June 1, 2005

DISSIDENT COUP; ELITE MORGAN INVESTORS TO MEET GROUP OF 8

The quest to oust Morgan Stanley's CEO Phil Purcell gained institutional respectability when the Council of Institutional Investors agreed to meet with dissident shareholders - the so-called Group of 8...

DELL BACKS NEW HEDGE VENTURE

Michael Dell is backing a couple of Wall Street stalwarts as he puts some of his $14.2 billion fortune in net worth to work in a new hedge fund venture....

LOOKING FOR WORK? TRY A NOSE RING

Young college grads won't have to hide nose rings and tattoos at job interviews - they might even help. If you're seeking work at hip workplaces, such as a gamers...

ABC: FALL AD SALES SOARING

ABC said yesterday that ad sales for its fall schedule are up more than 30 percent from a year ago, solidifying a dramatic ratings comeback for the network. Advertisers have...

GLEASON'S BRAND PLANS TO BE A CONTENDER

Riding the popularity of the Oscar-winning "Million Dollar Baby" and "Cinderella Man," the storied Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn is taking its name to Palookaville. Boxing's most famous boot camp, where...

HOLLOW VICTORY; SUPREME COURT REVERSES ANDERSEN CONVICTION

The Justice Department was wrong to put Arthur Andersen out of business and wipe out 28,000 accounting jobs, the Supreme Court ruled in a stunning slap at corporate corruption reforms....

PUMA PICKS MCQUEEN

Fashion bad boy Alexander McQueen will design a line of sneakers for Puma, the German sporting goods company said yesterday. McQueen, whose feathered ball gowns and corseted bodices have turned...

POSH SPACES GRABBED FAST

THERE are only four res idences left out of 23 Ian Schrager is developing at his first residential property at 50 Gramercy Park North, with partners Aby Rosen and Michael...

ATT'Y: SIHPOL SINGLED OUT

Ted Sihpol is an innocent victim of an overzealous prosecutor. That's what the 37-year-old former Bank of America broker's lawyer told a Manhattan jury yesterday in asking that they find...

FRENCH VOTE SENDS EURO TO 7-MONTH LOW

Europe's superstate dreams are fading, with the euro suddenly collapsing against the dollar - amid a new trade war and political turmoil erupting on two continents. The European Union's economic...

G+J FALLOUT CONTINUES - BERTELSMANN'S U.S. CHAIRMAN AXEL GANZ RETIRES

ADD one more casualty to the Gruner + Jahr debacle. Axel Ganz, the genius behind many of Gruner + Jahr's successful operations worldwide, who floundered when he tried to grab...

TIMES TO LAUNCH FREE CLASSIFIEDS TABLOID

The New York Times said it will begin publishing a free weekly four-color tabloid newspaper, heavy with classified advertising, starting next week. The tabloid version that hits June 9 will...

EURO TURMOIL AFTER FRENCH VOTE

Europe's "superstate" dreams are fading with the euro suddenly collapsing against the dollar - amid a new trade war and political turmoil erupting on two continents. The European Union's economic...

TRUMP-ETING $1.8B RIVERSIDE SALE

Donald Trump has perfected the art of the deal by selling a parcel of his West Side development site for a record $1.8 billion. The land, totaling about 50 acres...

MUST SEE 'INVISIBLE'

INVISIBLE *** (three stars) DRUG addiction was vir tually unknown in Eastern Europe during the Soviet era. Then the Berlin Wall fell, and heroin abuse became an epidemic. "Invisible," by...

SMARTY 'PANTS' A FINE FIT

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS*** (three stars) Solid material.Running time: 120 minutes. Rated PG- 13 (references to suicide and divorce, discreet sexuality and mild profanity). At the Empire, the...

A WHALE OF A ZEPPELIN

THE WHITE DIAMOND**1/2 (two and a half stars) AS a zeppelin soars above Guyana, a villager nicknames it the "White Diamond." It looks more like a white whale, but its...

RYAN PUTS AMEN TO A.M.

JIM Ryan signed off from "Good Day New York" after 17 years following an emotional farewell yesterday. The show devoted most of its two hours to Ryan, who has been...

NICE TRY, BUT ...; TONY-WORTHY PERFORMANCES THAT WILL MISS

I'LL be peering into my crystal ball on Friday to see who this year's Tony Award winners will be. But today I want to make the case for a few...

THE FLAY'S THE THING AT BAR AMERICAIN

Bar Americain ½ (two and a half stars) 152 W. 52nd St. (212) 265-9700 BOBBY Flay, the beaming Sun God of the American grill, has set up shop at Bar...

MEALS & WHEELS A SHORE THING - WEEKENDERS CAN END WEEK OUT OF KITCHEN

AH, the summer house - how sweet it is to unlock that door and let the good times roll. Unless there's nothing inside for dinner, that is, and you have...

ON THE SIDE - SPAGHETTI WESTERN EATERY TO BE WILD

BEPPE chef/owner Cesare Casella is putting the finishing touches on Maremma, his new spaghetti western-themed eatery. His latest venture, named for a region in Southwest Tuscany known as Italy's Wild...

'GEEKS' GONE WILD - WELCOME THE NEW 'ODD COUPLE'

"Beauty and the Geek" Tonight at 8 on WB/Ch. 11 (two and a half stars) Ryan puts amen to a.m. Ashton Kutcher,who is best known for being the cute,young thing...

MTV SETS SAIL WITH CARIBBEAN CHANNEL

MTV is launching a new channel dedicated to Caribbean music and culture. The new channel,called Tempo,is slated to debut next October in the Caribbean islands and in the U.S. in...

JUDGMENT DAY - PLAN TO AVOID A MEDIA RIOT AT THE JACKSON VERDICT

THE judge in the Michael Jackson case is considering two proposals aimed at minimizing an expected out-of-control media frenzy when the verdict in the marathon trial is finally handed down....

STARR REPORT

News at 2: Jim & Roz Ch.2 's news landscape changes drastically today with the debut of Jim Rosenfield ,who 'll team with Roz Abrams at 5 and 11 p.m.It...

CUBAN HEELS; COPS, FEDS NAB BRUTAL HEAD OF 'HAVANA MAFIA'

The reputed godfather of the "Cuban Mafia" has been busted for his involvement in a series of firebombings and shootings in the city that claimed a dozen lives, including that...

EUROPE ESCHEWS 'UNION':; RETURN OF THE TRIBES

TODAY, the Dutch vote on the proposed European Union constitution. They're expected to reject it, as the French did Sunday. But whatever the result of the referendum, something's happening in...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

A man has been released from a North Carolina prison after 35 years behind bars for stealing a black-and-white TV. Junior Allen was a 30-year-old migrant farm worker from Georgia...

TOP ISRAELI:OK TO GIVE UP GOLAN

JERSUALEM - Israel's outgoing military chief, in a surprising first-ever interview with an Arab newspaper, said Israel could still defend itself even if it gave the strategic Golan Heights back...

JACKO DA YIELDS TO A 'CLOSER'

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Closing arguments in the Michael Jackson kid-sex trial are set to begin tomorrow - with prosecutors bringing in a relief attorney in hopes of saving their...

VID EYE ON B'KLYN SUBWAY CRIME

An audience of cops can now view replays of crimes committed on select Brooklyn subway stations. The MTA has completed a $1.2 million project to install 120 high-tech video cameras...

CRASH LANDING

Hero Port Authority rescuers pulled an injured pilot from the burning wreckage of his crashed aircraft at Teterboro Airport yesterday - the fourth accident at the busy New Jersey airfield...

N.Y. SMOKERS AT ALL-TIME LOW

New Yorkers are delivering a loud and clear message about cigarettes - butt out! That's the word from state health officials, who reported yesterday that the smoking rate among adults...

EMTS RUSH TO MIKE'S SIDE IN MAYORAL RACE

Fire-union leaders may despise Mayor Bloomberg, but that didn't stop their brethren at EMS and the fire-alarm dispatchers from endorsing the mayor yesterday and praising his "commitment to public safety."...

SICK 'SEX' MOM; LET GIRLS BE RAPED: DA

A Long Island woman enabled the rapes of her 13-year-old daughter and a young friend by two men at a hotel - telling the teens it was OK because "what...

U.S.OLYMPIC TRIO'S STADIUM ULTIMATUM

ALBANY - The three U.S. members of the International Olympic Committee warned the leaders of the state Legislature yesterday to approve the West Side Stadium by the end of the...

150M GREENBACKS FOR DOWNTOWN 'GREENWAY'

Two miles of underutilized waterfront from Battery Park at the tip of Manhattan to the East River Park along the FDR are going to be transformed into the city's most...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

BROOKLYN *** A thug was arrested for beating and stabbing a man in a Bedford-Stuyvesant robbery, authorities said yesterday. The incident began at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, when the 34-year-old victim...

WEDDING 'PRESENT' ; JILTIN' JEN PAYS 13G TO TOWN THAT SEARCHED FOR HER

It was payback time for the runaway bride. Bug-eyed bolter Jennifer Wilbanks yesterday ponied up $13,250 to the city of Duluth, Ga., to cover part of what it spent during...

WATER MAN 'SOAKED' INSURERS

A city Department of Environmental Protection worker was busted yesterday for allegedly torching his Connecticut home as part of a $350,000 arson and insurance scam, authorities said yesterday. Randal Licari,...

N.Y. QAEDA SUSPECTS HELD

A noted jazz bassist and a former Harlem doctor were held without bail yesterday on charges they plotted to train and give medical aid to al Qaeda members. Meanwhile, supporters...

UNSPEAKABLE CRIME DIVIDES QUEENIE'S GRIEVING KIN

THE knife that stole the life of little Queenie has yet to finish its vicious work. Now the family of the girl who was born Queen Shadava Davasia Washington -...

POL: JUST SAY NEIGH TO PARK STABLE'S END

The city Parks Commissioner saddled up for horse lovers yesterday, saying he would like to see the Claremont Riding Academy stay open as a stable to "keep alive a 140-year-old...

BUSHNELL HIT IN 'SEX' SUIT

Writer Candace Bushnell yesterday was slapped with a federal lawsuit by her former manager, who claims she stiffed him out of $1 million in fees for helping her sell the...

'BUM' RAP VS. SLATER - SOUSED STAR 'GRABBED MY ASS': GAL, 52

A boozed-up Christian Slater made an ass of himself with a 52-year-old married Manhattan woman yesterday, grabbing her butt in a fit of rage after a sidewalk spat with his...

CROOKS GOING 'DOWN' - CITY SLASHES CRIME

Crime in the city continues to drop - new figures out this week show that it's down 6 percent so far this year. "We're getting the job done," Police Commissioner...

'TOO YOUNG TO DIE'; TEARS FOR TOT HIT BY CAR

It took just "one second" for a Brooklyn tot to break away and run into the street where he was fatally injured by a passing car, the boy's devastated aunt...

'DEEP THROAT' COUGHS IT UP - FBI'S EX-NO. 2 UNMASKS HIMSELF TO END 33-YEAR WATERGATE MYSTERY

WASHINGTON - "Deep Throat" is on the record - finally. One of the great mysteries of politics and journalism was solved yesterday when a former high-ranking FBI official confessed to...

BRADLEE AMAZED SECRET LASTED

WASHINGTON - Former Washington Post executive editor Benjamin Bradlee said yesterday that he can't believe Deep Throat's identity stayed hidden for more than 30 years. "The thing that stuns me...

MR. AND EX-MRS. PITT ; ANISTON TANNING AS BRAD'S LANDING

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are really coasting this week - he's on the East Coast working hard and she's on the West Coast hardly working. Brad jetted into JFK...

'NOBODY WATCHED KIDS' - FRIENDS: LITTLE KILLER'S MA IGNORED WILD CHILD

Friends and neighbors of the Brooklyn 9-year-old who plunged a kitchen knife into her best friend's heart in a scuffle over a pink rubber ball yesterday blamed her absent alcoholic...

BX. WINDOW MIRACLE; AWNING CATCHES TODDLER

An antiquated, turn-of-the-century steel awning on a Bronx building saved the life of a toddler who plummeted 30 feet after climbing over the guard on his fourth-floor window yesterday. The...

DERAILMENT TIES UP F LINE

A work train derailed yesterday in Brooklyn, creating major headaches for commuters using the busy F line. The accident - which caused no injuries - took place north of the...

B'VUE BEAST GUILTY; TRIED TO KILL GIRL, 13

A somber jury convicted the Beast of Bellevue yesterday, finding him guilty of monstrously stripping, molesting, beating and nearly strangling a 13-year-old pediatric patient whom he'd dragged from her hospital...

WHAT INSURGENCY? - 42% OF IRAQ BOMBERS WERE SAUDIS

WASHINGTON - More than 40 percent of the suicide bombers dispatched by terror leader Abu Musab al- Zarqawi to attack Iraqis and U.S. troops hailed from Saudi Arabia, according to...

30 ROUNDS IN HARLEM SHOOTOUT

Nearly 30 rounds were fired - including 23 by police - during Friday's deadly shootout with a suspect on a Harlem street, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. The gunplay...

ARCH-DIOCESE 'CRIMINALS'

A stunning embezzlement scandal has struck the Archdiocese of New York, with two top administrators fired for allegedly pocketing at least $430,000 meant for needy children. The leader of the...

TEARS FOR 'CAR' TOT

It took just "one second" for a Brooklyn tot to break away and run into the street where he was fatally injured by a passing car, the boy's devastated aunt...

ASTRO ARMSTRONG SUES BARBER OVER ROOT LOOT

One small snip for Neil Armstrong, one giant payoff for his barber. Hair-cutter Marx Sizemore gave a trim to the lunar legend last year, then sold the locks to a...

'NOBODY WATCHED KIDS' - NEIGHBORS: LITTLE KILLER'S MOTHER IGNORED WILD CHILD

Friends and neighbors of the Brooklyn 9-year-old who plunged a kitchen knife into her best friend's heart in a scuffle over a pink rubber ball angrily blamed the young attacker's...

GRAND SEMI FOR BETANCES

HS BASEBALLGrand St. 7Telecom. 6 After tossing a no-hitter and driving in two runs during his team's 3-0 win over James Madison this past Friday, Grand Street Campus' Dellin Betances...

SMOKE CLEARS IN N.Y. - CIG USERS BELOW 20%

New Yorkers are delivering a loud and clear message about cigarettes - butt out! That's the word from state health officials, who reported yesterday that the smoking rate among adults...

N.Y. QAEDA SUSPECTS DENIED BAIL

A noted jazz bassist and a former Harlem doctor were held without bail yesterday on charges they plotted to train and give medical aid to al Qaeda members. Meanwhile, supporters...

CLASSROOM EXTRA - THE POST'S EDITORIAL-PAGE EDITOR ROBERT MCMANUS,ENJOYED A PRE-FLEET WEEK CELEBRATION AS A GUEST ABOARD THE USS PORTER. HE SHARED HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CLASSROOM EXTRA.

BOB McManus knows a bit about Navy vessels. The Post's editorial page editor is a former Navy engineman, having served from 1961 to 1966. He was thrilled at the opportunity...

'LOS AND LOSS - BELTRAN BACK, BUT METS FALL

If this is what we can expect out of the Mets' longest homestand of the season, bring on the road. In kicking off a 12-game stretch at Shea last night,...

BAD DAE AT OFFICE FOR KOO

Ron Howard, the acclaimed director, was at Shea Stadium before last night's 7-0 Met loss to the Diamondbacks. Had he stuck around, Dae-Sung Koo might have won himself a part...

PISTONS ARE POPPIN' - DETROIT KNOTS SERIES AT TWO

GAME 4 Pistons 106 Heat 96 AUBURN HILLS - So much for the distraction theory. Amid swirling reports of Larry Brown leaving for Cleveland, the Pistons stressed, insisted, swore they...

A ROYAL FAILURE - LOWLY K.C. HANDS YANKS THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS

Royals 5Yankees 3 KANSAS CITY - Remember that feeling of confidence the Yankees walked with last week? It evaporated into the Midwestern air last night at Kauffman Stadium. Losing to...

JAX PAL HELPS OUT HERB

Tex Winter is one of Phil Jackson's closest confidants, but last month he helped out Herb Williams' coaching career. On the Knicks' dime, Williams and scout James Thomas flew to...

NHL TV OUTLOOK IS BLEAK

While leaving a crack open to bring back the NHL, Mark Shapiro, ESPN's executive vice president, predicted yesterday that the network will not broadcast games when play finally resumes. "Looking...

FAIR WAY TO PLAN FOR FOWL

HUNTERS think ing ahead to this fall will have a better opportunity to prepare now that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has released a tentative schedule for most...

WHELDON SAYS DANICA HAD UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

Add another driver to list of those questioning Danica Patrick's weight advantage. Three days after NASCAR driver Robby Gordon and IRL driver Tony Kanaan sounded off on the racing benefits...

'I WANT TO COACH HERE' ; BROWN'S FUMING OVER REPORTS OF EXIT TO CLEVELAND

AUBURN HILLS - Larry Brown yesterday gave an irritated non-denial denial about reports circulating from virtually every corner of the NBA globe that he is headed to the Cavaliers to...

SHAQ HEAPS PRAISE ON RILEY

HEAT-PISTONNOTEBOOK AUBURN HILLS - One big happy family, these Heat. And Pat Riley sits atop the heap as patriarch, much as Jerry West did in Los Angles, according to Shaquille...

CARLOS RETURNS - BELTRAN TESTS BALKY QUAD

He is not yet at full strength. But after eight games out of the Mets' starting lineup, Carlos Beltran feels healthy enough to be back. Two Saturdays ago, Beltran strained...

CALL HIM E-ROD - RODRIGUEZ TAKES TIME TO WORK ON FIELDING

KANSAS CITY - In the emptiness of Kauffman Stadium, Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui worked on their current weaknesses yesterday afternoon. Hours before the Yankees would face the hapless Royals,...

JOE GIVES SHEFFIELD SOME REST VS. ROYALS

KANSAS CITY - In a perfect world, Gary Sheffield would be able to get a half-day of rest instead of a full one by being the Yankees designated hitter. However,...

ALL HANDS ON DECK AT CAMP COUGHLIN

Eli Manning today will be able to look to one side and see Amani Toomer lined up wide, look to the other and spot Plaxico Burress, glance behind him and...

KAZ AND EFFECT: MIGUEL GETS NOD

SINCE joining the Mets as a celebrated free agent two winters ago, Kaz Matsui has been like the Superman villain Mr. Mxyzptlk - a man whose very presence has consistently...

PAUL WON'T APPEAL BAN ; MUST SIT THREE GAMES FOR HITTING TIGER

YANKEE NOTES KANSAS CITY - Paul Quantrill said he isn't going to appeal the three-game suspension or the $1,500 fine he was hit with yesterday. "I am going to get...

CAMERON IS METS' MR. RIGHT

Mike Cameron was bumped out of center field by Carlos Beltran again last night. Cameron made headlines during the winter when the former Gold Glove center fielder was shifted to...

KAZ FINDS SPOT BACK ON BENCH

MET NOTES On Sunday, Kazuo Matsui returned from a strained right trapezoid to start his first game in a week. And Matsui felt fine yesterday. So why was Miguel Cairo...

'CATS LAND LAX EAGLES

HS BASEBALL WALTON 10 MONROE 5 Monroe came into yesterday's PSAL quarterfinal playoff game as the top seed, seemingly well on its way to defending its league championship. But four...

A-ROD'S WORKING ON GLOVE

KANSAS CITY - In the emptiness of Kauffman Stadium, Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui worked on their current weaknesses yesterday afternoon. Hours before the Yankees would lose to the hapless...

KAZ AND EFFECT: 2B NOW MIGUEL'S

D'Backs 7Mets 0SINCE joining the Mets two winters ago, Kaz Matsui has been the team's Mr. Mxyzptlk, the villain from the Superman comic whose very presence creates mischief, chaos and...

'LOS AND LOSS - BELTRAN BACK,BUT METS FALL

If this is what we can expect out of the Mets' longest homestand of the season, bring on the road. No, in kicking off a 12-game stretch at Shea last...

BROWN FUMES OVER EXIT REPORTS

AUBURN HILLS - Detroit coach Larry Brown gave an irritated, non-denial denial about reports circulating from virtually every corner of the NBA globe that he is headed to Cleveland to...

PISTONS ARE POPPIN' ; DETROIT KNOTS SERIES AT TWO

GAME 4Pistons 106Heat 96 AUBURN HILLS - So much for the distraction theory. Amid the swirling reports and rumors of coach Larry Brown leaving for Cleveland, the Pistons stressed, insisted,...

GUEVARA PUTS CAPPER ON METROS' BIG NIGHT

METROS 2 FIRE 1 It was three minutes into stoppage time and the MetroStars seemed destined for yet more frustration at home. Then Amado Guevara turned destiny around with one...

METROS CRAVING A NEW HOME ... AND MORE

The MetroStars have suffered mightily at "home," drawing minuscule crowds to the cavernous, mostly empty Meadowlands and struggling to play their technical game on the battered Giants Stadium FieldTurf. They're...

BECK AND CALL - DAVID GIVES 51,000 WHAT THEY HOPED TO SEE

ENGLAND 3 COLOMBIA 2 England's David Beckham and Michael Owen wandered around midfield at Giants Stadium last night, soaking up the applause from 50,807. The scene wasn't quite Wembley or...

LIBS EYE BOARD JUMP

It's official. The Liberty are the worst rebounding team in the WNBA - by far. After two games, the Liberty, once known for their physical play, have been outrebounded by...

HALL CALLS ZITO

It's a long way from the streets of Ozone Park to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs. Trainer Nick Zito finally completed that lifetime's journey...