July 17, 2004
GIMME SHELTER
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amNatalie's New Port STAR WARS starlet Natalie Portman has finally found a space station after searching a galaxy of homes in the downtown area. The 23-year-old Harvard-educated actress has just...
STANHOPE IS ON THE BLOCK
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amThe Stanhope Park Hyatt is on the market and may be close to a deal for more than $70 million. From its perch at the northeast corner of 81st St....
BLACK FORCED TO COUGH UP $30M
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amConrad Black was forced to fork over $30 million in cash yesterday to the newspaper empire he allegedly drained through improper compensation payments. The company, Hollinger International Inc., said it...
PLAY ALL DAY – OUTDOORS AND IN, WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amIt may be summer, but you can't spend every day at the beach. Luckily, you're in a city filled with parks and playgrounds. Just don't be surprised if you spot...
STRING ALONG WITH ELVIS
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amPaul McCartney tried it, and Joe Jackson did, too. So did the artist known as William Joel (Billy, to you). But none of them have crossed over to the classical...
‘BYE GEORGE & JORJA: CBS SACKS ‘CSI’ PAIR OVER PAY DISPUTE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amCBS has axed "CSI" stars George Eads and Jorja Fox for demanding more money to stay on the show. Eads and Fox, who played Nick Stokes and Sara Sidle, were...
CONSERVATIVES BOOT ‘LIBERAL’ BRUNO
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Republican Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, once a symbol of upstate conservatism, was stripped of Conservative Party support yesterday because, party leaders said, he's become a liberal. "We...
OFF-DUTY COP CHASES AND SHOOTS AT KID WHO TOOK MOTHER’S CAR
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amAn off-duty NYPD officer chased down, shot at and eventually helped arrest a Queens teen on Long Island after the punk crashed into his car, fled the scene of the...
SHOCK AS BX. WOMAN KILLS ‘WIFE’
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA Bronx woman put a gun to the head of her "wife" and blasted her dead - then turned the gun on herself and fired a bullet into her groin,...
MISTER LUCKY: SURVIVES SUBWAY RUN-OVER
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man who fell in front of a speeding subway train was counting his blessings - and said his survival shows God is everywhere. Brian Jemmotte, 38, suffered a...
PA FLIP-FLOPS ON WATERFRONT DEAL
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amThe Port Authority will hold off on swapping cargo ships for condos, The Post has learned, and is working on a deal to keep dockworkers in Brooklyn. The Port Authority...
LOCKUP AND STOCK UP ; SHARES SOAR 37% ON LIGHT JAIL SENTENCE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amIt appears crime does pay. Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia soared after the company's namesake founder and former chief executive was sentenced to jail time yesterday. The shares surged...
‘PLUNDER’ PRIEST GETS THE BOOT
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMonsignor John Woolsey agreed to step down from his Upper East Side parish yesterday while prosecutors investigate what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars of church funds. Officials from...
PETER’S A BROKEN BROKER
July 17, 2004 | 4:00am"Peter is as close to an angel as you will find on this earth."BACANOVIC SUPPORTER Former Merrill Lynch stockbroker Peter Bacanovic yesterday got the same serving of justice as his...
HER LAWYERS ARE ALREADY COOKING UP AN APPEAL
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMartha Stewart's high-powered appeals lawyers yesterday launched an aggressive attack on her criminal conviction with a campaign that could cost the domestic diva more than $1 million. "This verdict should...
SPITZ SHINES ; NY1 REPORTER WEDS TODAY
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amNew York 1 cable-TV reporter Rebecca Spitz's yearlong journey on the road to recovery will culminate today when she walks down the aisle 10 months after being struck in the...
FREE BABY DELIVERY AT CHINESE RESTAURANT
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amNormally, restaurants make deliveries, but there was a special delivery inside the Sing Waks Restaurant in Brooklyn yesterday - a bouncing baby boy. Three cops helped to deliver the baby...
TIGER SHARPENS HIS CLAWS
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amOPEN NOTES TROON, Scotland - Despite the fact players around him made significant moves yesterday, Tiger Woods said he "loves" his position entering the weekend of the British Open, standing...
BOMBERS BLANKED; ONE-HIT BY TIGERS’ MAROTH
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amTigers 8Yankees 0 DETROIT - At this rate, the Yankees may have to sacrifice Derek Jeter to get Randy Johnson. In roughly 24 hours, Kevin Brown was spanked in a...
THE COMEBACK KID – MARTHA PLOTTING HER RETURN TO TOP OF THE HEAP
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amFacing five months in prison, Martha Stewart is plotting her return to the helm of the company she built into an empire of tasteful domesticity. Many experts think if Martha...
SPIN CONTROL
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amTired of pop drivel you hear over and over on commercial radio? Not ready for rap? There are plenty of alternatives out there, bound to get young listeners of all...
LOOK WHO’S TALKING
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amYou've read her books, and now you can finally see her in person: Junie B. Jones, the prolific, precocious star of Barbara Park's kids' books ("Junie B. Jones and the...
MAN DROWNS IN S.I. RESERVOIR
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA 27-year-old man drowned in a Staten Island reservoir while trying to retrieve a dropped bag yesterday - leaving his friends and family heartbroken by the tragic loss. "He was...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amSometimes it rains cats and dogs, and sometimes it rains . . . fish. During a hailstorm in Ocean Springs, Miss., this week, two people working on a pier were...
5 MONTHS FOR MOODY MARTHA
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMaking Martha pay / Editorial: Page 18 A shamed Martha Stewart choked back tears and pleaded for leniency at her sentencing yesterday, and she got it - five months in...
COP & KID IN CHASE, SHOOTOUT
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amAn off-duty NYPD officer chased down, shot at and eventually helped arrest a Queens teen on Long Island after the punk crashed into his car, fled the scene of the...
PROSECUTOR’S ‘UGLY’ FREE-SPEECH VICTORY
July 17, 2004 | 4:00am"Ugly" but "fair" is how a prosecutor-turned-novelist described the trial that ended with a jury awarding him $30,000 for being demoted by Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes because of comments he...
WOMAN KILLS ‘WIFE,’ WOUNDS SELF: POLICE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA Bronx woman put a gun to the head of her "wife" and blasted her dead - then turned the gun on herself and fired a bullet into her groin,...
SPITZ SHINES; NY1 REPORTER WEDS TODAY
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amNew York 1 cable-TV reporter Rebecca Spitz's yearlong journey on the road to recovery will culminate today when she walks down the aisle 10 months after being struck in the...
AWFUL TASTE OF VENAL ‘VICTIM’S’ WHINE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amON sentencing day, Martha Stewart whined. Ms. Martha stood unsteadily before a judge, and proceeded to refer to herself in the third person, like some bargain-bin dominatrix. Taking a line...
INN-CENSED KERRY DONORS LOSING OUT
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amThe Four Seasons is shaping up as the ultimate power hotel at the July 26-29 Democratic convention in Boston, and word is that some of John Kerry's super-fat cats are...
TALE OF 2 ‘BIG HOUSES’ ; CHEERLESS CLINK IN CONN., THEN ‘MANSE’ ARREST
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amFirst Martha Stewart will spend a spell in the big house. Then it's off to her big mansion. Stewart has requested to serve her five-month stint in the federal prison...
ELVIS HAS REASON TO SING BLUES
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amElvis Lora blossomed into one of the top basketball players in the PSAL last season, leading upstart Columbus and now-former coach Ken Kelly to the league's quarterfinals before the Explorers...
THE BOSS HAS A TRUE ‘BUD’ IN COMMISH
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES DETROIT - Bud Selig's recent investigation of George Steinbrenner for possible tampering involving Randy Johnson hasn't altered The Boss' feelings for the commissioner - who didn't find Steinbrenner...
‘COVE’ WINS, THEN MOVES AGAIN
July 17, 2004 | 4:00am1ST RACE - Gibbons Terrace, 6-5 dropping from 40G to 25G claimer, sat fifth in tightly bunched field of five under usual snug hold by Shaun Bridgmohan. He cruised up...
ERICKSON DEBUT DELAYED 3 DAYS
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES On second thought, the Mets didn't recall Scott Erickson last night. Since the bullpen worked 51/3 innings in Thursday's 3-2, 11-inning victory over Philly, the club decided to...
M-STARS’ BRADLEY SEEKING NO. 100
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMetroStars coach Bob Bradley said he's not focusing on becoming Major League Soccer's first 100-game winner tonight at Chicago, against his former club. His MetroStars are simply intent on breaking...
STORIES APLENTY IN WOMEN’S 200
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amTRACK NOTES SACRAMENTO - Last night's running of the women's 200-meter qualifying heats had more subplots than the Martha Stewart case. Marion Jones, who qualified for the U.S. Olympic team...
ERICKSON’S DEBUT DELAYED THREE DAYS
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES On second thought, the Mets didn't recall Scott Erickson last night. They didn't want to weaken the bullpen this weekend, but they may soon free up a spot...
CHART SMART – A REAL ESTATE CEO GOES BEHIND THE NUMBERS
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amI THINK that everyone's waiting for the market to fall," says Dottie Herman, CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman. "Because when it rises, everyone asks, 'When is it going to fall?'...
HOME SHOPPING CLUB: COLOR US MODERN
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amRuth Fischl 141 W. 28th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues (212) 273-9710 Sale: through Tuesday Open: Mon.-Tues., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Upscale table linens, home accessories and furniture props used...
SHE GOES DOWN PLUGGING
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMartha Stewart's timing couldn't be better - and in just 30 seconds she snatched more than $1 million in free publicity to ready America for her comeback. Media experts said...
J.LO-DOWN; DIGGING UP DIRT ON THE ‘YOUNG, SEXY & SPOILED’
July 17, 2004 | 4:00am"Young, Sexy & Spoiled" Sunday at 10 p.m. on WE ½ (two and one half stars) 'YOUNG, Sexy & Spoiled," a special on WE, is like spending a couple of...
THUG’S MURDER SCHEME; JILTED JERK’S ‘HIT MAN’
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA Long Island career criminal pleaded not guilty yesterday to plotting to murder his ex-girlfriend's current beau from his prison cell. Prosecutors said Victor Santos, 39, of Central Islip, attempted...
‘BEAT’ COPS’ PLEA; OFFICERS ARRAIGNED IN ASSAULT ON CABBY
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amThree cops accused of beating an African immigrant cab driver and then busting him on an assault charge were arraigned yesterday on assault charges themselves. The officers - James Feola,...
TEARS FOR SLAIN EDITOR
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amFamily and friends of murdered Russian Forbes Editor Paul Klebnikov met for his funeral yesterday in Manhattan - saying dos vidanya to a son of the city who grew up...
MCCAIN CHEERS CHENEY ; FOE JUST A ‘PRETTY FACE’
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain yesterday heaped praise on Vice President Dick Cheney and took a jab at John Edwards, suggesting the presumptive Dem veep candidate is nothing but a...
COPS SNIFF OUT CREDIT-CARD SCAM
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amPolice on Long Island have arrested a Brooklyn woman who used forged credit cards to buy more than more than $5,000 in expensive perfumes, cops said. Nassau County Detective Sgt....
WEBB RUNS AWAY IN 1,500 ; HITS STRIDE, REACHES FINAL
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amSACRAMENTO - It's about the worst thing that can happen to a young athlete - to go from freak to fluke in less time than it does to run a...
MOOSE YANKED: DL TRIP MAY MEAN HIGHER UNIT PRICE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amDETROIT - The Yankees are bringing in a lanky lefty who will start Monday at Tampa Bay. Unfortunately for the Yanks, the lefty is Alex Graman, not Randy Johnson. In...
YOUNG GINGRAS PICKS UP PACE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amTonight's $1 million Meadowlands Pace marks a bunch of firsts for driver Yannick Gingras. In his first year racing at the Meadowlands, the 24-year-old will compete in his first Pace...
BRADLEY SEEKING NO. 100
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amMetroStars coach Bob Bradley said he's not focusing on becoming Major League Soccer's first 100-game winner tonight at Chicago, against his former club. His MetroStars are simply intent on breaking...
WE CAN’T WIN! THORN ADMITS: NETS’ TITLE DREAM DOOMED WITHOUT KENYON
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amNet CEO Rod Thorn stood in front of the assembled media yesterday, stuck out his chest, took every arrow and swallowed the hemlock. Oh, the Nets will miss Kenyon Martin,...
NO SKIPPING OVER KENDALL JUST YET; TROON TRIUMPH WOULD BE FIRST
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amTROON, Scotland - He's cashed in $6,576,807 in career earnings on the PGA Tour and made a nice life for himself, but it's safe to say Skip Kendall would give...
CHANGE OF FORTUNE FOR MICK
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amTROON, Scotland - Phil Mickelson has never finished better than in a tie for 11th in the British Open, the major championship most believe is the toughest for him to...
MOOSE ON DL; NO NEWS ON UNIT
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amDETROIT - The Yankees are bringing in a lanky lefty who will start Monday at Tampa Bay. Unfortunately for the Yanks, the lefty is Alex Graman, not Randy Johnson. In...
WEBB RUNNING AWAY AGAIN ; HITTING STRIDE AT RIGHT TIME
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amSACRAMENTO - This about the worst thing that can happen to a young athlete - to go from freak to fluke in less time than it does to run a...
DISAPPEARING ACT ; PIAZZA BATTLING MONTH-LONG SLUMP
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amThe Mets had a chance last night to reach first place without much help from Mike Piazza. As crazy as that sounds, Piazza has been as ghost-like as those Pirates...
GEORGE JUMPS ON BUD BANDWAGON WITH BOTH FEET
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES DETROIT - Bud Selig's recent investigation of possible tampering against George Steinbrenner involving Randy Johnson hasn't altered The Boss' feelings for the commissioner, who didn't find Steinbrenner guilty....
OH, SEO CLOSE! JAE & METS MISS SHOT AT 1ST AS BATS FIZZLE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amPhillies 5Mets 1 For the second time this month, the Mets last night were one tantalizing game from first place. With 42,584 in the stands and fireworks scheduled following the...
DUDE, HERE’S MY MOVIE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amPerhaps as proof that Asian-Americans can be goofy too, this year's Asian American International Film Festival opens with an early screening of "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle," a...
‘O.C.’ TO KO BRAWLING
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amFANS of "The O.C." can look for deliberate narratives and fewer punches in season No. 2, its producer said yesterday. "We're going to slow down the storytelling some - there...
COSTELLO’S AIM IS STILL TRUE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amELVIS COSTELLO WITH a songbook that's taken him more than 25 years to write, rock icon Elvis Costello presented a program at Avery Fisher Hall that said: This is who...
L.I. COP SLAIN ; DWI KILLER SHOT DEAD AFTER MUTILATING CONSTABLE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA retired NYPD lieutenant working as a Long Island bay constable was brutally gunned down yesterday by a man he had tried to pull over for drunken driving, who then...
BLAKE SLAY TRIAL NOV. 1
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - A judge yesterday ordered troubled actor Robert Blake to stand trial for murder on Nov. 1, giving his new defense lawyers seven more weeks to prepare their...
N.Y. DEMS WON’T CROSS LINE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amNew York state delegates would likely boycott certain events at the Democratic National Convention if Boston cops decide to picket those events, Democratic insiders said yesterday. Word of New York's...
DEMS EYE DUMPING N.J. GOV FOR CORZINE
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amNervous New Jersey Democrats may dump scandal-scarred Gov. Jim McGreevey in favor of Sen. Jon Corzine in next year's gubernatorial election, sources said yesterday. McGreevey, buffeted by widening allegations involving...
HERO COP SAVES CHOKING TEEN
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA fast-acting cop - who is also an emergency medical technician - saved the life of a 14-year-old boy by dislodging food that had blocked his airway, police said. Mathew...
JUDGE TO LOVE: GET WELL, GET MOVING
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - A judge yesterday ordered troubled rocker Courtney Love to appear in court within 24 hours of her release from a hospital. Love, 40, was supposed to be...
SAVAGE SLAY OF L.I. COP ; SHOT AND MUTILATED
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amA retired NYPD lieutenant working as a Long Island constable was mercilessly gunned down yesterday by a man he had pulled over for drunken driving - who ran his pickup...
IRAN GAVE 9/11 PLOT KEY BOOST
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amIran aided al Qaeda terrorists by allowing 9/11 hijackers to enter and exit their country unimpeded for nearly a year before the terror attacks, according to a published report. The...
BRUTAL HEAT WAVE HITS 200-M TRIALS
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amTRACK NOTES SACRAMENTO - Talk about subplots. Last night's running of the women's 200-meter qualifying heats had more subplots than the Martha Stewart case. Attempting to advance to today's semifinal...
THOMPSON ROUGE EYES ‘GREEN’ WIN
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amThe hearts and minds of the racing community already are en route to Saratoga, which opens in 11 days, but until then there are races to be run at Belmont...
ISIAH MAKES ‘STRONG’ OFFER FOR DAMPIER
July 17, 2004 | 4:00amThe Erick Dampier sweepstakes heated up yesterday as Knicks president Isiah Thomas made what one league official termed "a strong offer" - Nazr Mohammed and Othella Harrington - for the...