February 12, 2005
CITI TO LAY OFF 1,000 OVERALL
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amBanking behemoth Citigroup said yesterday it will be issuing some pink slips to better position the company to pull off profit goals. Roughly 1,000 jobs at all levels are expected...
MPG LANDS TOP AD EXEC
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amAfter some big account losses, media-buying agency MPG scored a major coup by luring top ad exec Charlie Rutman as chief executive for North America. Rutman, 53, comes from rival...
BRUCE TO CUT $100M FROM LAZARD PAYCHECKS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amBruce Wasserstein is taking painful steps to clean up Lazard's balance sheet ahead of its initial public offering. Wasserstein, the legendary dealmaker who runs Lazard, is aiming to take $100...
CNN HEAD QUITS; JORDAN EXITS UNDER FIRE FOR REMARKS ON IRAQ
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe red-faced news chief of CNN, Eason Jordan, resigned yesterday after making outrageous claims that American troops deliberately tracked down and killed certain journalists in Iraq. Jordan put his foot...
STUN GUN STOCKS ARE JOLTED
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe three firms battling in the "stun gun wars" each got whacked by Wall Street yesterday after a 54-year-old suspect died and 14-year-old rowdy was hospitalized from Chicago cops' stun...
GIMME SHELTER
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amDe Niro's digs IF Robert De Niro is intent on finding a new home uptown, he'd better get crackin' - since he's about to go to contract on his TriBeCa...
HAUTE TUBS - THE NEW LUMIERE BUILDING TURNS ITS ROOF INTO A PRIVATE HOT SPOT
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amWHAT'S better than taking in the Manhattan skyline from How about enjoying it while soaking in your own private rooftop hot tub? Yeah, that sounds like it's better. Amenities on...
HOME SHOPPING CLUB - BIG STACK ATTACK
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amFelissimo Design House 10 W. 56th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues (212) 247-5656 Sale: Feb. 16-March 5 Open: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m./Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. A clearance sale offers...
ENCORES! UP A 'TREE'
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amA TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYNCity Center, 130 W. 55th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, (212) 581-1212. Two performances today and one tomorrow. THAT tree may have grown fine in...
GANG'S ALL HERE; A SURROGATE MOTHER WHO RAN A COLLEGE FOR KOOKS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00am"Lackawanna Blues" Tonight at 8 on HBO (four stars) RIGHT off, you should know that nothing about "Lack awanna Blues" will give you the blues. In fact, it will give...
SEX & THE DITTY - WHAT ALT-ROCKERS PLAY WHEN THEY'RE IN THE MOOD FOR OFF-TRACK BEDDING
February 12, 2005 | 5:00am'LET'S Get It On" isn't the world's only sex song. When alternative rockers get that lovin' feeling, you might hear Danzig, Jane's Addiction or David Bowie on their CD players....
WHAT'S UP? YOUR BEST BETS THIS WEEKEND
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amON THEIR TOES: The New York Theatre Ballet performs "Cinderella," today and tomorrow at 11 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m. Their trimmed down, hour-long version is recommended for kids ages...
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amHow do you spell "enchanted"? That best describes the reaction of a dozen high school students to "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Not only did they get a...
MY NEW HOME
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amEMPTY NESTERS SEEK UPTOWN HOME WHAT THEY BOUGHT: Inwood two-bedroom $565,000 SEARCH TIME: 14 months OR Gary and Constance Bond, the sound of a dream apartment turning into a nightmare...
NO SHOW, QUICK GO FOR HILARY
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amSHOW BUZZ WHERE was Hi lary Swank? It seemed like a no-brainer the Oscar nominee would feel obliged to turn up at Calvin Klein's show Thursday since she's his underwear...
'DOG 'N' PONY' SHOWS SHINE ; TARGET DEBUTSPUPS AS POLO GOES ELEGANT
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe fashion shows yesterday started on a decidedly kooky note-a posse of precious pooches pranced down the runway in Target's tongue-in-chic ode to canine couture. In stark contrast, Ralph Lauren's...
AN ORANGE GROOVE ; 'GATES' MATES SET FOR TODAY'S DEBUT
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amAs buzz around the highly touted public art project "The Gates" reached fever pitch yesterday, the vibe coming from its creators was decidedly more laid back - and apparently contagious....
WOMAN HIT WITH 'FAKE RAPE' RAP
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amA Long Island ambulette driver who claimed she was abducted in her work vehicle outside a hospital and raped has been arrested for making it all up, police said yesterday....
DRAMATIC LIFE & LEGACY OF THEATER'S MISUNDERSTOOD ICON
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amIF American drama had its own Mount Rushmore, there hewn out in stone would be the craggy features of Arthur Miller. Alongside Tennessee Williams, the older Eugene O'Neill and the...
CITY EYES REOPENING 9 CLOSING DIOCESE SCHOOLS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe city is inspecting nine soon-to-be-closed Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens so that public school students could attend them as early as this fall, a source close to the...
LIBBY'S '96 HIRE WAS LURED AWAY FROM STATE JOB
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amALBANY - Libby Pataki's first "personal assistant" was a state employee before the state Republican Party hired her away to work for the governor's wife, The Post has learned. Janine...
PETRA'S SUPER COMEBACK
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amHere's supermodel tsunami survivor Petra Nemcova out of the hospital and on the mend, her ever-supportive mom by her side. The stunning 5-foot-10 New Yorker is still recovering in the...
GETTING HOSED ON 'RACISM' ; FIREMAN'S HOT CLAIM
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amBLACK firefighter Lanaird Granger has accused his colleagues of racism for planting a noose next to his bunker gear - a nasty and inexcusable prank, if true. But let's not...
VOW WOW FOR 50-YR. COUPLES
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amIn a testament to true love and good health, some 250 couples married for 50 or more years gathered in Brooklyn yesterday for a heartfelt renewal of their vows. William...
SLOW ROLL FOR '7' STRAPHANGERS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amStraphangers on the No. 7 line can expect more crowded trains and longer waits over the next six weeks starting Monday as crews upgrade switches between the Grand Central and...
BABY WITH LOTS OF HEART; TRANSPLANT KID GOES HOME
February 12, 2005 | 5:00am"Miracle Baby" Jordan Trimarchi finally went home to Brooklyn with his new heart - a little more than two weeks after surgeons performed a dazzling feat of micro-engineering to keep...
BRAVE TEEN STANDS TALL AMID GRIEF
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amNIKOLAI IVANOV stepped into the second-floor chapel in his military-school uniform under a black jacket, eyes red-rimmed with anger and tears. He did not look at the open casket where...
JACKO DA TO GRILL COREY
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have subpoenaed former child star Corey Feldman, in hopes the one- time Michael Jackson playmate will dish more dirt on the embattled King of Pop, the...
I CAVE AT THE OFFICE; EX-CITY INSIDER IS CHARGED IN COLLAPSE
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amA former Department of Buildings employee has been arraigned on charges she forged documents relating to a Brooklyn building collapse that left four floors of bedrooms and living rooms exposed...
A 9/11 SHRINE BY SEA ; QNS. PARK FINALLY A GO
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amPlans for a 9/11 memorial in the Rockaways will finally proceed this spring, ending years of bureaucratic holdups that took twice as long as the fight over the monument and...
HOLY HOWIE BLASTS GOP ON VALUES
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - On the brink of taking control of the Democratic Party today, Howard Dean was his old outspoken self as he claimed Republicans lack moral values. "How can Republicans...
INS BLOCKS MOM FROM TRAGIC SON
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amA 6-year-old Bronx boy is fighting for his life - but his mom can't be at his bedside because U.S. officials denied her a visa to rush to New York...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amA Rhode Island high-school sophomore learned about political correctness when he was suspended a week for telling a guidance counselor that a teacher who'd punished him for tardiness was "being...
SET FREE TO KILL - EX-CON CHARGED IN BANKER SLAY WAS LET LOOSE IN NOV. ON TECHNICALITY
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe ex-con busted for allegedly murdering a Long Island banker last month while impersonating a cop was nabbed by a Texas trooper in August for illegally carrying a 9 mm...
FREED CON IS HUNTED IN ASSAULT
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amCops yesterday were hunting for an ex-con who savagely beat his girlfriend in their Bronx apartment just two days after he was awarded an early release from prison for model...
THUGS IN RAPE-ROB INVASION
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amTwo gunmen barged into a Bronx apartment yesterday, where they raped one woman and tied up her teenaged sister before fleeing with their jewelry. The gunmen forced their way into...
DEATH OF A LEGEND - 'SALESMAN' PLAYWRIGHT A B'WAY GIANT
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amArthur Miller - the theater legend who crusaded for social and moral responsibility in such classic plays as "Death of a Salesman," "The Crucible" and "A View From the Bridge,"...
'GARDEN' APARTMENTS IN RIVAL W. SIDE PLAN
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amChallenged to put up or shut up, Madison Square Garden yesterday took the wraps off the details of its plan for the West Side. MSG is offering to build a...
LIBBY'S '96 HIRE WAS LURED FROM STATE JOB
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amALBANY - Libby Pataki's first "personal assistant" was a state employee before the state Republican Party hired her to work for the governor's wife, The Post has learned. Janine Robinson...
JACKO DA SET TO GRILL COREY
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have subpoenaed former child star Corey Feldman, in hopes the one- time Michael Jackson playmate will dish more dirt on the embattled King of Pop, the...
STAR-STUDDED WAKE FOR ACTIVIST ACTOR OSSIE
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amActor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis was remembered yesterday as a man of great integrity, as mourners - including Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover - paid their respects at...
J.LO STYLES REALLY SING; 'SWEETFACE'BOUND TO BE TEEN FAVORITE
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amA jubilant Jennifer Lopez victoriously pumped her arms in the air as she jiggled down the runway after the debut of her "Sweetface" fashion collection last night. Lopez, who brought...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amMANHATTAN *** Police are hunting a middle-aged man (sketch above) who has twice tried to sexually assault Asian teenagers on the Lower East Side. Police said that on Feb. 3...
RAILSPLITTERS RULE BROOKLYN
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amB'KLYN CHAMPIONSHIP Lincoln 79Boys & Girls 60 Nick Leon insists he hears the same thing throughout Brooklyn. "Wherever I go, people doubt us," the Lincoln junior said. "They say, 'Who've...
J.LO'S SEW FINE; JENNIFER DEBUT WOWS THE STARS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amShe brought the bling. Jennifer Lopez closed New York's fashion week with a star-studded extrav aganza branded with her inimitable style. Music and fashion world luminaries like Lil' Kim, Ja...
A NO SHOW AND QUICK GO FOR HIL
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amSHOW BUZZ WHERE was Hilary Swank? It seemed like a no-brainer the Oscar nominee would feel obliged to turn up at Calvin Klein's show Thursday since she's his underwear model...
COPS SHOOT 1 IN BUY-&-BUST
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amUndercover cops shot and injured a Staten Island man last night in a buy-and-bust drug deal gone awry, police said. Detectives from the 120th Precinct walked up to two men...
THE DOG WHISPERER - WESTMINSTER HOPEFULS REVEAL ALL
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amVictoria Herbert cried tears of joy yesterday as she listened to her dog opine on the joys of competing in the prestigious Westminster Dog Show, how he copes with stress...
'LET ME IN, FOR MY SON' - INS BARS TRAGIC MOM
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amA 6-year-old Bronx boy is fighting for his life - but his mom can't be at his bedside because U.S. officials denied her a visa to rush to New York...
HOLY HOWIE'S HOMILY VS. 'NO-VALUES' GOP
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - On the brink of taking control of the Democratic Party today, Howard Dean was his old outspoken self as he claimed Republicans don't have any moral values. "How...
NO BOOZE AT THE BELMONT
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe NYRA announced yesterday it is jacking prices and banning alcohol for this year's Belmont Stakes on June 11. Admission goes from $2 to $10 for grandstand, $5 to $20...
'GROCER' IS ONE TO BEAT IN THE WHIRLAWAY
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amEver since Smarty Jones used last year's Count Fleet Stakes over Aqueduct's inner dirt track as a steppingstone to victory in the Kentucky Derby, taking the winter route through the...
TEAM SHARES BLAME IN GIAMBI MESS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amNO MATTER which way the Yankees spin things now, they were terribly negligent in their courtship of Jason Giambi. That much is obvious. No matter how things truly went down...
JASON RIPS JOSE AGAIN
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amYankees fans have to hope Jason Giambi attacks AL pitchers the way he his going after Jose Canseco. Yesterday, for the second straight day, Giambi ripped into Canseco for reportedly...
RICE'S KELLY HITS BOOKS, NOT COURT
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amHS NOTES Curtis Kelly may not play when Rice heads to Trenton today to face Raritan (N.J.) in the Prime Time Shootout. "I don't think I will," the 6-9 junior...
STRAW BACK WITH METS ; WILL WORK WITH AMAZIN' OFS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amTwenty-five years later, Darryl Strawberry is ready to join the Mets all over again. Strawberry, the Mets' all-time home run hitter and their first pick in the 1980 draft, will...
GIVING AN INCH TO SAVE HOCKEY
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amIT'S not about blinking and it's not about caving. Not about strength, not about weakness. With so much at stake, it simply can't be. In fact, no matter the very...
HOU GOTTA BELIEVE ; ALLAN: I'LL BE 100 PERCENT SOON
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amBOSTON - In his strongest statement yet that his season and career is not over, Knicks shooting guard Allan Houston vowed yesterday he will be at full strength before the...
STORM, PIRATES MIRROR IMAGES
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amIt hasn't been a banner year for local basketball, to say the least, college or pro. And tonight's tilt between St. John's and Seton Hall perfectly epitomizes just about every...
DON'T EXPECT CAP SWITCH
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe lockout foes failed to resume negotiations yesterday and the NHL is said to have begun the process of canceling the season, which could happen next week. After declaring Thursday...
MONET'S HEROICS SIMPLY GRAND
February 12, 2005 | 5:00am3 OVERTIMESGrand St. 70Canarsie 62 It didn't seem like it was going to be Monet Johnson's day. During warmups, the Grand Street Campus senior dislocated her left ring finger. She...
FEELING DOWN ; NETS' KRSTIC EAGER FOR ALL-STAR BREAK
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amNenad Krstic can't wait for the All-Star Game. He needs the rest. About a month or so ago, the Nets' rookie, exceeding all expectations, claimed he was strong, fresh, vibrant....
ISIAH HAS HIS EYE ON RAPTORS' WILLIAMS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amBOSTON -Isiah Thomas has yet to speak with Toronto about small forward Eric Williams, who demanded a trade this week. But Thomas is expected to makes an inquiry before the...
FORMER A'S SAY 'NO WAY, JOSE'
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amTwo former members of the Oakland Athletics organization became the latest to defend Mark McGwire against Jose Canseco's reported claims that the first-base slugger used steroids. Meanwhile, various published reports...
THORN HAS NO INTEREST IN ALONZO
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amNET NOTES Alonzo Mourning is available to the Nets through waivers. Any interest? "No thank you," team president Rod Thorn said firmly. Mourning, traded by the Nets to Toronto in...
STORM AND HALL HAVE SAME WOES
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amIt hasn't been a banner year for local basketball, to say the least, college or pro. And tonight's game between St. John's and Seton Hall epitomizes just about every struggle...
ALLAN'S VOW: I'LL BE 100 PERCENT SOON
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amBOSTON - In his strongest statement yet that his season and career is not over, Knick shooting guard Allan Houston vowed yesterday he will be at full strength before the...
NETS WILL NOT GO AFTER ZO
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amNET NOTES Alonzo Mourning is available to the Nets through waivers. Any interest? "No thank you," team president Rod Thorn said firmly. Mourning, traded by the Nets to Toronto in...
OFFICIALLY MAD ; CARTER'S EJECTION SPURS NETS' ANGER
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amSpurs 101Nets 91 The clock showed 27.7 seconds left in what would emerge as perhaps the Nets' most frustrating defeat of the season. Lawrence Frank could keep it inside no...
LOTTERY TICKET ; SINKING KNICKS BEYOND HELP
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amCeltics 111 Knicks 94 BOSTON - Australian 7-foot center Andrew Bogut of Utah. Small forwards Rudy Gay of UConn and Marvin Williams of North Carolina. Point guard Chris Paul of...
VINCE'S MOM BACKS OFF FIGHT STORY
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amThe report out of Canada claimed Vince Carter and Raptors coach Sam Mitchell had gotten into a fight earlier this season. Michelle Carter, Vince's mom and one of the sources...
BOMBER BRASS: WE DIDN'T CAVE IN ON 'ROIDS
February 12, 2005 | 5:00amNot sure which way an arbitration hearing would go the Yankees decided not to proceed with a plan to void the remaining $82 million on Jason Giambi's contract after his...