December 25, 2000
HOLLYWOOD LITTLE BIG MAN BILLY BARTY IS DEAD AT 76
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBilly Barty - the famed little person who stood 3-foot-9 and began his acting career in silent movies - has died at the age of 76. The 80-pound performer died...
THE YEAR'S POLITICAL CHAMPS AND CHUMPS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00am'TIS the season . . . to name the biggest winners and losers of New York state politics for 2000, and what a long list of strong entries there has...
I HAVE THE PRESENTS OF MIND TO TREAT OUR POLS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amAFTER a season of uncertainty, our nation is in need of healing. And what says "healing" better than gifts? And what says "gifts" better than Christmas Day? And what says...
MEG IN HOLIDAY RUSH TO MARRY: REPORT
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amMeg Ryan is desperately trying to finalize her divorce from Dennis Quaid this week so she can wed Russell Crowe on New Year's Eve, it was claimed last night. The...
HANKS MAROONS RIVALS WITH BOX-OFFICE RECORD
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amTom Hanks has struck box-office gold again - his new stranded-on-an-island flick, "Cast Away," had the biggest Christmas weekend opening of any movie in history. The crowd-pleasing star's drama about...
FESTIVE CROWD SAVORS APPLE JAM
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amThrongs of New Yorkers and visitors hit the city sidewalks yesterday for some last-minute shopping, sightseeing or a taste of Christmas cheer. "It is just for fun today," Richard Conti...
JESSE CAN LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM MOYNIHAN
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amWHEN it comes to giving us a complicated lesson in simple terms, Daniel Patrick Moynihan can make juggling a bowling ball and a chain saw look easy. As he looked...
FINAL 'WHITE' CHRISTMAS FOR BILL & HILLARY
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Clinton enjoyed his last White House Christmas Eve last night, while the man replacing him put his stuff into boxes as he cleaned out the Texas Governor's...
B'KLYN MAN SURRENDERS IN TRIBECA PUNCH SLAY
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amA 20-year-old former Marine was charged yesterday with the senseless killing of a stranger outside a TriBeCa strip club. Police said Thomas Burke, who surrendered to detectives at the First...
BROOKLYN MAN SURRENDERS IN ; TRIBECA PUNCH SLAY
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amA 20-year-old former Marine was charged yesterday with the senseless killing of a stranger outside a TriBeCa strip club. Police said Thomas Burke, who surrendered to detectives at the First...
STRANDED MOM GETTING JUMP-$TART ON NEW LIFE
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amA group of downtown jewelers refused to let the Grinch steal Christmas from a desperate mother stranded with her three babies on Christmas Eve. Ajeenah Brown, 24, said she thought...
MUSIC BIG FELLED BY HEART ATTACK
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amRecord-industry veteran Rudi Gassner died Saturday, days before he was to take charge of BMG Entertainment's music division in a triumphant return to the company. Gassner, 58, suffered an apparent...
FATHER'S GIFT TURNS TRAGIC FOR SLAIN TEEN
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amA young Manhattan man was shot dead yesterday for his gold chain - a gift from his distraught father. Juan Melendez, 19, had just left a holiday party when he...
NEIGHBORS MOURN 'LITTLE ANGELS' LOST IN TREE FIRE
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amNeighbors left flowers and two stuffed animals yesterday as a makeshift shrine at the Washington Heights building where two small children were killed and their parents were severely burned in...
BETTER TO QUIT CIGS THAN CUT BACK: DOCS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amHeavy smokers who merely cut back their habit rather than quit may not see any health benefits, researchers say. The Mayo Clinic studied 23 volunteers who smoked more than 40...
'PATRONAGE' JUDGE EYED IN A NEW ETHICS TANGLE: EATERY CLAIMS B'KLYN JURIST USED HIS PULL TO HELP CO-OP
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amA BROOKLYN judge linked to an explosive court patronage scandal is now being accused of using his power to influence a legal battle in Manhattan, The Post has learned. Documents...
O, LITTLE CROWD IN BETHLEHEM AMID THE CRISIS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amWeeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence have made for a grim Christmas in the Holy Land, with only a handful of pilgrims turning up in Bethlehem yesterday. "It's a sad Christmas this...
ST. PATRICK'S PACKED FOR EGAN'S FIRST HOLIDAY MASS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amHundreds of New Yorkers crowded into St. Patrick's Cathedral last night to hear Archbishop Edward Egan celebrate his first Midnight Mass as head of the archdiocese. The line for standing-room...
OFF-DUTY COP KILLS TWO THUGS AT BROOKLYN DELI
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amAn off-duty detective shot and killed two bandits who held up the Brooklyn grocery store where he was working with his wife and two young children last night, police said....
HOW TO MAKE A 'RETURN' TRIP WITH YOUR GIFTS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amNow that The Savvy Shopper is through with her holiday shopping tips, she turns her attention to the sensitive question of what to do with all the gifts you don't...
'MAYOR' SHARPTON GOETZ SOME HELP HE MAY NOT WANT
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amNOW that you've digested the presidential race, it's time to chew on something completely different. Like the meshuga mayoral race. Which leads me to Bernie Goetz. Yes, he's still here....
HARD-EARNED GOOD BYE
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amQUARTERBACKSKerry Collins for Air Force chief. This guy can make all the throws, which is why a shaky start for Collins (22 of 39, 321 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT)...
JINTS: IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KINGS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amTo the victors go the couch. That was the destination Jim Fassel was headed yesterday, ready to make an early departure from his office at Giants Stadium, and he did...
IT'S A FIN-TASTIC FINISH!: UPON FURTHER REVIEW, MIAMI WINS AFC EAST AFTER QUICK SHOWER
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amDolphins27Patriots24 FOXBORO -It's all over and the Dolphins are AFC East champions if, of course, it is ever really over, or any game can be considered over ever again. Previous...
ENDING MAY BE BRETT BEGINNING
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - Though he didn't factor into the result, yesterday might have marked the beginning of kicker Brett Conway' career as a Jet and the end of John Hall's stay...
MCALISTER'S RETURN STARTS JETS' RAPID DECLINE
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - The Jets faked Ravens cornerback Chris McAlister out of his jock strap and cleats early in yesterday's game. But McAlister completely undressed Vinny Testaverde just before the end...
SCHIZOID JETS CRASH AGAIN SEASON GOES UP IN FLAMES IN LOSS TO RAVENS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amRavens34 Jets20 BALTIMORE - No one tantalizes and teases before delivering will-crushing heartbreak in a more cruel and consistent manner better than the Jets. No one lays its hands on...
CAN'T RIP GREEN 'D' FOR THIS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - Marvin Jones stood outside the Jets' locker room yesterday, wearing what can be best described as a bemused look on his face. It's sometimes best to laugh in...
LEWIS DID IT ALL FOR SON LEWIS HONORS SON
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - The last couple of weeks have tested Baltimore's Jermaine Lewis more than any football game. It tested his faith. It tested his belief in the world. Lewis and...
NEVER-MORE 'D' : RAVEN DEFENSE PROUD OF RECORD-LOW MARKS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - Earlier in the week Al Groh sarcastically claimed the Jets had no chance to beat the Ravens and their ferocious defense. Ravens coach Brian Billick was quite serious...
GROH SHOULD SHARE BLAME FOR JET LOSS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - No wonder why Al Groh didn't guarantee the playoffs. Groh was hoarse at the end of a season that somehow, some way, ended yesterday in a 34-20 loss...
IN-DY PLAYOFFS : COLTS TAKE AFC WILD CARD THANKS TO JETS
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - Realistically, the Jets' playoff dreams ended around 5 p.m. yesterday with their ignominious loss in Baltimore. Officially, they ended at 7:14 p.m. in Indianapolis, when the Colts routed...
THOMAS BREAKS OUT OF DOG HOUSE
December 25, 2000 | 5:00am"He hasn't had (a technical) for a while. He's actually conducted himself pretty well. I think he called someone in the stands a mother but other than that, he's been...
DON'T BLAME THIS DUO FOR RANGER SKID
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amOn this day, let's raise a cup of cheer to Michael York and Sandy McCarthy, probably the two least culpable Rangers in the 3-7-1-1 slide that has alarm bells ringing...
MARTY AMONG THE ELITE ON NHL ZERO LIST
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amWhile catching a legend, Martin Brodeur is becoming one himself. The Devils' franchise player has reached a significant milestone. On Friday, the 28-year-old matched Montreal Hall of Famer Ken Dryden...
NOT A CHIP OFF OF OLD BLOCK : NETS' SCOTT DOESN'T LIKE SON'S FLASHY STYLE OF PLAY
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amHe was equal parts father, fan and basketball enthusiast. So Byron Scott was anxious to see his son Thomas, a highly regarded and recruited player, practice with his high school...
GANG GREEN COVERAGE'S NOT SPECIAL
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - In the biggest game of the year, there was nothing special about the Jets special teams yesterday. Gang Green's coverage units allowed two returns for touchdowns by Jermaine...
UNSUNG DE STEPS UP BIG-TIME
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amBALTIMORE - On a defense loaded with star names such as Ray Lewis and Rod Woodson, Baltimore's Keith Washington is often overlooked. But Washington made two of the Ravens' biggest...
NO LION: JINTS WARY OF RAMS : ST. LOO BERTH REASON FOR CONCERN
December 25, 2000 | 5:00amThis charmed Giants season yesterday was hit with what could be an unlucky and devastating blow. The one team the Giants wanted to see out of the playoffs, the Rams,...