July 24, 1999
NEUBERGER BERMAN SIGNALS IPO PLANS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amNEUBERGER PLANNED AN IPO LAST SUMMER, BUT BACKED AWAY. The on-again, off-again initial public offering plans from Neuberger Berman Inc. are on again. The executive committee of the big asset...
NYSE TO GO PUBLIC BY TURKEY DAY: GRASSO
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amBeating his rival Frank Zarb to the punch, New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso said yesterday he expects to take the Big Board public by Thanksgiving. The NYSE chairman,...
MADONNA HIRES EXEC TO RUN LABEL
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amMadonna's Maverick Records named a new president, the first hire for the label since ousting its co-founder, Freddie DeMann. Bill Bennett, former chief of Geffen Records, was awarded the top...
SHE'S LETTER-PERFECT : SELDES SHINES AS AN EPISTLE-PACKIN' MAMA
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amMARIAN Seldes accomplishes an extraordinary feat in "Dear Liar," the 1958 work by Jerome Kilty that is now at the Irish Repertory Theatre. The play weaves a sentimental narrative out...
FOSTER-MOM CASE PUT ON HOLD
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amA 20-year-old Brooklyn woman fighting for immediate custody of her two foster sisters had her hopes dashed yesterday when a court appearance was postponed until September. Nadia Swanson's mother died...
PREZ LEADS MOURNERS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amPresident Clinton gave the families of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette photo albums of the couple's White House visits yesterday as he paid his respects to the son...
CRITICS PADDLE GORE IN 'DAM' ROWING ROW
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Al Gore's campaign was up a creek yesterday after utility officials released 4 billion gallons of water into the drought-stricken Connecticut River to float the veep's boat for...
CELEB MOURNERS SMOTHER SPIRIT OF DECENT MAN
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amTHE real memorial took place last night. This was not the service that swallowed Manhattan. Just a tight collection of genuine friends who needed release. They were people who actually...
GIULIANI OFFERS TRIBUTE ON RADIO SHOW
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amWhile 350 mourners grieved at an Upper East Side church for John Kennedy Jr. yesterday, Mayor Giuliani was at City Hall praying for a man who "had such a big...
BIN LADEN'S THREAT HALTS TOURS OUT OF FBI'S HQ
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amThe FBI canceled popular public tours of national headquarters last night after receiving new threats - believed to be from Saudi millionaire terrorist Osama bin Laden. The bureau said last...
STARBUCKS PLEASES A BERRY PICKY PANDA
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amHsing-Hsing's yen for blueberry muffins has made America's beloved ailing giant panda perkier - but he's so picky he'll only eat the ones from Starbucks. The 28-year-old roly-poly star of...
HIT-RUN STUDENT'S KIN BEG DRIVER: GIVE UP! MOM-TO-BE KILLED AFTER NIGHT CLASS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amThe family of a pregnant St. John's University sophomore who was struck and killed while leaving night school pleaded yesterday for the driver to turn himself in. "We just want...
EPITAPH WRITTEN IN TEARS AND LAUGHTER : BILL AND TED HAIL LIFE OF 'A KING'
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amAt an emotional Mass in his mother's Upper East Side church, John F. Kennedy Jr. was remembered through tears and laughter yesterday as a man who had "amazing grace" and...
NEW DOORS ON TRACK AT GRAND CENTRAL
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amAfter three years of botched planning and delays, Metro-North will finally open four new entrances to Grand Central Terminal that could shave up to 15 minutes off the walk to...
HE HANDLED THE HASSLES LIKE A TRUE NEW YORKER
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amHE WAS not born here but New Yorkers kidnapped him and he went along for the ride. And that's why New York stopped still yesterday to remember one of its...
EVERYONE'S STICKING IN THEIR 2ON FED TAX-CUT PLAN
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A showdown between President Clinton and congressional Republicans on tax cuts will likely drag in the leading presidential candidates. The two leading Democrats - Vice President Al Gore...
PAROLEE CHARGED IN PARK SLAY
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amA blood-splattered parolee who checked himself into the psychiatric ward of a Manhattan hospital was charged last night with the murder of a mentally troubled woman in Central Park. Orlando...
BOARD ALTERS SUMMER-SCHOOL NUMBERS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amThe Board of Education insisted yesterday the vast majority of mandated summer school students are showing up to class - changing its own numbers after The Post reported the program...
KING HASSAN OF MOROCCO DEAD AT 70
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amKing Hassan II of Morocco, a Middle East peacemaker who ruled his North African nation for 38 years, died yesterday. He was 70. His eldest son, Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed,...
PROBE FOCUSES MORE ON PILOT THAN PLANE
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amCrash investigators will spend a lot more time analyzing the actions of pilot John F. Kennedy Jr. than the wreckage of his plane that crashed off Martha's Vineyard, safety experts...
EX-CON IN COP DEATH GETS OUT AFTER 32 MONTHS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - The Bronx ex-con who caused the tragic death of Officer Vincent Guidice is back on the streets after serving less than three years in state prison, The Post...
'SUGAR' TAKES HIS LUMPS AS BROWN GETS DOWN
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amROME, N.Y. WOODSTOCK '99 - the love child of the fabled mother of all music festivals - rolled into the sleepy upstate town of Rome with a rocky start. With...
LAWSUIT SLAPS SCHOOL BIG : PRINCIPAL SAYS SHE DISSED BOSS' KISS & GOT DEMOTED
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amA Queens principal has filed a sex-harassment complaint against the District 24 superintendent - charging he retaliated against her after she rebuffed his sexual advances. Dolly Cook, 60, a principal...
U.S. CAN'T FATHOM LOSS WITH OLYMPICS ON LINE
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amSAN JUAN - Eight games, eight convincing wins, and it all means nothing - less than nothing - if the U.S. doesn't beat Argentina today in a semifinal round game...
ESCHMEYER GETS CASEY'S ATTENTION
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amEverything was falling into place for Evan Eschmeyer. After spending six years at Northwestern because of an early foot injury, he waited until the second round to hear his name...
VAN ON ROAD TO 2-YEAR, $8.5M PACT EXTENSION
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amHoping to find a rare gem in their future, the Knicks continued their clandestine mini-camp yesterday of foreign hopefuls and American retreads at the Westchester County Center. Jeff Van Gundy's...
HOUSTON GIVING IT 'BEST' SHOT
July 24, 1999 | 4:00am"When people see me now, you know, on the Dream Team, I've always seen these things happening in my mind. So I'm not surprised by any of this. To me...
'BELLE' WILL TOLL FOR OAKS FAVORITE
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amEVERY handicapper between here and the Pacific Ocean, it seems, has declared odds-on favorite Dreams Gallore a lock in today's Grade 1, $350,000 Coaching Club American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies...
THE PERFECT TIME FOR YANKS-INDIANS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amIN THE 14-team AL, the Yankees and Indians have formed a league of their own. Like a synchronized dance routine, the AL championship has passed from the Indians to the...
PLAYOFFS-OR-BUST METS ADD ROGERS TO ROTATION
July 24, 1999 | 4:00am"I'm looking forward to the challenge. I have something to prove to myself, not anybody else. I know I can pitch better than I did."KENNY ROGERS Desperate to bolster their...
YANKEE GM WAIVERING CASHMAN HOPING TO MAKE PICKUP BEFORE DEADLINE
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amWith the waiver trading deadline a week from tonight at midnight, it's no secret that Yankee GM Brian Cashman watches two sets of monitors. On one, he views what talent...
BUMMED GOODEN STILL MIFFED AT SNUB
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amTwenty-four hours later, the pain Dwight Gooden was feeling about being scratched from a start against the Yankees and David Cone last night at Yankee Stadium was easy to read...
BOBBY'S STILL 3 WEEKS AWAY
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amThe Mets yesterday denied that their deal for starter Kenny Rogers implied that injured Bobby Jones' recovery from a sore shoulder has been slower than expected. As a matter of...
KENNY HASN'T PROVED HE CAN DO IT IN CLUTCH
July 24, 1999 | 4:00am"I've heard that [lack of agressiveness theory] about a few players in pinstripes. Almost to a guy I couldn't figure it out. Kenny got hit in the shoulder in spring...
ONE BETTOR HITS RECORD SUPERFECTA
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amA record payout for the superfecta at a NYRA track occurred yesterday when 5-1 Katie's Cure won the finale. With 30-1 Queen Cayman second, 19-1 Fine Appearance third and the...
ON-HOLD DARRYL: I AM READY TO GO
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amInstead of facing live young arms that would have helped hone his swing and ready him to play in minor league games, Darryl Strawberry reported to the Yankees' training facility...
SOSA HAS HIS FUN, BUT MERENGUE BELONGS TO METS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amMets5 Cubs4 The sellout crowd of 51,135, with Dominican flags waving proudly, came to Shea last night to enjoy Merengue Night and see countryman Sammy Sosa. But what they got...
JONES AT LEAST THREE WEEKS AWAY
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amThe Mets' denied their deal for starter Kenny Rogers implies injured Bobby Jones' recovery has been going slower than expected. In fact, Jones threw on the side yesterday and the...
ALL ROGERS HAS PROVED IS HE CHOKES IN CLUTCH
July 24, 1999 | 4:00am"I've heard that [lack of agressiveness theory] about a few players in pinstripes. Almost to a guy I couldn't figure it out. Kenny got hit in the shoulder in spring...
DEREK TO THE RESCUE JETER'S 2-RBI SHOT IN 10TH LIFTS YANKS
July 24, 1999 | 4:00am10 innings Yanks9 Indians8 Going biceps to biceps with the Indians is never good policy. Not even when the muscular Tribe isn't at full strength. However, thanks to a colossal...
SOSA TRIBUTE ANGERS VALENTINE
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amThe Mets were more than a bit irritated at the way the club honored Dominican-born Cub Sammy Sosa last night, at the exclusion of their own Dominican-born closer Armando Benitez....
JETER COVERS UP YANKEE BLEMISHES
July 24, 1999 | 4:00amTHE CURRENT storyline faded quickly last night at Yankee Stadium with David Cone following perfection with quick defection. And by the end of a 4-hour, 33-minute game of exasperation and...