October 18, 2001
SEARS MAKING HARD CHOICES
SEARS may have a softer side, but next week could be hard on some of the company's investors and employees. The Chicago-based company refuses to return telephone calls but this...
SOLLY TOPS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR RANKING
The "thundering herd" has hit some rough road - again. Merrill Lynch's analysts took a back seat for the first time in six years in the highly regarded Institutional Investor...
TOP AGENT QUITS OVITZ, TAKES KATIE
Mike Ovitz' Artists Management Group (AMG) is sinking faster than the Titanic. The departure of uber-agent Alan Berger for CAA has left a big hole in the agency's television division,...
ALLTRUE.COM SLAMS ITS FREAK BOX SHUT
It's all true - there's no money in Internet content. That lesson was reiterated yesterday when the founder of AllTrue.com declared his site will close down on Nov. 1. AllTrue.com...
NEW ANTHRAX SCARE SOCKS THE MARKET
New anthrax fears dusted stocks yesterday, dealing triple-digit losses to blue chips and racking up the worst day for stocks in more than three weeks. Stocks started out the day...
SEAN JOHN SHOW IS STAYING IN THE 'HOOD
Puffy's coming home. Reversing an earlier decision to show his Sean John collection in Paris in January 2002, rap-and-rag mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs is opting to stay closer to home,...
THE VILLAGE'S WAVERLY THEATER IS TURNING ART HOUSE
Art house cinemas are spreading like wildfire. The Post has learned that the Waverly theater in Greenwich Village is tossing out the schlockbusters and bringing in the foreign tours de...
KRAVIS IN A BIND - TRYING TO SAVE TROUBLED PRIMEDIA INC.
Henry Kravis is trying to find ways to bail more water from his listing Primedia ship. With debt piling up and Primedia's stock price continuing to sink, Kravis and his...
CSFB TO FEDS: LET'S STRIKE A DEAL
Credit Suisse First Boston's interest in striking a deal with regulators regarding the probe into the Wall Street firm's allocations of shares of hot initial public offerings has heated up,...
PAM & KID SHOP ROCKIN' DIGS
NOT long ago, rap star Kid Rock proclaimed his devotion for actress Pamela Anderson - the love of his life, he said. As further proof of his commitment to the...
THIS SHEL NOT GAME FOR LAUGHS
AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEINAtlantic Theater Company, 336 W. 20th St. Through Nov. 18. Call Telecharge, (212) 239-6200. ------ WATCHING "An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein" is like being...
FASHION FIGHTS BACK
EVER wonder what fashion designers look like up close? Find out this afternoon at Saks Fifth Avenue, at 50th Street and Fifth Avenue, where more than 60 of them will...
THIS SHOW'S A KILLER... ... AND IT NEARLY KILLED ME, SAYS 'WALK OR TALK' DATING GAME PLAYER
STRUGGLING relationship show "Talk or Walk" has come under fire after one of its guests filed a claim with the FCC - saying he was manipulated by the show's producers...
EMMYS KO NEW YORK - CBS DROPS SATELLITE LINK FOR THIRD SHOT
THE Emmys won't be landing in New York. Officials at the twice-canceled awards, now rescheduled for Nov. 4, said Ellen DeGeneres will remain as the host. But there won't be...
KNIT BOUNCES BACK AMID BEREAVEMENT
MOST clubs have guest lists, but how many must have them approved by the local police precinct? That's one post-Sept. 11 development at the Knitting Factory, Manhattan's downtown-most music venue....
IT'S NOV. 4 - OR NEVER
IT'S about bloody time. All the handwringing about the Emmys was beginning to give me a headache. Of course they should have the Emmys. Why the hell shouldn't they? I...
STRANGE BANDFELLOWS
ONE wonders if President Clinton had a clue - if he ever guessed that inside the two-piece suits of his adviser Ben Schatz was a drag queen yearning to breathe...
'LORD' OF THE BUDGET - HOBBIT FILMS ARE H'WOOD'S BIGGEST GAMBLE
AND you thought "Titanic" was big.Get ready for "Lord of the Rings," the biggest gamble in Hollywood history: a $300 million trilogy based on the J.R.R. Tolkien tales. And that...
STARR REPORT
Barker gives his stamp of approval "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker, a longtime animal-rights advocate, was honored by the U.S. Postal Service by being chosen to unveil new...
B'KLYN GIRL SHOT DEAD AFTER GANG ACCOSTS HER
A 16-year-old Brooklyn girl fleeing a group of teens was shot dead last night as her horrified mother looked on, police said. Samantha Lacoot was shot in the back as...
THOMPSON: FAILING BEFORE OUR EYES
SINCE the anthrax scare began, the nation's public-health officials have come under attack from those who demand assurances these officials don't know how to give. The officials speak reassuringly about...
ROAD-RAGE BUST: HE PICKED ON COP
A suburban driver went on a spitting, cursing and window-smashing road-rage rampage yesterday after cutting off a New York City cop on a Long Island highway, police said. Louis Mazzeo,...
EVERYDAY HEROES - LIFE GOES ON AS FIREMEN BATTLE 9-HOUR BLAZE
Heavy-hearted firefighters battled a major Queens blaze yesterday - one of the biggest since the attacks on the World Trade Center last month decimated the FDNY's ranks. Firefighters at the...
EVIL NEWS NETWORK SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
I HAVE six questions for Osama bin Laden. The first two: 1. Where are you at this moment? And, 2. Where can we find you in an hour? It should...
NEW SIGN PREZ HAS SIGHTS ON SADDAM
THE anthrax scare - and growing talk that it could be linked to Iraq - is fueling Team Bush's family feud over whether the war on terror must ultimately target...
JAY-Z PAID VICTIM IN BID TO BEAT RAP
Rap millionaire Jay-Z paid $600,000 to the rival producer he stabbed in a 1999 nightclub melee, and the victim then immediately stopped cooperating with prosecutors, The Post has learned. Details...
BASEBALL IS AN AFTERTHOUGHT THESE DAYS
THE Yankee playoff game is on at the Midtown firehouse that's home to Engine Co. 1 and Ladder Co. 24 - but none of the Bravest are all that interested....
COPS HIT SLAY SUSPECT'S ALIBI
Ex-Army Capt. John Lau appeared harmless as he sat in court yesterday - but that didn't stop prosecutors from trying to paint the 38-year-old as a cold-blooded double murderer. With...
NOW IT'S PERSONAL FOR SHARON
ANALYSIS JERUSALEM. ISRAEL'S defense Cabinet decided last night to warn Yasser Arafat that his Palestinian Authority will be considered a terrorist state because "a new situation has been created," in...
GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE HENCHMEN OF HORROR
TODAY, four of the lice in Osama bin Laden's bug brigade will be sentenced to life in prison. And yesterday we heard a preview. Attorney Sam Schmidt scored an "A"...
ROCK 'N' ROLL 'HEROES' TAP BOWIE TO OPEN ALL-STAR FUND-RAISER
David Bowie has been chosen to kick off the biggest rock 'n' roll party of all time at Madison Square Garden this weekend with a performance of his classic hit...
ISRAEL WARNS ARAFAT: GIVE US POL'S KILLER
JERUSALEM - Israel issued Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority an ultimatum last night: arrest the Palestinian assassins of an Israeli Cabinet minister or be considered terrorists like Osama bin Laden. The...
ATTY. ADMITS DIRTY DEAL FOR FBI FILES
Lawyer Herbert Jacobi's effort to help a client gain an edge in a mob-linked securities fraud case by illegally buying FBI records has cost him his practice - and may...
DRAG RACE TO NAB DURST - BAIL-JUMPER MAY HAVE FLED TO MEXICO DISGUISED AS WOMAN
Real-estate scion Robert Durst may have fled to Mexico dressed as a woman to escape charges of beheading a neighbor in Galveston, Texas, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. In hunting for...
NEAR-TRAGEDY AT QUEENS SCHOOL
A Queens school erupted in fear yesterday after two stories of scaffolding attached to the building crashed down amid gusting winds - just an hour after students started classes. Luckily,...
WHAT IN BLAZES IS THIS GUY DOING WITH FIRE PARKING PASS?
Firefighters are steaming over an East Side restaurateur who uses a firefighter's windshield placard to park illegally next to his eatery. William Reddy, owner of the Gamut bistro on 102...
GREEN RIPS BLOOMY AS 'A NOVICE'
Democratic mayoral candidate Mark Green yesterday ripped into his Republican rival Michael Bloomberg, saying the media mogul "doesn't know the city" and is "displaying the naiveté of a novice." Green's...
BUSH: WAR COULD LAST 'MORE THAN 2 YEARS'
WASHINGTON - President Bush yesterday warned it could take "more than two years" to win the war on terror as he headed off for Shanghai, China, on a six-day trip....
BRAVEST SALUTE A BROTHER
To his firefighting brothers, David Fontana was the "renaissance man" - a sculptor, a comic, an adventurer and a historian, as well as an enthusiastic professional. To his wife, Marian,...
HERO WTC COP SAVED BEST FOR LAST ON SEPT. 11
The last time anyone saw Officer Stephen Driscoll, he was on the 20th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center - and heading up. His wife, Ann,...
OUT FOR REVENGE - QUEENS SARGE WHO LOST KIN GEARS FOR WAR
FORT POLK, La. - Master Command Sgt. Angel Febles of Queens has a special mission in mind: payback. His cousin lost her husband in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center...
MILITARY GAMES MAY TURN REAL
FORT POLK, La. - One of the Army's elite Ranger airborne units yesterday wrapped up two weeks of training on high alert as the United States moves closer to deploying...
YANKS DESTINY'S TEAM - GAME 1 VICTORY HAS FANS THINKING 4-PEAT
Yankee fans had a "latte" to be excited about last night after their beloved Bombers roasted the mighty Mariners 4-2 in Seattle in Game 1 of the American League Championship...
'OFFENDED' FIREFIGHTER TORE DOWN FLAG POSTER
ALBANY - A Muslim firefighter in Albany was taken off the job after ripping down a poster of an American flag that had been hung at his station to honor...
JUDGE $OCKS AL QAEDA - OKS $33M RESTITUTION IN EMBASSY BOMBINGS
A federal judge said four of Osama bin Laden's followers will have to pay $33 million as part of their sentence - money that may come from seized al Qaeda...
U.S. TWISTS CAP FOR CIPRO - TEAM BUSH PUSHES BAYER TO EASE PATENT
With the anthrax threat spreading, government officials revealed yesterday they are pressing German drug-maker Bayer AG to relax its patent on the antibiotic Cipro. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy...
VENTILATION SYSTEMS SHOULD BE INSPECTED
The threat of an anthrax outbreak should keep workers responsible for office-building ventilation systems on high alert, experts said yesterday. "Air ventilation systems are a prime area of weakness in...
IRAQ AND RUSSIAN MAFIA PRIME SUSPECTS FOR SUPPLYING FIENDS
WASHINGTON - The FBI and the CIA are investigating the possibility that Osama bin Laden is responsible for the chilling anthrax incidents in the United States - and that either...
ANTHRAX PLAYS TO EMPTY HOUSE - REPS CHICKEN OUT, BUT SENATE SAYS IT WON'T CUT AND RUN
WASHINGTON - Frightened members of the House of Representatives headed for the hills yesterday at the first sign of anthrax in the Capitol - drawing jeers from senators, public health...
POL GOES UNDER COVER TO RIP REGIME
Rep. Carolyn Maloney didn't veil her outrage at how the Taliban treat women in Afghanistan. So she let her clothing do the talking when she gave a speech on the...
WE SMASH TALI-BUMS - BOMBS HIT AFGHANS' THUG POLICE
WASHINGTON - U.S. warplanes continued the systematic destruction of the Taliban yesterday with massive airstrikes on the notorious Ministry of Vice and Virtue and on troops north of Kabul. Agents...
31 TEST POSITIVE AT HALF-CLOSED CAPITOL
Much of the U.S. Capitol complex will be shuttered temporarily after 31 people tested positive yesterday for exposure to "high-grade" anthrax - and Gov. Pataki's Manhattan office was shut down...
TRACES FOUND AT PATAKI'S OFFICES HERE
Some 80 panic-stricken staffers at Gov. Pataki's Midtown office were sent home early yesterday after it became the latest high-profile organization to show positive traces of anthrax. The governor said...
JOB FAIR OVERFLOWS - HUNDREDS SENT AWAY IN CHAOS
Thousands of job-seekers descended on Madison Square Garden yesterday, desperately hoping to find work at a job fair organized for people left unemployed by the World Trade Center tragedy. A...
BRAVES PULL EVEN
Braves 8 - D-backs 1 PHOENIX - Tom Glavine returned to the dugout at the end of the sixth inning steamed at himself for giving up the tying run, and...
'ZONA'S PEN SHOWS ITS AGE
NLCS NOTES PHOENIX - It didn't take the Braves long to expose the primary weakness of their opponent: the bullpen. The Diamondbacks don't have a power pitcher to shut down...
MARBURY HAS ANSWER FOR VAN HORN'S SHOT
Knicks 98 - Suns 91 PHOENIX - Stephon Marbury yesterday went right back at his former Net teammate Keith Van Horn, who has expressed giddiness over the Coney Island point...
AGE BEFORE BEAUTY FOR DEVILS
Face-planting on a light schedule, the Devils are hoping they can turn around their opening debacle with a heavier slate. The Stanley Cup finalists played only three games in the...
CAUTIOUS MARTZ WANTS FAULK TO SIT VS. GREEN
Marshall Faulk is holding out hope he'll be able to play against the Jets Sunday, but his coach, Mike Martz, would rather be safe than sorry. "We're going to just...
NETS HAVE JEFFERSONIAN AIR
Like most basketball-loving kids in the '80's and '90's, Richard Jefferson watched and studied Michael Jordan. But unlike most of those basketball-loving kids, Jefferson watched Jordan's footwork, reads and defensive...
BLUESHIRTS DONATE 215K TO TOWERS FUND
The New York Rangers proved to be good skates this week as they handed over $215,000 to the mayor's Twin Towers Fund. Our hockey heroes raised the sum along with...
JET DBS ON RAM ALERT
The films don't lie, which is why the mere sight of the Rams on the schedule for Sunday has the full attention of the Jets' defense. Ray Mickens, the nickel...
DAC: HEISMAN SHOW GOES ON
Since the terrible events of Sept. 11, Jim Corcoran, president of the Downtown Athletic Club, has heard from almost every Heisman Trophy winner. "They all say the same thing," said...
DOLAN GIVES LEETCH THE KEYS TO THE JET
When Eric Leetch gets married at West Point Saturday, his brother Brian will be part of the wedding, even after having played in Atlanta the previous night, even though he...
GAME 2: NO REST FOR THE WEARY ARMS
SEATTLE - Hearing the questions lobbed at Freddy Garcia and Mike Mussina, you wouldn't think Game 2 was a matchup of two of the AL's best pitchers. According to their...
DOLAN GIVES LEETCH KEYS TO THE JET
When Eric Leetch gets married at West Point on Saturday morning, his brother Brian will be part of the wedding, even after having played in Atlanta the previous night, even...
RACING'S WTC TAKES ON A NEW MEANING
An international cast of 104 top-class thoroughbreds has been pre-entered for the 18th running of the Breeders' Cup a week from Saturday at Belmont Park. This is the fourth time...
RIGHT AWAY, IT'S PAULIE O OVER ICHIRO
SEATTLE - Paul O'Neill dropped his head and an instant later so did Ichiro Suzuki. They were both running in the same direction, O'Neill to first base, Suzuki toward the...
TORRE GIVES SORRY-ANO AN EARFUL
SEATTLE -A Game 1 victory and postgame shave did little to soothe Joe Torre's frustration of having watched Alfonso Soriano not hustle out of the batter's box when he hit...
YANKS KEEP SAME ROSTER
ALCS NOTEBOOK SEATTLE - Knowing that Roger Clemens' right hamstring is okay, Joe Torre decided to go with 10 pitchers for the ALCS against the Mariners. That meant Torre went...
GUILLEN THRILLED TB BACK
SEATTLE - On a day of a thousand cheers, Carlos Guillen received a standing ovation. The Mariners shortstop, who missed the ALDS because of tuberculosis, stepped to the plate in...
REG'S RAVE REVIEW: DEREK IS MR. OCTOBER, TOO
SEATTLE - Move over Reggie, there is a new Mr. October in New York. With each passing postseason game, Derek Jeter is grabbing more of Reggie Jackson's title. And Jackson...
0-FER SELE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BEAT YANKS
SEATTLE - Go ahead and call it a tough beat if you must, but Aaron Sele remains winless in the postseason. The Seattle right-hander, who is the American League's winningest...
EVERY M'S BAT COMIN' UP FLAT
SEATTLE - The Mariner offense that scored 5.72 runs per game is long gone. This is the playoffs, and Seattle's lineup looks downright sickly. When Ichiro doesn't get on base,...
GAME 2: NO REST FOR WEARY ARMS
SEATTLE - Hearing the questions lobbed at Freddy Garcia and Mike Mussina, you wouldn't think tonight's Game 2 of the ALCS was a matchup of two of the league's better...
TIKI SURE HE'LL TAKE ON BIRDS
Everything about Tiki Barber yesterday indicated he is ready to return to the field and provide a spark to a Giants offense that moves the ball but scores too few...
ANDY 1-DERFUL AS YANKS COP OPENER - PETTITTE GEM STEALS HOME EDGE FROM M'S
GAME 1: Yankees 4 - Mariners 2 SEATTLE - How many times have you seen the Yankees play the game they did yesterday? Brilliant pitching supported by timely hitting. It's...
PREDICTABLY, PETTITTE GETS IT DONE
SEATTLE - With the Mayor, Governor and President imploring us to go about business as usual, breathing, eating, sleeping and Andy Pettitte taking care of business in the ALCS, remain...
RANGERS MAKE DEVS LOOK OLD
Rangers 4 - Devils 3 They were quick to the puck and then strong in the battles they created on the boards, in the corners and in the slot. They...
BAD PENALTIES IRK ROBINSON
Their first point of the season was hardly a turning point for the Devils. It's still time to panic. And punish. With last night's 4-3 OT loss at the Garden,...
REG-GIE! REG-GIE! - BRAVE REJECT SANDERS STARRING FOR D'BACKS
PHOENIX - If the Mets decide not to spend for top-shelf talent for the second winter in a row, they are going to have to hunt for bargains. The best...
BRAVES CRAVE SOME RESPECT
NLCS NOTES PHOENIX - It's that time of year again. The Braves are in the postseason again, haunted by the same question, the Buffalo Bills question. With the Yankees in...
M'S GUILLEN IS GLAD TB BACK
SEATTLE - On a day of a thousand cheers, Carlos Guillen received a standing ovation. The Mariners shortstop, who missed the ALDS because of tuberculosis, stepped to the plate in...