to build the ca-
pacity to handle what’s predicted
time ad exchanges.
Microsoft is said to
75% of real-time bid-
ding, among them
to be the Internet’s next big adver- be joining the party. Portion of display ads that will AppNexus and
eventually be sold through real-
tising shift: real-time bidding. Springing up around time bidding. AdMeld. Google’s
A whole ecosystem is being the exchanges are (Emily RilEy, FoRREstER REsEaRch)
display engineers
developed to trade ads like stocks companies such as and sales teams
in billions of instantaneous bidding MediaMath CEO Joe Zawadzki is bullish on real-time bidding. (DEiDRE schoo) MediaMath that are here.
wars for the eyeballs of individual help advertisers and publishers “New York is the hotbed of
Web surfers. The automated trades Proponents of real-time bidding It is no easy feat to build enough navigate this complex method of this combination of tech chops:
take nanoseconds to execute, and said it would cut down on waste by computer power to handle the buying ads. Exchanges and platforms are here,
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“Real Housewife of New York
First came the good news for Sandra Bullock City” Bethenny Frankel
— an Oscar win — and then came the bad — a plans to wed the father of her
Hollywood-sized scandal. child, Jason Hoppy, in “days,
According to In Touch Weekly, the Oscar win- The children of Hollywood roy- has a standing not weeks” in “a classic New
ner’s husband of four years, Jesse James, had alty live the good life. Us Weekly reservation at York wedding,” she told Holly-
an 11-month affair with tattoo model Michelle dug into their privileged habits: NYC’s Tao to wood Life on Tuesday night.
“Bombshell” McGee while Bullock was in feed the fish.
Atlanta shooting “The Blind l Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s l Madge’s Rihanna to plan Katy’s
Side.” James and McGee irly-girl, Suri Cruise, 3, reportedly son, Rocco, celebrated
‘wild’ marriage sendoff
reportedly had sex at least carries around an $850 Ferragamo his ninth birthday at a
once a week. purse and $27 Chanel lip gloss. Prague castle-turned- Rihanna is planning a bach-
Bullock and James Rumor also has it that Suri has a kids disco. elorette party for pal Katy
haven’t made a state- private playground. l In 2008, Britney Perry that will be “every bit as
ment, but yesterday l Not to be outdone by Suri, Ma- Spears spent $25,000 on wild” as Perry’s fiance Russell
Bullock backed donna’s adopted tot, Mercy James, candy jewelry and Ed Hardy Brand’s plans with his boys, a
out next week’s owns a $235 D&G handbag. gift bags for a joint birthday source told PerezHilton.com.
U.K. premiere of l Hugh Jackman’s son Oscar, 9, party for her two sons.
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