November 1, 2005
CASE RESIGNS FROM TIME WARNER BOARD
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amSteve Case cut his last ties with Time Warner yesterday, nearly five years after engineering one of the worst mergers in U.S. corporate history when the America Online founder acquired...
HERE'S A MORE LIKELY REASON FOR THE MARKET'S BIG RALLY
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWHAT'S behind the stock market's big two-day rally? I suspect a lot less than the rest of the giddy media seems to think. Since last Friday the Dow Jones industrial...
GOUGING BOND DESKS SLAMMED FOR $6.75M
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe National Association of Securities Dealers lashed out at predatory pricing practices on Wall Street's junk bond desks yesterday, announcing that two brokerage firms were fined a total of $6.75...
ADVANCE INKS AT 1166 SIXTH - J .P. MORGAN SHEDDING SPACE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amJ.P. Morgan Chase, in a seemingly endless round of "rationalizing" its real estate portfolio, just unloaded a big block to a surprising tenant: Si Newhouse's Advance Publications, parent of magazine...
MOSSIMO TUSSLE - ICONIX LAUNCHES $101M BID FOR CLOTHING FIRM
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amIconix Brand Group Inc., owner of well-known labels such as Joe Boxer and Candie's, made an unsolicited bid yesterday to buy casual clothing company Mossimo Inc. for $7 a share,...
TRUMP SWAPS SNIPES - BIOGRAPHER GETS GOAT
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe feud between Donald Trump and his unauthorized biographer Tim O'Brien escalated after the author yesterday called the developer-turned-TV star a faux billionaire more akin to a cartoon character than...
BIG JUMP FOR PRICES - CONSUMER SPENDING SLOWS MOST IN 25 YEARS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amUncle Sam is confirming what most consumers already know - their wallets are emptier and they're buying less. Higher gas pump and heating costs damped economic growth and consumer spending...
WENNER A LOSER; EXECS GO
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWenner Media was rocked yesterday by its third executive departure in recent weeks as Men's Journal Publisher Carlos La Madrid jumped ship to head Fairchild Publications' Jane. The brass at...
SPEEDY SALE OF SAKS IS UNLIKELY
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAs Wall Street and the retail world eagerly await Saks Inc. to put its crown jewel, Saks Fifth Avenue, on the auction block, some pros warn a quick sale may...
READER'S DIGEST CEO RYDER TO RETIRE JAN. 1
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThomas Ryder will hand off the reins as chief executive of Reader's Digest Association on Jan. 1 in a move that drew decidedly mixed reaction from Wall Street. Ryder, who...
ABT DELVES INTO TREASURE CHEST TO DAZZLE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amFAR from retiring at 65, American Ballet Theatre is proudly spotlighting its roots during its annual fall season at New York City Center. Featured are a couple of the works...
RESTRAINED AFFAIR FOR SHERYL - WHAT'S WITH THE WHITE WEDDING DRESS?
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amSHERYL Crow looked pretty in what she called her "white wedding dress," yet the girly get-up she chose for her Lincoln Center debut belied her normally laid-back, ripped-jeans performance style....
HOMER GIVES AT 'OFFICE'
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amATTENTION Homer Simpson: you may have already lost your beloved Marge to British comedic icon, Ricky Gervais. The creator, writer and star of the original BBC version of "The Office"...
MAKING PIT STOP FOR PRE-K CROWD
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amTODDLERS, start your engines! In an effort to expand its fanbase and plan for the future, NASCAR is developing a new animated series for preschoolers. The show, which is in...
BATT & KATIE'S TREAT - MORNING SHOWS GET IN HALLOWEEN SPIRIT
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amHOLY morning-show madness, Batman! That was "Today" host Matt Lauer dressed as the Caped Crusader who rappelled down the outside of the show's Rockefeller Center studio along with weatherman Al...
NOPD BLUES - TWO SHOWS ON WHY LIFE CHANGED FOR EVERYONE AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA
November 1, 2005 | 5:00am"Inside Hurricane Katrina" Tonight at 9 on National Geographic 4 STARS "NOPD: After Katrina" Tonight at 10 on Court TV 3 STARS NOT to toot my own truck horn, but...
KATHIE LEE TO GRILL KELLY
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amTALK-show host turned celeb rity correspondent Kathie Lee Gifford has two special interviews lined up for "The Insider" this month - Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Gifford reunited with her...
IT'S DO OR DINE - THE AMERICAN PALATE IS MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN EVER. HERE, SOME OF THE HOTTEST SCENES TO EAT UP (OR DRINK IN) RIGHT NOW
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amIT'S no secret - we New Yorkers are adventurous eaters. And why not. Name a style of food and you'll find it somewhere in the five boroughs, even if it...
FORAGING AHEAD - ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MARKETS BOTH OLD AND NEW ARE THRIVING. CHRIS BUNTING FINDS THE BEST
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amGRAND CENTRAL MARKET - Los Angeles Not everything over 40 in this town tries to look younger. This beaut, with its neon signage and sawdust-strewn floors, appears nearly as it...
IRATE AT IPOD - THINK DIFFERENT - APPLE HAS GONE ROTTEN
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amI used to be in Love with my iPod. It could do no wrong. Ever since I got my third-generation iPod back in May 2003, it's been the only way...
50G BAIL FOR 'GATSBY' SLAY BEAU
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe boyfriend of the "Great Gatsby" murder victim - the prime suspect in her brutal killing - appeared in court yesterday for unrelated traffic warrants and was held in lieu...
BUSH'S NEW SUPREME NOMINEE: 'ALL-OUT WAR'? NO CHANCE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amABOUT that "all-out political war" - as an MSNBC anchor dubbed it - that has supposedly broken out over the nomination of Samuel Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court: There...
WOODY: I'M GLAD MIA SAW NUDE PIX
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWoody Allen says he has no regrets about his life, and actually cherishes the moment former lover Mia Farrow discovered secret nude photos he'd snapped of her 21-year-old adopted daughter...
FAIR & SQUARE JURIST WON'T SHY FROM PRO-LIFE FIGHT
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amTHOSE who perceive Republicans as fuddy-duddies and those who think the Democrats are the life of the party are absolutely right. Whether it be the glorious Jack Kennedy, the darling...
DEAL FREES DEADBEAT DAD CAD
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe former Kiss manager who spent 10 years on the lam to avoid supporting his ex-wife and kids pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge yesterday in a deal that allows...
PHILLIES FANATIC'S AIM WAS DUGOUT, NOT THE BENCH
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Judge Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. had an inkling all the way back in his Princeton college days that the Supreme Court was in his future - but it...
N.Y. EXPECTS $1B SURPLUS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amALBANY - An improved economy has the state on track to finish the fiscal year with a $1 billion surplus, up from the $600 million projected, the Pataki administration said...
CITY'S PET CAUSE - ANIMALS CAN STAY WITH OWNERS AT STORM SHELTERS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amYou don't have to die for Fido - the city will change its rules to allow people to bring pets to public shelters during severe hurricanes or other disasters. Office...
GET 'SMART,' SAYS RIDERS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amStraphangers tired of waiting while "swipe again" messages flash on turnstiles like the idea of the "smart" cards the Port Authority is introducing next year on its PATH line -...
SUBWAY BOND ON TRACK
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amSupporters of the proposed Second Avenue subway rallied on the Upper East Side yesterday to support the Transportation Bond Act. About 100 people, including elected officials and labor union representatives,...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amTHE BRONX * Police are seeking the public's help finding a Soundview teen who has been missing more than a month. Destiny Olivera (above), 14, was last seen leaving her...
FATAL BX. FUMES
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAn elderly Bronx man was found dead yesterday and two people who lived a floor above were hospitalized after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in their Parkchester apartment...
'DIRTY LINEN' AIRED - 'SHEET' CRACK VS. SIKH
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAn off-handed crack by a drunken partygoer comparing a Sikh's sacred turban to bed linen touched off a bloody melee on a Queens street two summers ago that put the...
MIKE BIDS TO BLOCK LARRY'S ZERO BONDS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg is putting muscle behind his recent explosive remark that he'd like to boot developer Larry Silverstein from Ground Zero. Bloomberg has balked over the $3.5 billion in low-interest...
'SEARCH' PARTIES UNDER FIRE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amA high-ranking NYPD official defended the city's random search of bags at subway turnstiles yesterday - and said every passenger's belongings would be checked "in a perfect world." "More is...
REV. AL AN OLÉ ROLLER IN FERRER SALSA SPOT
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amHere he is as you've never seen him before - the one and only "Salsa Sharpton." The Rev. Al Sharpton is dancing his way through a new campaign ad on...
TEACHERS UNION BIG SUES
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe city is being slapped with an improper-labor-practice charge for allegedly ousting a teacher from his school because of his union activity, The Post has learned. Teachers union president Randi...
TOO HOT TO HANDLE - 'SEX SIGN' SET OFF FIRE FLOOZY
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe woman at the center of a Bronx firehouse sex scandal savagely bit a cop's hand during a call to her home over the weekend because she thought he was...
MORE GREEN FOR GREENS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe jury's still out on whether it's a fruit or vegetable, but produce merchants agree on this much about the tomato - prices are on the rise. So, too, are...
GALS' FUTURE: 100 B'DAYS - CENTURY SOON WILL BE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN FOR HEALTHY WOMEN
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAsk a woman her age in the near future and she may need a calculator to tell you. New research reveals that women will soon routinely live to the ripe...
VOLCKER LASHES U.N. CORRUPTION
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The head of the U.N. panel that investigated the oil-for-food scandal said yesterday it is now up to a "critical mass of member states" to push for reforms...
THERE'S A RUN ON GIZMOS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amGearing up for a marathon means more than making sure your shoes are tied these days. Runners in this Sunday's New York City Marathon will wear tinted contact lenses and...
VETERAN B'KLYN COP, 62, RETIRES
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amA renowned NYPD squad commander retired yesterday after 39 years - and spending nearly his entire career working at one Brooklyn precinct. Sgt. Norman Horowitz, 62, has been a fixture...
'SEX FIEND' TO BE TRIED - 32 YRS. LATER
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amA judge has denied an alleged serial rapist's request to have charges dating to 1973 tossed for lack of a speedy trial. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Renee White told Fletcher...
DUCK! FOWL FLU IS FLYING TO U.S. - CANADIAN BIRDS INFECTED
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amMore than 30 wild ducks in Canada have tested positive for bird flu and are likely flying to the United States - if they're not already here, authorities said yesterday....
BX. SHOOTING JUSTIFIED, SAY POLICE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amPolice yesterday defended a sergeant's fatal shooting of a Bronx teenager who allegedly swung a 12-inch knife at cops trying to break up a fight. Police spokesman Paul Browne said...
WITNESS RELIVES TORTURE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amA former employee of a British publishing magnate wept on the stand as he described how two men tortured and beat him in order to send a message to his...
EGG-TOSS WIFE'S DEATH 'WISH' - DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR DYING HUBBY
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe wife of the Bronx man shot after a prank turned violent demonized the teenager who allegedly left her husband at death's door. "I have so much hate right now,"...
ASPCA: PAROLEE STARVED DOGS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amA parolee was busted on animal-cruelty charges yesterday after authorities found two emaciated Rottweiler puppies crammed into a feces-filled cage in his Bronx home, officials said yesterday. David McDonald, 24,...
DICK PLUGS LIBBY GAP
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday moved fast to replace indicted ex-aide Scooter Libby - dividing Libby's job between two people already on the Cheney staff. Cheney's counsel, David...
WOMAN FALLS FROM BALLOON
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAn unexpected and terrifying ride and fall from a hot-air balloon has left a New Jersey woman critically injured, authorities said yesterday. Kathleen Long, 53, fell 50 feet and landed...
TEMPLE RUMBLE - HASIDIC HOLY WAR ON TAPE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amA chilling videotape showing a congregation of Hasidim being ambushed by a hostile faction during a prayer service at a Williamsburg synagogue has been turned over to the Brooklyn District...
COPS ZAP SLATER OFF CALIF. ROOF
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - A boozed-up Christian Slater took a nose dive off the roof of Paris Hilton's neighbor's house after he was Tasered by cops during a weekend bash...
GIRL, 14, SHOT
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amA 14-year-old Brooklyn girl was shot in the arm yesterday when a gun misfired as another person was handling it, police said. The shooting - which cops said was accidental...
1973 CHELSEA RAPE SUSPECT FINALLY TO STAND TRIAL
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAn alleged serial rapist's request to have 32-year- old rape charges dismissed - for lack of a speedy trial - was denied yesterday, paving the way for a trial to...
GET 'SMART,' RIDERS URGE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amStraphangers, tired of waiting while "swipe again" messages flash on turnstiles, like the idea of the "smart" cards the Port Authority is introducing next year on its PATH line -...
ROYALS' GLAM OFFENSIVE - CAMILLA HOPES TO 'DO A DI' IN APPLE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amCamilla's going to need all the help she can get if she wants to match glamour queen Diana when she and Prince Charles hit New York today - and with...
COPS HUNT HIT-&-RUN FUGITIVE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amPolice yesterday said this is the man wanted for questioning in a hit-and-run tragedy last week that killed a 15-year-old Queens boy. Paula Bartolo, 49, who has two minor drug...
GAS FUMES KILL BX. MAN, PUT MOM & TOT IN HOSP
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAn elderly Bronx man was found dead yesterday and two people who live a floor above were hospitalized after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in their Parkchester apartment...
HOME-RAID THUGS STRIKE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amTwo men - armed with guns and wearing ski masks - broke into a Long Island home last night and robbed at least two people inside, police sources said. But...
EGG-TOSS WIFE'S DEATH CALL - WAILS AS HUBBY LIES BRAIN-DEAD
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe wife of the Bronx man shot after a Halloween prank turned violent demonized the teenager who allegedly left her husband at death's door. "I have so much hate right...
DIRTY TRICK - FERRER AD LEWD DISS TO MIKE & BUSH
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThis new Fernando Ferrer campaign ad shows Mayor Bloomberg grabbing President Bush in a sexually provocative way - below the belt, the mayor's aides charged last night. Bloomberg's team was...
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amGIANT REPORT CARDQUARTERBACKS: C Dominating game from many phases but not here, as Eli Manning (12 of 31, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) never got in a groove. Bad...
SMITH GETS MSG GIG
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amMSG Network and CBS Sports made two anticipated moves official yesterday. MSG announced it had added Kenny Smith as a game analyst for Knicks' broadcasts. Smith, while maintaining his regular...
JINTS OFFER PRAYERS FOR AILING TISCH
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES The emotional battle is ongoing, which is why Tom Coughlin yesterday said "closure's not the right word" when asked if the Giants will be able to move forward...
HIDEKI ON THE CLOCK - YANKS HAVE TWO WEEKS TO SIGN HIM, OR LOSE HIM
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWhen the Yankee brass gathers today for organizational meetings in the city, one of the hottest topics discussed by the dysfunctional family will be Hideki Matsui. Sure, the Yankees want...
BROWN AIM: 30 MINUTES FOR CURRY
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Larry Brown would love to play center Eddy Curry 30 minutes tomorrow night in the Knicks' opener in Boston, but the coach knows it might be impossible. Curry,...
LEARNING CURVE - YOUNG KNICKS DEALT BRUTAL EARLY SLATE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWait until January. With a young roster trying to learn a complicated new system and a vicious schedule at the outset, Knicks president Isiah Thomas admitted he's "nervous" about the...
STIRLING WINGS IT WITH YASHIN
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amBRUINS at ISLES - Tonight 7:00 - FSNY; WBBR (1130) In a juggle that makes plenty of sense, coach Steve Stirling is moving Alexi Yashin to left wing and putting...
JETS CIRCLE WAGONS - GRIM-FACED GREEN BACK TO WORK
November 1, 2005 | 5:00am"If you're 2-5, you should (be angry). Your stomach should hurt. You shouldn't feel real good. It's not a good feeling at all . . . You can't let your...
GETAWAY WAS ANYTHING BUT FOR KENDALL
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amJET NOTES Jets center Pete Kendall had his Halloween night a week early, on national television against the Falcons in Atlanta. His nightmare consisted of contributing to three turnovers that...
BOBBY V: DODGERS, RAYS GAVE ME A CALL
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amLife is good for Bobby Valentine. Last week, he led what can be loosely referred to as Japan's equivalent of the Kansas City Royals to that country's championship. This week,...
'CLEMMY' SEEKS 3RD STRAIGHT WIN
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amPENGUINS at DEVILS - Tonight 7:30 - MSG; WFAN (660) It was supposed to be a nightmare, but the Devils haven't skipped a beat without the injured Martin Brodeur, and...
RODGERS: SPIRIT OF MARATHON BORN IN '76
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amFour-time New York City marathon champ Bill Rodgers says the modern marathon was born here 30 years ago when the race went from a four-lap oddity tucked away in Central...
GREETING THE NEW SEASON
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amACCORDING to column castigator Frank Drucker's meticulous mayoral poll, by the time the first mandarin orange (NBA ratings are up 18 percent in Asia, by the way) is thrown up...
THIS TIME, VINCE FEELS COMFORTABLE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amWhen Vince Carter debuted with the Nets last December, he wasn't seeking an immediate splash. His goal was much more simple. "To learn the plays," Carter smiled. "It's the excitement...
AMAZIN'S REACH OUT TO MOLINA
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThe Mets need a catcher, and they have officially begun the task of exploring possible successors to Mike Piazza. Bengie Molina's agent, Alan Nero, said last night that the Mets...
GOLD GLOVE AWARDED TO JETER
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAfter being shut out for the first eight years of his career, Derek Jeter has won his second straight Gold Glove, The Post has learned. According to multiple industry sources,...
NO RANGER REVENGE - HABS ICE VICTORY & AVOID PAYBACK FOR RUCINSKY HIT
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amCanadiens 4 - Rangers 1 It was the most disappointing game of the year by far for the Rangers, who didn't play with enough intensity, intelligence or fortitude in their...
IT'S DEJA-BLUE - AT 5-2, GIANTS FACE SAME SCENARIO AS 2004
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amAs the cloud of emotion begins to lift, as the Giants move forward into their season and, indeed, reluctantly usher in a new era, the sunlight reveals quite an interesting...
RANGERS MAY PAY BACK HABS
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amThere were no vows of retribution from the Rangers, who, after all, are smart enough to know the more they might have said, the more they might have been fined...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
November 1, 2005 | 5:00amHurricane Katrina has claimed an unusual victim - voodoo. Practitioners say New Orleans' status as the voodoo capital of America has been wiped out - so they're calling on the...