May 23, 1999
WHEN 'VOLATILITY' ISN'T A FOUR-LETTER WORD
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amVOLATILITY is a word much on investors' minds as the stock market looks to be entering a correction. Risk-averse investors have been advised by experts - including me - to...
BARNEY'S PANEFUL GENIUS : THIS WINDOW DRESSER'S ALWAYS IN STYLE WITH FANS LIKE MADONNA
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amSIMON Doonan's office at the Barneys corporate office is not pretty. The man who has been called an "aesthetic guru," a "creative genius," and a "wizard" - famous for creating...
NOT QUITE A REVELATION
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amBEST-selling author Peter Lynch needs to hire a new speechwriter. The famed former mutual-fund manager's keynote address at this year's Investment Company Institute meeting was the same one he's delivered...
DETAILS REDESIGN COMING IN OCTOBER
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amDETAILS Editor-in-Chief Mark Golin is gearing up for a major redesign of the Conde Nast monthly effective with the October issue and has top magazine designer Rhonda Rubinstein jetting into...
HOW I'M WIRED FOR MY DOWN UNDER JAUNT
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amTHIS author of Cyber Ink is leaving to live in Sydney for five months. There I'll cover the industry for The Australian, a paper owned by News Corp., the same...
STRAIGHT MAN IS FOCUS OF WALL ST. HOMOPHOBIA
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amMORGAN Stanley Dean Witter was neck-deep in homophobia hell last week when an incident involving a former employee who was axed after he appeared in a gay magazine, thrust the...
WHY BOB PISANI IS NO MONEY HONEY IN CNBC-OLOGY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amMARIA Bartiromo gets it up in the morning, and day traders count on it. Bored with traditional indicators, traders are using CNBC personalities and CEO appearances as a money-making guide....
'NOTTING' NEW FOR ROBERTS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amIn ''Notting Hill,'' which opens on Friday, $20-million-a-picture star Julia Roberts plays Anna Scott, a $15-million-a-picture star. Some stretch. Her character goes from making sci-fi thrillers to Henry James adaptations,...
TRUFFAUT'S BURNING ISSUE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amPhooey on ''Star Wars'' and its mind- numbing orgy of special effects. When it comes to sci-fi, we'll take ''Fahrenheit 451.'' The only special effect in ''Fahrenheit,'' directed by Francois...
'WEIR'-Y OF THE TONYS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amYou can elect a president by democratic process, and you can judge a TV show's commercial capability by demographic samples. But I doubt whether any kind of ballot can provide...
MEALS & DEALS: PEPE GIALLO TO GO
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: Pepe Giallo To Go 253 10th Ave. (212) 242-7796 Don't let the name fool you: Pepe Giallo To Go isn't just for take-out. In fact, it's more enjoyable to...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: MARLA SOKOLOFF
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: Marla Sokoloff was supposed to have a seven-episode stint on "The Practice," but the 18-year-old so impressed producer David Kelley that her guest gig as no-nonsense secretary Lucy Hatcher...
NEW YORK PET: DOGS 'N' HEAT
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: Here's how to help your canine keep his cool this summer. During the dog days of summer, your best friend will need help in beating the heat. The first...
APPLE BECOMES SHORE LOSER WITH LIFEGUARD LAPSE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe Parks Department expects to fall short of the 550 lifeguards needed to open all sections of the city's beaches by Memorial Day weekend, despite a five-month recruitment campaign. Parks...
TEXAS GUINAN (1884-1933)
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amDuring the '20s, club manager Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan was the star of Gotham's speak-easy scene, supplying humor and booze to New York's most prominent juicers. Called "The Queen...
STEPPIN' OUT WITH YOUR VIRTUAL BABY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amSwipe a computerized pass at the door and walk past the velvet rope. Present a club-issued plastic credit card to the bartender. Sway to bubbly beats created by wireless sensors...
AN UNLICENSED TRUCKER RUNS DOWN TEEN GIRL
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"We've been saying all along that this is an accident waiting to happen."CITY COUNCIL MEMBER KATHRYN FREED SoHo and Chinatown residents are in an uproar over the senseless death of...
MAYOR DERAILS PLAN FOR TROLLEY ALONG 42ND ST.
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani has quietly scuttled plans for a trolley on 42nd Street, The Post has learned. The $150 million project, which looked as though it was finally on track after...
THE (ASSISTED) SUICIDEOF BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amO VER the past few days, many pundits have declared that Benjamin Netanyahu lost to Ehud Barak because Israeli voters rejected his cautious approach to negotiations with the Palestinians. It's...
DRUNK DRIVER'S JOB SAVED
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amSpecial-education administrator Philip Deppe left work, had "three or four" glasses of wine with friends, then got behind the wheel of his car - in no condition to drive. While...
EDUCATOR SHARED BED WITH STUDENTS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amJohn Ahern started his teaching career in New Jersey, where he hosted beer parties for students and let female students share his bed "because there was just no place to...
FOOLING WITH FOOD LEAVES BAD TASTE:EXPERTS' ALARM AT 'DESIGNER GENES'
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"We should have labeling so people can decide for themselves if they want to be a guinea pig."JOE MENDELSON OF THE CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY You are an unwitting lab...
PLANNER WOULD MAKE TRACKS ON 2ND AVE.
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amA traffic consultant has proposed building a light-rail trolley line along Second or First avenue to relieve subway overcrowding and road gridlock on Manhattan's East Side. George Haikalis said the...
HONESTY WASN'T BEST POLICY FOR EX-CON
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amJOSE LUIS ARROCHA"I feel like the law failed me."Jose Luis Arrocha didn't lie when he applied for a teaching job at a city high school in 1996 - he never...
PATAKI AND MAYOR BEAT FIRST LADY IN POLL
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amNEW YORK POST & FOX 5 NEWS EXCLUSIVE POLL ALBANY - Either Gov. Pataki or Mayor Giuliani could narrowly defeat First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton if the Senate race were...
GUNMAN'S EX-PAL: 'I WANT YOU TO KNOW I WAS NOT INVOLVED'
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amEx-girlfriend Cara Ward "doesn't want anyone to think she's the cause of all of this."CLASSMATE JENNY STEPHENS The ex-girlfriend of Georgia school-shooting suspect T.J. Solomon is tormented by the thought...
'ZERO TOLERANCE' SCHOOL HAD ZERO WARNING
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amCONYERS, Ga. JIM Borland had trouble sleeping Friday night. As he puts it in Georgia slang, he's in the "catbird seat" - meaning all eyes are on him. Borland is...
TEEN SLAIN FOR HIS GOLD CHAIN
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amA Queens teen visiting a friend was shot dead over his gold chain and crucifix, police said yesterday. Seventeen-year-old James Moultrie - ''a good kid,'' according to one police source...
HILLARY'S BACK FOR ANOTHER NIBBLE AT APPLE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amTurning up the heat on speculation she's running for the U.S. Senate, First Lady Hillary Clinton is heading to the Big Apple tomorrow for a whirlwind day of back-to-back events....
NATO ADMITS BOMBING KOSOVO REBELS' CAMP
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - In another bombing blunder, NATO forces mistakenly attacked a military camp controlled by the Kosovo Liberation Army - the rebels who are fighting the Serbs on the ground....
TEACHER-SEX SCANDAL ROCKS HS STUDENTS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amStudents at Stuyvesant HS are stunned at allegations an assistant principal asked a 15-year-old girl to use a sex toy and watch porn. "He is a very good teacher," said...
GAME 3 TICKETS WILL PUT BIG KNICK IN YOUR WALLET
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amKnicks tickets for this afternoon's Game 3 Garden showdown are hotter than Georgia asphalt - and as hard to get your hands on as a hunted Hawk. "Concierges from all...
CITY AXING TAX CUTS T0 PLUG HOLE IN BUDGET
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe city-state commuter-tax war claimed its first casualty - more than $430 million in proposed tax cuts that are being killed to plug a huge budget hole, City Council officials...
HERO COPS SAVE 2 IN DEADLY BROWNSTONE BLAZE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amThree people were killed and 10 others injured yesterday after a man allegedly torched his Brooklyn brownstone - but it could have been far more tragic if not for the...
GOPERS FEAR 'CIVIL WAR' IF GOV RUNS FOR SENATE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amALBANY - Senior Republicans were hoping yesterday that Gov. Pataki won't run for U.S. Senate next year - even as a new Post Poll showed him in position to beat...
LAZY SUSAN CHILLS WITH FAMILY, FANS - AND EMMY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amSoap-opera star Susan Lucci basked in the glow of her first Emmy win yesterday - sitting down for an exclusive magazine interview and soaking up praise from her fans. Lucci...
TEARS MIX WITH CHEERS AT MASSACRE HS: 400 GRADS HONOR THEIR MURDERED CLASSMATES
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"I know spiritually and emotionally they will always be with this graduating class."COLUMBINE PRINCIPAL FRANK DeANGELIS Two seniors who didn't live to don a cap and gown, and two others...
SAFIR'S STILL A HIGH-FLIER: COMMISH TO ISRAEL WITH CRIME-BUSTING TIPS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amPolice Commissioner Howard Safir, whose out-of-town travel has come under criticism, is flying to Israel this week to share the NYPD's crime-fighting strategies, The Post has learned. Sources said Safir...
RUDY DENIES TOP AIDE IS JUMPING TO BUSH CAMP
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani said yesterday he didn't believe "there's any substance" to rumors that Cristyne Lategano, his top aide and virtual alter-ego, is looking to jump ship. The mayor's longtime communications...
RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT RUDY'S TOP AIDE: BUT MAYOR DOESN'T SEE HER LEAVING HIM
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani said yesterday he didn't believe "there's any substance" to rumors that Cristyne Lategano, his top aide and virtual alter ego, is looking to jump ship. The mayor's longtime...
SEX SCANDAL STAGGERS STUDENTS AT TOP HS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amStudents at elite Stuyvesant HS are stunned at allegations an assistant principal asked a 15-year-old girl to use a sex toy and watch porn. "He is a very good teacher,"...
JUROR TO STARR: TRY AGAIN WITH STEELE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe jury foreman in the Julie Hiatt Steele case recommended yesterday that independent counsel Kenneth Starr "seriously consider" retrying her because the jury voted 9-3 for conviction. Speaking out for...
READIN', WRITIN' AND RAP SHEETS IN CITY'S SCHOOLS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amA new Board of Education fingerprinting program has revealed that a disturbing number of school employees have been arrested for crimes including drugs, sex abuse, weapons possession and drunken driving....
HERE'S GREATEST OF A GREAT CITY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amFor the past week, I've been roaming the city taking in the vistas, places, buildings and people that make the Big Apple the capital of the 20th century. Here's my...
STALE SALAMI ADDS TO REFUGEES' WOES
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amWar is hell - and the food's not much better. An imported Ukrainian salami 11 years past its expiration date landed 200 Kosovo refugees in the hospital with food poisoning...
B'KLYN BECKONS FOR METS FARM TEAM
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe city is considering a plan to lend the New York Mets a legendary Brooklyn ballfield to temporarily house the club's farm team, officials said last night. Under the plan,...
FIREMAN GETS HEAT FOR BOSS TIX SCAM
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amBruce Springsteen fans were burning mad yesterday after a Newark firefighter cut in front of them to buy tickets, claiming he was doing a fire inspection. Fans of The Boss,...
D'BACKS GETTING BANG FOR BUCK SHOWALTER PROVING PERFECT FOR TASK
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amEVERY baseball manager has the same recurring dream: His phone rings. The voice on the other end offers to double his salary, guarantee his contract for seven years and give...
ANTISOCIAL IMAGES MAKING KIDS NUMB AND NUMB-ER
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amNOW that just about everyone in the TV business has acknowledged that TV has contributed to the desensitization of an entire generation of American kids, let's take a peek at...
ONCE AGAIN, SAY HELLO TO 'BYE BYE' BALBONI
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"He is terrific with players. He has a real soft approach. He is not overbearing."WILMINGTON MANAGER JEFF GARBER T HE moment Steve Balboni saw The Bronx he realized it wasn't...
LOTTERY IS YOUNG AT HEART
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amIt was one of the most thrilling moments in the Knicks' post-championship history. In the first NBA draft lottery on May 12, 1985, and general manager Dave DeBusschere banged his...
BRIBING FLEURY WON'T RESCUE RANGERS SMALL-TOWNER A BAD FIT IN BIG CITY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amSO GIVE everyone his fair share of credit for the Brian Leetch deal. Give credit to Neil Smith, to Dave Checketts, to the Dolans, to agent Jay Grossman and to...
YANKS CHAMPING AT THE BIT CLEMENS' RETURN SHOULD BE BOOST
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amCHICAGO - They welcomed their manager back from prostate cancer Tuesday and used words such as whole and complete in regards to the status of the Yankees' family. Yesterday, theWorld...
ASMFC JOINS FED FORCES IN HELPING SAVE SHARKS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amON THE heels of new federal action to protect sharks, Atlantic states fisheries reps voted unanimously Friday to begin developing complementary measures to conserve sharks in state waters. The decision...
TIME FOR JEFF TO CASH IN VAN SHOULD BOLT FROM KNICKS WHILE HIS VALUE'S HIGH
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amIF YOU'RE keeping score at home, Latrell Sprewell is almost even. He tried to kill one coach, P.J. Carlesimo, and is attempting to save another, Jeff Van Gundy. Imagine where...
CASHMAN: BELLE NO!
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Despite a rumor buzzing around Comiskey Park yesterday that the Yankees are looking into acquiring Albert Belle, Brian Cashman said he has no interest in the high-priced, high-strung...
KINKADE KICKED DOWN TO NORFOLK
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amAfter leaving Bobby Valentine's office yesterday morning, versatile reserve Mike Kinkade sat in front of his locker and forlornly stared directly into it for several minutes. He had just learned...
RICKEY'S RETURN ISN'T A SMASH HIT
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amRickey Henderson did all the baserunning drills he needed Friday night and sustained no setbacks. That was all he required to convince himself he was ready to play again. No,...
STEVIE BLUNDER WON'T OFFER ANY EXCUSES
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amIn April, Steve Smith sprained his knee - his left knee, not to be confused with his right knee, which he injured in February. He returned and played 10 games....
LENNY'S HAWKS: BIRDS OF PRAY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"You never give up in the playoffs. You keep fighting. Anything can happen."DIKEMBE MUTOMBO Among the T-shirts designed by the Hawks over the season, is one sketched with the aggressive-looking...
CEDENO OUTPERFORMS MENTOR
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amRickey Henderson and Roger Cedeno are a couple of speed demons, and yesterday Bobby Valentine decided it was time to see how disruptive the two base thieves could be. Cedeno...
CHILI'S WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE COMES FROM SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"'Having him has been huge. Not only from a production standpoint but from his leadership."DAVID CONE ON CHILI DAVIS CHICAGO - He does not come from Joe DiMaggio's generation or...
KNICKS GOTTA PUT HAWKS AWAY NOW
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amA short series is not a luxury, it is essential. Do these Knicks understand? HE was so impressed with what he saw that Jeff Van Gundy grew animated and his...
CHILDS DESERVES TO GET 'A' FOR HIS 'D'
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amTeammates were joking with Chris Childs yesterday, asking him just how many votes he received in the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year voting. They already knew the answer. "We...
CLYDE IS GUARDED OPTIMIST SPREE & HOUSTON SIMILAR TO HIM & PEARL
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amThe Knicks' new scoring guard had a foot injury early in the season and the coach admitted there were some problems "fitting in at first" after the big trade. The...
BENNY'S DREAM RUNS INTO WALL
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amTHIS had been the dream week of Benny Agbayani's baseball life. No, better. He dared not even dream this sweet, with the ball darting off his bat and a major-league...
KNICKS ENJOYING LIFE IN FAST LANE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amHaving not run a fast break since the early '80s with Bernard King, the Knicks are suddenly accelerating like Larry Johnson dashing past autograph-seekers. Now that they're running with a...
'GROOM' WILL RAIN SUPREME
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amIF what's past is prologue, and if the weather report is right about the rain, then The Groom Is Red is money in the bank in today's $150,000 Peter Pan...
LOBO'S LOOKING FOR ; THE RIGHT SPOT
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"As long as we put her in situations where she can succeed. She is not a great low post player."RICH ADUBATO Rebecca Lobo is quickly becoming the women's version of...
ARTAX IS LONGSHOT FOR MET MILE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amAfter having to deal with the lunatic fan during the running of the Maryland Breeders' Cup at Pimlico on Preakness Day, Artax is now only a remote possibility to run...
LATRELL'S RISE MAY FORCE OUT ALLAN ; HOUSTON WILL LOSE THIS WAR
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amALLAN Houston has to get off better this afternoon than he did in Game 2. And it's not going to be easy maintaining traction with all those rose petals under...
CRASHING FAILURE FOR METS JONES BATTERED, AGBAYANI BRUISED IN LOSS TO PHILLIES
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amAfter a 3-0 start, Jones hasn't registered a victory in his last six outings. Jones now has lost three straight decisions. Phillies9Mets3 The new Mets' hero, Benny Agbayani, and pitcher...
STOPPERS MAKE VAN GUNDY PROUD
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amWhat has happened to these perennial Knick-killers, anyway? First, Miami's Tim Hardaway disappeared in the first round of the playoffs. Now, the Hawks' Steve Smith has lost his game, too....
HENNIG, PLETCHER EYE STAY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amTrainers Mark Hennig and Todd Pletcher, who recently were handed controversial suspensions by the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Revenue for questionable equine drug positives, filed suit in federal court late...
CATINCA CAPTURES SHUVEE
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amCatinca, taking advantage of an early speed battle waged between front-running Sister Act and pace-pressing Beautiful Pleasure, dug in with determination under Rich Migliore and came on relentlessly down the...
GO FOR THE JUGULAR VAN GUNDY ASKS KNICKS TO SHOW A KILLER INSTINCT
May 23, 1999 | 4:00am"Game 3 for us, to me, we have to be very urgent and desperate ... Hopefully, we'll be at a fever pitch, intensity-wise."JEFF VAN GUNDY They couldn't put away the...
BYRD FLIES HIGH WITH PHILLY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amCurt Schilling has spent a good portion of this season doing three things: Striking out opposing batters; winning games for the Phillies; and clamoring for his organization to upgrade its...
ROCKET BACK ON COURSE CLEMENS SETS AL RECORD, WINS 18TH STRAIGHT
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amGAME 1 Yankees10 White Sox2 CHICAGO - Just where exactly Roger Clemens' latest record-setting accomplishment ranks in baseball lore is open to debate. What's not on the table for discussion...
SURPRISE! BULLS HIT LOTTERY
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amOne year without Michael Jordan and the Bulls are already winning again. In their first NBA Draft Lottery since 1989, the three-time defending champion Bulls pulled off an upset yesterday...
GIVE THEM LIBERTY AND ; THEY'LL SHOW UP
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amPRESEASON Liberty72 Comets66 On a sunny day in New York, how many fans do you think showed up to see the Liberty win its exhibition opener, 72-66, against the two-time...
ROCKET BACK ON COURSE ; CLEMENS WINS AL-RECORD 18TH STRAIGHT
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amGAME 1 Yankees10 White Sox2 GAME 2 White Sox2 Yankees1 CHICAGO - As soon as Chili Davis' scalding remarks about umpire Tim Welke's ability to be a big league umpire...
CASHMAN ON RUMOR: BELLE NO!
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Despite a rumor buzzing around Comiskey Park yesterday that the Yankees are looking into acquiring Albert Belle, Brian Cashman said he has no interest in the high-priced, high-strung...
CASHMAN: BELLE NOT IN YANKS' PLANS
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Despite a rumor buzzing around Comiskey Park yesterday that the Yankees are looking into acquiring Albert Belle, Brian Cashman said he has no interest in the high-priced, high-strung...
GOLF: HOW YOU CAN ADD 10 YARDS OFF THE TEE - FOR FREE - GO LONG
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amABSTRACT: DRIVING SCHOOL: Here are the participating area pros who'll give you one free lesson until the end of May. I'm not going to lie about this. I'm not even...
INSIDE SCOOP
May 23, 1999 | 4:00amTURK MAKING A DIFFERENCE - ONE DAY AT A TIME For Turk Wendell, Wednesdays are special. And not just because he picked up his first win of the season on...