Gregg Birnbaum
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RUDY TALKS UP PROSTATE 'TOMATO CURE'
February 10, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani revealed yesterday he's turned to Mother Nature to treat his prostate cancer. The mayor said that, on the advice of his doctor, he has been wolfing down loads...
GREEN PAINTS SELF AS A TRUE-BLUE FRIEND OF COPS
February 6, 2001 | 5:00amPublic Advocate Mark Green - once attacked as anti-cop by the mayor - moved yesterday to position himself as a pro-police crime fighter, rolling out a plan to "build on"...
COUNCIL CABAL PLOTS TERM-LIMITS U-TURN
February 3, 2001 | 5:00amAbout 20 City Council members who want to abolish term limits held a secret strategy session near City Hall yesterday to plot the unveiling of legislation next week to prolong...
GREEN 10 AHEAD OF NEAREST DEM RIVAL
February 1, 2001 | 5:00amPublic Advocate Mark Green holds a 10-point or more edge over his three Democratic rivals in the city's race for mayor, a poll found yesterday. The survey, by Quinnipiac College,...
HILLARY: MY HANDS ARE CLEAN
January 30, 2001 | 5:00amSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday denied any role in her husband's controversial last-day-in-office pardons - and said she's closed the book on her time in the White House. In her...
RUDY: LET'S GIVE CIVILIAN COMPLAINT BOARD MORE POWER
January 27, 2001 | 5:00amIn a surprise move, Mayor Giuliani yesterday proposed strengthening the much-criticized police Civilian Complaint Review Board and posting detailed precinct-by-precinct crime stats on the Internet. Giuliani said he wants to...
HILL STAYS ON LAM AS GOP CALLS FOR PROBE
January 27, 2001 | 5:00amSen. Hillary Clinton remained a fugitive from the press yesterday amid growing calls for probes into her husband's controversial last-minute pardons - including that of billionaire tax-cheat fugitive Marc Rich....
DID HILL NAB VOTES WITH CLEMENCY HINTS?
January 24, 2001 | 5:00amVirtually the entire Hasidic village of New Square voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton for Senate after village leaders believed she had been persuaded to support clemency for four of their...
GOV AIDE IN LINE FOR TOP FEDERAL N.Y. PROSECUTOR
January 23, 2001 | 5:00amGov. Pataki's top lawyer is the leading candidate to replace Manhattan U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White under the Bush administration, sources told The Post yesterday. James McGuire, who has worked...
BLACK VOTERS A CHALLENGE FOR HEVESI
January 23, 2001 | 5:00amEven after a surprise appearance alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton last week, city Comptroller Alan Hevesi may face the toughest battle of the Democratic mayoral wannabes to win over black...
BADILLO'S BUCK-$HOT TARGETS BLOOMBERG
January 19, 2001 | 5:00amPossible GOP mayoral candidate Herman Badillo stepped up his attack on billionaire Michael Bloomberg yesterday, blasting him as out of touch with New Yorkers and lacking ideas for how to...
RUDY ALLY BECOMES GREEN-BACKER - EXCLUSIVE
January 18, 2001 | 5:00amOne of Mayor Giuliani's biggest political fund-raisers is now helping rake in big bucks for one of the mayor's biggest enemies - Public Advocate Mark Green - The Post has...
RUDY BLASTS 'BURB POLS IN NEW SCHOOL-AID WRANGLE
January 13, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani yesterday accused suburban lawmakers of trying to avoid complying with a judge's ruling to boost aid to city schools by passing the buck to hizzoner. The latest volley...
SCHOOLS BOSS WOULD PUT WINDFALL TO TEACHER PAY
January 12, 2001 | 5:00amSchools Chancellor Harold Levy said yesterday he wants to significantly boost teacher salaries with the expected windfall from the landmark state school-aid court ruling. "We could do hundreds of things...
HIZZONER: $50M STRIP-SEARCH DEAL NOT SET IN STONE
January 11, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani insisted yesterday there is no deal requiring the city to shell out up to $50 million to thousands of strip-search victims - despite an agreement signed by a...
RUDY: DREAM TEAM? DREAM ON
January 10, 2001 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani appeared yesterday to rule out running for state attorney general with Gov. Pataki on a "dream team" Republican ticket next year. "I'm not a candidate for attorney general,"...
CITY MAY SUE TO BOOT P.A. FROM AIRPORTS
January 10, 2001 | 5:00amThe war between Mayor Giuliani and the Port Authority went nuclear yesterday, as the mayor talked about hauling the agency into court, while the PA charged he's already wasted nearly...
FROM CRIME TO HOUSING, A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
January 9, 2001 | 5:00amHighlights from Mayor Giuliani's State of the City speech: CRIME * Add 600 cops to search for people with outstanding warrants. * Launch targeted effort to reduce property crimes. *...
CANDIDATE VALLONE ISRAEL-BOUND
January 8, 2001 | 5:00amCity Council Speaker Peter Vallone is planning a trip to Israel in the next few weeks and will ask President Clinton in a letter today not to rush the peace...
CITY WEB SITE'S 'DEADBEAT' LIST DRIVES FEW TO PAY OFF TICKETS
January 8, 2001 | 5:00amA city program that kicked off last year using cyberspace to collect more than $700,000 in unpaid parking tickets from the worst scofflaws has netted just $800, The Post has...