September 1, 2000
BEWARE: OVERHEATED STOCKS CAN LEAD TO BURNOUTS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amIT'S very easy to create maniacal trading on Wall Street. And it is especially simple when the mania is not only created by Wall Street, but is also about Wall...
CONDOS SET FOR EL MOROCCO - 2ND AVE. & 54TH A HOT AREA
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe famed El Morocco Club will soon be the home of luxury condos. Victor Elmaleh's World-Wide Holdings and Jeffrey Glick are teaming up to develop the classic New York City...
TARGET, PENNEY'S ECHO GAP'S BAD NEWS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amGap is not the only retailer stung by the slow start to the back-to-school shopping season. The day after Gap Inc. reported a shocking drop in August sales Target and...
POP.COM UNRAVELS - DREAMWORKS-BACKED MOVIE SITE ON BLOCK
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amHollywood royalty has egg on its face this week, as Pop.com has been put on the block. The online entertainment site - backed by DreamWorks bigwigs Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg...
BULLY FOR WALL STREET - MARKETS ROCKET ON RUMORS OF J.P. MORGAN MERGER
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amMix a slowing economy with merger mania and you've got the recipe for a bull market. The three major indices generated strong gains yesterday after orders placed with U.S. manufacturers...
BIDDERS VIE TO RUN PRIVATIZED WTC; OFFERS AS HIGH AS $2.5B
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amAs many as five developers bid as much as $2.5 billion yesterday for the right to net lease, manage and operate 12 million square feet of the World Trade Center...
A DREAM COME TRUE - STARDOM, FIRST LOVE SURPRISE CHRISTINA AGUILERA
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amCHRISTINA Aguilera has everything a girl wants. In the year since the release of her first chart-topping single, "Genie in a Bottle," the 19-year-old singer has achieved most everything she's...
STAR'S SHINING PERFORMANCE CAN'T SAVE THIS STINKER
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amONE of the season's more intriguing screen presences is Clea DuVall, a tomboyish young actress who so far has generally outshined the feeble material she's been given to work with....
JERRY'S REALLY WIRED
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amJERRY's Kids have gone on-line. The 35th annual "Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon" airing this weekend on WWOR/Ch. 9 will also be on the Web. The site, www.mdusa.org, gives...
SENTIMENTAL SAYONARA
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amAKIRA Kurosawa's 30th and final film, "Madadayo," made in 1993, is finally getting a release in New York. Viewers expecting one of the samurai thrillers for which the Japanese filmmaker...
A COURAGEOUS MOM BATTLES FOR PEACE IN BELFAST
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amMAKING one of this season's most welcome comebacks is the delightful British actress Julie Walters, a British TV fixture who hasn't made much of an impression on American moviegoers since...
SOUR 'WHIPPED' - CLICHED MORALITY TALE CAST BY THE COSTUME DEPARTMENT
September 1, 2000 | 4:00am'WHIPPED" is a fast-moving satirical sex comedy with some genuinely funny jokes, a couple of strong performances and some amusing insight into the dating ways of twentysomething guys. For a...
'NIKITA' WON'T DIE...DAMMIT! - THE STUNNING ASSASSIN IS KILLING MY LOVE LIFE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amI WAS all set to write a column called, "The Witch is Dead!" But instead, I stand before you, a broken woman. Yes. She's ba-a-a-a-ck! I'm talking about my twin,...
'PROJECT' TO BE SCRAPPED - CLASSIC CASE OF SPINACH THEATER: GOOD FOR YOU, BUT NOT MUCH FUN
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amTHE reviews and the puffy advance media hype that greeted "The Laramie Project," Moises Kaufman's off-Broadway docudrama about the murder of Matthew Shepard, were the kind that bring huge smiles...
A FRENCH ; AND 'BIG BY DON KAPLAN
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe "Survivor"/"Big Brother" phenomenon continues to spread across the globe. Spanish TV is creating a TV show similar to "Big Brother" - but will cram nine strangers onto a double-decker...
DON'T JUDGE THIS FINE JURIST BY ONE MISTAKE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amFOR 16 years, Mike Brennan has been a fine judge, with a tough mind and a tender heart - and an instinct for when to listen to each. Last month,...
NIGERIAN WRITER OLA ROTIMI DIES
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amAfricans the world over will say a final goodbye tomorrow to renowned writer Ola Rotimi. The acclaimed Nigerian educator, who spent a career bringing theater to common folk and emphasizing...
B'KLYN SYNAGOGUE FIRE DEVASTATES WORSHIPPERS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amBrooklyn's Beth Aaron Temple was a haven for the homeless, but today its own members have no place to go after a morning fire nearly destroyed their place of worship....
SUMMERTIME CITY A HOMEBODY HEAVEN
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amTHE cabs race up Sixth Avenue like something out of a soap-box derby. On the sidewalks, lonely substitute maitre d's stand at idle attention, combing the blocks for stray tourists...
DOOMED CONCORDE PILOT'S FINAL WORDS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amA chilling transcript of the final moments of Air France's doomed Concorde reveals the disaster unfolded with this frantic message from the control tower: "You have flames. You have flames...
COMMISH TO COPS: I'M ON YOUR SIDE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amACCORD, N.Y. - Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik told a packed police-union convention he'll be cops' strongest supporter. "I have responded to rapes in progress and to homicides," said Kerik, a...
GOPERS RIP RUDY AIDE'S $OLO EFFORTS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSTATE Republicans are less than thrilled about plans by Mayor Giuliani's former campaign manager Bruce Teitelbaum to raise funds - supposedly to help Rick Lazio's Senate campaign. A GOP source...
L.I. JUDGE PROBED FOR SPY CAM IN COURTROOM
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amA Long Island judge - who says he wanted to find out why his nameplate was being turned upside down - is being investigated for installing and operating a hidden...
DI TAKES A BACK SEAT TO QUEEN'S NEW CAR
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amIn a stunning slap at Princess Diana, the royal family made no mention yesterday of the third anniversary of her death - but crowed instead about the queen getting a...
DOC'S KIDS ARE THE PATIENTS OF A SAINT - NEW MIRACLE FROM TOMMY'S NEUROSURGEON
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amTO SHAKE hands with Dr. Fred Epstein of Beth Israel Hospital is to be touched by an angel in a scrub suit. Twice in one week, I have seen him...
HILLARY PULLS STRINGS FOR SPY POLLARD
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amHillary Rodham Clinton has intervened to block spy Jonathan Pollard from being transferred to a potentially dangerous unit of the federal prison where he is serving a life term, The...
CITY WILL TAKE $10M HIT FROM U.N. SUMMIT
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amNext week's mammoth gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is going to burn a $10 million hole in the city's coffers - and officials are going to push...
GAS PRICES CAN'T HALT HOLIDAY EXODUS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amMillions of Americans are expected to shrug off record Labor Day gasoline prices and take to the roads this weekend to enjoy the traditional last gasp of summer. "High gas...
RICK'S FUND-RAISING DWARFS FIRST LADY'S
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amGOP Senate candidate Rick Lazio has pulled ahead in the money race, raising more than three times as much cash as Hillary Rodham Clinton over the past two months, according...
CONTROVERSIAL ZIMBABWE PREZ TO VISIT HARLEM
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe African leader behind a controversial land-resettlement program that takes property away from white farmers will make a historic visit to Harlem next week. President H.E. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe...
RUDY: 'HIZZONER GERALDO' IS ALL TALK
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday laughed off TV newsman Geraldo Rivera's surprise announcement that he may run for New York City mayor next year - calling it nothing more than a big...
GOP STARS GORE IN TEMPLE FUND-RAISER AD
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Vice President Al Gore's tainted 1996 visit to a California Buddhist temple is the centerpiece of a blistering new Republican campaign commercial. The ad, running in 17 states...
'DEATH TAX' LIVES AS PREZ WIELDS VETO PEN
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Clinton vetoed a bill yesterday that would have ended inheritance taxes, claiming it would help the rich but not the poor. Hoping that the so-called "death tax"...
FBI 'NETS STUDENT IN MAMMOTH STOX HOAX
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amEL SEGUNDO, Calif. - A community-college student pulled the Internet hoax that nearly destroyed a high-tech company's stock, federal officials charged yesterday. At the crack of dawn, FBI agents swooped...
RUDY'S SOBER WARNING ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amDon't even think about it! That's the warning that came from City Hall yesterday in announcing its renewed crackdown on drunken driving this Labor Day weekend. "Do not take a...
MERCHANDISING AN ABSOLUTE RACKET
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amFor tennis fans shelling out big bucks for pricey souvenirs at Flushing Meadows, the tournament might as well be called the U.S. Open Your Wallet. Forget complaints about $16 cheeseburgers...
6 MORE BIRDS FOUND WITH WEST NILE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amCity officials report finding six more birds with the West Nile virus, and plan more anti-mosquito spraying in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island tonight and tomorrow. Three of the newly-infected...
HORRIFIED WIFE SEES JEWELER HUBBY SLAIN IN QNS. STORE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amAs his wife stood helplessly a few feet away, a well-liked jeweler was shot to death in his Queens store yesterday in a struggle with an armed robber. Police said...
JERSEY RESIDENTS REELING IN WAKE OF FIRE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amShell-shocked residents of a riverfront New Jersey town wept yesterday as they saw the rubble of their homes - destroyed by a spectacular blaze that raged through a nearly completed...
TENNIS-DAD TERROR SEES 'RED' OVER HIS OUSTER
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe powder-keg papa of tennis star Jelena Dokic yesterday angrily accused "communist" tour officials of trying to provoke him - even as he admitted a couple of drinks can light...
AIDS AGENCY TURNS AWAY HOMELESS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSeveral homeless people afflicted with HIV and AIDS charged yesterday they were turned away by the city agency mandated to house them - and told to fend for themselves. Making...
$20M NOT ENOUGH FOR EXEC'S EX
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSpurned corporate wife Lorna Wendt - who snagged an eye-popping $20 million in her 1997 divorce from former General Electric CEO Gary Wendt - is going back for more. A...
PR LEGEND SCHWARTZ DIES AT 70
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amVeteran public-relations guru Sy Schwartz, executive vice-president of Rubenstein Associates, died yesterday at the age of 70. Schwartz, who had just celebrated his 40th anniversary with the powerhouse PR firm,...
SPORTY: GIRLS DON'T ADD SPICE TO MY SEX LIFE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSporty Spice wants to set the record straight once and for all - she's not gay. The pop star, also known as Mel C, admits she longs for an intimate...
'AGING' SCIENTISTS WORMING IN ON FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amScientists have found they can stretch the life expectancy of laboratory worms by dosing them with supercharged antioxidants - possibly unlocking a key to the fountain of youth. "I don't...
GROH DEBUT PACKS PUNCH
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amJET NOTES Al Groh hasn't been a head coach for very long, but he knows a big game when he sees one. "This game has the potential to be more...
TEN LOSERS IN NEED OF BIG SEPTEMBERS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSEPTEMBER opens with intriguing pursuits. Randy Johnson will go for 300 strikeouts as Preston Wilson closes in on 200. Andy Pettitte will make a run at 20 wins as surely...
JUMPER DIES IN SPA SPILL
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS -Steeplechasing lost a promising young star yesterday when Perfect Match, trained by Tom Voss, suffered a severe fracture of the radius bone of his upper left leg in...
YANK TV DISPUTE MAY HELP METS LAND A-ROD
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amQUIZ: Gary Sheffield has a good chance to set the single-season HR record for a second franchise. He owns the Marlins' record of 42 set in 1996 and was on...
SEEKING IT ALL TOPS SPINAWAY FIELD OF 9
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - At the beginning of the meet, most everybody already conceded today's Grade 1, $200,000 Spinaway to trainer Mark Hennig, who had three undefeated stakes-winning 2-year-old fillies -...
IT'S CAPTAIN KERRY'S SHIP - COLLINS SAILS INTO OPENER AS JINT' MAN IN CHARGE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe path is the same, the steps identical, the direction familiar. But so much is different for Kerry Collins. When he races out of the tunnel Sunday as his name...
GRATIAEN TAKES ALBANY HANDICAP
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Gratiaen prevented Image Maker from becoming the first horse to capture the Big Apple Triple Crown by winning the $176,700 Albany Handicap by a nose over Storm...
OFFSHORE SEASON NOT FIN-ISHED YET
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amLABOR Day ends the summer, but it definitely does not end the fishing as the coming two months will provide some of the best saltwater action of the year. The...
KING: WILLIAMSES CAN MANHANDLE MAC
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amIf Venus or Serena Williams accepts John McEnroe's dare to face him in a Battle of the Sexes charity match, Billie Jean King said she would hesitate about picking the...
DAVENPORT DISTURBED BY DOKIC DAD
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amU.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK After escaping with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 second-round victory against 33rd ranked Kim Clijsters yesterday at Ashe Stadium, No. 2 seeded Lindsay Davenport said that she was...
NOW JUST CALL HIM 'JAKE THE SAFE'
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amWhat made Jake Plummer so eye-catching was that devilish quality to his game, the fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants style that confounded defenders and thrilled what fans the Cardinals actually have. That dynamic Jake...
TORRE: RACE GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amThe only thing separating the Yankees and their third straight AL East title is September. And, according to Derek Jeter, the only thing the Yankees should be concentrating on is...
STONE GETS NOD AS FASSEL NAMES CAPTAINS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES When Jim Fassel announced the team captains to the Giants following yesterday's practice, the names were followed by cheers and few surprises. Jessie Armstead and Michael Strahan on...
WOLF'S FADING INTO SUNSET
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amWarner Wolf's sportscasting role, is not, according to sources, merely being reduced at Ch. 2. Instead, we're told, he's about six months away from disappearing or being provided emeritus status....
JOE STRIKES AGAIN OVER UMPS' ZONE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Having watched Wednesday night's 5-4 victory over the Mariners take an agonizing four hours and eight minutes thanks to a plate umpire who was so scared he froze...
ANDRE OUSTED BY FRENCHMAN - CLEMENT STUNS AGASSI
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amThere were no excuses from Andre Agassi. None about his mother and sister who are battling breast cancer, none about his back, which he injured in a Vegas car accident...
GARBAGE, ANYONE? - PRO TENNIS LATEST TO TAKE CUE FROM WRESTLEMANIA
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amFOX Sports Net anchor Kevin Frasier refuses to play the game in which Anna Kournikova, for no other reason than her pretty face and 19-year-old body, receives far more media...
MARTIN: I CAN STILL IMPROVE
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amIf, at some point in the future, Curtis Martin develops a cure for cancer, his reaction likely would be, "I'm disappointed that I haven't gotten rid of all diseases." Since...
REED, FAMILY HARASSED BY UNRULY FANS
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amMET NOTES ST. LOUIS - According to Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz, a group of fans shouted at Mets starter Rick Reed as the pitcher and his family got into a...
DAYS OF LINE AND ROSES
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amGLENN Parker, wine connoisseur, has bottles from California 6 years old that are not yet drinkable, so don't tell him older can't be better. Giant fans don't want to hear...
SERENA MOVES ON
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amFirst the fashion statement: Serena Williams wore a black unitard dress last night, highlighted by a pink skirt and matching pink shoes. She looked like she was ready to go...
THE BALL IS ON VALENTINE'S COURT - IT'S UP TO BOBBY IF HE WANTS TO RE-UP
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The hammer now belongs to Bobby Valentine and he will decide if he will manage the Mets next year. The man who was the most important voice...
BOBBY V DEFINITELY DESERVES NEW PACT
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amTHERE IS a difference between wanting to see a manager succeed before you extend him, and waiting to see if he'll fail so you can fire him. The Mets have...
METS VS. CARDS: LIKE OLD TIMES - '80S RIVALS TO GET IT ON
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It's not the same as Willie McGee, Tommy Herr and Bruce Sutter versus Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry and Keith Hernandez. It's not the 1980s anymore when the...
LIKE OLD TIMES - '80S RIVALS TO GET IT ON
September 1, 2000 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It's not the same as Willie McGee, Tommy Herr and Bruce Sutter versus Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry and Keith Hernandez. It's not the 1980s anymore when the...