December 10, 2001
AON CORP. CLOSE TO DEALS INWATER ST. CORRIDOR
Aon Corp. is staying downtown - but it hasn't yet figured out where. Following the lead of other firms that are dispersing their employees, the former Two World Trade Center...
SIMMONS INKS PHAT NEW LEASE
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is moving his offices to a snazzy triplex penthouse at 512 Seventh Ave., where he will have a dramatic city backdrop for media interviews. The fashion...
HOULIHAN LOKEY SNARES FRITZ HOBBS
Franklin "Fritz" Hobbs, a veteran Wall Street deal maker and former chairman of UBS AG's Warburg Dillon Read, has agreed to join investment-banking boutique Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin as...
IT'S A COIN TOSS ; FED HAS STREET GUESSING ABOUT RATE CUTS
Will he or won't he? That's the question Wall Street is asking on the eve of what could be the last in an unprecedented series of interest-rate cuts by Federal...
SPACE POP SUITS MERCURY REV
BUFFALO'S Mercury Rev has been making its psychedelic space rock since the late '80s.The masterfully mesmerizing band was even bounced from Lollapallooza in 1995 for being too loud. But after...
HOW CAN ADAM KISS MEREDITH WHEN SHE'S STILL SITTING DOWN? . . . AND OTHER GRIPES FROM CRANKY READERS
I don't want to brag, but if there are any TV columnists out there as in tune with their readers as I am, I haven't read them. Just get a...
TV'S LATEST ADVENTURE GAME COULD BE '2001, A SPACE LUNACY'
FORGET "Survivor" and its million-dollat jackpot. Think about a TV show where the winner gets a ride into outer space on a Russian rocket. The show, "Ancient Astronaut," is slated...
MAKING A MONSTER: DARE-YOU-TO-LOOK PROFILE OF A SPOILED SERIAL KILLER
Mugshots: Trail of Evil: Andrew Cunanan Tonight on Court TV at 10 1/2 REMEMBER the name Andrew Cunanan? It lived, for a minute, in infamy. He was, in case you...
STARR REPORT
Piscopo is not your average Joe Joe Piscopo's timing couldn't be better. The former "Saturday Night Live" star is teaming with a group of investors to open Jilly's New York,...
SHAKY-SPEARE: PUBLIC'S PRODUCTION OF 'OTHELLO' WAY OFF
OTHELLOAt the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St. Through Dec. 30. Call Telecharge, (212) 239-6200. 'OTHELLO" is a tricky play to wrap one's mind around.It's about a noble black warrior married...
DRESSED TO CHILL: THREE WORKING GIRLS GET GUSSIED UP IN FESTIVE CLOTHES FOR VERY DIFFERENT OFFICE PARTIES
Choosing the right outfit to wear to the office each morning is hard. Choosing the right outfit to wear to the office party is even harder. Each holiday season, working...
PARTIES IN HEAVENLY PEACE: SPAS SET SERENE SCENE FOR A NEW KIND OF HOLIDAY FETE
HOW about a massage with that martini? Beauty salons, spas and yoga studios are surpassing loud restaurants as favored holiday party destinations among fashion-conscious New York companies. "I think people...
MAKING PHOTO MAGIC: NEWEST SOFTWARE PACKAGES NOW MAKE MANIPULATION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTRY EASY FOR EVERYONE
It's time to play with all those digital photos. Digital cameras, as well as scanners, are packaged with image software, usually proprietary software provided by the camera manufacturer. But as...
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD: A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION COVERING THE WTC TRAGEDY EVOKES MIXED EMOTIONS
Abstract: "Here is New York," at 116 Prince St., is part gallery, part memorial. Alice Rose George, an editor and curator of photography - and one of the show's four...
ARTISTES PROVIDE LANDFILL OVERKILL
A MOUND of decaying trash at the Fresh Kills Landfill will be home to a memorial to World Trade Center victims. That much, we know. After that, it's anyone's guess...
POL-FINANCE CHIEF: MIKE'S GREENBACKS DIDN'T BEAT GREEN
EXCLUSIVE The head of the city's Campaign Finance Board says Mark Green lost to billionaire Michael Bloomberg not because he was outspent by a whopping $53 million - but because...
THE BATTERY RECHARGES ; RESIDENTS REBUILD DESPITE FUND WOES
The psychological and financial damage caused by the World Trade Center attacks forced about half of Battery Park City's residents to move out - while the other half have found...
MRS. ANDY RIPS DEM 'DISLOYALTY'
NEWLY elected state Democratic Chairman Herman "Denny" Farrell received an angry tongue-lashing over the weekend from Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, The Post has learned. The confrontation occurred Saturday at Lincoln Center's...
FIGHT OVER WOMAN TURNS DEADLY IN B'KLYN
A man was in custody yesterday for a Brooklyn gun slaying that resulted from a dispute over a woman. Pashko Scoda, 32, was charged with the fatal shooting of Nicholas...
CAB KILLS MOM AND INJURES SON
A taxi yesterday struck a Manhattan woman and her son, killing the mother, police said. The fatal accident happened at 10 a.m. at 85th Street and West End Avenue, where...
PUNDIT'S STUNNER ; EDITOR KINSLEY: I HAVE PARKINSON'S
Liberal pundit Michael Kinsley has revealed he has Parkinson's disease. The editor of highbrow online magazine Slate.com says he has had the incurable neurological disease for eight years. "Those around...
COPIERS EYED AS CLUE TO ANTHRAX
A photocopier's "fingerprint" may help investigators track down the suspect responsible for sending anthrax-laced letters to two politicians. FBI agents have now determined that the poisoned letters sent to Sen....
MCCALL LOSES ANOTHER UPSTATE ALLY TO CUOMO
ALBANY - An upstate Democratic county chairwoman defected from Carl McCall to Andrew Cuomo yesterday, the third such switch to Cuomo in two weeks. Madison County Chairwoman Dorothy Betz said...
DIRTBAG'S TALE SHOULD WAKE CIA FROM ITS SNOOZE
ANSWER me this: How can a craven, punk, 20-year-old kid from a liberal cesspool in San Francisco amble into a terrorist camp with Osama bin Laden strolling around, and the...
2 HELD IN SLAYINGS WITNESSED BY GIRL, 3
Two Bronx men were charged yesterday in the grisly slayings of an East Harlem woman and her boyfriend, whose murders were witnessed by the woman's 3-year-old granddaughter. Police said they...
CALIF. HONORS OUR HEROES
New York's Finest and Bravest took a break from attending funerals to fly cross-country for an uplifting memorial dedication to their comrades killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. The security-camera...
WRITER NABS FRONT-ROW SEAT TO CITY'S 'REBIRTH'
"Isn't this terrific?" said a beaming Tex McCrary, giving a thumbs-up to his new vista - the World Trade Center site - a pit of devastation. "Here is the rebirth,...
NEW HOPE SHINES ON FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH
Jewish New Yorkers lit their menorahs on the first night of Hanukkah yesterday, beginning a holiday that takes on special meaning in the wake of the Sept. 11 carnage. During...
HILL BACKS BUSH ON TRIBUNALS
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday backed President Bush's plan for military tribunals to try top terrorists and said it's "absolutely appropriate" - at a time when some of her fellow...
CHUCK'S 'CHILLING' WARNING
Only a minuscule 2 percent of the cargo that passes through America's seaports is inspected, leaving terrorists an easy smuggling route for weapons of mass destruction, Sen. Charles Schumer warned....
BUSTS BLUNT TERROR: SPOOKS
Massive arrests following the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings may have foiled a planned al Qaeda terror attack on Washington, it was reported today. Newsweek said intelligence sources believe an al...
SECRET AL QAEDA ESCAPE HATCH: PROBE UNCOVERS SCHEME TO REBUILD TERROR NETWORK
Osama bin Laden's cohorts are trying to use a mule-trail escape route into Pakistan to board tiny boats hidden off the southern coast - and the U.S. military fears some...
MAMA OSAMA PRAYS FOR HER LITTLE MONSTER
The mother of Osama bin Laden has come out swinging in defense of her son - insisting she loves him dearly and is not angry with him. And Hamida bin...
VERMONT'S TREE-MENDOUS GIFT TO BRAVEST
A Vermont state delegation spruced up city firehouses yesterday, generously donating 250 Christmas trees to New York's Bravest. "It was a way for us to say thank you and good...
EARLYBIRD SPECIAL: BX. HOSP HONORS 'MIRACLE' KIDS AT PREEMIE PARTY
A Bronx hospital welcomed home about 50 of its tiniest former patients yesterday during a party for "graduated" veterans of its neonatal intensive-care unit. The bash at the preemie unit...
OSAMA BRAGS ON HOME VID ABOUT 9/11
Osama bin Laden reveals that he knew that some of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers were dupes who didn't know they were going to die, according to a chilling new...
PEACE BID IS FALLING APART ; ENVOY THREATENS TO QUIT AS TERROR BOMB HURTS 11
JERUSALEM - Hours after another suicide bombing, U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni told the Israelis and Palestinians he's packing his bags unless they can make progress on a cease-fire in the...
OSAMA IN LAST STAND AS TALIBAN TUMBLES
Terror lord Osama bin Laden continued to lead a fierce last stand in the Afghan mountains yesterday, digging in against a wave of U.S. bombing assaults, as the last sliver...
CHENEY: ARAFAT'S ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday questioned Yasser Arafat's ability to lead his people and said he's hurt the chance of creating a Palestinian state by breaking his pledge to stop...
DURST IS 'CRAZY' - LIKE A FOX: COP
A Texas investigator believes that accused killer and wealthy New York real-estate scion Robert Durst's crazy act is a "clever facade." Durst - heir to billions - was arrested in...
TEMPS (AND A FEW FLAKES) DROPPING ; SNOW IN BURBS IS THE FIRST SIGN OF WINTRY WEATHER
Snow what? The first flakes of the season were scanty at best early yesterday, but they brought an abrupt end to a string of spring-like days in the metropolitan region....
RAT RIGHT IN THE RIOT ; TRAITOR AT CENTER OF UPRISING: PENTAGON
A top Pentagon official yesterday said American Taliban fighter John Walker had been "right in the middle" of the fighting - as "traitor" charges flew fast and furious against him....
BELOVED BEATLE LENNON MAY SCORE ANOTHER NO. 1
Talk about Beatlemania - John Lennon is in the running for greatest Briton of all time in a BBC poll. The late Fab Four founder faces some highly distinguished competition,...
CHEERS GREET RUDY ON ISRAEL VISIT
JERUSALEM - Mayor Giuliani, riding a wave of unprecedented popularity at home and abroad, told cheering crowds yesterday that the United States stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Israel against terror....
SUBWAY TEAMS TO STOP AT NEW STATIONS
THE Yanks not only won't be seen on MSG Network this coming season, they'll no longer be heard on WABC radio. The club recently concluded failed discussions with MSG Radio...
BLUESHIRTS NEED HELP FOR FLY LINE ; NEDVED, DVORAK MUST SPARK OFFENSE
Two weeks ago, Petr Nedved asked Ron Low to entrust him with more responsibility. Now it's time for Low to ask Nedved to produce the level of play everyone has...
DEVILS MAY GO TO ROOKIE
If ever the time were right for the Devils to give J.F. Damphousse another try in nets, this would seem to be it. For tonight the Devils, who have allowed...
IRISH EYES SMILE ON APPLE'S O'LEARY
When George O'Leary spoke to his brother Terry Saturday night, the two shared a nostalgic moment. "Terry said to George, 'Did you ever imagine when you were coaching high school...
YOUNG LIVED FOR LOVE OF GAME
IRVING - Near the end of Dan Reeves' years with the Giants, the veteran coach was complaining about the inner-workings of the team and, naturally, it reflected badly on general...
NETS SHOW THEY'RE A NOTCH BELOW ELITE
They're good. Not great. Or elite. That, in 25 or less non-folded, stapled or mutilated words, sums up the Nets this season. They're good, as a 12-7 record and first...
EAGLES SHOW JINTS HOW TO GET IT DONE
Eagles 24 Chargers 14 PHILADELPHIA - These aren't the Giants, you can be sure of that. The Eagles know how to get the job done, something the Giants haven't been...
BOWL PICTURE IS ONE FINE MESS; LSU TURNED BCS UPSIDE DOWN
AN LSU fan held up a sign in the Georgia Dome which read, "We're here to mess things up." Mission accomplished. The Tigers upset Tennessee, 31-20, sending a team that...
SMALLER IS BETTER AS RICE HOLDS ON
H.S. HOOPS Most coaches would love to have a 7-foot-2 player on their team. Maurice Hicks does, but he still isn't sure what to do with junior Shagari Alleyne. "He's...
PATS VAULT AHEAD OF JETS ; BELI-BALL GIVES N.E. VICTORY VS. BROWNS
Patriots 27 Browns 16 FOXBORO, Mass. - New York football fans know all too well that Bill Belichick can put together a defensive scheme that leaves opponents baffled and bewildered....
THE END IS ALMOST NEAR FOR BIG BLUE ; PLAYOFF HOPE WANES AFTER LOSS TO DALLAS
IRVING - For the Giants, beware the arrival of the Great Depression. "When the stock market crashes do those guys quit and say 'I'm done?' " Tiki Barber asked. "No,...
GIAMBI DEAL ALL BUT DONE
Minor language phrases, how much money will be deferred and a physical are all that stand in the way of Jason Giambi joining the Yankees. According to several sources, Giambi...
DASCHLE A BARRIER TO ECONOMY BOOST: VEEP
Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday charged that Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle is "an obstructionist" who's deliberately blocking President Bush's efforts to boost the economy. Daschle's top deputy, Sen. Harry...
LOOSER CHANEY TO TAKE THE REINS
When practice ended yesterday, Don Chaney worked the Purchase gym, joking with players, big smile pasted on his face. As Mark Jackson shot free throws, Jackson's 8-year-old son Mark Jr....
COVERAGE, RETURN TEAMS ARE ESPECIALLY AWFUL
GIANT NOTES IRVING - There are many aspects to special teams and the Giants yesterday managed to look amateurish in every single one in their 20-13 loss to the Cowboys....
BORAS BETTIN' THIS MEETING WILL BE LIKE ALL THE REST
BOSTON - Major league executives rolled their eyes as they trickled into the Sheraton lobby, checking into the hotel to the sight of Scott Boras verbally tap dancing for waves...
SPREE'S WORRIED CHANEY'S A SOFTY
Latrell Sprewell has more concerns beyond the Knicks' lack of size. Now Sprewell believes new interim coach Don Chaney still has to prove he has the wherewithal to motivate the...
NOW THERE'S NO HIDING IT: THIS TEAM IS BAD
IRVING - Jon Hilbert's 48-yard field-goal attempt that could have stretched Dallas' lead to 10 points with 8:07 remaining bounced off the crossbar once, then again. Almost as if George...
TIKI, KERRY NOT ON THE SAME PAGE
IRVING - The reason Tiki Barber, so great in the first half, was stopped cold after halftime was that the Cowboys made him a marked man. So says Barber himself....
HISTORY BOOK ON NEW DON A POOR READ
Don Chaney rehashed his prior head-coaching career and it hasn't been pretty, despite winning the 1990-91 Coach of the Year with the Rockets. Chaney, with a career .410 winning percentage,...
KORDELL RIDING A WAVE
PITTSBURGH - All of a sudden, Kordell Stewart looks like a player. The Jets stuffed the run yesterday and dared Stewart to beat them. So he did. "I said to...
OPTION'S THE ONLY HIGHLIGHT
JET NOTES PITTSBURGH - The Jets' only true highlight of yesterday's loss to the Steelers was an 18-yard halfback option touchdown pass from Curtis Martin to Wayne Chrebet in the...
STAGGERING JETS KEEP EYES ON PRIZE ; GREEN GUARANTEES PLAYOFF BERTH AFTER PITT-IFUL SETBACK
PITTSBURGH - One by one, with blank stares and in absolute silence, the Jets filed into the visitors' locker room in the bowels of Heinz Field early last night after...
OFFENSIVE WOES SABOTAGING HOPES
PITTSBURGH - The Jets' offense is in the throes of a devastating touchdown drought and it's threatening to derail their playoff chances. Yesterday's 18-7 loss to the Steelers simply brought...
VINNY TAKES HITS FOR NO-GO 'O'
PITTSBURGH - He stood there immaculately dressed as always now, not long after he and his fumbling, stumbling Jest Coast Offense had been unceremoniously undressed by the new Steel Curtain,...
METS AFTER WINTER BARGAINS
BOSTON - Steve Phillips, GM of the Mets, and Scott Boras, agent for the best player in baseball, were in the same hotel yesterday. Their paths didn't cross and the...
MOSS INJURY LANDS MORTON ON INACTIVE LIST
JET NOTES PITTSBURGH - In a surprise move, the Jets left punt returner Chad Morton off the active roster for yesterday's game against the Steelers. Morton, who's been dependable on...
SAGGING JETS PLAY SAME SWOON TUNE: PLAYOFF HOPES TAKE HIT IN LOSS TO STEELERS
Steelers 18 Jets 7 PITTSBURGH - After yet another terrific start to a promising year, this is what the Jets' 2001 season has come down to: A four-game struggle to...