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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm BRUNO OKS EXTRA 10G FOR JAILBIRD VELELLA: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28943.htm By FREDRIC U. DICKER EXCLUSIVE ALBANY � Disgraced former Bronx state Sen. Guy Velella got an extra $10,000 sweetheart "lulu" payment late last week � even though he's serving a year on Rikers Island for soliciting a bribe, The Post has learned. BLOOMY HEAPS SCORN ON PORN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28957.htm Mayor Bloomberg is promising a crackdown on the sex shops that are burgeoning in the West Village. SHORT POLES A GOOD SIGN FOR BUS RIDERS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28960.htm By CLEMENTE LISI Taking a bus is becoming less of a pain in the neck � thanks to a city plan to ease rider strain caused by looking up at too-high signs. CITY TAKES OLYMPIC PITCH TO GREECE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28975.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL Backers of New York's 2012 Olympic bid made their pitch to the international press in Athens yesterday with a presentation that "went extremely well," according to the top NYC2012 official. GUN KID 'SCARED' IN JAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28950.htm By JENNIFER FERMINO A pregnant Queens teenager, accused of killing her boyfriend during a game of Russian roulette, insists she's innocent and is crushed by her young lover's untimely death. 'HE HIT ON ME OVER & OVER. I WAS AFRAID TO BE ALONE WITH HIM': EX-AIDE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28967.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN Gov. Jim McGreevey just wouldn't take no for an answer. So says Golan Cipel, who broke his silence yesterday, claiming he lived in a perpetual state of terror over McGreevey's constant sexual advances. MCGREEVEY'S RATINGS HOLD DESPITE SCANDAL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28944.htm TRENTON, N.J. � Gov. Jim McGreevey's approval rating has not suffered from his disclosure that he had an affair with another man and will resign in November, according to a Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers poll released yesterday. PIZZA BASH BECOMES PIE IN SKY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28959.htm By JEANE MacINTOSH Emerging from seclusion with his wife and daughter, an unshaven Gov. Jim McGreevey and his family briefly turned up in Rahway last night planning to have a "pizza party" with the mayor. FINEST PREP FOR ANARCHY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28933.htm By MURRAY WEISS and ANDY SOLTIS Cops are bracing for radical attempts to "shut down" the Republican convention, with protesters blockading or disabling delegates' buses � and the NYPD is even warning McDonald's and Starbucks that they could be anarchist targets. MOM & DAUGHTER HURT IN B'KLYN HIT RUN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28966.htm By MICHAEL WHITE and ALEX GINSBERG A Brooklyn woman and her mother were injured by a hit-and-run driver early yesterday morning as they crossed a Bedford-Stuyvesant street after a night out, police and relatives said. POIGNANT PREGNANCY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28948.htm By PATRICK GALLAHUE EXCLUSIVE For some of the dozens of families left homeless when a five-alarm inferno roared through 10 Brooklyn buildings nearly a year ago, the fateful event now heralds the future rather than a fire-ravaged past. BRONX HUBBY'S SAVAGE ATTACK: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28974.htm By JAMIE SCHRAM, LORENA MONGELLI and LARRY CELONA A Bronx man was on the lam early today after beating and sexually assaulting his estranged wife � and briefly kidnapping their children, police said. 'I CAN'T LOSE HOPE': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28935.htm By SELIM ALGAR An incarcerated Long Island man who claims he was wrongly convicted of slaughtering his adoptive parents in 1988 said shocking new evidence in his case has revived his dream of being sprung from prison. HO-DOWN IN WEST VILLAGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28953.htm By LARRY CELONA and HEIDI SINGER Cops are cracking down on an invasion of prostitutes � many of them transvestites � in the quaint side streets of the West Village. COURAGEOUS KID HERO: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28956.htm By JOE McGURK Little Jos� Pagan will never forget the night when, barefoot and in his pajamas, he escaped the clutches of two shotgun-wielding thugs holding his family hostage and flagged down two cops. HAMPTONS DIARY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28983.htm TWO female casting producers, hungry for tall, good-look ing men for the upcoming version of "The Bachelorette," chased Tara Reid's ex-boyfriend around the Hamptons in an attempt to persuade him to be one of the lucky 20 contestants. PARTY UNTIL YOU DIE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28941.htm By LARRY CELONA, JAMIE SCHRAM and ROOSEVELT JOSEPH Three parties in Brooklyn and Manhattan yesterday ended in bloodshed, leaving one person shot dead, another killed with a sword and seven injured. TEARS FOR ALANA: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28947.htm By GEORGETT ROBERTS and ALEX GINSBERG Hundreds of mourners packed a Queens funeral home to overflowing yesterday to say goodbye to Alana Berenson, 18, the student electrocuted with her boyfriend last week during a freak flash flood. 28TH FIREFIGHTER BOOZE BUST: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28955.htm A Brooklyn fire captain yesterday became the 28th member of New York's Bravest to be busted for DWI this year, breaking the record for smoke-eaters facing alcohol-related charges set last year. PLAYPEN PLAYS ON: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28938.htm By PRIMROSE SKELTON For the last three years, Baby Buggy � a charity founded by Jessica Seinfeld, wife of Jerry Seinfeld � has collected new and "gently used" toys, clothing and baby gear for families in need. PET PROJECT: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28949.htm By ALISHA BERGER New Yorkers have been opening their wallets, their homes and their hearts to the furry residents of a struggling Queens animal shelter, donating more than half the money it needs to stay open. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm NICKY HILTON TIES THE KNOT: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28969.htm By KATE SHEEHY and PAULA FROELICH "The other Hilton heiress" � Paris' kid sister, Nicky � pulled off a quickie Vegas wedding � la Britney Spears yesterday by marrying an old flame in a wee-hour chapel ceremony. NEW W. AD RIPS KERRY'S INTELLIGENCE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28942.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � President Bush is unleashing a new ad today bashing rival John Kerry for trying to gain political points by capitalizing on the hot issue of intelligence reform. BUSH COMFORTS FLORIDA VICTIMS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28951.htm By ANDY GELLER President Bush yesterday got a firsthand view of the devastation inflicted when Hurricane Charley roared through Florida as the death toll in the ravaged state rose to 16, thousands were homeless and damage was estimated at $15 billion. 'IT LOOKS LIKE A BOMB ZONE': http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28952.htm By ANDY GELLER "Beirut." That was Chad Maxwell's pithy description of Punta Gorda, a retirement community on Florida's Gulf Coast, after Hurricane Charley struck. NOW EARL IS POISED TO TAKE GULF BY STORM: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28958.htm Will Earl follow Charley? While Florida was recovering from Hurricane Charley yesterday, the fourth and fifth storms of the Atlantic hurricane season were out at sea. LIL' KIM RIPS RAP 'WITCH HUNT': http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28934.htm Rapper Lil' Kim, whose perjury trial is set for early next year, says the charges against her are a "witch hunt against the hip-hop industry." AMERICANS ARE GETTING THE MASSAGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28946.htm By JENNIFER GOULD KEIL Massage therapists, chiropractors and tattoo parlors are more popular than ever. OK FOR NEW CIA BOSS LOOKS CERTAIN: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28940.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said yesterday he expects CIA nominee Rep. Porter Goss to pass quickly through confirmation hearings so Congress can tackle the 9/11 commission report by the end of next month. D.C. FLIGHT EVACUATED: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28945.htm ARLINGTON, Va. � A Chicago-bound flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was evacuated Saturday after suspicious behavior by a passenger, officials said yesterday. JACKO INVITES KIDS TO RANCH: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28970.htm SANTA MARIA, Calif. � A day before he'll be in court on his child-molestation case, Michael Jackson dropped by a South Los Angeles church yesterday and met with about 35 Sunday-school students. A 'MONSTER' HIT: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28936.htm LOS ANGELES � "Alien vs. Predator," a sci-fi movie based on a hit video game, replaced Tom Cruise as the most popular draw at the box office yesterday. CALIF. WILDFIRE THREATENS TOWN: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28917.htm REDDING, Calif. � A wind- fueled wildfire roared through an old mining town near Redding yesterday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 125 residents to flee, officials said. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm POPE BIDS ADIEU TO LOURDES: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/28927.htm LOURDES, France � Pope John Paul left Lourdes in southwestern France for Rome yesterday after a two-day pilgrimage that highlighted both his frail health and his determination to continue traveling despite it. ASSAULT IN KANDAHAR: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/28921.htm SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan � Six Taliban guerrillas were killed and 11 captured in an air and ground assault by U.S. and Afghan government forces yesterday in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said. GIS STORM NAJAF: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/28922.htm NAJAF, Iraq � Explosions and gunfire shook the center of Najaf yesterday as U.S. troops in armored vehicles and tanks rolled back into the holy city and new fighting broke out after truce talks collapsed. BOMBS ROCK INDIA ON INDEPENDENCE DAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/28919.htm NEW DELHI � A bomb exploded during an Independence Day parade in northeast India yesterday, killing at least 15 people, officials said. FRANCE HONORS ALLIED HEROES: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/28918.htm TOULON, France � More than 30 World War II veterans received French Legion of Honor medals yesterday at ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of Allied landings on the Mediterranean coast of France. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES A new moon in your fellow fire sign of Leo will get the week off to a flying start, especially if you are the kind of Aries who is creative or artistic in some way. Relationships, too, will go well today, so be assertive and dynamic and make sure others know what it is you desire. In other words, be yourself - only more so. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS You need to be a bit more open about your feelings - make that a lot, if you are the kind of Taurus who does not like others to know that you are hurting - and today's new moon will help you. Every now and then, it is good to let things out, to release the pressure. If you don't, you might just explode! 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI A new moon in the most fun-loving area of your solar chart means you can be as carefree as you please over the next 24 hours and no one will mind. Not that you care what other people think, but it's nice not to be labeled as fickle or irresponsible, as so often seems to happen. Life is for living, so live it and have fun! 1-900-990-7812* CANCER Keep your eye on the ball and keep telling yourself that the longer you hold out for what it is you want, the more likely it is you will get it. Today's planetary setup indicates that it will be your rivals who blink first, so look tough, act tough and be tough in your approach to all kinds of negotiations, especially those involving money. 1-900-990-7813* LEO A new moon in your birth sign suggests that whatever new things you start today will work out for the best. Don't listen to those people who say you should be cautious. Listen only to what your inner voice is telling you - and it should be telling you there is no better time of the year than now to take some risks. So take them. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO This is potentially one of the best days of the year for you, but not in the sense of getting things done. Because today's new moon falls in the most sensitive area of your chart, you should withdraw from the world around you a little and start planning for the coming 12 months. The more you think about things now, the better you will do later on. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA If you are not 100 per cent sure about what you are about to embark on, you must seek advice from your closest friends and allies. Today's new moon indicates that they will guide you in the right direction, but first you have to ask, and then you have to act upon what they tell you. That part is up to you. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO If you know what it is that you want - and if you let others know what it is that you want - there is a very good chance that you will get it today. A new moon in the career area of your chart will give you the courage and the confidence that you need to reach out and take the things that you desire - and others will just assume it is your right to do so. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS You will have a lot to say for yourself today and much of it will be worth listening to, but be careful you don't say things that are designed to upset people in positions of power because they won't hesitate to turn that power against you. Make sure, too, that all your claims are backed up by the facts. Whatever you do, don't leave yourself open to ridicule. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN If you have been thinking of signing up for a project that will cost you a bit in the short term but pay off handsomely in the long run, now is the time to commit yourself. The planets indicate that any investment you make now will reap rich rewards around the time of your next birthday or just a bit after. Go on and do for it. Don't be so cautious. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS It may seem as if your rivals and enemies have an advantage over you - and, to a large extent, they do - but today's new moon will give you the courage, as well as the opportunity, to turn the tables on them. The most important thing to remember is you must act as if you know you will win. The more confident you look, the less effective they will be. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES Keep on doing what you are doing and don't listen to those people who say you could be doing it better. The truth is that they are jealous of your skill and the success they can see is coming your way. The more others try to pick holes in your methods or techniques, the more you can be certain you are doing the right thing in the right way. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml CREAMED TEAM: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26949.htm By MIKE VACCARO ATHENS � As the end neared, the vanquished Americans were serenaded with chants of "PUER-to RI-co! PUER-to RI-co!" and they had little choice but to take it in silence. Some of them stole glances at the scoreboard which announced the astonishing truth to the 11,560 people gathered inside Helliniko Indoor Arena: Puerto Rico 92, United States 73. U.S. CAGERS: THEY GOT BLAME: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26960.htm ATHENS - The first time, you could blame the referees and the game officials, because they were the ones who kept putting time back on the clock, who took the gold medals off American necks, who put the basketball in Aleksander Belov's hands and gave the Soviet Union that 51-50 victory in 1972. It hurt, sure. But you could deal with that. BAN THE IRANIANS � NOW!: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26951.htm ATHENS � They cannot stay here, of course, and Jacques Rogge, the head of the International Olympic Committee, cannot allow them to stay. He can't hope this just goes away, this bleeding stain on the Athens Games. It isn't going away. It can't. It shouldn't. It won't. 'DOCTOROFF' BASE WITH OLYMPICS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26953.htm ATHENS � The presentation was professional, and it was earnest, and it left you with no doubt that Dan Doctoroff believes that he has spent the last 10 years of his life on a sacred civic mission, trying to lure the Olympics to New York in 2012. The city's deputy mayor took his campaign on the road yesterday, filling a Greek conference with sparkly pictures and elegant prose praising New York City. OLYMPIC RIGHTS � AND WRONGS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26947.htm THESE are remarkable times, historical times. An American can sit at home, turn on his or her TV and watch the death of broadcast journalism. They can watch the once most respected newspersons become network barkers and corporate shills. WRIGHT ON THE MONEY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/26954.htm WATCHING high lights Tuesday night, David Wright saw clips of Randy Johnson pitching in Montreal and instantly began the mental calculations. Five days would be Sunday at Shea. Five days to another chapter in the education of a phenom. BATTMAN: PIRATE SHIP: http://www.nypost.com/sports/battman.htm The Brewers' bullpen ruined a perfect Sunday, but the White Sox's win nudged Battman's bankroll to 1,245 morenos. BARREN METROS DROP A STINKER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26970.htm By BRIAN LEWIS Any doubts that Metro- Stars midfielder Amado Guevara is the MLS MVP should've been erased in last night's 1-0 loss to Dallas. That's because his importance was underscored not by his performance � but by his absence. FISHER'S BECOMING A CYCLONES STAPLE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26971.htm By DAVE CURTIS The plan yesterday was for the Cyclones' lineup card to energize Matt Fisher. OLD PRO IN AMATEUR: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26952.htm By DAVE CURTIS Thirty summers ago as a Stonehill College undergrad, George Zahringer covered Winged Foot Golf Club with a lawnmower as part of the greens keeper's staff. VIJAY REGISTERS A MAJOR TRIUMPH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26967.htm By GEORGE WILLIS HAVEN, Wis. � Vijay Singh doesn't enjoy the celebrity of Tiger Woods, nor the popularity of Phil Mickelson, but when it comes to playing pressure golf he is their equal if not better, especially in 2004. DIMARCO EARNS RYDER CUP SPOT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26968.htm By GEORGE WILLIS HAVEN, Wis. � Chris DiMarco did receive some consolation in losing the 86th PGA Championship in a playoff to Vijay Singh. His second-place tie with Justin Leonard was good enough to qualify DiMarco for the Ryder Cup team. He earned enough points to finish eighth in the Ryder Cup points standings with 653.048. TAME TIGER GOES OUT WITH WHIMPER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26969.htm By GEORGE WILLIS HAVEN, Wis. �Tiger Woods quietly bowed out of the 86th PGA Championship yesterday, never mounting anything close to a charge in the final round. Woods started the day 3-under par, nine strokes behind the leaders, but bogeys on two of his first four holes never allowed him to generate any kind of momentum. He finished with a 2-under-par 286, marking his 10th straight major without a win. COUGHLIN SWIMS TO RECORD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26959.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � Natalie Coughlin had two goals going into today's 100-meter backstroke final: Keep her time in yesterday's semifinal heat to one minute, and swim fast enough to land the No. 1 seed. CANDREA'S CORPS PLAYING HARDBALL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26957.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � Be the aggressor. Every time U.S. Olympic softball coach Mike Candrea is asked about his team's approach to an upcoming opponent, he repeats what has become his personal mantra: We want to be the aggressor. U.S. SWIMMERS SINK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26958.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � Splish, splash, the U.S. men's swim team is taking a bath. ISRAELI TAKES HIGH ROAD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/26950.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � Israel's Ehud Vaks could have taken the low road, the one the Iranian government chose to travel yesterday. He could have cried out about the absurdity of having his scheduled first-round Olympic judo match scrubbed because his opponent was forced to forfeit. He could have blasted Arash Mir Esmaili as a coward. THIS PEN LEAKS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/26965.htm By GEORGE KING SEATTLE � Locating an effective middle reliever in the Yankees' bullpen yesterday was harder than finding a blueprint for lasting Middle East peace. BOMBERS BLOCKED BOOMER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/26966.htm By GEORGE KING SEATTLE � The Yankees aren't interested in Boomer III, but they made sure David Wells doesn't pitch for any other club besides the Padres this season. UNHITTABLE UNIT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/26961.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY On a day when Randy Johnson brought unhittable stuff as well as intimidation, the Mets provided the stupidity. The final result was comically predictable. CHISOX GM STIRS TAMPER TEMPEST: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/26945.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY White Sox GM Ken Williams remains ticked off at the Mets' comments about pending free agent Magglio Ordonez. JOHNSON INSPIRES BIG EMOTIONS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/26955.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND It was the quickest of Randy Johnson's 14 strikeouts yesterday. On three nasty pitches, Johnson sent down Todd Zeile swinging. Then the Big Unit added a big glare. FRANCO'S NO FAN OF HOWE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/26956.htm By JOEL SHERMAN It feels as if Jesse Orosco has pitched more recently for the Mets than John Franco. At least it feels that way for Franco, who is on the roster in name only these days. GREISEN'S INJURY IS MONK'S CHANCE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/26946.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ ALBANY � The timing couldn't be much worse for Nick Greisen. But, as is the case with so many injuries, one player's misfortune is another's fortuitous opportunity. So it is with Quincy Monk. DELOATCH WON'T LET BLUNDER AFFECT HIM: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/26962.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ ALBANY � Curtis Deloatch knew what he did wasn't good Friday night even before he spotted Tom Coughlin berating him with a few choice, unprintable words. SUDDENLY, RAY'S THE BACKUP: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/26963.htm By EVAN GROSSMAN Herm Edwards completed 26 straight passes to his receivers in drills yesterday afternoon and joked after practice about his days as a "disaster" quarterback when he played for the Eagles. KNEE INJURY HOBBLES MICKENS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/26964.htm By EVAN GROSSMAN Ray Mickens went down with a knee injury yesterday during practice, the severity of which will be announced by the Jets today. At already one of the Jets' thinnest positions, Mickens, the team's veteran nickel back, will be replaced by a "host of guys," according to Herm Edwards. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm TIMES CLEANS UP TOM WOLFE By Richard Johnson : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm NEW TOP SPY WAS CHENEY'S CHOICE By Cindy Adams WASHINGTON. Porter Goss, the ad ministration's appointment last week as new head of the CIA � whom we're told is eminently qualified, whom we're told is the best man for the job, whom we're told has a long history with the Agency, whom we're told President Bush is indeed honored to be able to announce for the post � was, basically, Vice President Cheney's pick. The phrase actually attached to this information is: Cheney felt "comfortable" with him. Felt he "could work with him." What exactly that means, I don't know. I just tell you what I hear. You figure it out yourself. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm GLORIA'S WITTY TALES By Liz Smith Weather: http://weather.nypost.com NEW YORK , NY Get the extended forcast here from the New York Post.: http://weather.nypost.com Traffic: http://traffic.nypost.com/ metrocommute HeadlineBrooklyn No G trains between Court Sq and 71-Continental AvsNo trains between Court Sq and 71-Continental AvsLate night, 12:01 AM to 5 AM Fri, Jul 9Weekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 - 16 Manhattan No L trains between 8 Av and Union Sq No trains between 8 Av and Union Sq.? Use M14 bus insteadWeekend, 11 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, Aug 13 -16 Manhattan Brooklyn-bound 4 trains skip Fulton StBrooklyn-bound trains skip Fulton StWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 - 16 Manhattan Uptown 4 and 6 trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to Grand CentralUptown and trains run express from Brooklyn Bridge to Grand Central. Weekend, 11 PM Sat to 3 PM Sun, Aug 14 - 16 Manhattan Queens-bound R trains skip 5 and Lexington AvsQueens-bound trains skip 5 and Lexington AvsWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 -16 Bronx Manhattan-bound 2 & 5 trains run express from E.180th St and 3rd AveManhattan-bound &trains run express from East 180 St to 3 Avenue.Weekend, 8 AM Sat to 7 AM Sun, Aug 14 -16 Bronx Manhattan-bound trains run express from Bedford Pk Blvd to 149 St Manhattan-bound trains run express from Bedford Pk Blvd to 149 StWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 -16. Manhattan Downtown A trains run express from 125 to 59 StsDowntown trains run express from 125 to 59 StsWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 - 16 Queens J Trains run Between Jamaica Center and Essex St Trains run in two sections:Jamaica Center to Essex StreetEssex St to Chambers StWeekend, 1 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 - 16 Brooklyn Coney Island-bound N trains run express from 59 St to Kings HwyConey Island-bound trains run express from 59 St to Kings HwyWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 - 16 Brooklyn Shuttle buses replace M trains between Shuttle buses replace trains between Metropolitan and Myrtle AvsWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon until Aug 16 Queens Manhattan-bound E & R trains run express from 71-Continental to Roosevelt AvsManhattan-bound &trains run express from 71-Continental to Roosevelt AvsWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 14 - 16 metrocommute Special EventManhattan Manhattan Festivals and FairsFestivals & Fairs in ManhattanFormation & Start: 6th Avenue and West 36th StreetRoute: North on 6th Avenue from West 36th Street to West 58th StreetEnd: 6th Avenue and West 58th Street:The above streets will be closed Sunday from 1:30pm to 5pm for the Dominican Republic Independence Parade7th Avenue between West 47th Street and West 57th Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the NY Young Republican Club Street Fair.5th Avenue between East 60th Street and East 80th Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 9:40am to 2pm for the Fifth Avenue Mile as permitted by NYPD.East 60th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the East Sixties Neighborhood Association Street FairEast 135th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Harlem Week �Upt own Saturday Night�East 135th Street between 5th Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Harlem Week �Harlem Day�Formation: East 40th Street and East 41st Street between 5th Avenue and Lexington AvenueStart & Route: Madison Avenue and 43rd Street; North on Madison Avenue from 43rd Street to 72nd StreetEnd: Madison Avenue and East 72nd StreetThe above streets will be closed Sunday from 1pm to 4pm for the Indian Independence DayFormation: West 77th Street and Central Park WestRoute: South on Central Park West from West 77th Street to West 59th Street; South on Broadway to West 58th Street End: Broadway and West 58th Street These streets will be closed Sunday from 11am to 2pm for the Goodwill ParadeMaiden Lane between South Street and Water Street: This street will be closed Friday from 11am to 6pm for the Community Board No. 1 Street FairBleecker Street between 6th Avenue and LaGuardia Place: This street will be close d Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Bleecker Area Merchants & Residents Association FestivalLexington Avenue between East 49th Street and East 57th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the East 55th Street Conservation Synagogue Fair Queens Queens Fairs, Festivals & EventsQueens Festivals & FairsSteinway Street between 25th Avenue and 28th Avenue: This street will be closed August 12th � 15th, 2004 6pm to 11pm for the Borgetto Cultural Association FestivalSteinway Street between 28th Avenue and 35th Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Steinway Street Bid Street Festival.36th Avenue between 29th Street and 35th Street: This street will be closed 11am to 6pm Saturday for the Dutch Kills Civic Association Festival Manhattan Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall till October 11, 2004Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall through October 11, 2004. Mulberry Street between Canal Street and Broome Street: This street will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 10pm. Brooklyn Brooklyn Fairs & FestivalsBrooklyn Fairs & FestivalsWashington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and St. Mark�s Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 9am to 6pm for the Washington Avenue Merchants Association Street Festival.Coney Island Avenue between Avenue H and Newkirk Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 6pm for the Pakistani Merchants Association Independence Day Festival Manhattan All Access Tour @ Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden�s� All Access Tour allows fans to get an insider�s view of the inner-workings of The World�s Most Famous Arena�, providing them with little-known information and rarely seen viewpoints on the legendary showplace. Visitors taking part in the �All Access� one hour tour become a part of one of the busiest and most exciting sports and entertainment facilities in the world and are treated to a host of unique experiences. Visit the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty locker rooms; tour backstage of the Theater at Madison Square Garden; go inside the Star dressing rooms; learn how a basketball court becomes a sheet of ice; witness all the seldom seen build-up to a live event � players practicing, performers in production, casts in rehearsal or crews staging events! You�ll never know what you�ll see on the All Access Tour. Expect some extra traffic on 7th Ave., 8th Ave., and in the west 30s Business News: http://web1.nypost.com/business/business.htm : http://www.nypost.com/business/28962.htm TED'S FAMILY FEUD By TIM ARANGO An angry Ted Turner is doing all he can to try to scuttle Time Warner's negotiations to acquire MGM � apparently unable to let go of an 18-year-old grudge against MGM's controlling shareholder Kirk Kerkorian, The Post has learned. Turner, a member of Time Warner's board of directors, is working behind the scenes to try to complicate the media giant's negotiations with the movie studio, sources said. GOOGLE LIKELY TO HIT IPO PRICE MARK: http://www.nypost.com/business/28979.htm By HOLLY M. SANDERS Amid all the grumbling about its initial stock offering, there's a good chance that Google will get its asking price � but just barely. MAGS COMPLICATE SIMPLICITY: http://www.nypost.com/business/28980.htm As Martha Stewart gets ready for life in the pokey, her namesake magazine and its competitors are helping readers to get busy and organized as summer crawls to an end. PINK-SHEETS STRUMPET: http://www.nypost.com/business/28926.htm By CHRISTOPHER BYRON IN Wall Street's house of ill repute, the cop on the beat might as well be the piano player. We're speaking of course of the gang in the front parlor at the Hotel Pink Sheets, which last week brought yet another X-rated example of how the Securities and Exchange Commission keeps missing obvious abuses of the market while claiming to keep the peace on America's street of dreams. WEIGHT WATCHERS LOOKS TO FEAST ON ATKINS DEFECTORS: http://www.nypost.com/business/28928.htm Weight Watchers International Inc. is hoping to reel in U.S. dieters disillusioned with low-carbohydrate plans like Atkins, though it remains to be seen if its new program will revitalize battered profits and membership rolls. STRONG ECON DATA EXPECTED: http://www.nypost.com/business/28930.htm Industrial activity in the Northeast expanded this month and production at U.S. factories rebounded in July, providing evidence the economy is gaining momentum, Federal Reserve reports are expected to show this week. OIL PUMPS EL AL FARES: http://www.nypost.com/business/28929.htm El Al Israel Airlines is having trouble increasing fares to offset soaring fuel costs due to the need to remain competitive with other carriers, it said yesterday. STOCKS DON'T RUN FOR 2004 ELECTION: http://www.nypost.com/business/28932.htm By DIANE HESS Investors waiting for a 2004 election-year rally may be left holding the bag of confetti. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm HOUSES OF THE WEEK: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18618.htm Aquebogue, LI $529,000Nestled on the North Fork, this three-bedroom Contemporary has everything you�d expect from a nice Long Island home � dining room, eat-in kitchen, living room, full basement � plus �vacation specials� like multiple decks, an outdoor grill and a large Lshaped pool. Agent: Carll Austin, the Corcoran Group, North Fork (631) 298-4600, ext. 12. MARKET REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18620.htm By ALISON ROGERS WHENI started this column, I wanted to talk about interest rates. Really. After all, the Federal Reserve hiked the short-term rate a quarter point this week. That caused lots of people to wonder what would happen to long-term mortgage rates. Some experts had been bandying about �7 percent�� you would have thought that was a magical number for long-term mortgage rates. But then I called Gregory J. Heym, chief economist of Brown Harris Stevens, the Manhattan-based brokerage firm. And he points out that there�s a magical 7 percent stat, but hey, it�s about the economy. �The city�s economy grew 7 percent in the first quarter,� Heym says. �That�s the largest growth rate since the fourth quarter of 1999. � I have to tell you, 7 percent job growth is huge. �The city started to add jobs last year,� Heym continues. �We had this tremendous boom in Manhattan real estate over the last five years, and the city lost jobs left and right.Now you have job growth.� In other words, you had b uyers before, and now you have more people with jobs � more potential buyers. Thursday�s 30-year mortgage rate of 5.8 percent (a fourmonth low!) probably won�t stop them. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] YOUNG NEW YORKERS ARE NOW FINDING EXCITEMENT IN THE �BURBS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18621.htm By LISA KEYS ANNMARIE BUTLER, 25, and her roommate, Kirsten Leahy, 26, know how to have fun. In the evenings, they hit the local bars with their friends; on weekends, they like to shop the boutiques on their street and linger over brunch. Meanwhile, Christine Simon, 29, and her husband, Eric, 36, own a beautiful, open loft. They love to frequent the bars on their block, and Christine somewhat sheepishly admits to �never cooking.� These four may sound like typical young Manhattanites � except they�re not living in Manhattan, or Brooklyn or even Staten Island. They�re part of an increasingly younger generation that�s moving out of the city and rockin� the suburbs instead. Take Butler, who shares a three-bedroom $1,800 rental in Rye. Every day, she commutes to Manhattan for her job at VH1, but in the evenings she�s out and about close to home. �We�re not sitting up here in Westchester on Saturday nights watching TV,� she says. �There are plenty of things to do.� Maybe it�s a part of the grea t leveling of American culture, a phenomenon that has broughtBlahniks out to the �burbs while ushering Applebees into Manhattan. Perhaps it�s a function of the sky-high housing prices in the city. Whatever the reason, towns like Stamford, Greenwich and Bronxville are rapidly transforming from old-fashioned bedroom communities into lively mini-cities. And while sleepier suburbs remain familyoriented, there are increasingly youthful residents in the mix. �I think there�s a lot more HOWARD�S HAMPTONS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18622.htm By BRADEN KEIL SHOCK-JOCK Howard Stern was so shocked over getting cut out of an East Hampton property, that he�s suspended his search for a Hamptons home. �He�s had enough of looking out there for a while,� one insider tells us. Last month, Stern made an $18.5 million offer for a seven-bedroom oceanfront mansion in East Hampton that had an asking price of $20 million. His offer on the 7-acre estate on tony Further Lane was BYE-BYE, BUYER: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18623.htm By JANE REILLY MOUNT Q:Can my condo board reject my buyer? The ownership documents say the building has �Right of First GARDEN PARTY: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18624.htm Shop in the Garden The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road, The Bronx (718) 817-8073 Sale: through Aug. 31 Open: Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Selected plants, garden tools, home d�cor items, books, apparel, jewelry and toys are marked down 50 percent to 70 percent. Ceramic pots are now $10 to $24 (reg. $20 to $49), and large embroidered flower throw pillows are $32 (reg. $105). Felissimo Design NO. 31�S FLAVOR: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18625.htm BY LISA KEYS LAST May, Yankees relief pitcher Steve Karsay was sidelined due to a shoulder injury. Some might see this as a majorset back, but Karsay saw opportunity � to decorate, that is. While undergoing rehabilitation after rotator- cuff surgery, Karsay, who is now getting ready to rejoin the Yankees, rented a two-bedroom HOOKING UP: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18626.htm By ADAM BONISLAWSKI YOU know interest in a neighborhood is rising when realtors start naming it. Take the bit of waterfront SPECIALTY LENDERS CAN HELP WHEN YOUR TRADITIONAL BANK SAYS NO: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18627.htm By JULIETTE FAIRLEY WHEN Maria Villafane�s finances spiraled out of control in January 2004, she appealed to her long-time traditional bank for a consolidation equity loan of $500,000. Her Fort Greene, Brooklyn, four-family home was worth $1 million, but the bank loan officer rejected her application, saying her $35,000 credit card debt was too high. (An irony, given that she needed the money to help pay off her credit cards.) �I felt betrayed because I�d been with them for a while now, but they didn�t support me or care about my situation,� she says. A month later, the New York City Board of Education executive assistant resorted to a specialty lender who approved her refinancing request right away at an 8.35 percent interest rate. �I was afraid it would be a scam but I got immediate help from the beginning to the end. It was the best decision I ever made,� Villafane says. With the proceeds from the refinancing, Villafane paid off the higher interest credit card debt (which was costing her $90 0 a month in payments) and the $145,000 mortgage on a second property. While her monthly mortgage payment went up to $4,026 per month � from $3,003 � she appreciates the freedom of having consolidated her bills. Villafane�s loan is one of many refinancings. In the second quarter of 2004, JUST SOLD!: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18628.htm MANHATTANCENTRAL PARK WEST$630,000382 Central Park WestOne-bedroom, one-bath condo, 800 square feet, with hardwood floors, separate dining area, renovated Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm 'MYSTERY' BEAUTIES ARE IN FASHION: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28987.htm Sure, they're gorgeous and earn gazillions on the catwalk - but can you name them? HAMPTONS DIARY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28984.htm TWO female casting producers, hungry for tall, good-look ing men for the upcoming version of "The Bachelorette," chased Tara Reid's ex-boyfriend around the Hamptons in an attempt to persuade him to be one of the lucky 20 contestants. WHEN ART IMITATES STRIFE AT THE MET: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28931.htm By JAMES GARDNER SPORTS and culture have long since gone their separate ways. You'd no sooner expect to find sports represented in a museum than find paintings and sculptures at Shea Stadium. GARAGE BORE: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28937.htm By DAN AQUILANTE THE best thing Steven Van Zandt (Bruce Springsteen's gui tar ace) could have done to make his International Garage Band Festival better would have been: Clean it out. OLYMPIC-SIZE RATINGS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28923.htm THE opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens attracted 56 million viewers Friday � a record for games held outside the U.S. CASTING 'AMAZING RACE': http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28924.htm CASTING has already started on a seventh edi tion of "The Amazing Race," despite only being halfway through its fifth edition. LADY'S NIGHT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28968.htm By DON KAPLAN IS late-night TV ready for a little female companionship? For the first time since Joan Rivers was touted as Johnny Carson's replacement in the late 1980s, a young female comic is the front-runner for a job behind the desk of a late night TV show. PREGNANCY'S GREATEST RISK: DADDY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28985.htm By LINDA STASI WHAT do you think is the most common form of death for pregnant women in American cities? ASHLEE, DECIDE ALREADY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28925.htm WILL Ashlee or won't Ashlee? There were conflicting re ports over the weekend about whether singer Ashlee Simpson � Jessica's dark-tressed younger sister � was going to do another season of her hit reality show for MTV. THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28973.htm It's a thankless job, but someone has to be the buffer between "Entertainment To night" and "Access Holly wood" � and all the, well, emotion that surges back and forth between the two shows (read: not the best of friends under any circumstances). Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm DUMB VS. DUMBER: http://www.nypost.com/movies/18659.htm BY Lou Lumenick OFFERING �Alien vs. Predator� � a deadly dull grudge match pitting the baddies of two moribund Rrated franchises � as a familyfriendly PG-13 makes about as much sense as staging Mike Tyson�s next heavyweight bout at Sesame Place. Unlike the far livelier (and Rrated) �Freddy vs. Jason,� which opened at this time last year, the unsatisfying AVP isn�t exciting, scary or even particularly gory � and the yawns far exceed the modest body count. Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm HAMPTONS DIARY: http://www.nypost.com/living/28939.htm TWO female casting producers, hungry for tall, good-look ing men for the upcoming version of "The Bachelorette," chased Tara Reid's ex-boyfriend around the Hamptons in an attempt to persuade him to be one of the lucky 20 contestants. Lottery Results: http://web1.nypost.com/lottery/lottery.htm NEW YORK Midday Numbers Sun.: 874 Midday Win-4 Sun.: 2439 Evening Numbers Sun.: 190 Evening Win-4 Sun.: 6624 Pick-10 Sun.: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29, 35, 36, 47, 49, 54, 68, 70, 77 OAS_AD('Middle'); //--> Take-5 Sun.: 14, 20, 29, 31, 34 Lotto Sat.: 3, 19, 36, 44, 46, 55 Bonus: 32 NEW JERSEY Pick-3 Sun.: 057; Pick-4 Sun.: 3503 Cash-5 Sun.: 1, 17, 24, 27, 28 CONNECTICUT Play-3 Sun.: 266; Play-4 Sun.: 3790 Cash-5 Sun.: 8, 14, 19, 23, 27 Opinion: http://web1.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/opedcolumnists.htm ALBANY'S FANTASY: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28977.htm By NICOLE GELINAS DURING the late, lush 1990s, Albany's fiscal profligacy was merely ir responsible. Today, as New Yorkers struggle to recover from a Wall Street slump and a stubborn recession, Albany's irresponsibility is unconscionable. COURT'S BEST COURSE ON SCHOOLS: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28964.htm By TOM CARROLL STATE Supreme Court Jus tice Leland DeGrasse ap parently has concluded that only Democrats and lawyers know how to fix schools. Will they be willing to take the tough steps needed to produce better educational results? 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