May 22, 2004
CONTINENTAL TOWER ON MARKET
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe glass Continental Center at 180 Maiden Lane is coming to market and could fetch more than $400 million. The marketing of the 41-story tower follows the sale of the...
EISNER CORNERED - PENSION FUNDS PUSH DISNEY ON SUCCESSION
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amNew York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi and five major pension investors in Walt Disney say they didn't pull any punches in their gang-up on Disney's board yesterday about replacing CEO...
LAZARD AIRS DIRTY LAUNDRY IN PROFITS TIFF
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amIs Bruce Wasserstein squandering Lazard's profits on overpaid investment bankers again? A squabble has erupted between Wasserstein and his British counterpart Michel David-Weill over whether there were actual profits at...
FIND US A HOME - MISSION - A 3-BEDROOM IN QUEENS WITH A YARD
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amTHE beneficiary of a booming real estate market, Madelyn Dupre sold her co-op in August for twice what she paid for it. Now that she has money for a big...
GIMME SHELTER - THE GIRL FROM OZ
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amNICOLE KIDMAN, who's lived quite a nomadic life while waiting for construction to end on her West Village apartment, has apparently taken up residence at London Terrace, the sprawling co-op/rental...
HOME SHOPPING CLUB - CHIC CARPETS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amCariniLang 335 Greenwich St., between Duane and Jay streets (646) 613-0497 Sale: today Open: 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Contemporary handwoven carpets are discounted up to 75 percent. Runners (2 1/2-inches by...
RICHEST TOWN, USA -MILLIONAIRES CREATE A SCHOOL IN FISHER ISLAND, FLORIDA - AMERICA'S WEALTHIEST COMMUNITY
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amMiami's ritzy Fisher Island - which offers "splendid isolation" for its roster of celebrity and CEO residents - is about to be even more, well, splendid. Accessible only by ferry...
'IDOL' TALK ALL THAT JAS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amTHIRD-place "American Idol" finisher Jasmine Trias admitted yesterday she felt badly over the "weird situation" that unfolded last week when voters booted early favorite La Toya London - and kept...
HIS SO-CALLED LIFE: ASTORIA DIRECTOR STUNNED CANNES WITH HIS $200 FILM
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amCANNES - One of the most buzzed-about flicks at the Cannes Film Festival is "Tarnation," a mind-blowing, edgy autobiographical documentary by a 31-year-old who lives in Astoria, Queens. Director Jonathan...
DOWNTOWN EATS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amYou might not be able to score a table at The Harrison tonight, but you can get a nibble from the popular downtown eatery, and support a good cause to...
FAVES OF THE AIRWAVES - INSIDE THE RADIO WITH 'GREASY KID STUFF'
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amDon't tune your radio dial to "Greasy Kids Stuff" if you want to hear Raffi, Barney the purple dinosaur or anything else you'd expect from a broadcast devoted to music...
TAKE A SPIN WITH THESE PLATTERS THAT MATTER
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAre mushy, lullaby-like kids' album all you can find? Are your young ones falling asleep when you want them awake? Rock out with our selection of CDs that just may...
ADIOS, IDIOTS!
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amOnce an idiot, always an idiot. Or not. After 20 years of juggling fire, swallowing balloons and making bologna sandwiches - with their feet - the Flaming Idiots are calling...
'KILLER' GETS NEW LEASH ON LIFE
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe Long Island pit bull that neighbors and officials allege is a serial cat killer was set free yesterday - because no one actually saw any of the deadly attacks....
SCHOOLS HONOR FOR TRAGIC GABBY
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amIn her private moments, Sonia Moura is a grieving mother devastated by the loss of a daughter who died way too young. But in a room full of admirers and...
JUST TRAIN CRAZY MOTORMAN STABS 2
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAn off-duty subway motorman went berserk and slashed two people in a Sears auto store in Brooklyn just moments after he'd hopped into a parked patrol car and ranted to...
BE NICE AND FLY FOR A SONG
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAir-raging passengers beware - niceness is now the only way to fly, at least on Song Airlines. The Delta Air Lines discount carrier with the musical name and the green...
FIRE/COP TEAMWORK REALLY STARTING TO FLY
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe Police and Fire departments are working so well together that NYPD helicopters now transmit video images of fire scenes to firefighters, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Downplaying the historic rivalry...
$100M FLOWS IN BID TO DOUSE H20 TERROR
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe city has spent about $100 million to shore up security around its vast upstate reservoirs to prevent terrorists from poisoning New Yorkers' drinking water, a senior Bloomberg administration official...
COMPTROLLER ENDS 'REIGN' ON PARADES
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amCity Comptroller William Thompson announced yesterday that, contrary to a recent memo, staffers who join him at weekend parades won't be rewarded with time off. Thompson was reacting to a...
FEDS SLASH CASH OVER DODGY DIALYSIS IN BRONX
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amCiting shoddy care, the federal government cut its funding to a Bronx dialysis center, leaving more than 400 kidney patients searching for a new place to get their lifesaving treatments....
PARENTS BUSTED IN TOT'S DEATH
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe parents of a 3-month-old boy, who died earlier this week in his Harlem home, were arrested yesterday for murdering their child, cops said. Colesvinton Florestal, 27, and his 20-year-old...
JORDAN TIP EXPOSED CHALABI AS IRAN 'SPY'
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Jordan's King Abdullah fueled the U.S. move against Iraqi leader Ahmed Chalabi by providing bombshell intelligence that his group was spying for Iran, The Post has learned. An...
SEX-ATTACK SPREE HIT 3 BOROUGHS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAn accused serial sex attacker has been busted for raping a pregnant teen in Queens and another teen in Brooklyn - and he's suspected of sexually attacking a third young...
COURT HITS 1-800-RUDE LAW FIRM
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe law firm behind the 1-800-INNOCENT subway ads has been found 1-800-GUILTY of being rude to its clients. The state Appellate Division has issued a public censure against the law...
KERRY MULLING A $TALL TACTIC
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - In what would be an unprecedented move, John Kerry is considering delaying his acceptance of the Democratic nomination so that he has more time to spend his campaign...
BOYFRIEND SLAIN; COPS BUST 'ABUSED' BROOKLYN WOMAN
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA lovers' quarrel boiled over into bloodshed when a petite 26-year-old woman shot and killed her jealous boyfriend during a fierce fight on a Brooklyn street, police said. Crystal Hardie...
MIKE TAKES SHOTS AT CAMERA BAN
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe Transit Authority would be railroading tourists if it banned all photography in the subways for security reasons, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Responding to a TA proposal to outlaw snapping...
REQUIEM FOR FELIX; LEGENDS BID ADIEU TO 'ODD COUPLE' STAR
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amLegends of stage, screen and the political arena filled Riverside Memorial Chapel to say goodbye to venerable actor Tony Randall, who died Monday after a long illness at age 84....
COURT HEARS OF 'TENANT HIT' RAMPAGE
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA Queens tenant and his roommate, doing their landlord's bidding, put on face paint, broke into their neighbors' apartment and went on a bloodthirsty rampage with hook knives - leaving...
METROCARD HEIST; FAKE COP SWIPES 24G WORTH OF FARES
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA brazen thug impersonated a gun-toting cop to swipe $24,000 worth of MetroCards from the manager and two employees of a Queens check-cashing business, police said yesterday. Around 10:30 p.m....
JAYSON TO BE RETRIED; WILL REMAIN FREE
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amSOMERVILLE, N.J. - Former NBA star Jayson Williams will face a retrial on a reckless manslaughter charge for the fatal shooting of a limo driver, a prosecutor said yesterday, and...
MARTHA TRIAL EXPERT LIED: FEDS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA Secret Service agent who testified for the government in its federal case against Martha Stewart was charged with perjury yesterday by the same prosecutors who convicted the domestic diva....
BUSH TO LAY OUT 'CLEAR STRATEGY' ON WAR
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amPresident Bush plans to outline "a clear strategy" for Iraq's future in a prime-time speech Monday night, the White House said - at a time when polls show a growing...
GOP WALKING DOWN NEW GARDEN PATH
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amRepublican convention organizers yesterday unveiled plans for a mammoth temporary bridge over Eighth Avenue at this summer's four-day gala. Construction on the 140-foot bridge, which will be performed free by...
'HELPING PEOPLE WAS HIS MISSION'
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amTo the Bukharian Jewish community in Queens, Eduard Nektalov was a guardian angel who lived up to the meaning of his last name - "good man." "Whoever needed help, he...
25TH DRUNK-DRIVE BUST FOR BRAVEST
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA veteran FDNY lieutenant became the 25th firefighter to be busted for driving while intoxicated this year after he was pulled over yesterday while driving on the wrong side of...
OP-BOTCH SURGEON NAILED AGAIN; TV CREW PINS BOOTED DOC
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA doctor whose medical license was revoked for performing botched plastic surgeries was being held on $100,000 bail yesterday after a news crew caught him seeing patients at a Fifth...
MENINGITIS HITS 2 AT STUYVESANT HS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amViral meningitis has struck students at a second city high school, authorities reported yesterday. The Health Department said two students at Stuyvesant HS have been diagnosed with the illness, which...
COPS BUST UP 7-GIRL HS BRAWL
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA brawl between two girls spilled out in front of Beach Channel HS in Rockaway yesterday and escalated into a Mace-fueled fight involving seven young women, police said. When order...
SUBWAY SHOVER ARRAIGNED IN HOSP
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA deranged man who allegedly stabbed his grandmother to death was arraigned in a Manhattan hospital yesterday for trying to kill two people by shoving them in front of a...
MAID SLAIN AT SHAQ'S HOME
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amShaquille O'Neal's housekeeper was murdered yesterday in the basketball superstar's Houston-area mansion, cops said. Alice Williams, 37, was knifed to death by her son, Tristan, 18, while the two were...
CRIMES OFTEN DIM DISTRICT'S LUSTER
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe Diamond District has long been a glittering magnet for visitors interested in carats - or crime. Its heart, the so-called "Street of Diamonds" on 47th Street between Fifth and...
COPS EYE GEM UNDERWORLD; DRUG, MOB TIES SUSPECTED
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amPolice hunting the cold-blooded killer of a Diamond District jeweler believe the victim was silenced by hoods trying to keep him from spilling the beans about the underbelly of the...
CRAZED MAN SLASHES PAIR AT SEARS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAn off-duty subway motorman went berserk and slashed two people in a Sears auto store in Brooklyn just moments after he'd hopped into a parked patrol car and ranted to...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amMANHATTAN *** A 21-year-old Juilliard student has been missing from her Inwood apartment for days, prompting a frantic search by her classmates, teachers and friends, cops said. Sarah Fox (above),...
B'KLYN FAMILY LOSES 4 IN FIRE
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn couple and two of their grandchildren - a 7-month-old boy and 7-year-old girl - were killed last night after a horrific fire swept through their sixth-floor apartment, police...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAn Illinois man was busted for DWI - on his lawnmower. Paul Schwarztrauber was pulled over and charged with DWI after he was seen driving a lawnmower erratically on a...
SORIANO AT HOME IN TEXAS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amARLINGTON - The 100-watt smile augmented by glistening white teeth never left Alfonso Soriano's face. Not when he was asked about missing New York, his former teammates and the friends...
BROWN BUMMER - KEVIN KO'D, JASON HURT IN A-ROD'S TEXAS RETURN
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amRangers 9 Yankees 7 ARLINGTON - Alex Rodriguez' Texas return had a familiar ring to it: His team lost. Just like it did for most of his three years as...
GIAMBI MAY LAND ON DL WITH ANKLE
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ARLINGTON - Jason Giambi's body is betraying him and about to land him on the DL for the first time in his career. Giambi suffered a sprained right...
DON'T COUNT 'ZO OUT
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe Nets' list of priorities for the offseason includes getting another shooter, defining the back-up point guard spot and landing another big body. And according to CEO Rod Thorn, the...
'SMARTY' GETTING SERIOUS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amWith the Belmont Stakes only two weeks away, Triple Crown-bound Smarty Jones picked up the pace of his training regimen yesterday at Philadelphia Park, galloping a mile-and-a-half on his own...
COUGHLIN GETS FLAGGED - JINTS LOSE 2 WORKOUT DAYS OVER RULE FLAP
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe big losers, running back Tiki Barber feels, are the Giants themselves, because they must forfeit valuable time that could be used to get better, all because whistle-blowers went to...
REYES BACK IN ACTION ; BATS LEADOFF, PLAYS 2ND IN MINORS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - Three weeks ago, Jose Reyes called his father in the Dominican Republic to tell him he had re-injured his right hamstring. The two began to cry...
BECKY LIKES VIEW FROM TOP OF THE 'BOARD'
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amBecky Morgan grabbed the lead after two rounds of play at the Sybase Classic yesterday in New Rochelle, carding a 7-under par 64 at Wykagyl Country Club. She began the...
NETS DEAL WITH PAIN ; SURGERY FOR KIDD JUST ONE OF MANY CONCERNS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amThe offseason began roughly a month too soon for the Nets. So reluctantly, team brass yesterday began assessing and plotting the upcoming moves. One of the first items addressed will...
BILLUPS WANTS PROPS FOR CHASIN' JASON
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amPLAYOFF NOTES AUBURN HILLS - Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups believes he didn't get the respect he deserved in badly outplaying Jason Kidd during their second-round series, capped by his...
ARMS RACE FOR METS - GARCIA, BENSON COULD BE TARGETS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amWhen you look at the marquee players who could be available in a trade at some point this season, two names immediately come to mind: Carlos Beltran and Magglio Ordonez....
ROBERTS TO HAVE SURGERY
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amMET NOTES The Grant Roberts verdict is finally in: The right-hander will undergo arthroscopic surgery. The news capped a bizarre sequence for Roberts, who asked to have surgery a week...
IT'S UP TO CONTRERAS TO TAKE THE FIFTH
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amARLINGTON - Starting today, the Yankees will get a better idea what they need to do about the fifth spot in their rotation. That's because Jose Contreras gets the ball...
A-ROD:BUCK'SNO BUD
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ARLINGTON - It wasn't a secret Buck Showalter and Alex Rodriguez weren't close during their days in Rangers uniforms. Yesterday, hours before A-Rod played his first game back...
METROSTARS FEELING ALL REVVED-UP
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAfter failing to snap their nine-game winless streak against Chicago last weekend, the MetroStars travel to Foxboro's Gillette Stadium this evening (5 p.m., ESPN2) to face another Eastern Conference rival...
METROSTARS HOPING REVOLUTION HEX ENDS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAfter failing to snap their nine-game winless streak against Chicago last weekend, the MetroStars travel to Foxboro's Gillette Stadium this evening (5 p.m., ESPN2) to face another Eastern Conference rival...
PISTONS FIRED UP - EAGER TO SHOW INDY THEY'RE BEASTS OF EAST
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAUBURN HILLS - Pistons president Joe Dumars spoke to his players yesterday to see if any had conflicting emotions about facing their former coach, Rick Carlisle, in the Eastern Conference...
REYES BACK IN ACTION ; GOES 1-FOR-2, STEALS BASE IN MINORS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - It was only five innings, and it was only a Single-A game, but Jose Reyes will take it. After sitting on the shelf for three weeks...
TAKING THE FIFTH IS UP TO CONTRERAS
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amARLINGTON - Starting today, the Yankees will get a better idea what they need to do about the fifth spot in their rotation. That's because Jose Contreras gets the ball...
A-ROD: BUCK'S NO BUD
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ARLINGTON - It wasn't a secret Buck Showalter and Alex Rodriguez weren't close during their days in Rangers uniforms. Yesterday, hours before A-Rod played his first game back...
KEVIN TOASTED IN A-ROD'S TEXAS RETURN
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amRangers 9Yankees 7 ARLINGTON - Alex Rodriguez' Texas return had a familiar ring to it: His team lost. Back in the Lone Star State for the first time since being...
METS' BATS ROCKIN'; 10 EXTRA-BASE HITS CRUSH COLORADO
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amMets 9Rockies 7 You're stuck in a mini-rut? You need to snap out of a two-game skid? You want to regain some momentum? You need the Colorado Rockies. Actually, you...
PISTONS FIRED UP ; EAGER TO SHOW INDY THEY'RE BEASTS OF EAST
May 22, 2004 | 4:00amAUBURN HILLS - Pistons president Joe Dumars spoke to his players yesterday to see if any had conflicting emotions about facing their former coach, Rick Carlisle, in the Eastern Conference...