October 26, 1999
CALL IT LIPSTICK ALLEY ; MAD AVE. KISSED OFF FOR SOHO
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amSoHo is turning into Lipstick Alley, as makeup and skin-care retailers take their cue from the clothing designers who hurried in before them. Lipstick Alley is mainly Spring Street, but...
SAKS GOING FACE-TO-FACE WITH SEPHORA ON FIFTH ; SIDEWALK STUNTS, WINDOWS MAKEOVER IN MASCARA BATTLE
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amSaks Fifth Avenue is not lying down while Sephora muscles into its territory. It's hitting back high - stilt-high, to be exact. Stilt-walkers dressed as perfume bottles, makeup brushes and...
INVESTORS SHOULDN'T OVERLOOK NEW MUTUAL FUNDS
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTHE uneven playing field between individual and institutional investors is leveling out. The Internet, which distributes widespread information about the market way beyond Wall Street and right to the heart...
KIDS PAPER BULL-IED BY WSJ
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amNow that the Wall Street Journal doesn't have to worry about Managing Editor Paul Steiger jumping ship to CNN, the financial newspaper is finally getting down to business: ordering the...
GENERAL RE-THINK BY BUFFETT: BILLIONAIRE MAY SELL SOME UNITS OF GIANT INSURER
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amBillionaire investor Warren Buffett may be getting ready to sell off parts of General Re, the insurance giant he purchased last year for $16 billion. That's the word swirling around...
ALTAVISTA'S NEW VIEW: PORTAL
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amCMGI is boosting its online presence by turning search engine AltaVista into a full-fledged portal. The fruit of David Wetherell's faith in the property, which began life in the labs...
CONDE NAST JOLTED AS AD EXEC RESIGNS
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amConde Nast Executive Vice President Cathy Viscardi-Johnston, a 20-year company veteran and close ally of CEO Steve Florio, resigned suddenly, stunning both insiders and outsiders alike. In a prepared statement,...
LYCOS FUNDS MEGA-'ZINE NETWORK
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTime to sell out? Some of the Internet's longest-suffering content producers, who have had to sit by and write about their peers growing rich, are on the verge of forming...
DREAMWORKS, IMAGINE FORMING 'NET COMPANY BACKED BY ALLEN
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amHollywood heavies Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard are taking their entertainment savvy online with a new video entertainment website financed by billionaire software guru Paul Allen. The power trio announced...
GROWN-UP IN ORLANDO ; THERE'S PLENTY OF FUN FOR ADULTS IN THE CITY THAT MICKEY CALLS HOME
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amO RLANDO boasts a motto - "You never outgrow it" - and that sounds about right for a city that encourages people of all ages to walk around wearing Mickey...
STILL 'LOOKING' GOOD
October 26, 1999 | 4:00am*LOOKING FORWARD Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Reprise The partnership of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young remains one of the best loved relics of the early...
TRAVELER'S UPDATE
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amScenic symbols Just in time for Halloween, and at the peak of Pennsylvania leaf-peeping season, the Reading and Berks County Visitors Bureau has issued its 1999 Hex Barn Art Tour...
A GRAY MATTER ; NBC SPORTS GUY WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR CONTROVERSIAL ROSE INTERVIEW
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amN BC Sports reporter Jim Gray will not apologize to shamed baseball all-star Pete Rose for Sunday night's controversial on-the-field interview. "I think Pete ruined his own night," Gray said...
FOX BITES THE BULLET FRIDAY-NIGHT MASSACRE: AX FALLS ON 'HARSH REALM,' 'CAULFIELD'
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amFOX has yanked its entire Friday night lineup - effective immediately. The new teen cop-show "Ryan Caulfield: Year One" and "Harsh Realm" - the latest from "X-Files" creator Chris Carter...
THE STARR REPORT
October 26, 1999 | 4:00am'WASTELAND': ABC-YA LATER? ABC's new drama, "Wasteland," looks like a goner. "Status quo" was all an ABC spokesman would say yesterday as rumors of the show's demise continued to swirl....
ROOM SERVICE: GO TO THE WEB; HOW TO GET A HOTEL IF EVERYTHING IS SOLD OUT
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amGOING to Miami between December and April? Boston or Chicago in October? New Orleans any weekend? Chances are, finding a hotel room will be a nightmare. One company that is...
TO HELL AND BACK
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTo mark Breast Cancer Awareness month, below we bring you the absolutely extraordinary story of New Yorker Katherine Russell Rich, in the hope that it will provide inspiration and courage...
TROUBLE IN CIGAR BAR
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amFOR more than a year, says Lorraine Cestone - the 29-year-old manager of Club Macanudo, the hot cigar club on the Upper East Side frequented by Mayor Giuliani and a...
DOWN FOR THE COUNT: SHOWING LITTLE PUNCH IN A CROWDED FIELD, 'FIGHT CLUB' TAKES A BOX-OFFICE BEATING
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amIt's the first rule of "Fight Club" - you don't talk about it. Unfortunately for executives at 20th Century Fox, audiences are taking that order to heart. Thanks to poor...
TRAGIC MOM HITS CLUB KING GATIEN WITH RACKETS SUIT
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amSOMETIME today, lawyers Andrew Miltenberg and Frank Monteleone will drive to Riverhead, L.I., to file a $5 million civil racketeering suit against jailed nightclub impresario Peter Gatien. The suit -...
CURSES FOILED? BLEACHER CREATURES WILL HAVE TO MIND THEIR MANNERS
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amWatch your mouths, Yankee fans. Stadium security is vowing to throw out any fan who shouts profanity at a player during the World Series. "We will have a no-nonsense policy...
RUSSIANS POUND CHECHNYA
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amRussian forces yesterday bombarded Chechnya as tanks advanced on the nearly deserted capital of Grozny. The troops and tanks that had been holding their ground north of the capital were...
THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOOD PEOPLE GET CASE OF 'WHAT IFS?'
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amONE evening a few years ago, in a department store, I saw a woman I vaguely recognized pummeling a small boy. The boy was crying piteously. "Shut up!" the woman...
VENDORS IN A LOSE-WIN SITUATION ; BIZ COULD BOOM IF BOMBERS BUST
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amVendors around Yankee Stadium don't want the Bronx Bombers to bury the hatchet against the Braves too soon - saying a sweep would be bad for business. Abdul Abbadi, who...
MARATHON WON'T BOOT 'NEO-NAZI'
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amThe New York City Road Runners Club yesterday refused to disqualify a right-wing Austrian politician who plans to participate - despite calls for his rejection by a state lawmaker. Two...
PAM: OUR KIDS WILL WALK ON THE MILD SIDE
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amPamela Anderson Lee says she and tattooed rocker-hubby Tommy Lee believe their two sons will grow up straight as arrows - leading quiet and sober lives. "I picture Tommy and...
PROBLEMS 'BUILDING' FOR SATELLITE BUS-TRACK PLAN
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amA satellite system designed to track bus service in Manhattan is lost in space, transit officials said yesterday. Soaring skyscrapers are blocking the promising new technology from precisely tracking buses...
SHELL-SHOCKED JOCK IN ON-AIR MEA CULPA
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amHoward Stern fans sobbed on the air yesterday as the depressed shock jock spent five agonizing hours trying to explain why he busted up with his wife. "I'm a crummy...
MTA DRIVES GARAGE PARKERS CRAZY
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amAngry Wall Street commuters yesterday said MTA cops are harassing them by searching their cars before allowing them to park in a public garage. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority cites security...
THEY HAD 10 SECONDS . . . TO ETERNITY
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amThe pilots of the runaway Learjet had as little as 10 seconds to react after an explosive loss of cabin pressure, aviation experts said yesterday. If they failed to put...
STEWART WAS ONE OF GAME'S GOOD GUYS
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amNOW maybe everyone on both sides of the Atlantic understands how silly this constant bickering about what happened at the '99 Ryder Cup has been. Maybe now all the moaning...
HERE'S HOPING HE'LL ENLIVEN RACE - AS HE LOSES
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amPAT BUCHANAN, apostate Republican and born-again Reformer, will not be the next president of the United States. Nor should he be. Although he has been unfairly caricatured as a demon...
NEW BALKAN CONFLICT LOOMS OVER MONTENEGRO
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amStalled negotiations between Serbian leaders and officials from breakaway-minded Montenegro set the stage for a bitter showdown that could lead to a new war in the Balkans. The two-day talks...
PAT SCATS TO RUN IN REFORM PARTY ; JOINS TRUMP IN DEFECTING FROM GOP
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amFailed Republican presidential wannabe Pat Buchanan yesterday did a Donald - dumping the GOP to jump into the Reform Party ring with his maybe-rival. Buchanan, blasting the other two parties...
PROF USED GRANT $$ FOR DRUGS: FEDS ; HAD $2.6M TO 'STUDY' HEROIN
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amA John Jay College professor who got a $2.6 million federal grant to study the city's heroin epidemic was charged yesterday with embezzling funds to finance his own drug use....
BARED NEWS: STRIP JOINT'S BACK
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amA Queens strip joint that was shuttered last year during the city's crackdown on sex shops held a "grand reopening" last night, infuriating local officials who had hoped it was...
'KIDNAP' BAIL BUNGLE
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amAn ex-con with a record of sex offenses should have been behind bars when he allegedly kidnapped a 4-year-old boy, officials said yesterday. When he was busted Sunday, Tony Sanchez,...
KIN CAN'T SAVE SISTERS, 3 AND 4, FROM BLAZE
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTwo little Brooklyn sisters, trapped in their bedroom behind a wall of smoke and flames, died yesterday as relatives fought desperately to save them. Investigators said Latesha White, 3, and...
RUDY GETS ROASTED AT BROADWAY'S $ALUTE TO HILL
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amA Broadway birthday party for First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton turned into a bash of a different sort last night - as stars took big-league swings at Mayor Giuliani. "We're...
TRAGIC GOLFER YEARNED TO FLY: MOM: HE WANTED TO BECOME A PILOT
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amGolf champ Payne Stewart never feared flying - and was even considering learning to fly, his grief-stricken mother said yesterday. "He was thinking about taking lessons so he could help...
PARCELLS, CHIPPER MOURN AGENTS
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amThe deaths yesterday of two sports agents - who counted Jet coach Bill Parcells and Atlanta Brave slugger Chipper Jones among their clients - in golfer Payne Stewart's plane sent...
CLINTON SURRENDERS TO GOP ON DEFENSE $$
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Fearing defections in his own party, President Clinton said yesterday he would sign a pork-laden defense budget - although he promised to veto other GOP-sponsored funding plans. Spokesman...
SEN. JOHN CHAFEE OF R.I. IS DEAD AT 77
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. John Chafee of Rhode Island, a moderate Republican and former Marine who commanded troops in both World War II and Korea, died Sunday night of heart failure....
SUM OF RANGERS IS LESS THAN ZERO
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTHERE is no longer a need for the NHL to convene its weekly conference calls with general managers in which teams are encouraged to hold the line on their respective...
BACK-IN-IT JINTS EYE NOTHING BUT EAGLES
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES The Giants awoke yesterday a mere one-half game behind the first-place Redskins and Cowboys in the NFC East. Two weeks earlier, the Giants lost a miserable game in...
INJURIES TEMPER BIG BLUE EUPHORIA
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amIt has come to this for the Giants: They desperately need a running back and yet they won't sign one because they are more desperate to find a safety. "We've...
TRAPATTONI TRAPPED AT FIORENTINA
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amLONDON - In an interesting twist on the old "You can't fire me, I quit" routine, Giovanni Trapattoni, who has won more honors than any other active coach in Italy's...
BOMBERS NO LONGER ; YANKS SHOW YA DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH 'EM ALL TO WIN IT ALL - AGAIN
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amCONTRARY to this October's hype theme, the Yankees are more the anti-team of the decade than they are team of the '90s. This decade has been all about home runs....
NETS' PERRY VOWS TO KEEP THE FAITH
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amWhen the Nets traded away Eric Murdock, it was like an adrenaline rush for Elliot Perry. The backup point guard to Stephon Marbury knew where he stood: as the backup...
ESCHMEYER MAY BE OUT ENTIRE YEAR
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amNET NOTES The Nets have patiently waited for the help that eventually will arrive form their injured players. But now it seems one player, rookie Evan Eschmeyer, might not be...
CHILI, YOU THE MAN-AGER! ; DAVIS WOULD BE SUPER SKIPPER
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amFACE IT, baseball, the Yankees are just smarter than everyone else. That's the reason they are the Team of the '90s. These Braves, just like that catchy tune in Deliverance,...
FIRMING HIS CASE FOR HALL 3RD TITLE SHOULD ENSURE PLAQUE FOR JOE
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amJOE TORRE has not played a game in more than two decades, yet his Hall of Fame credentials only grow and grow. As early as tomorrow, he could all but...
CLINTON, TIGER REMEMBER STEWART
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amGolfers and their fans - including President Clinton -and other athletes reacted with grief and shock yesterday to the bizarre air crash death of golfer Payne Stewart. "It is shocking....
JETS CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE A BREAK
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amThe Jets will not prepare this week for a football game. Sunday represents their bye week. Whether they've earned that bye after losing six of their first seven this season...
VG DOESN'T GET GIST OF AGENT'S FRIENDLY ADVICE
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES ALBANY - Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy didn't appreciate getting relationship advice from agent Robert Gist on how to deal with client Latrell Sprewell. Gist told The Post...
KENNEDY A 'HIT' MAN
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amChaminade's Kevin Kennedy has many traits that make for a great running back. He is quick, can make great cuts and is extremely fast. More than anything else, however, is...
IMPROVING WILLIAMS TAKEN OFF RESPIRATOR
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amJET NOTES The beleaguered Jets were in need of a little good news yesterday and they got it when it was learned that defensive back Kevin Williams, who's been seriously...
LOU CAN'T HOLD OUT LONG
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amThe Devils don't have long until they have to make room for Patrik Elias and Brendan Morrison now that the two have agreed to contracts, as reported in yesterday's Post....
VAN GUNDY MULLS GIVING LANG START
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - The season opener is one week away and Jeff Van Gundy has whittled his options for opening-night starting center all the way down to four players. Four players?...
BELLY OF THE BEAST BLEEDING BRAVES NOW FACE HUNGRY STADIUM 'MONSTER'
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amOh-and-two and trapped in The Bronx Zoo. It's hard to imagine a worse scenario for the stumbling Braves as they face the Yankees tonight in Game 3 of the World...
JET TRAGEDY HITS CHIPPER
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amThe jet crash that killed Payne Stewart yesterday also took the life of two agents for Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Bob Fraley and Van Ardan represented Jones since he...
BRAVES KNOW THAT 3-0 FALL WOULD BE FATAL
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amAfter having played in 17 playoff series in the decade, the core of the Braves understands the predicament facing them. There are no returns from the depths - no miracle...
ZIMMER, YANKS BLAST GRAY
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amDon Zimmer has seen a lot of bad guys in baseball across his 51 years in the game and normally holds his tongue. However, the Yankees' bench coach unloaded on...
BRAVES STILL WELL-ARMED
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTHE BRAVE hitters have a foot in the bucket. Tonight their pitcher may have to take a bucket to the mound. Now, Tom Glavine is one smart cookie, but over...
GLAVINE SURE HE'LL BE READY
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTom Glavine said he still wasn't 100 percent yesterday, but added his overall health was improving by quantum leaps every six to 12 hours and he expected to be fine...
JOE STILL MULLING HIS DH FOR GAME 3
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES NOTEBOOK With the Braves throwing lefty Tom Glavine in Game 3 tonight, Yankee manager Joe Torre had no trouble starting Chad Curtis in left field. However, when it...
REBEL WITH A CAUSE (OR THREE)
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amS UMMERS don't get any shorter than the one that just flashed by. If it weren't for some documented incidents and misadventures, I'd swear the 90-day period never happened and...
PASSION SET PAYNE APART
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amTHE passion is what I'll remember most about Payne Stewart. It's what I always admired most about him. His passion for the game of golf and life was a treasure....
WHIRLWIND OF A WEEK CONTINUES FOR AARON
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amSunday, Hank Aaron was at Game 2 of the World Series in Atlanta, honored in front of his hometown crowd as part of the All-Century Team. Tonight at 5:30, The...
LJ SHOWS WAY PAST WIZ
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - The Knicks are 0-4 without Larry Johnson and now 2-0 with him. LJ, who missed the first four pre-season games with a sprained foot, pumped in all of...
MCGOVERN STUNG BY LOSS OF PAYNE, AGENT
October 26, 1999 | 4:00amWhen Jim McGovern heard the news of yesterday's plane crash tragedy involving fellow PGA Tour player Payne Stewart his sorrow ran much deeper than most who were affected by the...