August 27, 2001
ON THE NEWSSTAND
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amHARD to imagine there's an ad slump given the back-wrenching doorstops the fashion titles crank out for fall. If you're going to risk the slipped disk, might as well judge...
TOSHIBA, HITACHI SLASHING 40,000 JOBS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amElectronics giant Hitachi was reported yesterday to be readying the ax for 20,000 workers. The news came just a day after word that Japanese chipmakerToshiba is planing to cut 20,000...
SPRUCE-D UP FASHION MAG SHOPS FOR TV SLOT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amFirst Wallpaper*, then Spruce - and soon, the TV show. The team behind the magazine design bible Wallpaper* is set to launch a new magazine, Spruce, a global glossy that...
CAN XP SAVE PC BUSINESS?
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amTHE new judge presiding over the Microsoft antitrust trial can be forgiven for thinking she has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Not only does Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly...
IT'S GETTING WORSE - PROFIT WARNINGS SEEN AT NEW RECORD
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amA whopping number of companies are expected to make negative preannouncements on earnings for the third-quarter, setting up an ever-gloomier economic forecast. More than 355 companies have already made negative...
BADDER THAN BAD
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThe Sandra Bernhard Experience [½ ] Tonight at 11, on A&E ----------- OVER the weekend, I had six friends ranging in age from 24 to 62 over to my house...
NFL URGED TO LAUNCH XFL 'SKYCAM'
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amNFL broadcasters might have made fun of the XFL last winter - but that doesn't mean they weren't watching. In a kind of "picking the carcass" scenario, producers from ABC's...
'SURVIVOR' SECRETS IN LEAKY TENT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amSURVIVOR: Africa" doesn't debut until Oct. 11, but alleged details are already leaking out. A Web site called The Ellipsis Brain Trust (www.surviiivor.com) - which is devoted to spoiling the...
STARR REPORT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00am'Day' after 'Day': Price talks continue The Dave Price saga continues. Price, the "Good Day New York" weatherman, has been off the air since Aug. 7 while renegotiating his contract....
FEM PUNK GOES DIGITAL
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amLAST century - in 1999 - Kathleen Hanna, who ignited the riot-grrl riot as the lead singer of Bikini Kill, pulled together a group to perform her solo Julie Ruin...
THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WANTING - SHORT AND SLEEK, TALL AND TIGHT, FLAT AND FURRY - THERE'S A PAIR FOR EVERYONE THIS FALL
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amBOOTS are a full-fledged fashion phenomenon this fall. Styles are myriad, and designers are showing them with everything from long granny skirts to micro-minis, tux suits to riding pants. Needless...
SCENTS FROM ON HIGH - NEW FRAGRANCES FROM FASHION'S TOP DESIGNERS ARE NOTHING TO SNIFF AT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amDESIGNER fragrances replace designer handbags as the must-have accessory for label lovers this fall. But with everyone from Marc Jacobs to Donatella Versace pushing a new scent, picking the right...
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXERS - P. DIDDY'S NEW LOUNGEWEAR GIVES BOTH SEXES SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amHEY guys, get a load of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' underwear! The Sean John designer is on to something great with his new line of sexy men's underthings and loungewear...
SQUEEGEE MEN WE CAN LOVE
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amIf it rains today - and, sorry folks, the forecast is bleak - everyone at the U.S. Open will be counting on guys like Jeff Steinmark and Gary Streisand. Steinmark...
TENNIS, ANYONE? - CELEB-STUDDED TOURNEY BEGINS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThe courts are ready, the nets are raised, and the player pairings are set as the 2001 U.S. Open championship begins today at the USTA National Tennis Center in Queens....
DEATH ANSWERS THE DOOR - DANGER ALWAYS LURKING FOR CITY MARSHALS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThere are no welcome mats waiting when Howard Schain comes calling - just angry, name-calling tenants who don't want to be tossed from their apartments or have their cars repossessed....
CITY SOILS TEMPLE'S SABBATH
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amA Brooklyn synagogue has been slapped with a $50 fine for failing to keep its sidewalk clean on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. When the synagogue's rabbi protested that Jewish law...
GOP SEEKS SURE LOSER - RECRUITING RIVAL FOR UNBEATABLE SPITZER
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amWANTED: One politically ambitious lawyer who doesn't necessarily mind being defeated - perhaps in a landslide - in a statewide race next year. Position: Republican candidate for attorney general. That...
TREE 'MIRACLE' IS IN EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amI HAVE to admit, I don't see it. Make no mistake, I do see something - a stain on a tree on Arden Street in Manhattan's Inwood section that can,...
THREATS DOGGING XXX STAR
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amFormer porn queen Kathryn Gannon - whose stage name was Marilyn Star - claims that a series of death threats have driven her to the brink of suicide. "I'm terribly...
FANS IN HER NATIVE B'KLYN NABE MOURN FAVORITE DAUGHTER
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThe news of pop star Aaliyah's sudden death shattered homegrown fans in her old Brooklyn neighborhood yesterday. "I am not believing this," said Mecca Bey, 32, trembling as she first...
EITHER WAY, 'BUSINESS' IS BAD FOR ALAN
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amVOTERS of New York, what's the most pathetic thing you can say about Alan Hevesi? Is it that Hevesi, the city's comptroller, tried to help a man who donated big...
WHIRLWIND CAREER CUT SHORT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amTragic R&B beauty Aaliyah died just as her career was beginning to soar. The sultry singer's unlimited promise was shattered Saturday night when she and eight others were killed in...
FREDDY FERRER'S TWO NEW YORKS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThe improbable journey of the Rolando Paulino All-Stars came to an end in Williamsport, Pa., the night before last; the Baby Bombers from The Bronx fell one game short of...
GENE STUDY FINDS CLUES TO LONG LIFE
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amScientists at Harvard University have discovered a set of up to 10 genes they believe carry the secrets of longevity. The genes - nicknamed "genetic booster rockets" - allow their...
CONDIT'S FLYGAL EX: I CAN PROVE TRYST WITH BARE FACTS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThe lawyer for flight attendant Anne Marie Smith threatened to pull a Paula Jones on Rep. Gary Condit yesterday - saying she could identify physical characteristics to prove her claim...
URBAN RENEWAL: REV. AL AND WIFE 'REMARRY'
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amA surprisingly modest Rev. Al Sharpton renewed his wedding vows at a glittering Harlem church service yesterday. "She's beautiful. She's gorgeous," cooed attendees at Canaan Baptist Church of Christ as...
2 MARTINAS IN 'RACE' RIP VS. WILLIAMS SISTERS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amMartina Navratilova and Martina Hingis are aiming their tennis talons at Venus and Serena Williams - charging that everyone is afraid to criticize the sisters for their bratty court behavior...
HEVESI HITS BACK IN WAR WITH RUDY
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amComptroller Alan Hevesi battled back against Mayor Giuliani with a personal attack yesterday, accusing him of using "pathetic lies" and near-constant assaults on his integrity just to bump him out...
KENTUCKY MAN CLAIMS HIS CUT OF POWERBALL PRIZE
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amDavid Edwards, who recently lost his job, will share in the $294.8 million jackpot.APThe first of four winning Powerball tickets surfaced yesterday as a divorced father from Kentucky who had...
LIZZIE NOW BIDDING TO 'BOOT' SUIT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amPublicity princess Lizzie Grubman is fighting to put the brakes on a lawsuit by a Hamptons bouncer she ran down - at least until her criminal case is resolved. If...
ISRAELIS STRIKE ARAFAT STRONGHOLDS - VENGEANCE FOR SEVEN SLAIN IN AMBUSHES
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel took revenge on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat yesterday, using American-made aircraft to blast his security installations to pieces. The onslaught was retaliation for the killing of seven...
FIRETRUCK WRECK SENDS 10 TO HOSP
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amA firetruck mounted a curb and plowed into the front gate of a house after an accident in Brooklyn yesterday, sending 10 people to the hospital, officials said. The firetruck...
NEW YORK POST: FROM AUG. 27, 1814
August 27, 2001 | 4:00am"The City of Washington is destroyed," began The Post's account of the British capture of the nation's capital during the War of 1812. "Is it possible that after being two...
PARTY SLAY MIGHT BE MOB HIT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amA drive-by gunman ambushed revelers outside a birthday party in Brooklyn last night - killing one Russian immigrant and leaving another in grave condition, police said. The shooting, which police...
TIME RUNNING OUT TO FREE 'WILLY'
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThe famed killer whale from "Free Willy" has just one more week to make his bid for freedom, or face being locked away in a tank again. After more than...
DATE RAPE PLAGUES TEENAGERS, STUDY SAYS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amAn alarming one in 10 girls and almost one in 20 boys have been raped or physically abused on dates, according to a massive survey of Minnesota high-school kids. Researchers...
DUBYA IN TEXAS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amPresident Bush marked the 23rd day of his vacation yesterday by enjoying a picnic with some union workers before catching last night's Little League World Series championship in Pennsylvania. "Congress...
ISRAELIS STRIKE ARAFAT STRONGHOLDS - BLASTS IN RESPONSE TO 7 'CRUEL' KILLINGS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel took revenge on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat yesterday, using American-made aircraft to blast his security installations to pieces. The onslaught was retaliation for the killing of seven...
GANG OF TWO LIKELY TO HANDLE PUNTS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amJET NOTES With Tom Tupa still unable to punt, it appears almost certain at this point that the Jets will carry two punters on their regular-season roster. That means, for...
OL' ANDRE FEELIN' SPRY - FLUSHING ALWAYS GIVES AGASSI LIFE
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amHis clean-shaven head glistening in sweat, Andre Agassi darted around the Ashe Stadium court yesterday for his final practice tuneup before the U.S. Open. Playing a practice match against Australian...
HORSE OF THE YEAR? LOOKS LIKE A GIVEN
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - It's always nice when "the big horse" shows up for a big race like the $1 million Travers Stakes, but it's so much nicer when he wins....
WILLIAMS' LOOK FOR SISTER ACT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amThrough all their riches and fame, the Williams sisters are never too far removed from their roots and the cracked courts of Compton, Calif. As defending U.S. Open champion Venus...
'SHINE' TAKES BALLERINA
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - The clichés piled up yesterday at "the graveyard of favorites" when Allen "The Giant Killer" Jerkens upended heavy choice Dream Supreme in the Grade 1, $250,000 Ballerina...
DEAD, BUT A SALESMAN
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amMEL ALLEN, the beloved "Voice of the Yankees," may have died in 1996, but, through creative tastelessness and boundless commercialism, he lives on - as a shill for a soft...
CHARLOTTE'S 'D' STINGS LIBERTY
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amGAME 2: Sting 62 - Liberty 53 For the third year in a row, the road to the WNBA Finals runs through Madison Square Garden. After dropping Game 2 of...
FASSEL HANDS OUT LAUNDRY LIST OF PROBLEMS
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES Immediately following Saturday night's 17-14 loss to the Jets, Fassel promised to put pressure on "a whole bunch of people around this organization" and singled out not only...
A WEEK TO BE PROUD OF - ALMONTE & CO. CHARMED ALL THEY MET
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - They came to see Danny Almonte one last time. Nearly 10,000 fans showed up at Howard Lamade Stadium yesterday to watch the Amazin' Almonte work his magic...
SHAKY TECH SNEAKS PAST ORANGEMEN
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amKICKOFF CLASSIC: Ga. Tech 13 - Syracuse 7 Neutral-site college football openers are a lot like the first round games in the NCAA Tournament. The elite teams just want to...
DIXON GETS AN 'A' FOR HIS EFFORT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amIf he were grading himself, Ron Dixon would have given himself passing marks for his work during training camp. Barely passing, that is. "On a grading scale it would be...
THIS CHAD WON'T KEEP JETS HANGING
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amMike Westhoff said he "wasn't necessarily lobbying" to Jets' management to trade for Chad Morton. But you can bet your pair of Super Bowl tickets that the Jets' special teams...
BENITEZ JUST CARES ABOUT WINNING
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amIt's pretty clear that Armando Benitez doesn't like to do things the easy way. It's also evident that he isn't worried about that. "I got the job done," Benitez said...
LEITER DOES IT WITH BAT, TOO
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amPEDRO Feliz crashed so aggressively from third base he could have detailed Al Leiter's day in colorful fashion. He could have revealed what Leiter had for lunch, what brand of...
LAWTON FEELING AT EASE
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amMET NOTES Matt Lawton describes himself as a loner. Given that fact, it's easy to guess he may not be entirely comfortable with a new league, a new clubhouse, new...
GIANT KILLERS AGAIN - METS BEAT SAN FRAN A THIRD STRAIGHT TIME
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amWho says you don't still look at the standings? Because of another loss to their sub .500 opponents, the Giants are no longer the sole NL wild-card leaders. And the...
SPENCER FEELING LEFT OUT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amANAHEIM - On Friday, Shane Spencer talked to Joe Torre about his confusion over going from the Yankees' regular left fielder to not playing against lefties. Last night at Edison...
WOODEN WOWS 'EM IN VISIT
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ANAHEIM - Joe Torre has won four of the last five World Series and there is a spot in Cooperstown reserved for him when he is done. So,...
CALL HIM JUGGLER JOE - TORRE'S LINEUP ALWAYS UP IN AIR
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Three balls in the air. Two hands. Welcome to Joe Torre's world when it comes to the daily ritual of filling out his lineup card. Like all managers,...
HALO MEANS GOODBYE - BOMBER BULLPEN COLLAPSES IN TENTH
August 27, 2001 | 4:00am10 INNINGS: Angels 7 - Yankees 6 ANAHEIM - This one cut through the skin, past the cartilage, sliced the veins and went beyond the tissue. This one ripped through...
FRUSTRATED PAYTON: 2001 IS NEW LOW
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amConsidering he has seen a promising career curtailed by a seemingly endless amount of injuries, you have to figure that Jay Payton has had more than his share of low...
HEY, BONDS: WATCH SAMMY
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amDON'T look now, Barry Bonds, but here comes Sammy. Slammin' Sammy Sosa played the role of underdog on his way to hitting 66 home runs in 1998, the year Mark...
LAWTON STRUGGLES TO ADJUST
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amMET NOTES Matt Lawton describes himself as a loner. Given that fact, it's easy to guess he may not be entirely comfortable with a new league, a new clubhouse, new...
HE'S ON THE REY BACK - ORDONEZ REDEEMING SELF AFTER POOR START
August 27, 2001 | 4:00amRey Ordonez, when he isn't being written off completely, is often being criticized in print and elsewhere. The deft-fielding shortstop has been the bane of Met fans who expect something...