January 21, 1999
RESTAURATEUR TO STEAK HIS CLAIM WITH IPO
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWith a cash infusion from an IPO, Stillman says he'll open at least three Smith & Wollensky restaurants every year in various well-to-do areas around the U.S. The owner of...
M'SOFT STOCK SOARS WHILE THE LAWYERS SLUG IT OUT
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Microsoft shares touched record levels yesterday as investors reacted to the software giant's better-than-expected earnings. Microsoft gained 7, or 4.5 percent, to 1625/8 after the company reported a...
BEAR STEARNS EXEC'S FRAUD CAUGHT ON TAPE; EXCLUSIVE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amManhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is tightening the screws on Bear Stearns. Prosecutors have an incriminating audio tape of a high-ranking Bear Stearns executive allegedly admitting that the Wall Street...
UNIVERSAL EMPLOYEES SET TO FACE THE MUSIC
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amIt's D-Day at the Universal Music Group. About 500 pink slips are to go out today at the company's U.S. offices, with roughly another 500 or more to follow over...
SALE OR SPINOFF ON CHANCELLOR'S DIAL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amOne of America's largest owner's of U.S. radio stations is looking for another tune to play. Chancellor Media Corporation, which is on track to become the No. 1 owner of...
BARISH GETS $40M TO EXIT PLANET ORBIT
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amProducer-turned restaurateur Keith Barish is getting a $40 million cash-out deal from the ailing Planet Hollywood chain he co-founded eight years ago. Barish, 53, who made a bundle in Hollywood...
GO SLOW ON SNOW,ICE, SLUSH AND SUCH
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amLUCKILY, I missed the treacherous road conditions around here last week, but I was driving them anyway, on a ski trip to Big Mountain in Whitefish, Montana, where the death...
EVEN SEATED, KING NOT THRONE FOR A LOSS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amJUST as the majesty of his name indicates, B.B. King ruled at the Village's jazz shrine the Blue Note. The roly-poly, rubber-faced blues master played a short yet entertaining set...
A NOVEL APPROACH TO CLASSIC
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amTHEATRICALITY, thy name is Eifman! After its success last year, Boris Eifman brought his Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg back to City Center on Tuesday night for the start of...
WHY 'VARSITY BLUES' SCORES
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amGIVEN its opening-weekend box-office performance, "Varsity Blues" ought to have been titled "Varsity Green." The teen footballer flick, which stars flava du jour James Van Der Beek, scored an impressive...
WITCH FUNK!
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWITCH Chic is in.Witches are now seen in some quarters as priestesses of the mother goddess, unjustly persecuted by patriarchal society for the healing arts and soothing remedies they derive...
SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING NEWMAN
January 21, 1999 | 5:00am'I play the ultimate Jewish mother, in the ultimate Jewish play at the ultimate Jewish theater," says Phyllis Newman, laughing heartily over a Cobb salad at Sardi's. "This is it,...
HITLER JOKE WENT TOO FAR: LENO
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amJAY Leno admits he went "over the line" when he said Kathie Lee Gifford's name was about as popular as Adolf Hitler's. Kathie Lee was so hurt by Jay's zinger...
'TURKS' SCORES THURSDAY TRIFECTA
January 21, 1999 | 5:00am"Turks" OH, woe is us. It isn't bad enough that, come 9 o'clock Thursday nights, we're torn between NBC's "Frasier," a longtime fave that has become listless, and ABC's "Cupid,"...
TV TICKER
January 21, 1999 | 5:00am'GMA' news Tony Perkins is the new weatherman for ABC's ''Good Morning America.'' Perkins begins March 8, with ABC affiliate weathercasters filling in for now. Perkins joins ABC News from...
STERN SWEET TALKS DONNY AND MARIE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amSHOCK jock Howard Stern wants to be a guest on the squeaky clean "Donny & Marie" show. Late last week, Stern's producer, Gary Dell'Abate (Baba Booey), contacted the Osmonds' show...
AN EGGS-CEPTIONAL, POPULAR BAR MUNCHIE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWHEN newcomers enter the West Village Irish bar Boxers, their first question, says bartender Nick Leaver, is always the same. 'What's the deal with the eggs?'' You see, instead of...
'BENSON' STAR GUILLAUME FELLED BY STROKE IN HIS DRESSING ROOM
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amABSTRACT: Actor Robert Buillaume is in a Los Angeles rehab center following a mild stroke - and could return to ABC's "Sports Night" in about a month, his wife told...
CAVE-IN JITTERS AT 2ND GARAGE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amChelsea residents are nervous about a neighborhood garage's leaky roof and falling concrete following last week's collapse at a Lower East Side garage designed by the same architect. But the...
QUEEN GUSHES ABOUT DIANA IN '81 LETTER
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amLONDON - Queen Elizabeth was "delighted" about Charles and Diana's engagement and felt "very lucky," a letter she wrote reveals. In a handwritten note to a friend written on March...
SPITZER NOT REVIEWING RELEASE OF MENTALLY ILL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amALBANY - The attorney general secretly stopped reviewing state mental patients for release just days after a madman shoved a woman to her death in a Manhattan subway, The Post...
TRAGIC TALE BARED IN LANDMARK GUN-MAKER TRIAL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amA 19-year old Queens man with a bullet in his head - one of seven New Yorkers suing dozens of gun-makers for negligence - took the stand yesterday to tell...
FOWL DEED IN CENTRAL PK.
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amEmbattled groundskeepers are at war with a flock of Canada geese feasting on - and fouling - the green fields of the Sheep Meadow in Central Park. So far, the...
CALL HIM BUFFALO BILL- PREZ AND HILLARY CHEERED UPSTATE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amBUFFALO - Leaving impeachment behind him in Washington yesterday, President Clinton took his State of the Union Address on the road with a raucous Buffalo rally. First Lady Hillary Clinton...
NATO GATHERING FORCES FOR STRIKE AGAINST YUGO TARGETS; CRISIS IN KOSOVO WORSENS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amNATO said yesterday it was assembling a powerful naval and air battle group off Yugoslavia for military strikes as the bloody crisis in Kosovo deepens. The USS Enterprise was ordered...
CHARGES FLY OVER ISRAEL 'WATERGATE'
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Israel's two top political parties were pointing fingers at each other after a second Watergate-like burglary at the office of U.S. political gurus working in the Israeli election....
DOCS: CANCER HITS MINORITIES HARDEST
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amMinorities and poor whites are hit harder by cancer than anyone else in the country, and no one knows why, a new report said yesterday. "It's one of the hottest...
PUSH IS ON TO OPEN UP CITY HALL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amThe Giuliani administration is considering building a "visitors center" equipped with metal detectors outside City Hall to restore public access, officials said yesterday. City Council Speaker Peter Vallone recently suggested...
MUNCHIN' MICE COSTING DUNKIN' A LOTTA DOUGH
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amThe judge hit the franchise with a $700 penalty - $200 for the mice droppings, $400 for the permit violation and $100 for the other grievances. Owners of the Dunkin'...
STUDY: FIBER DOESN'T CUT COLON-CANCER RISK
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amChallenging conventional wisdom, a new study finds eating high-fiber foods does not cut your risk of colon cancer - but don't banish the broccoli, experts say. The study, published today...
JUDGE GIVES EX-JET MARK GASTINEAU 3 YRS. PROBATION FOR ASSAULT
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amEx-Jet Mark Gastineau was sentenced yesterday to three years probation for assaulting his wife - and said he is happy he's "getting help" for his violent temper. "I'm happy that...
2 FERTILE METHODS FOR PREGNANCY - COMBINATION UPS THE ODDS: STUDY
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amArtificial insemination combined with hormone treatments gives a woman a 1-in-3 shot at getting pregnant - far better odds than either method alone, a new study shows. The study of...
NYERS GET NO RE$PECT UNDER PREZ'S PLAN
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amOUCH. If President Clinton has his way on Social Security reform, New Yorkers are about to got whacked again - to the benefit of states like (of course) good old...
WALL ST. WISEGUYS TO COP SWINDLE PLEA
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amScheme centered on four underworld figures and six stockbrokers who agreed to hype penny stocks. Reputed capos in the Genovese and Bonanno crime families are expected to plead guilty today...
VANDAL CAUSED SUBWAY INJURY
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amA vandal who kicked out a window from a moving subway train is responsible for injuring a Queens woman walking under the elevated tracks, authorities said yesterday. Doris Rampersad, 44,...
PUT THIS IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT, BILL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amAT A time when some beasts in Congress were calling him a lying, rat-fink, draft-dodging coward, he was looking wide-eyed at beautiful cars. He was in Detroit. And those cars...
TEACHERS WORRIED ABOUT MAKING GRADES ON TESTS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amTeachers may not get enough training to fairly grade the controversial new fourth-grade reading test, their union leaders charged yesterday. Teachers will get three to four hours of training on...
PERELMAN: IT WON'T TAKE A LOTTA BREAD TO FEED MY KID
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amHigh-living billionaire Ron Perelman says he can feed his 4-year-old daughter on just $3 a day. Perelman offered that figure yesterday after describing his lavish lifestyle from the witness stand...
GREENSPAN: FORGET IT!; GREENSPAN RIPS SOC SEC PLAN
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Powerful Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan yesterday threw cold water on a key part of President Clinton's Social Security plan - Uncle Sam's investing on Wall Street. "I...
KATIE APOLOGIZES FOR DUMPING ON RUDY
January 21, 1999 | 5:00am"Today" show co-host Katie Couric described Mayor Giuliani as arrogant for talking trash about her home state of Virginia - but then apologized the next day after getting a call...
DEFENSE TEAM: IT'S JUST BILL'S WORD AGAINST THAT WOMAN'S; LAWYER CALLS CHARGES TRIVIAL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The White House yesterday tried to dismiss the impeachment charges against President Clinton as a petty "he says, she says" case, pitting Clinton's word against Monica Lewinsky's. Greg...
CLINTON SOARS IN THREE POLLS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Clinton got a big bounce in the polls from his State of the Union speech, which was filled with promises for everyone from babies to seniors. His...
TEAM CLINTON LEAVES IT TO ITS 'ALLY MCBEAL'
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Cheryl Mills, the White House's own version of Ally McBeal, drew raves from senators yesterday for her feisty defense of President Clinton, ending with a stirring message on...
YOUNG VICTIM SEES ATTACKER GET 15 TO LIFE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amA 13-year-old Brooklyn girl said last night she was "happy and excited" that a woman who broke into her home and nearly stabbed her to death will go to jail...
'EXCEPTIONAL' ATT'Y DRAWS DEM RAVES
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Cheryl Mills drew raves from Democratic senators in her impeachment-trial debut yesterday for her feisty defense of President Clinton, which ended with a stirring message on civil rights....
EX-AIDE: BILL FEARED MCDOUGAL BOMBSHELL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amPresident Clinton worried about being asked under oath whether he had sex with former Whitewater business partner Susan McDougal, former Clinton political adviser Dick Morris said last night. Speaking on...
HOMEWARD-BOUND WORKER STABBED
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amA baker on his way home from work was stabbed for no reason at a Midtown subway station last night, police said. Mubin Mohammed, 43, whose address was not released,...
GOV HITS TALK CIRCUIT AS HE EYES RUN FOR WHITE HOUSE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amABSTRACT: ALBANY - Gov. Pataki moved closer to a presidential run yesterday, announcing a schedule of national appearances and the creation of two political-action committees. Pataki, who easily won re-election...
ROLSTON'S SPLINTERING CAREER ; SAVED BY GRAPHITE BLADES
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amANAHEIM - His is probably the Devils' hardest shot, so fast that Brian Rolston had to go high-tech to use it. A year ago, critics were calling him "Splinters," not...
FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES ; CITY THIRD-GRADERS OFFER SPREE ADVICE ON KEEPING HIS COOL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amAll you had to say was, "Coach, I don't like the way you are speaking to me." You could have ignored him. Tried to make him laugh. Or, simplest of...
BEASLEY BEGINS BATTLE OF BIG A
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amWhen it comes to talented bug boys, the Big A's cup runneth over - especially since yesterday when new shooter Jeremy "Tex" Beasley joined a roster that includes Ariel Smith,...
GRANTED, THIS LOSS HURTS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amSJU sure to feel Tyrone's absence "When you lose a player like a Tyrone Grant, it has to hurt you down the road."PROVIDENCE COACH TIM WELSH PROVIDENCE - St. John's...
EURO LEAGUES TACKLE IDENTITY CRISIS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amLONDON - In Belgium they devour their French fries with mayo, yet the French eat froglegs. Few will walk away from Italian food of any kind, nor be easily persuaded...
QUICK TRIGGER COST ISLES IN BERARD DEAL
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amFlorida GM Bryan Murray indicated he wished the Islanders would've been a little more patient before trading Bryan Berard. As The Post reported first, Florida and the Isles held heated...
COACH TO BURE: YOU'RE READY ; PANTHERS' NEW STAR DEBUTS WITH LIMITS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amAfter yesterday's morning skate, Pavel Bure huddled with his new coach, Terry Murray, on the ice. "I asked him if he was ready to play," Murray said. "He said he...
STRICKLAND, GUGLIOTTA STILL ON CAL'S WISH LIST
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amNET NOTES Chemistry be damned. Apparently, that is the Nets' thinking as they have made inquiries about numerous free agents or players and have held talks about point guard Rod...
NOT REALLY A BAD GUY ; PALS, HS COACH SPRING TO SPREE'S DEFENSE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - Latrell Sprewell, the newest Knick, wasn't born with his hands wrapped around P.J. Carlesimo's neck. He wasn't always a lightning rod in a maelstrom of controversy; it just...
KENNEDY TAKES BRONX SHOWDOWN
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amH.S. HOOPS Kennedy 77 Columbus 55 It was expected to be the most intense Bronx battle since Borough President Fernando Ferrer ripped George Steinbrenner for threatening to move the Yankees....
GUARDED PESSIMISM ; CAN HOUSTON & SPREWELL CO-EXIST?
January 21, 1999 | 5:00am"It's going to be kind of interesting to see how it boils down - if Sprewell is going to be able to kind of take a back seat and let...
MURDOCK OKS NETS' $5.78 MILLION PACT
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amThe Nets are losing the offensive backup capabilities of Sherman Douglas. But they're gaining the defensive backup capabilities of Eric Murdock. In a move that adds strength of a different...
CUMMINGS THIRD PARTY IN PACKAGE FOR SPREE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amTerry Cummings has exuded nothing but class throughout his 16-year NBA career, and that is how he is approaching his next assignment. As part of the deal that will bring...
DUDLEY, WARD WILL RE-SIGN WITH KNICKS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Mission accomplished for the Knicks. Going into the start of the week, the Knicks had two free agents that had to be signed. Last night they came to...
JARVIS PLAYS BIG FROM BENCH ; COACH'S GAME PLAN FRAZZLES FRIARS
January 21, 1999 | 5:00am"I think coach did a great job. He put us in a position to win ... Look at the game Reggie [Jessie]had. Look at the defense Ron played. That's all...
FED-UP FANS SKEWER ISLES ; CHANT 'MIKE MUST GO,' TAUNT POTVIN IN DEBACLE
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amPanthers 5 Islanders 2 The only emotion from the Islanders came out of the stands. Angry emotion and angry chants as a Coliseum crowd of 11,283 watched rusty Pavel Bure...
DEVILS DEFEAT DAFFY DUCKS ; BAD GOALS BRING NEEDED WIN
January 21, 1999 | 5:00amDevils 4 Mighty Ducks 3 ANAHEIM - Adventureland is miles away in Disney country, but every shot came from there last night, the way both goaltenders were blundering. Soft goals...