August 20, 2002
EVEN 15-YEAR-OLD KID IS MAD AT WALL ST. FAT CATS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amWALL Street thinks people will forgive and forget if they can be convinced that the stock market really, really has hit bottom. I'll let some investors tell you what they...
BULLS ARE BACK - DOW ROCKETS 212 ON GOOD EARNINGS REPORTS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amStrong profit news beat out disappointing economic numbers to take stocks up to their highest levels in seven weeks yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 212.73 to 8,990.79 after...
KMART AXING 400 SUPPORT STAFF TO CUT COSTS FURTHER
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amKmart's cutting again. The mass merchant, currently operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, is eliminating almost 20 percent of its support positions in its next round of cost-cutting. The company...
NEW RAID BY BIG BROKERS - INSIGNIA/ESG, CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD DRAW BLOOD
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amBITTER rivals Insignia/ESG and Cushman & Wakefield exchanged fire this week in the ever-escalating talent-raiding scramble, with each firm snatching a well-regarded dealmaker from the other. Michael Burgio, an executive...
PROFITS AT BIG BOARD SLIDE 72%
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amBattered by the bear market, the New York Stock Exchange's profits fell a whopping 72 percent for the second quarter as new technology costs ate up profits. The world's largest...
G+J MAY GIVE ROSIE HER WISH
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amRosie O'Donnell could end up stuck with her own faltering magazine. Gruner + Jahr, publishers of Rosie, are reportedly looking to sell the magazine to the talk show diva. "I'm...
GULP THAT PULP
August 20, 2002 | 4:00am* PULP "We Love Life" [ 1/2] Sanctuary/Rough Trade Records Twenty years after Pulp squeezed out its first disc, "It," London's urban rockers turn their attention to the bucolic side...
SEEING GREEN - BREATHE FREE JUST MINUTES FROM CROWDED HONG KONG
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amOF all the things that Hong Kong is, it's not too terribly vast; at 620 square miles, you expect little in the way of personal space. Then you find out...
ACTING FROM REAL TO REEL
August 20, 2002 | 4:00am'SIMONE" director Andrew Niccol on how computer generated actresses compare to real ones:FAKING IT: "An artificial actress needs no entourage, she shows up on time, she always knows her lines,...
STARR REPORT
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amFNC's Van Susteren, Hannity bookin' along Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren has snagged an exclusive interview with Ozzy Osbourne - the first time he's talked about wife Sharon's battle...
TRAVELER'S UPDATE
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amCheap thrills Here comes a book that's just right for those mooching out-of-towners who insist on bunking with you. "The Cheap Bastard's Guide to New York City" (Globe Pequot Press,...
ENRON BIGGIE CAST
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amMIKE Farrell of "M*A*S*H" and "Providence" will play Kenneth Lay, the villified head of Enron, in a TV movie about the energy company's spectacular crash. The Enron movie - to...
DALE WATSON'S BLONDES, BLUES & COUNTRY
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amTHE first song honky-tonk singer Dale Watson wrote, at age 12, was about the girl next door. "A pretty blonde, as a matter of fact," Watson told The Post from...
SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND ; THESE HIGH-TECH GIZMOS MAKE TREASURE HUNTERS OUT OF AMATEURS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amNESTLED somewhere among the crystal clear waters, white sand and salt-water flats of the Florida Keys is hidden treasure. Like a pair of modern-day pirates, my girlfriend and I set...
NYFF COMING INTO 'FOCUS'
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amPAUL Schrader's "Auto-Focus," which is based on the life of Bob Crane, the "Hogan's Heroes" star who was killed in 1978, will unreel at the New York Film Festival. Greg...
A STAR IS MADE - DIGITAL ACTRESS AT HEART OF 'SIMONE' SATIRE
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amSHE'S two parts Madonna, two parts Julia Roberts and one part Princess Di, with the body of Sophia Loren and the charm of Grace Kelly. If that sounds way too...
MODEL PATIENTS - BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS STRUT THEIR STUFF
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amTWO years ago, Carol Murray-Negron was dealing with the thinning hair and exhaustion that come with chemotherapy. Tomorrow, she'll be strutting her stuff on the catwalk, wearing the latest suede...
GREATER THAN 1 IN 'STEREO'
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amPAUL Westerberg, former front man of the Replacements - the band that rocked Minneapolis - couldn't confine himself to one CD. So "Stereo," is a two-disc set: One is filled...
THE SECRET PORN STAR LIFE OF BRIAN... X-RATED SURVIVOR; COURT TV WEBSITE CATCHES CASTAWAY WITH HIS PANTS DOWN
August 20, 2002 | 4:00am'SURVIVOR 5" contestant Brian Heidik shouldn't be shy about disrobing on camera - since he's worn his birthday suit in porn movies such as "The Virgins of Sherwood Forest" and...
NUTHIN' LIKE A GOOD MURDER
August 20, 2002 | 4:00am"True Crime: Helter Skelter" [ ] Tonight at 9 on The History Channel ---------- I never thought I'd see the day when the story of Charles Manson would seem old...
'IDOL' FIGHTS PHONIES
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amFOX and the producers of "American Idol" are monitoring the "phone slammers" trying to sway the outcome of the show - and will take action if the callers have an...
BRITS MOURN SLAIN CLASSMATES
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amThe sickening double murder of two British schoolgirls has unleashed a tidal wave of anguish - and rage - across a stunned nation. The parents of Jessica Chapman and Holly...
MAULED TO DEATH - BEAR KILLS B'KLYN BABY IN CATSKILLS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amA bear snatched a sleeping 5-month-old Brooklyn girl from her stroller yesterday, then killed her as he carried her off into the woods - with her mother and her Catskills...
MT. SINAI BOOTS PREZ AMID PROBE OF DEATHS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amEmbattled Mount Sinai Hospital - under investigation for allegations of questionable patient care in 132 cases, including 85 patient deaths - got rid of its president yesterday. Barry Freedman, who...
VETO WAR LOOMS OVER TERM LIMITS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg today is expected to veto legislation that would lift term limits for some City Council members - but the council appears to have enough votes to override the...
BEYOND BUSH 41
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amFOR almost a year, armchair psychologists who think they understand George W. Bush have been saying that the president's belligerence toward Saddam Hussein's Iraq is actually a byproduct of Dubya's...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amThe American Red Cross has started teaching pet owners animal first aid - including mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The four-hour course costs $35 and inflatable dog and cat "dolls" with articulated limbs...
YOU WONDERFUL U. - B'KLYN COLLEGE TOPS 'BEAUTY' LIST
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amHold the ivy. The most beautiful campus in the country is right in Brooklyn, according to a new national survey. The Princeton Review's 11th annual best-colleges guide ranked the Midwood...
'PEACEMAKER' GOV RILES CARL
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amCarl McCall questioned why Gov. Pataki met yesterday with two family members from opposite sides of the Crown Heights riots, charging the governor has no track record as a "peacemaker."...
GOLISANO PICKS NEW PARTNER
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amAfter his running mate fled the state amid allegations that he voted twice, gubernatorial candidate Tom Golisano has tapped a Staten Island Conservative Party activist to join him on the...
WIDOWS' FUND PREZ JOINS JUDGE PANEL
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amStephen Dannhauser, president of the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund, is the latest distinguished New Yorker to join the judges who will select 10 winners...
BX. TEEN FACES BAT-ATTACK RAP
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amA Bronx teen was arraigned yesterday on a charge of attempted murder for his alleged role in the beating of a young artist who lost his eye and had his...
SAUDIS URGE 'DIPLOMACY' INSTEAD OF WAR ON IRAQ
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia warned yesterday that a U.S. attack on Iraq could destabilize the entire Middle East region. In a slap at the White House, the Saudi government said...
COPS HUNT KILLER OF PREGNANT WOMAN
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amPolice last night were searching for the killer of an eight-months-pregnant woman, who was found strangled and savagely stabbed at a Bronx shelter. Claire Cooper-Tognoli, 20, was discovered in her...
TOP TERROR THUG ABU NIDAL DIES IN ODD 'SUICIDE'
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amAbu Nidal, considered the world's most vicious terrorist for two decades, was found dead in Baghdad, his body riddled with bullets, Palestinian officials said yesterday. Although U.S. and Israeli officials...
GREAT 'WHITE' WAY NOW RUNS IN WOODSIDE
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amFIREFIGHTER Phil Polemeni of Engine 230 of Bed-Stuy was the designated driver at a time when his friend had been assaulted by an over-generous bartender. Teddy White wanted to be...
BLOOMBERG YESTERDAY CALLED ON THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO END THEIR LONG-SIMMERING BATTLE OF THE BADGES
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday called on the fire and police departments to end their long-simmering battle of the badges, as he unveiled an independent report on the city's response to the...
SQUATTERS GET BLDGS. FOR $1
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amCity officials have agreed to sell 11 Lower East Side buildings to longtime squatters, ending a tumultuous chapter in New York's history that spawned the hit Broadway musical "Rent." The...
NOW HEAR THIS, LIZZIE - SHE'LL BE 'CAPTIVE' AUDIENCE TO DWI VICTIMS' HORROR TALES
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amSpin princess Lizzie Grubman will likely be scared straight by the harrowing tales of drunken-driving victims, to whom she'll be forced to listen as part of her treatment at a...
RADIO LIMBO FOR UNHOLY JERK JOCKS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00am"Opie and Anthony's" live radio show was yanked off the air yesterday as WNEW-FM's owner fretted over the shock jocks' promotion of a sex stunt in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Meanwhile,...
ACCIDENT KILLS E. SIDE HARDHAT
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amA construction worker was killed when a 1-ton piece of building facade fell on him during a routine maneuver to secure it in place. Volodymyr Bolehivskiy, 48, of Brooklyn was...
A FITTING SENDOFF FOR OUR NEAL
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amNeal Travis, renaissance man and raconteur, was sent off in style yesterday as hundreds of politicians, bold-face names and journalists hailed the Post gossip columnist as a brilliant man who,...
GIRL-SLAY PROBERS HUNT GANG THUGS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amCops, seeking leads in the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old girl and the serious wounding of a man, yesterday released four more photos of suspected gang members whose invasion of...
FAMILIES' FISCAL FURY - FUME AS EMERGENCY KIN GET 7 TIMES MORE $$
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amStunned families of 9/11 victims yesterday said they were outraged by reports that survivors of emergency workers received seven times more money from charity than those of civilians killed in...
RAPE ORDEAL FOR VILLAGE WOMAN
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amA Greenwich Village woman was raped in her apartment yesterday morning by a pervert who followed her out of a nearby deli, police said. The 47-year-old woman was accosted about...
BIRTHDAY BOY DE NIRO SUES OVER PARTY PICS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amRobert De Niro wants the paparazzi to meet the lawsuit. The "Raging Bull" star has come out swinging with a $1 million suit against the photo agency Celebrity Vibe, charging...
VICTIMS' NAMES TO GO UP AT GROUND ZERO
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amPlaques with the names of the more than 2,800 people killed on Sept. 11 will be mounted at Ground Zero in time for the first anniversary of the terror attacks,...
POL BLASTS BLOOMY'S 'BAD FAITH' ON SPECIAL ED
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amAn influential state lawmaker yesterday charged that Mayor Bloomberg's planned overhaul of special education violates a new state law. "The attempt to circumvent the deal we made in the school-governance...
LOVE'S DIEHARDS - BRUCE & DEMI BACK IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amWhere there's a Willis there's a way - and could it be back into Demi Moore's heart. That's seems to be the case in recent weeks as action star Bruce...
CHANCELLOR IN-KLEINED TO STAY BUSY ON DAY ONE
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amSchools Chancellor Joel Klein spent his first day on the job yesterday talking issues with a Brooklyn school superintendent and Queens parents. Klein also got down to business at Department...
MOTHER NATURE TO NYERS: BE COOL
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amStarting today, you can just cool it with the complaints. This month's record-breaking temps are about to take a dive - and stay there for at least the next few...
THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A NEW ANALYSIS OF THE FDNY AND NYPD RESPONSE
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amThese are some of the key findings and recommendations of a new analysis of the FDNY and NYPD response to Sept. 11: * The FDNY and NYPD "rarely coordinated command."...
MIKE TO FIREMEN, COPS: BE HEROES TOGETHER
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday called on the Fire and Police departments to end their long-simmering battle of the badges, as he unveiled an independent report on the city's response to the...
MAULED TO DEATH - BEAR KILLS B'KLYN BABY CATSKILLS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amA sleeping 5-month-old Brooklyn girl was snatched from her stroller and mauled to death by a bear yesterday in the Catskills village of Woodridge. Esther Schwimmer was dozing in her...
BROTHER'S RECOVERY FUELS FUNK
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amCHASKA, Minn. - Fred Funk will be a happy man regardless of whether or not he wins the 84th PGA Championship. Having his brother escape the darkness of alcoholism is...
MAWAE BACK AT CENTER OF FRAY
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amUsually, time away from the two-a-day rigors of training camp is welcome. But Kevin Mawae, the anchor of the Jets' offensive line at center who's been out since shoulder surgery...
COLD SHOULDER - MO STILL SORE, LANDS BACK ON DL
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amMariano Rivera's bothersome right shoulder has landed the Yankee closer on the DL for the second time in a month and raises the question of how much he will be...
HOLMES AT RISK, FRANKLY
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - He gives that look of sincerity and then touches his fist to his chest. "I got it; I got it here," Frank Ferrara says, motioning with his right...
FASSEL CRACKS DOWN ON FALSE STARTS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ALBANY - The whistle brought a stop to the play and the groans could only mean one thing. Jim Fassel was meting out punishment. As promised, Fassel yesterday...
WELLS: YANK STAFF TO RISE IN PLAYOFFS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES The whispers have been there for a month so they are hard to ignore. Ask scouts, managers and players what they think of the Yankees' chances in October...
TRAINER JOE MINIERI DIES AT 65
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amIt's the end of an era at Monticello Raceway. Trainer Joe Minieri, known as the "King of the Mountains" died unexpectedly Saturday night from complications of a stroke. He was...
IN THE LAP OF LUXURY - HERE'S A TAX SOLUTION FOR BASEBALL
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amWITH less than two weeks until the players' threatened strike date, the sides were said to be looking for positive momentum yesterday in negotiations as mainly staff lawyers mined for...
VICKIE'S ALL PUMPED FOR CATCHINGS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amVickie Johnson had an unusual weight training session last Tuesday night. The Liberty guard normally hits the weight room about three times a week. What made this one different, however,...
RICH STILL BEEMING - BUT PGA CHAMP WON'T FORGET HIS BEGINNINGS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amCHASKA, Minn. - He has won back-to-back starts on the PGA Tour, including a major championship at the 84th PGA Championship at Hazeltine. Two victories worth nearly $2 million in...
NEW DAY BY THE BAY?
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amAs predicted in The Post, the last-place Mets did not lose yesterday. With a day off, not even they could find a way to do that. Maybe the Mets -...
PETE ADMITS END IS NEAR
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amPete Sampras gave his strongest indication yet that he would retire after next year if his game is still in the dumpster. Before debuting tonight in the U.S. Open tuneup,...
CURTIS FEELS TERRELL'S PAIN
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amJET NOTES Curtis Martin said yesterday he's sick about seeing fellow running back Terrell Davis have to retire. Davis, who owns 56 Broncos' team records and is the last player...
GM LAYDEN TRIED TO GET SABONIS
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES While the Knicks still have no interest in bringing free agent Patrick Ewing back as a player, GM Scott Layden has tried to convince free-agent center Arvydas Sabonis...
THE SPORTS BLOTTER
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amSUED: Boxing promoter Don King took an uppercut yesterday from WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz, who launched a $250 million lawsuit claiming the dealmaker is refusing to allow him to...
MOMENT OF 'SILENCE'
August 20, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Last Sunday, after a wrenching, months-long struggle, the final curtain came down on one of thoroughbred racing's all-time epics. Sunday Silence, whose hard-fought victories over arch-rival Easy...