October 6, 2001
TED'S OUTTA HERE NEW CONTRACT IS UNLIKELY FOR CNN FOUNDER
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amTed is hanging on for dear life. With only three months left in his contract with AOL Time Warner, CNN founder Ted Turner has been brushed aside by the execs...
199,000 JOBS LOST IN SEPT. - BEFORE ATTACK
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe nation lost a whopping 199,000 jobs last month - the biggest drop in more than 10 years, taking Wall Street wonks by surprise and rattling already jittery investors. Shocking...
LEHMAN COULD TAKE MORGAN HQ
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amMorgan Stanley may sell off its brand new, never-been-occupied skyscraper off Times Square to rival Lehman Brothers. Morgan had planned to move its traders from their 10-year-old headquarters at 1285...
CABLEVISION SINKS AFTER WARNING, ASSET SALE TALK
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amCablevison shares tanked yesterday, as the company cut its financial forecasts and said it would look to sell assets. In a double whammy announcement, Cablevision's Chuck and Jim Dolan canceled...
BLAME CANADA FOR THESE POMPOUS DANCERS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amO VERTIGO The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave., between 18th and 19th streets. (212) 242-0800. Season runs through tomorrow. ONE fall-out from the cancellation of most of the scheduled Quebec-New...
'JUNKYARD' HOST IS SALVAGED FOR 'LINK'
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amACTOR George Gray will be the new Mrs. Robinson on NBC's syndicated version of "Weakest Link." Gray, who hosts TLC's "Junkyard Wars," was chosen after a lengthy search. "Survivor" winner...
NO STRINGS ATTACHED YOU'VE NEVER SEEN PUPPETS LIKE THESE BEFORE!
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amPUPPETRY OF THE PENIS John Houseman Theatre, 450 W. 42nd St. Call Telecharge, (212) 239 6200. 'PUPPETRY of the Penis," an act consisting of two naked guys contorting their genitals...
SWEET HARVEST
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amYou didn't think this city would let Sukkoth go by without a celebration, did you? Sukkoth is the Jewish harvest festival. It recalls the time when Jews wandered in the...
DINNER PARTY CHEAT SHEET
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amDinner parties are in full-swing, I think. I've never been invited to one. It's probably because I don't know how to read. FRENCH TOAST Women's monthly Mademoiselle - "the magazine...
READE ALL ABOUT IT
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe Reade Street Pub has been a favorite spot for TriBeCa toilers wanting a post-work brew since it opened in 1942. On Saturday, Sept. 15, it adopted a whole new...
BY GEORGE, IT'S TIME FOR MUSEUM MONKEY BUSINESS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amYou'd never guess it -there's not a wrinkle on him -but Curious George just turned 60. To help him celebrate, the Children's Museum of Manhattan is putting on a show....
WE LOVE APPLES, A BUSHEL AND A PECK
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amWhat's more bucolic than picking your own apples? "This season's apples will be very high quality because we've had so much sunshine, which generates sugar content in the fruit," said...
ARIEL SHARON'S HUGE MISTAKE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amWHY on earth would Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon choose to compare President Bush to Neville Chamberlain at a time when the president of the United States has declared a...
DEMS IN DEAD HEAT POLL: FERRER GAINING AMONG WHITE VOTERS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amDemocratic rivals Mark Green and Fernando Ferrer are heading into next week's runoff in a dead heat - with signs that Ferrer's support from white voters is on the rise,...
LEIBER GROUP DUMPS ADROVER
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amThere's even more trouble brewing now at the struggling Leiber Group. The fledgling fashion conglomerate has closed down its designer Miguel Adrover, ostensibly to find a new financial partner for...
VOICE OF THE SPEAKER STILL A PUZZLE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amTHE runoff election on Thursday that determines the Democratic nominee for mayor could also seal the deal on the next speaker of the City Council - the second most important...
JORDAN'S QUEEN WINS HEARTS HERE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amHer majesty Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan toured Brooklyn's largest Arab community yesterday, where she spoke at a local Arab support center. "You don't know how much this means...
FREDDY: YOGI ALL OVER AGAIN?
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amFREDDY Ferrer might look like Groucho Marx, but his recent one-liners could have come straight from the lips of Yogi Berra. It could be deja vu all over again. Once...
POLS SEEK A SECURITY OFFICE FOR N.Y. STATE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amALBANY - The state Senate yesterday announced it would back the creation of a "homeland security office" to guard against potential terrorist attacks in the state. Although he did not...
CIA $$ WOOS WARLORDS AWAY FROM TALIBAN
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - CIA agents in Afghanistan are buying off local warlords and tribal chieftains to weaken the Taliban and uncover Osama bin Laden's hideouts, The Post has learned. Senior U.S....
DOWNTOWN 'PRISONERS' WILL GO ON RENT STRIKE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amTenants of a building near the World Trade Center devastation have organized a rent strike, blaming their building's management for uninhabitable living conditions. Stinging fumes, asbestos-tinged dust, smoke from flash...
2ND TERROR CELL LURKS THEY'RE SET TO KILL ONCE WE RETALIATE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amU.S. war planners have delayed bombing Afghanistan to give the FBI time to hunt down an elusive Osama bin Laden terror cell that is poised to strike an American target...
WIVES OF FALLEN COPS SHOW UNITY & STRENGTH
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amIn tragedy, wives of the NYPD cops lost at the World Trade Center are finding new resolve to help each other and "remain strong." Five of these brave women -...
HERO OFFICER A MODEL OF COURAGE TEARFUL TRIBUTES AT 1ST FINEST SERVICE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amShe vividly recalls her husband's last words to her on their answering machine the morning of Sept. 11. "Hi, hon, it's me. There are a lot of hurt people here....
OSAMA NIECE FLED N.Y. LIVED IN SOHO BEFORE SEPT. 11
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amLess than a mile from the decimated World Trade Center, postal carriers continue to deliver mail to an empty SoHo apartment. There's an unopened Time Warner cable bill, an advertisement...
HE'S THUMBING HIS NOSE AT U.S. LATEST OSAMA VIDEO RELEASED
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amTaunting the United States from his Afghan lair, a defiant Osama bin Laden released a videotape that shows the terror chief and his smiling military commander attending the graduation of...
THE HERO FROM 'DOWN UNDER'
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amAustralian lifeguard Adam Perkins has found a new country to call home - the U.S.A. NYPD cops and firefighters nicknamed him "the tunnel rat" or "the mole" because he never...
MARK HITS THE TRAIL VS. TEACHER'S PET FREDDY
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amDemocratic mayoral hopeful Mark Green traveled from East Harlem to Borough Park as he tried to shore up his support yesterday, while rival Fernando Ferrer basked in his nod from...
6 PALESTINIANS KILLED AS TANKS ROLL INTO HEBRON
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli tanks yesterday moved into positions on strategic hills overlooking the Palestinian-controlled city of Hebron, setting off an all-day firefight that left six Palestinians dead. "We will stay...
DIFFERENT TUNES 'SOPRANO' VICTIMS GIVE TWO ACCOUNTS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe two victims of a mugging involving teen "Sopranos" star Robert Iler may be disagreeing about whether he mugged them, or merely stood and watched. Manhattan prosecutors have adopted a...
BATTERY PARK TO ED. BOARD: GIVE OUR KIDS SPACE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amBattery Park City parents charged that Schools Chancellor Harold Levy is giving their kids short shrift even though they're the most severely impacted by the World Trade Center disaster. Students...
NYPD PLANS 'SHOOT-TO-KILL' ANTI-TERROR UNIT
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amThe NYPD is planning an elite counter-terrorism assault team that would stand ready to spring into action and "kill or capture" terrorists who try to wreak havoc on the city,...
POWELL WARNS ARAFAT DEMANDS ATTACKS END AFTER ISRAELI OUTBURST
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amSecretary of State Colin Powell has bluntly warned Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to take action and stop the Mideast violence - fast, Israeli sources told The Post last night. The...
LITTLE CLOSURE FOR LOVED ONES LEFT WITH ONLY A PIECE OF PAPER
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amFor Patty Fallone, the fact that her husband Anthony's fate is now written in ink brings her little comfort. Clutching the piece of paper that arrived in the mail yesterday,...
TEEN BEATS RAP IN FATAL STABLE FIRE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amA Brooklyn teenager accused of setting a fire that killed 21 horses last year was acquitted of arson and reckless-endangerment charges yesterday. Frank Esposito, 18, faced 79 criminal counts after...
BUSH PUSHES CONGRESS TO START SWINGING TAX AX
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday pressed Congress to act fast on at least $60 billion in new tax cuts and spelled out what he wants - trims of individual and...
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM REOPENS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amA museum honoring victims of an unspeakable atrocity reopened yesterday in the shadow of the Twin Towers ruins. The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City - just six...
ISLES' IM-PECA-BLE START
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amTAMPA - The Islanders are indeed a different team with Mike Peca in the lineup. In their 3-2 win over the Lightning last night in their season opener, the Isles...
AMAZIN'S FIND AN 8-0 HOLE IS SIMPLY TOO BIG
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amIn many ways, the Mets' 8-6 loss to Montreal last night was a microcosm of their season. They were horrible for much of the night, as they had been terrible...
TECH FINALLY HAS A PLACE TO CALL HOME
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amJIM DiBenedetto has been coaching football for a long time and has dealt with virtually every situation. Today, however, he'll face a new challenge. "I've never coached a home game,"...
DEVILS NIED REINFORCEMENTS VS. CAPS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amDEVILSatCAPITALSTonight7:00 - Metro WQEW (1560 AM) WASHINGTON - There will be more than Alexander Mogilny missing when the Devils open their season tonight. The Stanley Cup finalists will try to...
SEHORN ADJUSTS TO A JOB AWAY FROM THE CORNER
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amJason Sehorn recalls when he was a rookie back in 1994, asking veterans for guidance was both frustrating and futile. "They'd tell us wrong information," Sehorn said. "It was different...
BECHT'S HOPING HIS AWFUL GAME IS BEHIND HIM
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amAnthony Becht might have been only one of four first-round draft picks the Jets made in 2000, but based on the kind of pressure he places on himself you'd think...
SHANDON SHOW IMPRESSES VAN
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amCHARLESTON, S.C. - Maybe there will be perimeter-glut issues after all. Though Glen Rice is gonzo, Shandon Anderson is impressing so much during the first week of Knick training camp...
SOONER OR LATER, LONGHORNS HAVE TO MAKE A STATEMENT
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amDALLAS - Mack Brown has done great things on signing day. In his fourth season as the Texas coach, Brown has signed one of the nation's best recruiting classes each...
SPREE: WE'RE STILL TOO SMALL
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amCHARLESTON, S.C. - No offense to Clarence Weatherspoon or general manager Scott Layden's GM skills, but Latrell Sprewell doesn't believe the Knicks addressed their lack-of-size problems during the offseason. Earlier...
BONDS STANDS ALONE HITS HRS 71, 72 TO PASS MCGWIRE
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO - For most of his career Barry Bonds has been a man alone. Alone in left field, alone in his own West Wing of the Giants clubhouse, alone...
THE NEW YORK STRANGERS CONFUSION REIGNS AS BLUESHIRTS FALL IN SEASON OPENER
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amHurricanes3Rangers1 RALEIGH - Not one of the six men who started last night's opener was an active Ranger when last season ended. Only nine of the 20 who dressed were...
SORE FOOT MAY LAND O'NEILL AT DH
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Forget playing the outfield. Now, the Yankees have to wonder whether Paul O'Neill can help them as a DH or a pinch-hitter in the upcoming ALDS against...
ROCKET FIZZLES IN FINAL PREP FOR PLAYOFFS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Ignore the numbers. Forget a splitter that misbehaved. Roger Clemens is ready for Game 1 of the ALDS against the A's Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. "Everything...
EL DUQUE STILL IFFY EVEN JOE'S CLUELESS WHETHER RIGHTY'S OK
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG _ A clean MRI did nothing to lift El Duque Hernandez' spirits yesterday and makes you wonder if he will be mentally prepared to start Game 4 of...
JOE STILL WONDERING ABOUT NEW CONTRACT
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - Joe Torre expected to chat with George Steinbrenner about a contract extension before the Yankees leave the Tampa Bay area tomorrow night. However, Torre's No....
METS FACING LONG WINTER OF REBUILDING
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amAfter a six-week run that helped reinvigorate the city ends with this anticlimactic three-game set with Montreal, the Mets will have a too-long offseason to wonder who'll be back next...
WILL HE OR WON'T HE? NOT EVEN YANKS KNOW IF EL DUQUE CAN PITCH IN PLAYOFFS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - While they waited for Roger Clemens to make his final regular-season start last night before Wednesday's Game 1 of the ALDS against the A's, the Yankees were...
BONDS: ONE LAST SHOT: FITTINGLY, NO. 71 WOULD COME VS. ARCH-RIVAL DODGERS
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO - You knew it had to come down to this. In the season that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Shot Heard 'Round the World, Barry Bonds has...
RANGERS NOT TAKING ANY TRAP: DESPITE FLAWS, LOW REFUSES TO MENTION WORD
October 6, 2001 | 4:00amRALEIGH - Say, Eric Lindros, what's the biggest difference between the system Ron Low teaches and the ones employed by all those coaches in Philadelphia? "There's no trap," No. 88...