October 25, 2001
SIX QUARTERS OF SINKING PROFITS WOULD BE A RECORD
CORPORATE profits weren't so bad in the third quarter - at least if you look at them in relation to depressed expectations. With about half of the 500 companies in...
BAND-AID HEIRESS CUTS UP PALACE
BAND-AID heiress Libet Johnson is trying some creative marketing with her unused 20,000-square-foot triplex apartment in the Trump International Hotel and Tower. She has now brought in an architect to...
DIRECT (MAIL) HIT: ANTHRAX SCARE WILL DRIVE COSTS HIGHER
Businesses that depend on the mail to deliver their credit-card offers, catalogs, magazines and other direct-mail marketing pitches say the national anthrax postal scare has them worried and could drive...
SEARS, HERSHEY, KODAK CUT JOBS
Another wave of pink-slips will be hitting the streets soon. A slew of layoffs was announced yesterday in the wake of dismal earnings and profit shortfall confessions by some major...
COKE'S SHAREHOLDERS WILL MEET IN NY
The Coca-Cola Company is the latest firm hoping to add a little fizz to New York's economy by moving its annual stockholder meeting to the city next year. CEO Doug...
SOHO NABS MISS 60 FOR JEANS STORE
Undeterred by the terror attack's blow to SoHo's retail scene, popular Italian jeans-maker Miss Sixty plans to open a store next year at 386 West Broadway, between Broome and Spring...
GERM ZAPPER FOR LETTERS
A device created to kill hamburger meat germs has been drafted to zap anthrax in our mail - making some investors rich overnight. The gadget uses electron beams and was...
GET READY FOR WARHOL DISHES, SHEETS, JEANS
You may be able to eat soup out of a bowl decorated with Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans soon. The Andy Warhol Foundation has partnered with The Beanstalk Group to...
OPENING WINDOWS XP: GATES PULLS OUT ALL STOPS IN $200M LAUNCH
There's more hoopla than real interest in Bill Gates' $200 million gamble to rule computers with his new Windows XP. Gates is blowing more than $200 million to launch XP,...
LAZARD CEO LASTS LESS THAN 1 YEAR
William Loomis is stepping down as Lazard LLC's chief executive, less than one year after being tapped to head the firm's recently integrated houses of London, Paris and New York....
ELECTRON BEAMS CAN COOK GERMS
A device created to kill hamburger meat germs has been drafted to zap anthrax in our mail - making some investors rich overnight. The gadget uses electron beams and was...
'GOD' BEFORE OZZY ON CHARTS
'GOD Bless America" - the quickie release filled with songs to reflect the patriotic mood of the country - tops the album charts. Proceeds from the sale of the Columbia...
CHOPPER BAN'S A BLACK EYE IN THE SKY FOR NEWS
LOCAL news choppers, grounded since Sept. 11, are expected to stay that way for the forseeable future. And that's throwing a monkey wrench into coverage of breaking stories and in...
'WE CAN'T RUN FROM SEPT. 11'
BROADCAST network bosses say viewers want programming that offers an escape from the reality of the events of Sept. 11 and bioterrorism. But at the same time, some entertainment shows...
ABT IS RIGHT EN POINTE
AMERICAN BALLET THEATERCity Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues, (212) 581-1212. Season runs through Nov. 4. AMERICAN Ballet Theater, as has become its agreeable custom, opened its annual...
BIG NAMES, BIG FLOPS: BOB, ELLEN, EMERIL... SAY GOODNIGHT
WHAT'S the best way to explain why Ellen Degeneres' new show is failing? You could start by pointing out its flaws - creative lapses that have nothing to do with...
STARR REPORT
'Crossing Over' taps into Sept. 11 tragedy Broadcasting & Cable magazine is reporting that "Crossing Over" host John Edward "will feature attempts to communicate with victims of the Sept. 11...
SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSE KILLS 5: RESCUERS RACE FROM WTC TO PARK AVE. S.
Rescue workers rushed from ground zero to Gramercy Park yesterday to search for survivors after a scaffolding collapse killed five construction workers and trapped as many as nine others. Office...
TRACKS WILL BE OFF TO THE RACES WITH VIDEO $LOTS
Operators of beleaguered racetracks and resorts expect to be in the chips once Albany deals up three Catskills casinos and video slot machines at five tracks. Aqueduct Raceway expects to...
'DEATH' OF A WTC SCAM
More than a month after she reported her brother and two sisters missing in the World Trade Center collapse, a Westchester woman is accused of making the whole story up....
F-16S AND COPS TO GUARD FANS
An unprecedented security force - led by cops on foot and F-16s fighter jets at the ready - will guard the Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks when they open the World...
ROOKIE GAVE UP HIS HOLIDAY - & HIS LIFE
James Coyle was born to be a firefighter - but he "died a hero," his friends recalled at his funeral service in Brooklyn yesterday. More than a thousand people crowded...
GREEN BEANS BLOOMBERG: HAS OVERWHELMING 16-PT. LEAD IN POLL
Mark Green is leading Republican mayoral rival Mike Bloomberg by 16 points - a sizable edge less than two weeks before Election Day, a new poll showed yesterday. The Quinnipiac...
FDNY BURNING OVER KNOCKOFF GEAR
Fire Zone, a retail shop that sells official Fire Department T-shirts, baseball caps and gear, is hiring a law firm to go after the vendors who have been "taking advantage"...
ISRAELIS KILL NINE IN BID TO NAB ASSASSIN
JERUSALEM - An Israeli raid on a West Bank village, launched to nab the assassins of a Cabinet minister, yesterday turned into a bloody gun battle in which nine Palestinians...
FEDS EYE HOMEGROWN ANTHRAX TERROR
Ultra-right-wing organizations - including a particular West Coast group - have become a key focus of the massive federal investigation into the murderous Anthrax attacks, The Post has learned. Investigators...
MIKE'S 'AD' MAN ISN'T EVEN FROM CITY
Mark Green yesterday accused Michael Bloomberg of "misleading advertising" for putting a ringer in one of his anti-Green ads - the supposed New Yorker on the street is actually a...
IT'S UNFAIR TO MAKE TRUMP THE ODDS-MAN OUT IN DEAL
DON'T expect Donald Trump to be on welfare anytime soon, but people who don't think Albany's gambling binge is going to hurt the Golden One believe that a Caesarean section...
'CANYON' VICTORY PARADE A TOUGH CALL THIS YEAR
THE roar of the Yankee fans at City Hall was so loud, you could hear it at the World Trade Center site - where the pungent smell of smoke still...
YANKEE$ PUMP UP THE CITY
This year's World Series could inject about $100 million into the city's embattled economy, Mayor Giuliani said yesterday before hosting a pep rally for his favorite team at City Hall....
PRICE IS RIGHT IN CIPRO DEAL - NASSAU JUSTICE - NOW THAT'S A HOAX
SICKOS who consider anthrax a joke and sowing panic a sport have found a home for their twisted humor: Nassau County. I've long said that crime, like real estate, benefits...
P. DIDDY DISSES COURT ARBITER
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs once again snubbed the official presiding over his child-support battle yesterday, blowing off an order to appear in court. "There's no reason for Mr. Combs to...
YANKS' AIDE QUIZZED IN FLA. HOTEL SEX ATTACK
A former New York City police officer who serves as a Yankee fitness coach has been questioned in connection with a sexual-battery incident that took place this month at a...
HAUNTED HOUSE OKS TERROR BILL
WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives, sobered by the national anthrax scare, agreed yesterday to give police sweeping new powers to tap phones, scan Internet use and search homes of...
MAKE MEDIA MOGUL MAYOR: GOV
Mike Bloomberg got a boost yesterday from Gov. Pataki's endorsement, but Mayor Giuliani made it clear he's taking his time deciding whether to back the media mogul. Standing with Bloomberg...
LATEST WTC VICTIMS: TWO CUTS IN CITY INCOME TAX
Two tax cuts are about to fall victim to the city's fiscal problems, The Post has learned. The cuts in the personal income-tax surcharge - one enacted in January and...
IT'S A CAT-ASTROPHE: TRAGIC PETS LEFT TO STARVE
Dozens of cats have been left to fend for themselves - or starve - by hard-hearted restaurant and deli owners at ground zero who've abandoned the four-legged survivors. An ASPCA...
WOULD-BE PILOT HELD IN PHONY WED SCAM
A Moroccan immigrant who tried to attend American flight schools was busted yesterday for allegedly paying $3,000 to marry an American woman so he could stay in the United States....
PAROCHIAL-SCHOOL 'PAY CUT' SNIT
The New York Archdiocese is offering its 3,600 Catholic elementary-school teachers a salary and health-benefits package that would mean a cut in pay, the teachers union charged yesterday. Federation of...
GOP GROANING AS DUBYA AVOIDS THE STUMP
INSIDE WASHINGTON AMERICA is just wild about George W. Bush right now - but some Republicans are starting to grump because their hottest political asset refuses to play any politics...
TEACHER LAWSUIT: ED. BOARD ILLEGAL
EXCLUSIVE A city teacher has sued her bosses at the Board of Education, charging that the seven-member body is illegal and should be abolished. Veteran Bronx teacher Laura Spalter alleges...
'ROME-ING' EGAN SHAKING FAITHFUL
EDWARD Cardinal Egan made an unscheduled return from Rome on Tuesday, leaving the month-long synod early amid mounting anger from his New York flock, many of whom resent the cardinal's...
TRAGIC FAMILY AFFAIR: FINEST, BRAVEST TO HONOR BROTHERS
Two brothers, one a firefighter and one a police officer, will be saluted together tomorrow as World Trade Center heroes, who lived a shared dream of helping others. The Finest...
EMOTIONAL CONFESSION TAPE STUNS COURTROOM
The haunting sound of a 275-pound murder suspect breaking into tears and sobbing like a baby filled a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday as prosecutors played the taped confession of accused killer...
TRAGEDY SMASHED DRUG RING, TOO: DA
The Twin Towers disaster helped bust a multimillion-dollar international drug ring, prosecutors said yesterday. The ring was headed by Yigal Dobakorov, who imported "ecstasy" here from the Netherlands and then...
L.A. SCHOOL BOARD BUYS RFK-SLAY HOTEL
LOS ANGELES - The L.A. school board has purchased the old Ambassador Hotel, site of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, and plans to build a new downtown campus on that property....
'GROUND ZERO' COLLEGE RIPS RUDY PLAN TO CUT AID
The head of Manhattan Community College, only a few blocks from ground zero and still reeling from the Twin Towers disaster, yesterday blasted Mayor Giuliani's plan to cut the city's...
PERV & TEEN RAN AWAY TO DEATHS
A jilted Long Island man who was molesting his ex-girlfriend's 13-year-old granddaughter convinced the teen to run away with him - only to die with her in the getaway car...
SLAIN BIZMAN HAD MADE DEAL FOR APT.
Murdered multimillionaire investor Theodore Ammon struck a deal to sell his posh Fifth Avenue apartment just days before he was found beaten to death, The Post has learned. Ammon, who...
CHARITIES OK SPITZER'S DATABASE PLAN FOR VICTIM $$
The Red Cross yesterday dropped its opposition to a database that would list how much money each victim of the Sept. 11 disaster receives from any of the nearly 200...
15 YEARS TO LIFE FOR 'POUND OF COKE' COP
A former Bronx cop who quit the NYPD after allegedly testing positive for drugs was convicted yesterday of cocaine possession and faces 15 years to life in prison. Sentencing for...
TALI-BUMS PLANNING TO POISON AID FOOD
WASHINGTON - Taliban leaders are plotting to poison humanitarian supplies for desperate Afghan civilians and blame the United States, the Pentagon disclosed yesterday. The chilling plan was revealed on Day...
PRICE IS RIGHT IN CIPRO DEAL - FEDS' THREAT TO GO GENERIC SPARKS $LASH
The maker of the anti-anthrax drug Cipro agreed yesterday to supply the feds with the powerful antibiotic at cut-rate prices. The government's deal with Bayer Corp. came as a possible...
THE HAND THAT SAVED A LIFE
A hand rose out of the twisted pile of metal and wood and tried desperately to draw the attention of rescuers. "He was tapping on the scaffolding. That's how we...
ANTHRAX PROBE SHIFTS TO HOMEGROWN HATE GROUPS
The FBI has feared an anthrax attack by domestic terrorists for years - with its concerns regularly fueled by hoaxes and false alarms. In 1998, the FBI investigated 112 cases...
SCAFFOLD FALL KILLS 4 WORKERS - UP TO 6 MISSING IN PARK AVE. DEBRIS
Rescue workers rushed from ground zero to Park Avenue yesterday to search for survivors after a scaffolding collapsed, killing four construction workers. As many as six others were feared trapped...
HOLIK DILEMMA DIVIDING DEVILS
They can't live with him, they can't live without him, as they must next season after Bobby Holik departs. They don't dare trade him, but they should trade him to...
ACHIN' CAMBY: I FEEL LOT BETTER
KNICK NOTES Marcus Camby finally got a full practice in, but he wasn't able to determine much. "That was probably one of the shortest practices we've had since I've been...
THE FAX ON JAX: HE'LL LEAD WAY
Mark Jackson feels like a leader again. He feels like a Knick again. He feels like himself again. "I absolutely feel more a part of the team this year," Jackson...
VELARDE TAKES AIM AT UNIT
Don't be surprised when you see Randy Velarde on your TV screen Sunday night. Don't be shocked if you see him playing first base in Game 2 of the World...
TORRE'S CHOICE: JUSTICE OR PAUL
The scouting reports on the Diamondbacks don't arrive until tomorrow, Joe Torre said. But the Yankee manager has a difficult decision to make for Games 1 and 2 of the...
WYNN GIVES VERBAL TO BU
Last year, onc of the city's top basketball players, Rashad Bell of St. Francis Prep, waited until the last minute before signing with Boston University. The Terriers didn't have to...
HEY, JOE: HERE'S A LITTLE HELP: TORRE SHOULD TAKE HEED OF THESE CHANGES
MANNING first base, Randy Velarde scooped throw after throw from Luis Sojo. He imagined Yankee hitters during batting practice as Diamondbacks and envisioned where he would play lefties and righties....
NYC FIGHT CARD TO DONATE GATE, PURSES
Olympians from the 2000 Sydney Games, as well as several New York area boxers have set out to prove to our great city that their hearts are stronger than their...
YANKEES: THE BOB'S NOTHING SPECIAL
Not many Yankees have been inside The BOB. However, a few who have aren't that impressed with the venue for Games 1 & 2 of World Series. "It's nothing special,"...
JET FORECAST: NO WAYNE ; HEADACHES KO CHREBET VS. CAROLINA
Wayne Chrebet knew the moment he arrived to Weeb Ewbank Hall yesterday morning and looked into Herman Edwards' eyes. Still suffering from headaches after being knocked out of two consecutive...
FROM FRIENDS TO FOES:EX-MATES TINO, GONZO SHARE WORLD STAGE
POP Cuesta planned to celebrate his 57th birthday yesterday by eating a little birthday cake and relaxing with his family. Another treat will come on Saturday when he sits in...
GIANTS TAKE HARD LOOK AT PLAY-CALLING
There's a source of disagreement between Jim Fassel and his offensive coordinator, Sean Payton, and it concerns the sticky issue of calling the plays. Fassel believes he is right. Payton...
HERM WANTS MORE FROM ELLIS, ABRAHAM
JET NOTES Needs finishing touch. Herman Edwards, searching for any answers to jumpstart his two defensive ends, Shaun Ellis and John Abraham, sent some constructive criticism their way. Ellis is...
FASSEL: SAFETY MOVE WAS TOO RISKY
GIANT NOTES It was in interesting idea, one Jim Fassel says he considered in the fourth quarter of Monday night's 10-9 loss to the Eagles. With 6:02 remaining and the...
BOEHEIM TO DELAY SURGERY
BIG EAST NOTES Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is hoping to avoid undergoing surgery during the season to remove an enlarged prostate gland. If Boeheim can't delay the procedure until after...
BIG EAST COMMITTED TO GARDEN
The Big East has had its share of contentious issues, most recently the split to two divisions last season. But never has the conference been more united on any issue...
IN OPENER, IT'LL BE MOOSE VS. SNAKES: TORRE TAPS MUSSINA TO FACE CURT & D'BACKS
He didn't need George Steinbrenner's money. And God knows he could have done without the white-hot spotlight that shines on the Yankees. No, the reason Mike Mussina donned the most...
LUCIOUS WAITING FOR SHOTS TO DROP
Lucious Harris knows his role with the Nets. "Make shots," he said. "I personally have to make shots." The problem is, Harris hasn't. In his pre-season five appearances, Harris has...
BULLET BOB WAITS IN WINGS ; BAFFERT IS READY TO STEAL FRANKEL'S THUNDER IN CUP
THE general perception is that Saturday's Breeders' Cup could turn out to be a huge, multimillion-dollar charity benefit for trainer Bobby Frankel and his team. The pistol-hot California-based horseman will...
IRISH PRIZE STRETCHES HIS LEGS FOR MILE
BREEDERS' CUP NOTEBOOK With the Breeders' Cup rapidly approaching, only four horses worked out yesterday morning. Irish Prize, one of the choices for the Mile, breezed four furlongs on the...
SAKHEE GETS HIS SHOT IN CLASSIC
The Dubai brothers - Sheikhs Mohammed, Hamdan and Maktoum al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates - make a habit of marching to a different drummer. Racing most of their...
FRANKEL RUNS INTO BUM DRAW
Trainer Bobby Frankel was crestfallen, Officer got demoted and Sheikh Mohammed threw everyone a curve yesterday morning when post positions were drawn for Saturday's Breeders' Cup at Belmont Park. A...