April 18, 2003
FAO SAVED BY FINANCING DEAL
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe parent of toy retailer FAO Schwarz said yesterday that it had renegotiated the terms of a loan that will provide it with the necessary financing to exit bankruptcy protection....
STRINGER EXPANDS FIEFDOM AT SONY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amHoward Stringer's reach keeps growing at Sony. Stringer, the chairman and chief executive of Sony Corp. of America who was lately named vice chairman of Sony, recently formed a new...
VIVENDI: DILLER SUIT SANS MERIT
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amVivendi responded yesterday to a lawsuit filed by Barry Diller's USA Interactive, saying the suit was "without merit." USAi's lawsuit, filed this week, was the latest development in an ongoing...
STRONG TAIL WIND - AIR STOCKS SOAR DESPITE BIG LOSSES, LAYOFFS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amDespite airlines' $1 billion in earnings bombs this week, their shares are making a quick comeback. Many have posted double-digit jumps in busy daily trading - and all the major...
PRIMEDIA'S LOOKING RIPE FOR PICKING
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amBust-'em-up time? Tom Rogers resigned yesterday as CEO of Primedia, the magazine giant that's home to New York, Motor Trend, specialized consumer titles such as Civil War Times and trade...
INDEPENDENCE-MINDED TIME INC.'S 9/11 DISPLAY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA fiery revolutionary document is headed to Time Inc. - but it is not from disgruntled workers. Under an arrangement with media mogul Norman Lear, an original copy of the...
SCHUMER TO SEC: NO LENIENCY FOR WORLDCOM
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amSen. Chuck Schumer has told new Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson not to let WorldCom get away with a "slap on the wrist" for its massive accounting...
BIG BOARD BLUES - EMBATTLED NYSE PROBES 'FRONT-RUNNING' TRADES
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amIn yet another embarrassing incident, the New York Stock Exchange is conducting a review of trading practices at several of its seven specialist firms, say sources close to the matter....
STARR REPORT
April 18, 2003 | 4:00am'Idol' host's secret 'Blind Date' The upcoming issue of People magazine reports that "American Idol 2" host Ryan Seacrest has dabbled in reality TV before - namely as a guest...
NOW EARTH GETS IT - 'STAR TREK' FINALE OFF ON NEW ORBIT IN A NEW SEASON-LONG PLOT TWIST
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amFOR the first time in the 30-year history of the "Star Trek" TV shows, the population of Earth will be in grave danger. "Enterprise" executive producer Rick Berman promises that...
GRIPPING 'LILYA,' ON MEAN STREETS OF RUSSIA
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amLILYA 4-EVER [ 1/2] In Russian and Swedish, with English subtitles. Running time: 105 minutes. Not rated (sex, violence). At the Lincoln Plaza and the Cinema Village. ----- LUKAS Moodysson's...
UP, UP & HOORAY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amWINGED MIGRATION [] A soaring odyssey. Running time: 89 minutes. Rated G. At the Paris, 58th Street and Fifth Avenue. ----- 'WINGED Migration," Jacques Perrin's stunning visual diary of birds...
GANGSTA LIFE'S A BEACH
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amMALIBU'S MOST WANTED [] It's wack. Running time: 85 minutes. Rated PG-13 (sexual humor, language and violence.) At E-Walk, the Chelsea, the Orpheum, others. ----- IF you haven't caught Jamie...
POW RESCUE IN DOUBLE-TIME
April 18, 2003 | 4:00am"Saving Private Lynch" [ 1/2] Tonight at 9 on A&E ----- 'SAVING Private Lynch" is really the story of three American soldiers - all women - two who were saved...
WHO'LL GET BLOOM JOB ON 'TODAY'?
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amTHE talk has begun inside and outside NBC News about who will replace TV newsman David Bloom as co-anchor of "Weekend Today." The leading candidates, at least on an interim...
GIVING NEW LIFE TO AN OLD 'DAISY'
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amDAISY MAYME At the Pearl Theatre, 80 St. Mark's Place. Through May 11. Call (212) 598-9802. ---- IN the 1920s, George Kelly blew apart middle-class complacency with his social comedies....
UN-DEAD HEAD HE'S NO HITCHCOCK, BUT ZOMBIE DOESN'T CARE
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amLAST week, shock-rocker Rob Zombie was trashed by the critics for his debut as a horror film director. Post movie critic Megan Lehmann may have landed the hardest punch when...
NOT-SO-HOT FLASH
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amTHE FLASHING STREAM At Theatre 3, 311 W. 43rd St., through May 11. Call Ticket Central (212) 279-4200. ----- 'PROOF" wasn't the first play to affirm the scientific genius of...
JUST (NOT) 'MARRIED'
April 18, 2003 | 4:00am'MARRIED by America" contestant Jill Nicolini - who shocked viewers last Monday night by getting cold feet at the alter in the reality show's finale - returned to work this...
JITTERS OVER 'GYPSY' - DIRECTOR MAKES UNUSUAL PLEA TO CRITICS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amTHE troubled Broadway revival of "Gypsy," set to open May 1, is still far from finished - as even its director, Sam Mendes, acknowledged Wednesday night in a highly unusual...
WHY HELEN OF TROY IS JUST LIKE LIZA MINELLI
April 18, 2003 | 4:00am"Helen of Troy" [ 1/2] Sunday and Monday nights at 8 on USA ---------- ONE of the biggest sagas of all time, Homer's Iliad, introduced the idea of a face...
REVENGE OF THE CUBICLE DRONES
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amYOU'VE spent all week perfecting that irreplaceable contract, only to staple your finger at the last minute and spill coffee all over it while flailing about in pain. Quick, how...
CREMASTER
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amMatthew Barney's complete five-film "Cremaster" opus is unreeling through May 7 at Film Forum in downtown Manhattan. The fest opens today through Monday with the first two parts. Marti Domination...
'HOLES' HAS SOME
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amHOLES [] Empty at the center. Running time: 117 minutes. Rated PG (violence, mild profanity). At the AMC Empire, the Loews Lincoln Square, the Loews Orpheum, others. --------- THERE are...
I CONFESS - NEOCON CONSPIRATOR TELLS ALL
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amOK, I'll admit it. I'm part of a vast conspiracy to control American foreign policy. Yes, we neoconservatives have succeeded in brainwashing the leaders of the United States and Britain,...
'TERROR LEAK' COP SUSPENDED
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amAn NYPD sergeant in the Joint Terrorist Task Force has been suspended for faxing a confidential document to a TV reporter, and three other cops have been reassigned as a...
FLT. 587 WIDOWER FACING THE AX
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amOn Nov. 12, 2001, Estanislao Diaz lost his wife and 3 1/2-year-old son when their plane, Flight 587, crashed in the Rockaways. Last Friday, he got notice from the city...
BILL WOULD LET BARS HIRE COPS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA Brooklyn legislator is introducing a bill that would allow bar and nightclub operators to hire off-duty cops to patrol outside the establishments to deter quality-of-life violations. "With spring here...
KALIKOW & INTEGRITY DON'T ALWAYS MIX
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amPETER KALIKOW, as chairman of the scandal-scarred MTA, acted properly in approving the firing of two agency officials after learning they were implicated in a fraud case. It showed that...
SADDAM SIB IS CAPTURED
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. Special Operations Commandos captured another of Saddam Hussein's half-brothers yesterday. Military officials announced that Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, 53, Saddam's former intelligence chief, was captured alone during a...
TOMMY LEE CLEARED IN TOT'S DEATH
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amSANTA MONICA, Calif. - A civil jury yesterday cleared rocker Tommy Lee of any wrongdoing in the drowning of a 4-year-old boy at his Malibu mansion two years ago. The...
KID-$UPPORT REFORM EYED
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe City Council plans to regulate the private child-support collection industry, which it found engages in predatory practices, officials said yesterday. Two bills that will be introduced in the council...
MTA BIGS AXED IN BRIBE PROBE
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe MTA put the brakes on two agency officials last year after its security chief Louis Anemone uncovered evidence they took bribes and allowed building contractors to submit fake bills,...
SHARPTON IN ELEX REV.-ENUE FLAP
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission yesterday said the Rev. Al Sharpton risks a fine because he spent over $5,000 on his 2004 Democratic presidential bid but didn't file a...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amBROOKLYN * Police are asking for the public's help in finding three people wanted for questioning in a fatal East Flatbush shooting last month. On March 3, Gerard Peña, 27,...
MTA WATCHDOGS WARN OF MORE FARE HIKES AHEAD
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg's billion-dollar budget cuts could "pave the way" for a 20-cent bus and subway fare hike in 2005, transit advocates warned yesterday. "The city has moved away from tolling...
YANKS WIN ANOTHER TITLE - AMERICA'S FAVORITE TEAM
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe Yankees have finally chopped the Atlanta Braves from their pedestal as the nation's most popular baseball team. A Harris poll conducted before the start of this season found that...
N.Y. GUN SHOP SHOOTS TO 3RD ON CRIME-WEAPON LIST
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA national top-10 list of handgun dealers whose weapons are most likely to turn up at New York City crime scenes has been made public for the first time and...
GI 'COPS' FOIL $5M BANK HEIST - SALVAGE U.S. BILLS AMID BAGHDAD ROBBERY-RIOT
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amBAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops were forced to play bank guards yesterday after daring thieves blew a hole in a packed vault - and hundreds of Iraqis rioted as they...
KIDDIE-PORN PROF LOSES LAW LICENSE
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amHe's still getting his paycheck from New York Law School, but perv professor Edward Samuels' conviction for possessing a massive stash of child porn has cost him something - his...
SICKENING E-LIBI - WEB PERV SENT NOTE TO GIRL AFTER KILLING HER
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amJust hours after accidentally killing a 13-year-old Connecticut schoolgirl during an Internet-sparked sexual tryst, Saul Dos Reis sent her a "chilling e-mail" in an effort to set up an alibi,...
TWO COPS SHOT IN JERSEY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amOne New Jersey cop was shot dead and another severely wounded in a furious gunfight last night that followed a car chase on Paterson-area highways, authorities said. The dead officer,...
LUNACY IN THE LOFT - LAWYER JAILED IN BIZARRE 'DUCT TAPE' KIDNAP
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA flamboyant TriBeCa real-estate entrepreneur was behind bars yesterday on charges he beat, bound, gagged, then stashed his longtime friend and business partner under the floorboards of his luxury apartment...
GOP REVOLT LOOMS OVER 'SOAK THE RICH' TAX HIKE
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amALBANY - Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno faces a "tax revolt" from his fellow Republicans if he tries to ram through a huge hike in the income or sales tax,...
COP CLEARED IN DEATH OF VAN THIEF
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA grand jury has determined that the police shooting of a suspected van thief last year was justified, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said yesterday. Cesar Mercado had just broken...
CIG-SLAY 'SUICIDE' SUSPECT
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA new suspect has surfaced in the fatal stabbing of East Village bouncer Dana "Shazam" Blake, who was knifed in a melee that erupted after he ordered a clubgoer to...
BUS RIDE FROM HELL - QNS. DRIVER GOES WILD IN 3-BLOCK SMASH-UP
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA bus went on a three-block demolition derby near Kennedy Airport yesterday, injuring nine people as it careened down the street, knocking down utility poles and totaling at least 15...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amHome-furnishing giant Ikea has apologized for accidentally naming a child's bunk bed after an obscene German expression. The $175 bed is called the "Gutvik" - which means "good f- -...
$20M 'RAPE' SUIT VS. VIDEO CHAIN
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA major video-store chain ignored complaints of six female employees who said they were sexually harassed by their manager at a Bronx location - and because of the company's apathy,...
JETS MAP DRAFT STRATEGY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe Jets own two of the first 22 overall picks in the April 26-27 NFL Draft - Nos. 13 and 22. They have four picks amongst the top 85 and...
DEBATE IS OVER - KIDS OFF TO FINALS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe hardscrabble debate team of Franklin K. Lane HS will make it to the statewide championships after all. As The Post reported this week, budget cuts threatened Lane's champion debaters,...
HS DEBATERS WIN REPRIEVE
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe hardscrabble debate team of Franklin K. Lane HS will make it to the statewide championships after all. As The Post reported this week, budget cuts threatened Lane's champion debaters,...
FISHING FOR FLATTIES IS SHAPING UP
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amDESPITE the up and down weather we've been having, some reports on the flounder front have been positive, especially along the western half of Long Island. Once the sun came...
REHABBING JETER EYING RETURN IN 3-4 WEEKS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe monotony of rehab and lack of baseball, Derek Jeter admits, is getting to him. He says he is seeing "way too many movies" and when he mentions the last...
MGM TO HANDLE AQUEDUCT SLOTS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe New York Racing Association took a big step yesterday toward opening its long-awaited slots casino at Aqueduct with the announcement that MGM MIRAGE has been selected to install and...
'FLAG' SHOULD FLY IN COMELY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe one horse who could surely give Empire Maker a run for his money in the Kentucky Derby shows up today at Aqueduct, as undefeated champion filly Storm Flag Flying...
YOUNG, MALE & MAKING BAIL - TODAY'S PUNKS GETTING DANGEROUS 'GUIDANCE'
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amTHERE are still plenty of people - such as a friend I recently spoke with - who feel that there's nothing really new under the son. Boys will be boys;...
TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' - MADDEN WON'T REST TILL BRUINS ARE DONE
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amNot only does John Madden wear himself out as the Devils' most-used forward, he loses sleep over it as well. "I stare at the ceiling. I get about three hours...
JOSE FACING MINORS STAY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES The Cuban Missile's next stop may be Columbus. Three days after insisting that a major league roster was the best place for him to be, the Yankees admitted...
IT'S KIDD VS. MENTOR
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amAs a youngster on the Oakland playgrounds, Jason Kidd learned from the master, Gary Payton. He learned to pass, Kidd once laughed, because "Gary never let me shoot." But one...
MCDYESS SETBACK - KNICK STAR FACING THIRD KNEE SURGERY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe question now begs: Will Antonio McDyess ever play a game for the Knicks? More disturbing news befell the Knicks yesterday about their star foward, who on Tuesday will undergo...
NET PRIORITY: STOP TREY
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amNET NOTES So what is the one thing the Nets must do to beat the Bucks? "Stop their outside shooting. They've got guys who can put it in the hole...
LAYDEN MIGHT SEEK DEAL FOR LOTTERY PICK
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amEven before Antonio McDyess' future became darker yesterday, Knicks GM Scott Layden said he would consider packaging his lottery pick again for a proven veteran. Now he may have no...
LAKERS SET TO GO TIMBER
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amSEEMS to me, we in the media can't even think about evaluating encounters of any kind these days without employing a retired Washington General. So, for the next two months,...
ISLES FAIL AGAIN
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 5: Senators 4 - Islanders 1 OTTAWA - Their season ended last night in a whimper, which is exactly the same way it began. For the Islanders, who opened...
FOR DANEYKO, IT'S ALL ABOUT WINNING
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amTHE jersey that will surely be the first to hang in honor from the rafters of the Meadowlands was back where it belonged last night, on the ice for the...
SEO FAR, MO GOOD - VAUGHN'S 4 RBIS BACK ROOKIE IN MET WIN
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amMets 7 - Pirates 2 PITTSBURGH - Want to look like a managerial genius? Shuffle a stagnant lineup the day your starter resembles a staff ace. Or whenever Jeff D'Amico...
MCEWING SENT DOWN TO NORFOLK
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - Art Howe wanted an insurance policy for Jae Seo last night, but it turned out he didn't need to collect. Righty Jason Middlebrook was recalled from...
MONDESI FINDS PATIENCE PAYS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amA half-hour after helping the Yankees to a 4-0 win over Toronto yesterday with his third home run of the year, Raul Mondesi sat at his locker putting a diamond...
JUST PITCHIN' IN - WEAVER SHOWS HE BELONGS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amAN oversized replica of the Sports Illustrated cover featuring George Steinbrenner, circled by his stable of starting pitchers (sans David Wells) sat prominently in Jeff Weaver's locker yesterday at the...
JEFF WEAVES A GEM - STOPS BLUE JAYS COLD AT STADIUM
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amYankees 4 - Blue Jays 0 When yesterday's forecast called for 30-degree temperatures and showers, Jeff Weaver sought out Joe Torre. "Heard that weather report?" the Yankees pitcher asked. Replied...
IT'S TIME FOR GOMEZ TO GET GO-GO-GOING
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amSCOTT Gomez won't use the "whiplash" the Devils say he suffered when he ran smack into Grant Marshall four minutes into Game 1 as an excuse for his lackluster performance...
ISLANDER SHIPWRECK A SEASON IN MAKING
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amOTTAWA - Every time you hear the Islanders and their coach talk about all the grit and character they have and how they play their best hockey when all seems...
PEN NEEDS RELIEF, SO MCEWING SENT DOWN
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - The Mets' bullpen was left so thin after Wednesday night's 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh, the club needed an insurance policy in long relief. Righty Jason Middlebrook...
LINEUP SHAKE-UP AND HOWE - METS BENCH CEDENO, MAKE ALOMAR LEADOFF
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - Art Howe's set lineup has officially been scrapped. The Mets manager, looking for some offense from a club hitting .214, benched center fielder Roger Cedeno and moved Roberto...
DEVILS BURY BRUINS - END 5-GAME SERIES WITH 2ND SHUTOUT
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 5: Devils 3 - Bruins 0 Their reputation restored, the Devils will now work on adding to it. They have regained their recent stature as a playoff contender, piling...
HALO, AGAIN - YANKEES RETURN TO ANAHEIM, WANT REDEMPTION VS. ANGELS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThe seed for a championship often is born in defeat. If the Yankees go on to win the 2003 World Series, the birthplace of the title likely will be Oct....
5 QUESTIONS FOR BOB WOLFF
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amThis week, the Post's Andrew Marchand spoke with Bob Wolff. He started broadcasting in college; now, 64 years later, he does nightly sportscasts for News 12 and contributes to MSG...
MARCHAND'S MATCHUP OF THE WEEK
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amJeff Van Gundy vs. Mike Fratello (Who's a better NBA analyst?) With the Knicks, Jeff Van Gundy displayed the sense of humor of a backboard. He made every loss feel...
KEITH TAKES SOME CUTS - HERNANDEZ HITS BACK WITH CRITICISM OF METS
April 18, 2003 | 4:00amEven after last year's "sorry" episode, Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez still could be an excellent analyst. This week on MSG Network's "Angles," Hernandez dropped some strong observations about this year's...