May 6, 2000
NABISCO UP FOR GRABS IT'S 'BARBARIANS AT THE GATE' ALL OVER AGAIN
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amR.J. Reynolds and Nabisco Group are considering a reunion - and Wall Street has already begun the celebration. After an amicable divorce last summer, when the tobacco company and the...
DAVIS HEIRS CHARGE UNIVERSAL IN SAMMY SCAM
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amSammy Davis Jr.'s widow is hoping a little of "That Old Black Magic" rubs off on her as she heads to court to sue the late entertainer's record label. Davis'...
GROSS AND GROSSER SOME SUMMER MOVIES AIM LOW
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amHOW low can they go?When it comes to gross-out comedies, the lewder and cruder the better. This summer, movie-goers who fondly recall the infamous pastry-poking scene in "American Pie" or...
SUMMER IN THE CITY: SIGN UP NOW FOR THE HOTTEST CLASSES IN TOWN
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amSchool will be over before you know it - and that means city kids at home with lots of time and nothing to do. Now is the time to make...
JUST FOR TODAY
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amAn opera for kids? About ... death? That roughly describes "Three Old Men Who Want to Live Forever," a strange and funny fairy tale from Holland that gently introduces the...
270 NAMES RINGING IN LOCKERBIE DUO'S EARS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amCAMP VAN ZEIST, Netherlands - The Pan Am 103 Lockerbie trial unexpectedly turned into a solemn memorial service yesterday when prosecutors read the 270 victims' names into the court record....
ANDREW IN PALACE DOGHOUSE AFTER HE FANS FERGIE FLAME
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amPrince Philip is reportedly furious with Prince Andrew for revealing that he may want to re-tie the knot with Fergie. Philip has informed his inner circle at Buckingham Palace that...
CATHOLIC BIG RIPS EBAY AS SELLERS CASH IN ON DEATH
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amA mere two days after John Cardinal O'Connor's death, the online auction site eBay is hawking memorabilia of the beloved religious leader - and New York's Catholic watchdog group is...
THESE TWO EGO-TRIPPERS WERE IN WAY OVER THEIR HEADS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amTHE chaotic, 12-hour candidacy of Irving Hamer for schools chancellor was pure amateur night. Because there was no rationale for Hamer's candidacy, it collapsed overnight. But the speed of its...
LINES BEING DRAWN OVER ZONING
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amA BEHIND-the-scenes battle is raging on the mayor's side of City Hall over the most sweeping plan to overhaul the city's zoning codes since 1961. The mere mention of "zoning...
MA KIMES BENDS JUDGE'S EAR IN COURTROOM OUTBURST
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amAccused grifter-drifter-killer mom Sante Kimes backed out of testifying yesterday - then had to be threatened into silence when she kept talking anyway. "Why can't we be truthful and bring...
DRUG-BUSTER COLONEL'S WIFE GETS 5 YRS. FOR COKE RUNNING
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amThe coke-addicted wife of a U.S. Army colonel wept on her lawyer's shoulder and apologized for "destroying" her family yesterday as a federal judge sentenced her to five years for...
PBA PLANS TO PICKET RALLY FOR COP KILLER
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amHundreds of off-duty cops are expected to hold a vigil tomorrow at Madison Square Garden to protest a celebrity-studded rally calling for a new trial for convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal....
POLS: NEEDLE LAW IS RX FOR AIDS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amALBANY - Hoping to discourage needle-sharing among HIV-infected drug users, the Legislature sneaked a provision into the new budget allowing hypodermic syringes to be sold without a prescription. The measure...
JOBLESS NUMBERS AT LOWEST EBB SINCE 1970
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amThe red-hot economy pushed the nation's unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent last month - the lowest figure in 30 years. The figure added fuel to predictions that the Federal...
'LOVE' BYTE FADES AS NEW BUGS SWEEP 'NET
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amA deadly series of new e-mail viruses emerged yesterday - disguised as jokes and Mother's Day gift orders. The latest cyber-horrors arrived just 24 hours after computer systems around the...
LAWMAKERS BRING HOME BACON IN $77B BUDGET
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amALBANY - The new $77.5 billion state budget completed yesterday is stuffed with pork to fund lawmakers' favorite pet projects. From the Holocaust Museum to the National Distance Running Hall...
HIS EMINENCE STAYED CONSUMMATE FIGHTER UNTIL HIS LAST BREATH
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amA strong-willed John Cardinal O'Connor made sure he spent his last weeks as a "hands-on leader" fighting for unfinished projects affecting his flock of 2.4 million Catholics. Only four weeks...
'SICK' STAR IS BYRNE-ING MAD FROM EXPOSURE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amMeet the Hollywood bully who got all Byrned up yesterday when The Post caught him with a mystery brunette! Gabriel Byrne hurled curses at our photographer and threatened to rough...
MAYOR AND HIS PAL TAKE ; IT IN STRIDE SHE WAS CLOSE BY AT PARADE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani put his friendship with gal pal Judi Nathan on parade - literally. The 45-year-old divorcée joined Hizzoner at the St. Patrick's Day march up Fifth Avenue, walking just...
ISRAEL AND LEB FOES HALT ATTACKS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amERUSALEM - Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas called off bomb and rocket attacks yesterday after a series of tit-for-tat raids knocked out power in much of Lebanon and injured civilians in...
FINANCIER EYES RUN IF RUDY BOWS OUT
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amMegamillionaire financier and man-about-town Ted Forstmann is considering taking on Hillary Rodham Clinton if Mayor Giuliani bows out of the race, a source said yesterday. A lifelong bachelor once linked...
BUG SPRAY COULD LEAD TO PARKINSON'S: STUDY
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amPeople exposed to bug sprays in their home and garden may be at greater risk of Parkinson's disease, a new study says. California researchers, whose findings are bound to stir...
G-MEN SCOFF AT REPORT THAT ISRAEL BUGGED WHITE HOUSE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amA two-year investigation found no proof that Israeli spies penetrated White House and other government phone lines, senior federal law-enforcement officials said last night. "There was an extensive investigation, and...
MONICA'S TESTIMONY LIMITED IN TRIPP CASE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sexgate taper Linda Tripp won a big round in her court battle yesterday when a Maryland judge limited potential testimony from ex-pal Monica Lewinsky. But Tripp didn't get...
LEVY'S STILL NOT A SURE BET FOR CHANCELLOR
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amA divided board yesterday released the names of six candidates it will interview for the job: a college president, the head of a literacy program, three former school district superintendents,...
IRA VOW TO DISARM COULD RESTORE BELFAST GOV'T
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amBritish and Irish leaders - backed by an IRA pledge to disarm - yesterday announced a dramatic plan to restore power to Northern Ireland's paralyzed coalition government by May 22....
STUDENT NABS CARJACK SUSPECT SAVES HIS BRONX TEACHER AND HER 2 KIDS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amBronx high-school student Joseph Burgos scored an "A" for bravery - grabbing a man who allegedly hijacked his teacher's car with her and her two kids in it. "He's my...
TAX-CASE DELAY RILES PIRRO HUBBY
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amAlbert Pirro - the husband of Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro - reacted angrily yesterday to the delay of his tax-fraud trial and laughed at a prosecutor who said she represented...
THE HIGH AND HUMBLE BID ADIEU VIPS AND AVERAGE JOES PAY RESPECTS AT ST. PAT'S
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amWith tears, prayers, candles and fond memories, thousands of New Yorkers flocked to St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday to pay their respects to John Cardinal O'Connor, their beloved spiritual leader for...
STUDENT SUICIDE STUNS COLUMBINE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amThe suicide of a star basketball player at Columbine HS has left grief-stricken students wondering what tragedy will next strike their campus. The 17-year-old junior, Greg Barnes, had lost one...
NYPD PROBERS TELL MORGY TO BUTTON HIS LIP
May 6, 2000 | 4:00am.A federal civil-rights panel has told the Manhattan district attorney to stop "spewing" speculation about its controversial report on the NYPD. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights accused DA Robert...
DEAL IS CLOSE IN HOLOCAUST-$ TALKS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amThe two sides in the landmark $1.25 billion Holocaust cash settlement are close to handing a Brooklyn federal judge the final details of how the deal will work, a lawyer...
IS MUSLIM'S CYBERSPACE DIVORCE 'E-FICIAL'?
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amDivorce by e-mail? An estranged wife insists her husband's bizarre way of giving her the ax does not compute. The unusual case involves a Muslim man from Dubai in the...
JUMP ON 'DEPUTY', FORGET 'PEGASUS'
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE - One of the sharpest handicappers of the American turf offered this last-minute betting advice for today's Kentucky Derby: Hit on The Deputy and throw out Fusaichi Pegasus. Jerry...
WARM, HUMID
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE - The forecast for today's Derby calls for partly sunny skies, warm and humid, with a high of 85 and the slight possibility of an afternoon thunderstorm. Winds are...
HEY, BOB, THE ACT IS STALE BAFFERT'S BECOME BOOR IN DEALING WITH MEDIA
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE - Bob Baffert jumped into his complimentary ride, a brand new Jaguar as strikingly white as his hair, and began to drive away from Barn 33, pausing only to...
OWNER: 'PEGASUS' NO PROBLEM CHILD
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE - Whether Derby favorite Fusaichi Pegasus wins or loses today, there's no denying he had star quality from the start. And although much has been made about his antic...
FORT MARCY, WITHERS ON TAP TODAY
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amThere will be a live 10 race card at Aqueduct today, with post time at 12:30 p.m., prior to the simulcast of the Kentucky Derby. The co-features of the live...
SECRET STATUS DRAWS OFF TO BLOW AWAY FIELD IN OAKS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE - Charging into contention with a powerful, sweeping move on the far turn, Secret Status drew off down the long Churchill Downs stretch to win the Grade 1, $500,000...
KNICKS HAVE FIGHTING CHANCE VAN GUNDY: WE CAN'T BE PACIFISTS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amSomewhere, there is a happy medium between aggression and the kind of violence and goonery that led to the brawls the Knicks and Heat waged in their 1997 and 1998...
SHAKY DEVILS NEED CONVERTING
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amTORONTO - This is the crucial battle in this series, but its pivotal conflict is being waged inside the hearts of the Devils. Again becoming their own worst playoff enemy...
LJ VS. ZO: THERE'S NO LOVE LOST
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amWhen the two finally overheated and emotion replaced any semblance of reason, it was generally accepted that the brief and fairly lame 1998 fight between Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning...
KEN SMARTING OVER EVIL EYE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amTORONTO - It was better than a stick in the eye, only because it just missed. "If I'd done it to one of their players, I'm sure Pat Quinn would...
19 RUN FOR THE ROSES AS D-DAY'S FINALLY HERE 'PEGASUS' LAGS BEHIND ENTRY & 'DEPUTY' IN PRELIMINARY BETTING
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE - It's the Run for the Roses, the mile-and-a- quarter without any water, the most exciting two minutes in sports. The Kentucky Derby, to be run today for the...
RILEY'S HEAT ARE SUBPAR
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amPAT RILEY is scared. The world's most macho coach is a desperate man. You can tell by his words and deeds. A 1940s buff, Riley has advance-scouted the Knicks by...
CUJO DIRECTING PLAYOFF DANCE WITH THE DEVILS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amTORONTO -Four games in, the Devils will have no one but themselves to blame if they lose this Eastern semifinal series to the Maple Leafs. They won't be able to...
FINALLY, RAMS' LUMBER BREAKS OUT OF SLUMBER
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amFordham Prep12 St. Raymond2 Before his team took the field yesterday, Fordham Prep head coach Anthony Sabatello urged everyone to be aggressive. "I didn't care if we won by 10...
COSTLY '97 BRAWL STILL GNAWS AT VAN GUNDY
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amHe should have seen it coming. And he should have done something to prevent it from ever happening. So says Jeff Van Gundy, who on the eve of yet another...
SPREE: I COULD PLAY FOR RILEY
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amIf the Knicks didn't trade for Latrell Sprewell, Miami's Pat Riley would have. How different things could've been if Riley landed Spree instead of the Knicks. Spree said he wouldn't...
BUFORD IS SENT PACKING
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amMIAMI - The anger within Pat Riley was evident when the subject of rookie Rodney Buford was broached. "I just told Rodney to stay home. I want to think about...
THEY'RE JUST A COUPLE BIG MEN TALKING
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amPatrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning spoke on the phone this week to make sure no feelings were hurt. "The Big Fella" claimed his Georgetown brother had no problem with the...
HARDAWAY DECLARES HE'LL PLAY
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amMIAMI - Tim Hardaway said six words yesterday that the Knicks thought he would say all along and Heat fans prayed he'd say all along. "I will be playing on...
MARLINS PERFECT FOR WHAT'S AILING METS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amMIAMI - The Mets' flight from San Francisco was neither tense nor contentious. Bobby Valentine said he fell asleep as soon as the jet's wheels left the ground. Some of...
ACHING ALFONZO GUTS IT OUT
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amMIAMI - The Mets weren't sure until just before game time whether second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo would be able to play last night against the Marlins. Alfonzo was experiencing lingering...
OUTCOME WAS INEVITABLE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amTHE SECOND baseman playing in place of the injured starter booted a groundball that led to an unearned run. The ace of the staff was hit hard for his third...
JORGE'S DREAM GAME : POSADA HR IN 9TH LIFTS YANKS
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amJorge Posada knew the ball was gone the moment it jumped off his bat. His right fist was raised in triumph halfway to first base, and it stayed there as...
PROTESTORS ARRESTED WITH FLAGS ON FIELD
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amLast night's Yankee game was briefly interrupted when seven protesters carrying Puerto Rican flags sprinted onto the field. Jason Grimsley had just relieved starter Orlando Hernandez and retired Cal Ripken...
HURTING CHUCK TO SIT FOR AWHILE
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amThe Yankees may be without their second baseman and leadoff hitter for awhile. Tests Thursday revealed no broken bones and the club doesn't think Chuck Knoblauch will need surgery or...
LEDEE AT HOME IN LEADOFF SPOT
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amYANK NOTES With leadoff man Chuck Knoblauch still out with a sprained left wrist, that leaves Ricky Ledee as the Yankees' leadoff man. And apparently the top of the order...
CHUCK TOUGHS IT OUT: GUTTY 2B WON'T LET BAD WRIST DL HIM
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amIt eats at Chuck Knoblauch that he can't play. He's never been on the disabled list and doesn't plan on ruining that record now. But he knows the difference between...
BORDICK'S ONE TOUGH BIRD
May 6, 2000 | 4:00amFEAR NOT, Rey Ordonez, there is hope. You don't have to go through your whole career as a banjo-hitting shortstop who makes all the plays and so, so many outs....