Burress joined the Giants in 2005 and his impressive performance during the 2007-8 season helped the team win Super Bowl XLII. His career was thrown into doubt in November 2008 when he accidentally shot himself in the leg at a New York club.
The talented, pouty shooting guard, Carter is known for his spectacular dunks.
The former Mets' left-handed closer, Wager is the rags-to-riches story that ends with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and over 400 career saves.
A longtime Chicago Bull and New York Knick, Curry is a center/forward for the Miami Heat. At 6'11 and at one point close to 300 pounds of muscle, he's one of the most physically imposing players in the league (this is, until he debuted a noticeably more svelte physique in the 2011 season), although his performance has rarely measured up to his size.
Richardson is a talented forward/shooting guard for the Orlando Magic, as well as the one-time Knick and fiancé of R&B singer Brandy.
Appropriately named Cashman has the enviable job of picking players for the Yankees, and the unenviable job of answering to the capricious Steinbrenner family.
Coughlin is the foul-mouthed, high-strung coach of the New York Giants.
Once nicknamed the "Man Genius" by fans, Eric Mangini was unceremoniously dumped as the New York Jets' head coach after the team's late-season collapse in 2008. Following a brief stint at the Cleveland Browns, these days he's an analyst with ESPN.
As former New York City Public Advocate, Betsy Gotbaum held an ill-defined job with little formal power—she's the city's "ombudswoman."
A former New York Giants defensive end, Strahan announced his retirement in 2008. He's since become an unlikely television star.
Jeter is the talented shortstop for the Yankees and a heartthrob to countless ladies in New Jersey and Long Island.
Libeskind isn't widely admired for his architecture—purists consider him a blowhard—but he knows the value of the press, which is probably why he's one of the most famous architects in America.
One of the city's most popular floral and event designers, Todd recently branched out into retail, too.
Eric Villency is the CEO of Maurice Villency, the family-owned furniture chain.
Joel Klein is the bald-pated nebbish who served as the chancellor of the city's schools system from 2002-2011 and has since buddied up with Rupert Murdoch as an executive as News Corporation.
John Catsimatidis is a player in two of the favorite realms of New Yorkers: food and politics. In addition to owning the Gristedes supermarket chain, the Greek-born magnate flirted with a run for City Hall in 2009.
A former child star and Michael Jackson protégé, Culkin has been trying to shake his indelible Home Alone image with roles in edgy indie movies like Party Monster and Saved!
The daughter of Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler, Liv is the foxy model and actress who appeared in Armageddon and The Lord of the Rings.
