April 20, 2003
BULL'S EYE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amSPEAKING FRANC-LY Who says Wall Street strategists can't have a little attitude? One Bear Stearns analyst by the last name of McCullough, perched at her computer in Maine, had this...
MAER IS ON FIRE: BUZZMEISTER'S MAG ON EVERYONE'S RADAR SCREEN
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amIf Radar magazine founder Maer Roshan needs any reminder of how difficult it is to launch a new magazine, all he has to do is walk down the hall. There...
LAST HONEST MAN? MCDONOUGH MAY BE HARD TO REPLACE AT NYSE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amHe was the perfect candidate. When the New York Stock Exchange nominated New York Fed President William McDonough to be a director on April 3, it looked like a slam-dunk....
STARR REPORT
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe 'Jokeman' cometh to Gotham hotspots BD+>Lots of Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling sightings around town. Howard Stern's ex-sidekick was at Joe Franklin's Memory Lane Restaurant in Times Square last Friday...
ROCK OF AGES ; SENIOR ACTS ARE STORMING THE CITY
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe Rolling Stones, now touring in Asia, famously sang "Time Is On My Side" - and this week, time is on the side of many aging rockers. In one jam-packed...
SWEET SMELL OF ... YOUR PETS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amWhen I got a call from Fine Living Network host Sheila Bridges to be a guest on her show, "Designer Living," I accepted with pleasure. But the imminent presence of...
MONSTERS INVADE N.J.
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amALIVE! It's alive! The screen's first "Frankenstein" - actually, the first horror movie of any kind - will be getting a rare big-screen showing next weekend. Just 14 minutes long,...
MOVE OVER 'MAN SHOW' - DISCOVERY'S MONDAY LINEUP MELDS CHROME AND CHARISMA
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amTHE most intriguing relationship on TV these days can be found Monday nights on The Discovery Channel. It's the bond between Paul Teutul (pronounced like Tuttle) Sr. and his son,...
WHERE TO EAT AFTER... SEEING THE NEW IMAX EXTRAVAGANZA
April 20, 2003 | 4:00am"Ghosts of the Abyss" - James Cameron's follow-up to "Titanic" - just opened at only one movie theater in Manhattan: the Loews IMAX at Lincoln Square. Here are some suggested...
TALK IT OUT, OR DROWN YOUR SORROWS?
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThere are two ways to deal with a break-up. You can spend hours discussing every twist and turn of your relationship with friends, agonizing over what went wrong and wondering...
SHOPAHOLIC: I DARE YOU: CAN DESIGNER MIGUELINA PUT TOGETHER A GREAT LOOK FOR ONLY $100?
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amAsk the 38-year-old Latina designer Miguelina where she studied fashion, and she'll simply say, "I was born a designer." "I was always creative," says Miguelina. "My mother wanted me to...
HIGH NOTES & LOW NOTES
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amNineteenth nervous breakdown: The cranky Ryan Adams will perform July 4 in New York - and that's it, he says on his site, ryan-adams.com. "I think I quit. In fact,...
BUTCHER AND ART OF THE STEAL
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Thieves working for Saddam Hussein could be responsible for the plundering of priceless artifacts from the Baghdad museum, according to a world-renowned expert on stolen art. "It's well-known...
TAKEOFF KEYED SHUTTLE'S DOOM
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe tragic space shuttle Columbia was doomed from takeoff when its left wing was fatally punctured by falling debris, investigators now believe. Sources told ABC News the new evidence comes...
'HAVES' ARE WARY OF 'HAVE NOTS'
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amIt's one of the top public schools in the city, but PS 205 in Bayside, Queens, is about to accept more than 100 kids from failing schools - and that's...
MANHATTAN TRANSFER; $WEET RENTS LURE MORE BACK FROM BOROUGHS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amIt didn't seem possible two years ago - but thanks to falling rents, outer-borough renters are finding it affordable to move into Manhattan. Where once the definition of a bargain...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amA Cincinnati judge declared a mistrial after a juror dozed off during the trial of a man facing cocaine charges. "You have a right to 12 jurors who are awake,"...
GRAMMYS TO BOOK AN EARLIER GIG
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amBoth the Grammys and the American Music Awards will be moving from their traditional slots on the award season calendar, according to Billboard. For 2004, the Grammys are spinning from...
PIAZZA PARTY FOR MARINE'S FAMILY
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amIt was the thrill of his life, and he doesn't even know what happened. The family of Marine staff sergeant and lifelong Met fan Al Mediate Jr. was at Shea...
'RESERVOIR DOG' SNARLING MAD AT FIRE CUTS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amA beleaguered Brooklyn firehouse targeted for closure was bolstered by quirky character actor Steve Buscemi - a former FDNY firefighter himself - during a rally yesterday. Engine Co. 212 on...
PLAYING FOR UDAY WAS SHEER TORTURE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amSoccer can be a dangerous sport - especially in Iraq. Chilling new evidence has emerged showing how Uday Hussein, Saddam's psychotic son, used to torture players who underperformed. And here's...
NOT ONE OWNER HAS APPLIED FOR A TOBACCO-BAR EXEMPTION
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amNot one owner has applied for a tobacco-bar exemption from the statewide smoking ban that takes effect in July, according to the city's Health Department. To qualify, bar owners must...
TOT-DROWN TWIST - TRAGIC DAD SAYS: I WANTED TO SETTLE WITH TOMMY LEE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amMALIBU, Calif. - The grief-stricken father whose son died in rocker Tommy Lee's swimming pool insisted yesterday he never wanted a $10 million lawsuit against the rocker to go to...
BLAZE DESTROYS HISTORIC HOME
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amA fire raged through a century-old Baldwin, L.I., home early yesterday morning, gutting the wood-framed structure. No one was believed injured in the 2 a.m. blaze, which caused the second-floor...
DEADLIEST DAY YET FOR VIRUS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amFear and panic are spreading as the SARS virus' deadly march claimed more victims yesterday while scientists grappled with a solution to the health crisis. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has...
HELPING HEROES COPE ON HOME FRONT
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Now that the Iraqi people have been liberated, war commanders are faced with another humanitarian mission - the well-being of the thousands of troops returning home from combat....
PALS EYED IN CIG-SLAY COVER-UP
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amFriends of the 31-year- old martial-arts expert arrested in the smoking-ban stabbing death of a nightclub bouncer last week may face charges of helping to cover up the murder, police...
SADDAM'S MONEYMAN IN THE BAG
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amSaddam Hussein's financial wizard was in U.S. hands yesterday after Iraqi police captured him in Baghdad, raising hopes that billions of dollars stashed away by the deposed thug may eventually...
BODY OF INNOCENT CROSSFIRE VICTIM DRAGGED AND DUMPED
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe bloodied body of a Brooklyn woman was found a block away from a Queens nightclub where she had been caught yesterday in the crossfire of a gun battle and...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amTHE BRONX * A man was shot in the chest yesterday in Edenwald, police said. He was shot several times about 1:40 a.m. in front of 1173 E. 229th St.,...
N.J. COP'S 'ASSASSIN' ON LOOSE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amNew Jersey cops have named a suspect in the cold-blooded killing of a female police officer and the wounding of another cop after a high-speed, two-county car chase. Police said...
NAGGING DOUBT - RICK & DICK HORSE IS CONFLICT OF INTEREST
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amWHAT used to be known within TV networks as "standards and practices" forms, must've been turned face-down, stacked in a corner and now serve as scratch paper. Dick Vitale, ABC...
'GET OVER IT' WORDS FROM A ONE-TERM MAYOR?
April 20, 2003 | 4:00am'FORD to City: Drop Dead" was the headline that defined the fiscal crisis of the '70s. What will define the '00s? How about "Bloomy to City: Get Over It!"? That's...
SLIM PICKINGS FOR CITY KIDS - SOME OFFERED TRANSFERS - TO OTHER BAD SCHOOLS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amParents who want to get their kids out of failing city schools through the federal No Child Left Behind law are being offered disappointing options under the city's handling of...
FERTILIZER SALESMAN JUST KEPT PILING IT ON
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amNO wonder Scott Peterson is a fertilizer salesman - the man is totally full of bull! If ever a person was born to a job, this one's it. Think about...
YOU'VE GOT E-MAIL . . .
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amFROM Brucemcdougal: "You should have dumped the cartoon long ago. What we see now is a stunning woman. Well, if not stunning, at least one who looks pretty good for...
A CASE OF IRAQNOPHOBIA
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amSOMEHOW it's going to take anywhere from $100 to $200 billion to rebuild Iraq. Rebuild Iraq? How about rebuilding New York City first? Our economy's in the toilet, the city...
UNFAIRLY 'EX'COMMUNICATED
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amPOPE John Paul II declared again - this time during Holy Week - that under no circumstances should a divorced Catholic ever receive communion, adding that it would also be...
BUSTED: QNS. STUDENTS AT L.I. PUBLIC SCHOOLS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amPrivate detectives armed with video cameras are being used to expose Big Apple kids desperate for a better education who illegally attend Long Island schools. Ten students at Valley Stream...
VIRULENT RUMORS $TING CHINATOWN
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amNew York's Chinatown is struggling to avoid becoming a ghost town because of "cruel rumors" and unfounded fears of SARS, say community leaders who are planning a crisis meeting to...
LENSMAN SLAIN IN NABLUS CLASH
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amAn Israeli soldier shot and killed a cameraman with Associated Press Television News while he was covering a clash between troops and Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus...
FERRY PT. COURSE IS BACK ON TRACK
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amLOCAL GOLF You can't miss it driving over the Whitestone Bridge into The Bronx. For years it was a garbage dump. Someday it will be a golf course. Finally, after...
FRAGOSO'S QUICKLY WORKED HIS WAY UP
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amHot-riding bug boy Pablo Fragoso isn't the darling of Aqueduct's railbirds yet. But the way the 20-year-old apprentice jockey has kicked off his career, it might not be long before...
MILBURY MUST REBUILD FEEBLE, FRAGMENTED ISLES
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amSO just now does Mike Milbury acknowledge problems within the Islander room to which Slap Shots first alerted you in mid-November, and was roundly denounced by Peter Laviolette and his...
DEVILS MAY BE REAL LOU-SERS - GM MULLS BRUINS JOB
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amTHE Devils won their first- round confrontation against the Bruins, but they may be on the verge of losing far, far bigger game to Boston, Slap Shots once again is...
GANG GREEN HOPING TO GET YOUNGER, FASTER
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amBefore a single question could be asked during the Jets' annual pre-NFL Draft press conference on Thursday, Jets general manager Terry Bradway rambled on during a 15-minute monologue. Among the...
JINTS ARE DRAFTING DEFENSIVE GAMEPLAN - NO SHOCK-ING PICKS THIS YEAR
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amForget about making the same splash as last year. There's not enough water in this pool of talent for the Giants to bathe themselves in glory as they did following...
JETER REHAB GOING WELL IN TAMPA
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES MINNEAPOLIS - Derek Jeter's steps are small but they are movements in the right direction for his recovery from a dislocated left shoulder suffered on Opening Day. Yesterday...
PEDRO AIMS FOR RETURN WEDNESDAY
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amMET NOTES Pedro Astacio is set to come to New York today and he could take the mound for the Mets as early as Wednesday. The righty, recovering from right...
STIRRING SALUTE TO TRUE HERO
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amWHEN it comes to catching a ceremonial first pitch, Mike Piazza's body might be there, but his mind is usually on the game ahead. Yesterday was different. Normally, Piazza might...
'FEVER' CAPTURES ROSES
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amIt was a long time between drinks for Raging Fever, the 5-year-old mare who led gate-to-wire for a half-length score over Smoke'n Frolic in yesterday's Grade 3, $150,000 Bed O'...
MISTAKE-PRONE CEDENO GETS NO GLOVE FROM FANS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe Shea chant echoed one from the stadium's football past. In the middle of the sixth inning, Met fans sounded like old Jet fans longing for the always popular backup...
SAVING DISGRACE - BENITEZ BLOWS ANOTHER AS FISH FILLET METS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amMarlins 6 - Mets 5 It happened again. The Mets had battled back from a 4-1 deficit against the Marlins, highlighted by Roberto Alomar's eighth-inning, two-run double that gave them...
D'BACKS A D'SASTER - 2001 CHAMPS HAVE FALLEN FAR, FAST
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amTHEY are old, expen sive, terrible on offense and beholden to their top two starters. So the Diamondbacks share many ills with the Mets. Except their situation is worse. While...
PAYTON & TWO BUCK MATES ARRESTED ON ASSAULT RAPS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amGary Payton was a bust in two countries yesterday. After the Bucks' star point guard nearly went scoreless at the Meadowlands in Game 1's 109-96 loss, Payton, backcourtmate Sam Cassell...
SURPRISE FINISH - ACEVEDO CLOSES OUT WIN FOR PETTITTE AFTER TWINS PULL HITTER SWITCH IN 9TH
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amYankees 4 - Twins 2 MINNEAPOLIS - Chris Hammond was one out away from closing a two-run victory last night. He had Twins at the corners and was thinking about...
METROS HANG TOUGH TO MAKE THEIR POINT
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amMetros 1Galaxy 1 Brilliant game-saving plays - first by keeper Tim Howard, then by Richie Williams - helped the MetroStars preserve a 1-1 draw last night with Los Angeles, giving...
THESE AL EAST SLEEPERS ARE TOO GOOD TO IGNORE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amAFTER a four-year hiatus, Rotisserie Files makes its triumphant return to the pages of the Sunday Post. Welcome, and you may now count your winnings. Unless your league is run...
BOMBERS SEE AN OUT WITH HENSON
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amQUIZ:Name the five active righties who have won at least 10 games in each of the past six seasons (answer below). For most players a negative notice, even from the...
D'BACKS A D'SASTER - 2001 CHAMPS HAVE HAVE FALLEN FAR, FAST
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amTHEY are old, expensive, terrible on offense and beholden to their top two starters. So the Diamondbacks share many ills with the Mets. Except their situation is worse. While the...
LET TECHNOLOGY BE YOUR GUIDE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amAMAZING technology comes to light from Operation Iraqi Freedom almost daily. One of the most amazing has been the ability of the networks to zoom down from space to great...
CEDENO GETS NO GLOVE FROM FANS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe Shea chant echoed one from the stadium's football past. In the middle of the sixth inning yesterday, Met fans sounded like old Jet fans longing for the always popular...
SAVING DISGRACE: BENITEZ BLOWS ANOTHER AS FISH FILLET METS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amMarlins 6 Mets 5 It happened again. Roberto Alomar lined an eighth-inning two-run double and all of a sudden, the Mets had come back. Back from a three-run deficit against...
KENYON STILL STANDING
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amIT CAN all vanish this quickly. It's easy to forget that sometimes. One moment, you are flying above rims, skying above shoulders, pushing your team to a 10-point lead, a...
KIDD SET STANDARD FOR MATES
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amNET NOTES The first Nets' possession of the game resulted in a turnover. So Jason Kidd neatly intercepted a Sam Cassell pass and took it all the way for a...
MINOR SETBACK: INCONSISTENT CONTRERAS SHIPPED TO COLUMBUS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - When it comes to doing what's best, the Yankees don't care how much they are paying a player they have options with. So, yesterday the Yankees realized they...
BIG PLAYOFF PAYOFF: NETS TURN IT ON, BLOW OUT BUCKS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 1 Nets 109 Bucks 96 Nets coaches saw it a few days ago. Nets players sensed it at practice. Finally, it was confirmed in yesterday's pregame meeting. Call it...
SOLID COLLINS AT CENTER OF IT ALL
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amIf center Jason Collins played like this against Shaq, the Nets would be NBA champions. Their glaring weakness against the Lakers in last year's Finals - the center position -...
NO MORE KNICKS-CUSES: GARDEN FRONT OFFICE HAS TO MAKE TEAM BETTER
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amANTONIO McDYESS' latest knee impediment (and unremitting fallibility) couldn't have been more ill-timed as far as James Dolan, Scott Layden and Steve Mills are concerned. For the last two seasons,...
JASON HANDLES PAYTON
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amJason Kidd's day was done by the time Bucks point guard Gary Payton pulled up at the foul line and drained a jumper, slicing the Nets' lead to 22 points...
PIAZZA THROWS SELF INTO GETTING BETTER
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe Marlins haven't only stolen bases off Mike Piazza, they have lifted some of his confidence. Does that bother him? "Of course it does," Piazza said after the Marlins stole...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER-ROOM DOORS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amJennie covers all the bases Who's the hottest pitcher drawing an MLB paycheck? Our vote goes to Jennie Finch, the former University of Arizona softball phenom. Unlike Sidd Finch, who...
GUEVARA'S FINAL PIECE TO 'STARS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amThe MetroStars have one of the country's most explosive scorers, the MLS' best defender, and the heir apparent national team goalie. What they've lacked throughout their history is a star...
STARKS WINS DEBUT: EX-KNICK BEGINS A NEW CLIMB IN COACHING RANKS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amWildfire 110 ValleyDawgs 100 John Starks has been here before: Young, inexperienced and trying to get back to the NBA. "When I was playing in the CBA and the World...
STARKS BEGINS NEW CLIMB
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amJohn Starks has been here before: Young, inexperienced and trying to get back to the NBA. "When I was playing in the CBA and the World Basketball League, I knew...
IT'LL BE PARADISE UNDER THE BRIDGE
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amLOCAL GOLF You can't miss it driving over the Whitestone Bridge into The Bronx. For years it was a garbage dump. Someday it will be a golf course. Finally, after...
CONTRERAS' NEXT STOP: COLUMBUS
April 20, 2003 | 4:00amMINNEAPOLIS - When it comes to doing what's best, the Yankees don't care how much they are paying a player they have options with. So, yesterday the Yankees realized they...