July 25, 2005
STROLLER RIGHTS GO FOR $5.7M
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn American entrepreneur who turned the Rolls-Royce of strollers into a North American brand of desire has just sold the rights back to its British parent company. Shawn Buckley, CEO...
BUYING BOXERS - ICONIX PAYS $74M FOR QUIRKY UNDERWEAR BRAND
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amJoe Boxer, known for its underwear sold at Kmart stores, agreed to be acquired by Iconix Brand Group, formerly known asCandie's Inc., for about $74 million in cash and stock....
STARR REPORT
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amSpilling some ink Who knew TLC and A&E had it in 'em? The two cable networks, not generally known for their feistiness, went at it last week like they were...
NIGHT THE BOSS BAWLED
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amBARBARA Walters has nothing on Yankee announcer Michael Kay. Kay made George Steinbrenner cry on TV. The pine-tar-toned play-by-play man is making a name for himself off the field, so...
'ALEXANDER' THE STRAIGHT - STONE DE-GAY-IFIES IT FOR DVD
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amCALL him Alexander the Less Fabulous. Director Oliver Stone is courting controversy again with a new director's cut of "Alexander" that plays down his much talked-about depiction of the Macedonian...
BESIDES 'BUFFY' - LITTLE SISTER STARS IN LIFETIME MOVIE OF BEST SELLER
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amTHE oddly unemotional "The Dive From Clausen's Pier" on Lifetime, should - even more oddly - have been a serious, full-out tear jerker. How can it not be when the...
STRAPHANGERS - FIND THE BRA THAT'S PERFECT FOR YOUR BODY; THEY'RE BUSTED! - EXPERT SUSAN NETHERO FIXES SIX BRA VIOLATIONS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amWHEN it comes to asset management, too many of us cup out. So complains Susan Nethero, recently hailed as America's supreme bra fitter by Oprah. And according to Nethero, a...
BX. BLOODBATH - 1 DEAD & 5 WOUNDED AT TAVERN
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Bronx father was shot dead and five others were wounded when a barrage of bullets was fired into a crowd milling around outside a Grand Concourse bar early yesterday...
MCCAIN CALLS FOR WOMAN AS NEXT SUPREME PICK
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amSen. John McCain yesterday urged President Bush to pick a woman to fill the next Supreme Court vacancy amid growing signs that Bush's first court pick, John Roberts, is headed...
IRAQ'S 'TERRORIST' COPS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amIraq's slowly forming national police force is filling with recruits who not only are criminals, but may also be insurgents, according to a Pentagon and State Department report. In the...
PINEAPPLE MAY DEFEAT CANCER
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amSweet. Pineapple may fight cancer, a new study says. Researchers in Australia isolated two molecules from crushed pineapple and discovered one blocks a defective protein found in 30 percent of...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amQUEENS * A fisherman yesterday discovered body parts floating in the East River off the Queens shore. Police said the gruesome discovery was made near the Throgs Neck Bridge at...
GUN BATTLE A 'SUICIDE BY COP' FLOP
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA jilted man who abducted his ex-girlfriend, then shot her in the head in Brooklyn, apparently had a death wish when he fired at cops, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Carl...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amWho chopped off Betty Boop's head? That's the puzzling mystery facing cops in Virginia Beach, where a crook stole the head of a landmark, life-sized statue of the famed "Boop-boop-a-doop"...
SUICIDE FIEND KILLS 40 AT IRAQ POLICE SITE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA suicide bomber killed some 40 people after slamming a truck loaded with explosives into sand barriers at a Baghdad police station yesterday. The attacker set off his 500-pound bomb...
TSUNAMI ALERT AMID 7.0 QUAKE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA strong earthquake off India's eastern Andaman and Nicobar islands yesterday triggered a tsunami warning in Thailand. Yesterday's quake was gauged at 7.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The...
COUNCIL WAR IN QNS. - TAINTED JENNINGS FACES 6 FOES
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amWith six contenders vying to take his job, disgraced City Councilman Allan Jennings could face a rocky road to re-election - an unusual position for an incumbent. In his four...
FLASH LANCE ROLLS LUCKY 7
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amLance Armstrong was in seventh heaven yesterday as he closed out his amazing career with a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory. He held up seven fingers - one for...
SNEAKER THIEVES MAKING COMEBACK
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amIn a mugging reminiscent of a crime wave that gripped New York and other urban centers back in the 1980s, four young thugs roughed up a Long Island teen yesterday...
'DWI' MA CRASHES WITH TOT
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Long Island mom got into a drunken accident with her 2-year-old son in the car - and then tried to flee the scene with the baby in her arms,...
WTC BUILDING IS GLAD TO TAKE AMERICAN EXPRESS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe first building to rise at the new World Trade Center site has landed its first tenant, it was reported yesterday. After months of struggling to find tenants for the...
$9M 'SEED' MONEY - UNWITTING SPERM-BANK DAD SUES EX, NYU
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man who claims his estranged wife forged his name to get hold of his frozen sperm and used it to conceive a daughter has been ordered to pay...
'CHARLIE' CHOCS UP ANOTHER BIG WEEK
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amIt was Johnny on the spot again as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was the nation's No. 1 flick for the second straight weekend. Johnny Depp's interpretation of mercurial candy-maker...
PARIS' LAW IS COMING - CHUCK: BAN CELL FIENDS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe feds would crack down on the kind of cellphone hacking that exposed the private numbers of Paris Hilton's A-list pals, under legislation to be introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer...
RAFT OF INFO LINKS BRIT TERROR CELLS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amBritish police have new evidence that the bombers who carried out the two London attacks are connected: They went whitewater rafting in Wales on the same day. Authorities are speculating...
GIFF: MIKE'S SMALL SCHOOLS A 'CRIME'
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amTwo years after Mayor Bloomberg opened 110 "small schools," crime is up in at least six, says Council Speaker Gifford Miller, citing Department of Education data. He said crime soared...
ISRAEL FURY AT SLAY OF GRANDFOLKS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - A Palestinian sniper murdered an Israeli couple in a Gaza ambush, prompting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to vow "tough new measures" as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was...
WE'RE NO GANGSTAS - HIP-HOP MAG BIGS DENY CLUB SHOOTING
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA pair of Source magazine bigwigs, busted for allegedly shooting three men outside a Chelsea bar, proclaimed their innocence yesterday - even after a prosecutor stated that one of their...
'CLUB GOTTI' SHUTS - INFAMOUS BERGIN HQ
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe landmark social club in Queens that was John Gotti's not-so-secret base of operations - and that was later used by his brother and successor, Peter - has been shuttered,...
ROOMMATE KILLS WOMAN: COPS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man was charged yesterday with fatally stabbing his female roommate and stuffing her body in a bag. Nikolay Baranov, 51, of Brighton Beach, and the woman, whose name...
U.S. WOMAN MISSING IN EGYPTIAN RESORT DEBRIS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn American woman who had been celebrating her 27th birthday in the Egyptian beach resort town of Sharm el-Sheik is among those missing in the aftermath of the massive terror...
BOMB SCARES JOLT MIDTOWN - TOUR BUS RAIDED AS BAG 'PRANK' CLEARS PENN STA.
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe city had a bad case of the jitters yesterday. In two dramatic noontime incidents, a bomb scare forced the evacuation of Penn Station and a double-decker tour bus was...
BANK DENIED ACCOUNT TO BLIND WOMAN: LAWSUIT
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA blind Bronx woman has sued Emigrant Savings Bank for $1.75 million, saying the bank refused to let her open an account because she can't see. Jaydene Williams, a 20-year-old...
AMERICAN BIRTHDAY GAL MISSING IN EGYPTIAN RESORT
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn American who had been celebrating her 27th birthday in the Egyptian beach-resort town of Sharm el-Sheik is among those missing in the aftermath of the weekend terror blasts. The...
FIEND KILLS 40 AT IRAQ POLICE SITE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA suicide bomber killed at least 40 people when he slammed a truck loaded with explosives into sand barriers at a Baghdad police station yesterday. The terror crash set off...
BOMB SCARES JOLT MIDTOWN - TOUR BUS IS RAIDED OVER BAG 'PRANK'
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe city had a bad case of the jitters yesterday. In two dramatic noontime incidents, a bomb scare forced the evacuation of Penn Station and a double-decker tour bus was...
FILM PUTS FOCUS ON NYU SUICIDES
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA New York City filmmaker, intrigued by the chilling series of death leaps that shocked the NYU campus a year ago, has made a documentary that explores depression and suicide...
BUILDING AT WTC IS GLAD TO TAKE AMERICAN EXPRESS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe first building to rise at the new World Trade Center site has landed its first tenant. After months of struggling to find tenants for the 52-story 7 World Trade...
WATER RATS' RAFT TRIP LINKS BRIT SUBWAY FIENDS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amBritish police have new evidence that the bombers who carried out the two London attacks are connected: They went whitewater rafting in Wales on the same day. Authorities are speculating...
SAFETY FEAR SHUTS SUBWAY ENTRANCE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn entrance to one of the city's busiest subway stations has been shut indefinitely because of a safety dispute between the MTA and the owner of the new Bloomberg Tower,...
SAFETY DISPUTE CLOSES CITY SUBWAY ENTRANCE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn entrance to one of the city's busiest subway stations has been shut down indefinitely. It's been closed because of a safety dispute between the MTA and the owner of...
BOMB SCARES JOLT MIDTOWN - TOUR BUS, PENN STA. EVACUATED
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe city had a bad case of the jitters yesterday. In two dramatic noontime incidents, a bomb scare forced the evacuation of Penn Station, and a tour bus was searched...
45 DIE IN BAGHDAD BOMBINGS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amSuicide bombers killed up to 45 people and wounded dozens more in Baghdad yesterday and early today, officials said. In the first blast, a terrorist slammed a flatbed truck loaded...
FLOAT VICTIMS SUE PARADES
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amTwo women who were run over by floats in city parades last year have filed suits against the organizers - who say they're taking measures to prevent such incidents in...
STEAMED MUSCLE - MOB EXTORTED POSH GREENWICH EATERY
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA gang of mob thugs invaded a posh Greenwich, Conn., restaurant, beat up the owner and hung him from the ceiling by his feet until he agreed to pay thousands...
FATHER KNOWS BEST - PRIEST ON A MISSION TO HOUSE POOR
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amJohn Powis spends so much time at Brooklyn's Housing Court battling to help poor tenants in Bushwick facing eviction that some judges say, "Here's the monsignor again." Father Powis, 71,...
SUIT: BANK WAS BLIND AND DUMB
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amA blind Bronx woman has sued Emigrant Savings Bank for $1.75 million, saying the bank refused to let her open an account because she can't see. Jaydene Williams, a 20-year-old...
MORE IS LE$$ ON TEST SCORES AT CITY SCHOOLS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amMoney can't buy happiness - or good grades for that matter. City school districts that consistently recorded top scores on standardized reading and math tests over the past five years...
CUNY COLLARS SCHOLARS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe city's brainiest public high schools are fast becoming a breeding ground for future City University of New York scholars, new admissions statistics show. Applications to CUNY colleges from graduates...
EYE ON BLOOMY FOR GOV
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amCALL him . . . Gov. Bloomberg? Mayor Bloomberg - who, because of New York City's term limits, will be a lame duck next year if he wins re-election in...
POOR LI'L RICH KOZ TELLS ALL - THRIFTY NEW LIFESTYLE FOR FALLEN TYCO KING
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amWHEN former Tyco boss Dennis Kozlowski fishes in the Keys, there are no more luxury hotels for him - he stays in a bedroom above a bait-and-tackle shop owned by...
FEDS SET TO $LAP REV. AL ON '04 BID
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amAS THE Rev. Al Sharpton continues to dangle his sought-after endorsement in the mayoral race to maximize his influence, federal regulators are stepping up their own campaign to get information...
RANDY JUDE WANTED ONE MORE ROMP: NANNY
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amJude Law is an even bigger love rat than we'd thought. The skirt-chasing actor secretly tried to meet last week with the nubile nanny he repeatedly bedded - even with...
WATER RATS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amBritish police have new evidence that the bombers who carried out the two London attacks are connected: They went whitewater rafting in Wales on the same day. Authorities are speculating...
STAYING IN CHARACTER
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amCONSISTENCY is how we should judge umpires and spaghetti sauce, cement mix and senators, fools and geniuses. And sportscasters. Last week, consistency among sportscasters was never more apparent. For starters,...
THE RICH GET RICHER
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amJED Ortmeyer, the winger who will earn $501,600 with the Rangers this year, is almost certainly going to be obligated to subsidize the $4.9M salary of Washington goaltender Olaf Kolzig...
PIAZZA DISCOVERS THE JOY OF SIXTH
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amLast week, Mets manager Willie Randolph angrily downplayed his decision to move Mike Piazza down in the order. But ever since Piazza was lowered to sixth in the lineup, he...
CHILDRESS SUFFERS 'MINOR' UPSET
July 25, 2005 | 4:00am1ST RACE - Minister's Joy, dropping into maiden claimer for first time and trying turf, was 2-1 favorite coupled with Gauguin for Shug McGaughey. With Javier Castellano up, Minister's Joy...
HEALTHY BELTRAN HAS LEG UP
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amCarlos Beltran hit a ball to deep center off Los Angeles starter Brad Penny that two weeks ago would have only been a double. Yesterday in a 6-0 win against...
BELL BANISHED FOR A TUNE-UP
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amMET NOTES Willie Randolph said there was no big reason Heath Bell was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk late yesterday. But the right-handed reliever said he was demoted with a purpose....
THE THINKING MAN'S SKIPPER
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amLESS is more, says Willie Randolph, a manager armed with the ammunition of six wins in his last seven games to prove his point. "Our players are starting to see...
U.S. BOOTERS STRIKE GOLD
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amAfter 120 minutes of end-to-end but seemingly unending soccer - 90 minutes of regulation and a pair of 15-minute periods - the U.S. and Panama were still locked in a...
METS FINALLY MOVING AHEAD - BENSON, PIAZZA SPARK SURGING AMAZIN'S
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amMets 6 - Dodgers 0 Pitching has become almost an afterthought for the Mets, especially on days Kris Benson takes the ball. Lately, so has winning. The Mets have won...
BUSCH DRIVES AWAY WITH PENN 500 TITLE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amLONG POND, Pa. - You'd think NASCAR would learn never to count out Kurt Busch. Last year, Busch sneaked into the Chase for the Championship as a supreme afterthought. Then...
BUSCH QUENCHES PENN 500 THIRST
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amLONG POND, Pa. - Try to fluster Kurt Busch. It ain't happening. Last year, Busch sneaked into NASCAR's Chase for the Championship as an afterthought. Then he won it all....
YANKS IN ARMS RACE AS DEADLINE NEARS
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ANAHEIM - A month ago, the Yankees' No. 1 priority was to upgrade centerfield. While that is still high on the list, Joe Torre hinted that due to...
YANKEES RACING TRADE DEADLINE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ANAHEIM - A month ago, the Yankees' No. 1 priority was to upgrade center field. While that is still high on the list, Joe Torre hinted that due...
GROUCHY UNIT TAKES ON THE MEDIA
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Randy Johnson was in such a feisty mood yesterday morning that the head of Yankee security felt the need to move toward a group of reporters being lectured...
YANKS SECURE WINNING TRIP - MATSUI, BULLPEN SALVAGE WIN FOR MOOSE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amYankees 4 - Angels 1 ANAHEIM - They won more than they lost and picked up a game on the Red Sox. But the Yankees could have taken much more...
YANKS SECURE WINNING TRIP - MATSUI, MARIANO SALVAGE 'W' FOR MOOSE
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amYankees 4 - Angels 1 ANAHEIM - Mike Mussina's arm and Hideki Matsui's bat gave Joe Torre a chance. So, when Tom Gordon let two of the three runners he...
GROUCHY UNIT DROPS GUARD, SOUNDS OFF
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Randy Johnson was in such a feisty mood yesterday morning that the head of Yankee security felt the need to move toward a group of reporters being lectured...
A WEEKEND AT THE HAMPTONS - KNICK BRASS VISIT LARRY; DEAL APPEARS IMMINENT
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe Knicks' fullcourt press on Larry Brown intensified late yesterday when Garden and Cablevision head James Dolan opened his arms and his wallet to get his man. The Garden chairman/Cablevision...
HIGH-SCHOOL COACH GLAD TO SEE BROWN RETURN HOME
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amWith Larry Brown on the cusp of being named the Knicks head coach, Bob Gersten can't stop getting nostalgic about the old days in Long Beach. Gersten - Brown's head...
BROWN LEAVES TEAM TO SEE BACK SPECIALIST
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - One day late, Kevin Brown wasn't at Angel Stadium yesterday. Instead the struggling right-hander was on his way to Denver to see Dr. Yechiel Kleen with the hope...
DOLAN'S TIME TO DELIVER
July 25, 2005 | 4:00amOK, James Dolan. Close the deal. Don't screw this one up. This is your chance to finally be a big shot in this town. This is your chance to make...