July 11, 2006
TW IS STILL A THORN IN CASE'S SIDE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amTime Warner is still a headache for former AOL frontman Steve Case. Case, forced out of Time Warner for his role in orchestrating the disastrous merger with AOL, is readying...
JOBS REPORT COULD STINK UP MARKET ALL SUMMER
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amWALL Street can usually make a silk purse out of any sow's ear. But last Friday's disappointing employment report smelled like pig no matter how far away you stood. The...
TARGET IN IFC INDIE FILM BLITZ
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amTarget Stores and cable channel IFC are putting the spotlight on indie films through a new marketing blitz. The retailer is expanding its selection of indies - typically lesser-known, lower-budget...
EISNER FIRM SNARES PROS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amJust weeks after being acquired by former Walt Disney chief Michael Eisner, Texas-based Team Baby Entertainment has reached deals with several pro sports leagues that will expand the company's offerings...
THE CORN IS GREEN - SPECULATORS DRIVE MANIA FOR HOT COMMODITY
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amThe new craze for quick payoffs is ordinary corn - which investors believe will soon soar past gold and oil. Many speculators turned their ears toward cornfields yesterday as prices...
TAKE-TWO BLUES - TEN EXECS EXIT EMBATTLED VIDEO-GAME MAKER
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amTake-Two Interactive, the embattled SoHo-based video game designer, continues to suffer widespread employee defections at its key Rockstar design studio, as at least 10 executives have departed recently. The controversial...
RENT HIKED AT 7 WTC - SILVERSTEIN DEFIES BLOOMBERG; LARRY HIKES RENT
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amTAKE that, Mike Bloomberg - Larry Silverstein just raised the rent at 7 World Trade Center. Sources say that in the past few weeks, Silverstein quietly upped the "ask" at...
MARC ECKO FLAGSHIP SITE HIT BY GRAFFITI
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amNearly two years after "urban streetwear" designer Marc Ecko signed a lease to open a flagship on 42nd Street, major construction has yet to start and the store, touted to...
NYSE FINES VAN DER MOOLEN $3.5M IN OVER-BILLING SCAM
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amDark days continue for New York Stock Exchange specialists, with Van Der Moolen Specialists being fined $3.5 million for the corrupt business practices of its now shuttered stock loan unit....
REVLON RON ROCKED TWICE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amRon Perelman was rattled - not by his own earnings bomb at Revlon - but by a real blast that smashed out his office windows yesterday morning. The explosion that...
EMI DIGITAL STRATEGY EXEC QUITS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA top executive at music giant EMI who was in charge of the company's strategy for navigating the digital world resigned yesterday, The Post has learned. EMI announced internally yesterday...
DAN'S LONELY NEW GIG
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amFORMER CBS newsman Dan Rather has taken a job on HDNet, a little-known satellite channel that can only be seen by a tiny audience nationwide. At HDNet Rather, 74, who...
WORLD CUP RUNNETH OVER
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amITALY'S dramatic World Cup win over France on Sunday turned ABC's ratings into an afternoon delight. About 12 million viewers watched Italy win the game in overtime with a 5-to-3...
POP COUTURE - 'RUNWAY' TORTURES FRESH CROP OF FASHION FREAKS AND GEEKS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amSome look and act like freaks, while others are creative as hell, but can't sew their way into a paper bag. PROJECT Runway" one of the best, most fun, reality-competition...
STARR REPORT
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amLongtime Ch. 5 veteran Lyn Brown signed off from the station Friday, June 30 - news that was lost in the July 4th holiday weekend shuffle, but shouldn't have been....
10 STEPS TO A PERFECT SMILE - N.Y.'S TOP DENTIST ON HOW TO JOIN THE GRIN CROWD; SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THIS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amIF you're never fully dressed without a smile, New York is practically a nudist colony. But there's no excuse for frowning if it's because your pearly whites are lemon-y yellow....
ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE ... MAKING FRIENDS IS A LOST ART, AUTHOR SAYS - AND WE ALL LOSE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amJOSEPH Epstein's new book, "Friendship: An Expose," arrives just as a study by sociologists at Duke and the University of Arizona reports that Americans have fewer friends than they did...
GIULIANI HITS ROAD FOR GOP
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amRudy Giuliani took off yesterday on a five-state stumping tour for GOP candidates that could also help him should he decide to run for president in 2008. The former mayor...
4 ARRESTED IN L.I. BOAT VANDALISM
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amTalk about a ship of fools. Four young men were busted following a vandalism spree on moored boats over the weekend, police said yesterday. Nassau cops said the four left...
CUP OF AL-JOE-BRA - '05 WINNER AIMS FOR MATH CAFE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amBronx algebra teacher Frank Corcoran, who built five restaurant booths in his classroom with signs inviting students to "try the pi," now has another innovative idea percolating - he'd love...
WEINER'S TAX PLAN
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amCongressman Anthony Weiner, a likely contender in the 2009 mayor's race, made early headway yesterday by unveiling a federal tax plan aimed at helping the middle class. Weiner's main proposal,...
RAIL SUICIDE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA man committed suicide yesterday by laying his head on the third rail at an East Village subway station, authorities said. The unidentified victim, described only as in his 60s,...
MARRIED COP-LE - HUBBY & WIFE JOIN NEW NYPD RECRUITS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg yesterday swore in the latest class of police recruits, including a husband and wife - but not Hasidic Jew Joel Witriol. Bloomberg said the cops-in-training were the "future...
N.J. TAXMAN COMETH
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amAfter a week of haggling behind closed doors, with or without the cigar smoke, New Jerseyans yesterday got a glimpse of their bottom line: They'll soon be slammed with more...
COED LIFE AFTER 'DEATH' - FIRST LOOK SINCE HER STUNNING ID MIX-UP
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amThe coed who made international headlines when rescuers misidentified her as a dead classmate was all smiles in her first public photo since beating the Grim Reaper. A grinning Whitney...
GEN. HAILS IMMIGRANT GIS' VALOR
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amThe nation's top general fought back his emotions as he recalled his dad's struggles as an Italian immigrant and the valor of foreign-born U.S. troops in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan...
B'KLYN SLAY BAFFLES KIN - & POLICE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amAn African immigrant who had dashed out to the store during a gathering of family and friends Sunday night was found beaten to death in front of his Bed-Stuy home...
PARK THE ADS, SHEL - SILVER CALLED TO CHOP CALLS TO SUE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - State Parks Commissioner Bernadette Castro yesterday called it "appalling" that the law firm that employs Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is actively soliciting clients to sue the state and...
FLU FEAR OVER VACCINE SUPPLY
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amIf an outbreak of pandemic flu hits New York, city officials said yesterday it could take up to nine months to get a vaccine for it - and New Yorkers...
FANTASY COWBOY - BUSH-BASHERS' 'VINDICATION'
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amIT'S "The End of Cowboy Diplomacy," Time magazine declares on its cover this week. Interesting. President Bush's antagonists and enemies have spent nearly five years perfecting a caricature of his...
EINSTEIN WAS TRUE PHYS-SEX GENIUS - HAD 2 WIVES AND 10 LOVERS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amBeing faithful to his wives - and 10 girlfriends - was a matter of relativity for Albert Einstein, new documents show. Einstein freely discussed his affairs - and complained of...
'JESUS' ICON CLASH - MTA SMITES LOGO
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amJews for Jesus were welcome in the subways until they started taking the MTA's trademarks in vain. Transit officials demanded the controversial evangelical group - which seeks to convert Jews...
SUOZZI SIGN-UPS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amLong-shot gubernatorial candidate Tom Suozzi yesterday said he'd gathered more than 40,000 signatures to qualify for the September primary against Eliot Spitzer. Suozzi aides filed the signature petitions with the...
PATH WEB OF TERROR - FIEND CHAT BOASTS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The bumbling plotters of a PATH system attack exposed their plans to create mayhem in lower Manhattan by openly bragging in public Internet chat rooms about an upcoming...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amMANHATTAN * An off-duty sanitation worker was arrested for drunken driving and drug possession after he slammed into another car at a Harlem intersection, police said yesterday. Octavio Jimenez, 51,...
3 CHEERS FOR CHAMP - 9/11 WORKERS HAIL POL
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amFormer Giuliani administration Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington won applause from some injured workers' groups and lawmakers yesterday for saying his own battle for health coverage for his Ground Zero-related ailments...
POL WANTED IT 'ON THE HOUSE' - BRIBE DEAL FOR HER DREAM PAD: PROBE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA three-term Brooklyn lawmaker struck a devil's bargain with an ambitious building contractor, offering to help him win development rights to a city-owned lot in exchange for a half-million-dollar dream...
BUSH'S G-8 TRIP'S PUTIN TIES TO TEST
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amPresident Bush sets off tomorrow on a trip that will end at the G-8 summit in Russia - and a reality check for his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin....
JAIL, REBUKE FOR DWI COP
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA drunken-driving cop who two years ago turned Harlem into his own smash-up derby - causing four car crashes in 45 minutes - was sentenced to 3 ½ years in...
STEM-CELL VETO ON TAP
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush will issue his first veto in six years in the Oval Office if the Senate approves legislation to expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, White...
NEW CARD TAP-TOES THROUGH TURNSTILES
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amStraphangers, swipe away your tears. Starting today you can zip through subway turnstiles with a mere tap. MetroCards will have competition from new smart cards for the next six months...
DEADLY CRASH COMBO - BAD DRIVER, ROAD CITED
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amInexperience behind the wheel and a treacherous stretch of the Bronx River Parkway may have teamed up to cause a four-car pileup that wiped out five members of a Bronx...
COULTER IS CLEARED OF COPYING
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amThe distributor of Ann Coulter's columns cleared the blond political bomb-thrower of plagiarism charges yesterday, saying it finds "no merit" to allegations recently raised by a software company that analyzed...
PROTESTERS TRASH TIMES
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amDozens of protesters yesterday denounced The New York Times for disclosing details of anti-terror efforts by the Bush administration. "Freedom of speech doesn't mean you can aid the enemy in...
MOM'S INFANT-SLAY RAP
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA Brooklyn woman was arrested yesterday in the death of her newborn, who was found stuffed in a closet last week shortly after birth, officials said. Shelly Courcelle, 20, was...
YOU WILL GO FROM GOLD DIGGER TO ... RUBBISH DIGGER ... I ALWAYS TOLD YOU: 'I WILL LEAVE THE HOUSE IF I'M DEAD'
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amThe deafening blast that destroyed Dr. Nicholas Bartha's Upper East Side townhouse came as no surprise to his ex-wife. She was expecting it. Just four months ago, Cordula Hahn Bartha...
$500,000 'GIFT' AT EXPENSE OF POOR
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amSTATE Assemblywoman Diane Gordon sure likes the poor folks she represents in East New York, Brooklyn. She likes them so much, she plotted to move into a swanky, marble- and...
BUSH-PUTIN TIES WILL BE PUT TO TEST
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amPresident Bush sets off tomorrow on a trip that will end with the G-8 summit in Russia - and with a reality check on his relationship with Russian President Vladimir...
BOY INJURED IN QNS. SMASHUP
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA 7-year-old boy was fighting for his life last night after an SUV struck his family's car, causing it to flip in Queens, police said. "The boy was sitting in...
MAN BADLY BURNED ON TRAIN ROOF
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA Westchester architect was nearly burned to death after he climbed atop an Amtrak Acela Express train linked to power lines and caught fire. Brian Hopkins, 24, had been bar-hopping...
FATHER KILLS SONS, SELF
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA New Jersey man shot dead his two sons yesterday, then killed himself, authorities said. Police believe Thomas Frazza, 46, shot his sons John, 20, and Kevin, 14, while they...
HUNGER PAINS - HELL'S DINER STARVED FOR CATSKILLS OPERATOR
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amAn old-school Hell's Kitchen diner saved from the wrecking ball last year by a promise of relocation, now sits deserted in the Catskills. It has no operator, customers or clear...
LIBERTY MEDAL AWARDS - HONOR THE BEST OF N.Y.
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amNew York is filled with unsung heroes - and The Post again is inviting readers to help us find and honor these selfless citizens. We are seeking candidates for the...
'FEMME FATALE' THREAT TO ISRAEL
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - A Palestinian terrorist group claimed yesterday it had recruited 100 women to serve in a team of female suicide bombers that is ready to strike Israel. "The new...
ISIAH STILL COUNTING ON BUTLER TO RETURN
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - Jackie Butler is not with the Knicks' summer-league team, but Isiah Thomas said yesterday he expects the free-agent center to be with the club in October at...
NATE SHOW A GO - ISIAH SET TO TURN ROBINSON LOOSE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - The difference in coaching philosophy between Isiah Thomas and Larry Brown boils down to their views on Nate Robinson. When the 5-9 Robinson flew in on a...
TOO MUCH DIRT IN FIFA'S CUP
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amIn a World Cup where the Italians were crowned champions, there were few winners. Not FIFA, which saw its flagship event dragged into turmoil. Not disgraced Zinedine Zidane, who got...
ROOKIES LEAD NETS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amThe rookies were as advertised for the Nets last night. Marcus Williams showed great leadership and direction - scoring a game-high 24 points, including a decisive 3-pointer with :45 left,...
A-ROD AND BIG PAPI ARE FRIENDLY RIVALS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK PITTSBURGH - Yankees and Red Sox can be friends. Alex Rodriguez was rooting for his Boston rival, David Ortiz, in last night's Home Run Derby at PNC Park, but...
MLB HAMMERS OUT NEW TV DEALS
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amBefore tonight's All-Star Game, Major League Baseball is expected to announce major national television deals that will keep the World Series, one league championship series, the All-Star Game and a...
DERBY DOWNER - WRONG NIGHT FOR WRIGHT AS PHILS' HOWARD WINS OUT
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - David Wright wanted to take in the full All-Star experience and last night the Mets third baseman had a blast in the Home Run Derby at gorgeous PNC...
A-ROD KNOWS YANKS WON'T WIN WILD-CARD
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - The challenge of the second half is clear. Alex Rodriguez sees it. The Yankees must beat Boston or go home. "The wild card will not come out of...
FRIENDLY RIVALS - A-ROD BACKED PAPI IN DERBY
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amNOTEBOOK PITTSBURGH - The Mets' David Wright knew he was truly David going against Goliath in last night's Home Run Derby at PNC Park against Big Papi, David Ortiz. A...
POWER PLAYS - MINAYA, CASHMAN MUST NOT REPEAT BAD DEALS OF THE PAST
July 11, 2006 | 4:00am"With great power comes great responsibility." - Uncle Ben to Peter Parker (Spider-Man) THE most important players, right now, for the Mets and Yankees carry Blackberrys. The statistic to watch...
DAVID WISHIN' ON AN NL STAR - WRIGHT, METS MAY NEED THIS WIN COME OCTOBER
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - Enough with getting crushed in the All-Star Game. The National League has a new look with the likes of David Wright in the starting lineup tonight at PNC...
GM PLANS FOR CLIMB IN STATURE OF LIBERTY
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amCarol Blazejowski has been the GM of the Liberty since the team's inception a decade ago and she has never seen it have a season like this. While the organization...
HORSE OPERA - BARBARO GIVEN FOURTH NEW LEG CAST IN A WEEK DUE TO 'SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS'
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amKentucky Derby champion Barbaro continues to battle "lifethreatening problems" that required three hours of emergency surgery on his broken right hind leg Saturday night at the New Bolton Center in...
SHE'S GOT GAME
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amBALLER OF THE WEEK: ESSENCE CARSON Essence Carson can do most anything in a basketball game. The 6-foot 19-year-old may not be able to jam, but she takes care of...
CENTER OF GRAVITY: RUPP A DEVIL AGAIN
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amHis latest salary cap quandary now a question of whom he'll shed to keep Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta and Paul Martin, Devils' GM Lou Lamoriello yesterday pointed one of the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 11, 2006 | 4:00amA loyal customer of a Chicago limo company gave a lifesaving tip to one of its drivers - a kidney. When traveling Minnesota businessman Dave Baker heard that his longtime...