December 30, 2000
WEST SIDE STORIES NEW TV STUDIO PROPOSED FOR CLINTON AREA
December 30, 2000 | 5:00am"Sex And the City" may come to the city if a $300-million, high-definition television studio planned for Manhattan's West Side is approved. The 540,000-square-foot project - dubbed Studio City New...
FASHIONMALL OFFER DOUBLED
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amMiss Boo is a very popular girl. Fashionmall.com, the parent company of Boo.com, has received an offer for $7 a share, or $52.5 million, from GenesisIntermedia.com, Inc. This offer comes...
REPORT: DILLER GOES FOR GOLD IN $4.2B RAINBOW BID
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amMedia mogul Barry Diller may have found his pot of gold at the end of the Rainbow. After years of coveting and courting Cablevision, Diller is reportedly close to emerging...
BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS FOR THE BALL: GRAB A TINSEL TIARA, A STERLING SILVER HORN AND RAZZLE-DAZZLE INTO '01
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amTomorrow night is New Year's Eve, the beginning of the real millennium. For some turn-of-the-century magic, you'll need sparkly decorations, party favors - and, unless you're going as the New...
FIRST NIGHT, A FAMILY FUN-FOR-ALL
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amIf you're tired of gathering 'round the tube watching Dick Clark mark another New Year's Eve, why not join the party? Not the bustle in Times Square, of course, but...
REAL KIDS REVEAL: WHAT'S YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION?
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amJillian Sakin, 5, East Hanover, N.J. "Play ball with my baby brother everyday." Candy Godory, 15, Manhattan "Get good grades and focus more on my photography." Amisha Bibby, 10, Ansonia,...
NEW YEAR'S EVE FEAST AT DANIEL UP FOR BID
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amHERE'S a last-minute chance to score a tony table for two at one of New York City's top-rated eateries - and support a good cause at the same time. The...
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH FOR HICCUPS RX
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amIf you can't cure your hiccups with a glass of water, by holding your breath or a sudden scare, then a shot of the drug nefopam may solve the problem....
TIMES SQ. BALL WILL FALL WITH FLAKES
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amBring it on! New Year's Eve revelers say a snowstorm won't keep them from popping the bubbly and ringing in 2001 in true New York style. "I think this is...
RUSSIAN CHURCH HEAD RIPS CATHOLICS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amThe head of Russia's Orthodox Church denounced Catholics yesterday for allegedly poaching Orthodox believers in the former Soviet Union. Patriarch Alexiy II said the Greek Catholic Church had "broken up"...
JUMBO JET SURVIVES PLUNGE AS MADMAN ATTACKS PILOT
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amBritish pop singer Bryan Ferry said he felt he was going to die when a suicidal fellow passenger seized control of a jumbo jet over Sudan yesterday and plunged the...
SIAMESE TWINS' SURGEONS FEARED A MURDER CHARGE
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amA British doctor involved in the 18-hour operation to separate Siamese twins last month - knowing one would die - said yesterday the medical team worried about being arrested for...
BERGMAN PANS THE 'WHORING' FILM INDUSTRY
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amThe movie business is an industry of "butchery and whoring," says renowned Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman. And he revealed he recently dreamed of kissing his actresses' feet. The 82-year-old...
MCCALL TRASHES MARIO :SAYS EX-GOV 'PRODUCED' PATAKI WIN
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amALBANY - A major Democratic rift widened yesterday as state Comptroller Carl McCall blasted former Gov. Mario Cuomo for "producing George Pataki," Cuomo's Republican successor. McCall, gearing up to challenge...
JUDGE FREEZES RICK'S CAMPAIGN FUNDS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amA Manhattan judge has frozen failed Senate candidate Rick Lazio's campaign funds pending a hearing next week on a $1.4 million billing dispute with a fund-raising contractor. State Supreme Court...
WHICH DEM WOULD RUDY ENDORSE FOR MAYOR? ; WHICH DEM WOULD RUDY ENDORSE?
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amMAYOR Giuliani has "warm feelings" toward City Council Speaker Peter Vallone - but that may not translate into support in next year's mayoral race. Insiders said Giuliani allies who back...
DID KID DRINK A 'MAI THAI' NUKE COCKTAIL?
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amA 10-year-old Thai boy has not grown at all for five years - after drinking uranium he mistook for a soft drink, a newspaper reported. Pint-sized Chetada Palawatvichai, who's nicknamed...
MAN LOSES 3 FINGERS IN TRAIN TUSSLE WITH ROBBERS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amA 20-year-old man who just moved to the city from Florida lost three fingers under the wheels of a Queens train early yesterday while fleeing three thugs who were trying...
INSURANCE FIRM SUES CULKIN OVER BLAZE
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amAn insurance company has filed suit against actor Macaulay Culkin and his family to recover damages stemming from a deadly 1998 fire that started in the family's West Side apartment....
FEDS FEAR SHOWDOWN WITH ESCAPED TEX CONS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amA heavily armed band of Texas prison escapees accused of gunning down a cop may be planning a violent showdown with the law, authorities fear. The seven inmates, including two...
ARCHDIOCESE IN COURT FIGHT VS. ROYALS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amWith the blessing of Archbishop Edward Egan, the Archdiocese of New York yesterday took the "extremely rare" step of going to court in a rent row with Brunei's royal family...
ANXIOUS BILL STOPS CLOCK FOR MIDEAST PEACE TALKS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - The Clinton administration is waging a diplomatic blitz to bring Israel and the Palestinians to the bargaining table quickly - and head off Arab League opposition. Sources said...
NASDAQ WHACK! YEAR OF INVESTOR PAIN
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amThe best of times became the worst of times this year for the get-rich-quick world of the Nasdaq. The fast-moving stock market composed of technology companies and the now-miserable dot-coms...
PHILLY MASSACRE GANG MADE VICTIMS LIE DOWN
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amThe four masked robbers who burst into a Philadelphia crack house ordered 10 people inside to lie face-down on the floor and then mercilessly opened fire, cops said yesterday. Six...
NEIGHBORS ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The folks along tony Embassy Row yesterday promised a warm welcome for Bill and Hillary Clinton, who've plunked down $2.8 million for a mansion in the swank neighborhood....
AULD LANG SNOWSTORM BLOWS IN
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amWe missed a white Christmas, but get ready to b-r-r-r-ave a white New Year. By the time it's all over, a storm just a fraction below a blizzard is expected...
THE MORTGAGES ARE DUE : CLINTONS WILL NEED LOTS OF GREEN FOR 2 HOUSES
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The first couple - mortgaged to the hilt with their two new multimillion-dollar homes - ought to muddle through just fine when it comes to paying the bills....
BUSH STOCKS HIS CABINET WITH 4 MORE SELECTIONS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President-elect Bush named four more Cabinet members yesterday, tapping a diverse lot of bureaucrats who are likely to mirror his conservative beliefs. Bush named Houston schools superintendent Rod...
THAT SIX-GAME SLIDE SEEMS LONG, LONG AGO
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amThey have come this far from those dark days of November, all the way back to a share of the conference lead. The Devils may not look great, but the...
ISLES GET THUMBS DOWN AT COLISEUM
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amFed up with the Islanders' incessant losing and management's inability to do anything about it, the team's long-suffering fans blew their tops during Wednesday's 5-2 unsightly loss to the Bruins...
WEATHER & GIANTS POSE DEV DILEMMA
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amThe Devils are scrambling, their schedules thrown into chaos by snow and the Giants. Trying to time both ends of today's snowstorm, the Devils were forced to shuffle their travel...
FIEDLER'S NO MANNING BUT DOLPHS LOVE HIM
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amMIAMI - Nobody is marketing today's AFC first-round playoff game between the Colts and Dolphins at Pro Player Stadium as Peyton Manning vs. Jay Fiedler. Here's why: Most of the...
LACK OF RESPECT DOESN'T FAZE FISH
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amMIAMI - If the Dolphins are looking for any added motivation for today's AFC playoff game against the Colts at Pro Player Stadium, there's plenty out there from which to...
FOR RANGERS, IT'S SAME 'OLD' STORY
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amThe answer to the question is yes, most definitely, the Rangers should forget old acquaintance(s). But apparently they're not quite ready to do that. And so they've arrived in Dallas...
SHAUN'S MAKING HIS OWN GREATEST HITS ALBUM
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amWhat Shaun Williams did to the Jaguars' Jimmy Smith in the Giants' final regular-season game, nailing him with a rock-solid hit, sending the Pro Bowl receiver to the hard, cold...
JOHNNIES END STORMY MONTH
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amA victory and a few days off for Christmas can do wonders for a basketball team, and St. John's is hoping that combination will get the Red Storm over whatever...
BUZZER-BEATER HAUNTS NETS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amFor many people, New Year's Eve represents closure of another chapter of life and promise of a bright future. For the Nets, the dawn of the New Year signifies the...
SNOW KOS BIG A 'TIL 2001
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amAqueduct has canceled racing today and tomorrow in anticipation of the approaching blizzard. The track will reopen Monday with a New Year's Day card headlined by a pair of stakes,...
GADSDEN'S QUITE A CATCH
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amMIAMI - Dan Marino took his deep ball and went home after 17 seasons, leaving the Dolphins' offense with a new quarterback and a new slant on a passing game...
ARROYO HIT WITH 10-DAY BAN
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amIn the third straight suspension levied by the stewards the past three days, New York's leading rider for the year, Norberto Arroyo Jr., was set down 10 days for careless...
GRADY LEARNS A LOT ABOUT POLY PREP
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amGrady had seen Poly Prep blow out St. Francis Prep on Tuesday in the Monsignor King Tournament, but it was still wasn't that impressed going into last night's game. "We...
LET'S HAVE SOME BLOOD TESTS DONE
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amIslanders5 Thrashers2 So who needs Jeremy Roenick anyway? Doug Weight? What for? Keith Tkachuk? Why bother? In the storm before the storm last night, the Islanders actually gave their fans...
HOUSTON'S IRON MAN RUN ENDS
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amAllan Houston's ironman streak is over. Houston - very quietly - had played in 258 straight regular-season games before last night's rout of Chicago which he missed with a stomach...
SPREE AND EASY : LATRELL RETURNS TO SHOOTING GUARD, LEADS KNICK ROUT
December 30, 2000 | 5:00amKnicks95 Bulls68 Latrell Sprewell took the opportunity of Allan Houston's first absence since the 1996-97 season to seize the Garden night. With Houston home with a stomach virus, Sprewell made...