November 17, 2000
BANKRUPTCY EPIDEMIC ON HORIZON
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amBEFORE you start shopping for Christmas gifts, consider this. Personal bankruptcies will increase a whopping 10 to 20 percent next year, according to SMR Research. And with the stock market...
DESIGNING WOMAN WRAPS A DEAL
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amDiane Von Furstenberg, known for her ubiquitous wrap-dress, is completing her return to fashion's favor by opening shops both uptown and downtown in spring 2001. A deal for the uptown...
TAUBMAN: IT WAS TENNANT - SOTHEBY'S BOSS FINGERS RIVAL AT CHRISTIE'S
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amEmbattled tycoon Alfred Taubman - targeted as a mastermind of the art auction world's price-fixing scheme - says the deal was cooked up by Sir Anthony Tennant, not him. Both...
THE BRITISH ARE GOING FROM THESTREET.COM
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amA new group of dot-comers has been told to hit the street. Financial Web site TheStreet.com Inc. axed its UK operation yesterday, shuttered a joint venture with The New York...
MIN. BID ON MILSTEIN TIMES SQ. LOT: $100M
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amBid packages have been sent out to 11 prospective buyers of the strife-torn Milstein site near Times Square, requesting minimum bids at $100 million. Bidders have to respond with a...
ROSIE O'DONNELL MAKES BID TO SAVE MCCALL'S
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTalk show host Rosie O'Donnell is trying to ride to the rescue of the beleagured, 127-year-old McCall's magazine. O'Donnell confirmed that she is teaming up with Gruner + Jahr USA...
HAIRY CARREY COMIC'S 'GRINCH' IS FUN BUT FUR-GETTABLE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amHow The Grinch Stole Christmas 2 ½ stars Artificial, slightly cheesy adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss cartoon book. Starring Jim Carrey. Running time: 104 minutes. Rated: PG (some crude...
A DANGEROUS MAN? MARILYN MANSON SAYS HE'S BECOME HIS OWN NIGHTMARES
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amMARILYN Manson, the devil's cabana boy, has been accused of everything from inspiring the Columbine student killings to unraveling the basic fabric of society.Born Brian Warner, the 29-year-old provocateur is...
'RUGRATS IN PARIS' IS A MERCHANDISING MATCH
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amRUGRATS IN PARIS: THE MOVIE 1/2 By-the-numbers animated sequel, with some bright moments - alas not enough of them.Running time: 78 minutes. Rated: G. At the E-Walk, the Lincoln Square,...
SEX, 'LIES' AND CLEAN OLD DIRTY TAPE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amLIES Good, dirty fun about the kinky relationship between a 38-year-old married man and a teenage schoolgirl.Running time: 112 minutes. Not rated (explicit sex). At the Screening Room in Manhattan...
ARNIE'S CLONING CAPER HAS SLIGHT IDENTITY CRISIS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTHE 6th DAY 1/2 Undistinguished but moderately entertaining sci-fi thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tony Goldwyn.Running time: 124 minutes. Rated: PG-13 (action). At the 42nd Street E-Walk, the Loews 84th...
GWYN, BEN'S 'BOUNCE' FLAT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amBOUNCE No on-screen sparks between Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck in this guilt-drenched bore.Running time: 102 minutes. Rated PG-13 (mild profanity, discreet sex). At the Empire, Union Square, Gotham, others....
CLASSIC CLOWN STILL ON HER 'SEARCH'
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTHE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSEWritten and directed by Jane Wagner. Starring Lily Tomlin. Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St., (212) 239-6200. LILY Tomlin. Even the...
THE STARR REPORT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00am'Survivor' swami swims over to NBC Marc Graboff, the CBS exec who brokered the "Survivor" deal, has been rewarded for his efforts with a juicy new contract - by NBC....
BEATLES TOP TOP POP LIST; BACKSTREET THERE, TOO
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amIT was a tough job, but after months of debating, MTV and Rolling Stone have named the "100 greatest pop songs of all time." The Beatles' "Yesterday" crowns the list,...
L.A. MELTING POT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amWHAT'S COOKING? Funny and moving tale of multicultural L.A. Thanksgivings.Running time: 106 minutes. Rated: PG-13 (adult situations). At the Empire, the Quad, the 64th and Second, others. FOR all its...
'COMIC' AYCKBOURN FALLS FLAT AT THE PUNCHLINE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amCOMIC POTENTIALWritten by Alan Ayckbourn. At the Manhattan Theatre Club, 131 W. 55th St., (212) 581-1212. Through Dec. 31. THERE'S something surreptitiously sexy about the idea of imitation humans becoming...
SHALOM ON THE RANGE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00am"The Lost Child" Sunday at 9 on Ch. 2 if you're a weeper if you watch and weep with your mother if you'd rather watch wrestling When I read the...
CHAD NAUSEAM ; ALL FLORIDA, ALL THE TIME IS ALL-SNOOZE NEWS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amAMERICA held hostage - Day 10. "Nightline" made its bones with an on-screen graphic like that one during the Iran hostage crisis. But these days, it's viewers in search of...
CAT'S STILL IN THE BAG ; CAN A MIME CARRY 'SEUSSICAL'? UNTIL IT OPENS, MUM'S THE WORD
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTHIS is one cat they can't get out of the hat.Despite a steady stream of rumors that he would not last until opening night, David Shiner, who plays the Cat...
SOLD TO FERGIE! DUCHESS TAKES BIDS ON FOX 'AUCTION' SPECIAL
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFOX has hired Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, to co-host a new show called "Ultimate Auction." The show - which features on-air bidding on unique, ultra-high-end items - is...
HOMETOWN-HERO WORSHIP FOR BON JOVI
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amBON JOVI, Jersey's other house band, was treated to a hero's welcome last night at the Meadowlands Arena after a seven-year absence. Jon Bon Jovi, full-time rocker, part-time movie star,...
CITY UNEMPLOYMENT AT 10-YEAR LOW
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amUnemployment in the city has fallen to its lowest levels in a decade and record numbers of jobs are being created in the private sector, the Giuliani administration said yesterday....
JESSE PLANS VOTE-TALLY RALLY HERE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThe Rev. Jesse Jackson said yesterday he'll hold a prayer vigil and rally in Manhattan today to call for an "open and fair process" in Florida's recount of presidential votes....
COURT LETS COUNT CONTINUE :BUT ANY NEW NUMBERS MAY ADD UP TO NOTHING
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTwo Florida counties were busy counting votes yesterday - as the state's high court gave them a green light to manually examine ballots. Protesters and police escorts were part of...
Q & A ON THE FLORIDA FIASCO'S LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amQ: Where are we now? A: Waiting for Florida Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis to rule today on whether Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris can go ahead and call...
FEDS WARNED OF FLA. BALLOT WOES IN '88
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Federal investigators warned 12 years ago that the punch-card ballots at the center of the Florida recount furor were unreliable and should be replaced. But officials...
NAMESAKE OF B'KLYN HS PROVIDES TIMELY LESSON
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFor 33 years, Harry Klaff has taught this civics lesson, but never with the success he is having right now. Klaff is a social-studies teacher at Brooklyn's Samuel J. Tilden...
BURIAL AT SEA FOR SPACE STATION MIR
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amRussia has decided to send the 14-year-old Mir space station, once a symbol of Soviet space glory, to a watery grave. The Russian Cabinet approved a plan yesterday to crash...
DID CHARLES SIRE EXEC'S TEENAGE KID?
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amPrince Charles had a sizzling affair with a pretty Canadian divorcee whose son may be Prince Wills' secret sibling, according to a published report. Janet Jenkins, 53, a blond ad...
TOP DEM CONSULTANT EYED IN TRUMP LOBBYING PROBE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amALBANY - The state Lobbying Commission has expanded its probe into Donald Trump to include prominent Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf, The Post has learned. The commission, according to a Trump...
HOLIDAY TOYS PLACED ON NAUGHTY LIST FOR SAFETY
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amBe wary of what Santa brings down the chimney this Christmas - some of the nation's most popular toys can be hazardous to kids. That's the word from a top...
SAD SAGA OF A SANDWICH SNUFFED OUT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amWHILE the nation is focused on the battle for the presidency, an equally bitter clash is unfolding in Manhattan. The issues are different, but in both cases the integrity of...
MY FELLOW AMERICANS: WAAAAH! MINE! MINE!
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amWHILE trying to keep track of The Election That Wouldn't Die, it can be difficult to tell your toddlers apart. This week, Al Gore started the whole, interminable race anew...
D.C.-TO-N.Y. BULLET TRAIN SETS SPEED RECORD
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFinally, America has its own bullet train. Amtrak's Acela Express dashed from Washington to New York yesterday in 2 hours, 26 minutes - and set the railroad's speed record at...
SAN GENNARO BIG PLEADS GUILTY TO $CAM
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThe head of the Feast of San Gennaro pleaded guilty yesterday to siphoning off $70,000 to $120,000 of city tax money and using it to pay her rent and phone...
COKE TO SETTLE RACE SUIT, PAY $192M TO WORKERS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amCoca-Cola, the world's largest soft-drink maker, has agreed to pay a record $192.5 million to settle a bias suit brought by 2,000 black workers who charged they were unfairly denied...
CLINTON BEGINS 'NEW CHAPTER' WITH HISTORIC VISIT TO VIETNAM
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amPresident Clinton, who protested the war and avoided the draft, arrived to a hero's welcome yesterday in Vietnam, vowing to heal old wounds and open a "new chapter." "It's time...
FEDS HAMMER AWAY AT 'DYNO GYNO' AS TRIAL STARTS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amCelebrity gynecologist Niels Lauersen "ripped off the health insurance system" for millions of dollars, federal prosecutors charged yesterday at the opening of his trial. Lauersen, the so-called "Dyno Gyno," was...
COPS SEEK SUSPECT IN SEX-ATTACK SPREE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amPolice are seeking a suspect in connection with as many as nine knifepoint sex assaults of teenage girls in Manhattan and The Bronx. Police described the suspect as a thin,...
SO WHO'S GONNA WIN? DUBYA'S HOLE CARD: TIME
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amJOE Lieberman put it like this yesterday morning: "I'm afraid the only recourse people in Florida have who want their votes to be counted, the only recourse that the Gore-Lieberman...
CAR-CRASH INSURANCE 'SCAM' RUNS INTO THE LAW
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThe feds yesterday put the brakes on a $1 million insurance-fraud ring that allegedly sent carloads of con artists prowling city streets in search of cars to crash into -...
113G SETTLEMENT WON'T KEEP JAKE OFF B'KLYN STREETS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amJAKE GREENE instinctively pocketed 60 cents from the Brooklyn woman who has given him change for the past seven years. In his gentle-giant way, he didn't want to be rude,...
AL GETTING A 'HAND' FROM N.Y. LAWYERS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amA small army of New York-area lawyers has descended on Florida, mounting a legal assault on the ballot-counting process that will determine the country's next president. The team of 29...
APPLE IS TOP PICK FOR TOURISTS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTravelers are in a New York state of mind - they voted the Big Apple the best city in the country to visit, according to a new survey. American tourists,...
KIMES ADMISSION SPURS CALL TO FIND SILVERMAN GRAVE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFriends of murdered millionaire Irene Silverman urged cops yesterday to act immediately on new clues to her corpse's whereabouts - so they can give the elderly socialite a proper burial....
E. HARLEM LOVERS BUSTED IN HER PARENTS' SLAYING
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amA remorseless East Harlem teen confessed yesterday that she and her boyfriend killed her Chinese immigrant parents and dumped them in the East River because they disapproved of her interracial...
GOP PRIMARY LOSER SLAMS DEM BOARD'S 'HYPOCRISY'
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amPALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida Republican says Palm Beach Democrats snubbed her with a double standard - allowing a ballot recount for Al Gore but nixing her request after...
BARAK: RESTRAINT STILL BEST STRATEGY IN CURRENT CRISIS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak yesterday defended his policy of restraining military reactions to the ongoing Palestinian violence. "If we knew that by killing 2,000 Palestinians, it would end the...
GORE STEPS UP P.R. WAR - SAYS GOP TRIES TO 'SHORT-CIRCUIT' VOTE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amVeep Al Gore, trying to convince voters he's right to keep fighting, yesterday accused the GOP of trying to "short-circuit" the 2000 presidential race. "The choice really is whether the...
DEM IN SCHEME TO 'FLIP' ELECTORS - PARTY BIG DIGS UP BUSH-BACKER INFO
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amA top Democratic operative yesterday admitted "information-gathering" on Republican Electoral College members to try to flip them to Al Gore - prompting GOP charges of "tampering." Gore campaign chief Bill...
HOWEVER IT ALL TURNS OUT, GORE HAND-JIVE DISGUSTING
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amWEST PALM BEACH. TOMORROW, we should know who will be the next president of these United States. "There will be a result on Saturday," said Michael Carvin, who represents the...
STRICTNESS MAY HAVE COST THEM THEIR LIVES
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFriends said accused teen killer Connie Leung sometimes talked about her love for boyfriend Eric Louissant - and her anger at her parents for trying to keep them apart. "She...
IT'S CUT-OFF DAY FOR OVERSEAS BALLOTS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amToday's last mail run is the final deadline for the overseas Florida ballots that could decide who's the next president. And America will likely know what's in those ballots tonight...
CHARTER KIDS MUST TAKE REGENTS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amStudents in the city's new charter schools have to take high-school Regents examinations, a state appeals court has ruled. In a unanimous decision issued Nov. 2, the Appellate Division rejected...
MLK COHORT REV. WILLIAMS DIES OF CANCER
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThe Rev. Hosea Williams, an Atlanta pastor who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s civil-rights struggles, died of cancer yesterday at age 74. Williams, a World War...
STAY TUNED TONIGHT, WE MIGHT HAVE A WINNER - WRANGLING TO BITTER END
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amIt's crunch time. Barring a surprise, Americans tonight will know who won Florida's very last ballots - the overseas votes that could decide the next president. Florida Secretary of State...
COURT LETS COUNT CONTINUE - BUT ANY NEW NUMBERS MAY ADD UP TO NOTHING
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTwo Florida counties were busy counting votes yesterday - as the state's high court gave them the green light to manually examine ballots. Protesters and police escorts were part of...
TEACH UNION MARCHES ON CITY HALL AS PACT LAPSES
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amMore than 12,000 angry teachers swarmed City Hall yesterday, demanding that Mayor Giuliani give them hefty pay hikes. Four Democrats hoping to succeed Giuliani - Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer,...
CITY DEATH TOLL CLIMBS BY FIVE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amOnly a day after officials announced the city's murder rate was up for the year despite a decline in overall crime, the death toll climbed by five yesterday. * In...
ARNOTT COULD GO AFTER HE RETURNS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amBOSTON - Those Meadowlands fans who chant "We want Arnott," may be in for rude disappointment if this stalemate ever ends. The rumble around the team says to expect the...
RAM FROSH BENCHED BY NCAA
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFordham's top basketball recruit, 6-8 power forward Jeff McMillan, will be forced to sit out the first three games of the season after violating NCAA rules. McMillan, a native of...
SCOTT EARNING HIS DOC-TORATE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThe hope for the Nets was that Byron Scott would be this year's Doc Rivers. Well, it is still remarkably early but maybe that's turned around. Maybe Doc Rivers was...
NETS' ODD-BALLERS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThey are the Nets' newest odd couple: Steph and Steve, young veteran Stephon Marbury and rookie Stephen Jackson. Marbury has assumed a leader's role with Jackson and is providing daily...
ADAM NOT SHARING IN RANGER REVIVAL
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amVANCOUVER - They are 9-8 heading into tonight's Moose Call here against the Canucks ("Those aren't boos . . . ") - pretty much where the Rangers should be at...
TIGER'S RIGHT BUT WRONG ; WOODS EXPLOITS PGA TOUR AS MUCH AS IT EXPLOITS HIM
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amTHE fact that Tiger Woods is wealthy beyond all fathomable heights doesn't mean he's wrong to gripe. His extraordinary wealth doesn't mean he should indulge the commercially exploitive wrongs that...
SAY IT AIN'T SNOW! JONES MUFFED THE CALL
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amPLAY-by-play man Mark Jones last Saturday worked the Colorado State-Air Force football game for ESPN2, for which he provided one of the most comically stunning misreads in recent broadcasting history....
DERBY, OAKS TO COST MORE
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amChurchill Downs has announced a pricing schedule for tickets to the 127th renewals of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks in 2001 that includes an increase in the price of...
GIANT PROMISE; DAYNE TO FASSEL: I'LL PICK UP FIRST DOWN
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThere was a moment this week when Ron Dayne approached Jim Fassel and made a promise. It went something like this:The next time you give me theball in a short-yardage...
HUNTER SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amMONDAY begins the big-game hunting season along the southern tier of New York and, if hunters adhere to some basic rules, hunting accidents should be kept to a minimum. "Hunting...
LIONS-JINTS IS A TOSS-UP
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES For all the talk about the Giants winning the games they are supposed to win and losing the games they are expected to lose, here comes a game...
O'NEILL TAKES ONE LAST RIDE ON TITLE EXPRESS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amFew joint ventures have worked as well as the one between Paul O'Neill and the Yankees. They have been wonderful for each other. So once the veteran outfielder determined he...
SEPTEMBER SWOON COST PIAZZA MVP
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThe final MVP Award numbers were 392 points for the Giants' Jeff Kent, his teammate Barry Bonds had 279 and Mike Piazza 271. But the number which probably cost Piazza...
AL'S COOL HAND STEADY AS ROCK; GROH'S HAND STAYS STEADY AS A ROCK
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amSurely the symbolism was lost on both when little Mike Groh gave his father Al a rock as a Christmas gift over 20 years ago. Neither could've known that two...
KNICKS NEED BIG FIX: THREE'S A CROWD FOR GOTHAM GUNS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amPHOENIX - The Knicks don't need Patrick Ewing. They need a psychiatrist. The season's first crisis has leveled the Knick locker room. The three Gotham Guns are grumbling. Latrell Sprewell,...
CUBS, TRIBE, YANKEES GOING ON TURK HUNT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amMET NOTES With each day, it is more and more apparent the Mets are going to have to up their ante to keep their free-agent pitchers, and the latest battle...
YANKS TOUCH BASE WITH HUNDLEY
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amKeeping back-up avenues open should Mike Mussina or Manny Ramirez fall from their grasp, the Yankees have investigated the possibility of signing free agent Todd Hundley. Yankee GM Brian Cashman...
KNICKS NEED BIG FIX: VG SHOULD GO BACK TO ALLAN-SPREE BACKCOURT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amPHOENIX - The season is only nine games old but the 5-4 Knicks are already at the crossroads. Their offense is in shambles and they are on the brink of...
SURPRISE! RICHIE IS CATCH KING
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amJET NOTES Quick. Who leads the Jets in receptions? No cheating. If you guessed fullback Richie Anderson, chances are you're a diehard. But the eight-year pro is quietly in the...
YANKS, MSG AGREE TO 1-YEAR DEAL
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amThe Yankees and Cablevision's MSG Network have reached an agreement that will have Bronx Bomber games on the channel in 2001, The Post has learned. Terms of the deal were...
HEAVY-WAIT CHUMPS; TUA-MUCH RUST TAKES THE FIGHT OUT OF TODAY'S TOP-RANKED CONTENDERS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amNOT long after knocking out Hasim Rahman on Dec. 19, 1998, David Tua became the No. 1 contender in the WBC's heavyweight division. Over the next 692 days - until...
WELLS ISN'T APPLE-BOUND ; BOMBERS DO NOT WANT HIM AND HE DOESN'T WANT METS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amDavid Wells is available. But do not expect the rumored trade to Cleveland to go down. And do not expect the Mets or Yankees to land the lefty, either. Toronto...
DUDLEY TO MISS KNICKS REUNION
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES PHOENIX - Nobody benefited more from the four-team Patrick Ewing blockbuster Sept. 20 than Chris Dudley. He landed in Phoenix, got out of Jeff Van Gundy purgatory and...
TAKING A GIANT STEPH ; NETS' MARBURY FINALLY SHOWS THAT HE GETS IT
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amSTEPHON Marbury is playing so well, New Jersey is changing its nickname to the "Guard-in State." Almost overnight, he (and Allen Iverson) has made the tricky transition from unbearable to...
BEDAZZLING! GOMEZ' GAME-WINNER BREAKS BRUINS
November 17, 2000 | 5:00amOVERTIME Devils 3 Bruins 2 BOSTON - This was a victory worthy of a Stanley Cup champion. Desperation and determination dramatically took the "No" out of the Devils' November. When...