August 4, 2001
FORBES EDITOR MINARD DEAD
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amLauded Forbes Editor and journalist Lawrence "Laury" Minard died of a heart attack Thursday on Mount Rainier while mountain climbing with his 16 year-old daughter, officials said. Minard, editor of...
ALL EYES ON ALAN: WITH DATA IN, 1/4-POINT RATE CUT LIKELY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amMost of the economic data is now officially in - and we're likely in for more action from the Fed. Alan Greenspan is still on track to ease interest rates...
COLE MEDIA BUYS 'FREAK' VIDEOS
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe Freak Box is back - and this time it's in your living room. The outrageous sexual antics of strangers posing for a video camera in a booth, which shocked...
GLOBE STAFF SPINNING FROM 50% CUTS
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amIt's a small world - and TheGlobe just got smaller. Veteran Alley company TheGlobe.com - which will forever be known for its stellar IPO in November of 1998 - fired...
WARM UP TO SIBERIA
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe Bar Belles have friends in low places. Although the floor at the new Siberia isn't as sticky as the one at its previous subway incarnation, our mate, owner Tracey...
DINNER PARTY CHEAT SHEET
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe lesson of this past week: If you stay inside and eat only diner food, you'll lose touch. Break free, devour current events and claw your way to the top....
CHARMED, I'M SURE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amEverybody who's anybody is trying to get their mitts on a charm bracelet. Come fall, trust-fund trendoids can lay down $20,500 for the new pre-fab 18-karat gold version from Louis...
OUT OF THIS WORLD! ALIENS ABOUND AT THE NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amWhen Martin Weiss says, "I'd like to go swimming in the ocean on Europa," he's not talking about where France is. "It's one of Jupiter's moons," says the director of...
HERMAN & RUDY'S STADIUM CLASH
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amHERMAN Badillo, a longtime ally of Mayor Giuliani, likes much of what Rudy has done - but he strongly opposes the mayor's proposal to build a stadium on the West...
COPS KO EX-BOXER WITH EXTORTION-PLOT CHARGES
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA hulking former Golden Gloves boxing contender has been arrested, along with his wife, in a menacing extortion plot against a Long Island doctor. Ex-boxer Ike Padilla, 32, was arrested...
CALENDAR HUNKS' BLAZE OF GLORY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amMeet some of the New York City firefighters who are experts at extinguishing flames as well as setting women's hearts ablaze. Thirteen of them - from fire companies throughout the...
YANKEE FAN HITTING BANKS IN MANHATTAN
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe FBI wants help in finding an armed robber and apparent Yankee fan who has held up five Manhattan banks - four in Midtown - since June 18. The thief,...
'EQUAL JUSTICE' AS PUNCHLINE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amHE stood beaming, as if it were his birthday. While Bill Clinton heard an exuberant crowd serenade him with the soul classic "Stand By Me," the former president hadn't a...
RACIAL SPAT PUTS BOSS'S HEAD IN A LEGAL NOOSE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amTwo black Housing Authority employees can sue for racial harassment because their white boss left a hangman's noose hanging in his office, a federal judge has ruled. Maintenance workers Gregory...
FATAL DWI SUSPECT IS NYPD SARGE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amFive months after a man was charged in a fatal drunken-driving accident on Long Island, authorities have finally revealed he's an NYPD sergeant. Michael Quinn of Rockville Centre was arraigned...
FOOL THIEF LEAVES CALLING CARD
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA passenger in a Lincoln Town Car attacked the livery driver from behind and then fled with nothing - leaving 14 photographs of himself on the back seat. Cops yesterday...
BOOK MIGHT MAKE BUBBA $15M BILL
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amFormer President Bill Clinton is said to be aiming for an advance between $12 million to $15 million for the memoir of his White House years, according to a source...
GATOR'S LIFE FULL OF UPS & DOWNS
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA parcel service driver who found a package with a live alligator inside his truck was one UPSet guy - and the gator wasn't overjoyed, either. The 3-foot-long American alligator,...
HERMIT ALSO HAD BIG BUCKS DELIVERED
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe mystery of the East Side sausage-and-egg hermit deepened yesterday when it was revealed that manila envelopes stuffed with large sums of cash were delivered to him every Friday. "Every...
PATAKI OUTFOXED AS BUDGET BUCKS FLOW
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amALBANY - State lawmakers won a first-round victory over Gov. Pataki yesterday in the "budget war" as the governor dropped his threat to hold up over $7 million in legislators'...
BX. LAWYER WINS A 'CLASS' ACTION
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amVeteran Bronx prosecutor Fay Thompson - who's put her share of young murderers and rapists away - is going to become a teacher to make sure other kids don't end...
BOY, 4, KILLS SELF WITH MOM'S GUN
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA bright, cheerful 4-year-old Brooklyn boy died last night after shooting himself in the head with his court-officer mom's service revolver, police said. Bobby Hemingway, who lived with his mom,...
THE NEW YORK POST FROM AUGUST 4, 1916
August 4, 2001 | 4:00am"Danish West Indies Treaty Signed Here - U.S. To Pay $25 Million for Islands" read The Post's headline about the purchase of the Virgin Islands. "The signing was done in...
JURY STANDSTILL IN TEACHER SEX CASE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA jury remained deadlocked yesterday on the fate of a former Westchester teacher accused of sexcapades with students. The panel finished its second day without reaching a verdict in the...
FAN FURY AT MADONNA NO-SHOW
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amBrian King thought he had a perfect anniversary gift for his girlfriend: Madonna tickets. But King, 23, and his steady, Heather Gutkowski, 19, were greeted by a "Madonna Concert Canceled"...
WHAT A BASTARD! DELI-MASSACRE VICTIM'S FATHER REACTS TO SALLEY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00am"Bastard!" hissed the father of one Carnegie Deli massacre victim as the man accused of murdering his son pleaded not guilty yesterday in Manhattan Supreme Court. California college professor Dr....
A BEATING BORN OF 'HATE' : MEXICAN LABORER DESCRIBES BRUTAL ATTACK
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA Mexican day laborer covered in scars yesterday took the stand at the Long Island trial of an alleged hate attacker and said that as he was being beaten, "I...
W. TO BEGIN MONTH FULL OF RELAXING ON THE JOB
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush heads out today for a monthlong "working" vacation at his hot-and-dry, 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford, Texas, but not before stopping by the hospital for a doctor's...
BOOZIN' BEN AFFLECK GOES INTO REHAB CLINIC
August 4, 2001 | 4:00am"Pearl Harbor" heartthrob Ben Affleck has checked himself into rehab after months of near nonstop partying, gambling and carousing. The actor, who'll turn 29 on Aug. 15, has checked into...
HILL STANDS TALL IN HER VIAGRA VICTORY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The Bush administration yesterday said it would grant New York's request to give thousands more poor women access to family-planning services - ending a dispute that prompted Sen....
A.J.'S FALSETTO ALIBI : 'SOPRANOS' ACTOR INDICTED IN ROB
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amBoy "Soprano" Robert Iler faces 15 years in the can for an Upper East Side mugging after the girl who was supposed to be the actor's alibi sang a different...
DEADLY 'TAG' GAME: RIVAL CHARGED IN GRAFFITI-SLAY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA 20-year-old Bronx man coldbloodedly gunned down a rival graffiti vandal who "disrespected" him by defacing his "tag," friends of the slain teen and cop sources told The Post. Ricky...
VALLONE TO GET BACKING FROM LARGE HASID SECT
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amMayoral candidate Peter Vallone will receive the endorsement of key Hasidic leaders tomorrow - trumping rival Mark Green, The Post has learned. The good news for Vallone comes two weeks...
EX-CON BUSTED IN BRONX DOUBLE SLAY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amAn ex-con was busted last night in the slayings of an elderly Bronx couple who were stabbed to death in their apartment as a disabled relative slept in a room...
BEAT GOES ON FOR COP IN NEAR-DEATH MIRACLE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA veteran Jersey City narcotics cop was declared dead after suffering a massive heart attack on the job - but he didn't stay dead for long. After nearly a half-hour...
EMBATTLED CONDIT GOES HOME TO FACE THE MUSIC
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amAppearing forlorn and disheveled, Rep. Gary Condit flew home from Washington to California yesterday to face the music from his family and constituents over his conduct in the Chandra Levy...
COPS BEAT ME UP FOR BEING GAY: DESIGNER
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amA Manhattan man claims four plainclothes cops busted him and subjected him to "harassment, physical abuse [and] physical harm" because of his sexual orientation. Michael Baldridge says in a notice...
PARANOID MARIAH FEARED 'SMEAR CAMPAIGN' BY EX
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amIn the stressed-out months before she had a mental meltdown, a paranoid Mariah Carey was convinced her ex-husband, Sony honcho Tommy Mottola, was trying to ruin her career. On June...
ROGER STILL EYED IN PARDONS PROBE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amProbers in the Clinton pardon investigation are still hard on the case and recently subpoenaed documents from Roger Clinton's manager, sources said yesterday. New details of the investigation emerged amid...
FOUR SHOT: PORT AUTHORITY GUN RAMPAGE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amFour people were shot aboard a Greyhound bus as it pulled into the Port Authority Bus Terminal last night, triggering mayhem as frightened passengers and bystanders ducked for cover. "Someone...
ANOTHER SUMMER FOOTBALL DEATH
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amFor the third time this week, a summer practice claimed the life of a football player. Two days after the NFL's Korey Stringer died from heatstroke and Indiana high schooler...
DAZZLING BERNIE SAVES DAY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amYou've probably seen what seems like millions of curtain calls following home runs. A curtain call following a great defensive play is one in a million. With a sprinting, sprawling,...
SOJO SAYS HE'S COOL IN HOT CORNER
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amLuis Sojo is the incumbent Yankee third baseman until Scott Brosius recovers from a hairline fracture in his left hand. Brosius, who is expected to miss a month, is on...
JETS LOSE MOSS TO KNEE INJURY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amGood grief for Gang Green. Training camp is less than a week old and the Jets already have been grounded by two signifcant injuries. First round pick Santana Moss suffered...
PARKER: NO POINT TO PRACTICE WITH PATS
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amALBANY - Glenn Parker has been around long enough to offer definitive opinions on what he likes and does not like. Next week, the Giants head to Smithfield, R.I., for...
WASHINGTON RUNS INTO LUCKY BREAK
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amALBANY - That Damon Washington wore a long-sleeve sweater yesterday was a bit alarming, considering the oppressive humidity. That he wore this particular sweater, in addition to the rest of...
M'STARS BRACE FOR FUSION WAR
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amWhen the MetroStars face MLS-leading Miami today at 8 p.m., it will be a must-win game in front of about 45,000 at Giants Stadium and a national ESPN2 audience. For...
CONGAREE, 'VALENTINE' IN A DANDY
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - The second half of the season for 3-year-old colts kicks off today at the Old Spa when a pair of veterans from the Triple Crown wars -...
NETS NAIL DOWN MAC
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amEvan Eschmeyer, Jim McIlvaine, Aaron Williams. They all started at center for the Nets at some juncture last season. A new era in the Nets' pivot began yesterday as Todd...
CITY ZIP TOO MUCH FOR SPA OPPONENTS
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - If City Zip keeps this up, they'll name a street after him at the Old Spa. The "King of Saratoga," who swept the three stakes for 2-year-olds...
SCARLET KNIGHT EYES HAMBO
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe $1M Hambletonian will have an international flavor as Swedish colt Scarlet Knight looks to continue his undefeated season, this afternoon at The Meadowlands Racetrack. Owned, trained, and driven by...
ROCKET'S ROLLING TOWARD ANOTHER CY YOUNG AWARD
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amRoger Clemens isn't peaking; that would assume an eventual descent. Clemens is king of the mountain, and he probably owns property there. The Yankee ace turns 39 today, and he...
BENNY KNOWS HE MAY BE DEALT
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amPHOENIX - With last week's acquisition of Matt Lawton adding to an already crowded outfield, Benny Agbayani said he thinks he could be traded during the waiver period. "I wouldn't...
DEVILS HIRE NEW AIDE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe Devils' clumsy mid-playoff switch didn't take. Although Bobby Carpenter replaced assistant coach Kurt Kleinendorst behind the New Jersey bench during the Stanley Cup semifinals, neither will be there when...
BAD CHAD STRUGGLES CONTINUE
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amJET NOTES Jets backup quarterback Chad Pennington struggled through another day of practice yesterday. Practice ended with Marvin Jones intercepting Pennington in the end zone as the Jets were running...
RIGGAN HITS SKIDS
August 4, 2001 | 4:00amPHOENIX - Jerrod Riggan didn't turn on the television yesterday. Having been beaten on a grounder up the middle in the 10th inning Thursday in Houston, the rookie knew to...