July 29, 2002
AUF WIEDERSEHEN! - BERTELSMANN BOARD BOOTS CEO MIDDELHOFF
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amAfter four years of trying to conquer the media world, Thomas Middelhoff's German media machine has run out of gas and abruptly left him out of a job. The 49-year-old...
EX-ANDERSEN ARM SUBLEASES SIX FLOORS IN 1345 6TH AVE.
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amThe incredibly shrinking Accenture is giving up office space along with its people. Accenture, the renamed Andersen Consulting group, has placed six floors at 1345 Avenue of the Americas on...
DRAB QUEENS - HOTTEST FEMALES IN FILMS GO FROM FASHION TO FRUMP
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amWHERE has all the glamour gone? Hollywood's A-list actresses are ditching the designer duds and fancy makeup for roles as maids, checkout chicks and professors in a round of upcoming...
IT'S 'ALL' OVER - TWO JOBS, TWO KIDS ARE TOO MUCH FOR KELLY SO SHE'S DROPPING 'AMC' ROLE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amKELLY Ripa has decided to leave "All My Children" after her contract runs out. Insiders say Ripa, who also co-hosts "Live with Regis & Kelly," will let her contract expire...
IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS - BRUCE WILL BE ALL OVER TV THIS WEEK - NOT THAT THAT'S BAD
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amTHE myth about Bruce Springsteen is that he's a shy, introverted artist who only reluctantly agrees to be interviewed. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. While he sometimes...
WHERE THERE'S A WILCO, THERE'S A MOVIE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amWHEN Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy agreed to let a filmmaker document his groundbreaking rock band, he had no idea all hell would break loose right in front of the cameras....
STARR REPORT
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amSmith & Wesson: Snipes cooks with B. Actor Wesley Snipes is taping a cooking segment with B. Smith today (1 p.m.) in her Manhattan restaurant (West 46th). They'll be cooking...
WHEN HITS HAPPEN ONLY ONCE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00am"One Hit Wonders" [ ½ stars] Tonight at 10 on VH1 ----------- IF there's one thing better in the world than a good true-crime miniseries, it's "what-ever-happened-to" shows. If there's...
THE NAKED TRUTH - PLAIN-SPEAKING EDIE & STANLEY ARE 'FRANKIE AND JOHNNY'
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amEdie Falco and Stanley Tucci in bed at rehearsal for "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune." N.Y. Post: Jennifer Weisbord N.Y. Post: Jennifer Weisbord THEIR faces rarely turn...
GET 'EM WHILE YOU'RE HOT: FASHION MUST-HAVES WILL FLY OFF SHELVES
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amIT'S hard to think about buying cold-weather clothes when it's 104 degrees outside. But fall 2002's must-have items are hitting racks of local department stores quicker than you can say...
DESIGNER SCHOOL: HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE FASHION BUSINESS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amTHESE young designers can wield scissors like swords and sew dresses to make a baby socialite swoon. They could be the industry's superstars of tomorrow, if they can master the...
GRANNY IN DEEP VOODOO - 'BLACK WIDOW' ON TRIAL IN TRIPLE SLAY
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amShe portrayed herself as a Bible-reading Christian who went to church regularly. But prosecutors call Josephine Gray - charged in the deaths of her first two husbands and another lover...
WRITING'S ON WALL FOR B'KLYN BASEBALL RELIC
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amIN 1926, a company called Brooklyn Edison cleared the land on Third Avenue between First and Third streets for a new storage facility, yet intentionally saved a brick wall that...
CHUCK'S ENDORSE LEAVES HILLARY FUMING
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amHILLARY Rodham Clinton "hit the ceiling" last week over fellow Sen. Chuck Schumer's endorsement of Carl McCall for governor, key Democratic Party insiders say. Sen. Clinton, in fact, "blew her...
PRIESTS' ARREST EXPOSES BOY RING
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amMONTREAL - The arrests here of two prominent New Jersey priests have helped investigators uncover a "massive" sex-ring operating in Montreal they say caters to U.S. pedophiles. "There were hundreds...
FASHION SLAY MYSTERY FITTING FOR TV
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amAs authorities in Massachusetts use newly obtained DNA test results to search for the killer of fashion journalist Christa Worthington, Hollywood is getting ready to tell the murdered mom's tale....
CHUCK: CRISIS LOOMS OVER BLOOD SUPPLY
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amDangerously low blood supplies in New York threaten to become even worse, Sen. Chuck Schumer said yesterday. He was at the New York Blood Center on the Upper East Side,...
SMOKING MOMS BOOST UNBORN BABIES' AUTISM RISK: DOCS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amIf you're pregnant and still hooked on cigarettes, here's another reason to quit - smoking may increase your baby's risk of developing autism. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden...
CELEBRITY FISH DESPERATE FOR A LIFELINE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amIt's been one lonely week for Paku the Paku. And a hungry one, too - no grub, no visitors, no action of any kind. Paku, an exotic South African breed...
AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDRINGER
July 29, 2002 | 4:00am"Austin Powers in Goldmember" struck a mother lode at the box office in its opening weekend, smashing records by taking in a groovy $71.5 million in the three days ending...
FALLEN CRANE'S OPERATOR DRUNK: COPS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA drunken construction worker was arrested yesterday after the crane he was operating toppled over in lower Manhattan, police said. Noel Brolly, 38, was operating the 35-ton crane at about...
'DOG MAUL' MAN MARS WITNESS' CAR: COPS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amThe owner of a vicious dog that was ordered killed after it mauled a toddler on a Long Island beach was charged yesterday with trashing the car of a witness...
PET SHOP DISASTER: TRAGIC BLAZE CLAIMS DOGS, CATS, BIRDS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA raging four-alarm blaze tore through an upper Manhattan pet store yesterday, snuffing out the lives of puppies, cats and hundreds of fish, birds and hamsters. "Ten years of my...
'I DIDN'T THINK I'D SEE MY WIFE AND KIDS AGAIN'
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amNine miners rescued yesterday morning in Pennsylvania after being trapped for 77 hours in a flooded, cold underground chamber were in miraculously good condition despite their ordeal, which they survived...
PALESTINIAN GIRL SLAIN IN FUNERAL RIOT
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - A 14-year-old Palestinian girl was fatally shot in the head while sitting on her family's balcony in battle-torn Hebron yesterday after a funeral for a young Israeli soldier...
IRAQI BOAST: WE'RE READY TO RUMBLE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA cocky Iraq yesterday issued the ultimate dare to the United States and its allies - saying it "has prepared everything" for war with its enemies. "Our people's morale is...
AMTRAK HAS ITS GUARD UP AT PENN
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amThe National Guard began patrolling Amtrak's area at Penn Station yesterday, a week after The Post reported gaping security problems there. "It gives us a sense of security. It's usually...
COPS PROBE BONE FOUND ON BEACH
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amPolice are investigating whether a bone found in a female running shoe on Rockaway Beach over the weekend is a human remain. The bone was found "stuffed in a sock"...
OFF-THE-WALL ST. - W'CHESTER TOWNIES: OUR LITTLE ROAD HAS RIGHT NAME TO LURE NYSE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amBring on the bulls and the bears! That was the cry on Wall Street - in Valhalla, Westchester County - where residents were excited by the prospects of the New...
BETSY'S HER OWN ADVOCATE: SHE TARGETS BLOOMY AS CRITICS BID TO WIPE OUT HER JOB
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amFearful of being cut out of the line of succession to City Hall, Betsy Gotbaum has stepped up efforts to draw attention to the public advocate's office - and taken...
CZAR-RY TO SEE TEA ROOM SHUT
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amAfter $20 million in renovations and a grand reopening in 1999, the new and improved Russian Tea Room yesterday finally went the way of Rasputin. "It's a terrible day here,"...
COPS SEEK CLUES IN SUBWAY DEATH ON WEST SIDE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amPolice last night were investigating the death of a man killed by a subway train after he plunged from a platform at 72nd Street and Broadway. The unidentified man fell...
SUBWAY TERROR ENDS IN DEATH
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA crazed man was shot dead on a Bronx subway train last night after he threatened passengers with knives and stabbed a police lieutenant in the arm, cops said. The...
HOMEOWNER SLAYS THIEF IN QUEENS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA Queens homeowner last night shot dead a would-be burglar who was trying to sneak into his house, police said. The burglar apparently thought no one was in the home...
MILLIONAIRE REUNITED WITH CLEANING-GAL $AVIOR
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA Manhattan woman was reunited with a cleaning woman who lent her $2,000 more than 20 years ago - helping launch her multimillion-dollar business. Leith Yetman was desperately searching for...
MIKE FLIPS ON CHARTER STUDY
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg has reversed his position on whether an overhaul of the city's election process needs extended study, The Post has learned. When he appointed a 13-member Charter Revision Commission...
FREE CAMP FOR 9/11 KIDS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA top summer camp in the Berkshires will host a very special group of youngsters next month - the tragic orphans of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Twin Towers Fund...
GRACIE'S THE PLACE - POST'S LIBERTY MEDALS WINNERS TO BE FETED AT MAYORAL MANSION
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amThe winners of The Post's Liberty Medals will receive their specially designed awards in a historic setting that is quintessential New York - at a Gracie Mansion reception hosted by...
HILL THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT DEM 'PREZ' PARLAY
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton insists she's not running for president - but today in New York, she's the keynote speaker at a "cattle show" of 2004 wannabes hosted by the...
GE JACK AND SUZY LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amSince they don't fear being seen, they're making the scene. Now that Suzy Wetlaufer has been dethroned as queen of the prestigious Harvard Business Review, she has absolutely no reason...
CLEANING LADY WITH BIG HEART IN TEARY REUNION
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amA Manhattan woman was reunited with a cleaning woman who loaned her $2,000 more than 20 years ago - a gesture that helped launch her multimillion-dollar business. Leith Yetman was...
STEM-CELL HELP FOR THE BLIND
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amStem cells from bone marrow have grown new blood vessels in the eyes of mice - which could pave the way to treating human blindness. If the process works on...
HIGH-TECH HEALTH DEVICE A LIFESAVER
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amAn amazing new device allows people in remote places who get deathly ill to transmit their vital signs to a doctor anywhere in the world. The machine measures heart rhythm,...
TAPS FOR RUSSIAN TEA ROOM
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amAfter $20 million in renovations and a grand reopening in 1999, the new and improved Russian Tea Room yesterday finally went the way of Rasputin. "It's a terrible day here,"...
WILD WIN KEEPS METS RACING ON - VALENTIN CAPS COMEBACK WITH CRUCIAL 2-RUN DOUBLEC
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amMets 6 - Reds 5 For most of the first six-and-a-half innings yesterday, the Mets looked lifeless, seemingly unconcerned that another game was slipping away in the dog days of...
TONER TAKES PLUNGE IN 'LAKE'
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Longshots have been landing in the winner's circle like ICBMs at the Old Spa this summer since the opening bell, especially in turf races, so sometimes you've...
YOU CAN PUT YOUR TRUST IN COHEN - METS' RADIO MAN CALLS IT WAY HE SEES IT
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amGARY Cohen exists as the anti-Sterling. He places more importance on the game than the fact that he's calling it. He's not much for self-promotion nor is his play-by-play loaded...
ROCKET RETURN UP IN AIR
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - Roger Clemens will be at The Ballpark in Arlington today with the Yankees, but Joe Torre wasn't sure if the right-hander will need another rehab...
'51 GIANTS COME CLEAN - ADMIT TO SIGN-STEALING SCHEME
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO -In a conspiracy that's been unraveling for five decades, members of the 1951 New York Giants are past any confessions or apologies. With little defensiveness or remorse, those...
JETS' COWART STILL MYSTERY
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amWhen the Jets laid out $31 million to sign free agent linebacker Sam Cowart, eyebrows went up around the league. Had Gang Green signed a great player or were they...
PHILLIPS: TRADE POOL'S SHALLOW
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES Steve Phillips poor-mouthed the quality of players on the trading block and groused teams want too much for them. That means one thing: a deal is probable before...
ROBIN & ANDY SLAM DUNK D-RAYS - PETTITTE KS 12, RESTORES ORDER TO AILING MOUND
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amYankees 9 - D-Rays 1 ST. PETERSBURG - Finally. After watching their pitchers get spanked with alarming regularity following the All-Star break the Yankees witnessed a familiar sight yesterday at...
CEDENO GIVES AMAZIN'S A LIFT
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amRoger Cedeno gets hero's welcome in dugout after blasting 414-foot shot over center-field wall which proved to be When Roger Cedeno returned to the Mets this season, he vowed to...
GIANTS TURN THE CORNER - FASSEL LAUDS DB FAB FOUR
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - Sometimes the big things determine the rise and fall of a team, sometimes it's the little things and other times it's the little things that blossom into the...
BOBBLIN' BAILEY IS ALL 'WAND' UP
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - It was Jerry Bailey bobble-head doll giveaway day at the Old Spa yesterday, and the Sultan of Saratoga didn't disappoint his faithful fans. One day after he...
WILLIAMS PUNTER UNTIL HE GETS KICKED OUT
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ALBANY - There is no doubt that Jim Fassel wants to see more consistency out of Rodney Williams, who has a dreamy right leg but who, on occasion,...
REDS BOOT CHANCE TO GO WILD ON METS
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amAt worst, the Reds should have won two of three from the Mets this weekend. They could have swept the Amazin's and increased their cushion in the race for the...
SEASON GETTING SERIOUS AT SHEA
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amMO VAUGHN didn't slide into home plate as much as he collapsed on it from exhaustion, scoring from first on pal John Valentin's double. Roger Cedeno leaped at the warning...
LIBERTY ROCK THE GARDEN
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amLiberty 62 - Comets 56 The Garden shook for the final 18 seconds of the Liberty's 62-56 win over the Houston Comets, the volume of the 17,368 in attendance rising...
VENTURA PROVES ONCE AGAIN TO BE GRAND MASTER
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Admit it. Robin Ventura doesn't really belong in the same sentence with Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in a home run chat room. Yet the Yankee third...
PARK BAGS BIG APPLE
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amGloria Park couldn't sleep the night before her final round in the Sybase Big Apple Classic. That's understandable considering she was tied for the lead and playing in the final...
KNICKS, NETS DIVING INTO FREE-AGENT POOL
July 29, 2002 | 4:00amWhile the Nets are closing in on finalizing a deal with their free agent target, Chris Childs, the Knicks are stepping up talks with theirs, Michael Doleac. The Nets and...