December 25, 1999
VIDEO REVIEW ; SEASON'S SCREENINGS TO ALL
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amAFTER you've opened all the presents, devoured the turkey, polished off the wine and kissed the relatives goodbye, why not top off Christmas night with a good video? There's plenty...
SCHOOL'S OUT ... HERE'S WHERE TO PLAY
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amThey've opened their gifts, played with (and maybe even broken) a few toys ... and now the kids are clamoring for something fun to do. School's out all week -...
BROOKLYN STAKES ; ITS CLAIM TO A GREAT STEAKHOUSE
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amRemember the Smith & Wollensky ad a few years back that said, "There are six great steakhouses in the world. Four are in Argentina"? The text of the ad should...
OLIVER: FROM PRISON SLOP TO MOM'S TURKEY
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amOliver Jovanovic reflected on what a difference a year makes as he prepared to celebrate Christmas today. "Last year, I was No. 98A3709 as an inmate," he said. "I was...
'WE'RE SO LUCKY TO BE WITH NIKKI'
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amNicole Barrett is spending a very Merry Christmas today with her family back in Texas -- just five weeks after she was critically injured by a brick-wielding lunatic on a...
STARS' FUTILE ATTRACTION? ; 'ZETA' FLIES HOME WITHOUT MICHAEL
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amSultry screen stunner Catherine Zeta-Jones stunned her family by unexpectedly flying to her native Wales for the holidays without beau Michael Douglas. And Zeta-Jones' grandmother only fueled rumors that the...
BEANIE BABIES' FATE ; LEFT UP TO TOY POLLOI
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amJust months after announcing it would retire Beanie Babies, the toys' maker did an about-face yesterday, saying fans will have the final say on whether the dolls should be discontinued....
CREW: I'M CUTTING OUT NOW! ; SKIPS FINAL 6 MONTHS OF SCHOOL YEAR
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amSchools Chancellor Rudy Crew -- denied an extension on his $245,000-a- year contract by the Board of Education -- said yesterday he won't be back at work after the holidays....
SHE'LL FIGHT FOR 'LOTTERY' FORTUNE ; B'KLYN MOM OUT TO KEEP MISDIRECTED U.N. FUNDS
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amThe Brooklyn mom who thought she won a "foreign lottery" when she found $700,000 in her bank account says the money -- intended for the United Nations -- is hers,...
IT'S MILLENNIAL ; JOY TO THE WORLD ; POPE LEADS GLOBAL FLOCK IN CELEBRATION
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amIIChristians around the world today are joyously celebrating the last Christmas of this millennium with presents and prayers. Pope John Paul II, in a solemn Christmas Eve ceremony at the...
PRINCE TO BRITNEY: 'WILLS' YOU BE MINE?
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amPrince William has been Speared by Cupid -- the royal heartthrob has asked Britney Spears out on a Valentine's Day date. And the curvy 17-year-old pop star -- who has...
NO POLITICAL TIDINGS OF JOY FROM RUDY OR HILL
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amEven on Christmas Eve, the political bricks were flying like snowballs between First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's camp and Mayor Giuliani. Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson started the fusillade yesterday, accusing...
PORN STAR HOLED UP WITH FINANCIER
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amPorn queen Marylin Star is hiding in the penthouse of a wealthy wheeler-dealer who used to be a regulator for the Vancouver Stock exchange, The Post has learned. The XXX-rated...
APPLE'S 'BRAVEST' ; SANTAS TO THE RESCUE ; FIRE HEROES BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO HEARTBREAK KID
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amYes, Jasmine, there is a Santa Claus. Actually, about 30 of 'em. Members of a Queens firehouse played Santa to a desperately poor family last night, passing the hat to...
SYRIA'S ASSAD MIGHT SHOW UP ; TO SEAL PEACE DEAL
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amNext month's peace talks between Syria and Israel may include Syrian President Hafez al-Assad -- a sign that the two sides hope to strike a deal. Up until now, Assad...
KILL THE MURDERERS BEFORE THEY STEAL NEW YEAR'S
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amTHE FLORIDA KEYS.WE drink a beer, drop a line in the water for the big one, tell each other lies and carry on like happy beached whales. We are the...
ARMED YOUTHS STEAL VALUABLE POKEMON CARD
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amConnecticut cops were searching for two young Pokemon punks who robbed another child at gunpoint for one of his prized trading cards. Mike Meekers, 12, of New Haven, was ecstatic...
INDIAN PLANE HIJACKED ; REPORTS OF FIVE PASSENGERS SLAIN
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amFive murderous hijackers brandishing guns, knives and grenades seized an Indian jet yesterday and launched it on a terrifying trip across Asia that included a heart-stopping landing at a blacked-out...
MASS BRINGS JOY TO ST. PATS : CARDINAL FRAIL BUT FEISTY IN YULE CELEBRATION
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amA weak but enthusiastic John Cardinal O'Connor celebrated midnight Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral -- wishing the world "the most wonderful Christmas any of us has ever had." O'Connor --...
FARE-BEATERS FRENCH-ROAST TA
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amSubway fare-beaters have outfoxed the Transit Authority with a new scandal du jour -- using French coins as tokens. The scam artists are using gold-plated French 10-centimes pieces -- worth...
ALL BETS OFF? BOND SNAG MAY ; SCRATCH OTB DEAL
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amTHE New York Racing Association is rounding the home stretch in its bid for the city's Off-Track Betting Corp. -- but a major snag could kill the deal in its...
LAW LIMITING HMO HIKE$ SET TO EXPIRE
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amThe new millennium could bring higher HMO rates in New York, health advocates say: A state law giving the Insurance Department and the public more power to fight unfair prices...
CHILDS FEELS SMALL OVER VG'S BIG LINEUP
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS -- Point guard Chris Childs believes the Knicks' "Big Lineup" is a big insult directed at him and Charlie Ward. For the third straight game, Jeff Van Gundy will...
NHL NEEDS YULE-TIME TOURNAMENTS
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amIT REMAINS the best present the NHL could give itself. And it would only cost the price of 10 trophies, which could even be sponsored for a profit. Until they...
MONTGOMERY HIDES PAIN
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amIn his brief time with the Giants, Joe Montgomery has shown himself to be a hard-nosed runner on the field and a fairly intense individual off it. He will have...
GREEN HAS SOMETHING TO PROVE
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amIn a sense, the timing couldn't have been better for Victor Green. On Wednesday, the Jets' starting strong safety was left bitterly disappointed at being left off the Pro Bowl...
INDY PLAYOFF SERIES JUMP-STARTED CAMBY
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS -- The Pacers legitimized Marcus Camby as a Knick. For the first time, all of New York -- and Jeff Van Gundy -- got to see how Camby could...
'WIZARD' COLEMAN WOWING FOES ON THE CORNER
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amWhen Bill Parcells first got to the Jets and watched Marcus Coleman play, he nicknamed the young cornerback "The Wizard." It wasn't an altogether flattering tag, because it was based...
BIG BLUE REMEMBER PLAYOFF MELTDOWN ; PLAYERS DON'T FORGET WILD-CARD DEBACLE
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amIf what takes place on the Giants Stadium field tomorrow afternoon is indeed akin to a playoff game, with playoff atmosphere, playoff intensity and playoff emotions, then where does that...
GILL'S TOUCH LENDS MARBURY BIG HAND
December 25, 1999 | 5:00amThe difference has been as subtle as a sledgehammer to the mouth. Stephon Marbury's shots and turnovers are down, his assists are up. "The difference is in guys' games. Kendall,...