July 5, 2006
CARGO DUO GETS ARTSY
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amCARGO magazine may be dead, but a friendship has endured. Donald Robertson, a magazine creative director with a Midas touch for most of his career, will kick off his first-ever...
BERTELSMANN ENDS GBL CHAPTER
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amBertelsmann completed a multibillion-dollar deal yesterday to buy out a major shareholder, allowing the German media giant to remain private. The company paid almost $5.8 billion to buy out Groupe...
BEANTOWN FIRM WINS SIXTH AVENUE PRIZE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amJUST in time for the Fourth of July, a Boston firm has won the bidding for The Post's headquarters building in Rockefeller Center West. Boston-based Beacon Capital teamed up with...
FIRED AND REHIRED - TRUMP GIVES EX-'APPRENTICE' PRODUCTION GIG
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWhether or not you think Donald Trump can be entertaining, he thinks he will find a way to entertain you. The Post has learned real estate guru and "Apprentice" star...
ADDICT AIRLINES: A START-UP FOR SMOKERS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amSmokers needn't worry about suffering lengthy airline flights without a butt - a new smokers' airline is on its way. A stock broker from Germany, Alexander Schoppman, 55 - an...
INSIDERS CASH IN OVER 4TH
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWhile Wall Street was quiet for the July Fourth holiday, insider stock sales were rampant - ringing up paydays of up to $250 million for insiders at jock underwear maker...
ADS NAUSEUM - OUTDOOR MARKETING BLITZ TO BLANKET CITY
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amTimes Square is coming soon to a public toilet near you. Thanks to a boom in outdoor advertising, New Yorkers are about to see flashier and more inventive ads everywhere...
TARGET LETS MARLEY DE-REGGAE-LATE CD
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amDAVID "Ziggy" Marley, 37, is one year older than his father, reggae legend Bob Marley, was when he died of cancer in 1981. A lot has happened to the laid-back...
NOT VINE & DANDY - 'TARZAN' CAN'T APE THE USUAL DISNEY SUCCESS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amLIKE the title character of its new $15 million-plus "Tarzan" musical, Disney has al ways soared through the Broadway jungle, high above the jaws and claws of theater critics, on...
VIVA VIRALS! - COUNT DOWN THE GREATEST VIDEO HITS ON THE WEB
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amMaybe it was growing up on three-minute music videos. Or maybe it was discovering that the coming-attractions for movies were usually better than the movies. But viral videos - those...
WWE STARS BUSTED FOR DOPE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amTWO wrestling superstars were KO'd on drug charges over the weekend in Ohio. Robert Alex Szatowski, aka WWE and ECW champion Rob Van Dam, and Terry Michael Brunk, aka Sabu,...
OLÉ AT THE BALLET - LATIN AMERICAN DANCERS SHINE AT ABT
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWHEN Argentinian dancer Paloma Herrera joined the American Ballet Theatre as a member of the all-American corps de ballet at age 15, she could barely communicate with anyone. It was...
PLAYING MIND GAMES - CRIME IS NO JOKE TO THIS 'PSYCHIC'
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amREMEMBER the first time you saw "Monk" and knew you were watching the impossible - a show that was not only totally original, but was funny, quirky and unclassifiable? Well,...
A LOT AT STEAK
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amDEVOURING $75-for-two-porterhouse as good as any in town, I glanced around new Staghorn Steakhouse the other night and wondered: How did sublime prime beef end up on "The Block That...
ONE HIT WONDERS - AT THESE RESTAURANTS, VARIETY'S NOT THE SPICE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amDO one thing and do it well, the old business adage says - but it works just as well when it comes to food. S'Mac, a new restaurant in the...
TERRORISM IS BIGGEST RISK: KING
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The fact that The Post could obtain a convincing fake ID in a matter of hours illustrates the terrorism threat to America, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Pete...
3 HOURS ON QNS. STREET ALL IT TAKES TO GET FORGED PAPERS IN SECURITY SHOCKER - I BOUGHT A 'GREEN CARD' FOR $110 FROM I.D. RING
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amFor an illegal immigrant desperately seeking to work in New York City, getting a high-quality forged green card or Social Security card is almost as easy as buying a soft-shell...
DOWNTOWN WEB PEEK
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amNew Yorkers bracing for an onslaught of rebuilding in lower Manhattan can get a morale-boosting view of the finished product and important updates on construction, thanks to a new Web...
REGENTS RATE SOARS UNDER EASIER RULES
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amThe percentage of city high-school students who graduated with a Regents diploma last year skyrocketed - after the state eased the criteria for earning the coveted sheepskin. According to new...
HILARY'S SHOCKER ABOUT HUBBY - CHAD WAS AN ADDICT
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amDazzling double Oscar-winner Hilary Swank dumped hubby Chad Lowe in part over a "substance-abuse" problem he's been battling for three years, she reveals in an explosive magazine interview. The beautiful...
IRAQI POLS WANT U.N. TO PROBE GI
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amIraqi officials demanded that their own government as well as the United Nations investigate the rape and murder of a young Iraqi woman and the vicious slaying of her family...
STUDENTS GET BUS PASS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amThousands of city students start summer school today and, at least for now, they still have a ride. A spokesman for the union representing school-bus drivers, escorts and mechanics said...
HAMAS ROCKET HITS ISRAEL HS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Hamas raised the stakes by attacking the center of a major Israeli city with a homemade rocket yesterday. The rocket caused no casualties when it struck a high...
BUN-ZAI WARRIOR WINS AGAIN
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amIt was a dog-day afternoon for Coney Island's reigning champion wiener eater. Takeru Kobayashi (right) managed to scarf down 53 3/4 frankfurters in 12 minutes to remain top dog at...
HILL: DON'T LIEB US - WARNS BOLTIN' JOE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday staked out early ground in Connecticut's closely watched Senate contest, vowing not to back colleague Joe Lieberman's run for re-election if he loses the Democratic...
KERIK HAD NO 'SIGN'
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amRudy Giuliani had advance word from Mayor Bloomberg that Bernard Kerik's name was coming off a jail named for him - but the ex-top cop himself didn't see it coming....
MAYOR'S PLEA ON FIREWORKS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amAn injured city firefighter was held up by Mayor Bloomberg yesterday as an example of the dangers of illegal fireworks. "You saw in the paper today there was a firefighter...
SU DOKU IS ON A 'ROLL'
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amSu Doku fans will want to stand and cheer. Better make that sit and cheer. Now everyone's favorite puzzle is available as toilet paper. The roll has 240 sheets with...
MIKE LAUDS ALIEN-NATION
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg is heading to Philadelphia today to testify on immigration policy before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Hizzoner favors a policy that allows for legal immigration and also helps the...
GRIEF OVER BABY - 'WE'LL GIVE HER A NAME'
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amThe anguished dad of tragic "Baby M" - the newborn whose body was discovered stuffed in a Brooklyn closet - vowed yesterday to give his daughter a proper name and...
KIM BASH IS CRISTAL CLEARED
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amAlthough she raps about it on her latest album, there was no Cristal flowing at either of Lil' Kim's welcome-home parties. According to several partygoers, the coolers at Lil' Kim's...
PAIR RESCUED AFTER BOAT FLIPS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amTwo Brooklyn boaters were plucked from the ocean after a freak accident caused their boat to capsize about a half-mile from shore. Robert Sakowitz and a friend were off Manhattan...
LOOKS LIKE ALL BETS OFF IN JERSEY BUDGET WAR - GAMBLING SHUTDOWN NEAR
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amYou gotta know when to fold 'em - and for Atlantic City gamblers, it may be today. The latest victims of a statewide government shutdown, New Jersey's 12 casinos were...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amTHE BRONX * Cops yesterday released this picture of a 36-year-old man suspected of robbing a Westchester Square bank last May. Anthony Mendoza (above) allegedly walked up to a teller...
APPLE SHINES ON THE HOLIDAY - * SPIRIT OF 4TH UNDAMPED BY RAIN * BUSH SALUTES GI JOES & JANES * MIKE: REMEMBER OUR FREEDOMS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amA little drizzle wasn't enough to put a fizzle on the city's sizzle as New Yorkers partied like it was 1776 yesterday. "I came here to get wet," said Ted...
NUTTY N. KOREA GOES BALLISTIC - FIRES MISSILE DESIGNED TO REACH U.S.
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Defying the rest of the world, hermit dictatorship North Korea yesterday launched a long-range missile that might be able to hit the United States - but it was...
LAUNCH MAKES 'AXIS' LOOK REAL
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush now faces simultaneous saber-rattling from the last two members of the "Axis of Evil" - North Korea and Iran - and analysts say that's no accident....
UNSTOPPABLE HEROES - TORN BODIES, NOT SPIRITS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWITH the hot dogs safely digested and the fireworks a pleasant memory, let's pause to consider Maj. David Rozelle and the true meaning of this great holiday just passed. In...
NY1 LENSMAN FALLS TO DEATH FROM BRIDGE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amA young cameraman for NY1 tragically plunged to his death from the 59th Street Bridge while walking home with a pal after a night of holiday boozing yesterday, police said....
350G SAFE HEIST AT BX. HOME
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amThieves broke into a Bronx home and walked out with a safe containing a whopping $350,000 in cash, police said. The crafty crooks - who remain at large - brazenly...
'KILLER' BEAU BUSTED - IN OLD-FOLK SLAYS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amAn ex-con sought in the brutal slayings of his girlfriend's elderly mother and stepdad on the Lower East Side surrendered yesterday and was charged with their murders. A sullen-looking Angel...
'THE LIGHTS OF AMERICA' IN N.Y. - * JULY 4 FIREWORKS THRILL THOUSANDS * BUSH SALUTES GI JOES & JANES * MIKE: REMEMBER OUR FREEDOMS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amThe nation's biggest, brightest and best birthday celebration lit up the Big Apple sky last night with a patriotic pyrotechnic display that delighted the eye, dazzled the crowds and celebrated...
LIL' KIM'S BIG PARTY - CELEBRATES HER INDEPENDENCE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWell-rounded ex-con rapper Lil' Kim relished her newfound independence at a sumptuous welcome-home party at her posh estate in Alpine, N.J., yesterday. The sexpot singer - released from a federal...
LIGHTNING STRIKES WOMAN AT BEACH
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amA Long Island woman was fighting for her life last night after she was struck by lightning while wading on a beach with her family, Suffolk County cops said. Romona...
THERE'S ONLY 1 SUBWAY RUNNING ON WEEKENDS: THE 'WHY' TRAIN
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amDID you find yourself wandering aimlessly through the city's subways-gone-kaflooey over the July Fourth weekend, wondering if you would ever see your loved ones again? Don't blame the humidity. All...
GOOD '4'TUNE - MIRACLE OF 'DOUBLE TWINS'
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amA woman who suffered 11 heartbreaking miscarriages in her desperate bid to become a mom has finally landed her dream family: four biological children - in one week. Tasha Riddle's...
BEAU HELD IN 2 SLAYS
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amThe man wanted in connection with the slaying of his girlfriend's mother and stepfather turned himself in to police and was charged with murder yesterday. Angel Quinones, 30, walked into...
OLCZYK TO CALL NHL ON NBC
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amWith John Davidson becoming the president of the St. Louis Blues, NBC Sports plans to announce today that Eddie Olczyk will be the new lead game analyst for its NHL...
WAGNER ROLLS 300
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES Mets closer Billy Wagner had just become the 19th man in baseball history to notch his 300th save. It meant something special. "Like [Carlos] Delgado told me, it...
PEDRO'S FEELING 'BETTER'
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amThe Mets could decide on the short-term future of Pedro Martinez today. Willie Randolph said a decision may be made whether Martinez will visit the disabled list, re-visit the rotation,...
'CONTENDER' IN A BREEZE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amDWYER STAKES The brief but furious thunderstorm that ripped through Belmont Park as they were saddling the horses for yesterday's 89th running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Dwyer Stakes was...
NEW ERA 'LAUNCHED' ON SOUND
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amA NEW boat ramp into Long Island Sound will certainly offer anglers and boaters an added way to enjoy what New York's marine waters have to offer. New York State's...
TIRED TEAM GETS BOOST FROM BENCH
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amBAD turned to worse when Tom Glavine couldn't pick up a bunt, Aaron Heilman walked in the tying run, and David Wright sailed a throw to second on a certain...
BOSS TO TORRE: WHY WORRY?
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES CLEVELAND - George Steinbrenner may know something many people don't about the Yankees. When Joe Torre called The Boss yesterday to wish him a happy 76th birthday, Steinbrenner...
METS END SLUMP WITH GOOD SLIDE - CHAVEZ CAPS 3-RUN RALLY IN 8TH
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amMets 7 - Pirates 6 After the Mets won for just the second time in eight games, overcoming some general slop and utilizing Pittsburgh's inability to fully grasp opportunity, Willie...
BAT TRICK - TORRE PREFERS YANKEES ADD HITTER, NOT PITCHER
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amCLEVELAND - Every cardinal rule has an exception. Since taking over the Yankees in 1996, Joe Torre has preached pitching is the most important element to success. And while he...
HITTING THE SPOT - GIAMBI GETS COMFY WITH ROLE AS DH
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amCLEVELAND - Jason Giambi still packs his first baseman's gloves. And you can find Giambi fielding grounders around the bag during batting practice. But for three hours a night when...
YANKS DISPLAY DIREWORKS - TRIBE LIGHTS UP BOMBERS IN 19-1 THRASHING
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amIndians 19 - Yankees 1 CLEVELAND - A year ago, he was a welcomed life raft in a turbulent sea. Today Shawn Chacon is a cement shoe attached to a...
OUT OF GWEDDA WINS TREMONT
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amSecond straight day a stakes at Belmont drew four-horse field with prohibitive favorite. Monday, it was Behaving Badly at 1-5 in Genuine Risk; she won. Yesterday, in 51/2-furlong Tremont, it...
JOE WOULD RATHER ADD BAT THAN ARM
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amCLEVELAND - Ninety-minutes before the Indians trashed his pitching staff for 19 runs Joe Torre was asked what area he would fix if he had the choice. "I think in...
BOSS ISN'T 'BOSSY' ON HIS BIRTHDAY
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES CLEVELAND - George Steinbrenner may know something many people don't about the Yankees. When Joe Torre called The Boss yesterday to wish him a happy 76th birthday, Steinbrenner...
GERMANY'S LOSS MAY BE U.S. TEAM'S GAIN
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amIn Dortmund - a place where Germany never loses - the World Cup hosts fell to an Italian team they never beat. And as the Azzurri move on to Sunday's...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 5, 2006 | 4:00amOwners of an ice-cream shop in North Carolina hope customers will get all fired up over its new flavor: "Cold Sweat," a concoction of peppers and two kinds of hot...