June 12, 1999
HEDGE FUND DEJA VU AS TIGER TANKS DOW
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amStocks tanked yesterday, fueled by rumors that the Federal Reserve was organizing yet another bailout of a troubled hedge fund, thus mimicking the move that led to the big correction...
EX-MORGAN STANLEY ATTY. PAID $7M
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amDeparting Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Chief Legal Officer Christine Edwards was the highest-paid in-house attorney at any Wall Street firm. Edwards received $7 million in total compensation last year. That...
FBI TAKES E-MAIL 'WORM' VIRUS CASE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThe FBI is hunting for the author of an e-mail-borne virus that infected computers around the world and caused some of America's largest companies to shut down their networks. The...
EBAY SWALLOW$ A BIDDER PILL
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amMillions of angry online buyers and sellers had to go cold turkey yesterday when computer problems kept the eBay auction Web site out of business until early last night. The...
FREE AND FUN
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT- THEY SAY THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE- AND THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE THIS WEEKEND, PARTICULARY AS FAR AS CHILDREN ARE CONCERNED. TWO BIG FESTIVALS ARE UNFOLDING IN DOWNTOWN...
YOUNG PERFORMERS PUT TO THE TEST
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amIT was more than 35 years ago when the late Alexandra Danilova, one of the great dancers and teachers of the 20th century, decided it was time that the School...
$25M SHOW-STOPPER 'HOME ALONE' STAR KILLED SERIES, SAYS STUDIO IN HUGE COURT CLAIM
June 12, 1999 | 4:00am'Stern demanded other changes to Partners, such as incorporating additional children into the cast'- court claim by producers, Columbia TriStar' HOME ALONE" star Daniel Stern has been sued for $25...
59 CHARGED IN $1M AID THEFT TEACHERS & COPS AMONG THE ACCUSED
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amDozens of people - including two cops and four public-school teachers - have been charged with lying to get more than $1.2 million in housing subsidies, investigators said yesterday. Fourteen...
SHERIFFS TOLD TO STEER CLEAR OF HOT CARS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amIN WHAT may be the wackiest policy enacted under the quality-of-life-minded Giuliani administration, deputy sheriffs have been told not to retrieve stolen vehicles except in designated boroughs. Sheriff Teresa Mason...
RICKY ROCKS AND DRIVES 'EM 'LOCA' : ARMY OF FANS GOES BERSERK AT ROCK CENTER
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThousands of totally loco Ricky Martin fans jammed Rockefeller Center yesterday for the Latin singing sensation's "Today" show concert. More than 3,000 swooning adorers cheered wildly and blew kisses as...
AMERICA WANTS HILL TO GO FOR IT: POLL
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - More than half of Americans say First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton should run for U.S. Senate in New York, a poll yesterday showed. Seventy-five percent of Democrats, 50...
TAB ADMITS IT ERRED ON JONBENET'S 'SUSPECT' BRO
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThe supermarket tabloid Star has retracted two stories claiming Burke Ramsey is the prime suspect in the slaying of his child-beauty-queen sister, JonBenet. In its latest issue, the magazine apologizes...
TEARS FOR BX. BOY AND GRANDMA HIT-&-RUN DRIVER STILL ON LOOSE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00am"Not one but two deaths - tragic, unexpected and so grossly unfair."THE REV. JAMES FLANAGAN A 7-year-old Bronx boy and his devoted grandmother - both run down by a hit-and-run...
CHI-CHI SALON IS RESORTING TO A SECURITY MAKEOVER
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amElizabeth Arden officials said yesterday they are beefing up security following a Post report that a thief apparently stole two pricey engagement rings from customers who were getting a manicure....
CITY MAY CASH $220M TICKET WITH OTB SALE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani made a campaign pledge in 1993 to sell the Off-Track Betting operation, describing it as the only bookie in New York that loses money. The New York Racing...
NOW IT'S THE SERBS' TURN TO HIT THE ROAD
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amPRISTINA, Kosovo.I SAW the face of panic on Kosovo's new refugees yesterday - and this time the face belonged to Serbs. If you didn't know better, you would think it...
SAFIR JETS TO ISRAEL AS ETHICS DEAL BREWS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amPolice Commissioner Howard Safir and his wife are jetting off to Israel today amid renewed speculation that he has agreed to reimburse Revlon Corp. $7,000 for his freebie junket to...
EBAY SWALLOW$ BIDDER PILL
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amMillions of angry online buyers and sellers had to go cold turkey yesterday when computer problems kept the eBay auction Web site out of business until early last night. The...
UNINVITED RUSSIA FIRST WITH TROOPS IN KOSOVO
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amArmored Russian troops rolled across Yugoslavia into Kosovo yesterday, stunning the West and seizing powerful leverage in a battle of wills over who will keep the peace in the war-ravaged...
SURGERY SAVES DERBY CHAMP BUT NOT HIS CAREER
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amWhat a difference a week made for Charismatic. Last Saturday, the big chestnut colt was king of the thoroughbreds, a lookalike grandson of Secretariat who seemed destined to sweep the...
BUSH'S TOUGHEST FOE IS HIS OWN HYPE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amAUSTIN, Texas - George W. Bush is about to step out onto a high-flying tightrope of hype - with everyone watching to see if he falls off. The Republican 2000...
'DOCTOR MCCOY' BEAMS UP AT 79
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amDeForest Kelley - better known to generations of Americans as the stolid and humane "Bones" McCoy on the super '60s TV hit "Star Trek" - died yesterday. He was 79....
PACERS' ERASERS FEEL JUST FINE-AL 90-82 WIN GIVES KNICKS A SHOT AT TEAM'S FIRST NBA TITLE SINCE 1973
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amBring on the Spurs! Knicks fans went bananas all over town last night when the team took down the Indiana Pacers 90-82 in Game 6 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference...
DERBY CHAMP GETS BACK ON HIS FEET
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amCharismatic is making an excellent recovery from the Belmont Stakes disaster that ended his racing career. Last Saturday, the big chestnut colt was king of the thoroughbreds, a lookalike grandson...
SLAIN OFFICER'S WIFE PROTESTS KILLER'S GRAD SPEECH
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amSeveral college students led by a police officer's widow stormed out of a Washington state college commencement yesterday, protesting the inclusion of a convicted cop killer as speaker. Maureen Faulkner...
HOT TIME FOR VETERAN FOTOG
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amA small fire erupted late last night on an outside deck at the East Side studio of famed fashion photographer Richard Avedon, officials said. There were no injuries, and no...
LJ'S KNEE IS WILD CARD FOR ODDSMAKERS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amKnicks forward Larry Johnson's playing status for the NBA Finals had fans in New York - and bettors in Las Vegas - holding their breath. Nevada oddsmakers decided to wait...
GOING FROM BOTTOM OF BARREL TO TOP OF HEAP
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amTHE Improbable Dream continues. It moves from Madison Square Garden to San Antonio beginning Wednesday night, when the New York Knicks - yes, the Patrick Ewing-less and now, Larry Johnson-less...
CONEY IS. RIDE JUMPS TRACKS - NINE HURT
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amOne woman was critically injured and eight teens were hurt in a freak accident in an amusement park ride last night in Coney Island, police said. The group were on...
KEENAN CAN'T TAKE THIS CUP RUN FROM PATRICK
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amHe figured to be a lifelong Ranger, but his Stanley Cup dream died at the hands of Mike Keenan some seven months before it would have come true. Now James...
AILING BEST GIVES IT A GO
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThe doctors told Travis Best it was doubtful he would incur any additional injury to his pulled right groin muscle by playing last night. And Best realized he could not...
EXPECT VAN TO BE BACK
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amNo need for Patrick Ewing to worry. Jeff Van Gundy will remain the Knicks' coach. That was the word from two different sources last night at the Garden before the...
SHAKEN PACERS PUT ON BRAVE FACE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThe microphone was shoved in front of Mark Jackson and the questioner asked the Pacer guard to provide one word that best described the mood and attitude of the team...
'BEAR' AT HOME IN BROOKLYN
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amIf Sir Bear were a car, he'd have a bumper sticker on his butt reading "I Love New York." Because although he's based at Calder Race Track in Florida, the...
ZIGGY EYES JOB ON BROADWAY
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amIslanders sniper Ziggy Palffy, back from his Caribbean vacation, told his agent Paul Kraus yesterday that his first choice of destination is to the Rangers. According to Kraus, Mike Milbury...
SORRY, DAVE, YOU'RE 'STUCK' WITH JEFF
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amFOR Jeff Van Gundy, the audition is just about over. And I think he passed. I know because Phil Jackson told me. No, he didn't tell me personally, or even...
KNICKS KNOW GARDEN ISN'T A SURE THING
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amIt would seem that the Knicks could finally exhale, knowing last night that they owned a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals, that they needed only one more win...
CHUCK REGAINS LEADOFF SPOT
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amMIAMI - Two games at the south end of the lineup was all Joe Torre needed to re-install Chuck Knoblauch at the top of a Yankee lineup that benefited from...
THE SHEA CIRCUS ENJOYING QUITE A RUN
June 12, 1999 | 4:00am"Quick, send in the clowns. Don't bother, they're here."From "Send in the Clowns" by Stephen Sondheim. ADMIRE the timing of Rey Ordonez, who went to Bozo red hair at the...
WITH $4 MILLION ON THE LINE, VAN GUNDY STARTING TO $NAP
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amJudging from his Honda Civic, and the month-old dent on the left fender, Jeff Van Gundy hardly seems consumed with money. Still, Van Gundy will have a lot more of...
BOBBY GETS 2-GAME BAN
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amNo matter what Bobby Valentine's reasons for donning a fake mustache and glasses, the National League office could see right through his disguise. NL president Leonard Coleman suspended the Mets...
MODANO TO TRY IT AS FINALS TURN NASTY
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThe bone of contention is not broken, the Stars insist. The peace may be. Mike Modano's intention to play has made him a declared target of the Sabres, which in...
TOO GOOD TO BE CINDERELLA
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amIT WOULD be easy to call the Knicks the Cinderella team of these wacky 1999 NBA playoffs. They were only the second eighth-seed ever to beat a first-seed in the...
LOWELL THANKFUL FOR JETER'S KIND GESTURE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amMIAMI - Mike Lowell's Yankee career lasted all of one month, during which he appeared in eight games last September before he was dealt to the Marlins for three minor-league...
DR. JEKYLL & MR. CAMBY IMPRESSING TEAMMATES
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amWhen the playoffs began, Marcus Camby was not considered one of the major keys for the Knicks. Especially not by Jeff Van Gundy. He wasn't getting much playing time, and...
'BULLET' EYES MONMOUTH RACE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amAfter seeing Silverbulletday jog at Churchill Downs, Bob Baffert has changed his mind again and decided to point her to the Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks on July 10. He had...
COME HULL OR HIGH WATER
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amBUFFALO - The release was quicker than a Brett Hull snarl at a linemate, the placement perfect to the side of the goal even shorter than his efforts when the...
BONILLA SOOTHES TROUBLED WATERS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amWhile no progress was achieved in resolving the Bobby Bonilla situation yesterday, Bonilla attempted to mute the controversy swirling around him by saying he wanted to stay with the team...
BROADWAY JAX PICKS PACERS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amAnother day, another guarantee. But yesterday's claim by Pacers point guard Mark Jackson was the strongest yet. And he insisted it was more like a Joe Willie - not a...
SPREWELL, CAMBY TRY TO FINISH OFF PACERS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amAfter a season of turmoil, the Knicks stood on the threshold of the NBA Finals last night at the Garden. It has been a season of rebirth for the Knicks....
PREDICTION IS OFF MARK
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amAnother day, another guarantee. But yesterday's claim by Pacers point guard Mark Jackson was the strongest yet, and the most inaccurate. Even though he insisted it was more like a...
BOSS, BOMBERS CATCH MARLINS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amYankees8 Marlins4 MIAMI - George Steinbrenner surfaced in the humid South Florida air yesterday to support Marlins owner and close friend John Henry's campaign for a domed stadium. And while...
DAVE 'STUCK' WITH VG ; JEFF KEEPS JOB 'CAUSE PHIL SAID NO
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amFOR Jeff Van Gundy, the audition is over. The Post's Kevin Kernan is reporting the Knick coach will be back on the sidelines next season. But even before it had...
UNDER SIEGE A MONTH AGO, VAN IS NOW A VERY RICH MAN
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amJudging from his Honda Civic, and the month-old dent on the left fender, Jeff Van Gundy hardly seems consumed with money. Still, Van Gundy will have a lot more. By...
KNICKS KNEW GARDEN WASN'T A SURE THING
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amIt would seem that the Knicks could finally exhale, knowing last night that they owned a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals, that they needed only one more win...
YES! VAN GUNDY IS COMING BACK
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amNo need for Patrick Ewing to worry. Jeff Van Gundy will remain the Knick coach. That was the word from two different sources last night at the Garden before the...
VALENTIN'S HIT IN 12TH FOILS FRANCO
June 12, 1999 | 4:00am12 INNINGS Red Sox3 Mets2 The modest four-game winning streak is over, but nevertheless things remain very exciting around Shea Stadium. On a night Ted Williams was honored, Bobby Valentine...
NEXT STOP, TEXAS, FOR ; JEFF'S JUGGERNAUT
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amGAME 6 Knicks90 Pacers82 After a season of turmoil, one more hurdle, one more test of faith was thrown the Knicks' way last night at the Garden. Larry Johnson went...
FINALLY, A VICTORY TO 'L' ABOUT
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amS OMEWHERE, Larry Johnson must have been smiling. His right knee probably wrapped in ice, his arms uplifted in the shape of the big "L," Right arm up, left fist...
POSADA, YANKS CATCH MARLINS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amMIAMI - They have waited all year to hear Jorge Posada's bat thunder for more than one game at a time. On the surface, nobody admitted to being worried. Privately,...
SAD REGGIE: 'I'VE GOT TO TAKE BLAME'
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amReggie Miller pointed at the goat for Game 6: Reggie Miller. "I lost this game tonight. I've got to take the blame," Miller said after his abysmal 3-of-18 shooting performance...
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE FOR RIK-ITTY SMITS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amLarry Bird said he didn't want to put any pressure on Rik Smits. And then he immediately went out and placed the pressure of Game 6 squarely on the shoulders...
KNICKS EAGER FOR FINAL CHALLENGE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00am"[Tim Duncan's] a great player. I'm looking forward to the challenge."CHRIS DUDLEY And now the Spurs. "They're a great team," Chris Childs said. "But we're a great team, too. It'll...
MOM, DAUGHTERS PAY VISIT TO EL DUQUE
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amMIAMI - There would be no peeking into the seats to see the females who mean the most in his life because Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez has a rule whenever...
KNICKS RALLY 'ROUND LJ INJURY LIGHTS FIRE UNDER 'MATES
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThe sight of their emotional leader, he of the granite body and muscles on muscle, writhing in pain under the basket was enough to unnerve the Knicks. Larry Johnson was...
PATRICK SAVORS ' SWEET MOMENT'
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amPatrick savors 'sweet moment' Patrick Ewing let out one more scream - but this time it was a scream of joy. Minutes after the Knicks beat the Pacers 90-82 to...
FANS: JEFF DESERVES 2ND CHANTS
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amWith 31.8 seconds left until the Garden party could start for real, and the Knicks ahead 85-78, the crowd began its ritualistic chant of "Jeff Van Gundy." It was for...
LOSS LEAVES INDY IN VERY 'FOUL' MOOD
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amForgive the Pacers if they adhere to a conspiracy theory today. For their evidence, they simply point to the free-throw column from last night's Game 6: Knicks, 33 free throws...
HOUSTON OWNS INDY IN GAME 6
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amAllan Houston picked the time of his life to have the game of his life. And because he did, the Knicks are in the NBA Finals and the overrated Pacers...
ALL'S WELL FOR SPREWELL AT GARDEN
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amLatrell Sprewell was circling the court, his arms up high, waving and pumping his fist at the fever-pitched Garden crowd. The Knicks were going to the Finals and Sprewell was...
PACERS: KNICKS HAVE SHOT
June 12, 1999 | 4:00am"You should be asking how the Spurs match up with them. The way the Knicks are playing, they'll give anybody trouble."CHRIS MULLIN So, the question was put to the Pacers,...
KNICKS SURIVE JOHNSON INJURY, OUST PACERS IN 6
June 12, 1999 | 4:00amThis season of turmoil presented one more hurdle for the Knicks, one more test of faith thrown their way last night at the Garden. Larry Johnson went down with a...