October 9, 1999
REVLON'S WOES HELP CONSUMERS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amRevlon's recent woes are turning out to be a windfall for make-up mavens. Most of the major national drugstore retailers have deeply discounted Revlon and Almay brand cosmetics in an...
SUIT CHARGES GOLDMAN HAD 'INSIDE' TRACK
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amGoldman Sachs is being sued for allegedly getting inside information while improperly obtaining $4.7 billion in government housing notes, a SEC filing revealed yesterday. In a quarterly report, the company...
BETTOR FACES WORSE AFTER 500G BANK SCAM: COPS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA 27-year-old Citibank manager - beset by huge gambling losses - embezzled at least a half-million dollars in the past six months to pay off loansharks, cops said. None of...
TNT ADMIRES LANCE A LOT, MAKING BIOPIC
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amTNT is making a movie about the life of Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France bicycle champ who successfully battled back from testicular cancer. According to a report in the...
'STAR MAKERS PHANTOM MENACE'S SPECIAL-EFFECTS TEAM SHARES THEIR SECRETS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amTHE special-effects wizards behind this year's blockbuster hit "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace" are ready to spill the secrets of their on-screen magic. The film's four key...
A KILLER ROLE :BOB HOSKINS FINDS THE SOUL OF A SERIAL MURDERER IN 'FELICIA'S JOURNEY'
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA cross between Jack the Ripper and Winnie the Pooh: That's how actor Bob Hoskins describes Hilditch, his mild-mannered serial killer in "Felicia's Journey," the chilling drama that closes the...
MUSEUM SHOWS FOR MUNCHKINS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amWith all the shouting over that sensational show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, it's easy to forget that most museums are rated G - great for the entire family....
GURU GARTH NO SURE BET TO RUN RUDY'S CAMPAIGN
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amMAYOR Giuliani's campaign team is divided over whether to hire master political strategist David Garth. Insiders say some mayoral aides are pushing Garth, who ran Giuliani's 1993 campaign and whose...
IVANA: HE'S N0T THAT DUMB! SAYS EX IS TOO BUSY TO RUN FOR PREZ
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amPRESIDENT TRUMP? No way. New York's greatest ego is not serious about running. So thinks Donald Trump's first lady. The woman who knows the man she once called The Donald...
PINOCHET'S EXTRADITION APPROVED
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA British court ruled yesterday that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet can be extradited to Spain, in a crucial decision on the fate of the 83-year-old general. Nearly 100 demonstrators...
COLUMBINE VICTIM'S DAD: NEW GUN LAWS WOULDN'T HELP
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA man whose son was crippled in the Columbine HS shooting said new gun laws wouldn't have prevented the violence that killed 15, including the two gunman, and wounded 23....
DIMAGGIO'S OLD PAL IS PULLING FOR METS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amEighty-six-year-old Victor Abriano is Mets-merized - despite being an old Army buddy of the late Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio. "My heart is with the Mets. They're my team. They're going...
GUN-SHY PREZ ASKS DELAY IN VOTE ON NUKE-TEST TREATY
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Clinton yesterday conceded "we don't have the votes" to pass the no-nukes-testing treaty and asked the Senate to delay it. But Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.)...
AMITYVILLE KILLER 'LOVED FAMILY' ; DENIES 5 MURDERS IN PAROLE PLEA
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - "Amityville Horror" killer Ronald Defeo, who murdered six family members in 1974, continues to insist he only killed one of his sisters, it was revealed yesterday. "I loved...
BANK OF N.Y. HELPED LOOT BANK IN RUSSIA: LAWSUIT
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amBank of New York execs helped crooked officials at a defunct Russian bank scam depositors out of more than $1.5 billion, a lawsuit alleges. Filed this week in federal court,...
RUDY SHOUTS IT OUT WITH RADIO CALLER OVER MUSEUM FLAP
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani touched off a live radio ruckus over the Brooklyn Museum of Art flap yesterday when he got into a heated argument with a caller who disagreed with him....
'SYSTEMS FAILURE' BLAMED IN LONDON CRASH
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amLondon's deadly commuter train collision could have been avoided by a warning system that would stop a train barreling past a red light, an official report on the disaster said...
BATTLE OF SEXES: WITH THIS RING I THEE BLED
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amFirst came the Thrilla in Manila, then there was the Rumble in the Jungle, now get ready for the Battle in Seattle -of the sexes! Boy meets girl in the...
MTA'S BILLS DO AN E-Z $WIPE ON CUSTOMER ACCTS.
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amCall it E-Zsteal! The MTA has spit out error-filled billing statements to E-ZPass customers that include overcharges. MTA Bridges and Tunnels admitted the blunder after The Post asked questions about...
SUBWAY-SHOVING WITNESS SOBS: IT COULD'VE BEEN ME
October 9, 1999 | 4:00am"He threw her! She didn't have the chance to scream! She had no idea!"DAWN LORENZIO Andrew Goldstein paced back and forth between two attractive young women before fatally pushing one...
SCIENTIST STRAINS TO DESCRIBE NEW BREED OF KILLER VIRUS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA scientist studying the mosquito-borne encephalitis that has killed seven people in the metro area said yesterday researchers aren't looking at a new virus, but rather at a new strain...
CBS EXEC QUIZZED AT STALKER TRIAL
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amWas it a "first-nighter?" A "second-nighter?" Or a "no-nighter?" Did it happen - or not happen - on a setee, a couch or a "love seat?" These were the questions...
TIPSY-TURVY CLINTON GETS BOOS AFTER IRISH REMARK
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amPresident Clinton yesterday raised eyebrows by saying the Irish are hooked on fighting in the same way drunks are addicted to booze. "I've spent an enormous amount of time trying...
RUDY STILL DEFENDING LATE TERM ABORTIONS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amLikely Senate candidate Mayor Giuliani says he's sticking to his guns on opposing restrictions on so-called partial-birth abortions - a political hot potato that could cost him the Conservative Party...
ALI'S GIRL PROVES SHE'S A REAL KNOCKOUT: DAD HAILS DAUGHTER AFTER SMASHING DEBUT
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amVERONA, N.Y. - Muhammad Ali told his hard-punching, sweaty daughter Laila "I love you," last night after she knocked out an inept opponent 31 seconds into her first professional fight....
BRONX TEEN KILLED TRYING TO DASH ACROSS FREEWAY
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA popular ninth-grader and only child of a widowed mom was hit by a car and died yesterday while crossing a Bronx highway, police said. Jaryd Hopkins was struck at...
PRESLEY RELICS ARE NO KING'S RANSOM
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amElvis Presley fans were all shook up yesterday as more than 2,000 of his most personal possessions went on the block. The first cache of memorabilia goodies to be sold...
SORRY SNAKES ARE ALMOST HISSS-TORY : AMAZIN'S NEED ONE MORE WIN
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amMets fans welcomed the Amazin's home to their winning ways last night, watching them club the Snakes 9-2 to pull within one game of a division series victory. "The psychology...
TEEN SLAIN IN SUBWAY
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amHorrified straphangers watched as a 16-year-old boy was shot in the face and killed on a subway train in The Bronx last night after trying to fight off two thugs...
POLL BACKS MAYOR - BUT NOT HIS OWN ARTS GURU
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amNew Yorkers are split over whether the Brooklyn Museum's Virgin Mary painting is art - but strongly agree with Mayor Giuliani that tax dollars shouldn't underwrite it, a new poll...
SCALP BUST JUST THE TICKET FOR FOSTER KIDS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA group of city foster children got a nice surprise yesterday when authorities busted a Queens scalper selling illegally overpriced tickets to last night's Mets game and gave them to...
NEW YORKERS BACKING MAYOR'S STANCE: POLL
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amNew Yorkers are split over whether the Brooklyn Museum's Virgin Mary painting is art but strongly agree with Mayor Giuliani that tax dollars shouldn't underwrite it, a new poll shows....
HMOVER-THE-TOP DEMS SPUR GOP TO TOPPLE BILL
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON Senate Republican leaders are set on spoiling the Democrats' celebration of the health-care reform bill that just passed in the House. "They did their tequila shooters way too early,"...
SHE'S FIGHTING IN HER FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS :ALI'S DAUGHTER MAKES HER DEBUT IN THE RING
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amVERONA, N.Y. - Muhammad Ali's daughter had fight fans floating like butterflies yesterday in anticipation of her first professional fight. The few remaining tickets for Laila Ali's bout at an...
ROGER'S REP ON THE LINE
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amThe Yanks are an October team and David Wells has proven to be an October pitcher while Roger Clemens has been an October enigma. (EDITOR'S NOTE: This column originally appeared...
WAGNER FACES BATTLE FOR ISLAND SUPREMACY
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amSUSAN Wagner High School has gone through the early part of its PSAL schedule largely unchallenged. That should change tomorrow, when the Falcons host fellow Staten Islanders Curtis at 1...
GIANTS TO RUN CARD GAME PLAN
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amThe plan to practically ensure Kerry Collins of success in his first game as the Giants' starting quarterback begins with the uncertain health of Brian Williams' right thumband continues with...
COLLINS CAN'T CONTAIN HIS EXCITEMENT
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amSo, just what can the Giants expect to see and hear in the huddle from Kerry Collins? "He's just a rah-rah guy," receiver David Patten said. "He's not your cool,...
ESCAPING SUSPENSION JUST FINE WITH BRODEUR
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amAfter Martin Brodeur escaped suspension for his Billy Smith impression, GM Lou Lamoriello yesterday put the onus on his defensemen to keep the franchise goalie from future imbroglios. "I don't...
CHAMPAGNE'S ON THE MENU AT PREVIEW
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amBreeders' Cup Preview weekend kicks off today at Belmont Park with a pair of juicy stakes that live up to their Grade 1 billing, the $600,000 Turf Classic Invitational and...
TOP TRIO IN SPOTLIGHT TOMORROW
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amHandicapper extraordinaire Behrens, superfilly Silverbulletday and 3-year-old standout Lemon Drop Kid, the three leading candidates for 1999 Horse of the Year, will be in the spotlight tomorrow when Breeders' Cup...
MIRER LOOKING LIKE CONFIDENT JET PILOT
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amA mere look into Rick Mirer's eyes doesn't instill automatic confidence. Nor does a five-minute conversation with him. To those trying to get to know him, the Jets' starting quarterback...
RANGERS' GOAL: TRY TO HAVE FUN
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amARLINGTON - Texas Rangers. Plan C: We're trying too hard and just need to have fun. That's what the once-cocky Rangers have been reduced to after getting slapped around by...
LOAIZA HOLDS TEXAS' SEASON IN HIS HANDS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amARLINGTON - Esteban Loaiza's parents have never seen their son pitch a game in The Ballpark. And unless he comes up with the performance of a lifetime tonight, 048 ....
CHREBET MIRACLE NOT LIKELY
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amThe mere sight of Wayne Chrebet on the practice field this week, two weeks earlier than originally diagnosed for his broken left foot, was enough to spark optimism about a...
SMOLTZ CHANGES FOR THE BETTER
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amThink how difficult it must be for a Cy Young winner like John Smoltz, who's pitched so well and accomplished so much, to start over and change the way he...
DIERKER BLAMES MEDIA FOR ASTRO WOES
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amHouston manager Larry Dierker has stooped to blaming the media for the collective struggles of stars Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and Derek Bell. They're nicknamed the Killer Bs, but they've...
'BIG BROTHER' MUST SAVE SOX
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amBOSTON - The Martinez brothers, the 11th pair of siblings to play for the Red Sox, are named Pedro and Not Pedro. "We're different," Not Pedro revealed yesterday, as all...
DERBY, OAKS WILL COST YOU MORE
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amChurchill Downs has announced a new pricing structure for reserved seats at its premier events, the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. Prices for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks third...
CONE DOESN'T KNOW IF YANKS WANT HIM
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amARLINGTON - David Cone may not pitch for the Yankees in the ongoing Division Series, and for the first time yesterday revealed how strongly he believes this could be a...
FOR DEREK, RING THE ONLY THING
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amARLINGTON - Derek Jeter has 10 fingers and only two World Series rings. You do the math. As long as he has empty fingers, Jeter won't take any of this...
YANKEES BREAK TEXAS' WILL :RANGERS LOOK BEATEN GOING INTO GAME 3
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amARLINGTON - The Yankees have listened to the experts and the Rangers explain exactly why Texas is nine innings away from being bounced from the AL Division Series in three...
CONFIDENT LEITER BACK ON TOP OF WORLD
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amAl Leiter takes the mound for Game 4 today in his first post-season appearance since Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. That game has always been a reference point...
EARLY EXITS OK WITH O'NEILL
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amARLINGTON - You know Paul O'Neill's right side isn't perfect when the feisty right fielder doesn't carp about Joe Torre removing him from the first two games of the ALDS...
BOBBY V BACK IN LINE OF FIRE : SAYS HE'S ENVIOUS OF SHOWALTER
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amBuck Showalter has escaped the madness of New York to build his own empire in the valley of the sun as manager/king of the Diamondbacks. Bobby Valentine is happy for...
JORDAN HEROICS BATTER ' STROS; BRAVES UP 2-1
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amHOUSTON - Throughout this NL Division Series, Houston has pitched around Atlanta's Chipper Jones, daring the rest of the Braves to hurt them. And in yesterday's rivetingGame 3 in the...
GILL GETTIN' THAT OLD FEELING BACK
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amATLANTIC CITY - The thrill was gone, Kendall Gill admits. There were always rumors of a trade. There was a position shift. There was no fun. "It was everything going...
BUM THUMB PUTS PIAZZA ON THE SHELF
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amThe Mets won last night's game without the best hitter in franchise history, and they may not even have him for this afternoon's game, either. Mike Piazza had an adverse...
RANGERS SCORE FIRST VICTORY
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amRangers3 Hurricanes1 They came out hungry and stayed that way from the first minute through the 60th. They were strong on the puck, which they wanted more than did the...
DENIES INFLAMMATORY COMMENTS IN ARTICLE
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amBobby Valentine addressed his players before last night's 9-2 win in response to a story in this week's Sports Illustrated in which he ripped someunnamed players for being "losers" and...
TRICKY RICKEY IS RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amEveryone knows how fast Rickey Henderson can be when he wants to be on the move. Here's more proof. Just after the fireworks ended celebrating the Mets' 9-2 victory over...
REED TURNING INTO PRESSURE PITCHER
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amDuring the Mets' near collapse toward the end of the regular season, Rick Reed guaranteed the Amazin's would make the playoffs. While some thought he was crazy for making such...
DAAL'S THE START OF D-BACKS' FALL
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amBuck Showalter said Wednesday that last night's starting pitcher Omar Daal could do anything he wanted to do when his career ended - coach, manage or be a GM. The...
OH WOW! ORDONEZ MAKES IT LOOK EASY
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amVeteran Shawon Dunston, once a shortstop capable of making spectacular plays and now a center fielder, commented on the balance of the Mets. "Lotta MVPs on this team," Dunston said....
PRATT TALE : PIZZA MAN TO PIAZZA SUB
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amT HE COUNT was 0-and-2, which was no death sentence. Todd Pratt's career was 0-and-2 not long ago, so one at-bat on life support, no matter how big the at-bat,...
DISTRACTIONS FAIL TO STOP AMAZIN' RUSH
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amTHEY'VE got Capt. Queeg in the manager's office, Thumbelina behind the plate and right now, nobody can beat them. The team with more personalities than Sybil is now one victory...
ARIZONA'S BULLPEN NO MATCH FOR METS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amSo much has been made about the Mets' bullpen this year that in a game like last night's 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks, it would be easy to overlook. But...
KNICKS FINE AWOL SPREE FOR BEING CAMP NO-SHOW
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amCHARLESTON - Latrell Sprewell missed his fifth day of Knick training camp here yesterday but The Post found him checked into the Residence Inn in White Plains last night. Reportedly,...
THESE SNAKES DON'T LOOK SO DANGEROUS : REED, 6-RUN 6TH GIVE METS 2-1 LEAD ON D-BACKS
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amOne superstar down, but only one win to go. With Mike Piazza watching from the bench because of a bizarre, medicine-related thumb injury, the Mets went out and showed they...
LEITER FEELS BACK ON TOP OF WORLD
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amAl Leiter takes the mound for Game 4 today in his first postseason appearance since Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. Although he hasn't had a great season, Leiter...
ANDERSON READY FOR N.Y. STAGE
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amIf Brian Anderson were a Met, fans would love him. Anderson is today's starter for the do-or-die Diamondbacks. The left-hander loves the New York spotlight almost as much as he...
METS CATCH BUMMER : PIAZZA SHELVED BY ALLERGIC REACTION
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amThe Mets started last night's game without the best hitter in franchise history, and they may not even have him for this afternoon's game, either. Piazza had an adverse reaction...
VALENTINE FIRESTORM ROCKS SHEA : DENIES PORTIONS OF DAMAGING S.I. PIECE
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amBobby Valentine once again was the center of an "ill-timed fire" yesterday, in GM Steve Phillips words, because of comments he made in a story in this week's Sports Illustrated....
MCLEAN HOLDS OWN WHEN CLEARING ZONE
October 9, 1999 | 4:00amThe puck is sent deep into the Ranger zone. Mike Richter moves out of his net to trap the puck. He then leaves either it for a defenseman or freezes...