May 12, 2002
THEY SEE THE LIGHT : UNDERWRITERS TURN CAUTIOUS ON OWN IPOS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amAnalysts are making some shocking calls on IPO stocks lately. As Merrill Lynch struggles to settle with the New York Attorney General to avoid criminal charges stemming from its analysts'...
CLEAN, CLEAR DESK FOR FLORIO
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amYou would expect nothing less than posh from a company that offers caviar for the skin as its centerpiece product. "It was important that the office was uniquely La Prairie...
CAPSTONE LIKES COS. THAT OFFER STRONG EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amTOO many Enron employees lost too much money by investing too much in their employer's stock. Unfortunately, the Enron mess has cast a bad light on employee stock ownership, which...
DELMONICO GOES TRUMP : GUT REHAB TO RESTORE FORMER HOTEL'S GLORY
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amThe old Delmonico hotel is getting skinned - from the inside out. To renovate the tower floors into luxury condominiums at what will be called Trump Park Avenue, The Post...
M'SOFT WANTS TO BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amSoftware giant Microsoft is launching a $9 million digital drive to help close the gap between black and white computer users. CEO Steve Ballmer told participants at a Manhattan technology...
BULL'S EYE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amSQUAWK-ER PLANNING TO OPEN B&B Former CNBC Chief Economist Marci Rossell is trading in the B2B world for the B&B world. The ex-chief economist for CNBC's popular morning show "Squawk...
SUMMER BUMMER; STUDENT SUMMER PAY COULD SHRINK SCHOOL AID
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amLike the character Yossarian in Joseph Heller's Catch-22, who nearly went insane trying to convince everyone that he was crazy, prospective college students may lose their marbles when they discover...
MAG HOPES: NICHES TO RICHES
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amPublishers are reeling from the worst ad recession since World War II. But small, independent titles seem to somehow find a way to launch, like so many boats against the...
TURNING JAPANESE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00am"King of the Hill"Tonight at 7 on Ch. 5 LATELY, when the Radio Shack salesman asks for my name and address, I tell him I'm Rusty Shackleford and I make...
'ENCORES!' BOOS SHOULDN'T STAND
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amDespite being a fantastic success story, the City Center series "Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert" has provoked a groundswell of discontent - not so much among the public, but...
SHE'S GOTH IT
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amIsraeli actress Ronit Elkabetz has a striking Goth look - long, straight black hair, lots of eye mascara, and pale-white skin. Sort of a cross between Cher and Vampira. Elkabetz's...
WHAT I WATCH
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amGEOFFREY ZAKARIAN OWNER/CHEF TOWN RESTAURANT "ALIAS.' AFTER A CRAZY, HECTIC DAY IN THE RESTAURANT THIS SUSPENSEFUL BIT OF ESCAPISM HITS THE SPOT. MISSY HYATT FORMER WRESTLER AND AUTHOR OF "FIRST...
THE LIP-LOCK LIMBO OF A GREAT FIRST DATE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amCall me too English, but the old British tradition of downing a couple of drinks and making out with a guy the first time you meet him does have its...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: KIMORA LEESIMMONS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amKimora Lee Simmons refuses to make any style concessions to her pregnancy. The 6-foot-tall beauty, who is set to give birth to her second child in October, vows to continue...
FRONTIER TV: WESTWARD WHO?
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amAs one so lacking in frontiersmanship that I scurry out of Central Park an hour before sunset for fear of not finding my way back to the Oak Bar, I...
A WIN, WIN SITUATION
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amWin49 205 Allen St. (south of East Houston Street) (212) 353-9494 Under a logo of a corky-tailed pig whose smile spells out "kushikatsu," Win49's menu proclaims "homey Japanese foods." This...
GIFT OF GRAB: THE SAVE-YOUR-BUTT SHOPPING GUIDE FOR MOTHER'S DAY
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amDid you leave your Mother's Day gift search to the last minute again? Don't sweat it, lazybones. The Post will help rescue you from your shameless procrastination. Our last-minute shopping...
BOOMING GUN BIZ IS ABLAZE IN CITY: PROBERS IN PUSH TO STEM TRAFFICKING RISE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amA Bronx butcher gave new meaning to the phrase "guns and butter" by hawking pistols and sawed-off shotguns to hoods out the back door of a local supermarket. In another...
VILLAGE PEOPLE BATTLE OVER FIGHTING CRIME
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amSOMEWHERE between the bigoted rhetoric of parochial residents and the menacing antics of midnight marauders lies the truth about crime in Greenwich Village. On some level, the debate has become...
EASY TO BUY, TOUGH TO TURN IN
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amI STARTED shopping for an illegal gun at 11 a.m., and three hours later a "clean, right out of the box," .25-caliber handgun was available for $200 in East New...
TERROR THUGS ENSURE A GRIM MOTHER'S DAY
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amFIVE thousand miles away, his mother, what was left of her, was being buried. But the hollow-eyed young man merely stared with disbelief at an empty spot in his Brooklyn...
ROCKET ATTACK ON GIS FIZZLES OUT
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amFor the second time in two weeks, rockets were aimed at U.S. forces near the Afghan border in Pakistan - but no injuries or damages resulted. It is not known...
DEAR DIARY : HEARTBREAKING MUSINGS OF A GIRL WHO DIED TOO YOUNG
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amMartha Moxley was an adorable, carefree, 15-year-old girl who loved hanging out with her friends and loved chasing boys as much as they loved chasing her. The diary she kept...
PROSECUTORS CARRYING ON DECADES OF GROSS BUMBLING
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amDR. ELLIOT GROSS was right on time at the Norwalk, Conn., Superior Court last week - 26 years late. Gross had been summoned by prosecutor Jonathan Benedict to give evidence...
IT'S THE GLADI-EATER : FAST-FOOD FEASTS PUT CROWE ON THE GROW
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amHas Hollywood's biggest hunk gone to chunk? A British paper reports "Gladiator" heartthrob Russell Crowe is now fighting flab in preparation for his next big warrior movie role. Britain's Sun...
FALLEN HEROES NOT FORGOTTEN
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amProminent local, state, and federal law-enforcement officials gathered yesterday at the Javits Convention Center for the 12th annual New York State Shields memorial breakfast. The gathering, which included the families...
RAIN CAN'T DAMPEN MOM'S DAY
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amToday is the day to honor mom. It's the day to make her breakfast in bed, buy her flowers and candy and take her out to a nice meal -...
TOUCHED & CURSED BY A KENNEDY
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amWHAT'S up with the Kennedy men and the dead women who loved them? It seems like every time a Kennedy male (or one related to them) is allowed around a...
BAKLEY'S LIFE OF 'DANGER'
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - A year before her murder, Robert Blake's wife told probation officers she had six close brushes with death while living a fast-paced life, according to a letter...
6 MONTHS OF PAIN FOR WIDOWED QUEENS JET-CRASH HOMEOWNER
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amGerrie Pompanio just wants to go back home to her pretty little block in Belle Harbor, Queens, where she raised her two children - and lost her husband. It is...
JUNKIES SO CLOSE, YET 'SOFA' AWAY FROM $8M STASH
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amCrackheads in one South Bronx neighborhood are huffing and puffing over their crazy luck. For three weeks, they'd been lounging on a discarded couch on a litter-strewn sidewalk near the...
TRIBECA FILM FEST SENDS IN THE 'CLONES'
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amThousands of celebrities and "Star Wars" fanatics will be flocking to Tribeca today to attend the premiere of "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones." Several screenings of...
COPS BUST QUARTET IN TIMES SQ. STABBINGS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amA group of men were busted after knifing three bouncers in a Times Square arcade early yesterday morning, a week after cops began their Operation Neon Light crime crackdown in...
TEENS HELD IN BEATING OF ROB SUSPECT
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amTwo teens were arrested for helping to beat up a suspected robber who ripped off a Bronx woman Friday and was then subdued by a mob who pummeled him so...
JAYSON SOBS AT GRAVESIDE : PAYS RESPECTS TO DRIVER HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amEXCLUSIVE In a quiet New Jersey cemetery yesterday, a scene of tragic sadness played itself out as fallen basketball superstar Jayson Williams made a teary-eyed visit to the grave of...
VICTIMS' KIN KEEP HEAT ON DWI COP
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amRelatives of the family wiped out by drunken ex-cop Joseph Gray began a petition drive yesterday demanding he get 15 years for each of the four lives he took. Each...
ISRAEL BLOWS GUN-RUNNERS OUT OF THE WATER
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israel sank a ship off the Gaza Strip that was carrying arms to the Palestinians, The Post has learned. The ship was ferrying arms from the Hezbollah terrorist...
LUCIANO A NO-SHOW AGAIN AT THE MET
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amLuciano Pavarotti disappointed his fans again last night, calling in sick 50 minutes before the start of what had been billed as his final show at the Metropolitan Opera. Patrons...
GOV MAKES 3-PEAT BID OFFICIAL
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amGov. Pataki yesterday officially kicked off his campaign for a third term, saying he is the man to lead New York in the post-Sept. 11 era. "I have no intention...
RETIRED GODFATHER BONANNO DEAD AT 97
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amNotorious Mafia boss Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno, a ruthless mobster who worked for Al Capone and created one of New York's most powerful crime families, died in Arizona yesterday. He...
FOUR MORE SHOOTINGS SHATTER CITY'S CALM
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amBullets flew in four incidents around the city since the start of the weekend, cops said yesterday. A man being assaulted by eight to 10 men opened fire outside a...
NYPD LETS ANOTHER PRISONER SLIP THROUGH ITS HANDS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amRed-faced city cops let another criminal slip out of their hands last night - the sixth time a suspect has escaped custody in seven weeks. Yesterday, 43-year-old drug suspect Delores...
FORCEFUL RETURN OF GEORGE LUCAS' SERIAL THRILLER
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amSTAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES1/2Most satisfying; a quintessential popcorn picture.Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG (sci-fi violence). Today at the Tribeca Film Festival; opens everywhere on...
MALCOLM ; IN THE MIDDLE ; TUG-OF-WAR OVER LEGACY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS TITAN
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amThe recent discovery of a historic cache of documents written by slain civil rights leader Malcolm X has now become a cross-country tug-of-war laden with mystery and intrigue. Two puzzling...
VICTORIA GOTTI
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amFOR women who have lost a child, like myself and my mother, Mother's Day can sometimes be a little tough. Today, my heart is with my wonderful mom, but I...
ED. BOARD BRAIN DRAIN :SEVERAL OF LEVY'S TOP PEOPLE EYEING THE EXIT
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amTop Board of Education administrators with a combined 200 years of experience are moving on or are now eligible to retire - just as Mayor Bloomberg grapples for control of...
HIS 'SMILEY FACE' HID THE DARK SOUL OF A MAD BOMBER
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amIF Luke Helder had taken the path everyone expected, he would have been taking final exams in college last week, and wrapping up classes in his major of industrial design....
ROCKET ATTACK ON GIS FIZZLES OUT IN PAKISTAN
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amFor the second time in two weeks, rockets were aimed at U.S. forces near the Afghan border in Pakistan - but no injuries or damages resulted. It is not known...
BANK BANDIT STRIKES IN RIVERDALE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amCops are hunting for a bank robber who strode into a First Union branch in Riverdale yesterday morning and walked off with an undetermined amount of money. At 11:15 a.m.,...
CHARLOTTE GETS STUNG AS HORNET OWNERS FLY COOP
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amCHARLOTTE - The whistles in this graveyard are amazingly loud. There were 11,363 persons here who could find nothing better to do Thursday night than go see a team already...
WHAT STUPID THINGS TO SAY! : SHAME ON BARKLEY & THOMPSON FOR USING MD, RETARDATION AS PUTDOWNS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amCHARLES Barkley, recently celebrated in Sports Illustrated as the best danged thing that comes with TNT's NBA contract, is nonetheless proving to be a good idea quickly gone bad. Perhaps...
LEEWOOD'S LIFESAVERS TO GET PORTER AWARD
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amBecause Mario DiPreta and Tony Ahmeti are heroes, Alan Tretara is alive today. DiPreta, the club manager at Leewood Golf Club in Eastchester, and Ahmeti, the club's former assistant manager,...
SILAS: OUR BIG FELLA WILL PLAY
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amFORT MILL, S.C. - Paul Silas' heart fluttered when he showed up at the Hornets' practice facility yesterday and was told starting center Elden Campbell, battling the flu, would be...
TOMMY - FRANCO NOT DONE YET
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amIt doesn't matter that he is 41. John Franco can pitch again. If he has Tommy John surgery, he can return as an effective big-league reliever. Says who? Tommy John....
'SUNDAY' WORKING TOWARD PIMLICO
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amSunday Break, the third-place finisher in the Wood Memorial who didn't make the earnings cut for the Kentucky Derby, breezed seven furlongs in 1:28 yesterday at Belmont Park in preparation...
ALL EYES ON KIDD : NETS SEE JASON AS PROBABLE GAME 4 STARTER
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amCHARLOTTE - As the Nets stepped off their bus for practice, reserve Donny Marshall pulled his hat down, held a fake ice pack in a towel to his eye, and...
'BANK' CASHES IN AT BELMONT
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amNearly six months after closing out his 4-year-old campaign with a 31/4-length victory in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile, Left Bank returned to the races yesterday at Belmont Park and...
BEATING ZONE KEY FOR GAME 4 REBOUND
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amCHARLOTTE - Attack the zone. Patiently attack the zone. Oh, and rebound. Aggressively rebound. Those are two mandates the Nets have for today's Game 4, whether Jason Kidd is on...
DAD WON'T STEER DUNLEAVY WRONG
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amBOSTON - In what certainly comes as unsettling news to Duke, Mike Dunleavy has applied for the NBA draft, joining fellow Blue Devils Jason Williams and Carlos Boozer, whose intentions...
'COOLER' HEADS DON'T PREVAIL WITH HAMPTON
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amTeammates and coaches have explained Mike Hampton's frequent dugout outbursts by saying that he simply wants to win so much. "He expects to be perfect every time he goes out...
MAC THE SAVIOR : SUPER JOE'S HR SNAPS SKID AT SIX
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amMets4 Rockies3 Steve Phillips' pre-game lecture focused on having a team-first attitude. Many in the Mets' clubhouse don't need such instructions. No one needs it less than Joe McEwing. So...
GOOD CONSERVATION HAS FISH STOCKS ON THE RISE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amIN A report released last month, entitled Toward Rebuilding America's Fisheries, the U.S. Department of Commerce found that the number of fish stocks that are in jeopardy has declined for...
JAY AND REY RAISE PHILLIPS' IRE
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amAS if bad fielding, bad hitting and recent bad pitching were not enough, the Mets are plagued by a bad enough attitude that Steve Phillips felt compelled to address it...
U.S. CUP COACH SEES PROGRESS FOR HIS SQUAD
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - With less than a month left before the World Cup starts, national team coach Bruce Arena is viewing this week's three final tune-up games as a means to...
BENITEZ: INJURED FINGER IS NO WORRY
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amAfter being held out of yesterday's 4-3 Met win over the Rockies, Armando Benitez said he doesn't think his cut right index finger is a serious problem. "It will be...
SLUMPING WHITE'S STILL NOT RIGHT
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - The smile never vanishes, but beneath it, Rondell White is hurting. Nine hits in his last 65 at-bats has dropped White's average to a dismal .222 and led...
ROBIN HAS BLAST WORD :HOMER IN NINTH POWERS YANKS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - Jack Robert Ventura wore a Jason Giambi jersey into the Yankees' clubhouse last night. "He doesn't want mine, he likes Jason," Robin Ventura said about his son. Acquired...
BOMBERS KEEP EYES ON TIGERS' WEAVER
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - Tiger President Dave Dombrowski has let it be known there aren't any untouchables in his barn. That means Jeff Weaver, a 25-year-old righty with electric stuff and a...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amDR. KNOW :Jayson was headed for trouble and Coach Cal told ya so Many are shocked that Jayson Williams is in the mess he's in after the shotgun death of...
DON'T PASS THE BUCK: SHOWALTER BEST BET FOR ANY BAD TEAM
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amLet's say every bad word associated with Buck Showalter's Arizona departure is true. He is a control freak, power hungry, a meddler in issues beyond his job description, an endless...
ALL YOU NEED IS A PING-PONG BALL AND A DREAM
May 12, 2002 | 4:00amOne week from today, we may actually see Knicks GM Scott Layden crack a smile if the ping-pong balls bounce the right way. It is not likely, however. Layden, who...