April 17, 2000
ABN MAY STOP NORTH FORK BID FOR DIME
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amDime Bancorp may have found a white knight in ABN Amro North America, a Chicago-based bank that is considering a bid for New York's biggest thrift, according to published reports....
NO 3-LETTER .COM NAMES LEFT
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amLooking for that perfect name for your Web site, one that's short, snappy, and easy to remember? Well, unless it has more than three letters, turns out you're out of...
SEC SAYS WABC TOUTED PONZI FIRM
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amA respected radio stock analyst is facing accusations that she led her loyal listeners into a $35 million stock swindle. Adriane Berg, host of the WABC show "Money Talk" and...
MEDIA CITY
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amSINCE battered Wall Streeters are seemingly obsessed with tech-market pundits, we thought we'd take a look at what some of the tech titles have to offer this go 'round.The Industry...
SOTHEBY'S CASE WEAK JAIL TERMS UNLIKELY FOR BROOKS AND TAUBMAN
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amAlthough she faces a grand-jury probe, Diana Brooks can probably start resting a lot easier. Judging from the weak profile that's emerging from a Federal case accusing her and others...
CLERICAL JOB FOR H'WOOD RABBI & PRIEST HELP KEEP 'FAITH' KOSHER
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amUNLIKE Ben Stiller and Ed Norton in the film "Keeping the Faith," Rabbi Hillel Norry and Father John Duffell have never dueled for the affections of the same woman. But...
TV NEWS' BIG NIGHT
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amCHUCK Scarborough and Sue Simmons won the top local Emmy Award last night for their coverage of the 1998 Swissair Flight 111 jet crash. The prize - for Outstanding Single...
BARELY DRESSED FOR THE PROM - WHETHER ROMANTIC OR SEXY, IT'S IN TO SHOW SKIN
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWHEN it comes to prom fashions, less is more. The spare looks that have been sizzling at fashion shows and Hollywood galas are headed for high-school gymnasiums, catering halls and...
WHAT A PLUS! - PRETTY PROM DRESSES COME IN ALL SIZES THIS YEAR
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amBeing a size 16 doesn't mean wearing a mother-of-the-bride gown to the prom anymore. Katie Arons, publisher of the plus-size teen magazine Extra Hip, says there are more cute, sexy...
HOW DID A MOVIE THIS GOOD GET ON TV?
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amHOW "Trapped in a Purple Haze," made it as a TV movie in this day of "historical" recreations of the lives of the saints (rock 'n' rollers and others usually...
THE STARR REPORT
April 17, 2000 | 4:00am'All' together now "Donny & Marie" made TV history by reuniting "All in the Family" co-stars Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton - their first-ever joint talk show appearance. In the...
UNGODLY MESS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amJESUS CHRIST SUPERSTARHalf a starFord Center for the Performing Arts, 213 W. 42nd St., (212) 307-4100. Reviewed: April 13. YOU'D think there'd be some fresh thinking, some imagination behind the...
NRA BLASTS GOV'S 'ASSAULT' ON GUNS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amTHE National Rifle Association has put Gov. Pataki in the cross-hairs, moving to shoot down his new anti-gun proposals as a "political gimmick" harmful to law-abiding citizens. The politically powerful...
VIET VETS: 'IT WAS A TOTAL WASTE'
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amThe Vietnam War ended in defeat for the U.S.-backed regime in Saigon 25 years ago this month, the end of a demoralizing conflict that left its mark on all aspects...
7 DIE IN LISBON CLUB STAMPEDE
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amSeven people were killed in a stampede at a packed Lisbon nightclub yesterday after someone cut the electricity and threw two cans of pepper gas onto the dance floor. Police...
FORD: MY PAL GREENSPAN COST ME THE WHITE HOUSE
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amFormer President Gerald Ford blames the economic advice of Alan Greenspan for his 1976 election loss - but still thinks the current Federal Reserve chairman's ideas were sound, it was...
CHRISTIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD PRAY TO MARK PALM SUNDAY
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amA half-million people crammed St. Peter's Square in Vatican City yesterday to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass with Pope John Paul II, who challenged youths to renew their commitment to the...
DON KING'S TROUBLED SON TAKES IT ON CHIN ESTRANGED ERIC TAGGED FOR CHILD $UPPORT
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amDON KING'S son Eric is feeling low. In his first-ever interview, the son of boxing's most infamous promoter says the toll of fighting a decade-long child-support battle has cost him...
OUTRAGE PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON HYPOCRISY
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amTHE moral horror is as insanely venomous as the act. Let's say, for argument's sake, that the unborn child of Dr. Stephen Pack's alleged victim had perished. Well, he wouldn't...
B'KLYN MAN: COP 'KICKED ME AND KEPT PUNCHING'
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man says his vision was damaged by a cop who beat him during a stop-and-frisk. Police and the 21-year-old, Earl Canady, disagree about the circumstances that led to...
RUDY OKS COP-VICTIM HONOR
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday said he will approve a City Council plan to rename a portion of a Bronx street in memory of Anthony Baez, slain in a banned choke hold...
RUDY: STOX DROP WON'T BUST CITY'S FINANCES
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani said the city treasury should have no problem riding out tumbling stock prices - his upcoming budget intentionally underestimates earnings from Wall Street. "Actually, it's a great indication...
DOC-ATTACK NURSE : I'M NOT HAVING AN ABORTION
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amA Bronx nurse who cops say was injected with an abortion-inducing drug by her doctor lover said yesterday she's going forward with her pregnancy - although the child could be...
NEW RUSSIAN PREZ AGREES TO MEETING WITH CLINTON
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sits down today for tea with Queen Elizabeth II, has agreed to meet with President Clinton sometime in the next few months. White...
PAT: MCCAIN JUST COULDN'T PUT OUT THE IRE
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Pat Robertson yesterday said Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign fizzled partly because the Vietnam war hero's "plastic smile" is a weak disguise for his "underlying anger." Robertson also...
FREE MEAL IS NO TALL ORDER FOR KNICK HERO
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amKnick power forward Marcus Camby yesterday not only disproved the old adage "there's no such thing as a free lunch" - he even served free autographs for dessert. Some 600...
PASSOVER PRICES ARE LESS PLAGUING THIS YEAR
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amPreparing a Passover meal will cost a little less this year, a city Consumer Affairs survey found. The average price of a Passover food basket at city markets dropped 2...
ISRAELI POLICE: PUT POL ON TRIAL IN SEX ASSAULTS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli police yesterday recommended Deputy Prime Minister Yitzhak Mordechai stand trial in the sexual assaults of at least three women in eight years. Mordechai, who is also transport...
BOYFRIEND CHARGED IN ASSAULT ON BABY
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amA 9-month-old Bronx baby was in critical condition last night after police say her mother's boyfriend shook her so hard, her brain started bleeding. Cops said they were called to...
A WAKE INSTEAD OF A B'DAY FOR SLAIN CABBY
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amLuis Francisco Perez had planned to celebrate his 30th birthday today with a cookout, but instead, the livery driver and father of a baby boy is being mourned. Perez, a...
FATHER THANKS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM THE PULPIT
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Elian Gonzalez's father attended a Palm Sunday service at a Baptist church yesterday, where he thanked supporters for helping in his quest to reclaim his son. "All you...
RUDY OKS NAMING OF STREET FOR COP VICTIM
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday said he will approve a City Council plan to rename a portion of a Bronx street in memory of Anthony Baez, slain in a banned choke hold...
DO THEY GET AWAY WITH IT? - 'BAD' OFFICERS NOT ALWAYS DISCIPLINED
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amThe NYPD's record when it comes to disciplining cops accused of brutality is under fire. "What we've had is absolute tolerance for civil-rights abuses," New York Civil Liberties Union chief...
IMF CARRIES ON AMID PROTESTS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Protesters kicked up a ruckus yesterday but failed to accomplish their main objective of shutting down meetings of the International Monetary Fund. Police engaged in tense skirmishes with...
FREEDOM HAS A PRICE FOR IPO INSIDERS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amMartha Stewart and World Wrestling Federation boss Vince McMahon face a one-two punch - their companies tumbled in the general market free-fall just as their top executives were suddenly free...
HARLEM WOMAN SNATCHED: COPS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amA woman was abducted from a Harlem street by an ex-boyfriend who had been stalking her, cops said. The victim, Danielle Barber, 21, was accosted in front of 22 W....
WALL ST. BRACING FOR ; A NEW BUMPY RIDE ; ASIAN MARKETS DOWN SHARPLY
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amAsian stock markets opened sharply lower this morning - as investors in the United States braced for another wild ride. Japan's Nikkei average fell a staggering 8.8 percent at one...
BLDG. GUARDS ARE FORCED TO TAKE A 'STAND'
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amMAYBE you should sit down before reading this. Or, on second thought, stand up. And keep standing for six hours. Only then will you have a little taste of what...
BATTLE OVER 'ZERO TOLERANCE' FOR COP BRUTALITY ; BATTLE OVER 'ZERO TOLERANCE'
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amFederal officials - insisting that an independent monitor oversee the NYPD - are demanding the department crack down on police brutality with a "zero tolerance" policy, The Post has learned....
GIANT THUMBNAILS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amBRANDON SHORT Penn State LB, 6-3, 252 Fourth round, 105th overall Skinny: Enjoyed playing chess with LaVar Arrington at Penn State. Was an All-America selection at McKeesport H.S. in Pittsburgh....
KNICKS TURN INTO REGULAR DISASTER
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amThe relative harmony of this Knick season has fast turned ugly following a sickening lost weekend along the Great Lakes. Even after last year's turmoil-ridden regular season, the Knicks entered...
NOT PRETTY, BUT ... SLOPPY AMAZIN'S SOMEHOW SURVIVE
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amMets12 Pirates9 PITTSBURGH - There has been a lot of discussion this weekend on what Bobby Valentine may or may not have said. But one thing that the manager definitely...
CAMBY'S INJURY A SPRAIN
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amLet's hope the Knicks' medical staff has gotten Marcus Camby's MRI reading right this time. Camby, who reinjured his right knee Saturday night, has a sprained capsule in the knee,...
PUTTIN' ON THE 'RITZ : 'KING' HR HELPS YANKS STEP OUT
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amYankees8 Royals4 Jim Leyritz launches tie-breaking, leadoff homer in seventh inning at Stadium yesterday to help Yanks complete 5-0 homestand with 8-4 win over Royals.New York Post: Bob Olen Jim...
HOUSTON BOOSTIN' BRICKS AS PLAYOFFS APPROACH
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amAll-Star Allan Houston looks like a lost soul. Just when the Knicks need him, more than anyone, to be their on-court leader, Houston's game and confidence is deteriorating before their...
LOST NETS SEARCH FOR LEADERS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amThe Nets' coach and most visible team executives are on death row, awaiting an inevitable fate which will come after two more games. The team, or what passes as one,...
'PEGASUS' CAN END THE JINX
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amHigh Yield, the $1 million Storm Cat colt trained by D. Wayne Lukas, has topped The Post's "Derby Dozen" since February. Last Saturday, he showed everything you could ask for...
MENDOZA IS MAKING BIG PITCH FOR ROTATION
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amHe's held the bullpen together. Now it looks like Ramiro Mendoza will hold the starting staff together. Fresh off Mendoza's near-perfect 7-1 victory over the Royals on Saturday, Yankee manager...
MYSTERY CHOICE FROM LAMBUTH OUT TO MAKE NAME FOR HIMSELF
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amHe's sorry. Ron Dixon says he's sorry that he caused so much confusion. When the Giants selected him in the third round of the NFL Draft, he knew the reaction...
VARGAS CLOSES IN ON OSCAR
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - Fernando Vargas is no Golden Boy. He doesn't look like Oscar, or dress like Oscar, or talk like Oscar, or (so far) generate piles of money like...
TWO JET DRAFT PICKS HAVE CHECKERED PASTS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amLast week, the Jets parted ways with Keyshawn Johnson, All-Pro receiver, game-breaker, mega ego, model citizen. This weekend, in an effort to find some receiving help to ease the pain...
A SENSIBLE GAMEPLAN JINTS (MOSTLY) TAB BIG NAMES, FILL NEEDS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amTHEY did not shoot for the stars. Rather, they sought firm footing on the ground. The Giants were not looking for miracles in this year's NFL Draft. Success or failure...
IN END, THERE'S STILL A VOID ; JETS SHOULD HAVE TRADED UP FOR WR
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amREGARDLESS of whom they picked in the first round, or anywhere in this weekend's NFL Draft, the Jets weren't going to replace Keyshawn Johnson. That much we understood going in....
NELLIE'S UP-AND-DOWN DAY ENDS ON UP
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amIt was a strange enough day for Yankee reliever Jeff Nelson. He arguably got robbed on a close pickoff at first, coughed up a two-run lead in the seventh inning,...
SECURE LEDEE IS IN THE SWING
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amThe sudden surge in Ricky Ledee's average has far more to do with his head than with his bat. A year ago, the Yankee outfielder was unsure of his status...
LEMAIRE MAY WANT RANGER GM JOB
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amHe proved his coaching ability by leading the Devils to the 1995 Stanley Cup, but now Jacques Lemaire might be interested in rebuilding the Rangers as their general manager. At...
IT'S SNAP, CRACKLE SCOTT HIS IRE WAS RAISED, BUT NIEDERMAYER'S NO DEVIL
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amIN ANOTHER time at another place and under a different environment, the crack of Scott Niedermayer's stick against Peter Worrell's helmet might not have reverberated around the league and continent...
BROWN A SMASH WITH NO FLASH GREAT PLAYER, NICE GUY, BUT NOT A LEADER
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amTHE Browns expect a lot from Courtney Brown, and there's a lot the 6-foot-5, 271-pound defensive end from Penn State can deliver. He will put pressure on the quarterback. He...
DON'T THINK BOBBY WON'T DO IT AGAIN ; BOBBY WILL GIVE MORE AMMUNITION
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amDON'T miss Whartongate, coming soon to a theater near you. Linda Tripp stars as Brad34. Steve Phillips is played by Kenneth Starr. Bill Clinton plays Bobby Valentine. The moment Phillips...
JET THUMBNAILS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWINDRELL HAYES Southern California WR, 5-11, 202 Fifth round, No. 143 overallSkinny: His senior year was injury-riddled, with a badly sprained foot the most serious, but he caught a team-high...
STILL DEEP ENOUGH TO GET JOB DONE
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amTHE Yankees of the past two seasons dominated with such ease that the temptation is to lose sight of what's important with the 2000 Yankees and compare them to their...
TV: THE WACKIER, THE BETTER SPORTS CATERS TO WORST FANS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWHY? Why has sports become this? When did this happen, who ordered it and why does it persist? Why must everything now be designed to attract, feature and celebrate the...
PANTHERS SAY NIEDERMAYER NOT A TARGET
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWhen they last saw Scott Niedermayer, he was whacking Panther Peter Worrell on the helmet with his stick. That was March 19 at the Meadowlands. Last night, the Panthers had...
PRESSURE DOUBLES ON DEVILS - SECOND GAME CRUCIAL AFTER PLAYOFF LAYOFF
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amThe Devils' opening-game victory had almost been reduced to a false start by two days off. They sounded ready to get serious about this first-round playoff series last night. "We're...
SORE CALF MAY DISABLE JONES
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - Righty Bobby Jones had another brief workday yesterday, lasting just two batters against the Pirates. The good news for the Mets is that he wasn't pulled early because...
GREAT SCOTT! DEVILS DO IT AGAIN STEVENS' GOAL GIVES N.J. 2-0 SERIES LEAD
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amGAME 2 Devils2 Panthers1 It should be the defining moment of the first round that the Devils should now clearly capture: Finally, the pivotal play provided by the dominant player....
DEVILS RISE ABOVE FLOPS
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amTHEY have won twice now, only twice now, and as far as the Devils are concerned there are still 14 victories to go in order to make the season a...
PRESSURE'S GETTING TO HAMPTON
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - Mike Hampton, who starts against the Brewers at Shea tomorrow night, said yesterday that his 0-3 record and 6.59 ERA record are not because of his arm or...
NIEDERMAYER STICKS FLORIDA IN HUGE HOLE
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amWhen the Panthers last saw Scott Niedermayer, he was busy whacking Peter Worrell on the helmet with his stick. That was March 19 at the Meadowlands. In Niedermayer's return last...
STUDENT PAPER RELEASES PART OF BOBBY V'S TAPE
April 17, 2000 | 4:00amBobby Valentine's nightmare of the century reached new depths when the Daily Pennyslvanian, Penn's student newspaper, quoted some of Valentine's infamous speech that was taped. Not all of what Valentine...