August 7, 2002
BONNIE BLEEDS STAFF BUTUS NEWSSTAND CIRC SOARS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amIT was a typical week in magazineland, with more robust circulation news from Bonnie Fuller's surging Us Weekly - up 30 percent in newsstand sales - as well as more...
ROSIE HAULS OUT HIRED GUNS: O'DONNELL TAPS LEGAL EAGLE TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF MAG
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amGunter Thielen, the new head of Bertelsmann, will stop by the Gruner + Jahr USA subsidiary today - as war erupts between the magazine company's CEO Daniel Brewster and Rosie...
REVEALING RETAILING : SECRET'S OUT: U.K. LINGERIE CO. TO OPEN SHOP IN SOHO
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amOh, behave! Cheeky British lingerie company Agent Provocateur is coming to SoHo. The London-based company has leased 133 Mercer Street, between Spring and Prince streets. The store, which will occupy...
MARTS BLAST OFF: RATE-HIKE RALLY MAY HAVE COME TOO SOON
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amThe good news is the markets rallied. The bad news is the rally might have come too soon. Wall Street pros attributed yesterday's big move up - 230.46 points on...
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPER SELLING OFF 70 BROAD
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amNOT only has the Wall Street Kitchen & Bar closed, as The Post first reported, but the former American Bank Note building at 70 Broad St. is now for sale...
DEMS GOT $100K FROM GRUBMAN DAY OF SUBPOENA
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amEmbattled former superstar telecom analyst Jack Grubman dropped a $100,000 care package on democrats last month - on the very day he was subpoenaed by House Republicans to appear before...
REVLON CASH CRUNCH TO HIT IN '03: ANALYST
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amCosmetics giant Revlon could be seeing more red - and it's not for lipstick. The mass brand could run out of cash in the coming quarters and be forced into...
CISCO REPORTS 110% PROFIT RISE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amCisco Systems, Inc. side-stepped the latest woes in the telecom industry to post stronger-than-expected profits. After slash-and-burn cost-cutting efforts, the leading maker of networking gear pulled in a net profit...
'KIDS' ARE ALRIGHT ; YOUNG SPIES BACK FOR MORE ADVENTURE, FUN, LOTS OF HEART
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amSPY KIDS 2: THE ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS "XXX," junior division.Running time: 100 minutes. Rated PG (action sequences, brief rude humor). At the Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Union Square,...
STARR REPORT
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amVieira tells LHJ about ABC decision Barbara Walters says she was convinced that "The View" co-host Meredith Vieira would jump at the offer to replace Bryant Gumbel on CBS' "The...
THIS THAI SUITS WALLET & PALATE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amTHE BASIL ½ 206 W. 23RD ST. (BET. SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AVENUES) (212) 242-1014 THE Basil does for Thai cuisine what teeming Tamarind does for Indian: cunningly slicken it for...
THOSE WERE THE DAZE ; 'SATURDAY NIGHT DIVE' TELL-ALL
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amTHE early days of "Saturday Night Live" were more like a rock band - with hot sex and hard drugs aplenty backstage - than a TV show, according to a...
UPBEAT, UPLIFTING UPTOWN TRIBUTE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amHARLEM SONG At the Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St. Call (212) 307-7171. 'HARLEM Song" is a 90-minute commercial for Harlem, delivered with verve, sass, tears and occasional wit. At...
GOOD? BETTER!
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amTHE GOOD GIRL 1/2 The girl is good.Running time: 93 minutes. Rated R (sexuality, some language and drug content). At the Angelika and the 62nd and Broadway. JENNIFER Aniston has...
ANNA-TASTIC!
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amE!'S "Anna Nicole Show" debuted to record-setting numbers Sunday night. The "Osbournes"-wannabe reality show, chronicling the backstage life of mumbling supersized model Anna Nicole Smith, notched over 4 million viewers...
CELLO SAYS GOODBYE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amONE of New York's top-rated restaurants has suddenly closed.Cello, the French seafood restaurant Zagat describes as "a well-tuned instrument" plucked its last note on Saturday. Employees and purveyors learned of...
AND AS THE RABBI, HOWIE MANDEL
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amTHE 1991 riots in Crown Heights is being turned into TV movie. The movie, targeted to air next year on Showtime, is set in the aftermath of the racial upheaval...
'GLENGARRY' A REAL HARD SELL WITHOUT STILLER
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amTHE producers of the upcoming revival of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross" say Ben Stiller's abrupt withdrawal from the show (first reported by Liz Smith), doesn't trouble them a bit....
HOW OJ GOT AWAY WITH IT AND OTHER VERY LEGAL CRIMES
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amAmerican Justice: "We, the Jury" Tonight at 9 on A&E 'AMERICAN Justice" is the show that broke the rules and proved that - despite what the networks believe - American...
MOVING 'MONK' TO ABC TOO
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amABC will air repeat episodes of USA Network's "Monk" in an unusual cable-to-broadcast cross-pollination move. The series, starring Tony Shalhoub as an obsessive-compulsive detective, will air for four consecutive Tuesdays...
A TINY TASTE OF ITALIAN HEAVEN IN SANDWICHES MOM NEVER MADE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amCIPRIANI LE SPECIALTIA ½ 110 E. 42ND ST. (BETWEEN LEXINGTON & PARK) (212) 557-5088 IF there's something special about Cipriani Le Specialita, it's the sandwiches. There's been so much ado...
HEIGH-HO SILVERWARE: HOW TO EAT DOSAS AND OTHER HARD-TO-HANDLE FOODS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amWHEN Alain Ducasse opened America's most expensive restaurant, the hoopla wasn't about the food - but about the stuff to eat the food with. The notorious asparagus tongs proved so...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amStudents who insult their teachers in France may now be thrown in jail. Under a new law, unruly kids will be sent to the slammer for up to six months...
TORCH-URED ETHICS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amBRUCE Springsteen isn't the only New Jerseyan on a highly publicized tour this summer. Truculent Sen. Bob Torricelli has taken to the airwaves and the hustings in what could easily...
HEEL TO TOE, SHE HELPS HEAL OUR CITY'S SCARS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amLittle girls everywhere fall in love with "Swan Lake," "The Red Shoes" and "The Nutcracker Suite," and dance teacher Elizabeth Fernandez is busy setting the scene for these love affairs....
CAR CRUSHES MEDIC'S LEG
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amA young EMS worker who was helping an elderly woman onto an ambulance had his leg "snapped like a twig" when he was hit by an allegedly drunk driver early...
CREDIT-UNION CROOKS RUSH TO PAY UP
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amThe arrests of 69 people who took advantage of a post-9/11 computer glitch to withdraw money they didn't have from ATMs have prompted many of the 4,000 other suspects to...
SOME PREFER TO MOURN PRIVATELY
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amWith the city's plans for the anniversary tribute finalized, hundreds of Sept. 11 victims' relatives are facing a new decision: whether to take part in the ceremony at the World...
FITNESS-BUFF BUSH WOWS EXAM DOCS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush shows no ill aftereffects from his January pretzel-induced fainting spell and remains in "unbelievable" health, a team of doctors said yesterday. Bush, a devoted runner and...
LEGISLATOR: STOP SCHOOLS FROM FIDDLIN' WITH RITALIN
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amThree states have barred teachers and other school staffers from recommending that a student be put on Ritalin or any other psychoactive drug - and New York may be joining...
RUDY TO RECITE VICTIMS' NAMES ON SOLEMN DAY
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amThe first anniversary of the attacks on the Twin Towers will be marked with a daylong series of ceremonies - featuring events from Rudy Giuliani reciting names of the Sept....
SCHWARZ TALKING WITH FEDS: NO OFFER, NO DEAL ON PRISON TIME: LAWYER
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amThe lead lawyer for ex-cop Charles Schwarz said this morning that prosecutors have been trying to negotiate a plea deal - but that Schwarz, accused in the Abner Louima torture...
LOCAL POLS PLAN TO FIND FACTS IN ZIMBABWE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amMembers of the City Council's Black and Hispanic Caucus are planning to travel to the African nation of Zimbabwe for a weeklong fact-finding mission. Word of the trip comes as...
ISRAELIS SPRING DEATH TRAP ON BOMB 'DISPATCHER'
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli forces yesterday tracked down and killed the mastermind of a homicide bombing and uncovered an explosives cache that was to be used in a new attack, authorities...
9/11 KIN FROM S.I. GET SET TO SUE TERROR 'BANKROLLERS'
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amTwo big-time lawyers who've already taken on the tobacco industry and the Libyan government are set to file a huge lawsuit on behalf of 9/11 victims against Saudi businesses and...
NEW JERSEY LITTLE LEAGUE 'FIXES' COACH
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amA New Jersey Little League coach has been suspended for making comments that his young players thought were instructions to throw a baseball game. Larry Davidson, of Kearny, admitted to...
POLICE ROPE IN COWBOY 'GUN' MAN
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amRahmel Meynard once rode the high plains of Queens with the Federation of Black Cowboys, but now he's facing seven years in the hoosegow after he allegedly tried to sell...
SHOPLIFT RAP FOR B'KLYN HS DEAN
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amA Brooklyn high school dean was charged with shoplifting yesterday after he was allegedly caught with a knapsack jammed with stolen CDs and school supplies. Craig Chamblee, 34, who has...
TINY 'PASSIONS' STAR EVANS DIES
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amJoshua Evans, the pint-sized star who played "Timmy the Living Doll" on the NBC soap opera "Passions," has tragically died during heart surgery. The 20-year-old dwarf, who stood 3 feet,...
PRAYERS FOR TWINS ; SISTER RUSHED TO SURGERY AFTER SIAMESE SEPARATION
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amThe world held its breath yesterday as one of the Siamese twin girls miraculously separated at a Los Angeles hospital was rushed back into emergency surgery for bleeding on the...
CONFESSION IN BLOODY RAMPAGE
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amA Manhattan man was ordered held without bail yesterday for allegedly going on a blood-drenched rampage that left his girlfriend brain dead, her mother in a coma and his 7-year-old...
FACE LIFT LANDS WOMAN IN A COMA
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amA Florida woman is clinging to life just days after undergoing a face lift at the hands of a controversial plastic surgeon. Dr. Alton Ingram, 38, has a questionable track...
TEACHER EXODUS AT CATHOLIC HIGHS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amNearly 100 teachers have left nine Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of New York over the past year amid a nasty labor dispute between the church and the faculty...
POLICE UNCOVER VERSACE JEWELS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amA bid to sell some of the $3.7 million in jewelry stolen last month from Versace's flagship Manhattan boutique has ended with the arrest of a cabby - and the...
'I WAS TOLD TO DOPE MY KID' ; RX COCKTAIL MAKING HER SON PSYCHOTIC
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amMichael Mozer was told he couldn't return to Millbrook Elementary School (above) unless he took anti-hyperactivity drugs. Despite admitting he was hearing voices, school officials made a complaint of abuse...
JAIL CAN'T CAGE STALKING FEAR
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amSANTA ANA, Calif. - The man allegedly stalked by a British political scion said yesterday he lives in constant fear of his crazed pursuer, even though the defendant is locked...
UPROAR OVER HIGH 'SPEED' BATTLE PILOTS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The Pentagon is facing a barrage of media criticism in the British and Canadian press over its policy of giving amphetamines to military pilots to keep them sharp...
HEART-STOPPING LACK OF SURGEONS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amHere's some rather disheartening news - there may not be enough surgeons to operate on our tickers in the future. Health experts say the number of heart surgeons now training...
COP SHOOTS SELF WITH 'HAND' GUN
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amA city cop accidentally shot herself in the hand yesterday inside the Midtown South Precinct station house, police said. Authorities said Officer Pamela Walker, 40, a cop since 1988, suffered...
CUOMO JETS TO ISRAEL
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amWhile Andrew Cuomo flew to Israel, his Democratic rival, Carl McCall, and Gov. Pataki yesterday battled for the Latino vote. Before making his second trip to Israel in four months,...
NYERS WARNED: PACK TO EVAC
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amNew Yorkers should pack an "evacuation kit" so they can bolt on a moment's notice in case of another terrorist attack, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum recommends in a new disaster-preparedness...
BLOOMY TO LEVY: ADIOS ON AUG. 16
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg ordered outgoing Schools Chancellor Harold Levy to clean out his desk by Aug. 16 to make way for his handpicked schools boss, Joel Klein. The mayor told Klein...
ASTACIO AND METS GET HEALTHY VS. BREWERS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amMets 5Brewers 1 MILWAUKEE - Monday night, the Mets flew to Milwaukee with a five-game losing streak in tow after the defending World Series champion Diamondbacks swept a four-game set...
TURN FOR THE WORST ; MOOSE SUFFERS ROYAL BEATING
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amRoyals 6 Yankees 2 Mike Mussina's poorpitching has gone from aberration to slump. After getting shelled last Wednesday at homer-happy Texas, he got roughed up last night 6-2 by woe-be-gone...
ALOMAR 1-3 IN RETURN; FONZIE IFFY
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES MILWAUKEE - The Mets had one injured starter return to the lineup last night, although the other one is still a few days away. Roberto Alomar (strained left...
IN TOUGH CONDITIONS, CAPTAIN SAVES DAY
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amTHE cool air out of the north had everyone rejoicing, everyone except those who were striped bass fishing off Montauk Point yesterday morning. The start to yesterday's trip had everyone...
CHAD: JETS CAN COUNT ON ME
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amHere is the message Chad Pennington brings to New York today on the eve of the first night of the rest of his NFL life tomorrow night against the Steelers:...
PALMER'S RECOVERY IMPRESSES FASSEL
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ALBANY - With time winding down in the second quarter Monday night, Jesse Palmer fired a pass for Ron Dixon that was intercepted by Texans safety Kevin Williams....
SHOCKEY DEBUT A STUNNER
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - The man of the moment was making short work of a hot dog, stuffing it into his mouth rather than actually stopping to chew or savor it. His...
FREE AGENT FLOWERS STILL A LITTLE NERVOUS
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amJET NOTES A rookie free agent leads an uncomfortable life. "It's nerve-wracking; in my room, I haven't unpacked my bags," rookie free agent Little John Flowers said. At Michigan State,...
COP LOOKS TO TAKE DOWN ANOTHER OLYMPIAN
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amPolice brutality will take on a whole new meaning Aug. 17 at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City as St. Louis lawman Sam Hill (15-2-1) takes on 2000 Olympic bronze...
THROWING PAINS ; THERE STILL ARE CHINKS IN YANKEE ARM-OR
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amIN a season in which the Yankees have done everything to defy the adage that you can never have too much pitching, they have not had enough pitching. Imagine gorging...
PARRISH IS LATEST ISLE TO BE INKED
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amJust days before he was scheduled to go into arbitration, the Islanders yesterday signed sniper Mark Parrish to a two-year deal said to be worth about $2.1 million per season....
LUCKILY, LIBS BOUNCED BACK
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amRichie Adubato saw his team lose its focus at the mid-point of the WNBA season, but he opted to let the players sort things out for themselves. "Coaching a team...
DOUBLEDAY'S SUIT COULD DOOM SELIG
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amBASEBALL cooks its books to hide profits and exaggerate losses. The charge is nothing new. Baseball players, agents, and union officials have maintained as much for years. And with each...
NETS ADD CENTERPIECE ; GET MUTOMBO FROM SIXERS FOR VAN HORN, MAC
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amThe Nets finally have a big-bodied defensive star to guard Shaquille O'Neal. Dikembe Mutombo is heading north on the Jersey Turnpike from Philadelphia to the Nets, as GM Rod Thorn...
RICH GET RICHER ; RIVERA, ROCKET READY TO REJOIN BOMBER STAFF
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amDespite coming into last night's game against Kansas City with a four-game lead in the AL East, the Yankees said they can - and will - play a lot better....
LISTLESS LIBS CAN'T NAIL DOWN BERTH
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amLynx 52Liberty 49 This was the kind of game that the Liberty weren't supposed to have anymore. A veteran group that had come into its own, winning seven of eight...
ROCKET SET FOR LAUNCH TONIGHT
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES The Yankees are hoping to get back their ace and their closer this week. Six-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens (8-3, 4.02 ERA) is expected to come off...
MUSSINA NEW CHINK IN YANKEE ARM-OR
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amJOE TORRE admitted to being more "curious" than normal to watch the first two games of this series against Kansas City, eager to see if Mike Mussina could work out...
ROBBIE SET TO RETURN; FONZIE IFFY
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES MILWAUKEE - The Mets had one injured starter scheduled to return to the lineup last night, although the other one is still a few days away. Roberto Alomar...
STADIUM FANS CHEER KNOBBY
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES No matter how much venom the Yankee Stadium crowd spewed at Chuck Knoblauch while he played in The Bronx, he said he was expecting a positive reception when...
KNICKS, DOLEAC TALK AGAIN
August 7, 2002 | 4:00amKeon Clark is close to signing with Sacramento, Mark Blount is expected to sign with the Nuggets, Jarron Collins has re-upped with Utah, Rasho Nesterovic is about to get his...