March 15, 2003
DEVILS' BARGAIN; YANKEENETS AFFILIATE WANTS TO SELL N.J. TEAM
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amPuck Holdings, Ltd., the YankeeNets affiliate that owns the Devils, wants to pass the puck, The Post has learned. According to a source with strong connections to the NHL, Puck...
RAPPERS TRADE BULLETS FOR BRIEFS IN COURT
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amRappers are taking their beef off the street - into court. Irv Gotti, who is being probed by the authorities for ties to the drug world, was hauled into court...
WHEN M.D. MEANS... MAFIA D OCTOR...YOU KNOW THE PROGNOSIS WON'T BE A GOOD MOVIE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00am"Mafia Doctor" Sunday night at 9 on Ch. 2 "MAFIA Doctor" is the Frankenstein monster of mob movies. Stitched together from parts harvested from the graveyard of gangland cinema, "Mafia...
SOME NERVE! SHINGLES KOS DAVE A 4TH WEEK
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amDAVID Letterman will take at least another week off from CBS' "Late Show" while he recovers from his bout with shingles. Brad Garrett ("Everybody Loves Raymond"), comedian Tom Dreesen and...
KITCHEN LITTLE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amToo many cooks don't spoil the broth - especially when kids are doing the cooking. Getting kids into the kitchen means more than having an extra hand at mealtime or...
MAKIN' MAKI : SUSHI LOVERS LEARN TO ROLL THEIR OWN
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amKnives, raw fish and kids sound like a dangerous combination. But at a recent sushi-making class for families, everything went together swimmingly. Led by chef Richard Ruben, for parents and...
THE HOLIDAY FIT FOR A QUEEN: CELEBRATE PURIM WITH MUSIC, MASKS AND A WHOLE LOTTA HAMANTASCHEN
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amHamantaschen - and lots of 'em! Those little poppy-seed pastries are the tastiest part of Purim, the Jewish holiday that celebrates deliverance from evil and religious and cultural freedom for...
DOCK HOLIDAY : SUCCUMB TO PIER PLEASURE AT THIS BI-ANNUAL ANTIQUE BLAST
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amAntiquing, once considered the sport of the conspicuously wealthy, has become positively mainstream in this age of "Antiques Roadshow" and eBay. That's why twice a year when the Triple Pier...
FREE FOR ALL
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amMercy beat A host of speakers, including David Kaczynski, brother of the Unabomber, will rail against the death penalty tomorrow at the Riverside Church for Voices for New Justice: Looking...
DINNER PARTY CHEAT SHEET
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amDinner Party Cheat Sheet woke up one morning this week and found two congressmen in the kitchen verbally abusing the croissants. FRENCH DISS Two congressman took the lead of a...
IS IT TIKI OR TACKY?
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amThe Bar Belles always get a major beach jones this time of year. Alas, due to our busy drinking schedule, jetting to Tahiti isn't an option. So we thank our...
DIMWIT PARENTS LET EVIL STROLL INTO THEIR HOME
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amNOW we know that the self-proclaimed prophet who snatched Elizabeth Smart, keeping her veiled and obedient as a Taliban bride, was a fanatic who followed voices in his head. So...
DEMOCRAT WHO BLAMED 'JEWS' FOR SADDAM SHOWDOWN IS DEMOTED
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday disciplined the Democrat who blamed "the Jewish community" for the showdown with Saddam by stripping him of an elected leadership post. Rep....
THE PRICE OF DELAY; MORALE'S HOLDING OUT - FOR NOW
March 15, 2003 | 5:00am54TH ENGINEER BN HQ, NORTHERN KUWAIT THERE is a price to be paid for further delay in the impending war with Iraq, beyond the strengthening of the antiwar movement -...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amThe drug-smuggling business is literally for the birds now that traffickers in Pakistan are using pigeons to beat the latest technological advances in surveillance. They have flocks of birds, carrying...
MENAGE-A-TRAIN COUPLE GUILTY
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA husband and wife yesterday pleaded guilty to having three-way sex with the hubby's brother on a crowded LIRR train last September and face up to a month in jail....
STIR-CRAZY TROOPS HUNGRY FOR ACTION
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amWHILE the United Nations dithers and debates Iraq endlessly, U.S. Marines here have been reduced to sunning themselves in lawn chairs, throwing around footballs and staging impromptu wrestling matches. At...
KIDDIE PERVS CAUGHT IN 'MOUSE' TRAP
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amTwo men were burned in online stings by Long Island cops who pretended to be young girls to trap perverts arranging to meet for sex, police said. Mitchell Kaplan, 51,...
EX-COP'S PAY BID FALLS ON DEAF EARS
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA retired NYPD chief who claims his hearing was ruined from years of parade assignments has lost his bid for disability pay. In a decision released yesterday, Manhattan Supreme Court...
'THREE AMIGOS' GO THE FINAL MILE FOR PEACE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amANALYSIS WASHINGTON - President Bush tomorrow is going the extra mile - 5,287 of them, round-trip - to the Azores to show he cares about diplomacy and to draft the...
SWASTIKA SWINE STRIKES AGAIN
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA swastika-scrawling sicko struck a popular Brooklyn church for the third time in 18 months early yesterday, sparking new outrage among parishioners. At the Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church in...
HBO LOSES CONSIGLIERE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amHBO has lost pit bull Hollywood lawyer Bert Fields in its ongoing $100 million lawsuit against "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini. Fields told The Post yesterday that he's "withdrawn" himself from...
MAYOR FUMES OVER JURY'S $51M AWARD
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amThe mayor lit into the Bronx jury that awarded $51.1 million to a man who was shot by an off-duty cop after he wielded a gun. "This is craziness," Mayor...
W.'S LAST-DITCH ; DIPLO EFFORTS ; WILL MEET BRIT, SPANISH PMS
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush tomorrow flies to an Azores island for a summit with Britain and Spain - his closest allies in the showdown with Saddam Hussein. Bush, British Prime...
BUSH'S MAP TO PEACE IN MIDEAST
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amPresident Bush said yesterday he was about to unveil a "road map" to Mideast peace. The map will be presented as soon as a Palestinian prime minister is installed, perhaps...
CHEM WAR VICTIMS MEET PREZ
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Survivors of Saddam Hussein's chemical attacks met with President Bush at the White House yesterday to describe the horrors of the deadly weapons. "I saw a lot of...
NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amManhattan A man suspected of murder in a Missouri bingo-game robbery had his number called by New York cops. Officers Mark Klausner, 31, and Ramon Josue, 23, were on patrol...
COPS CLEARED IN B'KLYN SHOOTING
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amCops were justified in killing an armed man outside a Brooklyn social club early New Year's Day, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes announced yesterday. Anthony Reid, 21, ignored orders to drop...
COUNCIL & COMPTROLLER $IT PRETTY WHILE OTHERS FEEL AX
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amBRUTAL budget cuts imposed on most city agencies haven't been felt in two offices, the City Council and the comptroller. The council's budget this year is set at $46 million,...
'WICKED STEPMOM' ; DAUGHTER SUES OVER EVICTION FROM DAD'S PLACE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA Manhattan woman is suing her wicked stepmother - claiming she's trying to boot her and her 3-year-old son onto the street. Lina Markovski's "actions are motivated only by greed...
NUTTY 'MESSIAH' WROTE PRO-POLYGAMY TRACT
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amBrian David Mitchell, the homeless preacher suspected of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart, wrote a bizarre religious manifesto, referring to himself as a "just and merciful" God. A copy of a 27-page...
EX-TYCO 'THIEF' COMPANY OWES ME
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amEx Tyco-honcho Dennis Kozlowski claimed in court yesterday that not only did he not steal a whopping $600 million from the company, but that the company owes him. The heaping...
FINAL 'ACT': CHIN MULLS PLEA DEAL
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amNotoriously nutty Vincent "Chin" Gigante is toying with copping a plea on the eve of trial - but to do it, he'll have to 'fess up to his crazy act....
CELEB STYLIST IN JEWEL SCAM
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA self-proclaimed "Style Guy" to the stars was busted for pawning $1.5 million in jewels borrowed from jewelers, police said yesterday. Derek Khan, 45, was charged with grand larceny after...
YONKERS FIRE HORROR ; 2 DEAD, 200 HOMELESS AFTER BLAZE RAZES BLOCK
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA roaring blaze ripped through an entire block of Yonkers early yesterday, killing an elderly couple and burning four relatives, injuring 18 firefighters and leaving 200 people homeless. "I have...
BLOOMY'S BOMBSHELL: LAYOFFS ARE CERTAIN
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amCity employee layoffs are on the way - and talks with municipal labor unions can't stop them, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. The mayor dropped the bombshell on his weekly WABC...
BAILED BLAKE UNDER HOUSE ARREST
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - In a stunning courtroom reversal, accused murderer Robert Blake posted $1.5 million bail yesterday and was released from jail after spending almost a year in solitary confinement....
ELIZABETH'S SNATCHER PREYED ON LOOKALIKE KIN: POLICE SHOCKER
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amSALT LAKE CITY - The shaggy-haired religious fanatic suspected of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart also may have tried to abduct her lookalike 18-year-old cousin, investigators said yesterday. Authorities said a would-be...
PRINTS POINT TO THRILL KILLERS
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amNew finger and palm prints and fresh DNA evidence may help bring the cold-blooded Brooklyn and Queens "thrill killers" to justice, The Post has learned. The new forensic evidence -...
CHEESE TO GO: CUT OUT AND KEEP YOUR GUIDE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amSick of the cheese-eating surrender monkeys but still like their fromage? After yesterday's survey of how to avoid drinking Weasel Wine, today we survey French cheeses and suggest a few...
9/11 COP WON'T GET DEAF PAY
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA retired NYPD chief who claims his hearing was ruined from years of parade assignments has lost his bid for line-of-duty disability pay. In a decision released yesterday, Manhattan Supreme...
DNA LEADS TO SLAY-RAPE ARREST
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amA DNA match led to the arrest of a homeless man for raping and murdering a Brooklyn woman more than a decade ago and raping two others in 1995 ago,...
BLAKE MAKES BAIL AFTER A YEAR IN JAIL
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - After a stunning courtroom reversal, accused murderer Robert Blake posted $1.5 million bail yesterday and was released after 11 months in jail. "I've had terrible lows," Blake...
NEW EVIDENCE MAY FINGER THRILL-KILLERS
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amDetectives hunting the cold-blooded "thrill killers" terrorizing Brooklyn and Queens are hoping new evidence may bring the monsters to justice, The Post has learned. Police sources revealed that investigators have...
HBO LOSES CONSIGLIERE TO CONFLICT
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amHBO has lost pit bull Hollywood lawyer Bert Fields in its ongoing $100 million lawsuit against "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini. Fields told The Post yesterday that he's "withdrawn" himself from...
BUSH'S 'MAP TO PEACE'
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amPresident Bush said yesterday he was about to unveil a "road map" to Mideast peace - but 11 more Palestinians were reported killed in new violence. The map will be...
'EMPIRE' IS ONE TO BEAT IN FLORIDA
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amWhen trainer Bobby Frankel's colt Peace Rules won the Louisiana Derby last Sunday by 21/4 lengths, he earned a mind-boggling 2 on the Ragozin sheets, the fastest speed figure run...
NETS, VAN TURNED THE PAGE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amWhen Keith Van Horn was traded to Philadelphia last summer, Lucious Harris was worried about the Nets making up that perimeter offense. "When the trade went down I thought that,...
SORE WARD UNABLE TO HELP MUCH
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amATLANTA - The Knicks' longshot playoff push will only get more difficult with Don Chaney's admission that point guard Charlie Ward may not get back to 100 percent by season's...
HUSKIES HOOP IT UP ; ROLL OVER SYRACUSE AND INTO TITLE GAME
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amConnecticut 80Syracuse 67 Give the defending Big East Conference Tournament champions credit for this: If the Connecticut Huskies are going to tie Georgetown's record of six tournament titles, they'll have...
MARLINS 'LEIT' UP SHAKY AL
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amMET NOTES MEXICO CITY - Al Leiter got plenty of work in yesterday, but not the kind he was hoping for. "I got tired of backing up bases. That's what...
SHANDON GETS THE BIG BUCKS IN THE FAMILY
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES ATLANTA - When Shandon Anderson faces the Hawks in Atlanta, one of the treats is seeing his older brother and ex-Knick Willie Anderson. But recently, the older Anderson,...
DEVS AND RANGERS ON BRINK
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amDesperation dogs both the Rangers and Devils this afternoon. One is getting it together almost too late, the other falling apart just when it begins to matter. Their grand rivalry...
MEXICAN STANDOFF ; PIAZZA FEUD ON HOLD - FOR NOW
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amMarlins 9Mets 5 MEXICO CITY - With a two-game series with the Dodgers beginning here this afternoon, Major League Baseball has applied major pressure on the Mets to behave. Yesterday,...
ISLES ON COURSE FOR OTTAWA
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amOTTAWA - The good news is that if the season ended today, the Islanders would be in the playoffs. The bad news, of course, is that if it were all...
HAMMOND SEEKS RELIEF FOR ACHIN' ARM
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES SPLIT SQUADYankees 8Braves 1 TAMPA - Chris Hammond's left arm has gone from being dead to being stiff in the back of the shoulder. That's not good for...
CONTRERAS SCORES ; SHUTS OUT D-RAYS OVER FIVE INNINGS
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amSPLIT SQUADYankees 3Devil Rays 0 TAMPA - Gordon Blakeley, the man who signed him, sat behind the plate. George Steinbrenner, the man who paid him, was a level above. Joe...
BEAUFORD POWERS CTK
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amCTK 78St. Mary's 74 Mitch Beauford knew he had more ability than he was showing. So did his coach, Bob Oliva. They were both just waiting for it to manifest...
IN WIN, A PITT FALL ; KNIGHT INJURES ANKLE, COULD MISS FINAL
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amPitt 61 BC 48 "It was a freak deal. Hopefully he'll be all right. Knowing him, it will take a lot to keep him out of that game."PITT COACH BEN...
PLAYOFF DREAMS DRUBBED
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amHawks 107Knicks 104 ATLANTA - Too much Glenn Robinson. Too much Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Too little, too late for Latrell Sprewell. And now too little time. With their playoff dreams hanging...
STORM MAY HAVE NIT DATE WITH DREXEL
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amPOST EXCLUSIVE St. John's, 16-13 after its Big East Tournament ouster, could open play in the National Invitation Tournament with a home game against Drexel, sources told The Post. The...
AILING WARD DOES EVERYTHING HE CAN
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES ATLANTA - Don Chaney believes Charlie Ward's abdominal strain is so sore he has told him not to practice for the time being. But Ward wasn't too hurt...
MORTON WILL LIKELY STAY
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amThough the details of Chad Morton's contract will be determined by an arbitrator within the next two weeks, the chances of the Jets losing the kick returner to the Redskins...
DON'T GIVE HALL A PASS: PIRATES AREN'T WORTHY OF NCAA BERTH
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amEVERYONE loves an underdog. That's what separates the NCAA Tournament from every other major sporting event in this country. For one game, maybe even one week, UNC-Wilmington, not UNC, can...
HUSKIES HOOP IT UP: ROLL OVER SYRACUSE AND INTO TITLE GAME
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amConnecticut 80 Syracuse 67 It's showdown time. Two teams that are on a mission will clash tonight in The Garden for the Big East Conference Tournament championship and a possible...
TOUGH SEMI FOR 'CUSE: UCONN ENJOYS GARDEN VISITS
March 15, 2003 | 5:00am"Syracuse is just a terrific team. I think they are playing great. I thought Jimmy did more things [Thursday night] defensively than I have seen him do in a long...
MORTON AS JET STILL UP IN THE AIR
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amThough the details of Chad Morton's contract will be determined by an arbitrator within the next two weeks, the chances of the Jets losing the kick returner to the Redskins...
GIANTS SIGN STOUTMIRE
March 15, 2003 | 5:00amThe Giants yesterday agreed to terms with free safety Omar Stoutmire on a three-year contract that is expected to average close to $1 million per year. Stoutmire, in his first...