June 3, 2000
ESTEE LAUDER BUYS BUMBLE
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amCosmetics giant Estee Lauder added another name to its growing list of beauty companies - buying a majority stake in the exclusive Bumble and bumble salon and hair care products...
CDNOW SPINNING A DEAL
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amOne month after CDNow announced it was close to finding a life-saving partner, the embattled 'Net music seller once again said it was close to inking a deal. CDNow President,...
MULLER'S PROGRAM FAR FROM 'HUMMING'
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amJENNIFER MULLER /THE WORKSJoyce Theater, Eighth Avenue at 19th Street. A quarter of a century is a fair time for any institution to survive in these parlous days of change....
STRIKE THREAT LOOMS AS BROADWAY READIES FOR TONYS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amON the eve of the Tony Awards, Broadway suddenly finds itself in the midst of union unrest.Negotiations between theater producers and Local 1, the union that represents stagehands, hit a...
COURT KOS BID TO KEEP TYSON OUT OF BRITAIN
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amAn influential anti-rape group suffered a blistering knockout yesterday - losing its battle to keep Mike Tyson from fighting in Britain. Iron Mike got the green light to take on...
BRIT ARMY TO TEST 'COMBATIVE' GALS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amBritish military officials have scheduled tests later this year to measure how well women fare in combat roles alongside men and in all-women units. Although many countries, including the United...
REBEL COUP LEADER WANTS TO BE NAMED FIJI PRIME MINISTER
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe cigar-chomping leader of the heavily-armed rebels holding Fiji government officials hostage says he may end the siege if the nation's tribal chiefs make him prime minister. But rebel strongman...
ISRAELI WOMEN WAIL AT 'WALL' BAN BID
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - A proposed Israeli law that would send women to jail for seven years for praying with the Torah at the Wailing Wall has divided the Jewish state. The...
WHITES IN ZIMBABWE FEARING FARM SEIZURE
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amFearful white farmers in Zimbabwe began packing up yesterday after President Robert Mugabe gave formal notice of his plans to confiscate part or all of 804 of their farms. Mugabe's...
JULIA ROBERTS WRESTS GOOD NAME FROM CYBER-SQUATTER
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amJulia Roberts dot-calmed down yesterday after an arbitration panel ruled that she owns exclusive rights to her name on the Internet. The 32-year-old, flame-haired actress won back the trademark rights...
COPS BUST NYPD CADET IN STICKUP
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amA 20-year-old NYPD cadet and three of his friends ripped off a Midtown clothing store at gunpoint, authorities said yesterday. Askar Rakhmanov, who is assigned to the 112th Precinct in...
MAYOR 'REACHES OUT' TO STUN HIS OLD FOE FERRER
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani, who is trying to make good on his pledge to heal old wounds and reach out to minorities, will meet with Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer next week,...
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SHEEP RAMS WAY ONTO FDR
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amCougars, Jaguars and Broncos came to a screeching halt yesterday when a sheep on the lam turned the FDR Drive into Rodeo Drive during the morning rush hour. Police Sgt....
WELL, WELL! LOSE SPOUSE, GET HEALTHY
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amHealthy widows may be the products of rotten marriages. In a study published in the June issue of The Gerontologist, scientists found that the surviving spouse from a bad marriage...
CAMPAIGN BOARD LOCKS HORNS AGAIN WITH RUDY
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amMAYOR Giuliani's top aide has accused the Campaign Finance Board of engaging in a "campaign of misinformation" to derail a plan to move its headquarters out of Manhattan. In a...
COMIC RELIEF: HOPE SAYS 'I'M DOING OK'
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amA smiling Bob Hope sat up in his hospital bed yesterday, planted a big kiss on his wife and assured concerned fans: "I'm doing OK." "I love you, dear," the...
MICROSOFT WON'T RUN SOFTWARE GIANT REJECTS MOVING HQ TO CANADA
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amBill Gates may have a chip on his shoulder, but he and Microsoft will not defect to Canada. British TV reported the Canadian province of British Columbia has offered to...
CHUCK AND HILL GO GUNNING FOR LAZIO : SCHUMER: RICK FIGHTS LICENSING
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amSen. Charles Schumer put Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate rival, Rick Lazio, squarely in his sights yesterday with new legislation to license all gun owners - a popular measure in New...
RUDY TELLS RICK: CHECK IS IN THE MAIL
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday completed plans to refund $2.8 million in campaign contributions with cashier's checks than can be endorsed to Rick Lazio's GOP Senate campaign. "The process of returning our...
NASDAQ BULLS RUN WITH 19% RECORD FOR SINGLE WEEK
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amInvestors who've held on despite the wild ride on Wall Street this year were rewarded yesterday as stocks powered forward to finish out a great week. The Nasdaq composite index...
CITY AIMS TO NAME STREET IN HONOR OF TITO PUENTE
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe city is honoring musical legend Tito Puente by naming an East Harlem street in his honor, Mayor Giuliani announced yesterday. Puente's birthplace at 110th Street and Third Avenue will...
'SPIELBERG' CON MAN IS BUSTED ON MOLEST RAP
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amFAIRFAX CITY, Va. - The 27-year-old con artist who claimed he was Steven Spielberg's nephew is facing charges he molested a boy. Jonathan Taylor Spielberg was charged Thursday with sexually...
PREZ AND PUTIN HOLDING STAR WARS SUMMIT
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Clinton sits down in Moscow today for his first summit with new Russian President Vladimir Putin to debate what might be called Son of Star Wars. That's...
BILL FUMES OVER GERMAN CIGAR GIFT
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amPresident Clinton's evening went up in smoke when German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder offered him a box of Cuban cigars at dinner Thursday. Diners at a Berlin restaurant said the president...
ANOTHER WAKE IN WENDY'S TRAGEDY
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amHundreds of heartbroken friends and relatives of Wendy's massacre victim Anita Smith yesterday mourned a hardworking young woman who died far too young. "She was a wonderful girl," said the...
QNS. RESIDENTS TRY TO BLOCK 2ND SCHOOL
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amCommunity leaders are trying to scuttle construction of a new 1,000-seat school on congested Queens Boulevard - and put an appliance store there instead. It's the second major battle over...
2 WORKERS ESCAPE DEATH AT CRUMBLING COLISEUM
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amTwo construction workers demolishing the old New York Coliseum miraculously escaped with minor injuries yesterday when a floor caved in, plunging them up to their waists into concrete rubble and...
RELUCTANT JUDGE KEEPS TOUR-BUS BAN
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amA Manhattan judge yesterday blasted the "Draconian measures" the state and city used to shut down New York Apple Tours - but denied an emergency plea from the company to...
WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR! : FANS DEVASTATED AFTER PACERS ELIMINATE KNICKS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amDo-or-die has two possible outcomes - and Knick fans at the Garden were devastated last night as their hoop heroes, backs against the wall, died. The Pacers closed out the...
CUBA DEFECTOR WILL WORK FOR YANKEE DOLLAR
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amCuban defector Adrian Hernandez has a lucrative new job in the U.S. - and he'll wear pinstripes to work. Hernandez - dubbed "El Duquecito" because he imitates the style of...
STEVENS LOOKING FOR MODANO
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amDALLAS - Scott Stevens wants to be sociable. He wants to make better acquaintance of Mike Modano. "I would like to see more him on my side," the Human Rock...
STARS EXPECT BOOST FROM A LOUD CROWD
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amDALLAS - With their home-ice surface as slushy as Wollman Rink, the Stars have been watching opponents make complete meltdowns throughout the playoffs. Save for their Game 1 loss to...
PULSE PACKING BAGS AGAIN, HARRIS RETURNS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe Mets had a busy day on the transaction front, the biggest news of which was dealing away pitcher Bill Pulsipher for the second time to Arizona to acquire outfielder/infielder...
WOOZY PIAZZA SITS ONE OUT - CAT SCAN IS NEGATIVE BUT METS PLAY IT SAFE
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe Mets had hoped Mike Piazza would recover from his mild concussion in time to start when the Amazin's opened their homestand against interleague foe Tampa Bay last night at...
DL PLACED JETER BACK TO BASICS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amATLANTA - Derek Jeter would rather not have to go through another stint on the disabled list in order to lift himself out of a mystifying slump at the plate....
FRUSTRATED CAMBY CAN'T
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES As the playoffs wear on, Marcus Camby's frustration grows. His right knee has not been the same since Norman Scott operated on it on Feb. 9, in a...
JAX RELISHES PLAYING ROLE OF ENEMY
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amRelaxed and upbeat following the Pacers' morning shootaround yesterday, Mark Jackson was sitting courtside inside an empty Madison Square Garden gazing at the surroundings. In matter of hours the place,...
SPREE'S PAIN JUST TOE MUCH
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amLATRELL Sprewell never knew one little toe could cause him so much hurt. Not just the physical pain brought on by the incomplete fracture, but also the pain of knowing...
VG IS BLIND TO EWING'S SHORTCOMINGS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amJEFF VAN GUNDY was a coach looking for a victory and conflict last night. The coach who doesn't want his players pointing fingers, pointed. And once again Patrick Ewing is...
FINGERS POINT TO POINT GUARDS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amFor two days, Indiana point guards Mark Jackson and Travis Best listened to questions about how they had been outplayed by the Knicks' point-guard tandem of Charlie Ward and Chris...
GUARANTEES IRK VAN -KNICKS' COACH RIDICULES PREDICTIONS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amJeff Van Gundy was in a surly mood before last night's Knicks-Pacers Game 6, ripping his players for guaranteeing a victory last night and then coming down hard on others...
CHILDS TRIED; HE COULDN'T DO IT
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe guarantee was worthless. But after the Knicks' season-ending 93-80 loss to the Indiana Pacers last night, Chris Childs was not second guessing himself for predicting a victory. "I don't...
INDY GETS ITS EXORCISE
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThis was before the game, before the Pacers would finally exorcise the haunting Madison Square Garden demons, and finally KO the Knicks when it mattered most. Reggie Miller stood before...
HOUSTON: WE NEVER HAD CUSHION
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe Knicks usually are at their best when things are their worst. And things have been at their worst lots of times. They trailed the Heat 3-2 before rallying to...
DEVILS DON'T PLAY HARD UNTIL THEY'RE FORCED TO
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amDALLAS - The Stanley Cup they started chasing back on Apr. 13 is still theirs for the taking. Getting only an opening split at home against the Stars doesn't change...
ROBBY RIPS INTO ELIAS, SYKORA SAYS DUO WAS 'NON-EXISTENT' IN GAME 2 LOSS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amDALLAS - Desperate measures went undone, and now the desperate Devils are coming undone. Larry Robinson says he should have benched one of his young stars from his top line...
CHAVEZ LUCKY AFTER BAD SPILL AT BELMONT
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amJorge "Chop Chop" Chavez, last year's Eclipse Award-winning jockey and currently third in the standings at Belmont Park, narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday after being thrown the ground and nearly...
STARS LOVE REUNION SLUSH
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amDALLAS - If the Good Lord had meant for hockey to be played in Texas, he wouldn't have invented June. It is 90 degrees here. Add another 20 from the...
SAD PARTING OF THE WAY FOR JINTS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amYESTERDAY was the day they all dread in the NFL. When they have to write your football obituary much too soon. Yesterday was that day for Charles Way, 27, and...
POLL WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amMan o'War and Secretariat were among the winners announced yesterday in a poll of New York racing fans of the top horses, trainers and jockeys of the 20th Century in...
THORN FEELS RIGHT AT HOME WITH NETS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe Yankee-Nets search group had whittled an unwieldy gang of nearly two dozen candidates down to a select few. There were strong choices but each prospect required a little more...
MOUNT ADVANCES BEHIND SALLUSTIO
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amCHSAA PLAYOFFS The Mount2 CTK0 Mount St. Michael's Steve Sallustio doesn't think of himself as his team's top starter. It is time he did. "I don't like to call myself...
FOR $70 MILLION, FANS GET A QUARTER
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amTHE team with the $70 million payroll and the $3,000 top ticket isn't even worth a dollar today. At least for a dollar, you get four quarters. Last night, the...
EWING'S WINDOW IS FIRMLY CLOSED
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amTHIS IS how it ended for Patrick Ewing, on the last seat of the Knick bench for the final 1:42, sitting next to his friend David Wingate, proudly staring forward,...
FINALLY, JACKSON GETS TO CRY SOME TEARS OF JOY
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amBefore the game, there was tough-guy bravado from Mark Jackson, who spoke of dancing on the Madison Square Garden court after his Pacers clinched the Eastern Conference Finals. When it...
TORRE: WE'RE DANCING WITH WHO BRUNG US
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amATLANTA - Before a pitch was thrown in last night's Yankee-Brave game, Joe Torre sat in the visiting dugout and in his serene way related a conversation he had earlier...
PATRICK'S PLANNING ON COMING BACK
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amPatrick Ewing has one year left on his $16-million contract. And the pain from last night's Game 6 season-ending loss and the pain from his tendinitis-wracked right foot that surfaced...
REGGIE DEEP-SIXES KNICK TITLE QUEST MILLER'S 34 END VG GANG'S DREAM
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amAs Patrick Ewing trudged down the hallway outside the locker room late last night, leaving the Garden for the last time this season, an emergency technician told "The Big Fella,"...
KILLER MILLER DOES IT AGAIN
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amTHE KNICKS were in the midst of a fourth-quarter run that had the crowd on its feet and cheering as loud as it did when Willis Reed limped out of...
IN END, THE 'L' STANDS FOR LOSS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amIn the end, the man who makes the Big L symbol after huge baskets came up small last night. Larry Johnson didn't blame his poor performance last night on his...
LEDEE, DUQUE SCALP BRAVES : RICKY'S THREE-RUN HR HELPS OUT HERNANDEZ
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amATLANTA - You are not alone when it comes to wondering why the Yankees can look as good as they did last night and as bad as they often have...
SPREE TOES LINE BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amLatrell Sprewell had scored just 22 points combined in the prior two games - the broken fifth metatarsal by his left little toe wearing too much on his brain. Yesterday,...
SLUMPING TINO STILL HAS JOE IN CORNER
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amATLANTA - Joe Torre felt it was time to make sure Tino Martinez understood his manager was firmly behind him even though Martinez was in a dreadful slide at the...
PULSE DEALT TO ARIZONA FOR HARRIS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe Mets had a busy day on the transaction front, the biggest news of which was dealing away pitcher Bill Pulsipher for the second time - this time to Arizona...
ROSE'S RAP: WE'LL WIN
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amPacers' guard Jalen Rose, in the euphoria of victory last night at the Garden, predicted an NBA Championship for Indiana. "We're going to keep playing and keep winning," Rose said...
RUSCH, ZEILE GANG ON DEVIL RAYS
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amAfter their grueling road trip, the Mets come back to Shea and found just what the doctor ordered - a Tampa Bay team with an injured lineup, a decimated pitching...
PIAZZA GIVEN GREEN LIGHT TO SUIT UP FOR TONIGHT
June 3, 2000 | 4:00amThe Mets had hoped Mike Piazza would recover from his mild concussion in time to start in last night's 5-3 win over the Devil Rays, but the catcher woke up...