December 24, 2001
DILLER COULD GET TAX BREAK FIT FOR A MOGUL
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amAfter crunching the numbers, the Vivendi-USA Networks deal seems like even more of a thriller for Barry Diller than most observers first believed. Just for showing up for work on...
CHRISTMAS CRUNCH; RETAIL DOWNTURN SEEN CONTINUING IN NEW YEAR
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amWith only one day to go until Christmas, most retailers are suffering. "Retailers are more challenged than they have been in a long time," said Andy Moser, chief operating officer...
EVER ORIGINAL BALLET TECH IS SEASON'S TRUE DELIGHT
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amBALLET TECHThe Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave., at 19th Street; (212) 242-0800. Through Dec. 30. EVERY year Eliot Feld and his Ballet Tech defy ballet tradition, miss out on most...
SAVE REGIS! SAVE REGIS!
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amTHE grassroots campaign to keep Regis Philbin as the host of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" has begun on theWeb. A special site (http://www.geocities.com/calliaume/saveregis.html) is urging fans to send...
BURNING SENSATIONIS BACK AGAIN
December 24, 2001 | 5:00am"The Yule Log" Tomorrow on WPIX/Ch. 11 at 8 a.m. 4 Stars of Bethlehem ALTHOUGH they won't be throwing any extra logs on the fire this year, I'm thrilled to...
IT'S NOT THE GREATEST ; 'ALI' BIOPIC DOWN FOR THE COUNT
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amALI 1/2 Overlong but sketchy biopic.Running time: 160 minutes. Rated R (language, brief violence). At the Lincoln Square, the Loews 34th Street, Magic Johnson Theatres, others. PERHAPS no movie could...
SO KISS HIM, 'KATE'
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amKATE & LEOPOLD ½ Romantic comedy. Running time: 118 minutes. Rated PG-13 (nothing offensive). Opens tomorrow at the Loews 34th Street, the Lincoln Square, the Union Square, others. 'KATE &...
ARTSY 'SHIPPING NEWS' MISSES THE BOAT
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amTHE SHIPPING NEWS A cinematic lump of coal for Christmas. Running time: 111 minutes. Rated R (sex, violence, profanity). Opens tomorrow at the Empire, the Lincoln Square, the Kips Bay,...
THREE'S A CHARM: HOLLYWOULD'S LEGWARMER BOOTS DO TRIPLE DUTY
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amWho would think of making a boot that's three styles in one? Hollywould - and Holly did! Holly Dunlap - a.k.a. Miss Holly Would, designer of the Hollywould accessory line...
SECRET OFFER TO YASSER SETS OFF FUROR IN JERUSALEM
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - A peace plan secretly pitched to the Palestinians by Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres was DOA last night after it was leaked to the press - and infuriated...
SHOE BOMBER GOT BOOT DAY BEFORE
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amA suspected terrorist who tried to blow up a transatlantic plane with explosive his sneakers on Saturday was kept from the same flight a day earlier because he appeared suspicious,...
DISCOUNT YOUR BLESSINGS:SHOPPERS RAVE ABOUT 11TH-HOUR BARGAINS
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amWith stores slashing prices and extending hours of operation, last-minute shoppers scoured Gotham stores this weekend looking for the greatest gifts at the best prices. As analysts look to issue...
SEASON'S GREED-INGS TO CHILDREN
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amTHINK of Rene Castellano as a modern-day Sisyphus. Just as that figure from Greek mythology spent eternity pushing a rock up a mountain, Castellano's misfortune was to be stocking the...
HARBOR ON 'GUARD' AGAINST TERROR
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amNicholas Bernice normally spends his time in the classroom, teaching science. But these days, he has a more important job to do - helping to fight the war on terror...
HIZZONER RESTORED OUR FAITH IN OURSELVES
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amTHIS explains a lot about Rudy Giuliani. "It sounds weird, but I don't get scared," the mayor who will soon be Citizen Rudy told me. Not when the World Trade...
TRAGIC HEROES PROVED THEIR 'MEDAL'
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amCongress has recognized what New Yorkers already know - the cops, firefighters and emergency personnel who perished Sept. 11 are true American heroes. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Carolyn...
ARGENTINA HALTS DEBT PAYMENTS
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amNew Argentine President Adolfo Rodriguez Saa immediately suspended foreign debt payments and diverted the money to social programs to calm the violent riots that toppled his predecessor. Taking the oath...
TRAGIC MEMORY IN EVERY STEP THEY TAKE
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amThey are 175 strong, the largest contingent of torch-bearers to take the Olympic flame through a city on the East Coast. And most are carrying with them the spirits of...
BRITS WARN U.S. ON STRIKING IRAQ
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amWhile the Bush administration is drawing up plans for a possible invasion of Iraq, the British government said the United Nations should deal with Saddam Hussein, adding that any unilateral...
'OCCUPATIONAL' HAZARD A NECESSARY RISK
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amKABUL. THE only brightness in this godforsaken city is the glint from a highly polished Kalashnikov slung over the shoulder of a 14-year-old boy. Never has a nation continually launched...
U.S. RAT MET WITH OSAMA: REPORT
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amAmerican turncoat John Walker was so trusted by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda that he was invited to meet the terror master himself, a published report says. Newsweek reports that...
WHAT A BUNCH OF LOSERS! POLS HAD A HORRIBLE '01
December 24, 2001 | 5:00am'TIS the season . . . to name the biggest winners and losers of New York state politics for 2001, an unusually long list this year with losers clearly in...
MAN KILLED, CABBY HURT IN E. VILLAGE SMASHUP
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amA speeding driver, turning the wrong way onto a one-way street in the East Village, died when his Toyota smashed into a cabby just before dawn yesterday. Eric Dancz, 22,...
B'KLYN MOM BEATS BABY TO DEATH: COPS
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amA 19-year-old Brooklyn woman with a history of child abuse has been arrested in the slaying of her seven-week old girl, police said yesterday. Francesca Johnson called 911 just before...
NEIGHBORS' FEUD CATCHES FIRE
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amA Manhattan man was arrested yesterday for allegedly setting fire to his neighbor's door on the 56th floor of a Murray Hill high rise, police said. Matthias Gueldner, 34, allegedly...
JERSEY'S MONTH OF FOUR GOVS
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amGet out your calendar, New Jerseyans, because you're going to have four different governors in a space of nine days next month. Grab a PalmPilot and follow along: Acting Gov....
BIN LADEN FACES U.S. JUSTICE ; NEW LEADER SAYS HE'D BE 'DELIVERED' STRAIGHT TO AMERICA
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Afghanistan's new ruler promised yesterday to "deliver" Osama bin Laden to the United States if the missing terrorist mastermind is captured. But Prime Minister Hamid Karzai says he...
U.S. AIRPORT SAFETY EXPERTS ADMIT DE-FEET
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amKick 'em off - more airlines have begun to check passengers' shoes after a man allegedly tried to ignite his explosive sneakers aboard a plane. But experts doubt the checks...
IT'S HIS HONOR ; MAYOR IS TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani's leadership of a grief-wracked New York after the Sept. 11 terror attacks earned him another honor yesterday: He was named Time magazine's Person of the Year. "I want...
RUDY'S FIRED UP ; LIGHTS OLYMPIC FLAME IN ROCK CENTER
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amCarrying the Olympic flame in honor of the heroes of Sept. 11, Mayor Giuliani topped off the torch's Big Apple odyssey yesterday as he lit a cauldron beneath the statue...
SNEAKING SUSPICION: ARAFAT TRYING TO SLINK INTO HOLY CITY
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - PLO chief Yasser Arafat, who once gave the slip to enemy forces by dressing in drag, may try to smuggle himself into Bethlehem today inside an ambulance or...
RUNNERS BRING OLYMPIC FLAME TO ROCK CENTER
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amThe Olympic flame made its way through all five New York boroughs yesterday, carried by about 175 runners, including many who'd lost family or friends in the Sept. 11 terror...
AFGHAN PROMISE: OSAMA'S OURS - NEW LEADER SAYS HE'LL BE 'DELIVERED' STRAIGHT TO AMERICA
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -Afghanistan's new ruler promised yesterday to "deliver" Osama bin Laden to the United States if the missing terrorist mastermind is captured. But Prime Minister Hamid Karzai says he doesn't...
U.S. AIRPORT SAFETY EXPERTS ADMIT DE-FEET: BUT BE READY TO UNLACE
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amMore airlines have begun checking passengers' shoes after a man tried to ignite his explosive sneakers aboard a plane. But experts doubt the checks will guarantee against a repeat attempt....
WEB SURFERS PREFER BLESSED TO UNDRESSED
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amGod trumps gambling, money and sex when it comes to Americans' Internet use, according to a survey released yesterday. One in four adult Internet users - about 28 million -...
RINGING TRIBUTE TO 9/11
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amThe 7-year-old nephew of a court officer who died in the World Trade Center will lead the city in a bittersweet bell-ringing ceremony on New Year's Eve in remembrance of...
JORDAN JUST MISSES TWIN TOUCHDOWNS
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amJET NOTES INDIANAPOLIS - Jets rookie running back LaMont Jordan had his most active game as a pro last night, scoring his first touchdown and nearly throwing for another. Jordan...
JETS CAN SAY BYE BY RUNNING TABLE ; TRIO OF WINS WOULD CLINCH EAST
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - The Jets lined up to play the disappointing Colts last night at the RCA Dome with destiny having been securely handed off into their bread basket. On Saturday,...
PHILLIPS' NEXT TRICK: CUT SALARY
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amIn order to get what every Met fan wants, Steve Phillips will have to make like a magician. That is to say, he has to start making people disappear. So...
SPREE: REMEMBER YEAR OF THE LOCKOUT
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES "Remember The Lockout." That's Latrell Sprewell's new battle cry. "The lockout year, we were in a similar situation as we are now," Sprewell said. "We were struggling, wondering...
PETR'S CLAUS FOR CELEBRATION; NEDVED WRISTER BURIES OTTAWA
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amRangers 3 Senators 2 It was their 39th game in 80 days, the last of a seven-game homestand, they had won just two of their previous nine, and now, staring...
MATES GIVE JUREVICIUS CREDIT FOR OPEN AIR
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amJoe Jurevicius wasn't the only Giant glad that he was back from a two-week layoff with a pulled hamstring. "Having him out there changes everything," said Ike Hilliard, who caught...
THEY DID IT AGAIN! LAST-GASP DRIVE KEEPS GIANTS ALIVE
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amAs they break for the holiday and then set their sights firmly on a trip to Philadelphia, the Giants believe this to be true: The Eagles know they are closing...
NEVER-SAY-DIE JINTS FULFILL FASSEL'S 60-MINUTE MANTRA
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amINSIDE the scouting report given to each of the Giants earlier in the week, Jim Fassel included a page titled: "The Will To Win." The message he hoped to convey...
NETS HOPE KENYON ESCAPES NBA BAN
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amThe Nets hope NBA officials see this as the season of forgiving in the matter of Kenyon Martin. If it were up to team president Rod Thorn, there would be...
BIG BLUE'S 'D' GETS ON BOARD
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amGIANTS NOTES As usual on the day of a game, Michael Strahan and Mike Barrow yesterday drove to Giants Stadium together. As usual, the two challenged each other to do...
ALL WE WANT FOR X-MAS IS OUR VG BACK
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amJEFF VAN Gundy is happier than he's been in a long time, spending the holidays with his wife, Kim, his 6-year-old daughter Mattie and his parents, who are flying up...
INJURED SEHORN: TURF'S BAD
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amAs the Giants continue their playoff push, it's likely they will have to do without Jason Sehorn, who severely sprained his left ankle just before the Giants began their game-winning...
STUNNED SEAHAWKS: BLUE WAS JUST BETTER
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amMike Holmgren said his team could learn from yesterday's loss, in which Seattle's defense allowed the Giants to drive 96 yards in the final minutes for the game-winning touchdown. Maybe...
INSTANT REPLAY FOR VINNY AND THE JETS: TD TOSS TO BECHT AT 0:58 CAPS GANG GREEN RALLY
December 24, 2001 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - The Jets' collective heart simply would not stop beating last night. The result was as defining a victory as they've orchestrated in the clutch in recent memory -...