December 28, 1999
LEONA SELLS RAGS FOR RICHES
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amLEONA Helmsley is having her own after Christmas sale. Helmsley received a $120 million stocking-stuffer by unloading 1.25 million dilapidated square feet of her vast portfolio at 500-512 Seventh Ave....
GABELLI'S BEAR HUNT BAGS VALUE FUNDS
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amMARIO Gabelli isn't letting his company's flagging stock price get in the way of an acquisition binge. Despite having a stock that hasn't traded above its initial public offering price...
WHAT'S IN A NAME? PRIMEX' FIRST SNAG
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amPrimex Trading, backed by some of the biggest firms on Wall Street and set to become a powerhouse in the electronic stock trading world, has run into it's first stumbling...
SURVIVAL IS PARAMOUNT ; LANDMARK RESTORES GLORY, HAS A FULL ROSTER OF TENANTS
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amTHE "new" Times Square the world will see on TV Friday night consists mainly of two kinds of buildings: shiny new towers and low-rise, ramshackle-looking survivors from the World War...
VICTIMS OF SUCCESS; E-TAILERS' FALL DOESN'T MOVE MARTS
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amStocks suffered a post-holiday hangover yesterday, due mostly to the poor performance of Internet retailers. Wall Street analysts said that despite the online Christmas shopping this season, the costs of...
BUFFETT FEEDING $135M IN STOCK TO FOUR CHARITIES
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amBillionaire investor Warren Buffett played belated Santa Claus yesterday, donating $135 million worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to charity. The second-richest man in the U.S. will have to give away...
CINDY MARGOLIS'LL DO ; TIMES SQ.
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amInternet babe Cindy Margolis, the self-proclaimed most downloaded females on the web, will host the official webcast of Times Square's New Year's eve hysteria. Blonde bombshell Margolis will emcee the...
HAILING ALL-AILEY PROGRAM'S VERSATILITY
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amDANCE REVIEW IT IS often suggested that -- in the same fashion as those one-opera composers such as Leoncavallo with his "Pagliacci" -- Alvin Ailey was a one-ballet choreographer. That...
JAY-Z'S LIFE & RHYMES
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amTHE review of "Volume 3 -- The Life and Times of S. Carter" is based upon a pre-release version of the album. Track titles in this review may differ from...
FOUNDER OF ABC-TV IS DEAD
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amLeonard Goldenson, 94, was a pioneer of network TV. TV pioneer Leonard H. Goldenson, the founder and retired chairman of ABC, Inc. died yesterday at his home in Sarasota Fla....
CHANGING HIS FACE VALUE
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amACTING chameleon Paul Giamatti has no interest in shrugging off the curse of the character actor. In fact, he considers anonymity a blessing. But after supporting roles in a batch...
LARRY BOOKS MONICA ; FIRST LIVE TV INTERVIEW
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amLARRY King will usher in 2000 with Monica Lewinsky. The former White House intern will appear on "Larry King Live" next Monday (Jan.3), King's first show of the new year....
FUMING MANILOW TAKES ON FLEET STREET
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amBARRY Manilow -- whose gentle love songs have made him millions -- turned into the Terminator yesterday, threatening to beat up the British press. The soft-spoken singer and composer exploded...
PSST! WE'VE SEEN THE NEW 'SOPRANOS'
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amGUESS what? I've just watched three -- count 'em -- three episodes of the upcoming season of "The Sopranos" which begins on HBO Jan.16, with an episode titled, "Guy Walks...
TIME WARNER CABLE-TV IN STAND-OFF WITH CH.7
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amDisney's agreement with Time Warner expires Friday and has been extended until Jan.15. TIME Warner doesn't expect to be dropping ABC-owned Ch.7 from its New York cable systems anytime soon,...
TRAVELER'S UPDATE
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amBudget Europe The cold shouldn't keep you from exploring Europe this winter. The prices are too good. For example: the Europe Express packages to London and Paris. For $499, you...
THE NAKED -- AND THE DEAD
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amA Swedish man escaped a blaze at his remote hunting cabin near Stockholm, only to freeze to death as he desperately tried to ride his snowmobile into town -- naked...
DOGGONE! 20G IN PUPS SWIPED FROM L.I. SHOP
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amWhat this pet shop needed was a watchdog. A gang of burglars broke into a Long Island pet store early yesterday and stole at least 10 pedigreed puppies worth more...
RUSSIANS ARE REELING AS LATEST CHECHNYA OFFENSIVE FALLS SHORT
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amRussian forces appeared to scale back their attack on Grozny yesterday after suffering heavy losses during a weekend onslaught that failed to take Chechnya's capital. The Interfax news agency quoted...
BARAK FACES GOV'T CRISIS ON EVE OF SYRIA TALKS
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amJERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak was surprised yesterday by a government crisis that threatened to cripple his parliament majority on the eve of crucial peace talks with Syria....
HOLIDAY CHEERS TO OUR BRAVEST, FINEST HEROES
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amThere were more tidings of comfort and joy yesterday as the city honored some "holiday heroes," including members of a Queens firehouse who made Christmas dreams come true for a...
RUDY: NEXT CHANCELLOR NEED NOT BE AN EDUCATOR
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani said yesterday the search for the next schools chancellor shouldn't be limited to educators, but should include "very skilled" administrators from outside the field. "Sometimes, there's a real...
GOOD OL' 'REDBIRDS' STILL ON TRACK
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amIt's true: They don't make subway trains like they used to. The subway system's oldest cars are leaving newer models in the dust by running longer without breaking down, Transit...
JERRY: MICK'S WOOING, BUT WAY 'TOO LATE'
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amJerry Hall says ex-hubby Mick Jagger is more attentive to her now than he was during their marriage. "Yeah, he's realized what he has lost, and it's all too late,"...
DOES THIS MEAN CLINTON IS SLICK WILLY?
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- Uncle Sam has outslicked a businessman who wanted the exclusive right to peddle Slick Willy gimmicks that poke fun at President Clinton. But in denying the request, the...
THERE GOES THE 'BLOODY' NEIGHBORHOOD
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amThere could not have been a better place to build the United Nations than in New York -- and there was no better place to build an institution dedicated to...
NYPD 'FAMILY' WAITS TO BURY SECOND ABANDONED TOT
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amBaby Angelica died in 1997 -- her coffin a gym bag left on a Brooklyn street by a mother who abandoned her at birth. Nearly three years later, the body...
DOLAN LANDING JETS - CABLEVISION BIG'S $620M OFFER TOPS FIELD FOR NFL TEAM
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amCablevision Corp. Chairman Charles Dolan is about to win control of the Jets, The Post has learned. The cable king's $620 million offer for the team has blown away rival...
'WINNER' SAYS WHOLE CLAN LOST BATTLE OF BILLIONAIRE BROTHERS
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amWilliam Koch's lawsuit against his billionaire brothers' company could net him a cool $120 million -- but he insists he's motivated by family honor, not money. "My children's name is...
COPS HALT CARS AT JFK IN ANTI-TERROR MEASURE
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amPort Authority cops on millennium terror alert are making random stops and searches of cars entering Kennedy Airport, The Post has learned. "You have more of a police presence. Every...
SCANDAL'S NEW TO HER, BUT HE'S BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amAlong with his talent, Puffy is known to have a king-sized ego -- and temper, to boot. Jennifer Lopez and Sean "Puffy" Combs make one of the hottest power couples...
'SUPERTHUG' NOREAGA IN POT BUST
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amAnother popular rapper -- Noreaga -- and four pals were busted for smoking marijuana on a Queens street corner, police said yesterday. The arrests occurred at 111th Street and 55th...
FANS: SHE'S HANGING WITH WRONG CROWD
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amFans of Jennifer Lopez were blaming her millionaire beau Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs for landing her in hot water with the cops -- and suggest the Latina lovely start looking...
A RAP IDEAL: RICH BUT REAL
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amMICHAEL CLARK stands outside the Midtown South police station hoping that one day he will be just like the man in the custody of cops. The Man inside is Puff...
BURGER KING RECALLS POKE-TOY AFTER TOT DIES
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amBurger King said yesterday it will recall more than 25 million of the plastic Pokémon balls handed out with its Kids Club Meals -- after the death of a baby...
BUSTED KNICK CITES RACE IN TRAFFIC ARREST
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amHad outstanding ticket.Knick forward John Wallace charged New York cops "unfairly" singled him out as a black pro athlete yesterday when he was busted at a Midtown traffic checkpoint for...
NEGOTIATORS CONTACT TERRORISTS ON DAY 5 OF INDIAN JET HIJACK
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amNegotiators spoke by radio with terrorists holding 160 hostages in the fetid cabin of an Indian Airlines jet today, as officials reported that the mental and physical states of the...
PUFFY & LOPEZ FACE MUSIC IN CLUB SHOOT
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amA nightclub-goer who tossed a wad of bills into hip-hop honcho Sean "Puffy" Combs' face sparked the wild shooting and car chase that landed Combs and superstar gal pal Jennifer...
EXPLOSION IS NEEDED IF PACK PREVAIL
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES There is a way for the Giants to qualify for the playoffs even if the Packers beat the Cardinals on Sunday. Not only would the Giants have to...
UNDESERVING JINTS GRATEFUL FOR SHOT
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amReality has set in among the Giants. They know there's a bogus quality to this playoff backpedal. They know an 8-8 team probably has no business joining in the post-season...
APPRENTICES COME AND GO
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amWith the departure of Jeremy Beasley back to Texas, the jockey colony continues to shuffle at Aqueduct. Now, there are two new apprentices to keep an eye on. Antonio Gutierrez...
FOR STARTERS, WARD'S BACK
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES The Knicks will go back to starting Charlie Ward at the point tonight with Chris Childs relieving him against Stephon Marbury and the Nets at the Meadowlands as...
TORRID NETS NOW FULL OF CONFIDENCE
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amAfter suffering through a horrific Christmas night in Indianapolis and then the suspending of one their own for two games over an idiotic mugging, the Knicks need the quiet, comfort...
WADLEIGH DOES IT HARD WAY
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amJAMES P. SULLIVAN CHRISTMAS CLASSIC If Wadleigh could figure out how to play as well as it does when its back is against the wall, the Tigers would be a...
KURT GOES DOWN FIGHTIN': KNICK RIPS REGGIE & ROSE AFTER GETTING 2-GAME BAN
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amThe NBA suspended Kurt Thomas two games yesterday for his Christmas Night ambush of Jalen Rose in the Knicks' 101-90 loss to the Pacers in Indianapolis and took $60,000 out...
KURT 'NOT ALL THERE' TROUBLE NOTHING NEW TO KNICKS' THOMAS
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amRIGHT, wrong or indifferent, evil-eyed Kurt Thomas is one scary-looking hombre. As you might imagine, wearing a Bernard King game face scowl isn't exactly a handicap for someone positioned at...
HOOK, LINE & SINKER ; LUCAS OUTGUNS MARINO IN JETS' WIN OVER FISH ; JETS KEEP THE FIRE BURNING AS LUCAS RIDDLES DOLPHINS
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amJets 38 Dolphins 31 MIAMI -- The playoffs have long been out of reach for the Jets, but you'd hardly figure that out by watching them play right now. In...
DON'T COUNT OUT OLD NUMBER 13
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI -- Michael Jordan hit his last shot of his final game for a sixth title and walked off from the nightly mental grind of having to live up to...
COLEMAN SAYS, 'JUST THROW ME DAN BALL'
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI -- The Marcus Coleman salary drive continued last night at Pro Player Stadium with another strong performance against the Dolphins. Coleman, the Jets' starting right cornerback who's taken good...
START[[SN0]]-LING DEBUTS : JET ROOKIES BRIGHT SPOTS IN DIM '99
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amMIAMI - Neither figured to be incredibly visible in last night's game between the Jets and Dolphins at Pro Player Stadium. Neither was expected to score a touchdown, create a...
GILL'S PERCENTAGE RISES AS MARBURY WEARS DOWN
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amNET NOTES To Kendall Gill, Christmas means his shot starts falling. To Stephon Marbury, Christmas means his legs start feeling a little shot. While Gill continues his usual December significant...
YORK'S A RANGER WITH A FUTURE
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amPHOENIX - The numbers, pretty good in and of themselves for any freshman, let alone for a sixth-round draft pick given significant responsibility on a struggling franchise, aren't what's most...
LUONGO GLAD WEEKES GOT OFF TO GOOD START
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amRoberto Luongo liked what he saw from fellow goalie Kevin Weekes in his Islander debut last Thursday. Even if it proved that Luongo could be in a fight for the...
DUTCHMEN FLY BACK TO TITLE GAME
December 28, 1999 | 5:00amPut the kid from Brooklyn on the court at Madison Square Garden and dreams come true. Dreams of hitting clutch shots. Dreams of upsetting teams from higher-profile conferences. Dreams of...