September 5, 1999
MIGHT BE AN EXERCISE IN POINTLESS SYMBOLISM
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amDICK Grasso is going back over his ABCs. Though the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange was rebuffed in his plans to go public by Thanksgiving, he's already thinking...
RISE OF THE HOUSE OF USHER BUT HIS TV SPOT WIZARDRY DIDN'T GUARANTEE A BOFFO BOX OFFICE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amWHAT the heck is a Kinka Usher? A kinky usher? Not quite. Kinka Usher is the director responsible for the critically acclaimed, yet box office-challenged, film "Mystery Men." It was...
THE PERIODIC SEX SUIT UPDATE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amBULL'S EYE TAKE the frat-house atmosphere of Wall Street, mix in some ambitious women, and you've got a recipe for sex discrimination and sex harassment lawsuits. The lawyers who handled...
IBM OPENS UP THE OPEN TO THE REST OF US
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amAT sporting events these days, fat cats leave early in their limos. Twitchy It boys mumble into cell phones. And petulant superstars kvetch about their comfort level. But things may...
5 BIG BIOS TO SLUG IT OUT IN FALL
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amA battle of the bios is coming this fall, with at least five big ones ready to roll onto shelves. But at least one of the expected major league entries...
GADGETS: FILMLESS PHOTOGRAPHY
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amSony's new Cyber- shot DSC-F55 is as easy as any point-and-click camera, yet this compact digital shooter offers exceptional picture quality and much more. Not only does this lightweight 10-ounce...
TABLE HOPPER:AMARANTH
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amAmaranth's owners Paola Pedrignani (Mad 61 and Downtown) and Francois Marchand (Le Colonial and the late Le Relais) have awakened the dormant space once occupied by Arcadia. And who cares...
MEALS & DEALS: MORGAN COURT CAFE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amEnjoy a leisurely meal under the trees - no matter what the weather is like - at the Morgan Court Cafe. This spectacular indoor cafe, with its vine-covered walls and...
THE BOOK REPORT: 'COLD HIT' HITS AND MISSESLINDA FAIRSTEIN'S LATEST IS A MUST FOR CRIME BUFFS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amProsecutor Linda Fairstein's third novel, "Cold Hit," gives short shrift to sex, but plenty of attention to crime. In fact, her heroine - 35-year-old, blond sex-crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper -...
MOMA SENDS ITS BEST WITCHES
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amWhen the folks who made "The Blair Witch Project" were doing research, they watched as many movies about witches as they could get their hands on. One, "Haxan" ("Witch"), a...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: TWIGGY
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amNo doubt about it: Twiggy has certainly branched out. Born Lesley Hornsby, Twiggy became the face - and bony body - of the '60s. Her long, spiky eyelashes and waifish...
REELING OFF THIS SEASON'S BIG-SCREEN SELECTIONS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amThe leaves have fallen on "South Park," the kids have completed "The Blair Witch Project" and "The Thomas Crown Affair" is over. It's time to say farewell to summer films...
4 QUESTIONS FOR DANA TYLER
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amDANA TYLER, Channel 2 News co-anchor at five and 11, comes across on TV as a hard-core newswoman but is really a softie at heart. Tyler, whose name has surfaced...
DON'T 'LOOK BACK'
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amToday, "Look Back in Anger" seems as dated as Christian Dior's New Look or last year's calendar. LONDON - "Icon" is one of the buzzwords of the late 20th century....
MOB WIFE FIGHTS FOR HER CASA NOSTRA : S.I. RALLY WARNS BUYERS OF TRICKY DEAL
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amA mob wife who claims her mother-in-law conned her out of her childhood home - and now plans to sell it - fought back yesterday with a loud neighborhood protest...
PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS GAIN HOPE OF POTENCY
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amDoctors in Texas say they've found a way to cure impotence caused by prostate cancer surgery. The surgeons have successfully transplanted a nerve from men's legs into the pelvic area...
WHAT DOES BRA-ZEN KATHIE LEE WANT TO GET OFF HER CHEST?
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amKathie Lee Gifford's shocking new penchant for going braless on-air has viewers up in arms and everyone else wondering what she's trying to prove. In recent weeks, "Live with Regis...
FEDS TRIED TO KEEP OUT WACO PROBERS: REPORT
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Federal agents tried to block Texas Rangers from looking at evidence from the 1993 siege at Waco until a federal judge intervened and told the feds to back...
SWISS FREEZE RUSSIAN BIGS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amLONDON - Swiss prosecutors investigating a kickback scandal that may be linked to the family of Russian President Boris Yeltsin have frozen bank accounts in Switzerland and demanded bankers turn...
AUNT CHARGED IN BABY DROWNING
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amA 19-year-old Brooklyn woman has been charged in the death of her seven-month-old nephew, who drowned in a bathtub when she left the room for several minutes to tend to...
WILLS BEGS DI EX: DON'T SPILL LOVE SECRETS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amBritain's Prince William reportedly is begging his mom's ex-lover not to reveal kiss-and-tell secrets of their affair. James Hewitt, Princess Di's former boyfriend, is about to publish a bombshell new...
FEARFUL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GHOST TOWNS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amNeighborhoods in northern Queens were ghost towns yesterday as frightened residents holed up in their homes to shield themselves from potentially lethal bug bites and insecticide-spraying trucks moving through the...
DENNIS MAKIN' THE MOIST OF LONG WEEKEND
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amTropical Storm Dennis - menacing the North Carolina shore for more than a week now - will wreck the rest of New York's holiday weekend with rain and gusty winds....
HILL FLIPS ON FALN OFFER
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amHillary Clinton flip-flopped yesterday on a mushrooming controversy and told husband Bill she no longer supports his clemency offer to 16 jailed members of a Puerto Rican terrorist group. Mrs....
A RACIST FIREBRAND HAS USED UP HIS 15 MINUTES OF FLAME
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amON the stage the rhetoric of rage was high. But on the street below, the turnout was low as the Million Youth March almost became the Million Media March. "It...
L.I. BODY IN DRUM WAS PREGNANT SLAY VICTIM
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amThe Long Island body-in-a-drum mystery deepened yesterday as authorities revealed the woman was nine months pregnant when she was murdered - as long as 27 years ago, police said yesterday....
ARAFAT, BARAK SIGN NEW DEAL REVIVING PEACE PROCESS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amAfter years of delay and bitter deadlocks, Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed a crucial accord yesterday that puts the longtime enemies on the road to permanent peace. Israeli Prime Minister...
NEW CASES OF ENCEPHALITIS ON RISE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amThe total number of possible cases of mosquito-borne encephalitis soared to 33 yesterday - including another confirmed Queens death - as city officials stepped up their war on the biting...
PEACEFUL 'MILLION' RALLY 999,000 YOUTHS SHORT
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amThe Million Youth March became the Mini Youth March yesterday when only 1,000 people showed up to pray, chant and listen to angry rhetoric and messages of hope. Rally organizer...
BRAIN-TUMOR; SCARE FOR CARDINAL: DOCTORS REMOVE LUMP; RADIATION TO START SHORTLY
September 5, 1999 | 4:00am"He's happy to be home ... and getting back on his feet."EILEEN WHITE, AN AIDE TO O'CONNOR John Cardinal O'Connor had a small brain tumor removed during an 11-day stay...
ST. PAT'S PARISHIONERS PRAY FOR O'CONNOR
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amSaddened Roman Catholics last night offered solemn prayers - and thunderous applause - for their beloved John Cardinal O'Connor. At a Mass at St. Patrick's attended by 3,000 people, the...
CANCER EXPERTS ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amThe fact that John Cardinal O'Connor's brain tumor was a small one is a good sign, but his having to undergo radiation strongly suggests the growth was cancerous, experts said...
WHY IT'S A TOUGH JOB FINDING GOOD HELP
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amIt's like they've always said: It's hard to find good help nowadays. How can you tell? Just read the writing on the walls. There are signs everywhere. "Help Wanted," screams...
AILING LEWIS: MD SHOW MUST GO ON WITH ME
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amJerry Lewis, who's recovering from a near-fatal bout of viral meningitis, will have a team of top neurologists standing by tonight when he hosts his annual telethon for muscular dystrophy....
COP DAD SHOOTS TEEN SON 'ARMED WITH KNIFE'
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amAn off-duty cop shot his son in the stomach after the teen allegedly charged at him with a steak knife in their Queens home last night, police said. Police Lt....
AIRLINES ARE WELSHING ON FREQUENT-FLIER FREEBIES
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amRacking up frequent-flier miles is easier than ever - but using them has never been harder. Airlines are placing more restrictions on redeeming miles, stranding loyal customers who want to...
CRITICS HAMMER 'SHOWOFF' HOSP; SAY $1M RENOVATION WON'T IMPROVE CARE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00am"Building to Improve Your Health" boasts the sign outside Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the South Bronx. But health-care experts wonder what $1 million in glitzy lobby renovations...
A FINE LINE BETWEEN MURDER AND ABORTION
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amI F the sickos in Arkansas accused of kicking Shawana Pace's pregnant belly until her 9-month-old unborn child died are convicted, they should spend the rest of their lives as...
35-CENT FLUKE NEARLY GETS MA BELL DRAWN & QUARTERED PHEW!
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amIt looked for a moment like we had lost one of the last great bargains in New York City - the 25-cent pay-phone call. New Yorkers dining at Gascogne Restaurant...
CAR TORCHING SPARKS BIAS PROBE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amA Brooklyn Jewish civic leader recently cleared of any wrongdoing in a hate-mail case is now the victim of an apparent bias case after two of his cars were set...
ACCUSED COPS SPLIT ON STRATEGY IN BRAWL TRIAL
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amFour NYPD detectives face what could emerge as a highly unusual trial this week on charges stemming from a drunken off-duty bar brawl with a Brooklyn man who died an...
NO REST FOR WEARY JAILBIRD GATIEN
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amMillionaire nightclub impresario Peter Gatien won't be getting away from it all when he leaves Tuesday to serve 60 days at Rikers Island for tax evasion. Even while in jail,...
OLD-TIMERS LEAD LABOR'S NEW WAVE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amMake your own hours and work from home - no heavy lifting required. That's the future of labor in 100 years, when robots and automated machines handle factory work, 90...
NHL OWNERS FLEX MUSCLES
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amBURLINGTON, Vt. - Four years later, NHL owners are finally claiming what's rightfully theirs - the spoils of their bloody 1995 collective bargaining victory. As such, dozens of players-restricted and...
GROUP GEARS UP TO BAN EQUIPMENT
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amA GROUP representing some 94 fishing organizations and individuals from around the world has endorsed an all-out ban on the use of pelagic drift longline gear in U.S. waters. The...
KNUBLE SIGNS WITH RANGERS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amBURLINGTON, Vt. - Mike Knuble checked out the imposing Ranger depth chart of wingers, checked out his own limited options as a Group II free agent and yesterday did the...
DEVILS TO SUSPEND NO-SHOW SYKORA
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amA surprised Lou Lamoriello was preparing last night to suspend leading scorer Petr Sykora, who was AWOL from the start of Devils training camp yesterday. Sykora's agent, Rich Winter, denied...
CAPRIATI: SWEET 16 AGAIN
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amJoyfully, Jennifer Capriati smacked the ball high into the Ashe Stadium stands as she approached the net to shake hands with her latest victim, Nathalie Tauziat. Even the beaten Tauziat...
SOARING SOFTLY EYES DIANA 'CAP
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Last summer trainer Jim Toner saddled one of the top grass fillies in the nation, Memories of Silver, to win the Diana Handicap here by 13/4 lengths....
OLLI: DON'T COMPARE ME TO ZIGGY JUST YET
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amLAKE PLACID - Olli Jokinen understands the consequences of replacing a star. In June, the 20-year old center came to the Islanders as part of a major deal that sent...
LUKAS' HIGH YIELD CAPTURES HOPEFUL
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - When undefeated More Than Ready, the reigning king of the 2-year-old crop, was withdrawn from yesterday's Grade 1, $200,000 Hopeful Stakes because of a fever, trainer D....
TUNA'S TINKERING ALREADY PAYING OFF
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amThe game-planning for the 1999 season opener against the Patriots next Sunday begins today in earnest. In reality, though, with Bill Parcells the game planning never stops. Quietly this summer,...
'APPEALING' FEELING MUCH BETTER
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amRegally Appealing, scratched from the Spinaway because of muscle spasms Friday morning, was resting comfortably in her stall, according to trainer John Kimmel. "She 'tied up' in her shoulders and...
FASSEL'S TOUGH JOB
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES What kind of day will today be for Jim Fassel and his coaching staff? "Busy day," he said. The final roster cutdown to 53 players must come before...
THE 2 SIDES OF BARRY BONDS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amSan Fran's surly superstar can be gentle Giant WE ALL know Barry Bonds has premier physical gifts and a surly public persona. None of us really know Barry Bonds, still...
A WHOLE NEW LESHON LIFE ; JOHNSON'S THE MAN WHILE GARY REHABS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amWhenever a play is completed, LeShon Johnson says he pauses just long enough to offer a private expression of his gratitude. "The first thing I do is say, 'Thank You,...
ACHIN' BERNIE IS WORRIED ABOUT SORE LEFT SHOULDER
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amANAHEIM - The pain in Bernie Williams' left shoulder was so intense yesterday morning that the All-Star center fielder decided the best way to treat the lingering problem was to...
AGASSI SEES NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT GIMELSTOB'S GAME
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amFor once, Andre Agassi wasn't the one drawing all the laughs. Jersey's Justin Gimelstob, who would be a great personality for the tour if he ever makesa breakthrough, grabbed the...
LONGEST YARD DOOMS IRISH: MICHIGAN HALTS ND DRIVE, BUT JUST BARELY
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amMichigan 26 Notre Dame 22 ANN ARBOR - Notre Dame quarterback Jarious Jackson was running toward the line of scrimmage, his arms waving at teammates as the clock in Michigan...
FRANCO MAKES HIS POINT: PUT ME IN, COACH
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amDue to his status as a major-leaguer and native of Bensonhurst, John Franco possessed both veto and Vito power to ignore a Double-A rehab assignment today. He did not need...
CALL IT RICKY BUSINESS: LEDEE'S TWO-RUN TRIPLE, CLUTCH THROW LIFT YANKS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amANAHEIM - A long, alien game had come to Ricky Ledee in the ninth inning against Troy Percival's heat. The Yankees had made enough mistakes to have lost three games...
YARNALL'S FEELIN' READY
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Having gotten his feet wet during two July relief appearances, Ed Yarnall is jumping into the deep end of the pool tonight. Not only will the 23-year-old lefty...
STRAW GETTING AROUND ON TWO GOOD WHEELS
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amANAHEIM - We were told by Yankee officials who had seen him run that Darryl Strawberry's left knee was stronger than anybody expected. Strawberry told us the knee felt so...
MVP? FONZIE'S NOT FAR
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amTHEY chanted "MVP, MVP" when Robin Ventura lifted a solo home run in the eighth inning to give the Mets the much-need insurance run in their 4-2 victory over the...
AL-MIGHTY EFFORT: LEITER PICKS UP PENNANT FEVER
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amMets 4 Rockies 2 Bobby Valentine managed to the time of year last night. He shunned the rote thing for the right thing. With his bullpen struggling, the Met manager...
SERENA SURVIVES SCARE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amOPEN NOTES Richard Williams almost was left with egg on his face, but his daughter Serena wiped it off. Serena saved face by winning 16 of the last 17 points...
FRANCO ACTIVATED, BENITEZ DEVASTATING
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amMET NOTES John Franco is returning to a bullpen that can certainly use his fresh arm and experienced head. The irony is that the only reliever going well right now...
DREAM COME TWO LESS-CROWDED MNF BOOTH A WELCOME SIGHT (& SOUND)
September 5, 1999 | 4:00am"There's simply no denying that a three-man booth can turn into an obstacle course."AL MICHAELSSPORTS television is an awfully funny game. If a network were, say, a pizzeria in a...
MY DATE WITH A KNOCKOUT
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amOne-on-one with a real knockout She was working out on the heavy bag. I knew I was in trouble. EACH of us has those humiliating moments in life, usually ones...
MONSTER MASH CONCORD LEGEND BRINGS OUR GUY TO HIS KNEES
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amI'd always heard about The Monster at the Concord Resort and Golf Club and scoffed at the notion that a little added length would alter my game dramatically. People I've...
THERE ARE ONLY TWO WORDS NEEDED TO DESCRIBE JAN. 27, 1991...WIDE RIGHT
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: The final days of the Giants' 1999 training camp were winding down when Mara, stationed as he usually is barely a few feet from the action of practice, was...
UNFORGETTABLE
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: New York's 25 Greatest Sports Moments The Post's sports department has selected the 25 greatest New York sports moments from the 20th century. These epic events - either involving...
'SUBWAY' THRILLS STILL STIR NEWK
September 5, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: Don Newcombe now lives in California, where the baseball is about of gloomy as the smog. But during a recent visit to New York, the former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher...