March 4, 2002
MAXIM SHAKES UP MAG WORLD AS TOPS IN ADWEEK RANKING
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amThe beer and babes title Maxim is on top - of the closely watched Adweek Hot List, which hits newsstands today. The move is stirring the pot in the highly...
E. VILLAGE LUXURY CONDO PROJECT HIT BY CREDITORS' BANKRUPTCY PETITION
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amThree creditors are asking a court to declare a luxury condominium project over an East Village theater bankrupt. Developer Gerald Rosengarten called the claims "extortion." The 16-story development over The...
LAMBCHOP SHOULD BE COOKIN' AT KNITTING FACTORY
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amNASHVILLE'S Lambchop, an indie rock/alt-country band, can slice a song many ways - on the soul, rock, R&B or twang cut. But high-pitched front man Kurt Wagner keeps the sound...
'LAST 5' DOESN'T ADD UP
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amTHE LAST 5 YEARSAt the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane. Call Ticketmaster (212) 307-4100. --------- 'THE Last 5 Years" consists of a song cycle sung, separately but occasionally together,...
YOUNG AND SLEEPLESS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amEVEN before David Letterman became a TV football - kicked back and forth between ABC and CBS - a new generation of late night hot-shots have been angling to get...
'OFF CENTRE' STRAYS OFF LIMITS: CENSORS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amTHE makers of "Off Centre," the new WB sitcom, have been accused of exercising questioable taste before - but never in such hilarious detail. An internal memo to the show's...
LIGHTS! CAMERA! APRON!
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amMARIO Batali's new dish has no olive oil at all - just a dash of irony and a sprinkling of surrealism. Such are the ingredients of "The Four Seasons of...
STARR REPORT
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amStreep scenes at A&E roundtable A&E will hold a screening of "New York at the Movies" this Thursday at New York University - featuring narrator Meryl Streep and filmmaker Peter...
THE MODERN STONE-AGE FAMILY - AT HOME WITH THE OZZY OSBOURNES
March 4, 2002 | 5:00am"The Osbournes" [ 1/2] Tomorrow at 10:30 on MTV ---------- CALL me a sucker, but I love good, family-style entertainment. Take "The Osbournes," for example. The MTV show, premiering tomorrow...
READY, SET, SHOP! - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET THE ULTIMATE SPRING WARDROBE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amTHIS spring, there's a look to suit every fashion fancy. The biggest trend is variety. Whether you dig baggy men's-style trousers and '70s-style suitings, pretty fairy-princess gowns and airy paisley...
SENSIBLE CHIC - THE HOTTEST RUNWAY LOOKS FOR SPRING - AT PRICES YOU CAN AFFORD
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amNO one should have to take out a second mortgage to finance her spring 2002 wardrobe. If you don't mind forgoing fancy labels, there are lower-priced versions of the runway-direct...
DOODY CALLS: A MAN'S WAR AGAINST PIGEONS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amIT IS hard to imagine a more disgusting station in the New York City subway system than the terminus of the No. 6 train at Pelham Bay. Like a Southern...
THEY FLUNK AND STAY IN SCHOOL
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amTENS of thousands of aspiring New York City teachers trooped into classrooms all around the town Saturday to take the biggest tests of their lives: the exams meant to determine...
WHY THEY DON'T PASS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amThey show up to class 45 minutes late. They yawn. They pass notes to one another. They go to the bathroom every half-hour. They chatter away on their cell phones....
. . . AND HERE'S THE EXAM THEY FAIL
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amTEACHERS who have previously failed certification exams don't lack for excuses. Some believe "the math section is too hard." Others think they're "not given enough time to complete the test."...
CONEY I. SALUTES ITS WTC HEROES
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amTwo New York City firemen who died during the Sept. 11 attack had a special thank-you aimed their way yesterday from a special group - the old neighborhood gang. Some...
JOLTING REMINDER THE WAR IS FAR FROM OVER
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amANALYSIS The prime goal of the mission in Afghanistan - rooting out al Qaeda - appeared to be nearly forgotten before the U.S. launched a surprise assault there this weekend....
GIMME $HELTER IN B'KLYN - HOMELESS-SITE DEAL WORTH A MILLION FOR SPECULATOR
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amA Brooklyn real-estate speculator who bought a vacant Williamsburg factory for $37,000 is about to reap a windfall when he sells the building to a city-funded agency for $2.6 million,...
9/11 COMP-ROVERSY - WTC KIN SEEK FAIR SHARE BEYOND WHAT FEDERAL FORMULA GIVES THEM
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amHeartbroken Andrea Russin weeps daily for her husband, Steve, who was killed in the terror attacks Sept. 11. In two hours of madness, she saw her world shatter around her....
JUGGLER BLOOMY CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amMAYOR Mike Bloomberg is a pretty good guy. And he'd also make a pretty good circus performer. Yesterday, at the 70th Precinct in Flatbush - the station house where Abner...
BIG RAIN, SMALL GAIN - CITY GOT SOAKED - BUT UPSTATE RESERVOIRS DIDN'T
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amThe inch of rain that fell on New York City over the weekend is barely a drop in the bucket as far as the city's drought is concerned. The city's...
D.C. RIVALRIES HOLDING UP PROBE OF TOWERS' COLLAPSE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Government secrecy and a lack of cooperation are hampering the investigation into why the World Trade Center towers collapsed, a congressional committee says. The House Science Committee cited...
9/11 FLAG DUO SEEK TAX BREAK
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amSpiros Kopelakis and Shirley Dreifus say they just want to preserve their piece of Sept. 11 history - and if it comes with a tax break, so be it. The...
TERROR 'PLOT' TO NUKE N.Y. REVEALED
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amIntelligence about a terrorist plan to smuggle a massive nuclear bomb into New York put U.S. officials on high alert last fall - but the threat was kept secret so...
'NIGHTLINE' MAY BE ITS OWN STORY TONIGHT
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amWith David Letterman lying low on vacation this week, all eyes will be on ABC's "Nightline" tonight to see what Ted Koppel has to say about his network's apparent dissatisfaction...
CONDIT HOPES 'HIDDEN' VOTE WILL SAVE HIM
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amMODESTO, Calif. - Rep.ongressman Gary Condit isn't dead yet, despite opinion polls showing him running between 8 and 22 percentage points behind his chief opponent in tomorrow's Democratic congressional primary,...
BOSS WARNED UNION PROBER TO BACK OFF
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amThe president of a union rocked by the indictments last month of 26 members in a massive no-show job scheme ordered a union official to stop probing the racket nearly...
MIKE REACHES OUT - VISITS LOUIMA PCT. AND BLACK CHURCH
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amIn an attempt to heal old wounds reopened by last week's controversial federal appeals-court ruling, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday visited the Brooklyn station house where Abner Louima was tortured. Then he...
MARY CONTRARY ON REPORTS OF OUSTER
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amEMBATTLED Lt. Gov. Mary Donohue, saying she "absolutely" wants to keep her job for another four year term, is vowing to stay on Gov. Pataki's reelection ticket. Donohue, in a...
G.I. GIBSON 'SOLDIERS' TO TOP IN BATTLE OF BOX OFFICE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amMel Gibson's Vietnam War saga, "We Were Soldiers" - possibly one of his last starring roles before he turns film producer - grabbed the top spot at the weekend box...
SAUDI PEACE PLAN TAKES HEAT FROM BOTH SIDES
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amReserving judgment.Saudi Arabia's Mideast peace proposal was criticized over the weekend by a wide range of officials - from a high-ranking Israeli to Libyan strongman Moammar Khadafy. The plan, floated...
U.S. TROOPS UNDER SIEGE AT AIRPORT
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amAmerican forces stationed at an airport in the eastern Afghan city of Khost came under rocket fire early today, a Pakistan-based news agency reported. The airport was hit by two...
TOUGH-AS-NAILS RESCUERS GASP AT THE CARNAGE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amHardened Israeli volunteers - who have the gruesome job of collecting body parts after suicide attacks - were overcome by horror after Saturday's bombing, which wounded at least 40 people...
'HE ISN'T HUMAN, HE'S AN ANIMAL' - ISRAELIS OK STRIKES IN WAKE OF LATEST TERROR
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - Reeling from Palestinian attacks that killed 21 people, including seven members of one family, Israel's security Cabinet last night approved a campaign of "continuous military pressure" against terrorists...
RUSSELL EATS CROWE OVER ATTACK ON AWARDS HONCHO
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amBad-boy actor Russell Crowe is making nice with the British awards-show director he attacked for cutting short his acceptance speech. The tempermental thespian pinned Michael Gerry to a wall and...
'PERSISTENT' WELL-WISHERS BEGIN TO WEAR ON BRAVEST
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amSaying they need time to grieve and to resume a normal routine, many firefighters stationed in Manhattan's tourist areas are feeling the pinch of the countless well-wishers taking their photographs...
ART IMITATES $TRIFE: 'MAIL ORDER' HUBBY
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amA wealthy Wall Street banker claims his mail-order marriage was disturbingly similar to the Russian-bride flick "Birthday Girl." Michael Woolfolk, 37, told The Post his estranged mail-order bride wanted only...
TEACHER SABBATICALS COST ED. BOARD $29M
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amThe cash-crunched Board of Education, facing $354 million in budget cuts, has just blown $29 million to allow 1,570 of its veteran teachers to go on sabbaticals, The Post has...
MUMMIFIED CONN. BABY'S SECRET GOES TO THE GRAVE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amThe mystery surrounding a mummified baby found last week probably will stay that way. Police say they are unlikely to exhume the remains of two sisters who shared a Connecticut...
'SOLDIERS' VICTORIOUS IN BATTLE OF BOX OFFICE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amWar films continue to be popular among movie-goers, with the Mel Gibson Vietnam War saga "We Were Soldiers" grabbing the top spot at the weekend box office. The film, about...
B-52S LAUNCH UNRELENTING BOMB ATTACK
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amAmerican B-52 bombers yesterday pounded terrorist hideouts to soften up stubborn al Qaeda fighters, one day after the fierce clashes of the biggest ground assault during the five-month campaign in...
BAILEY GETS REPENT CALL
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amQuestions linger about how far Came Home wants to go, but after winning Saturday's one-mile San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita by three lengths making his first start around two...
HOT DEVS TURN SEASON AROUND
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amWhat a difference a couple of weeks makes. When was the last time we heard someone in the Devils locker room pouting about something? When was the last time a...
RAZORBACKS' RICHARDSON ANYTHING BUT 'PRINCIPLED'
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amON ESPN's SportsCenter Saturday, Jay Bilas, reporting the departure of Nolan Richardson from the U. of Arkansas, called Richardson "a principled man." Hmmm. We could understand how Bilas might think,...
RANGERS: LET'S GET PHYSICAL
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amAmazing what a little elbow grease will do. That's what the Rangers found out Saturday in getting medieval on the Flyers: They're a better team when they assert themselves with...
MARVIN'S RELEASE ONLY TEMPORARY
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amMarvin Jones knew it wasn't a catastrophic situation the day he was unceremoniously released by the Jets, because he knew it was likely only a pause in his Jets career....
ISLES AIN'T THE SPOILERS THIS MARCH
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amIt has been seven seasons since the Islanders successfully endured a playoff race. For them to survive this year's stretch drive, they're first going to have to beat up on...
BOBBY'S FRANCO FEAR - SKIPPER WORRIED RELIEVER MAY MISS OPENING DAY
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - John Franco has been battling Father Time for many years, but the clock is now ticking like never before. Yesterday, Bobby Valentine gave the first indication...
IT'S FALL IN MARCH - AMADOU'S 24 POINTS LEAD B&G INTO SEMIS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amPSAL: Boys & Girls 66 - FDA 58 Boys & Girls head coach Ruth Lovelace has relied on senior Amadou Fall more than most coaches rely on a player this...
FIZZLING STORM BACK ON BUBBLE
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amVillanova 77 - St. John's 62 VILLANOVA, Pa. - There was 6-foot-8 Andrew Sullivan. There was 6-foot-3 Gary Buchanan. There was 6-foot Derrick Snowden. Everywhere Marcus Hatten went, there was...
V ALREADY WALKING FINE LINE (UP)
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amMets 7 - Orioles 5PORT ST. LUCIE - Each morning, Bobby Valentine briefly addresses his players before they disperse to work out. Yesterday, though, there was nothing brief. For more...
PETTITTE'S TRYING NOT TO BE A BIG TIPPER
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amKISSIMMEE - The bitter taste from the Game 6 beating he took at Bank One Ballpark lingers for Andy Pettitte, who went to work yesterday determined to rid the cause....
LATEST FLAGRANT COULD KO KMART
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amNET NOTES The good news for the Nets is the Lakers won't have Kobe Bryant tomorrow night in Los Angeles. He'll be serving a two-game, league-imposed suspension for fighting. The...
TRACHSEL'S HAPPY WITH SPLIT DECISION
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amMET NOTES PORT ST. LUCIE - The 2-2 splitter left Steve Trachsel's hand, he immediately knew how good a pitch it was. The bat left Jose Leon's hands on the...
TORRE: NICK STILL IN PLANS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00am10 INNINGS: Astros 12 - Yankees10 KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Listen. Appreciate. And don't take it for granted. That's the way Nick Johnson reacts when told that Joe Torre is counting...
NETS EKE OUT A 'MUST' WIN
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amNets 92 - Bulls 84 The three previous games had resulted in 20-point deficits in the first half, the last two ending in defeats for the Nets. Looming ahead is...
GIAMBI DOES HIS BEST ELVIS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Jason Giambi caused quite a stir at Osceola County Stadium yesterday. And then he played the game. Finished with batting practice, Giambi signed autographs for...
KENYON GROWS INTO DUPLICATE OF OAK
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amCHARLES OAKLEY, the NBA's most intimidating enforcer of the 1990s, got an up-close look at Kenyon Martin, his heir apparent, yesterday afternoon and came away with a newfound respect for...
SPREWELL: I'M CLOSE TO CONCEDING
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Latrell Sprewell admitted the Knicks are just about out of the playoff race following their 99-83 humbling against the Spurs at the Garden yesterday. The Knicks, 21-36, are...
GARNES SIGNS WITH JETS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amSam Garnes grew up a Jets fan in the Bronx and fulfilled a farfetched childhood dream when he was drafted and played five years for the hometown Giants. Yesterday, the...
KNICKS LOSING THEIR SHIRTS
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amWith the way the season's going, you have to wonder how much they're worth - but someone swiped 15 spare Knicks jerseys from Madison Square Garden over the weekend. The...
CHANEY MAY BE ON FIRING LINE - ROUT SPURS DOLAN TO CONFRONTATION WITH KNICK COACH
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amNo one's certain what it means for the coach's future, but a visibly angry James Dolan met for more than 35 minutes in the Rangers' dressing room with coach Don...
NO FUTURE FOR THIS GARDEN GANG
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amTHREE years ago, the Spurs danced on the Garden floor after winning their first NBA championship. Yesterday, they danced on the Knicks' grave. The Knicks, a franchise with no future...
KNICKS STUMBLE AGAIN - EMBARRASSING DEFEAT SPURS CROWD TO JEER
March 4, 2002 | 5:00amSpurs 99 - Knicks 83 Dressed in black, Cablevision's James Dolan sat behind the baseline near the Knicks' bench. During the third quarter, as the Spurs were posting another wipeout...