July 28, 2002
AT THE APOLLO, BARE NECESSITIES
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amFor most, going to the Apollo Theater is a special occasion. For Derek Johnson, president and CEO of the Apollo Theater Foundation, it is a daily trip he makes with...
FEDERATED LARGE CAP STAYS THE COURSE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIT'S been a tough year for the large-cap stocks. The S&P 500 index, the broadest measure of large-cap performance, is sitting on a year-to-date loss of 25.72 percent. To try...
WHAT WE NEED ARE A FEW GOOD CEOS - LIKE THESE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amInvestors burned by the likes of Bernie Ebbers, Kenneth Lay and two generations of Rigases may be thinking every U.S. corporate chieftain spends his quality time cooking the books or...
YOUNG AND READERS JUMPING TO THE EDGE OF CLIFFS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIt's a sad reflection on the state of our nation's literacy when high school students approach me at cocktail parties and announce with great relief that they've just finished "Bleak...
'MASTER' OF IMPRESSIONS: DANA CARVEY AND THE VOICES IN HIS HEAD
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIt doesn't take much to get Dana Carvey to do impressions. Ask about his sendup of "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels, for example, and the comedian bites his pinkie...
STRAIGHT SHOOTER: GAY TV LEAD GETS HITCHED, JOINS WIFE IN 'CHICAGO'
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amOn TV, he's an upright, uptight gay undertaker. Off the screen, "Six Feet Under" star Michael C. Hall is something else again - a low-key married guy who's done his...
ALBEE'S THIRD ACT: HIS COLD WORDS ARE HOT
July 28, 2002 | 4:00am"Stylized" scribe Edward Albee is enjoying a renaissance in New York theaters. It's been a pretty good year for Edward Albee.The 74-year-old playwright won the 2002 Tony Award for Best...
MUSE HOUND
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amZhang Yimou of China, whose charming comedy "Happy Times" opened here on Friday, is one of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers. He's also built a reputation as Asia's most notorious...
LOVE ME? OR MY FOREIGN ACCENT
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amWhen I arrived at the New York Post, a fellow reporter who sits near me was particularly thrilled. My English accent, he said, reawakened his fetish for Helena Bonham Carter....
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: TRISHBERGIN
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amCould life be any sweeter for TV's Trish Bergin?In addition to nailing the weekend co-anchor gig at "Inside Edition," the 31-year-old is still aglow from her June wedding to environmental...
LONDON CALLING
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIf you only watch one show this week... "Armadillo" Saturday at 9 on A&E NOT a single armadillo is seen roaming the rain-wet streets of London in A&E's TV movie...
WHAT I WATCH
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amDARIUS RUCKER Lead singer Hootie And The Blowfish "Law & Order." I love all three shows, but right now "Criminal Intent" is my favorite. Vincent D'Onofrio just blows me away....
BLUE-COLLAR BARD STRIKES PERFECT NOTE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band "The Rising" Columbia * * * * When death ruled the streets of New York on September 11th, few would have imagined that...
HIGH NOTES & LOW NOTES
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amHIT OF THE WEEK: Aussie rockers the Vines' debut album "Highly Evolved" reached No. 11 on Billboard's charts its first week out, selling 64,000 copies. Rock is still rolling! NO...
REALLY MILKING A DINER CLASSIC
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amCome Thursday, the Comfort Diner will be on shaky ground. The eatery's annual Milkshake Madness event returns for the month of August, with a different frosty flavor featured every day...
LET ME RUN YOUR FIRM INTO THE GROUND
July 28, 2002 | 4:00am"SITUATION Wanted: Single white female columnist with little or no experience outside a newspaper seeking position as CEO - preferably of Fortune 500 company. "In return for gig, SWF promises...
BAD-HAIR WEEK FOR THE REP AND THE REV
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIT was a bad-hair week. A very bad-hair week. Last week, both Al "Hopalong" Sharpton, and Congressman-turned-crook James Traficant showed up with things on their heads so frightening that small...
IT'S NOW OFFICIALLY AN EPIDEMIC: TILL 'EX' DO US PART
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amLAST week, a government survey on marriage was released showing that couples who are young, poor, uneducated and not religious when they marry are more likely to divorce than couples...
NEWS FROM THE PANIC ROOM: IT'S TIME TO KICK ASTEROID
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amON Thursday, the world awoke to discover headlines that screamed: "Asteroid May Hit Earth, But Don't Panic." No. I'm sorry, but I need to panic. Right now. The paragraph that...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amA man is suing a Houston cemetery after falling into an empty grave during his grandmother's funeral. Lawyers for Ruben Espinosa said he was paying his last respects when he...
PRINCETON CYBER-SNOOPS TARGETED BUSH NIECE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amPresident Bush's niece was one of the targets of Princeton University admissions officers who snooped into a Yale University Web site 18 times in April. A confidential report says Princeton...
B'KLYN SIBLING-GROPE PRIEST SUSPENDED
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amA Catholic priest has been suspended as pastor of a Brooklyn church because of allegations that decades ago he sexually abused two brothers - one of whom is now a...
PIGGYBACK RIDE TO HELL: SICKO HAD A PLAN TO TAKE CASEY AND KILL HER: COPS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amA homeless man was charged yesterday with the kidnap-killing of an adorable 6-year-old suburban St. Louis girl - and cops said the deranged drifter had planned in advance to rape...
THEIR FINEST EFFORT: STUNG BY 9/11 REPORT, COPS LAUNCH 'COORDINATION' EFFORT
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amPolice officials are expected to announce plans to boost coordination with other agencies, as well as among NYPD top brass, this week, in the wake of a report about the...
RESCUERS CLOSING IN ON MINERS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amRescuers got closer to nine trapped coal miners in Pennsylvania yesterday, but began facing the most dangerous phase of the operation - actually getting them out. "We're readying ourselves now...
STONE-COLD SOBER ROCKER RICHARDS' DAUGHTERS NIX THE WILD LIFE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amSometimes the apple does fall far from the tree. Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards' teenage daughters have emerged as the anti-Hilton sisters, rejecting the party lifestyle that made their 58-year-...
NO WAY PRINCE WILLS WANTS THRONE: TV REPORT
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amPrince William "never wants to be king" of Britain, according to a controversial documentary TV series made by his uncle Prince Edward's film company, it was reported today. "He has...
H'WOOD ANIMAL TRAINER INN DIES
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amA famed animal trainer who brought stardom to movie mutt Benji and prime-time TV porker Arnold the Pig will now be bringing them to his grave. Frank Inn, 86, who...
'SLAY' MOM A SECRET ANGEL DUST JUNKIE: PALS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amThe Brooklyn mom accused of butchering her 7-year-old daughter led a Jekyll-and-Hyde life for years - looking respectable to the outside world, while in the thrall of angel dust, say...
IT'LL BE BLANKET TV COVERAGE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amThose who turn to TV for comfort on the Sept. 11 anniversary will be served all-day 9/11 coverage. All four major broadcast networks have plans for extensive coverage with ABC,...
INNOCENT CIVILIANS?
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amISRAEL is taking a pounding for having killed civilians in its successful strike Tuesday on Hamas terror-leader Sheik Salah Shehada in Gaza. But just how "innocent" were those civilians? No...
RESCUERS FIND 9 MINERS ALIVE MEN PULLED TO SURFACE 3 DAYS AFTER CAVE-IN
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIn an amazing story of survival and rescue, the miners trapped for three days in a Pennsylvania coal mine began to be pulled 240 feet to the surface this morning....
VICTORIA GOTTI
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amWHEN it comes to riding the roller coaster that's been the stock market these days, the person invariably in the front carriage each morning when the bell rings is New...
THERE'S NO RIGHT WAY TO ACT ON ANNIVERSARY OF TERROR
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amJUST how is one supposed to act? The first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is just over a month away, and could be a more terrifying test of our...
NYC'S 'STEALTH' SHELTERS ; HOW TO FIGHT A SNEAKY PUSH FOR A HOMELESS HOTEL?
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIF a hotel for homeless families opens in your neighborhood, can you do anything about it? Well, maybe - if you find out before the fact. Which is probably why...
BEAR-MARKET BROKERS HIT THE BARS BIG-TIME
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIt used to be about fine dining, buff bodies and a fistful of dollars - but now it's a few beers, a knotted stomach and lots of frowns for the...
PLANS HEAT UP FOR IRAQ ATTACK
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Plans for a strike on Saddam Hussein and Iraq appear to be intensifying, with three indicators last week suggesting an attack could be sooner than most long-range predictions....
MOBSTER KIN: YANKS FIX IS JUST A BIG LIE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amA wannabe wiseguy who last week alleged Yankees players had thrown games in the '70s has been branded a liar - by his own family. Michael Franzese claimed the Yankees...
SEX-ABUSE HOSP HELL MALE MEDICO ACCUSED IN BREAST-GRAB ASSAULT HAS HISTORY OF ATTACKS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amBridget Jackson checked into NYU Downtown Hospital for knee surgery. While being prepped in the operating room, she says, a male nurse-anesthetist groped her breast and whispered lewd comments to...
YOU'VE GOT E-MAIL
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amFROM rahfa: "Maybe they let [John Walker] Lindh plead [out] because he wasn't guilty of what they charged him with. After all, you said yourself he doesn't know anything or...
BEHIND THE ASSASSINATION OF HAMAS BOSS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amJERUSALEM. ABOUT 100 "targeted killings" of terrorists have been carried out by Israeli security and military forces since the Palestinian uprising began - and in no more than six of...
TELLING COPS ABOUT ASSAULT COMPLAINTS IS KIDS' STUFF
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amBy law, hospitals don't have to report alleged crimes against adult patients to police, law enforcers say. "If somebody makes an allegation of sexual abuse or assault by a hospital...
DRUG-DEALING DWARF RATS OUT 'GANG LORD'
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amA dope-smuggling midget and a hip-hop Hasidic called "Squirrel" could decide the fate of an alleged drug kingpin in a bizarre case in Brooklyn court. The characters are part of...
HIGH-TECH RESCUE HELPERS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amRescuers struggling to save nine trapped Pennsylvania miners called on a host of high-tech gadgets to even the long odds against bringing the men back safely. Before the diggers enter...
FONDLE CASE WOULDN'T STAND UP: DA
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amThe Manhattan District Attorney's Office plans to dismiss felony sexual-abuse charges against a registered nurse employed at NYU Downtown Hospital because "we can't prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,"...
OZZIE'S A HECKUVA CATCH FOR COOPERSTOWN
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amESSENTIALLY, the quintessential shortstop couldn't throw. Ozzie Smith, who never had the classic gun, played the last 11 years of a 19-season career with a torn rotator cuff that, after...
TOP GUNS TAKE AIM AT L.I. CLASSIC
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amLOCAL GOLF The cream of the Senior PGA Tour crop will rise to the occasion this week at Lightpath Long Island Classic. Hale Irwin, Lee Trevino, Tom Kite and defending...
KISS THE CURSE GOODBYE...; 'IT'S THAT TIME,' SAY CURTIS AND CHREBET
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amBURSTING with swagger, the irrepressible Jets make a compelling case for why they believe it is their turn, finally, to be Super. "I think when you look at last year,...
GIANTS KEEPIN' FAITH IN JONES
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - Daryl Jones estimates he slept only one hour Thursday night. He was sick, pure and simple, a 24-hour bug that left him coughing and barely able to breathe....
BAILEY, 'DAWN' GO FOR WAND
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - On the day they're giving away Jerry Bailey bobble-head dolls (while supplies last) at the Old Spa, what could be more fitting than for J.D. to ride...
GUT CHECK FOR FERGUSON
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amThe worst part for Jason Ferguson wasn't suffering the torn rotator cuff that cost the Jets' nose tackle the entire 2001 season. The worst part was watching as opposing teams,...
THE ASTONISHING ANNIKA SORENSTAM GRABS SHARE OF BIG APPLE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amOn the verge of cracking the career Top-10 if she notches her 38th victory today, Annika Sorenstam, already the LPGA's all-time leading money-winner, is just beginning to raise her sights....
SEHORN WON'T SET DATE FOR RETURN
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amALBANY - Still battling through the after-effects of surgery on his right knee, Jason Sehorn yesterday said he cannot set a timetable for when he will be able to return...
HERMAN: HURRY UP AND HIT
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amJets coach Herman Edwards wasted no time in putting his stamp on Gang Green when he put the team in full pads for yesterday's opening double session. The hitting was...
INJURIES LEAVE PEN IN MUDDLE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amAs the Mets make their wild-card run, middle relief could be a concern. Adding to the situation yesterday, Grant Roberts said he won't return from the disabled list for another...
LIVAN NOTHING TO CHANCE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amIN a strategy that exemplified how important the games have become in his mind, Bobby Valentine summoned Armando Benitez with a tie score before the ninth inning for the first...
REDS RALLY TO GRAB EDGE IN WILD-CARD RACE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00am11 INNINGSReds 2Mets 1 In a deserted clubhouse six hours before the Mets' 2-1, 11-inning loss to the Reds yesterday, Mike Piazza was asked if the magic had enraptured Shea...
HAD TO BE 'YOU' IN TEST STAKES
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amSARATOGA SPRINGS - A gut-busting stretch duel ended in a heart-stopping finish yesterday at the Old Spa as You, the odds-on choice in a field of seven 3-year-old fillies, prevailed...
BAFFLING BURNITZ CAN'T ESCAPE HOLE
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amShortly after the All-Star Break, Jeromy Burnitz appeared ready to snap out of his season-long slump. He responded well when Bobby Valentine benched him and briefly found the stroke that...
DEEP DOO-DOO - 'WAY BACK WEAVER' IS POUNDED BY WRETCHED RAYS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amDevil Rays 7Yankees 4 ST. PETERSBURG - The words are pounded into a pitcher's head from the time his arsenal includes two pitches. By the time he reaches the big...
GIAMBI ELBOWED TO BENCH
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Jason Giambi's right elbow was scraped, swollen and filling with color by the second after being drilled by a pitch from Travis Harper in the seventh inning...
TAIWAN'S FINEST THRILLING YANKS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amTHE most prized Yankee prospect on Staten Island was made in Taiwan. Meet Chien-Ming Wang - and prepare to be impressed. "I couldn't do what he did," says Yankee pitching...
DANGER IS NO X-CIDENT ESPN PEDDLES PERIL TO CHILDREN
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amQUITE a week for ESPN. As far as we can tell, no one, TV or radio side, was fired, suspended or reprimanded for inappropriate behavior. That constitutes a streak worthy...
BOMBERS NOT WINGING IT: PITCHING TAKING AWFUL POUNDING
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Asking Jeff Weaver to right the Yankees' pitching ship is akin to putting Enron officials in charge of restoring confidence to corporate America's tarnished image. Yet that's...
LARRY IS STUFF OF LEGENDS: STRUGGLES OF DOBY A LESSON FOR ANY TIME
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amYou almost have to laugh when ballplayers today talk about sticking together and fighting the good fight, battling ownership for the rights to make millions. If only today's players had...
WHO'LL STOP THE METS?
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amTHE Mets are suddenly the wild card in the NL wild-card race. Are they momentary invaders or a legitimate factor the rest of the way? Flirtations by Florida and Montreal...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amTHREE'S COMPANY: BIG APPLE COULD BE THREE-TEAM BASEBALL TOWN ONCE MORE The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants are gone for good, but the glory days of three baseball teams...
THE GLOBE TROTTER
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amThey climb trees, crowd rooftops, even line the 155th Street viaduct, hundreds of feet away. This is what fans do to catch a glimpse of the EBC Rucker Classic in...
TORRE TO MONDESI: WE DON'T SHOWBOAT
July 28, 2002 | 4:00amYANK NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - Joe Torre saw Raul Mondesi carry his bat almost all the way to first base and flip it when his ninth-inning homer Friday night cleared...