December 16, 2001
PINPOINTING GOOD NAVIGATION PLAYS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amLocation, location, location. Global positioning systems, which can pinpoint any place on Earth using satellite signals, are looking well-positioned in the market these days. The navigational aids are already a...
AMERICAN GREETINGS HOPES HOLIDAY HELLOS ARE BY CARDS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe holiday season is a time for hope, joy and love. American Greetings Corporation, one of the nation's largest greeting card companies, reports earnings on Tuesday and is hoping Americans...
DISCOUNTERS ARE GOOD BUYS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe terrorist attacks, economic recession and unseasonably warm weather this year are clobbering retailers. But discounters, warehouse clubs and home-improvement chains are thriving in this environment, making their stocks as...
FORECAST: TENNES, ANYONE?
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amIt's 2002 prediction time, but are the predictions any good? "As you prepare to share prognostications on the coming year, it's important to look back to see what you predicted...
SMALL-CAP FUND CLEANS UP
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWENDELL Perkins attributes his JohnsonFamily Small Cap Value fund's year-to-date gain of 22.08 percent to recognizing opportunities that most of Wall Street missed. "The restaurant industry is far less vulnerable...
WHEN WILL FATE FIND ME A MATE?
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amEvery day, it seems, I hear a sickening new story about a couple who met by some amazing chance and knew immediately that this was it. Such tales always make...
KEEP IT REEL FOR HOLIDAYS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amCine File is a procrastinator. He always puts off till tomorrow what can be done today. He once took 15 (yes, 15) years to buy a bulb for a lamp...
SCHREIBER TO LIEV 'EM IN DUST
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThere are two remarkable one-person shows currently playing at the Joseph Papp Public Theater on Lafayette Street: "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty," which stars the ineffable instant legend Elaine Stritch and...
WHAT I WATCH
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amPOLLY BERGENACTRESS"24." IT'S STUNNING, RIVETING, A WONDERFUL CONCEPT. THERE ARE SEVERAL STORIES GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME, EACH CENTERING AROUND A SINGULAR THEME - AN ASSASSINATION PLOT. AND, ALL...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: KELLY LYNCH
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe last time movie audiences saw Kelly Lynch, she was duking it out in "Charlie's Angels" as the villain Vivian Wood in the summer 2000 blockbuster. Now the 42-year-old actress,...
WHY BUSH COMES UP A LITTLE SHORT WITH DWARFS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amLoath though I am to expose any political leader without first giving him a chance to lay down some hush money on me, I cannot hold my tongue one minute...
PACKAGE DEALS: FROM QUINCY JONES TO KISS, THESE BOXED SETS ARE SOUND GIFT BETS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWho knew that Quincy Jones wrote the theme to "Sanford & Son"? Or that the band Wicked Lester later became Kiss? This is the kind of quirky music trivia to...
KID ROCKERS TAKE A WALK ON THE CHILD SIDE
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWhen Dan Zanes fronted the Del Fuegos in the early '80s, "we were the band that played the most, danced the most and stayed up the latest. It was just...
YULE RULES: HOW TO HAVE A PET-SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe holidays can be hazardous to your pets' health. First, consider the decorations: Candles can burn inquisitive pets. Christmas-tree lights can electrocute curious animals who nibble at the wires. Tinsel,...
'RING' LEADER: WIDE-EYED ELIJAH WOOD TAKES US INTO TOLKIEN'S WORLD
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe slight frame and guileless demeanor helped, but it was those huge, forget-me-not-blue eyes that clinched the role of a lifetime for former child star Elijah Wood. "You can look...
FILM SPARKS BEHIND-THE-SCENES FAN-DEMONIUM
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMost moviemakers hear from fans after their film hits the theaters. But Peter Jackson, director of "The Lord of the Rings," was getting feedback even before he'd finished shooting the...
DEVICE AND CONQUER: NEED A GIFT FOR A HOME CHEF? THESE KITCHEN GADGETS REALLY COOK
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThis season, why not give a gift your food-obsessed loved one can really use. From a clever convection oven to a perfected champagne popper, these kitchen implements and accessories will...
EMPIRE DINING'S ON THE MENU AT C3
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMany of us are sticking closer to home these days, and at C3 Restaurant & Lounge, so is the special weekend menu. Yoel Cruz, the new chef at the bistro...
EATERY-STAB MAYHEM
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amA 23-year old Harlem man was hospitalized with a stab wound to the back and a second man was stabbed in the leg after a late-night argument broke out in...
LOVER-BOY ATT'Y: I DIDN'T AID BANDITA
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amA lascivious divorce lawyer charged with helping his bodybuilder-bank robber-lover jump bail claims he is innocent. Moses Rambarran, 35, of Tarrytown was arrested at his law office by U.S. marshals...
HOW TALIBAN MADE A LAST STAND - IN QUEENS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amIN THE months before Sept. 11, the face of terrorism on "Main Street, U.S.A." was mostly invisible. But it was there for everyone to see on Main Street, Queens, where...
EVERYBODY LOVED THIS RAYMOND
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amIT'S easy to celebrate the extraordinary courage of extraordinary humans. But Chief Ray Downey was a firefighter, possibly the best, and certainly the most decorated in this country. But yesterday,...
SORROW AS WTC'S FINAL FACADE FALLS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWith a roaring crash, a cloud of gray dust and a groundswell of emotion, the last standing piece of facade from the World Trade Center came tumbling down yesterday. Ironworkers...
MARINE FOLLOWS IN HUBBY'S FOOTSTEPS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMarine Cpl. Jennifer Weise took her wedding vows July 28. On July 29, she left for duty - and is now fighting in the war on terror and spending what...
LEGEND OF DEPARTMENT DAREDEVIL LIVES ON
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amCaptain Patrick Brown was a legend in the Fire Department - a superhero who performed countless daredevil rescues in his 23 years on the job. So when his death was...
MIKE: I MAY TAKE OATH IN TIMES SQ.
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMayor-elect Mike Bloomberg yesterday confirmed he's thinking of holding his swearing-in ceremony in Times Square, where thousands will be gathered for the annual New Year's Eve celebration. Bloomberg spoke after...
FIRE RIGS FROM TRAGIC SITE FINALLY SCOURED
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amComplaints from firefighters worried about contamination have prompted the FDNY to hire professional cleaners to scour scores of trucks that were near ground zero when the Twin Towers fell. For...
GIAMBI'S FAMILY VALUES : FIANCÉE REVEALS HER BABY BOMBER PLANS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amGet ready for a junior Giambi within the next few years. That's the family plan according to the fiancée of the Yankee's new power-hitting slugger. Kristian Rice will become Mrs....
MISTAKEN ID COMPOUNDED KIN'S FLIGHT 587 TRAGEDY
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe medical examiner's office botched the identification of a Bronx woman killed in the Nov. 12 American Airlines Flight 587 crash, forcing her grieving family to hold two wakes and...
HILL ON THE HILL: SO FAR, SO GOOD
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - About this time last year, Hillary Rodham Clinton was mired in a swamp of stories about missing furniture, ill-advised pardons, influence trading and even her own flat hair....
BIN-KIN'S DNA COULD ID FIEND
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe CIA reportedly has obtained DNA samples from Osama bin Laden's half brother and will use it to identify the terror lord if he is killed. The half brother, who...
MOB 'HITS' SEEN IN MOLE'S WAKE
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amSeveral mob soldiers could be executed as retribution for vouching for the undercover detective who infiltrated the ranks of the Genovese crime family, The Post has learned. The undercover operation...
PAINFUL ISSUE: PUTTING A 'VALUE' ON 9/11 VICTIMS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amSome families expecting cash compensation for the murder of their loved ones on Sept. 11 may be disappointed at the value the government and the law put on lost lives,...
POIGNANT ADDITIONS AT COP-KIN PARTY
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe annual police union party for families of slain officers was full of new faces this year as widows and kids of the Finest lost at the World Trade Center...
WISTFUL WIND-DOWN FOR MOODY RUDY
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amAfter all the battles Mayor Giuliani has fought at City Hall in the last eight years, he's about to tackle what could be one of his toughest - leaving. Last...
FRAUD-CASE 'CANARY' DIDN'T LIVE TO SING
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amA doctor who was ready to "spill the beans" about an alleged insurance-fraud scheme in New York was found dead in a Texas motel room last week, in what police...
$$-SHORT CHARITIES IN 'SANTA' STRUGGLE
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amSanta's helpers are struggling to fill his sleigh this year. Organizations that traditionally give toys and food to battling families to help make the holiday season a little happier say...
SWISS STRIPPER'S WILD-CHILD PAST
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amLong before she joined the bosom brigade at the Paradise Club or set up house with a married lawyer, the Swiss miss at the center of a murder-for-hire case displayed...
SHOPPERS GET A TASTE OF THE NEW LIQUOR LAW
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amCustomers doing their holiday liquor shopping at an Upper West Side outlet last week were surprised to find staffers offering free shots of vodka. A new state law has made...
PSYCHIC AL QAEDA NETWORK
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amLAST week it was revealed that jackass-in-a-box John Walker, who was being detained in a cargo container, spilled whatever beans he has. The man in the can's big prediction? An...
REBOUNDING HS PASSING THE TEST
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amAlfred E. Smith HS in the South Bronx, considered one of the city's best trade schools, was rocked to the core when the state put it on its list of...
S.I. REDOUBLES EFFORTS TO AID LAGGING KIDS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amStaten Island is one of the city's better school districts, so it was surprising when one of its own landed in the state's education hall of shame. Many students at...
VICTORIA GOTTI
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMOVE over Joey Buttafuoco and Roman Polanski - we've now got another creep on the streets who can't grow old gracefully and instead wants to play with kids. Mothers have...
BODY OF EVIDENCE IN 'CARPET' SLAY
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amResidents of the Lexington Avenue Projects told The Post they thought the torso of a man, hog-tied, stuffed in garbage bags and left on their sixth-floor stairwell landing, was a...
HERO FIREMAN'S AN ACE OF CLUBS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMatt Corrigan's fall season began helping in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in September and continued with the rescue and recovery effort in the...
10TH MOUNTAIN HEROES WERE OUTDOORSMEN FIRST
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMORE than a half century before the 10th Mountain Division cleared the way for a ground invasion in Afghanistan, the elite, specially trained American soldiers of the original 10th swept...
RED STORM ON THE SPOT VS. HOFSTRA
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe records look good. St. John's is 5-2 as is Hofstra. But neither coach, Mike Jarvis nor Tom Pecora is fooled. They know their teams are works in progress. "Last...
ISLES PUSHING FOR AMONTE DEAL
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWITH the eight-day holiday roster freeze kicking in at midnight Wednesday, the Islanders are involved in advanced discussions with the Blackhawks regarding Tony Amonte, Slap Shots has learned. According to...
METS PLAY WAITING GAME IN TRYING TO LAND GONZO
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe thought of Juan Gonzalez falling into the Mets' lineup can only be described one way. "That's scary," an assistant GM said. The Gonzalez process may not be short, but...
CAMBY: IT'S TIME TO PAY BACK NETS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMarcus Camby watched the destruction from the bench in a brown suit. Sidelined by plantar fasciatis in his left foot, he saw the Nets' Jason Kidd run the Knicks into...
HEY, SPREE, DON'T DISS CHANEY
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amNO one appreciates Latrell Sprewell's candor more than in this space, but his second-guess of Don Chaney's fourth-quarter management Friday night in Washington was unnecessary, ill-timed and potentially lethal. Chaney,...
DUTROW'S 'ZEALOUS' TAKES GRAVESEND
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amTrainer Rick Dutrow Jr. and jockey Edgar Prado put an exclamation point to their profitable afternoon at the Big A yesterday by teaming up to win the Grade 3, $100,000...
KIDD: LET'S DO IT AGAIN
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amDifferent building. Different coach. Different team. Same stakes. For the Nets, their battle tonight with the Knicks is still about respect and pride and proving themselves, just as it was...
YET ANOTHER REASON TO HATE KICKERS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThere's a reason kickers and punters are sometimes treated like the lepers of the NFL. As Arizona's Bill Gramatica proved yesterday, they often bring it on themselves. After booting a...
MULLIN WANTS IN WITH G.S.
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amAfter the firing of coach Dave Cowens, look for Chris Mullin to hop aboard the Warriors' derailment in some responsible capacity as the team attempts to get back on track...
LADY ROYALS AIMING FOR ANOTHER CROWN
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amCTK77 Kearney44 It may have happened nearly eight months ago, but Cigi McCollin hasn't forgotten. "We were supposed to win it all, just like always," the Christ the King senior...
MEDIOCRE COLLINS, BIG BLUE GIVE FANS BELATED GIFT
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHERE will be no Super Bowl for the Giants this year. But at the end of a season and a game of mediocrity and under-achievement, a season when almost everyone...
KERRY & TOOMER CONNECT LATE TO CUT CARDS, SAVE FACE
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amOf all the emotions coursing through the hearts and minds of the Giants offense, one surfaced more prominently than all others. "We just got fed up," Amani Toomer said. This...
IS VAN IN WARRIORS' PLAN?
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe Golden State Warriors fired coach Dave Cowens yesterday after just 105 games with one of the NBA's most downtrodden franchises, leaving open the possibility Jeff Van Gundy could land...
JESSIE IN VINTAGE FORM WITH 16 TACKLES
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amPrior to yesterday's game against the Cardinals, Jessie Armstead had played in 140 games for the Giants. The most tackles he ever had in a game were the 18 he...
WILL REAL GIANTS PLEASE STAND UP?
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWE SHOULD be thrilled at the way the Giants won yesterday, and most of those in a half-empty Giants Stadium were. The Giants finally played like the team we thought...
THIS TIME, THEY GO DOWN FIGHTING
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amPanthers3 Islanders1 It's a good thing they don't keep tire irons in the penalty boxes at the Coliseum, where the Panthers handed the Islanders their second loss in a row...
BRODEUR HAS TWO THINGS TO CELEBRATE
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amDevils2 Senators0 OTTAWA - The call from Wayne Gretzky not only began Martin Brodeur's perfect day, it ignited it. Invited yesterday morning to help snap Canada's 50-year Olympic gold drought,...
MESS REACHES HISTORIC MARK
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amSUMMARY / PAGE 78 Rangers4 Sabres2 Most of New York has always understood just what it has meant to have Mark Messier wearing a Ranger uniform. Those who haven't, those...
KING, MIKE INTERE$TED OBSERVERS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amMASHANTUCKET, Conn. - Last night, John Ruiz and Evander Holyfield met for the third - or was it the 12th? - time over the past 16 months in a fight...
PASSING GAME FALLS GREATLY ON SWAYNE
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amWith Santana Moss almost certain to be shelved today, missing his second consecutive game with a strained left quadriceps muscle after missing the first nine because of a knee injury,...
WE'LL KNOW UGLY TRUTH IF GANG BOWS TO CINCY
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHIS is it. 'Tis the season for the 7-5 Jets. If they don't get this one, if they can't defend Giants Stadium today from the Bengals, they are done. Oh,...
YEAST HAS EYES ON SWEET REVENGE
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amCraig Yeast will hardly be able to contain himself today. He's a former Bengal with a point to prove when the Jets play his former team at Giants Stadium. Yeast,...
IT'S BOTTOMS UP FOR NETS & ISLES: MONEY HELPS MILBURY RIGHT THE SHIP
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amRoses thrown in the path of proposed Islander saviors have created only the potholes in the Nassau Coliseum parking lot. Messiahs were moved to Los Angeles, Florida and the federal...
IT'S BOTTOM'S UP FOR NETS & ISLES: NO KIDDING, THESE GUYS ARE FOR REAL
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amThe words spilled from Stephon Marbury's mouth with conviction but with a grudging admission that arrived as easily as a molar extraction through the back of the neck. "They're a...
JOURNALISM TODAY JUST CHEAP SHILLS
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amTHE modern School of Journalism would better serve its students if it surrendered the fantasy of its title, if it immediately changed its curriculum to instruct enrollees in more pragmatic...
FERRALL OUT OF A JOB
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amIf Scott Ferrall didn't quit ESPN Radio/New York Friday night, he's now fired. Ferrall, the well-traveled sports radio naughty boy, walked out on his local ESPN show over 1050 AM,...
SIXERS AREN'T READY TO HIT PANIC BUTTON
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amHOW lucky are the 76ers! The defending conference champions were teeming with rationalizations for their 8-14 record, including seven straight defeats going into last night's Cavalier encounter. Massive roster changes!...
FLEURY THRILLED TO GET THE CALL : THEO CAN'T WAIT FOR SALT LAKE GAMES
December 16, 2001 | 5:00am'Twas like the night before Christmas for Theo Fleury. "I don't mind saying it was a sleepless night after all the anticipation, but not really knowing," the Ranger winger said...
HAMRLIK LOOKING TO ADD MORE GOLD
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amRoman Hamrlik's not about to start guaranteeing an Olympic gold medal, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want another one. The Islanders' defenseman, named to Team Czech Republic this week...
BRODEUR IN, STEVENS OUT FOR CANADA
December 16, 2001 | 5:00amOTTAWA - When the Devils wonder what's wrong, they can start by noticing that their two slam-dunk Team Canada choices weren't. Martin Brodeur and Scott Stevens had to wait until...