June 12, 2000
IT'S SILLY SEASON AT THE LABOR DEPT.
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTHE Labor Department has given the Federal Reserve another reason to suspect that economic numbers are being cooked. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that overall inflation for...
IT'S NOT JUST M'SOFT: JUDGE'S RULING COULD ALSO HIT SMALL FIRMS
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThere are some other big losers in the Microsoft antitrust case: the dozens of companies, large and small, that have been targeted by Bill Gates for investment. The Microsoft venture-capital...
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? NO, NOT REALLY- '1900 HOUSE': A FAMILY TRIES LIFE AS IT WAS 100 YEARS AGO
June 12, 2000 | 4:00am"The 1900 House" Tonight at 9 p.m. on Ch. 13 FOR his birthday last year my love interest wanted me to drive with him and his best friend Leo, the...
'SHREW' ENOUGH, ABT HAS ANOTHER WINNER
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTHE TAMING OF THE SHREW Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center. (212) 362-6000. Season runs through July 1. THE British choreographer John Cranko had an abiding love for both Shakespeare and...
MONDAY IN THE PARK WITH FILM
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amIF it's June, it must be time for the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival, free Monday-night screenings of vintage flicks on a big screen in the Midtown oasis on...
THE STARR REPORT
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amHulk in bulk on A&ETerry Bollea doesn't know why you'd want to watch his "Biography" on A&E. But if you knew that Terry Bollea is otherwise known as Hulk Hogan...
GETTING SHAFTED: TRYING TO RECREATE THAT TOUGH-GUY LOOK
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThe 1971 version of "Shaft" is as famous for its slick wardrobe as it is Isaac Hayes' classic title track. So it's for good reason that designers whose clothes were...
SCRIBES SKEWER TOP POLS IN BITING SATIRICAL SHOW
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amMAYOR GIULIANI is a double-dealing womanizer, Gov. Pataki a lazy would-be Democrat, Rick Lazio a bumbling - and stumbling - buffoon, and Comptroller Carl McCall is a "weasel." And those...
CITY COPS TRIED TO WRECK FED GANG PROBES
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amCity cops tried to sabotage two major federal gun probes by urging people to stop cooperating with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, sources have told The Post. The...
DODI'S DADDY GAVE DIANA'S KIDS 'CREDIT'
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amPrince Charles' sons were secretly given credit cards entitling them to unlimited charges at Harrods without having to pay the store back, a London newspaper has revealed. Mohamed al-Fayed, Harrods'...
HARD TO BELIEVE GORE ON SOFT MONEY
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amIF YOU punish John Rocker, perhaps rightfully, for his freedom of speech, what do you do about a vice president who freely uses his speech as deceit, without punishment? "His...
SINN FEIN BOSS NIXES CHARLES' INVITATION
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amSinn Fein leader Gerry Adams snubbed Britain's Prince Charles yesterday, saying he's too teed off to sit down at the future king's tea party. Adams and another Sinn Fein leader,...
NEW HAMILTON SCORES A PERFECT 10
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amWHO knew that Alexander Hamilton was such a hottie? Certainly not most Americans. Let's face it, if they knew the nation's first treasury secretary at all, they knew him as...
PROMOTER GOT ILLEGAL PAYOFF: FIGHT KING ACCUSED OF 'DOUBLE-DIPPING'
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amA BOXING manager who calls himself the "fastest-growing promoter" in New York improperly double-dipped and took more than $350,000 from a Madison Square Garden title fight, The Post has learned....
TOP ARMY POST MAKES ASSAD'S SON A SHOO-IN
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amBashar Assad is heir to his father's presidency.AP The leadership of Syria was handed to late President Hafez Assad's son, Bashar, yesterday when one of the country's two vice presidents...
BRUCE'S BALLAD MAKES A BIG FAN OF DIALLO'S MOM
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amALBANY - Amadou Diallo's mom plans to thank Bruce Springsteen in person for his controversial song recognizing her son's police shooting - possibly at tonight's Garden show. "Of course I...
DOUBLE-FACED KITTEN DIES
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amImage, the two-faced kitten born in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, has used up all 18 of his lives. The cat, which was born with two sets of eyes, two mouths,...
3 SLAIN ON BLOODY SUNDAY
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amIt was a bloody Sunday in the Big Apple yesterday, with at least two men killed in shootings, one man stabbed to death and 28 other people wounded in 18...
ISRAELI POLS OFFER WARY WELCOME
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli politicians were guardedly optimistic yesterday about the prospects for peace after it became clear that Bashar Assad, a little-known 34-year-old eye doctor, will be the new leader...
PROTESTERS TARGET VIEQUES BOMBING
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amPuerto Rican Day Parade-goers were quick to push a red-hot-button issue yesterday while celebrating a ritual more renowned for its salsa beat than its political gyrations. Protesters chanted or waved...
FEDS THINK PAN AM 103 DEFECTOR IS A FAKE
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amIntelligence officials believe a shadowy defector who claims he's an Iranian terrorism mastermind with bombshell information about anti-American attacks is a phony, a new report says. The man told "60...
IT'S SALSA & SIZZLE AT PARADE OF STARS: POLS AND CELEBS JOIN PROCESSION
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThe annual Puerto Rican Day Parade yesterday drew a joyous, sweaty crowd to share a pounding salsa beat, Mambo King memories - and a generous dose of politics. Celebrity sightings...
BASEBALL KILLS L.I. BOY, 7, IN BACKYARD
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amA 7-year-old Long Island boy collapsed and died yesterday after his 10-year-old brother hit a baseball into his chest, police said. A neighbor desperately tried to revive Ryan Blanco in...
HACKS TAKING THEIR TOLL: FIND 'EZ' WAY TO OVERCHARGE
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amIf you've taken a cab through a toll booth recently, chances are you paid too much. A Post investigation found that 70 percent of the city's cabbies are breaking the...
IT'S HELLO & GOODBYE AT NEW OFFICES FOR COUNCIL
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTwo-thirds of the City Council will have to pack up in 18 months because of term limits, but they'll be going out in style - leaving behind glittering new offices....
THUGS MAUL AND ROB 4 WOMEN NEAR PARK
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amA pack of young men soaked, gang-groped and robbed four women in and near Central Park last night, police said. At least 15 men in their 20s ambushed the victims...
TEACHER: I'M TAKING BUM RAP FOR EXPOSÉ
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amA veteran teacher charged that she was removed from a trouble-plagued Queens school because Board of Ed officials believe she exposed scandalous conditions there - but she didn't. Juliette Dailey,...
FUROR AS SCHOOL STAFFERS WIN OK TO COACH PARENTS
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTeachers, administrators and other school workers will be able to take moonlighting jobs coaching parents on how to get involved in their kids' schools. Critics charge the setup is a...
CITY HAS BLOODY WEEKEND
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amIt was a bloody Sunday in the Big Apple yesterday, with at least two men killed in shootings, one man stabbed to death and 28 other people wounded in 18...
TOTE-ALLY OUT OF WHACK
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTHE tote board is a riveting study in thoroughbred racing because it adheres to one of the great principles of life - it follows and charts the money. But seldom...
ABC: AMATEURS BOTCHING CUP: NOT ENOUGH OF SHAKE, LOTTA PRATTLE, THEN ROLL
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amSEIZE the moment? Yeah, ABC sees the moment, then buries it somewhere out of sight. Even working off a blueprint entitled, "Duh," it's hard to imagine ABC botching anything worse...
ROBINSON HELPED SCOTT 'C' THE LIGHT
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amOne great defenseman inspired the other. The result was a first trophy, and the Stanley Cup. In the moments following the firing of a coach, moments when a captain may...
FANTASTIC FINALS WAS HOCKEY AT ITS BEST
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amIN THE wee small hours of the morning in a tiny Reunion Arena locker room filled with the sweet smell of success, the Devils celebrated one of the great championships...
'LEMON' SWEET IN BROOKLYN
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThe addition of blinkers made the difference yesterday as Lemon Drop Kid took the lead turning for home and drew off to a 71/4-length victory in the Grade 2 $250,000...
SHARK BACK IN THE WATER FOR U.S. OPEN
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amGreg Norman knew he was close to playing well entering this week's Buick Classic at Westchester Country Club. "This close," he said, pinching his thumb and index finger together. But...
SOBER-TIME FOR DANEYKO: VICTORIOUS VET ENJOYS CUP FULL OF WATER
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTHE GUY working on the biggest high in the Devils' locker room early yesterday morning was drinking water. Champagne splashed around Ken Daneyko while teammates holding beer cans stopped by...
BATTERED ARNOTT FEELIN' NO PAIN AFTER GAMER
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThe headaches lingered, the body was bruised and a dentist appointment awaited. But Jason Arnott never felt better. Not after notching the game-winning goal in the second overtime which clinched...
CLASSIC WIN FOR PAULSON
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThe biggest four-foot putt of Dennis Paulson's long and winding golf career disappeared into the cup on the 17th hole at the Westchester Country Club shortly after 7:30 last night,...
BENITEZ JUST LOOKING FOR WORK
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amArmando Benitez hasn't given up a run in 142/3 innings, but you might not have noticed because his one-inning of shutout relief on Saturday was only his second appearance in...
KNOBLAUCH READY TO RUMBLE
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amChuck Knoblauch's bothersome left forearm wasn't well enough to force the Yankees' leadoff hitter to tell Joe Torre he could play last night against the Mets. However, after taking BP...
LUKAS KNEW HE HAD WINNER
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThe dust has finally settled on the 2000 Triple Crown, a series that went from the sublime to the ridiculous in five short weeks. It started with so much promise...
MCKAY, BRYLIN MARKED MEN
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amAlready, the 2000 Stanley Cup champion Devils are being broken up. Two of the remaining Devils from their 1995 Stanley Cup probably won't be around to long celebrate the 2000...
HARD KNOCKS TO HOLY GRAIL: DEVILS' LONG, DIFFICULT JOURNEY ENDS WITH CUP
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amThe Season of Strange never let up, start to finish, sublimely bizarre. The Devils brought the Stanley Cup to New Jersey in the one year when their pre-playoff team picture...
KITTLES' KNEE WORRIES NETS
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - Newly-appointed Nets team president Rod Thorn has been on the job less than two weeks and already he's encountering a lifetime's worth of problems. First, every indication is...
SOSA WATCH IS ON: BOSS SENDS STICK TO SCOUT SLUGGER
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amGeorge Steinbrenner's desire to add Sammy Sosa to the most expensive payroll in baseball will cost The Boss plenty on two fronts. Still, that didn't stop Steinbrenner from dispatching Gene...
CONE LOOKING AHEAD: BELIEVES STRUGGLES HAVE BOTTOMED OUT
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTOO bad for the Yankees this was not a "Turn Back The Clock" weekend. They started Roger Clemens on Friday, enlisted Dwight Gooden on Saturday and pitched David Cone last...
MAKE-UP: 2-SITE DAY/NIGHT POSSIBLE
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amWhile nothing has been agreed upon, there is a chance last night's rained-out Mets-Yankees game at the Stadium will be made up on July 7 as part of a Bronx-Queens...
DOC WORKS ON NEW RX: A FORKBALL
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amDwight Gooden may be a long way from returning to the big leagues as a Yankee but yesterday's initial step felt perfect from the moment he adjusted his lid and...
CENTER IS PAYTON'S PLACE: NOW HE'S CARRYING HIS WEIGHT AT PLATE
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amTHE special center fielders create the optical illusion that they break in the correct direction for a flyball an instant before the crack of the bat is audible. They don't,...
VENTURA MAKES SPLASH WITH PIAZZA IMITATION
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amPlayers from both teams popped onto the top step of the dugout to watch it and from here until the end of time baseball fans sitting through rain delays will...
KOBE SAYS YES, BUT JAX SAYS NO
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - As the Lakers were prepping for Game 3 last night, Kobe Bryant walked into Phil Jackson's office in and made what should have been a very soothing announcement....
METS MULL JONES SWITCH: LEFTY MAY GET CALL TO MOVE INTO ROTATION
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amAfter last night's rain delay with the Yankees, manager Bobby Valentine and pitching coach Dave Wallace set up their rotation in a fashion that makes it possible for them to...
GUTTY INDY GETS BACK INTO CHASE
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - Once again, Shaquille O'Neal carried Kobe Bryant on his back into Conseco Fieldhouse last night. But that was all the burden Shaq could really handle. He simply couldn't...
IT'S SNORE-A-SHAQ: INDY'S FREQUENT FOULING MAKING GAMES A BORE
June 12, 2000 | 4:00amINDIANAPOLIS - It supposedly is a way to halt the Lakers, the "Hack-a-Shaq" theory that is. But so far throughout the NBA post-season it has proven as effective as slapping...