October 30, 2004
CONRAD QUITS & AVERTS OUSTER
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amDisgraced newspaper baron Conrad Black said yesterday he plans to step down as chairman and chief executive of Toronto-based holding company Hollinger Inc. - just days before an Ontario court...
INSURANCE RIVALS CLOSE IN ON MARSH & MCLENNAN
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amThe sharks are circling Marsh & McLennan Cos. Rivals of the No. 1 insurance broker are desperate to replace the highly profitable contingent commission revenue they were forced to jettison...
DISNEY BOARD BACKED OVITZ
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amDirectors at Walt Disney nominated Michael Ovitz to serve on its board for three years at a 1996 meeting just weeks before forcing him out of his job as president,...
MY NEW HOME
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amFAMILY OF FOUR SEEKS SPACIOUS UPTOWN DIGS WHAT THEY BOUGHT: Converted 3-BR, on 160th Street $425,000 SEARCH TIME: 11 months ALICE KING, an actor, and her husband, Keith Weber, a...
WILDE THING
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amSURGICAL sweetheart Jocelyn Wildenstein (also known as the Bride of Wildenstein), is about to relist her furnished condo at Trump World Tower for $7.2 million. According to our sources, Jocelyn,...
WING A DING
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amABC Carpet & Home 888 Broadway at 19th Street, sixth floor (212) 674-1144 Sale: Nov. 4-21 Open: Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./Sun., 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m./Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Get 30 percent...
WONDER IN WHITE - THIS IS BROOKLYN? WELCOME TO THE GOOD OLDE DAYS OF 1905
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amYOU could have gotten it for $11,000. Okay, that was in 1905, when the Queen Anne on Albemarle Road and Argyle was designed by H. B. Moore, a protege of...
AUCTION FRENZY - ONE WAY TO GET A 2-BR FOR $100K
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amTHE two blondes absolutely would not stop. Were they fighting over a man? A job? No, they were locked in a frenzied bidding war over a one-bedroom on West 89th...
NOW CATS A GREAT CIRCUS!
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amBIG APPLE CIRCUSAt Damrosch Park, behind Lincoln Center. Through Jan. 9, 2005. (800) 922-3772 orbigapplecircus.org HALFWAY through the Big Apple Circus show, one tough cus tomer registered his first signs...
WILD CARDS ; WHEN DID PEOPLE STOP TRUSTING TV NEWS AND START BELIEVING THE INTERNET?
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amTRUST IN TV NEWS FELL BY NEARLY 44 PERCENT IN JUST THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I'M mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more. It's TV...
GHOULS GONE WILD - DON'T BE A HALLOWEENIE: JOIN THE PARADE THIS YEAR; BOO YORK CITY
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amMORE than 2 million people are going to show up for tomorrow night's Halloween parade - the biggest in the country, and quite possibly our wildest party of the year....
SO HELP ME, WANDA
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amWanda Sykes has never held her tongue, so expect plenty of George W. Bush and John Kerry jokes when the comedian plays Town Hall tonight. "Oh sure, I'll be talking...
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM - THE BEST HALLOWEEN HAUNTS FOR ALL AGES (AND GUTS)
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amBe afraid. Be very afraid. Halloween isn't all Gummi Bears and SpongeBob costumes. It's also about haunted houses, headless horsemen and bats. Live bats. This Halloween, there are plenty of...
HOW DO THOSE OLD-FASHIONED SWEETS RATE?
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amHow sweet it is ... or not. Some candy has been around for years (others just taste like it). We treated a few kids to a taste test of a...
MOTORCYCLIST DEAD IN CRASH
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA 35-year-old Queens man was killed when his motorcycle tumbled along a Long Island City street after it hit a moving car, cops said. The accident also left a 22-year-old...
MIKE COMES OUT FOR SCHUMER
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amOn the heels of a poll showing Sen. Chuck Schumer trouncing his Republican rival, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday he's crossing party lines to support the Democrat's campaign. "He has worked...
R.KELLY GETS AN EYEFUL ; PEPPER-SPRAYED AT GIG
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amR&B singer R.Kelly and two of his bodyguards were pepper-sprayed in the face last night during a concert at Madison Square Garden by someone in rapper Jay-Z's entourage - forcing...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amMatthew McConaughey claims his new Hollywood Hills home is haunted by a nude female ghost. The actor said he freaked out when first saw the streaking spirit - and began...
MISSING FROM GROUND ZERO
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amEVER since Time Warner Center was completed last winter, many New Yorkers have been struck by the way its par allel towers momentarily evoke the taller twins that once stood...
MAJOR $OAR POINT FOR WESTCHESTER HOMES
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amWestchester homebuyers are facing a scare worthy of Halloween: The county's homes are getting monstrously expensive. The median price for a single-family house in Westchester jumped nearly $100,000 from last...
WOBBLY ARAFAT IN PARIS HOSP
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA frail, incoherent Yasser Arafat - unable to recognize his bodyguards and close aides - arrived in Paris yesterday and was rushed to a military hospital for emergency tests in...
$$ BOON FOR GOV'T WORKERS
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Public-employee salaries in New York are the highest in the nation after California, a new study shows. The average combined annual pay for state and local government workers...
'FALL GUY' REPORT COULD MEAN JAIL
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amThe fate of former state Sen. Guy Velella could be decided as early as next week, when investigators issue a report on his release from Rikers Island. Sources said the...
'LUGGAGE LOOTERS' BUSTED AT JFK
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amFive JFK baggage handlers have been charged with turning passengers' luggage into their own personal grab bags, allegedly ripping off more than $23,000 in pricey electronic equipment. The quintet -...
THE O'SMILEY FACTOR ; ACCUSER AXED BUT $ATISFIED
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amFresh off settling her loofah-licious sex-harassment lawsuit with TV talker Bill O'Reilly, New York's newest multimillionaire really splurged yesterday - buying a large coffee at Starbucks. A happy-looking Andrea Mackris,...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amMANHATTAN *** Nearly three dozen bicyclists participating in a monthly ride around the city were arrested last night for violating the rules of the road, cops said. The 33 riders...
'OH, MY GOD' ; HOW ASHLEE'S STALK-OFF STUNNED 'SNL' PRODUCER
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amOh, no! Here's "Saturday Night Live" producer Marci Klein - the daughter of designer Calvin Klein - reacting backstage as singer Ashlee Simpson walks offstage in the middle of a...
DEM BACKERS FULL OF HOT AIR
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA pair of wayward hot air balloonists carrying big signs backing John Kerry put down safely in Central Park yesterday after running into trouble over the Hudson. The men were...
BUSH BOUNDS TO 5-PT. LEAD IN POLL TAKEN 'PRE-OSAMA'
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amPresident Bush jumped to a 5-point nationwide lead in a Fox News poll out yesterday amid growing - but very cautious - optimism among Republicans that the president will win...
'SUPER' SENDOFF; JUILLIARD TRIBUTE TO REEVE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amChristopher Reeve was remembered as a champion of the disabled yesterday during a memorial tribute befitting a superhero. Some 900 friends packed a theater at the Juilliard School at Lincoln...
SILLY SUIT TAKES A DRUNKEN FALL
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA Manhattan jury has smacked down a lawsuit by an alleged wife-beater who sued the city for $6 million, arguing the cops who arrested him should have caught him when...
HS TEENS 'DUPED' INTO AIDING POLS
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amThe Bayonne Board of Education is investigating a high-school vice principal for allegedly duping students into campaigning for the mayor and state senator - with promises that doing so would...
A 'FAHRENHEIT 9/11' FAN ; OSAMA & MICHAEL MOORE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amCONGRATULATIONS, Michael Moore - America's worst enemy and one of the world's most evil men is a big fan of yours. The most startling moment on the Osama bin Laden...
JAILHOUSE SHOCK ; NANTUCKET SLAY SUSPECT STUNNED AT TOPPING NEWS
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amCRANSTON, R.I. - The disgraced Wall Street exec accused of stabbing to death his wealthy girlfriend looked stunned. No, Tom Toolan insisted, he had no idea he was front-page news....
NEW YORK POLS SAY VOTERS WON'T BOW TO THIS BOZO
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amLocal officials reacted with defiance to Osama bin Laden's pre-Election Day warning to America. "I can't possibly put myself in the mind of a crazed lunatic like bin Laden, so...
OSAMA SPEWS NEW HATRED IN CRAZED BID TO TURN ELECTION AGAINST BUSH
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden resurfaced in a chilling new video yesterday, injecting himself into the presidential race and ranting that President Bush can't protect Americans from "another Manhattan." In...
VIDEO STIRS OLD GRIEF & NEW FEARS IN 9/11 KIN
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amFamilies of victims of the 9/11 terrorist strikes were shaken by the chilling new videotape of Osama bin Laden admitting he ordered the devastating attacks and warning that there could...
COPS: 'DOC' RUBBED GALS WRONG WAY
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man who played doctor gave gynecological exams to home health aides and swindled elderly Williamsburg neighbors out of money, police sources said yesterday. David Matos, 39, conned at...
911 'SCREW-UP'; DISPATCHER DOLT STRANDS TOT WITH HER DEAD MOM
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA 2-year-old girl who spent nearly five days locked inside an SUV - along with the lifeless body of her slain mom - could have been rescued earlier but for...
MAESTRO HITS $OUR NOTE IN ALIMONY SOAP OPERA
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA famed opera conductor who was arrested for allegedly owing $101,000 in back alimony joked yesterday he wants to take up camping because he slept like a baby in a...
STEPH AN ARIZA FAN
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amIsiah Thomas' claim to fame as Knick president has been bringing Stephon Marbury to the team. But even Marbury admits Thomas outdid himself in his first Knick draft, when he...
W.: EVIL WORDS WON'T FAZE US
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amPresident Bush yesterday vowed that Osama bin Laden's "October surprise" videotape won't have any impact because "Americans will not be intimidated or influenced by an enemy of our country." John...
N.Y. PAYS BIG FOR GOV'T WORKERS
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Public-employee salaries in New York are the highest in the nation after California, a new study shows. The average combined annual pay for state and local government workers...
BUSH HAMMERS 'SHAMEFUL' FOE; RIPS KERRY'S 'LIES' OVER 2001 BID TO HUNT DOWN EVIL OSAMA
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amPresident Bush yesterday accused Democrat John Kerry of "shameful" behavior after Kerry pointed to Osama bin Laden's October surprise video and accused Bush of bungling a chance to nab bin...
CAMPAIGN SCHOOL DAZE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amThe Bayonne Board of Education is investigating a high-school vice principal for allegedly duping students into campaigning for the mayor and state senator - with promises that doing so would...
JUILLIARD TRIBUTE TO REEVE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amChristopher Reeve was remembered as a champion of the disabled and yesterday during a memorial tribute fitting of a superhero. Some 900 friends packed a theater at the Juilliard School...
SILLY LAWSUIT STUMBLES
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA Manhattan jury has smacked down a lawsuit by an alleged wife-beater who sued the city for $6 million, arguing the cops who arrested him should have caught him when...
HITTING $OUR NOTES - MAESTRO ALIMONY WOE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amA famed opera conductor who was arrested for allegedly owing $101,000 in back alimony joked yesterday that he wants to take up camping because he slept like a baby in...
G.I.: WE TOOK 'LOST' BOMBS - EXPERT TELLS OF DESTROYING MOST OF SADDAM'S CACHE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - An Army ordnance expert stepped into the furious campaign fray over missing explosives in Iraq yesterday - declaring his unit removed and destroyed 250 tons of ammunition from...
HEAVY HITTERS FROM BOTH PARTIES ARE SAYING "ALOHA" TO HAWAII ...
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amHeavy hitters from both parties are saying "aloha" to Hawaii - stumping for President Bush and John Kerry as polls show the typically Democratic state to be close. Vice President...
EARLY POST AT BIG A TODAY
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amFans are reminded that post time at Aqueduct today will be 11 a.m. Gates will open at 9:30 and there are five live races prior to the simulcast of the...
MIGLIORE REPORTS FOR DUTY
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amBREEDERS' CUP NOTEBOOK GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - Rich Migliore will ride Artie Schiller in today's Breeders' Cup Mile and Bwana Charlie in the Sprint after taking off his mounts yesterday...
BEWARE OF FATHER & SON
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amGRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - Two New York trainers bearing an illustrious name could make Breeders' Cup history this afternoon by becoming the first father-and-son combo to hit paydirt in the...
A DAY AT THE RACES ; HORSE OF YEAR UP FOR GRABS AT BREEDERS' XXI
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amGRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - One of the fiercest battles in Texas history will be fought today at Lone Star Park when 91 of the world's top racehorses clash in Breeders'...
YOUNG JETS ALL LIT UP
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amIn high school football, there are Friday Night Lights, those games played under the glare of towering electricity in front of the whole town. But in the NFL, there are...
HERM DE-LIGHTED WITH HIS 'D' LINE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amJET NOTES Under the Monday night spotlight, the Jets' defensive line will get a chance to show the world how good it really is. The four up front have been...
DOLAN: MARV DIDN'T LIKE KNICKS
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amCablevision's James Dolan fired back yesterday at former Knick play-by-play man Marv Albert, explaining why he did not renew his contract. Responding to criticism from Albert that Dolan wanted him...
RU MAY BE HOME FOR HOLIDAYS AGAIN
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amThis was supposed to be the breakthrough year, the year Rutgers football got back on the map. This was supposed to be the year Scarlet Knight fans could book their...
AN OPTIMISTIC MOURNING ; 'ZO SEEMS LIKE GO FOR SEASON OPENER
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amOne day after playing in his first game since receiving a kidney transplant last December, Alonzo Mourning reported no problems and all signs indicate that he will be able to...
KIDNEY HAS BETTER FUNCTION
October 30, 2004 | 4:00am" I'm pretty confident we're OK . . . He is in the best physical shape I've ever seen him in."DR. GERALD APPEL The difference is that this time his...
LIEBER OPTS FOR RETURN ; CASHMAN HAS WEEK TO MAKE DECISION
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amJon Lieber wants to stay a Yankee. General manager Brian Cashman wants Lieber back next year. Yet, as of yesterday the Yankees hadn't picked up an $8 million option on...
GO TAKE A VIKE; JINTS CAN MAKE HUGE STATEMENT
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amLast week, the Giants lost a portion of the legitimacy they built up over a month's worth of winning. That game can never be regained, but their status as a...
LUCIER TO GET START AT CENTER
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES One of his dreams came true this week when his beloved Red Sox won the World Series. Another pretty significant development has Wayne Lucier set to make his...
WHITE TRANSFERS TO LINCOLN
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amDepartment of Education officials said it would never happen. Lincoln officials said it would never happen. Kevin White, Jr., who spent the first three years of high school at basketball...
SOUTH SHORE'S ALL SET TO BATTLE GUTTY HAMILTON
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amH.S. GRID PREVIEW Tommy Salvato doesn't have many good memories from last year, when his South Shore team went 2-6. "That was miserable," said the coach, who guided his team...
METROSTARS IN DO-OR-DIE
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Bob Bradley may be the first New York coach in history to look to the Red Sox for inspiration, likening his MetroStars' plight to the 0-3 hole Boston...
LOOKING FOR LEYLAND ; METS STILL EYE JIM AS MANAGER
October 30, 2004 | 4:00amThe Mets' pursuit of Jim Leyland is not over yet. Leyland will interview with the Phillies on Monday and is a strong candidate for the vacancy there. But multiple sources...