January 15, 1999
CLINTON BACKS INNER-CITY INVESTMENT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amPresident Clinton is planning to offer hundreds of millions of dollars in government incentives to Wall Street firms that set up branches in poor neighborhoods. Clinton will officially announce the...
TIME SALTS CYBER-BUSINESS WITH PEPE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTime adds Pepe to e-commerce biz Time Warner has taken a step toward becoming an e-commerce player. Gerald Levin, chairman and CEO of the media conglomerate, and Don Logan, chairman...
DILLER'S ITALIAN SHOPPING NETWORK MESS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amAN Italian company says Barry Diller's Home Shopping Network has lied to investors in a recent press release and that it'll snitch unless the American firm speaks up. At issue...
PLANET H'WOOD LOSSES MOUNT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amMoney-losing Planet Hollywood sees its red ink flowing into the next millennium. The floundering theme restaurant chain, whose stable of movie stars couldn't keep diners from staying away in droves...
READER'S DIGEST DEALS: MAY COMBINE WITH TIME INC.
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amReader's Digest Association is huddling with Time Warner's Time Inc. about folding Reader's Digest into a new joint venture that would include several of Time Inc.'s magazines and its direct-marketing...
RYDER DRIVING MAGAZINE IN RIGHT DIRECTION
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTOM Ryder is making all the right moves. Hired last spring to rescue a failing Reader's Digest, the former AmEx exec has undertaken a massive restructuring and cost-cutting. Now it...
DOW FALLS 228; YEAR'S GAINS WIPED OUT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amBrazil, impeachment, weak earnings, or getting too big, too fast. Take your pick as to the excuse and there's a camp blaming the market's drop on it. A fourth day...
CEO GROUP TOOLS TO SET E-BIZ RULES BY MARY HUHN
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTop executives from a broad array of industries are getting together to set policies for the booming business of e-commerce. Time Warner chief Gerald Levin, America Online Chairman Steve Case...
HIGH DOSE OF HUMOR & HUMANITY IN 'DR.'
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amWITH the success of last year's "The Eel," which landed on a number of top-10 lists, veteran Japanese director Shohei Imamura has become a critics' darling - and for good...
SOMETHING TO CROWE ABOUT: LEAD SINGER ROBINSON SAYS TRUTH LETS GROUP TAKE WING
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHE Black Crowes hit New York with a vengeance this week, releasing their new disc, "By Your Side," and playing two small club concerts - the first at the Bowery...
MOISEYEV FAR FROM JUST PLAIN FOLKS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amAT Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night, the last skirt had whirled, the last jump jumped, and the serried, smiling lines of the Moiseyev Dance Company, paying its first visit to...
SEX AND THE SINGLE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHE heroine of ''Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore'' is deflowered in a cemetery in the opening minutes of the film. The frumpy, high-school honor student (Lisa Gerstein) spends the...
'DREAMS' TEAM IN FOUL PLAY
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amIT was directed by Neil Jordan and stars Annette Bening as the heroine and Robert Downey Jr. as the villain. Stephen Rea and Aidan Quinn have supporting roles. How bad...
CHEFS LEND A DISH TO WNET
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHE many faces of philanthropy will be popping up all around the Apple over the next few weeks. Food-loving do-gooders are going from one extreme to the other to promote...
BLIND ROMANTIC SAPFEST
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHERE'S a fascinating idea at the heart of Irwin Winkler's handsomely mounted ''At First Sight'' - but you have to choke down mattress-sized gobs of marshmallow to find it. The...
PITIFUL TALE OF OBSESSION
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amACCORDING to the production notes for "Mississippi Mermaid," when Francois Truffaut's Hitchcock-influenced thriller was first released in the United States 30 years ago, American critics trashed it because they were...
'HOME' SICK TIM ALLEN SAYS IT'S TIME TO SHUT THE WORKSHOP DOOR
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amPASADENA, Calif. - Tim Allen insists he's pulling the plug on ABC's "Home Improvement" after eight seasons - despite some doubters. "As far as I'm concerned, yes, this is the...
AGAINST ALL ODDS, 'VARSITY BLUES' IS A WINNER
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amPREDICTABLE, shameless and uneven ''Varsity Blues'' still somehow manages to be great fun. And despite its flaws, it's one of the best football movies in years. It's no ''North Dallas...
"FRASIER" DREAM TEAM AN ART-LESS LOT; HONCHO SASSA SAYS LESS SEX, PLEASE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amPASADENA, Calif. - The dream cast of ''Frasier'' stars Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney all appearing at the same time in the three-man Broadway hit Art is...
NEW YORK KIDS? GET OUTTA TOWN!
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amThey hang out at a spot that looks like a ''Friends'' wannabe but seems more like the malt shop from 'Happy Days.' ''Zoe, Duncan,Jack & Jane'' Sunday at 9 on...
BALDWIN TO PICK UP 'MUSIC MAN' BATON?
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amGET out the trombones. All 76 of 'em.''The Music Man,'' Meredith Willson's all-American 1957 musical, is returning to Broadway in the fall. Tony Award-winning choreographer Susan Stroman has signed on...
'DATELINE' TO '60 MIN II:' BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am6/0 Minutes II" premiered Wednesday night to high ratings and critical acclaim, but the newsmagazine's lead segment anchored by Dan Rather about a secret city in Siberia, appears to be...
SHARON OUT OF THE BLUE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amP ASADENA, Calif. - Sultry Sharon Lawrence's announcement that she was leaving "NYPD Blue" was a suprise to series co-creator Steven Bochco. Lawrence, who plays glamorous attorney Sylvia Costas -...
TYSON NEVER POSSESSED CHARACTER TO BE GREAT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHE most insightful remark about Mike Tyson was delivered to me eight years ago by Teddy Atlas, his original trainer when Tyson was a teen-ager. "Mike is a comet, not...
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT LINKED TO MOM'S STRESS: STUDY
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amWomen have been told for years that they should give up smoking, drinking and junk food while pregnant to increase their chances of having healthier babies. Add stress to the...
CITY READY TO CELEBRATE DR. KING
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amMonday marks the federal holiday celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and plans were shaping up around the city yesterday for a fitting tribute. In Brooklyn, Borough...
BILL COSBY NETS PIECE OF N.J.'S CIVIC-MINDED PRO HOOPS TEAM
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amThe New Jersey Nets have a new star - but don't look for him at the free-throw line. Entertainer Bill Cosby has bought a piece of the pro basketball team,...
IRAQ NIXES U.S. BID TO EASE SANCTIONS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amThe United States yesterday proposed lifting all limits on Iraq's oil-for-food sales, hoping to discredit Saddam Hussein's claims that the West is starving his people. But Baghdad rejected the proposal,...
MAN LINKED TO SLAIN KID WITNESS NABBED
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amCops yesterday arrested a Connecticut man sought for questioning in the killing of an 8-year-old boy who was to be a key witness at his murder trial. Russell Peeler, 26,...
WE COULD WITNESS A TOTAL TRAVESTY IF REPUBLICANS FOLD
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am"How can any impeachment trial be held without witnesses? It isn't fair to either side."G. GORDON LIDDY WASHINGTON. WHEN you grasp that no living human in this nation has seen...
RIOT-READY DENVER COPS BRACING FOR SUPER BRAWL
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amDENVER - Cops here getting ready for the Jet-Bronco showdown had a pre-game scrimmage of their own yesterday - suited up in gas masks and riot gear. The Mile High...
GIULIANI DEFIES CREW TO BOOST VOUCHERS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani - in a rare clash with Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew - said for the first time yesterday the city should issue vouchers to let poor parents send their...
REELING DC 37 IS BRACING FOR $4.5M WALLOP
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTroubled District Council 37 faces $4.5 million in unexpected expenses this year - and needs to drastically slash spending so it doesn't end up in the hole, officials said yesterday....
STATE PLEDGES AN UNBIASED PROBE OF NEW READING TEST
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amEmbattled state officials yesterday decided to set up a panel of outside experts to investigate whether foul-ups in New York's new reading test gave some students an unfair edge. "I...
THE MAYOR'S WISH LIST
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amHighlights of Mayor Giuliani's State of the City Address: *Suggested building a football stadium adjacent to the Javits Center between 29th and 33rd streets. To complete the "sports corridor," Madison...
COP'S SUICIDE BID MAY SPARK NYPD THEFT SCANDAL
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amWhen investigators opened his locker, they found money and jewels he admits belonged to street vendors, the sources said. An attempted suicide by a veteran officer has triggered an investigation...
M0NICA'S KEEPING C00L 0N CH0C0LATES: MAD AVE. BINGE AS TRIAL KICKS OFF
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amPresident Clinton wasn't the only one under stress as his Senate impeachment trial revved up yesterday - Sexgate siren Monica Lewinsky tried to cheer up with a chocoholic chow-down. Lewinsky...
RUDY WANTS TO LAND JETS ON WEST SIDE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amMayor Giuliani backed off plans to move the Yankees to Manhattan yesterday - and unveiled a blockbuster idea to lure the Jets from New Jersey with a domed West Side...
CLINTON'S LIES CALLED 'CANCER'; PROSECUTORS OPEN TRIAL IN SENATE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - House prosecutors opened their impeachment case against President Clinton yesterday, comparing his alleged lies about Monica Lewinsky to a "cancer" threatening the nation's legal system. At the end...
THE EYES HAVE IT AS GOP SCORES ON DAY ONE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amANALYSIS WASHINGTON - Republicans turned the spotlight on President Clinton's lying eyes yesterday - and even Democrats concede they did a good job of it. GOPers hope the haunting image...
TOUCHING FAREWELL TO SLAIN BOY WITNESS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amEight-year-old Leroy Brown's basketball teammates remembered him at his funeral last night as a good boy who didn't deserve to die for witnessing a murder. Leroy and his mom, 30-year-old...
LINE OF CREDIT: JETS OWE DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MAWAE & CO.
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am"There have been some times when we were a little ragged in some areas, but we've improved as we've gone. I'd say we have a pretty smart [offensive] line. We're...
DEVILS NOT ABOUT TO GO AFTER BURE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amKANATA, Ont. - The Devils may be looking for some speed, but they're not looking at the Russian Rocket. While Lou Lamoriello and owner John McMullen have pulled off a...
JETS MUST AVOID GOING APE IN ... ; BRONCS' ZOO
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am"I've played in Denver before, but not for all the marbles."RICHIE ANDERSON "You take in the crowd ... you can get overwhelmed by it."KEVIN MAWAE It's going to be like...
THIN AIR UP THERE SHOULD BE FACTOR
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amThe weather in Denver is as inconsistent as the NFL's officiating. Thanks to the mile-high altitude, however, one thing remains constant: the stingy amount of oxygen you have to breathe....
PEPPER KNOWS THIS MAY BE IT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amOne of the most glorious seasons in Jets history also has been one of the most frustrating for linebacker Pepper Johnson. Both could come to an end Sunday when the...
REBORN RANDALL: BETTER THAN EVER
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am"Right now, I'm in a mature game style and maturing as far as my life is concerned. I appreciate everything."RANDALL CUNNINGHAM IT IS almost strange to watch Randall Cunningham play...
WEATHER GETS BEST OF BIG A
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amWinter put the big chill on racing at Aqueduct yesterday for the third time in the last eight scheduled racing days. Unlike last Saturday, when frozen chunks in the sub-surface...
N.J. PURSES GET BIG LIFT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amHorse racing in New Jersey, which seemed down for the count not long ago, made a Rocky Balboa-like comeback yesterday with the unprecedented announcement that the N.J. Sports and Exposition...
BIG TUNA'S MYSTIQUE HIDES HIS MISTAKES
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHERE are popular truths. Bill Parcells has helped turn the Jets into an exciting, championship-caliber team. That's a popular truth. Then there are unpopular truths. Bill Parcells' glaring mistakes are...
DOWN SEVEN AT HALFWAY POINT: (SECOND IN A SERIES )
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHESE past six weeks, I've proved to myself I can lose something other than football picks. I'm at the halfway point in my Apex nutrition and workout program, which I...
A SHARPE PAIN
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am"You don't find too many 230-pound guys that play like wide receivers."BILL PARCELLS The toughest matchup on the field for the Jets Sunday might not be trying to stop Denver's...
SAMPLE NOT SOLD ON THESE JETS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHE man who provided the answer of the week - I guarantee it - had a question on Jan. 12, 1969. The Jets led the Colts, 7-0, at halftime in...
COMMISSION: STATES MUST 'SEA' FOOD RISKS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amTHE Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has adopted a resolution that supports the Atlantic coast state fisheries agencies in taking an active role in themanagement and communication of risks of...
WHY ESPN JUST SAID NO TO NIKE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amSome journalistic fire still burns in some bellies up at ESPN. On Wednesday, after Nike's most influential property, Michael Jordan, announced his retirement from the NBA, Nike contacted ESPN to...
TESTAVERDE TALKS THE TALK WITH JOE WILLIE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amJET NOTESVinny Testaverde speaks with reverence about his idol, Joe Namath. So, when Namath spoke to him recently to wish him luck in this run toward a Super Bowl, Testaverde...
SMELL THE PHONY BALONEY ; TYSON FIGHT REEKS OF MONEY-LOVING HYPOCRITES
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amIn one respect, a match between Tyson and Botha is a natural, since both were convicted of crimes against their own sport. LAS VEGAS - The Hypocrites Convention holds its...
KNICKS SEE NO MIAMI VICE IN EWING WORKOUTS WITH HEAT
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amAfter a couple days of working out in Miami, Patrick Ewing finally joined his real team yesterday, or the tiny portion that has shown up so far. Ewing arrived at...
ISRAELI STAR NIXES KNICKS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES The Knicks won't be getting Israeli guard Oded Katash after all. The 24-year-old European star rejected the Knicks offer, forgoing a chance to become the first Israeli to...
BIG A BRACES FOR BATTLE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amWinter at Aqueduct, no longer the armpit of New York racing, becomes the battleground for a championship next week when 18-year-old Jeremy Beasley, one of the hottest apprentice riders in...
AN IRRESISTIBLE FORCE: SUPER TERRELL CARRIES LOAD IN BRONCS' RUN
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amENGLEWOOD, Colo. - On 14th Street in downtown Denver, he's as big as a building. The vein in his forearm that carries the football runs at least the length of...
EWING: AIR TOLD ME BUT ...
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amAs one of Michael Jordan's closest friends in basketball, Patrick Ewing knew that the superstar was thinking about retirement long before word leaked out earlier this week. The only problem...
PACERS GO EXTRA MILE
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am"There are much better places to be than Indiana at this time of year, but sacrifice is what it's all about."MARK JACKSON INDIANAPOLIS - The three-hour workout was nearly complete,...
DONE DEAL FOR JAYSON ; NETS STAR WILL GET PACT WORTH $86M
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amNets ownership realized it couldn't hope to entertain visions of sugary playoff plums without doing the right thing for their ruthless rebounder. GIVEN how much both sides want and need...
TYSON'S WEIGHT SCALES NEW HIGH
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amLAS VEGAS - Yep, it's official: Mike Tyson has never been bigger. The scales don't lie, when it comes to justice or weight, and yesterday, the scale said Tyson will...
KUBIAK PUTS BUFFS ON HOLD
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amBRONCO NOTES ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Much of the talk at Broncos camp yesterday surrounded the speculation of offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak becoming a candidate for the head coaching job at...
SAFETY FIRST FOR JETS VS. MVP DAVIS
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amThis is the classic matchup between the relative unknown against the All-World superstar. This is a chance for a player like Corwin Brown to make a name for himself at...
HARRINGTON FINDS 2ND HOME IN INDY
January 15, 1999 | 5:00am'These guys have made it easy for me because they are all regular guys. They're just like my teammates in high school."AL HARRINGTON INDIANAPOLIS - So, just how is young...
FLYERS ABOUT TO JOIN BURE SWEEPSTAKES
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amFlyer chairman Ed Snider has scheduled an urgent meeting of his hockey department for today, The Post has learned, which seems to indicate that Philadelphia is about to enter into...
AGREES TO BE NETS' $100-MILLION MAN
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amHe has been called a center, a power forward, an All-Star. And now Jayson Williams can add another handle to his resume. A $100-million man. Sources last night said Williams...
NOTHING CHANGES
January 15, 1999 | 5:00amSenators 3 Devils 2 KANATA, Ont. - The Devils stand exposed by the Senators as needing more speed and skill, but their owner is not making any last minute bid...