August 15, 2001

QUICK, GET ME REWRITE: CURRY COVERS BOND FRAUD TRIAL HEARING

The ever-controversial Christian Curry came to federal court yesterday - but this time as a working journalist instead of as a client embroiled in a fight with his Wall Street...

GARMENT CENTER DRUG DEAL - FAMILY BIZ IS PRE$CRIPTION TO BUY 499 7TH

DRUG money was used to buy a Garment Center office building. But don't worry - this exchange was made with legal drug money. That's because the proud new owner of...

MITCHELL GETS TOP AD JOB AT NEW YORKER

Memo from Eustace Tilley: Show me the money! The borderline-crusty literary weekly The New Yorker has sworn to mop up the red ink. New Publisher David Carey has wasted no...

CNN SAYS: WE WANT WILLOW

Financial news knockout Willow Bay is coming out of mothballs to go back on the air this fall with two shows, The Post has learned. The former Estee Lauder model...

BIG NAMES FIGHTING OVER POOH HONEY POT

Two top legal eagles fighting for a decade over royalties on "Winnie the Pooh" may be coming to an end - or will face trial early next year. Courtroom titans...

AOL, BMG PREPARE FOR BLOOD-LETTING

AOL Time Warner appears closer to clearing out the dead wood at its America Online service. Hit by the ad slump, company execs are believed to have their eye on...

J. CREW BUTTONS UP CORP. CATALOG

After planting its store flag on Madison Avenue's "Men's Row," the preppy clothier is now trying to sell its goods as affordable office perks. J. Crew Group Inc. said yesterday...

NEW FLURRY OF PINK: J.P. MORGAN CHASE CUTS MORE BANKERS

J.P. Morgan Chase is preparing to hand out more pink slips in its investment banking division in the latest sign that the downturn on Wall Street isn't reversing anytime soon....

STARR REPORT

Jumping 'Jack' flash: 'Samurai' a hit BD->Cartoon Network's "Samurai Jack" got off to a fast start last Friday (7-8:15 p.m.). The 'toon's premiere showed double- and triple-digit ratings increases across-the-board,...

COOL WITH CASSIS

IN F. Scott Fitzgerald's Paris, Dick Diver or someone like him was always stopping at a sidewalk cafe for a few cooling rounds of Vermouth-Cassis. Gourmandizing journalist A.J. Liebling frequently...

'LIVE' ON B'WAY - LEGUIZAMO COMING BACK

JOHN Leguizamo, who has a knack for striking gold with one-man shows, is bringing his latest to Broadway in the fall. His producers closed a deal last week to put...

IRELAND'S YOUNG GUN - HEARTTHROB FARRELL IS THE TOAST OF TINSELTOWN

LIKE a pistol crack, Colin Farrell shot out of nowhere to become one of the most buzzed-about young actors in Hollywood. The impudent grin and beefcake charms he flaunted as...

ZITI IN A ZIP!

RESTAURATEUR Tony May could become the Ray Kroc of pasta. The owner of upscale San Domenico plans to go national with a system that dishes up made-to-order pasta at the...

THE CROP IS IN, THE TIME IS RIPE, SO STOP AND . . . SMELL THE TOMATOES

SEEING pink elephants is not a good sign, but spotting Green Zebras is: It means the tomatoes have arrived. Not those those faint-hued, tasteless hardballs in plastic cartons. These are...

HOT NEW '24' CONTEMPLATES '48'

THE creators of TV's new spy-thriller "24" are so confident the action-packed drama will be a hit, they've already figured out what will happen next year. "24" is the most...

SADE IS SWEET AS CHERRY WINE

SADE WHEN a singer takes an eight-year hiatus between tours, you can't help but think she's all washed up. Sade proved that notion wrong at her Madison Square Garden comeback...

DB'S ONE OF DE BEST

DB BISTRO MODERNE [] 55 W. 44TH ST. (212) 391-2400 --------- ONE 98-degree night last week, folks at DB Bistro Moderne lingered past 10:30 over sirloin burgers stuffed with braised...

HOW MUCH IS THAT FALAFEL IN THE WINDOW?

BREAD FROM BEIRUT [ 1/2] 24 W. 45TH ST. (BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH AVENUES) (212) 764-1588 ------- BY opening his own fast-food restaurant, diamond dealer Samer Halimeh has proved himself...

BRITISH TV BUMPS 'BAND OF BROTHERS' TO THE BOONIES: PAID $10M FOR THE SPIELBERG WAR SERIES

STEVEN Spielberg's "Band of Brothers" has been shot downby the BBC in London - at least in prime-time. The HBO blockbuster, which Spielberg created with Tom Hanks, has been deemed...

JACKO COUNTDOWN: 23 DAYS UNTIL HIS CONCERT

THERE are new details about the star-studded lineup for the first of two Michael Jackson tribute concerts at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7. Though news is skimpy about guests...

BREAKING THE CHANDRA HABIT: IT'S SAD BUT TRUE: THE BIG STORY HAS FIZZLED. WHAT'S THE USE IN CONTINUING TO DISCUSS IT?

THE Chandra Levy/Gary Condit story no longer fits the definition of news, and yet the cable news channels cling to it like addicts. Is there help for those who are...

HARLEM'S HEART AND SOUL - SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT OWNER SYLVIA WOODS AND CONGRESSMAN CHARLES RANGEL REMINISCE ABOUT THE HARLEM THEY REMEMBER, THEIR LOVE FOR ITS PEOPLE, AND THEIR HOPES FOR ITS FUTURE

Before he became a soul food-loving congressman with a few extra biscuits around the middle, Charles Rangel was a soul-food loving lawyer. So deep was his devotion to southern cuisine...

SPENDING POWER - FROM STALLS TO SIDEWALK VENDORS TO SUPERSTORES, HARLEM CAN COMPETE WITH THE BEST FOR SHOPPING CHOICES

Harlem's main tourist draws have long been cultural. There's the entertainment at the famous Apollo Theater, the memorable stick-to-your-ribs meals at Sylvia's, and landmark buildings paying homage to the artistic...

MOVIN' ON UP - IN SEARCH OF A GOOD TIME - AND HARLEM'S MOST FAMOUS NEW TENANT

The mere mention of going uptown usually gives the Bar Belles a nose bleed. (Have you ever had a nose bleed while drinking? Not pretty. Not pretty at all.) But...

TOT 'FORGOTTEN' IN DAY-CARE VAN

Two Brooklyn residents were arrested last night after a 4-year-old in their care was found sleeping in the back of a day-care van. Shaun Holley, 34, the van driver, and...

NEW YORK POST FROM AUG. 15, 1969

"BETHEL, N.Y. - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, described by its incorporators as probably the largest gathering of this generation, didn't begin until 4 p.m. this afternoon. "But by...

BUDGET IN LIMBO WITH GOV SET TO SUE LEGISLATURE

ALBANY - Gov. Pataki's budget talks with legislative leaders yesterday ended without a deal in sight - and Pataki announced last night he will sue the state Legislature over its...

LEVY BUDGET AX POISED TO WHACK 1,200

Up to 1,200 administrative jobs would be slashed under a three-year plan to cut the Board of Education budget, The Post has learned. Schools Chancellor Harold Levy plans to cut...

WILL FISHY FINANCE DEFINE ALAN HEVESI?

IF, as now looks increasingly likely, Comptroller Alan Hevesi falls short in next month's Democratic mayoral primary, a major reason why will be the fact that he seems to have...

HILLPAC'S GOT THAT PRESIDENTIAL LOOK

SEN. Hillary Rodham Clinton insists she isn't going national - but hers is the only political-action committee that can boast a high-powered former White House communications chief. Hillary pal Ann...

QUEENS TEACHER SUES OVER STUDENTS' TAUNTS

The Board of Education is facing a federal civil-rights lawsuit filed by a Queens teacher from Sri Lanka who says emotionally disturbed special-ed students taunted him with slurs like "f...

MISS AMERICA WINNER WILL BE A TRUE 'SURVIVOR'

Contestants in this year's Miss America pageant will find themselves facing a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"-style quiz, thanks to changes designed to add a dose of "reality TV"...

GROUP HAS CLASSY IDEA FOR REBATES

The Big Apple's corporate titans want the New York business community and residents to donate their federal tax refunds to the city public school system. The New York City Partnership...

GOTTI CAPO WILL GET POWER POST: JAILED MOBSTER TO BE FREED

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - John Gotti's closest and most trusted capo is poised to be freed from prison - and to take a bigger role than ever in running the dying...

DON FAMILY'S HOTEL IS CRAWLING WITH COPS

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -Snippets from the scene of the Gotti watch: John Gotti's family and friends are always aware federal agents and cops are somewhere nearby, secretly watching their every move....

'TODAY' PLUGS KILLER MOM'S FUND

Texas child-killer Andrea Yates has received an unexpected assist - from the "Today" show. Katie Couric told viewers Monday how they could contribute to Yates' defense fund - just days...

SPARKS FLY IN SLEEPY COMPTROLLER RACE

The two Democratic candidates in the nearly invisible race for city comptroller finally let loose yesterday, with each accusing the other of being a political hack. "He has not stood...

EXECS BAILED BEFORE $LIDE

Top executives at Brooklyn energy company KeySpan sold millions of dollars worth of stock and stock options before announcing a significant loss that sent the company's shares tumbling. KeySpan's Roy...

QUEENS IS NOT A WASTELAND - LOTS TO SEE - EVEN FOR A TOP ARCHITECT

PERHAPS the esteemed architect Philip Johnson should take a stroll through Queens, rather than blast through the vast outer borough by limo on his way to the airport. He might...

BROOKLYN AND QUEENS DETECTIVES IN BID TO SMOKE OUT LASER-GUN BODEGA BANDIT

A gunman is being sought for a string of 20 bodega robberies in Brooklyn and Queens where he terrorized store workers by pointing a laser-sighted weapon at them - and...

LOUIMA MYSTERY COP GETTING HIS DAY IN COURT AT LAST

RETIRED Police Sgt. Patrick Walsh goes on the stand today to tell the world why embattled Officer Charles Schwarz should be on a beach making sand castles for his nephew...

SLICK TALKER 'COPPING' IDS

Cops are looking for a female police impersonator who phones people in a bid to steal their identities and post fraudulent credit-card charges over the Internet. The woman claims she's...

SCHOOLS AD RIGHT ON THE MARK

TITLE: "Education"LENGTH: 30 secondsPRODUCER: Firm of Trippi, McMahon & SquierSCRIPT: Announcer: "How can we improve New York's public schools?" Green: "My mother was a schoolteacher, so I know what a...

MORE WOE HITS MRI KID-DEATH HOSPITAL

The trouble keeps growing for Westchester Medical Center. The hospital - where a young boy died last month in a freak accident while undergoing an MRI scan - is now...

PETE: SHOPS CHARGE TAX ILLEGALLY

Stores all over the city are continuing to rip off shoppers by charging sales tax on items that have been tax-free for more than a year, Council Speaker Peter Vallone...

GORE GIVES A SIGN HE MAY RUN IN '04

Al Gore yesterday inched closer to a 2004 rematch with President Bush when the former vice president said "yes" to a key political backslapping event in September. Aides confirmed that...

SOCIALITE LIED TO BOOST PAL'S $CAM, JURY TOLD

An aging Manhattan socialite told "a stack of lies" to sweet-talk unwitting investors into giving their money to a financial charlatan, prosecutors charged yesterday. Elizabeth Kummerfeld, who co-founded the celebrity-driven...

ISRAEL FLEXES MUSCLE - TANKS AND TROOPS ON MOVE NEAR BETHLEHEM

JERUSALEM - After sending tanks into a Palestinian city for the first time in years yesterday, Israel rolled out the heavy artillery near Bethlehem in a new get-tough strategy to...

RUDY: 'SEAGULL' DOING A POUR JOB

Mayor Giuliani thinks fans of "The Seagull" who got drenched on opening night deserve a rain check to see the summer's hottest show - just like he's getting. "They all...

MIKE, AL DENIED AN 'EDUCATION'

The city Board of Elections yesterday threw "Education" off the ballot. But not before aides to Michael Bloomberg and Alan Hevesi got into a brief tussle for an elevator, as...

FERRER RUNNING LAST IN NEW POLL: GREEN NEAR 40% IN BID FOR MAYOR

Fernando Ferrer has fallen into last place in the Democratic mayoral field, according to a new poll released yesterday. The survey by Quinnipiac University showed Ferrer, who had been running...

BISHOP DUMPS MOONIE BRIDE

Renegade Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo - who was married in a mass wedding conducted by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon - is leaving his possibly pregnant bride and returning to the...

FEDS JOIN CYBERSEX PROBE: LOOK INTO WEB TEEN-SLAVE RING

The feds have joined the investigation of the teenage cybersex-slave case - and they may take over prosecution of the three suspects. The Nassau County and Queens district attorneys' offices...

'PILLOW ATTACK' ARREST

A Brooklyn nurse's aide was busted yesterday for allegedly holding a pillow over the face of a demented 88-year-old nursing-home patient. Bernadette Arnsesen, 55, of 16th Avenue in Brooklyn -...

NYPD AND DA AT ODDS ON DWI: DEPT. WANTS QUICK TRIAL FOR CRASH COP

The NYPD wants to put accused drunken-driving cop Joseph Gray on administrative trial by the end of the month - an unusual step that may spark a showdown with Brooklyn...

LAWSUITS OVER REGENTS TESTS

Parents and officials from 28 alternative schools said they're filing suit today to prevent their kids from having to take Regents exams. State Education Commissioner Richard Mills has eliminated a...

ASTORIA FIRE HERO SET TO LEAVE HOSP

Firefighter Joseph Vosilla - critically injured in a horrific Father's Day blaze - gets out of the hospital today, encouraged about his own progress but still grieving for three colleagues...

HE SURVIVED SUBWAY PUSH AND GRABBED HIS ATTACKER

An alleged serial subway pusher picked the wrong victim in 35-year-old media exec Karl Slatoff. Slatoff, who was waiting for a downtown F train at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue...

'ISLEY' MAN IN TICKET TROUBLE

A man who says he performs with the Isley Brothers was singing the blues yesterday after he tried to bribe a city cop with concert tickets, police said. Glen K....

HER CUPS RUNNETH OVER WITH SORROW

A Bronx woman posed as her boyfriend's mom to get a $7,000 loan - which she used to pay for a boob job, police said after busting her yesterday. Melanie...

TRAGIC CHOPPER HIT ROCK OUTCROP

The helicopter that crashed near the Grand Canyon - killing five Brooklyn tourists and the pilot - brushed against a rock outcropping before smashing into the ground and bursting into...

LIL' BRONX BOMBERS WILL GO TO THE SHOW

BRISTOL, Conn. - The Baby Bronx Bombers are bound for the big time. New York's own Little League legends, the Rolando Paulino All-Stars, beat State College, Pa., 2-0 to finally...

SLICK TALKER TRYING TO 'COP' VICTIMS' IDS IN 'NET SCAM

Cops are looking for a sophisticated police impersonator - a female con artist who's been phoning people in a bid to steal their identities and ring up fraudulent credit-card charges...

BRA-ZEN THIEVES HIT VICTORIA'S

Cops are hoping to bust thieves who ripped off 1,000 bras from a Victoria's Secret store. The culprits brazenly snatched the underwear from the Rochester, Minn., shop, emptying several large...

DUBYA IN TEXAS

President Bush left his Texas ranch for the Rocky Mountains on Vacation Day 11. Bush's Colorado visit included a hike at 8,000 feet in the Rocky Mountain National Park, a...

POLICE PUSH SUBWAY SHOVER INTO BELLEVUE

A Brooklyn man charged with trying to push passengers off Midtown subway platforms and into the paths of oncoming trains has landed in Bellevue Hospital. Carl Beamon - described by...

'TODAY' PLUGS KILLER MOM'S DEFENSE FUND

Texas child-killer Andrea Yates has received an unexpected assist - from the "Today" show. Katie Couric told viewers on Monday how they could contribute to Yates' defense fund - just...

'BELL' RINGS TRUE AT 3RD

With Scott Brosius arriving at the Yankees' Tampa complex yesterday, still wearing a split and limited to conditioning drills, the timeline for his return is still in question. But until...

JOE LIKES JETER IN NO. 1 SPOT

Joe Torre isn't about to mess with a good thing. With Chuck Knoblauch on the bench, Derek Jeter has batted leadoff in two of the last three games and gone...

TINO AND ANDY ARE ALL THE YANKS NEED - MARTINEZ' BLAST IN 6TH TOPPLES TAMPA FOR PETTITTE'S 14TH WIN

After a month of uncertainty and a disastrous road trip, a little predictability was welcome in the Yankee universe last night. And so it was that Tino Martinez was an...

TIME FOR CHAMPS TO GET SERIOUS

CONSIDER the Panic Button pushed. And that's a good thing. Until now the Yankees have approached this season with a collective yawn. They've been the Bronx Bored. The A's, though,...

NOTHING IF-FY ABOUT OF'S PLAY

MET NOTES SAN DIEGO - To Bobby Valentine, it is quite simple. The outfielders the Mets have now are fine, capable major leaguers. The problem is how the guys in...

A BAD TIME TO BE A DEER

NEW York's hunting licenses went on sale Monday and although we are almost two months away from the start of the big-game season, I'm predicting a record year for whitetails....

TIGER'S ON HUGE DOWNER

PGA NOTES DULUTH, Ga. - Tiger Woods is trying to become the first player since Walter Hagen (four in a row, 1924-27) to win three straight PGA Championships. But his...

BAFFERT: 'GIVEN' IS 75% TO GO

SARATOGA SPRINGS - It's not yet "Travers or bust" for Point Given, but odds the top racehorse in America will run in the Aug. 25 Midsummer Derby "went from 50...

MICKELSON SAYS MAJOR VICTORY IS NO BIG DEAL

DULUTH, Ga. - Phil Mickelson is in denial. Or maybe he just doesn't have a clue. Or maybe he really has convinced himself that winning a major championship is no...

FRIDAY OR BUST FOR ERIC - RANGERS GIVE FLYERS DEADLINE ON LINDROS DEAL

It's been 25 years since the Rangers brought in their first No. 88, dealing Rick Middleton for Ken Hodge, arguably the worst trade in a franchise history bulging with bombs....

HERMAN CRACKS THE WHIP

It wasn't the kind of explosion you always got from Mount Parcells, but a fire raged around the Jets yesterday, and his name was Herman (No More Mr. Nice Guy)...

HOLMES INJURES HIS KNEE

GIANT NOTES ALBANY -Kenny Holmes, the Giants' newly signed defensive end, fell to the grass late in the afternoon workout yesterday, clutching his right knee. It is believed Holmes did...

GIANT STAR IN CARJACK DRAMA

ALBANY - The buzzwords around Dave Thomas this training camp are about battles and survival and threats to his job. As usual, the veteran cornerback has approached what could be...

TORRE TELLS CHUCK HE'S BEING LEFT OUT

YANKEE NOTES Joe Torre sat down with Chuck Knoblauch on Saturday in Oakland and explained the situation. For now, Shane Spencer will get a turn as the starting left fielder....

SARATOGA SPECIAL ON TAP

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Three weeks ago, "Texas Ronnie" Werner had never even visited the Old Spa. Now, he's the toast of the town. The former quarter-horse trainer has two winners...

LIBS WIN, CATCH BREAK - AND GAIN HOMECOURT

At exactly 9 p.m., just as the Liberty were taking the court for the second half of their regular-season finale against the Washington Mystics, a ripple of human-generated electricity surged...

PLENTY OF NOTHING - METS GO QUIETLY AS TRACHSEL TAKES LOSS

Padres 6 - Mets 0 SAN DIEGO - It was fitting that last night's game ended past midnight back East. As if affected by the clock, Steve Trachsel's fairy-tale run...

KNOBBY TAKES FALL FOR DULL BOMBERS

CONSIDER the Panic Button pushed. And that's a good thing. Until now, the Yankees have approached this season with a collective yawn. They've been the Bronx Bored. The A's, though,...

CASUALTY OF BORE - SLUMPING CHUCK TAKES FALL FOR DULL YANKS

UP until now, the Yankees have approached this season with a collective yawn. They've been the Bronx Bored. The A's, though, got their attention by stomping on their necks three...

JOE HAS KNOBBY FEELING 'LEFT' OUT

YANK NOTE Joe Torre sat down with Chuck Knoblauch on Saturday in Oakland and explained the situation. For now, Shane Spencer is the Yankees' starting left-fielder. "Right now it's not...

GETTING OFF THEIR A'S - BUMBLING BOMBERS: SLAY BY BAY'S BEHIND US

The music was on as the Yankees prepared for work yesterday. Normally, the team prefers dignified silence, foregoing pregame noise in contrast to many other clubs. Its presence in the...

NORFOLK HURLERS BULK UP WITH WAITS

MET NOTES SAN DIEGO - After Bobby Jones and Steve Trachsel, there is one man who is most responsible for the Norfolk Miracle Cures of the past two years. His...

ROBERTS FEELS AT HOME IN BULLPEN

SAN DIEGO - Beginning his season at Triple-A Norfolk, Grant Roberts lost a lot of games, but not hope. He knew in the middle of August the Mets would be...

LIBS IN 'HOME' STRETCH AS PLAYOFFS BECKON

Carol Blazejowski won't allow herself to confront one of the toughest questions a general manager must face: When do you back up the truck and start from scratch? To do...

BELLINGER LOOKS LIKE 3RD OPTION

With Scott Brosius having flown to the Yankees' Tampa complex yesterday, still wearing a splint and limited to conditioning drills, the timeline for his return is still in question. But...

SPA SPECIAL ON TAP - HOT TRAINER SENDS OUT LUNAR BOUNTY

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Three weeks ago, "Texas Ronnie" Werner had never even visited the Old Spa. Now, he's the toast of the town. The former quarter-horse trainer has two winners...