May 8, 2002
AMEX TEES UP TIGER WOODS CARD IN CAN.
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amKing of the links Tiger Woods has wedged his way onto the front of the American Express Card but only in Canada - for now. The new Tiger card features...
FED STANDS PAT, MARTS END MIXED
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amThe Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged yesterday, as expected, and the stock market had a mixed response. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 28.51 to close at 9,836.55. It...
HERE'S WHAT TODAY'S MEDIA MOGULS WATCH ON TV
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amViacom shareholders, take note: When Sumner Redstone's not running the show, he's watching kids' cartoon "Spongebob Squarepants" on Nickelodeon. MTV Chairman Tom Freston, on the other hand, vegges out in...
SCANDAL SCHMANDAL - CSFB REWARDS EXEC INVOLVED IN IPO PROBE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amAnother tech lieutenant moved up at CSFB - further evidence that the IPO scandals carry no taint for Frank Quattrone's gang. George Boutros, the Beirut-born banker who joined CSFB from...
J. CREW BANKS ON OLDER CROWD
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amStruggling J. Crew has refined its brand identity and is now going after Banana Republic's customers, The Post has learned. Instead of targeting women in their early 20s, the company...
MERRILL, SPITZER NEAR DEAL
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amMerrill Lynch and Eliot Spitzer are nearing a settlement. Hearings scheduled for tomorrow into Merrill's research practices were postponed to May 16 "for the continuation of productive discussions," said Juanita...
MARVIN DAVIS WITHDRAWS $335M OFFER FOR 450 LEX
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amMARVIN Davis has backed out of his $335 million purchase of 450 Lexington Ave. Ben Lambert, Eastdil's dapper founder, told us, "We're marketing it again." He expects the next buyer...
RED FACES AT THE GRAY LADY
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTHE New York Times is apparently trying to retract a photo of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli demonstrators that ran on the cover of Monday's paper. The Times has already been reeling from...
THE STARR REPORT
May 8, 2002 | 4:00am'Lake'-front view on teen pregnancy Today's "Ricki Lake" (5 p.m./Ch. 9) tackles a subject near and dear to host Ricki Lake's heart - teen pregnancy, and how to avoid falling...
#1 BUSH IMPERSONATOR SAYS FERR-WELL TO SNL
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amWILL Ferrell, the "Saturday Night Live" comedian best known for his goofy impersonation of President Bush, is leaving the show after seven years. The "SNL" season finale May 18 will...
'VIEW'-ISH GIRL WON'T CONVERT
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amCBS will have to look elsewhere for Bryant Gumbel's replacement - Meredith Vieira is staying at ABC. Gumbel departs "The Early Show" May 17, and CBS had been charging hard...
ROUND ONE: IT'S HANNITY VS. O'REILLY IN TALK WAR
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amON TV, Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity are shoulder-to-shoulder teammates on Fox News Channel - on radio, however, they are going head-to-head starting today. O'Reilly kicks off "The Radio Factor"...
UNDERDOG TALE FROM BOLLYWOOD
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amLAGAAN 1/2 Typically crude but weirdly enjoyable Indian period musical.In Hindi and English, with English subtitles. Running time: 223 minutes. Not rated (nothing objectional). At Film Forum, Houston Street, west...
HOST BUSTERS ; A-LISTERS REJECT TONY OVERTURES
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTHE hunt is on for a host.With less than a month to go before the Tony Awards, the telecast is still without a master of ceremonies, which is causing anxiety...
FELIDIA'S LIDIA IS BEARD'S TOP CHEF
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amCONGRATS to the James Beard Award winners: Felidia restaurant's Lidia Mattachio Bastianich (outstanding chef), Mario Batali (best New York chef), Craft (best new restaurant), Gotham Bar & Grill (outstanding restaurant)...
COMB-ON OVER, JIM - USA WOOS JAMES WOODS IN RACE TO MAKE RUDY MOVIE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTHE race to make the first TV movie about Rudy Giuliani is officially on. NBC will have a three-hour movie based on Giuliani's heroics on Sept. 11 on the air...
PEPSI EYES BLUE HEAVEN
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amPEPSI thinks it's got the right one, baby. On the cola wars' newest frontier, Pepsi trumped the much-hyped Vanilla Coke with a bubbly birth announcement of its own yesterday. Introducing...
MANGIA, MOMS, MANGIA
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amMOTHER'S Day means different things to different people, but just about everyone agrees a meal is involved. Here are some suggestions with a difference. * Payard Bistro's Chef Philippe Bertineau...
STONES ON THE ROAD
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTHEY'RE rich - and they're about to get richer.The oldest living teenagers in the world, the Rolling Stones, announced yesterday they are kicking off a world tour that will land...
'DEAD' ITEMS FOR SALE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTHINK of it as the latest stop on a long, strange trip: Deadheads will be truckin' over to Studio 54 tonight.The former disco palace will host Guernsey's auction of Grateful...
AN AFFAIR TO FORGET: HOW TO MAKE ADULTERY BORING
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amUNFAITHFUL Another moral lecture from Hollywood. Running time: 124 minutes. Rated R (sex, violence, profanity). At the Empire, West 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue (more theaters on Friday). 'FATAL Attraction"...
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NABBED IN KID SEX
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amAn assistant principal in a Bronx middle school was arrested yesterday for sexually abusing a 14-year-old student in his office, police said. Morris Eisen, 53, who lives in Westchester County,...
IT'S ALL TALK - A STRIKE IS TOO COSTLY - FOR TEACHERS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTHE teachers union yesterday authorized a referendum for members to consider going on strike. But don't bet on a strike happening: The threat is a lot more appealing than actually...
RELAX: IT'S JUST A STALL
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amSO Ariel Sharon showed George Bush some pictures and documents connecting Yasser Arafat to terrorism. Big deal. Look: President Bush knows Yasser Arafat is a terrorist. He knows the Palestinian...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amPolitical correctness is not dead - a Pennsylvania school that changed its name from Beaver College has seen a 38 percent rise in applications. The now-named Arcadia University in the...
CREWS START DIGGING AT WTC TODAY
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amDigging will begin at the site of 7 World Trade Center today - the first work toward reconstruction of a building since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, officials said yesterday....
TOMB OF TERROR - BODIES EXHUMED FROM AL QAEDA SHRINE FOR DNA-ID TESTS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. and Canadian experts took DNA samples from bodies buried in an unusual al Qaeda shrine in Afghanistan this week to find out who among Osama bin Laden's...
VILLAGERS PRAY GUARDIAN ANGELS WILL PROTECT THEM
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amIT'S beginning to feel like 1989 all over again. While Mayor Bloomberg opens the city's wallet to pay crooks for their guns, fed-up folks in Manhattan are taking an old-fashioned...
SUIT ACCUSES NIGHTCLUB OF STAB COVER-UP
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amBouncers at the notorious Club New York smuggled a stabbed man out of the night spot and dumped him, bleeding, on the sidewalk in front of a hospital, a $6...
DISBARRED ATTORNEY GAVE CUOMO 20G
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA disbarred lawyer whose Illinois company is facing three sexual-harassment lawsuits donated $20,000 to Andrew Cuomo's gubernatorial campaign in January, The Post has learned. John Burgess, who also pleaded guilty...
MEET CONNECTICUT'S KEYSTONE KOPS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amNORWALK, Conn. TO LISTEN to decorated former LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman, the boutique cops of Greenwich, Conn., at one time, couldn't catch a cold running naked in the Arctic. "Investigation?...
NOW DAVE 'DIGS' N.Y. - LETTERMAN LEAVING CONN. FOR W'CHESTER MANSION
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amDavid Letterman is movin' on up - to a dee-luxe mansion in the tony Westchester community of North Salem. The move means Dave is finally becoming a full-fledged New Yorker...
WHY ENDURE ARAFAT? - FALSE HOPE FOR REFORM
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amLast night's murderous bombing of a reception hall in the Israeli city of Rishon Letzion - which killed at least 16 people just as President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister...
PAIR DEAD IN SUICIDE-SLAY
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA petite, quiet Queens woman mysteriously snapped early yesterday morning, killing her husband as he slept before dashing into the street, where she repeatedly stabbed herself until she dropped dead....
SUBWAY THUG IGNITES BOOTH
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA would-be robber, angry that he failed in an attempt to rob a subway token booth in Queens, tried to set it afire yesterday, cops said. But a built-in fire-extinguisher...
ABUSED WIFE WAS SLAIN BEHIND THIN FACADE OF SUBURBAN BLISS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amLong Islander Carol Kotsopoulos was a virtual prisoner in her sprawling, shingled Manhasset home. Her husband, Nikolas, was the warden. He set strict rules for her to live by -...
MIKE: SELL US YOUR GUNS - OFFERS $100 PER WEAPON IN AMNESTY PROGRAM
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA "worrisome" upsurge in shootings led Mayor Bloomberg yesterday to offer $100 for every gun turned in to cops with a promise of "no questions asked." "We don't want to...
UFT A STEP CLOSER TO WALKOUT
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amLeaders of the United Federation of Teachers overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for a strike vote - and it could lead to the first teachers walkout since 1975. "I'm perfectly...
KELLY BLASTS COPS FOR ESCAPE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amPolice Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday blamed the "gross negligence" of detectives for the embarrassing escape of a serial rape suspect who simply sauntered out of a Bronx interrogation room. The...
'I'M BRINGING MILK' - SLAIN BUS ATTACKER'S LAST WORDS TO FIANCÉE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amThe tearful fiancée of the knifeman killed by a city bus driver says her lover had been rushing home to see her and their kids - and was not a...
MARTHA'S DIARY VS. SKAKEL 27 YEARS LATER
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amBludgeoned teen Martha Moxley came back from the grave to haunt Kennedy kin Michael Skakel yesterday - revealing in a stunning diary entry read in court that she and her...
NOT EVERYONE BUYING INTO PISTOL PLAN
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg's cash-for-guns plan got a mixed reaction yesterday. "It's a laudable program," said Professor Robert McCrie, chairman of the law and police science department at John Jay College. "There's...
PROBERS MULL CHARGES VS. COPS AT DWI CRASH
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amBrooklyn prosecutors yesterday huddled with police brass to weigh charges against cops suspected of hampering the initial probe into DWI killer cop Joseph Gray. Gray was convicted last week of...
'BOY RAPE' PRIEST HELD ON 750G BOND
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA Catholic priest who once ran a New York hostel and now faces child-rape charges was held on $750,000 bond yesterday as Massachusetts prosecutors raised the fear that he might...
TRAGEDY OF MAKEUP MAN TO THE STARS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amMascara is running today in the fashion and entertainment worlds. Tears are being shed over beloved celebrity makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin, who died yesterday at the age of 40. Over...
HEIRESS' BIZARRE DEATH BAFFLES COPS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amPolice are puzzled by the mysterious death of pharmaceutical heiress Meredith Brooks McDermott, who was found in her Upper East Side apartment with a sash wrapped around her neck. An...
YEAR IN JAIL FOR SODOMITE SCOUTMASTER
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amThe boy-sodomizing scoutmaster of the Upper East Side's Troop 666 'fessed up in court yesterday - but was given a summer vacation from prison, to the anger of his victim's...
PENTHOUSE: WE FEEL LIKE A BUNCH OF BOOBS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amRed-faced Penthouse editors issued a naked apology yesterday to Anna Kournikova, admitting the nudie pix that they claimed showed the tennis star sunbathing topless were actually photographs of another woman....
PLEA DEAL FOR FAKE 9/11 'FIREFIGHTER'
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA freelance photographer who admitted yesterday he stole firefighting gear at Ground Zero while the FDNY rescued people will never profit from the 25 roles of film he shot that...
'SUICIDE' IN CENTRAL PARK
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA man in his 20s was found shot to death in Central Park yesterday morning, an apparent suicide, police said. A jogger found the victim, a resident of The Bronx...
TEACHERS UNION HONORS PATAKI AS A CLASSY GUY
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amGov. Pataki is this year's teachers' pet - at least according to United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. The UFT leadership yesterday awarded Republican Pataki, who is seeking a...
YANKEL CASE TO SUPREME COURT
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amAccused Crown Heights riot stabber Lemrick Nelson Jr. is taking his case to the Supreme Court in the hopes of avoiding a retrial on charges he killed Jewish scholar Yankel...
'THE BATTLE IS NOT DONE,' ARIEL VOWS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Thumping his fist on the podium, a furious Ariel Sharon last night declared he can't make peace with a "terrorist and corrupt" Palestinian Authority, and vowed to strike...
TESTY PARENTS TELL STUDENTS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amParents of 250 students at six Manhattan schools forced their kids to boycott exams yesterday to protest what they argue is the state's obsession with standardized testing. The Parents Coalition...
'ALL SHOOK UP' AUTHOR DIES
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amBrooklyn song-writing genius Otis Blackwell, 70, who penned some of rock 'n' roll's earliest hits, died Monday of a heart attack in Nashville. Blackwell wrote "Don't Be Cruel," "All Shook...
QNS. WOMAN KILLS HUBBY, THEN HERSELF
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amA petite, quiet Queens woman mysteriously "snapped" early yesterday morning, killing her husband as he slept before dashing into the street, where she repeatedly stabbed herself until she dropped dead....
ITALY: DON'T LET NATIVITY THUGS ROME OUR LAND
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - An apparent deal to end the five-week siege of the Church of the Nativity hit an 11th-hour snag yesterday when Italy refused to accept 13 Palestinian gunmen as...
MAG APOLOGIZES AT LENGTH FOR 'PORNIKOVA' FLUB
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amRed-faced Penthouse editors issued a naked apology yesterday to Anna Kournikova, admitting the nudie pix they claimed showed the tennis star sunbathing topless were actually photographs of another woman. "In...
W. & ARIEL 'STATE' THEIR DIFFERENCES
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday failed to agree on whether peace talks should result in a Palestinian state. While aides to both Bush and...
NETS DON'T NEED MVP TO HUMBLE HORNETS - KIDD STRUGGLES, BUT HARRIS STEPS UP IN WIN
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amThe sold-out Meadowlands crowd came to chant and cheer and stomp and whistle for Jason Kidd last night. The evening started with "M-V-P! M-V-P! raining down from every seat in...
FRANCO FEELS PAIN IN TROUBLED ELBOW
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES John Franco will have an MRI on his left elbow today. After making 35 pitches off a mound yesterday, Franco still reported discomfort in his elbow. "That's for...
KEITH COMES TO PLAY
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amFor one game, at least, Keith Van Horn did his best imitation of Jason Kidd. Often criticized for failing to step up as Kidd's sidekick, Van Horn delivered a virtuoso...
KIDD'S WIFE: MVP SNUB HURTS, BUT ...
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amDuring the second half, Joumana Kidd, Jason's wife, pulled on a white T-shirt over her Nets' jersey that had a message spelled out in blue lettering: "He's My MVP." But...
JASON MATES PICK UP SLACK
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amAS bad as they wanted Jason Kidd to win the league's Most Valuable Player award, the Nets always have preached "team." Before this season, this had been a franchise of...
METS HAVE GIANT HEADACHE - AMAZIN'S SUFFER THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amBarry Bonds didn't even come close to influencing last night's outcome. He couldn't sniff a base hit, never mind hitting a bomb. But Steve Trachsel had a heckuva time going...
NO RESPECT DEPT.: BYRON SNUBBED, TOO
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amNET NOTES The majority of voters didn't agree with Byron Scott on who should be the league MVP. And they also disputed his choice for Coach of the Year. Detroit's...
SHINJO HAS THE JOINT HOPPIN'
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTsuyoshi Shinjo was at his charismatic best in his return to Shea last night, from his trademark hopping catch of a Mo Vaughn drive to center to his Mack-Daddy gear...
WINGATE IS BOUND FOR MANHATTAN
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amJason Wingate never put up huge numbers or made spectacular passes. But the six-foot point guard from Rice ably ran the Raiders' offense, keeping his teammates on an even keel...
PAYTON HEARS THE WHISPERS - METS CF KNOWS HE COULD BE DEALT AT ANY TIME
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amBeth Payton called her son Jay from Ohio at lunchtime yesterday, telling the Mets' outfielder that he was on the trading block again. "She knows more about what's going on...
MEMO TO MEMPHIS: BEWARE OF TYSON
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amLONG distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee. Hello, Memphis? Mike Tyson wants to fornicate with your women and stomp on your children's testicles. Are you still sure you want him...
TRIPLE WINNER 'SLEW' DEAD
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amSeattle Slew, the blazing black stallion who, in 1977, became the only horse to march through the Triple Crown undefeated, died in his sleep Tuesday - 25 years to the...
BERNIE'S DINGS ARE DIMINISHING
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - Joe Torre elected to flip-flop Derek Jeter and a resurgent Bernie Williams in the batting order after the Mariners' swept the Yankees at the Stadium...
JASON WON'T COMMIT TO ENCORE IN SWAMP
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amJason Kidd's teammates gave reactions that ranged from incredulous to downright angry. Kidd's coach gave an air of total disbelief. But maybe the most intriguing response to the news that...
VAN HORN COMES TO PLAY
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amFor one game, at least, Keith Van Horn did his best imitation of Jason Kidd. Often criticized throughout the season for failing to step up as Kidd's star sidekick, Van...
NO MORE GREAT DEBATE: AFTER BABE, IT'S BONDS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amBABE Ruth had more home runs than any other American League team in 1920, so let's just remove him from the conversation and acknowledge he dominated his sport in a...
YANKEES GET HEALTHY ON LOWLY RAYS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - One win against a rancid team doesn't cure a sick club. However, after being punished by the Mariners this past weekend at home, last night's victory over...
LACK OF RESPECT TAKES JERSEY TO ANOTHER LEVEL
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amAS badly as they wanted Jason Kidd to win the league's MVP award, the Nets always have preached "team." "It's a team effort and it's always been a team effort,"...
SILAS: KIDD DESERVED TO BE MVP
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amNot only did Hornets coach Paul Silas feel Jason Kidd deserved to win the MVP award, he feels his team could be the ones to pay the price for the...
IN LONG RUN, SNUBS COULD HELP
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amS BADLY as they wanted Jason Kidd to win the league's MVP award, the Nets have always been about Team. "It's a team effort and it's always been a team...
JOE'S NUDGE GIVES YANKS RAY OF LIGHT
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amYankees 5 Devil Rays 2 ST. PETERSBURG -After lunching with George Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman in Tampa, Joe Torre pulled his players together late yesterday afternoon and delivered a...
NETS DON'T NEED MVP TO HUMBLE HORNETS: KIDD STRUGGLES, BUT HARRIS, VAN SHINE IN WIN
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amGAME 2 Nets 102 Hornets 88 The sellout crowd at the Meadowlands began the evening chanting and hollering "MVP, MVP" for Jason Kidd, who had been denied the honor. But...
BOSS HOLDS A POWWOW
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Clearly not happy with his Yankees five games behind the Red Sox in the AL East, George Steinbrenner gathered two key members of his Inner Circle yesterday...
WALKS ARE ONLY WAY TO SLOW DOWN BARRY
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amDON'T consult pitchers to find out how to get Barry Bonds out. How would they know? Besides, most pitchers think they are better than they are and even think they...
YOU NEVER KNOW: JASON WON'T COMMIT TO STAYING IN THE SWAMP
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amJason Kidd gave a public "gosh, darn it all, but let's play" response. Kidd's teammates gave reactions that ranged from incredulous to downright angry. Kidd's coach gave an air of...
ESTES PITCHING TO SHOW GIANTS MADE MISTAKE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amShawn Estes will take the high road tonight, cling to his professionalism and claim that there's no extra incentive to show the Giants they made a mistake by trading him...
ALOMAR GETS BACK TO WORK
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amMET NOTES Roberto Alomar moved into his new apartment Monday but he wasn't the one lifting the heavy boxes. Especially since he had just received treatment on his right hip...
UNFAZED PAYTON IGNORES THE BUZZ
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amPerhaps Jay Payton should be rumored to be on the trading block more often. A day after a published reports indicated that the Mets were actively trying to deal him,...
METS HAVE GIANT HEADACHE: AMAZIN'S SUFFER THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amGiants 5 Mets 1 Barry Bonds didn't even come close to influencing last night's outcome. But Steve Trachsel had a heckuva time going through the rest of the San Francisco...
NETS NEED KITTLES TO KERRY HIS WEIGHT
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amSo far the Kerry Kittles-David Wesley matchup has gotten only slightly less publicity than the big Tigers-Angels series. But don't be fooled by the lack of attention. When it comes...
SERGIO: HINGIS & ME QUITE A DOUBLES TEAM
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTiger Woods would have shifted uncomfortably in his seat and given a well-prepared non-answer at the mere scent of a question regarding his personal life. Sergio Garcia, when asked yesterday...
PLACES TO PEEK FOR THE MOST PLENTIFUL PIKE
May 8, 2002 | 4:00amTHOSE who like to fish the sweet waters of upstate New York, as well as Long Island, marked the opening last weekend of the walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger...