September 8, 1999
PROMUS TO HILTON:$4B DEAL INCLUDES DOUBLETREE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amHilton Hotels is buying Promus Hotel Corp. for $4 billion, in a deal that will extend the franchise into less-expensive, but highly-profitable, lodging. Stephen Bollenbach, Hilton's CEO, has long desired...
UPN'S FUTURE NOW IN THE HANDS OF FEDS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amSumner Redstone will probably have to disband the struggling UPN network - unless he can convince government regulators to change the laws on TV network ownership. UPN, Channel 9 in...
SIMON & SCHUSTER STAFF SITS IN SUSPENSE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amIs deal the end for Simon & Schuster? SIMON & Schuster, the literary powerhouse that has published Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway, may be shaken to its...
SEPTUAGENARIAN VIACOM'S CEO IS MOGUL ON MISSION
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amViacom Chairman and Chief Executive Sumner Redstone has made a career out of starting new careers. He was a disenchanted young lawyer in 1954 when he decided to take over...
SHUNNING SPOTLIGHT, MEL BUILT SUCCESS BIT BY BIT
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amCBS President Mel Karmazin is a tough and shrewd media wiz known for turning conventional wisdom upside down - making scads of money in the process. His reputation in the...
WALL ST. DARLING KARMAZIN WILL BE THE REAL POWER AT VIACOM. KARMAZIN WILL BE SHAPING THE COMPANY IN HIS IMAGE.
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amM AKE no mistake about it: Mel Karmazin will be running Viacom. On the face of it, Viacom's Sumner Redstone will be in charge. He controls the votes of the...
IT'S 'LATER' THAN THEY THINK
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am'Today's' add-on show "Later Today" Weekdays at 9 a.m. on WNBC/Ch.4 No stars(and we do mean no stars) ALL that commercial hype and hoo-haw wasn't true. "Later Today" isn't just...
NEW SITCOM JUST DOESN'T 'GET' IT
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am"Get Real" Tonight at 9 on WNYW/Ch.5 EARLY on, way too early on in "Get Real," a teenage girl who has already bragged about her intellectual prowess and "killer bod...
TV TICKER
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am'Queen' gig Terry Murphy has been named an executive producer of "Queen Latifah," replacing Cathy Chermol. Murphy has been serving as a consultant on "Queen Latifah," which debuts Sept. 20...
WHIMSICAL VIEW OF JAPANESE SOCIETY
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amMOVIE REVIEW MOVIEGOERS generally don't associate Japanese films with comedy (of the intentional kind), but "Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald" could change all that. It's a farcical sitcom set in aTokyo...
'MARRIED' MAN NIXES REUNION
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am"Married with Children" star Ed O'Neill has divorced himself from a reunion show. O'Neill, who played randy dad Al Bundy on the long-running Fox sitcom, says he's still angry that...
'DIVORCE' STRONG STARTER IN THE GAVEL RUSH AND JUDGE EPHRAIM LOVES VIEWER VERDICT
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amVIEWERS have rendered a verdict after one week: "Divorce Court" is a hit. The half-hour syndicated show, which premiered Aug.30, is off to a strong start in the ratings. The...
CHEAP EATS: PRIMARILY COLORLESS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amBlack & White 86 E. 10th St. (212) 253-0246 One and a half stars AT Black & White, not all is, well, black and white literally and figuratively. For one,...
JERSEY TAKES TRIBECA
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amScalini Fedeli 165 Duane St. (212) 528-0400 One and a half stars 'THE butt faces Jersey," a companion once astutely observed of the Statue of Liberty. Garden State residents never...
JAMAICAN ACCENT: WOMAN WHO'S BEEN CALLED THE 'JULIA CHILD OF THE CARIBBEAN' WILL SOON BE COOKING IN THE BIG APPLE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amWHEN chef Norma Shirley got married, she barely knew how to boil water. But when life as the lady of the house became a bore, she wandered into the kitchen....
WHERE IS KATHERINA RICHTER?
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amON a Wednesday afternoon in July, sweet-faced, 40-year-old Katherina Richter got into her car outside her Poughkeepsie gift shop and seemingly vanished into the mid-summer air. Now, six weeks later,...
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: GAY DIRECTOR FALLS FOR '90210' BABE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amAN openly gay filmmaker casts a former teen TV babe as a bisexual named Lucifer and ends up falling for her, despite his orientation. It sounds like a soap opera...
CAUGHT IN THE FALN TRAP: HILLARY MUST STILL EXPLAIN HER FLIP-FLOP ON BILL'S PARDON OF TERROR
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amLike Hillary Clinton, the FALN prisoners will say whatever serves their narrow political interests. By now, Hillary Clinton probably wishes she'd never even heard of the FALN. From the start,...
LET'S STOP THIS WEB OF DECEIT
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amA LOT of people I know think my knuckles are scraped so badly because they drag on the ground. A cave, they say, is an appropriate studio apartment for me....
U.N. TROOPS MAY HEAD FOR STRIFE-TORN TIMOR
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am"The present chaos in East Timor cannot be allowed to fester any longer."U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN The breakaway Indonesian republic of East Timor was on the brink of total...
CREW-LINKED INSTITUTE GOT EASY PACT: STUDY
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amSchool officials were never told about a key study of the Efficacy Institute - a firm with ties to Chancellor Rudy Crew - before voting on $1 million in contracts...
GATIEN IMPRISONED ON TAX RAP
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amSix months after pleading guilty to a $1.4 million tax-evasion rap, nightclub impresario Peter Gatien switched from serving drinks to serving time - turning himself in yesterday to begin a...
BILL'S EX-HOUSING CHIEF COPS PLEA
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Ex-Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros yesterday became the highest-ranking Clinton aide to be convicted of a crime as he copped a plea for lying to the FBI about payments...
NO PANIC YET AS N.Y. EMPLOYEES GET THE NEWS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amEmployees at CBS and Viacom were taking a wait-and-see attitude on their job prospects yesterday after their megacorporations got the urge to merge. Several Viacom employees noted they got the...
OFFICIAL SAYS HELP'S ON WAY FOR FAILING KIDS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amGov. Pataki and Mayor Giuliani have promised that city schools will have the resources to help at-risk kids after the Board of Education ends social promotions tonight, the board president...
36 DIE AS ATHENS IS HIT BY ITS WORST QUAKE IN 85 YRS.
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amThe strongest earthquake to hit Athens in nearly a century toppled buildings, trapped dozens and sent thousands running into the streets yesterday- killing at least 36 and leaving nearly 100...
NEEDLE NOT NEEDED AFTER MURDER ON NEW JERSEY DEATH ROW
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amA convicted cop killer on New Jersey's death row got an early and unexpected execution yesterday when he was brutally beaten to death by a vicious rapist-murderer, officials said. Robert...
TA LOOKS SKYWARD TO SPEED VANS & BUSES
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amThe Transit Authority is going into orbit to try to improve service for thousands of disabled riders. The TA plans to use satellite technology to monitor the whereabouts of 800...
FRIGHTENED FRANKEL COULD BE SET TO DEAL: ROGUE FINANCIER FEARS HE'D BE KILLED IN PRISON
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am"We haven't made a decision. It depends on what the FBI wants."THOMAS PIPLAK, FRANKEL'S LAWYER HAMBURG, Germany - Ex-fugitive financier Martin Frankel is scared he will be killed in a...
SCHUMER PITCHES $15B PLAN TO ATTRACT TEACHERS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amSen. Charles Schumer yesterday announced a plan to use $15 billion in federal funds to help recruit and retain qualified public-school teachers - and to get uncertified teachers out of...
MUBARAK STABBER'S MOTIVE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - The Muslim fundamentalist who attacked Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was a fanatic who said he hoped to "die a martyr," friends and associates said yesterday. State media continued...
AAA ENDORSES SECOND AVE. SUBWAY PLAN
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amThe Automobile Club of New York today is endorsing a sweeping $18 billion plan to build a Second Avenue subway and make other transit improvements to help reduce gridlock. "There...
EBABY BIDDING BOUNCED: ONLINE AUCTIONEER BRINGS THE GAVEL DOWN ON HOAXES
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amAn online auction house says it's peeved about a rash of hoaxes offering to sell everything from a teen's virginity to eBaybies - and has contacted authorities about catching the...
THIRD DEATH FEARED FROM ENCEPHALITIS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amA third death over the weekend may be related to the mosquito-borne encephalitis virus that killed two people and is suspected of infecting 38 others, officials said yesterday. Dr. Deborah...
9-9-99 MAY DO A NUMBER ON COMPUTERS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amIs it a dress rehearsal for the apocalypse? Y2K hawks will be watching from their bunkers tomorrow to see if the "9999 Bug" has much of a bite. Like Y2K,...
WHITMAN NIXES SENATE BID: GOV LEAVES N.J. RACE WIDE OPEN
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amNew Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman shook up the political world from Trenton to the White House yesterday by announcing she won't run for the U.S. Senate next year. Whitman's surprise...
CITY'S CLASS-ROOMIER BUILDINGS STILL MAY NOT MAKE THE GRADE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amSome 19,000 new seats will be ready - but 59 percent of kids will attend overpacked schools.Youngsters will get some relief from jammed public schools this year, but overcrowding still...
CITY POLS: DON'T BLAME PARADE BIGS FOR DEATHS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amCity officials came to the defense of organizers of the West Indian American Carnival Parade yesterday, saying they shouldn't be blamed for the tragic deaths of three young people at...
RENO ASKS GOP MAN TO PROBE WACO FIASCO
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Attorney General Janet Reno has asked former Republican Sen. John Danforth - an Episcopal priest - to conduct an independent Waco probe, sources said last night. "They're discussing...
GIULIANI JURY RULES AGAINST PLAINTIFF IN SCALDING CASE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani and his fellow jurors took less than an hour yesterday to shoot down a Manhattan man's claim that a too-hot shower scalded his genitals. "Now I go back...
BOMB-MAIMED EX-COP OUTRAGED
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amA former NYPD detective maimed by an FALN bomb said yesterday he's "tired and beat up and disappointed in this country." "I'm devastated - sick to my stomach," former Detective...
RACIAL-PROFILE COPS CHARGED IN SHOOTINGS ON N.J. PIKE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amTwo white New Jersey troopers were indicted yesterday on charges of shooting two black men and a Hispanic man on the New Jersey Turnpike - violence that sparked a major...
YONKERS BIG CHARGED IN SEX ASSAULT ON BOY, 15
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amHe and another, HIV-positive man met the boy in an Internet chat room, the DA said. A high-ranking Yonkers official and an HIV-positive former Pepsico employee were indicted yesterday in...
12 FALN INMATES ACCEPT CLEMENCY DEAL
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amAt least 12 of the 16 FALN convicts offered clemency by President Clinton have said yes - and 11 of them could get out of jail within days, the White...
RUSSIAN BEAUTY IN SLAY-SUICIDE MYSTERY HERE
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amPolice are working to unravel the mystery of an apparent murder-suicide involving a gorgeous Russian model and one of her boyfriends - found naked in bed yesterday in her posh...
MUCKLER: MANNY'S GOOD BUT NO STAR
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am"I think some people in the media had him rated too high last year. I see Manny as a solid third-line hockey player."JOHN MUCKLER BURLINGTON, Vt. - It was a...
HUNTING SET TO TAKE OVER THE SPOTLIGHT
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amTHE passing of Labor Day means sportsmen and women will have some choices to make as to how they will enjoy the sporting life. The small game season got underway...
MARTIN IS READY TO ROLL
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amThe Real Curtis Martin is ready to stand up when the real games begin Sunday against the Patriots. "I feel a lot better this year," Martin said yesterday. "I'm excited...
PARMALEE FEELS SPECIAL : TUNA & EX-TEAMMATE COX THRILLED FISH CASTOFF IS A JET
September 8, 1999 | 4:00am"[Bernie Parmalee is] a monster on special teams. He's relentless. I'm looking forward to seeing him on my side."RAY LUCAS Jimmy Johnson did Bill Parcells a favor yesterday. "Bryan Cox...
KNICKS' WILLIAMS IN DARK
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amThe Knicks have 12 players signed to guaranteed contracts. Center Herb Williams is not one of them. Before last season, Williams signed a two-year deal, with the second year not...
JET FANS TO PAY FOR NEW OWNER
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amWith just four days before the NFL kicks off its 1999 season, the most important piece of information Jets fans could receive is this: Enjoy the season, it will be...
HINGIS HAS BIG GAME - AND BIGGER MOUTH
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amWe're snobs, we New Yorkers. All we want to do is shop at Bergdorf Goodman or Saks Fifth Avenue. We eat in expensive restaurants. Florida is much more laid back....
JINTS, BUCS TWO OF A KIND : OPENING DAY FOES LOOKING TO REBOUND IN '99
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amF UNNY how quickly things can change in sports. One year, you can be the darling of the league only to be tossed upon a pile of mediocrity the next....
'PRACTICE' IS PERFECT FOR FERRARA
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amSometimes all that hard work and determination does pay off. Frank Ferrara of Bensonhurst and Staten Island knew he was an extreme longshot to carve a place for himself in...
ISLES' TOP DRAFT PICK LOOKS ON TARGET FOR NHL
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amLAKE PLACID - Somebody send Tim Connolly the Long Island real-estate section. For after his performance during training camp yesterday, the Islanders' top draft pick appears to be a lock...
SYKORA CLEARS THE AIR ABOUT CAMP HOLDOUT
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amBreaking his silence in an exclusive interview with The Post, Devils' leading scorer Petr Sykora last night said he will be ending his holdout later this week, insisting that his...
ROCKET'S OPENING BID FADING
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amKANSAS CITY - Since Joe Torre still believes his Yankees are in an AL East pennant race with the Red Sox, he isn't about to rub the Bosox' noses in...
BOBBY V: BAD UMP FOILED REED'S RETURN
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amRick Reed's return to the rotation was an inauspicious one, but Bobby Valentine claimed Paul Schrieber's umpiring was responsible for Reed's woes. Reed, making his first start since Aug. 8,...
BERNIE ON WAY HOME FOR MRI
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amKANSAS CITY - The Yankees are taking it one day at a time where Bernie Williams' bothersome left shoulder is concerned. And today he will be inside an MRI tube...
NO MOJO MAGIC
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amWhat's next, a visit from Elvis? The Mets tried to pull some Mojo Magic out of their caps last night, inviting the wife of rock legend Jim Morrison to the...
LAST YEAR'S CRASH STILL HAUNTS METS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amTHE Mets have not been this well-positioned to make the playoffs since 1988. Then they had Hojo. Now, they believe they have an even more powerful force - Mojo -...
MAC TO LEAD DAVIS CUP TEAM
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amJohn McEnroe is expected to be introduced at a news conference today as the new U.S. Davis Cup captain. The USTA has scheduled the news conference for 10:45 a.m. to...
RICKEY EYES THREE MORE YEARS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amHe's one of the 100 players on the All-Century ballot, but as far as the Mets are concerned it is this pennant race and the turn of the new century...
YANKS SWEATING THE SOX : LEAD BY JUST 5½ AFTER LOSS IN KC, BOSTON WIN
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amKANSAS CITY - The Red Sox have not drawn so close that the Yankees can smell stale clam chowder breath. However, that "B" in the rear-view mirror is becoming easier...
RICKEY REAL STEAL : HENDERSON SPECIAL TO METS ON, OFF FIELD
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amHe's one of the 100 players on the All-Century ballot, but as far as the Mets are concerned it is this pennant race and the turn of the new century...
ROG NO SURE THING FOR PLAYOFFS
September 8, 1999 | 4:00amKANSAS CITY- Since Joe Torre still believes his Yankees are in an AL East pennant race with the Red Sox, he isn't about to rub the Bosox' noses in it...