December 1, 2001
J.P. MORGAN CHASE TAKES FORMER BEAR LAIR
Two financial-tenant rounds of musical chairs came to a neat conclusion yesterday, as Bear Stearns leased its last remaining chunk of space in its former headquarters tower to J.P. Morgan...
BERTELLI-DEUTSCHE FEUD HURTS BOND DEAL
Patrizio Bertelli's bad temper may have struck again. Bertelli's Prada has postponed investor presentations for its $623 million convertible bond sale, amid talk that the company was unable to agree...
AMEX PLEDGES RETURN TO WFC
It took some persuading by Mayor-elect Mike Bloomberg as well as Mayor Giuliani to clinch the deal, but American Express officials yesterday agreed to re-establish their headquarters in the World...
THE ENRON-AROUND SMALL INVESTORS (SURPRISE!) LOSE IN CRASH
Failed energy giant Enron - just days away from filing for bankruptcy - is leaving pension funds and small investors out in the cold from recovering even a dime from...
BANK ROLL 'EM: THE GUY IN THE MIDDLE JUST GOT A MILLION BUCKS TO MAKE A MOVIE. THERE'S A CATCH...
HBO's "Project Greenlight" is a reality show with backstabbing, alliances and tribal warfare - in other words, it's about Hollywood. The 12-part series, executive-produced by Oscar-winners Ben Affleck and Matt...
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: DICKENS, DANCE AND MORE FOR FAMILIES MAKE A MUSICAL HOLIDAY
It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. And with Thanksgiving sneaking up on us earlier this year, we're getting an extra week of holiday celebration. Especially in this city....
HAYDEN'S PLANET
You might remember Hayden Panettiere from "Remember the Titans" (she was the coach's daughter, a fervent football fan). Soon, you'll see her in another tomboy role. In "Joe Somebody," out...
WORST-DATE SCENARIO : FROM BAD CREDIT TO AX MURDERERS, ROMANCE SURVIVAL MANUAL TACKLES ALL
When it comes to the treacherous terrain of dating, you can never be too safe. There are many land mines along the road to finding the perfect mate. So, from...
DINNER PARTY CHEAT SHEET
I met Liza at a dinner party. We sat and I talked about politics, family and work. She started talking about Justin Timberlake, and then it occurred to me ......
HELLO, SUGAR
Nothing sends a cheery holiday message more quickly than homemade cookies. These ABC's will give morsels from your kitchen a little extra flair. a) Dip the tines of a fork...
GROAN 'RANGERS': GANG THAT COULDN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT IN A PLOT-FREE TEXAN MESS
TEXAS RANGERS Half a star How the West was lost. Running time: 105 minutes. Rated PG-13 (much gunplay, but no blood). At the Empire, the Union Square. WHERE is Clint...
'THE QUIET ONE' LET HIS MELODIES DO THE TALKING
The Beatles were easy to get a handle on - except for George, the quiet one. John was the edgy, dangerous rebel; Paul the man with sweet melodies that any...
OLD COUNCIL MEMBERS SCRAMBLE TO WORK FOR MIKE
OUTGOING City Council members are lining up in a bid to snare jobs in the Bloomberg administration. Insiders said as many as a third of the three dozen term-limited council...
MOURNFUL FANS HERE FLOCK TO 'THE FIELDS'
They loved him, yeah, yeah, yeah. Singing the blues - and his music - hundreds of brokenhearted Beatles backers yesterday mourned the death of George Harrison by flocking to Strawberry...
'FREEDOM ISN'T CHEAP' : WARSHIP'S CREW FIGHTS BACK FOR NEW YORK
ABOARD THE USS BULKELEY - "Take a good hard look - freedom doesn't come cheap. This is where thousands of innocent people died. Remember this place - ingrain it in...
AMERICANS NOW WANT A PIECE OF IRAQ: POLL
Americans overwhelmingly support military action against Iraq - and half would back the assassination of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, according to a new Fox News poll. Although no hard evidence...
LOONY LEFT STRIKES AGAIN
THE Upper West Side is leading a bizarre revolt against the flag. The neighborhood that brought you a ban on Mother's Day is now taking a hard line against waving...
'REBUILD' BOSS A BIG GOP DONOR
The new chairman of the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Commission has donated megabucks to Gov. Pataki and the state Republican Party. Since 1999, John Whitehead has donated $51,000 to the state...
CON-MAN CAPTAIN GETS LIFE IN SLAYING OF B'KLYN COUPLE
The Army captain convicted of the bludgeoning murder of a young Brooklyn couple he swindled stared blankly yesterday as a judge hit him with the maximum sentence of life behind...
GOP'S GILMORE A GONER AS PARTY BOSS
WASHINGTON - The Republican Party's national chairman, Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, announced his surprise resignation yesterday - opening the way for President Bush to pick a close ally to replace...
BABE'S COKE PLEA: EX-'BAYWATCH' STAR AVOIDS PRISON TIME
Former "Baywatch" babe Yasmine Bleeth threw in the towel yesterday, copping a plea on two cocaine-related charges in Detroit. Bleeth pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while impaired and to...
GOP BLASTS 'UNPATRIOTIC' REMARK AS A LOWEY BLOW
WASHINGTON - Rep. Nita Lowey sparked GOP outrage yesterday by attacking President Bush and branding his economic plan "unpatriotic" in the middle of a war. Lowey (D-Westchester) also broke the...
BUILDER DECLARE$ HOLY WAR ON CHURCH
In a modern-day crusade of sorts, a Brooklyn contractor is suing his own church, saying he helped rebuild his place of worship but was shorted more than $700,000 on the...
FREE RIDE? FORGET ABOUT IT! BLOOMBERG PLANS TO CUT CITY CAR PERKS
Mayor-elect Mike Bloomberg wants to put the brakes on free city cars - one of the most coveted perks for high-level staffers. Bloomberg plans to cut back on the city-owned...
COP WIDOW'S COURAGEOUS TRIBUTE
"These funerals do not get easier," said Chief of Department William Allee. "They get harder." And it's hard on this young family, which suddenly found itself without a father and...
HE WANTS HIS ART, NOT BRUSH-OFF
Buddy, could you spare some art? A once-homeless man who says he found a treasure of turn-of-the-last-century artwork on a lower Manhattan sidewalk three years ago is suing the NYPD...
JURY HEARS VALLONE-AIDE SLAY CASE
The man charged with murdering a legislative aide to City Council Speaker Peter Vallone told police he "never meant for anyone to get hurt" during the botched robbery at the...
HOUSE OKS $17M CITY TRANSIT BOOST
WASHINGTON - The House yesterday approved $2 million for the Second Avenue Subway project and nearly $15 million for the East Side Access Project, which would connect the Long Island...
NEW ANTHRAX CLUE TAINTED MAIL FOUND IN CONN. DEATH PROBE
Investigators think they may have solved the mystery of how a 94-year-old woman died of anthrax - after finding a tiny trace of the bacteria on a letter sent to...
SURREAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF THE SAUSAGE-AND-EGG HERMIT
The first thing you notice inside the sausage-and-egg hermit's home are the takeout menus - in fact, you step into a pile of them as you walk through the door....
FURY AT BROKEN 'PLEDGE' LEVY SLAPS DEFIANT SCHOOLS
Schools Chancellor Harold Levy yesterday ordered principals to abide by a post-Sept. 11 policy requiring all city schools to conduct a daily pledge of allegiance ceremony - even as more...
CON ED WORK ADDS TO DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC WOES
Fearful of an air-conditioning overload, Con Edison workers have started tearing up dozens of lower Manhattan streets to install permanent power lines to handle the summer energy surge. The work...
ARIEL HONORS CITY BRAVERY IN VISIT TO GROUND ZERO
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon began a five-day visit to the United States yesterday with a moving condolence call at ground zero. "I came here to express our admiration for...
'Knight falls' as feds bust up a royal ripoff
A trio of American fraudsters posing as fake European royalty were busted on charges they swindled more than $1 million out of unsuspecting investors, authorities said yesterday. The three allegedly...
HOPES DIM IN DEADLOCKED CATHOLIC-HS TEACHER STRIKE
Thousands of Catholic high-school students were stranded for the second day yesterday as most of their teachers stayed out on strike against the New York archdiocese with little chance for...
HE BATTLED TO THE END DESPERATE GEORGE HUNTED WORLD FOR CANCER CURE
George Harrison, emaciated and in excruciating pain, sought the privacy of a friend's secluded home in Studio City, Calif., after his final, desperate efforts to cure his cancer had failed....
NEW TWIST IN SAD ESTATE OF AFFAIRS
A court fight over legal fees that revealed the horrifying circumstances surrounding the tragic death of crazed multimillionairess Renate Hofmann is over - for now. The state Appellate Division has...
HURRICANES TAKING NOTHING FOR GRANTED IN BLACKSBURG
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Miami coach Larry Coker isn't taking any chances. He saw Nebraska's quest for roses get stampeded by the Colorado Buffaloes. He saw Oklahoma's bid to repeat get...
LAM SANDWICH ARREST : MILLIONAIRE FUGITIVE DURST NAILED TRYING TO STEAL A $5 HERO
Fugitive millionaire Robert Durst, who jumped bail seven weeks ago in a grisly Texas murder, was captured in eastern Pennsylvania yesterday - trying to steal a $5 sandwich, police said....
'LOWLIFE' JAILED IN WTC CON GAME
Jerome Brandl, the ex-con accused of posing as a firefighter and using the Sept. 11 tragedy to scam a firehouse and an unsuspecting woman, was called "a thief and fugitive"...
NO QUARTER: U.S. REJECTS MAD MULLAH'S SECRET PLEA
WASHINGTON - A desperate Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar last night was trying to cut a deal with advancing Afghan opposition forces - but Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave him...
QUICK-THINKING TELLER THWARTS WORLD'S WIMPIEST BANK ROBBER
"I have a gun. Give me $40," the would-be Long Island bank robber's note said. But his intended victim, a female teller at the HSBC branch in West Hempstead, disarmed...
WORLD GENTLY WEEPS AT MUSIC LEGEND'S PASSING
Though he was a musical giant, George Harrison stood in the shadow of John Lennon and Paul McCartney during the six wild and wacky years of Beatlemania. But Harrison essentially...
KERIK ORDERS COPS ON OT TO TACKLE SURGE IN CRIME
Hundreds of cops will put in six-day weeks to get a lid on the recent spike in crime, under orders from Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. Last month's crime data showed...
RUDY EASES WORRIES OVER WELFARE
Mayor Giuliani yesterday insisted that most welfare recipients who reached the five-year federal limit on their benefits today will be moved to the state "safety net" - and that only...
IS MOISES FENWAY-BOUND?
YANKEE NOTES The Yankees could learn that blood is thicker than money. While the Yankees have shown an interest in free-agent outfielder Moises Alou, they could lose him to the...
BALTO STAR EYES QUEENS COUNTY
Trainer Todd Pletcher was hot as a pistol last Saturday at Aqueduct, when he won the Cigar Mile with Left Bank, the Demoiselle with Smoke'n Frolic, and just missed taking...
THOMAS EAGER TO GET BACK IN LINE
With Randy Thomas having gotten through the last two practices unscathed, Herman Edwards indicated that the injured right guard would return to his starting role tomorrow against the Patriots. Thomas,...
BELICHICK'S BRAWLERS PLAY PATSIES NO MORE
FOXBORO - There is a buzz in the Patriots' locker room 48 hours from facing the Jets. Otis Smith is playing dominoes by the entrance. Bryan Cox, dragging his broken...
BIG MAC'S NUMBERS CATCH NETS BY SURPRISE
When the Nets signed Todd MacCulloch to a six-year, $34-million contract last August, it raised questions. Among them, "What are the Nets doing?" and "Couldn't they have re-signed Yinka Dare...
BIG PITCH FOR SMOLTZ YANKS DANGLE 4 YEARS, $52M
The Yankees have enough money for Jason Giambi to fix their lineup - and for John Smoltz to add depth to their rotation, The Post has learned. According a reliable...
JETS PRIMED TO TACKLE REVIVED PATS TOMORROW'S CLASH 'BIGGEST OF SEASON'
The Jets' final full practice for tomorrow's AFC East showdown with the Patriots had just finished on the lower field at Weeb Ewbank Hall around midday yesterday and linebacker Marvin...
SABRES' GRATTON ON SATHER'S WISH LIST
Add Chris Gratton to the list of players the Rangers have interest in acquiring. Sources have told The Post that Gratton, the 26-year-old Buffalo center whose career has all but...
A'S STILL CHASIN' JASON
The A's are still waiting for Jason Giambi to come back to them with an offer from the Yankees before displaying their cards. However, the A's are showing signs they...
SJU, RAMS VIE FOR NYC CROWN
St. John's has long been the king of college hoops in the city. But last season the Red Storm took a hit - two of them actually. Fordham upset St....
MARCUS IS STILL FINDING HIS WAY
A week ago, Marcus Camby had completed one regular-season practice and the Knicks owned a 5-8 record. Three wins and two impressive Camby performances later, the team has reached the...
PECA VS. EX-MATES ADDS SPICE TO ISLES-SABRES
Sure, the Islanders are riding a six-game unbeaten streak going into tonight's home tilt with the Sabres. But for the captain of the first-place Isles, tonight is going to be...
IZON GIVES THANKS AS FIGHT GOES ON
David Izon's Thanksgiving was filled with despair after his dinner was interrupted by a caller who told him another one of his fights had been postponed. The fight was scheduled...
HOLY CROSS LANDS HAMILTON
Kevin Hamilton, a 6-foot-4 guard at Archbishop Molloy, signed with Holy Cross earlier this week. "They have a promising situation," said Hamilton, whose well-rounded play will be key to the...
FACING BIG CHANGES, DEVS FALL TO WINGS
Red Wings 4 Devils 2 DETROIT - The threat of a big trade for Vincent Lecavalier looms over these Devils and they know it. They did little to convince Lou...
SAYONARA? BENNY LOOKS JAPAN-BOUND
There's almost no question Benny Agbayani's Met career is over. The only question is where he'll be playing next year. As of today, Agbayani is moving to Japan, as the...