December 22, 2001
GLOWING GLASS IN PLANS FOR FULLER BLDG.
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amThe owner of the Fuller Building wants to brush up its entryway with more glass and some illuminated colored glitz. Vornado, the real estate investment trust that owns the landmarked...
SHEARMAN LAW FIRM EXPANDS TO 3RD SITE
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amOne of the city's top law firms is expanding to a third major location. Shearman & Sterling has signed a new lease for 109,000 square feet at Sam Zell's 850...
THE GHOST OF MARTS FUTURE? BOTH CONFIDENCE, SPENDING ARE UP
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amAmericans will be hitting the stores today for some last-minute Christmas shopping, and big spending could help the U.S. economic rebound happen earlier rather than later. Consumers say they are...
SAY GOODBYE TO GOODWILL GAMES
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amTed Turner is letting his money-losing Goodwill Games die, despite vows to keep his pet project alive at all costs. The parent of the Olympic-styled event yesterday pulled the plug...
SUIT VS. DKI IS NO IDOL THREAT
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amEx-Donna Karan honcho John Idol is taking his former company's new bosses to court, accusing them of going back on a deal to give him $12.2 million. Idol has filed...
TED TURNEROUND - EXECUTIVE ANGST IS SURE TO FOLLOW AS TURNER RE-UPS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amTed Turner's cooled down enough to go back to work as AOL Time Warner's vice chairman. But whether he'll have anything to do except cause more boardroom bickering is the...
AND IF YOU'RE STILL NOT DONE...
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amTHIS is for the suicidal, wait-until-the-last-microsecond crowd. In New York, there's hope even for those who start shopping on Christmas Day itself. Tower Records will be open Dec. 25 from...
HEY JUDGE, THANKS A MILLION
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - A judge yesterday dismissed several complaints against "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" - but allowed a former player's lawsuit to survive its first major legal challenge....
DANCER, PRANCER, GET ME TO THE SALES: DEALS AND EXTENDED HOURS WILL SLEIGH YOU
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amHOW brilliant - you've waited until now to do your Christmas shopping.Waiting can pay off with big sales and odd, even intriguing, shopping hours. Like you've got someplace better to...
DICK SCHAAP'S LAST CHAPTER
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amSPORTS broadcasting legend Dick Schaap died yesterday from complications following hip replacement surgery. He was 67. Schaap - who won two sports Emmys for his work on ESPN and three...
HAPPY FEET
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amFreckled, red-headed P.J. Verhoest looks a lot like Billy Elliot- the boy in the film of the same name, who loves to dance- but don't tell P.J. that. He hears...
EVERY DAY IS A HOLIDAY
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amFive days without school. Whatever will you do? Luckily, you've got the entire city at your disposal. We're talking about sing-alongs and ice skating, crafts workshops and dance - and...
CALL IT NOEL-ITA : LITTLE PLACES TO SHOP CHIC AND LEAVE THE CROWDS BEHIND
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amIf shopping is on your agenda this weekend, but you don't want to get flattened along with your wallet, forgo Midtown, Madison Avenue and the usual suspects. Head, instead, for...
NOG, HOLD THE EGG
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amHow can you make eggnog without raw eggs? A few years ago, cooked versions of the holiday beverage popped up in response to health concerns, but epicurious.com's files contain a...
THE ROAD TO MOROCCO
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amSerena has always been one of our favorite Chelsea bars. First off, it's located under the Hotel Chelsea. And the bar, named after socialite Serena Bass, draws a crowd that's...
DINNER PARTY CHEAT SHEET
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amThere are too many dinner parties to choose from this holiday season. What to do? Put all the invites in a hat and pull out the first one that hits...
THE BOND OF BROTHERS HEROES FORGE TIES ACROSS OCEANS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amFOR that split second, you were convinced they could have taken on the whole world with one hand tied behind their backs. Cops, firemen, regular Army and members of the...
BLOOMY MAY TAKE PAGE FROM RUDY'S BUDGET BOOK
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amMARK PAGE, the "office intellectual" in Mayor Giuliani's budget office, is a leading contender to become Mayor-elect Mike Bloomberg's budget director. No one questions Page's qualifications. He's worked at the...
CHIMNEY-CLOG FAMILY HAILS 'ANGEL' PLUMBER
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amA Long Island man says his family was saved from carbon-monoxide poisoning in a Christmas miracle by "an angel" - a plumber who looked down a brand-new chimney for no...
CANADIAN BAKIN' FOR BRAVEST
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amNew York's Bravest received big love from two tiny fans yesterday - $150 they raised from a bake-sale in their small Canadian home town. "We were so sad when we...
EXPERT ADVICE: DON'T BE QUICK TO SPEND IT
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amWhen families of the Sept. 11 victims start getting financial compensation from the government - an average payout estimated at $1.65 million - the first thing they should do with...
'DIVINE' BLESSING: SERVICES TO GO ON
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amIt'll be a special Christmas for worshippers at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where holiday services will be held as originally planned despite this week's devastating fire. "We...
LOVEY LAWYER VISITS 'SUICIDAL' STRIPPER
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amLove-crossed lawyer Sanford Asher was up and at 'em early yesterday to visit his paramour, Swiss stripper Line Grosjean, at the medical unit on Rikers Island. Grosjean, 20, is on...
16 YEARS FOR CAPO IN B'KLYN PLEA DEAL
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amReputed mob capo Joseph "Joey Flowers" Tangorra copped a plea to being the triggerman in an attempted-murder plot - agreeing to a 16-year prison term - as part of a...
BITTER HILL TAKES A SPIN ON BILL'S P.R. MACHINE
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton defended her husband's new public relations campaign to promote his eight-year presidential legacy - and also took a swipe at President Bush's actions during his first...
GOV AIDE EYED FOR MTA CHIEF
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amGov. Pataki's criminal-justice coordinator is the lead contender to run the MTA starting next year, sources said yesterday. Katherine Lapp, head of the state's Division of Criminal Justice Services, is...
GIULIANI: CITY IN GREAT $HAPE FOR HAND-OFF
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani said yesterday he's handing off the city to Mike Bloomberg in much better financial shape than he got it - despite a budget gap that could exceed $4...
BUSH PUSHES ALLIES: URGES LESS TALK, MORE ACTION IN TERROR FIGHT
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday he expects action, not sympathy, from U.S. allies in the terror war. "Thank you for your condolences. I appreciate your flowers. Now arrest somebody,"...
YOUR HOLIDAY FORECAST
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amIf you're dreaming of a white Christmas - forget about it. Meteorologists are expecting a seasonably cool Yule - a change from the warm weather of recent weeks - but...
DEBATE RAGES OVER 'MISSING' QUOTES FROM BIN LADEN TAPE
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amDetailed new outtakes from Osama bin Laden's "smoking gun" videotape yesterday sparked a debate over whether the U.S. government shot itself in the foot with its incomplete translation. Independent translators...
COPS HUNT GANG IN 200G HIGHWAY ROBBERY
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amDetectives were hunting yesterday for eight bandits who pulled off a brazen jewel heist on a Queens highway, making off with $200,000 in gold jewelry and diamond rings. In a...
FEAR OF FLYING MAKES HOLIDAYS A ROADSHOW
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amA lot of Lan Tuazon's friends fear flying out of town for the holidays this year - and some are so determined to stay out of the sky that they...
POWERFUL NEW BOMB JUST MADE FOR OSAMA
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amU.S. fighters have a new weapon designed to roust Osama bin Laden from his hiding place - an experimental laser-guided bomb designed to penetrate the tunnel lair of the terror...
RUDY: WTC SITE MIGHT BE BETTER LEFT A MEMORIAL
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday suggested using the entire ground zero site for a memorial to the Sept. 11 victims. "I certainly would be open to that," Giuliani said after a caller...
SCARY MOMENTS IN WILD FINALE
December 22, 2001 | 5:00am4TH RACE - Olana's Jet broke sharply and hustled to lead. She stretched out to lengthy advantage on far turn and then while shortening strides and begging to be caught,...
MINN. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TIPPED FBI, PAPER SAYS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The FBI was warned in August by a Minnesota flight instructor that Zacarias Moussaoui, the suspected "20th hijacker," might have been planning to use a jetliner as a...
LOSS OF TORAH HAUNTS TEMPLE
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amA Brooklyn synagogue is praying today for the return of its sacred silver-cased Torah, which mysteriously disappeared from inside the Ocean Parkway temple this week. "It's very sad," said Lisa...
ED. BOARD CANS COMPUTER BOSS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amSchools Chancellor Harold Levy booted the Board of Education's technology czar as part of an end-of-the-year staff shake-up, officials said yesterday. Instructional and Information Technology Director Jackson Tung was "relieved...
TEEN SHOOTS 7-YEAR-OLD SIS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amA 7-year-old girl was shot in the hand yesterday by her 15-year- old brother, who was playing with a gun inside their Staten Island home, police said. The girl was...
SEETHING, GRIEVING ON WTC $$
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amThey're mad as hell and they're not going to take it. That's how grieving relatives of Sept. 11 victims feel about the "despicable" compensation payouts being offered by the federal...
ISLANDERS' CAIRNS HAS A LONG, BITTER MEMORY
December 22, 2001 | 5:00am"I think it's part of the game," said Sandy McCarthy, a noted Ranger craftsman with his fists. "It's a fan thing. When people score goals, there's a cheer. But when...
MAN SHOT IN CENTER OF TIMES SQ.
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amA young man was shot in an angry dispute with another man in the heart of Times Square early today, authorities said. Police rounded up about a dozen youths for...
MAYOR GIULIANI HONORED
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday said he was "honored" to be swearing in his successor Mike Bloomberg - and that all they have to do is figure out where it will happen....
HAMAS 'HALTS' ATTACKS ; BUT ISRAEL CALLS VOW A 'LICENSE TO KILL' SETTLERS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - The Hamas terrorist group said yesterday it was halting attacks inside Israel - but clashes between Muslim radicals and Yasser Arafat's police killed six people and raised the...
ALI'S LATEST PUNCH LINES STING LIKE ETHNIC SLURS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amBoxing legend Muhammad Ali took one on the chin yesterday after the Anti-Defamation League slammed him for making ethnic jokes at the premiere party for the movie "Ali." Abraham Foxman,...
BARGAINS IN STORE: SHOPS SLASH TAGS TO ATTRACT LATE SHOPPERS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amJust three shopping days are left until Christmas - and last-minute shoppers are finding bargains galore as anxious retailers slash prices. Store traffic is way off from last year, fewer...
9/11 PAYOUT PAIN: MONEY ISN'T ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE OUR LOSS, SAYS WIFE OF WTC VICTIM
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amAlthough she is eligible for more than a million dollars from the federal Victims Compensation Fund, Vivian Lowe is thinking twice about taking it. "It's like they're trying to hush...
9//11 PAYOUT PAIN: I'D RATHER GET THE CHANCE TO SUE OSAMA
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amThe cop widow of a police detective killed at the World Trade Center says she's turning thumbs down on the federal victims' fund in order to hang on to the...
9/11 PAYOUT PAIN: SUBTRACT INSURANCE AND I GET NOTHING
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amIra Blau doesn't even care about the money. The 49-year-old Brooklyn man may not get anything from the federal Victim Compensation Fund, because his wife had a good insurance policy....
TORRE: METS STILL NEED MORE ARMS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amConceding the Mets have improved themselves, Joe Torre firmly believes that the success of the Yankees' cross-town rivals hangs on pitching. "I think [Roberto] Alomar is one of the best...
GREAT SCOTT! KARL'S IN TOWN
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - Round 2 of Killer Karl Malone vs. Battlin' Byron Scott is tonight at the Meadowlands. The buildup, however, lacked all the sparks and electricity contained in the original....
BARROW'S SET TO ROLL
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amIn the locker room after yesterday's practice, Giants middle linebacker Micheal Barrow was in his defensive stance, testing out a newer, bulkier set of shoulder pads. Chances are he'll lower...
DOUBLEDAY'S GIFT METS CAN AFFORD GONZO & MO
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amWhile GM Steve Phillips waited for the Angels' decision on the Mo Vaughn trade last night, Met co-owner Nelson Doubleday said there is enough money to add both Vaughn and...
DON'T BE FOOLED BY PHILLIPS' DOUBLE TALK
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amPICTURE this lineup card under your tree: Roger Cedeno LF, Roberto Alomar 2B, Mike Piazza C, Mo Vaughn 1B, Juan Gonzalez RF, Edgardo Alfonzo 3B, Jay Payton CF, Rey Ordonez...
MIKE'S WIZARDRY NO SHOCK TO BILL
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amIn a three-week span, Michael Jordan has lifted the Wizards from cellar-dwelling joke to playoff contender. And that's just what Bill Russell figured would happen. "I think he's right on...
CAMBY GRIPE JUST LATEST KNICK WOE
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amWIZARDSatKNICKSTonight - 7:30MSG WFAN (660) The big man is griping about not being rewarded. The backcourt doesn't want to hear it. The new coach is trying to push the right...
BLUESHIRTS MAY HAVE 8 IN UTAH
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amWhile Mike York awaits confirmation of his selection to the U.S. Olympic Team - connected sources have told The Post that York, Brian Rolston, Aaron Miller and Tom Poti will...
PACERS POP NETS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amPacers100Nets94 INDIANAPOLIS - They handled the basketball as if it were coated with shards of glass. Underneath, they couldn't have blocked out a statue had it worn a Pacer uniform....
RIVALRY BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN OZZIE
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amChris Osgood knows about rivalries. The eight-year former Red Wing goaltender said that the rivalry between Detroit and Colorado doesn't even hold a candle to the one that exists between...
ISLES DO WHAT THEY WANT
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amIslanders2Rangers1 If the Islanders had come to Manhattan to reclaim their honor, consider it mission accomplished. And if they had come to the Garden to get their two points, consider...
YANKEES ARE STILL WISHIN' FOR WELLS
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amA lack of communication between Tampa and The Bronx led Brian Cashman to believe VP Mark Newman and organizational pitching guru Bill Connors were going to watch David Wells throw...
POSADA OK AFTER SECRET SURGERY
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amSitting in the middle of a large table, Joe Torre was talking about a conversation he had with Jorge Posada yesterday morning when the word "surgery" slipped into the delicious...
RANGERS READY FOR GAMES: BLUESHIRTS MAY HAVE 8 PLAYERS IN UTAH
December 22, 2001 | 5:00amWhile Mike York awaits confirmation of his selection to the U.S. Olympic Team - connected sources have told The Post that York, Brian Rolston, Aaron Miller and Tom Poti will...