July 4, 2001
COPS SAY SICKO SUPER PLANTED PEEPING CAMS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe super of a posh Fifth Avenue office building has been busted for installing hidden cameras in two women's bathrooms, police said yesterday. Zdenko Ceselka, 34, of Iselin, N.J., hooked...
POUNDSTONE ORDERED: STAY AWAY FROM KIDS!
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amSANTA MONICA, Calif. - Comic Paula Poundstone declared her innocence yesterday to accusations of sexually abusing a young girl, but the judge told her to stay away from kids. Poundstone...
ROOKIE ORATOR IS LEARNING TO TALK THE TALK
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON. SEN. Hillary Clinton is benefiting from public-speaking tips from her Senate colleagues, who've coached her to spice up her style or risk lulling listeners to sleep. Judging from her...
BIG, BAD CAMPAIGN BUCK$ - 'BANNED' BIZMEN GIVE 88G TO DEMS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amMayoral candidates Alan Hevesi and Mark Green have raked in $88,000 in contributions from executives of six companies banned from doing school construction in the city, The Post has learned....
BADILLO ACCUSES MIKE OF DIRTY POLLING TACTICS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amRepublican mayoral hopeful Herman Badillo yesterday accused rival Michael Bloomberg of slamming him in a "push poll" designed to undermine his support with GOP primary voters. Bloomberg's pollsters allegedly asked...
TRUMP CARD FOR FIRE FUND - DONALD DOES HIS PART IN FIVE-GRAND STYLE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amReal-estate mogul Donald Trump yesterday added his Big Apple share to the Astoria Fire: Post Heroes Fund with a $5,000 check sent through Post columnist Steve Dunleavy. The check was...
CAN SOME GUYS BE A-PAUL-INGLY UGLY?
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amPaul Newman and Paul McCartney will surely laugh it off - but Spanish researchers claim that men named Paul are likely to be ugly. AEEN, a Spanish association for studies...
IT'S PATRIOTIC PARTY TIME!
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe Big Apple's set to salute, sizzle, serenade and go Fourth today as it marches in the holiday in true red, white and "woo-hoo!" fashion. Patriotic partygoers looking for a...
'WIENER' TAKES ALL AT HOT-DOG BATTLE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amYou know the dog days of summer have arrived when Coney Island hosts the World Series of its favorite sport. Forget minor-league baseball - today's big event is the All-American...
BROTHER: FONZ WILL BE BACK TO OLD SELF
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amEdgar Alfonzo instantly dismisses any suggestions that his All-Star brother suddenly forgot how to hit this season. And to hear the Brooklyn Cyclones manager tell it, the Mets' second baseman...
KING VOWS: WE'LL STOP 'TYRANNY'
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amBecause there are 250 million Americans who could care less about watching Evander Holyfield dragging his 39-year-old bones in for a third time against the mediocre John Ruiz, that fight...
SLUGGIN' SOSA GOES TO TOWN
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amSammy Sosa doesn't tip-toe into any town - least of all New York City, where he's one of the few visiting players cheered almost universally. So there he was in...
ROCKET COULD BE ALL-STAR STARTER
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES BALTIMORE - By the time Roger Clemens takes the Camden Yards' mound today a little past 4 o'clock, the Rocket will be among Joe Torre's AL All-Star pitchers...
BRADLEY JILTS 'FLAGS' TEAM
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amJAMES Bradley drew on fidelity and loyalty to turn "Flags of Our Fathers" into a wildly popular book about his dad and the other Marines who raised the American flag...
BONSIGNORE OUT AT HONEYWELL
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe blame for the greatest merger debacle of recent years is falling on Honeywell's hapless chairman and CEO, Mike Bonsignore. Not only did he lose his $15 million golden parachute...
OH, SAY YOU CAN SEE STARS AND STRIPES ON THE FOURTH WITH MEL LEADING THE... PATRIOT CHARGE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amTHE Fourth of July this year offers everything from the sacred (politcally speaking) to the silly. TV fans have their choice of watching bands, fireworks, movies or the true star...
STUDY GIVES COEDS A REASON TO GO AND SOW THEIR WILD OATS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amProtective parents may freak out at this one: a new study shows college women are more satisfied with life in middle age if they were eager to have sex when...
NEW YORK POST: FROM JULY 4, 1987
July 4, 2001 | 4:00am"LYON, France - Klaus Barbie, known as the 'Butcher of Lyon' for his brutal actions as the local Gestapo chief in World War II, was convicted early today of crimes...
BOTTOMS UP FOR DUCHOVNY
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amDavid Duchovny has literally hit bottom for his art - he's taken up painting using his rear end instead of a brush! His wife Tea Leoni says the "X-Files" star...
GOP POL: YESHIVA RULING COULD BACKFIRE ON GAYS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe push for a statewide gay-rights bill could be hurt "big time" by backlash over a ruling in favor of two lesbians' discrimination suit against Yeshiva University, a veteran senator...
BUSH FACING UPHILL BATTLE ON HMO BILLS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Aides to President Bush are spending the week begging House Republicans not to abandon him on the biggest issue before Congress - HMO reform. Debate on how to...
JUDGE BARS TURNCOAT TAPES - MOBSTERS GOSSIPED ABOUT BEING TIPPED OFF BY GOV'T
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amMob turncoats Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano and Dominic "Fat Dom" Borghese were fed information on investigations and government stool pigeons by federal marshals, prosecutors and an NYPD detective, defense lawyers...
FEDS EYE CHARGES VS. INTERN POL
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The feds are probing Rep. Gary Condit for possible obstruction of justice after a flight attendant went on national TV to accuse him of urging her to lie...
HERO'S 50-YR. WAIT FOR MEDAL
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amA Long Island man yesterday won his 50-year battle with the federal government to get a Purple Heart for action in the Korean War. Edward Plantz, 71, of Islip received...
FIRST GOLFER GIVES SELF PRESIDENTIAL PARDON ON THE TEE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - George W. Bush teed off on his first round of presidential golf yesterday and followed in Bill Clinton's footsteps by taking a quick mulligan (or do-over) on his...
INSIDE TERROR BOOT CAMP
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amCall it Camp Jihad. Manhattan jurors got a rare glimpse of an Afghani terror-training camp yesterday when a turncoat terrorist took the stand to describe his schooling in guns, bombs,...
BATTERY-DRIVEN HEART - ELDERLY MAN GETS EXPERIMENTAL TRANSPLANT
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe world's first mechanical heart has been transplanted into an elderly American man - but it might only keep him alive for an extra month. The motor-driven heart, the size...
RUDY, DONNA IN 4-HR. HUDDLE WITH JUDGE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani, Donna Hanover, their lawyers and the judge presiding over their bitter divorce case huddled for almost four hours yesterday, trying to hammer out their differences. It was the...
RUDY SAYS LEVY MUST $LASH NOW
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani vowed he'll find ways to cut the Board of Education's bureaucracy if Schools Chancellor Harold Levy can't. Levy said he'll make substantial administrative cuts, but also told the...
OL' SOL PLAYING HOLIDAY PEEK-A-BOO
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amExpect warm temperatures and the threat of thunderstorms - typical summer weather - for the rest of this Fourth of July holiday week. "The weather shouldn't put a damper on...
JACKSON HOPING TO GET ANOTHER SHOT WITH NETS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amStephen Jackson wants to come back to the Nets. Yeah, and everyone we know wants a winning lottery ticket. Jackson, 23, was the Nets' summer league/training camp rookie find last...
KNICKS EYE AVERY MOVE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amWith the Knicks still trying to move Charlie Ward, they have contacted the representatives for San Antonio free agent point guard Avery Johnson. The Spurs are going to let Johnson...
BOMBERS HAVE EYE ON GIAMBI
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - In about 10 days, the A's ownership is going to decide what will happen to reigning AL MVP Jason Giambi. The team can make another effort to sign...
KING: RAHMAN WILL TAKE DOWN BRITISH 'TYRANNY'
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amBecause there are 250 million Americans who could care less about watching Evander Holyfield dragging his 39-year-old bones in for a third time against the mediocre John Ruiz, that fight...
THIS MOVIE'S SO BAD IT'S . . . SCARY!
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amSCARY MOVIE 2 [] More gross. More stupid. More tedious. Running time: 82 minutes. Rated R (very vulgar and sexual humor, profanity, drugs). At the Empire, the Chelsea, the Cinema...
AFTER FUNNY TRAILERS, LACK OF WIT DOGS FLAT 'CATS'
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amCATS & DOGS [ 1/2] Disappointing comedy about a secret high-tech war between cats and dogs. Running time: 87 minutes. Rated PG (mild toilet humor). At the Empire, the Battery...
DOCS SEE HEALTH RISK FROM MERCURY RISING
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amNew York kids are being poisoned by mercury, the liquid metal once found in thermometers and now used for Santeria religious rituals, doctors warn. In one case, several kids stole...
CANCER-DRUG RELAPSE SHOCKER
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amWomen who get breast cancer a second time are likely to find that the disease is five times more aggressive than the first occurrence if they previously used a popular...
'SURVIVOR' FACES THE MUSIC
July 4, 2001 | 4:00am"Survivor" has been hit with a new lawsuit charging that the smash CBS show wrongfully exploited Aborigines in its "Australian Outback" series. The suit was filed on behalf of a...
COPS PROBE MYSTERY OF GUN THAT KILLED BX. GIRL
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe gun that went off and killed a 9-year-old Bronx girl who found it while looking for a snack was not tied to any crime in the state, police said...
SCHOOL IS FALLING TO PIECES IN BROOKLYN
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amA new Brooklyn school has been shut down for emergency repairs to its crumbling facade - forcing 160 kids to attend summer classes in a trailer and a middle school...
HANSSEN IS TELLING ALL TO AVOID DEATH
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Super-spy Robert Hanssen is talking to save his life. The government struck a deal with the ex-FBI agent to spare him the death penalty in exchange for telling...
RUSSIA-JET CRASH KILLS AT LEAST 140
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amA Russian passenger jet mysteriously crashed and exploded, killing the more than 140 people aboard, as it tried to land at the Siberian city of Irkutsk last night, officials said....
PERV SUSPECT COLLARED IN KERIK'S 'HOOD
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amPolice Commissioner Bernard Kerik's security detail busted an alleged flasher near their boss' Bronx home yesterday - and it turned out the man is a suspect in a North Carolina...
COPS SAY SUPER FIEND PLANTED SPY CAMERAS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe super of a posh Fifth Avenue office building has been busted for installing hidden cameras in two women's bathrooms, police said yesterday. Zdenko Ceselka, 34, of Iselin, N.J., hooked...
BIG APPLE SKIES ABLAZE TONIGHT
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amIllegal fireworks have virtually fizzled in the Apple after a police crackdown - but that's not stopping one sizzling show from going on tonight, with the city's blessing. Macy's plans...
BOMBERS WILL HAVE SEVEN ALL-STARS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES BALTIMORE - The Yankees will be represented at Tuesday's All-Star Game in Seattle by seven players, several sources close to the All-Star process told The Post. By the...
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO THINK ABOUT WATERFOWL
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amTHE waterfowl hunting season is still three months away, but since the northern breeding areas have again been productive New York has gone ahead with a tentative schedule for the...
JINTS IN NO RUSH TO INK DRAFTEES
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amNot long after the Giants made Will Allen their first-round draft pick, the cornerback out of Syracuse made a pledge: "I'm going to be in camp on time. Missing a...
RISING FROM HER OWN ASHES (AND SMOKE)
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amFrom a nose-ringed, shoplifting teen-age pothead to winner of the elusive Grand Slam? Can Jennifer Capriati complete that unlikeliest of journeys? Before tennis commentator John McEnroe left for England two...
MOGILNY LEAVES DEVILS FOR 4-YEAR LEAFS DEAL
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amAnother Devil has vanished without a trace, and Lou Lamoriello's cupboard of prospect bait isn't quite as full as it used to be. Alexander Mogilny, the team's leading goal-scorer with...
IN CONEY ISLAND, BOXING IS LIFE, NOT DEATH
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amON A day in which boxing ate another of its young, there was laughter within the cinderblock walls of the Coney Island Boxing Club. Everlast, the company whose name you...
HUNDLEY RETURNS - SORT OF
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThere were hugs and back slaps for Todd Hundley in the visitor's clubhouse before last night's 3-0 Cub win - and they came not only from his friends on the...
CAN'T RAISE THE DEAD - FAITH NOT ENOUGH FOR METS OR CON MAN PHILLIPS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amIN his best revival-meeting mode, Steve Phillips responded to a query about why Met fans should stay interested in his team by preaching about the salvation of a season. "[The...
BOBBY V TO CUB COACH: STOP YOUR PITCHING
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amMET NOTES The fireworks got started early last night at Shea. After Chicago pitching coach Oscar Acosta was quoted in a published report saying it's a "crime" Bobby Valentine is...
LIFELESS METS A BORE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amIN a better day, Darryl vs. the Met manager would have been worth weeks of coverage, analysis and fallout. But these are not better days for the Mets. The Darryl...
JIM MORRISON'S BACK! WELL . . . SORT OF
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe Lizard King Lives! Exactly 30 years after he died, The Doors' bad boy lead singer Jim Morrison is being brought back to life as a six-inch action figure. The...
D.C. BLASTS THE EU - O'NEILL SLAMS MONTI MEDDLING; WILL W ACT?
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amIt didn't take Washington long to respond angrily and loudly to the European Union's decision to blow away GE's planned merger with Honeywell. But now the question remains: So what...
U.S. REGRET OVER JAPAN RAPE CASE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe new U.S. ambassador to Japan expressed regret yesterday for the alleged rape of an Okinawan woman, but the accused American serviceman remained on his air base. Former Sen. Howard...
HOME FERTILITY TEST SPAWNS HOPE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amIn the time it takes to watch "Friends," a couple struggling to have a baby can find out whether they're fertile thanks to a home kit now being tested by...
ISRAEL'S TERROR-BUSTING LEGACY
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amTWENTY-FIVE years ago today, America was basking in the glorious celebration of the nation's bicentennial, a commemoration of the world's most successful establishment of freedom and liberty. Thousands of miles...
NO JAIL TIME FOR COP WHO SHOT UNARMED BX. TEEN
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amThe cop convicted of shooting an unarmed Bronx teen must do 150 hours of community service at a Bronx youth center and pay a $1,000 fine. Officer Mark Conway faced...
DNA NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR DA TO PROSECUTE SLAY SUSPECT
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amAn ex-con charged by police last week with a decade-old sex slaying was set free a day later when the Bronx district attorney declined to prosecute - leaving many cops...
JANET'S AFRAID EX-HUBBY WILL TELL DIRTY-DIVA SECRETS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amJanet Jackson is terrified her ex-husband will write a warts-and-all book baring the story behind their bizarre eight-year relationship. The sexy pop star only revealed her secret marriage to Rene...
SHARON: ARAFAT IS OUR BIN LADEN
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday balked again at meeting face-to-face with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat - likening him to infamous terror thug Osama bin Laden. "Would anyone in the...
V & CUB COACH SWAP BEANBALLS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amMET NOTES The fireworks started early last night at Shea - even before the Mets' 3-0 loss to the Cubs. Chicago pitching coach Oscar Acosta was quoted in a published...
BOSS UNLIKELY TO SELL STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amTHE Yankees, weeks away from announcing a deal with City Hall for a new ballpark in The Bronx, are throwing around the idea of not doing a traditional stadium naming-rights...
BACK WHERE THEY BELONG - YANKS BATTER BIRDS, MOVE INTO FIRST PLACE
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - Maybe it's because they know their season is measured by whether it ends with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes. Or maybe after all the winning the...
METS GO CUB-OOM! - FEEBLE BATS STINK UP FIREWORKS NIGHT
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amCubs 3 - Mets 0 All-Star second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo returned to the Mets' lineup last night after 19 days on the DL, supposedly the panacea for their offensive woes....
WELCOME BACK, FONZ - EDGARDO RETURNS TO OPEN MET ARMS
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amEdgardo Alfonzo missed less than three weeks, but for the Mets, it seemed like three months. The Mets floundered and fell out of contention in the NL East after he...
YANKS HAVE EYE ON GIAMBI - BOMBERS WILL BE INVOLVED IF A'S WANT TO MOVE MVP
July 4, 2001 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - In about 10 days, the A's ownership is going to decide what will happen to reigning AL MVP Jason Giambi. The team can make another effort to sign...