November 14, 2002
THE SMOKING GUN; SANDY SAYS HE ASKED GRUBMAN TO 'LOOK' AT AT&T
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amCitigroup honcho Sandy Weill admits he asked star analyst Jack Grubman to take a "fresh look" at his rating of AT&T - but denied it was a quid pro quo...
MARTHA'S MYSTERIOUS IMCLONE SELL ORDER
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amWOULD any customer of Merrill Lynch have been able to place a so-called "stop loss" order in that brokerage firm's computer system on an over-the-counter stock in December 2001? That's...
HEDGE FUNDS DOWN
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe golden boys of the hedge fund business are going down. After high-profile blow-outs at Ken Lipper's fund and the Beacon Hill fund, experts are predicting many more hedge fund...
N.Y. BUILDINGS HIT BY SKY-HIGH PREMIUMS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe Empire State Building is paying 700 percent more for less terrorism coverage than it had before Sept. 11, the city comptroller said yesterday. The building's owners have approached 25...
VIVENDI SPINOFF : DILLER GETS REINS OF PLANNED ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amVivendi has decided to spin off its valuable U.S. entertainment assets, and hopes to pull off an initial public offering in the next four to six months, The Post has...
TOYS 'R' US TO LAUNCH SITE FOR XMAS: GIFTSRUS.COM
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amToysrus.com is getting down to business when it comes to gifts. Today the online toy giant is launching a new Web site, Giftsrus.com, which caters to online shoppers looking for...
TRUMP, THE MAGAZINE : THE DONALD LAUNCHES LUXURY LIFESTYLE QUARTERLY
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amDonald Trump is taking another stab at magazine publishing. Tonight in a gala reception at his World Bar in Trump World Tower, he'll debut a new quarterly publication called Trump...
GREENSPAN: IRAQ DRAGS ON
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amIt's not the economy, stupid: It's Iraq. That's what Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan suggested yesterday in his semi-annual testimony before Congress' Joint Economic Committee. "Although economic growth was relatively...
LEROY PAD GETS CARVED UP ; LATE RESTAURATEUR'S PENTHOUSE AT BARGAIN-BASEMENT PRICE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amTHE penthouse condominium of late restaurateur Warner LeRoy is getting discounted and possibly divvied up. The 8,600-square-foot apartment, located on the top two floors of 3 Lincoln Center, is now...
JEWELS STILL SPARKLE FOR TIFFANY PROFITS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe robin's-egg blue box holds more than jewelry. Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter profit shot up 46 percent on improved margins and sales of big-ticket jewelry at the jewelry and gift...
TAUBMANS PASS ON $1.48B MALL OFFER
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amJailed mall king Alfred Taubman and his family have rejected a $1.48 billion offer for their holdings by rival mall developers, the Simon brothers. It's the third time the Taubmans...
ABC CRAVING HIT 'SOPRANOS' RERUNS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amMickey Mouse and Tony Soprano would make an odd couple. But in an effort to boost ratings at its ABC television network, Disney has apparently discussed airing "Sopranos" reruns. CEO...
THEY'VE DUNNE GOOD ...WITH A REALLY MEAN TIME IN GREENWICH
November 14, 2002 | 5:00am"Dominick DunnePresents MurderIn Greenwich" Friday at 8 on USA Network 1/2 RACIST cop Mark Fuhrman didn't turn tail and run after being fried alive at the trial of O.J. when...
MILLER'S HIGH LIFE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amTHAT handsome guy in the picture wasn't always that way.Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller was once a bespectacled, skinny twentysomething. Cute, yes. But gawky. But when he batted his eyes...
WHAT'S UP WITHSTEVEN SPIELBERG: 'TAKEN' IS HIS 2ND ENCOUNTER OF THE TV MINISERIES KIND
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amDEEP down, movie king Steven Spielberg has always had a soft spot for making television. In a Hollywood career that's spanned more than 30 years, Spielberg got some of his...
CHEST A MINUTE, MARGE!
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amMARGE Simpson is getting breast implants just in time for Thanksgiving. In an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons" called "Large Marge," Bart's blue-haired mother is mistakenly given a breast augmentation...
'8 MILE' TOPS CHARTS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amPOP'S pretty boy faced off against rap's bad boy this week - and the result was a knockout. Boosted by the film's stellar box-office take, Eminem's "8 Mile" soundtrack beat...
ROLL OUT THE GURNEY: THIS 'WALL' FALLS FLAT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amTHE FOURTH WALLAt Primary Stages, 354 W. 45th St; Call (212) 489-6745. THERE'S nothing sadder than a writer of drawing-room comedies who wants to be something more important. In the...
KATIE: DON'T HATE ME BECAUSE I'M SO RICH
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amKATIE Couric doesn't want you to think she's a snob because she's the highest-paid newswoman on TV. "I hope people don't think I'm suddenly a snob or I've gotten too...
STARR REPORT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amE!ventful news: Asner moving to Gotham E! personality Jules Asner is moving from Los Angeles to New York - but will continue to host her one-on-one E! celebrity interview show,...
DOCTOR OF LOVE: EINSTEIN EXHIBIT SHOWS THE GENIUS WAS NO GENTLEMAN
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amHE married his cousin, had a string of mistresses and a daughter born out of wedlock. Hounded by the press and paparazzi, he had an FBI file that was more...
'JFK GUARD' NAILED IN IMMIGRANT CABBY SLAY
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA man who works as a Kennedy Airport security guard was charged yesterday with the coldblooded weekend slaying of an Ecuadorian immigrant in Queens. Cops say Luis Quizhpi, 53, was...
B'KLYN TEEN NABBED IN ROB-SLAY
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA Brooklyn man died yesterday after he was viciously beaten and left for dead in his home - allegedly by a thieving 16-year-old, police said. Marvin Johnson, 37, was attacked...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA visit to the mother-in-law turned into pure hell for a Texas man when he got stuck in her chimney. Mike Vaughn of Fort Worth tried to climb down his...
BAN GRAFFITI ACID SALES TO KIDS: CITY
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe Bloomberg administration is pushing to make it illegal to sell etching acid - often used in creating indelible graffiti on subway windows - to minors. "Etching acid is a...
SAFE BET GRANNY'S NO GREAT THREAT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amTOP Manhattan prosecutor Dan Castleman has a public duty to immediately demand the death penalty for 83-year-old Margaret Frascone. Quite obviously, this granny poses a clear and present danger to...
FEDS PICK APART VILLAIN'S MALEVOLENT MESSAGE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amANALYSIS WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden recorded his threats against the United States two weeks ago and took such elaborate precautions to protect his security that he taped his message...
22 SUMMONSES TICK MAN OFF
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA Harlem man says his innocent search for a roommate sucked him into in a nightmare legal fight with the city - and cost him $1,100 in fines. Gary Fabiano's...
WIDOW'S TRAGIC END
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA 71-year-old widow who "appreciated every moment" of life since immigrating to the United States from Moldova to join her two daughters is being buried today - the victim of...
W. THRASHES DEMS IN MOCK PREZ POLL
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush clobbers Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore by a landslide in a test run for the 2004 presidential race, a new national poll has found....
BISHOPS OK PERV PLAN
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amU.S. Catholic bishops yesterday overwhelmingly approved a Vatican-revised policy for disciplining child-molesting priests. The new policy bars priests found guilty of sexually abusing kids from church work. It also grants...
PLAYING ROUGH: FEMINISTS TO PROTEST MASTERS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amAngry feminists - teed-off over Augusta National Golf Club's ban on female members - are making plans to protest outside next year's Masters tournament - as club members yesterday released...
TRUMP ASKS U-TURN ON 'THRU-STREETS'
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amDonald Trump has joined the chorus of New Yorkers giving thumbs-down to the city's through-street experiment - and he recently fired off an angry letter to the city. The 6-week-old...
IRS' $80M TAXPAYER GIFT LIST
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amUncle Sam may be your Santa Claus! He's got a list and he's asking you to check it, once or twice, to see if you're owed a nice big tax...
GRAMMYS, CITY SET FOR WINTER EMBRACE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amGrammy fever swept the Big Apple yesterday as recording industry execs chose Jan. 7 to announce nominations for the 45th annual awards show, which will be the first to be...
COMMUTERS GET TAKEN FOR RIDE: BLOOMBERG BELTS 'EM BUT CUTS RESIDENT TAX
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg dropped a budget bombshell yesterday by proposing a surprise income tax break for city residents - and a whopping new commuter tax on non-residents at six times the...
BIN LADEN TAPE: VOICE SQUAD SCOURS AUDIO FOR 'PRINTS'
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies are employing an exotic forensic science that can turn a few mumbled words into detailed patterns like a fingerprint on a computer to determine whether...
BLITZ HITS THE SPAN ; BRIDGE COPS TICKET RECKLESS MOTORISTS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amEXCLUSIVE NYPD and MTA cops are cracking down on lead-footed drivers on city bridges. They're blitzing drivers with tickets in an effort to curb speeding and other traffic violations, particularly...
FAMILIES RIP MEMORIAL COMMITTEES
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amDevelopment officials yesterday tapped nearly two dozen people to help shape the Ground Zero memorial process - but pointedly excluded several relatives who have been among the most vocal proponents...
HOW A NICE JEWISH COP JOINED THE MOB TO TAKE IT DOWN
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amEXCLUSIVE An undercover detective who spent three years snaring dozens of wiseguys and their cronies had his first mob sit-down at the real-life "Bada Bing" strip club - headquarters of...
FIREFIGHTERS GRAB 11.5% RAISE THEY ONCE NIXED
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe firefighters union agreed to a new contract yesterday, with a double-digit raise that's almost the same as the deal it rejected last month. The new contract would give firefighters...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amMANHATTAN A thief walked into an Upper East Side bank, slipped a note demanding money to a teller and escaped with $21,000, police said yesterday. The robbery occurred Tuesday at...
SUBURBS: TAKE YOUR $$ PLAN AND SHOVE IT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amSuburban leaders didn't need to hear all the details of Mayor Bloomberg's new commuter-tax proposal yesterday before roundly denouncing it. "The mayor's telling the suburbs to drop dead," declared Nassau...
VA. LOCKS UP ST. PAT'S SEX SUSPECT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA man who allegedly engaged in a deviant sex act in St. Patrick's Cathedral is doing time in Virginia. Brian Florence's Virginia incarceration forced him to miss a court appearance...
HARLEM DEM CLAIMS SENATE KO
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amALBANY - Sen. David Paterson of Harlem claimed victory last night in his bruising behind-the-scenes battle to oust Senate Minority Leader Martin Connor of Brooklyn. Paterson, who accused Connor of...
DEMS BEAN BUBBA WITH BOSTON PICK
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amLOOKS like the Bill Clinton era is over. Democrats, led by Clinton's handpicked chairman, Terry McAuliffe, decided yesterday to take their 2004 national convention to Boston instead of New York...
BARBERSHOP HELPS BUDDIES IN SCAM
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe owner of a lower Manhattan barbershop helped his buddies clip relief agencies out of almost $30,000, prosecutors said. Kent Cole, owner of KC's Barbershop at 144 Fulton St., whose...
'SCHOOLS' POL: DON'T GAG ME
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe head of the City Council's education panel yesterday blasted Mayor Bloomberg's office for trying to keep her from talking to principals and superintendents without City Hall's blessing. Councilwoman Eva...
IRAQ SHOWDOWN LOOMS: SADDAM CAVES IN --- SORT OF
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Still defiant, Iraq yesterday said it will "deal with" the new tough U.N. resolution - but then set the stage for a real showdown on Dec. 8 by...
MIKE'S BILLION-DOLLAR LONG SHOT MAY PAY OFF
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amANALYSIS Mayor Bloomberg's dramatic plan to lower the city's income tax and impose it on commuters may be a long shot - but it's a $1 billion bet worth making....
LAWYER WENT FROM KIMES TO CRIMES: DA ; SCAM 3
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe lawyer for grifter Sante Kimes apparently picked up a thing or two from his old client - he ran his own con to cheat World Trade Center charities out...
BIN LADEN TAPE SPARKS ALARM: DESPERATE RACE ON TO STOP AL QAEDA
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Fears of imminent global terror strikes, sparked by a new apparent Osama bin Laden message, have prompted counterterrorism officials to "redouble" their efforts to hunt down al Qaeda...
JACKO FIGHTS BACKO: SAYS HE'S NOT AT FAULT FOR $21M CONCERT LOSS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amSANTA MARIA, Calif. -The King of Pop fought back against a concert promoter yesterday, testifying in open court that he's not to blame for a double concert cancellation that the...
QUEEN AND BURRELL BLAME COPS FOR TRIAL FIASCO
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amQueen Elizabeth and Princess Diana's butler - speaking from opposite sides of the Atlantic yesterday - finally shed light on the events that led to two weeks of royal embarrassment,...
TANKS & CHOPPERS IN KIBBUTZ-KILLER HUNT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - More than 100 Israeli tanks, jeeps and armored vehicles swept into the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday and the outskirts of Gaza City today in a vast...
JOGGER-CASE JUDGE BLASTED
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amSupporters of five men seeking to overturn their convictions for the rape and beating of the Central Park jogger accused a judge last night of delaying a resolution of the...
COPS RIP MIKE ON HOMELESS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00am---EXCLUSIVE--- THOSE sleeping on the steps of city churches have found an unlikely ally in opposing Mayor Bloomberg's effort to combat the increased visibility of homeless people on city streets...
N.Y. CON SUSPECT LINKED TO SNIPER
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA con man wanted for questioning in the Beltway Sniper murder spree trafficked in bogus IDs and passports, authorities said yesterday. Peter John Gianquinto, 53, is being held at the...
'SOPRANOS' STAR SPLIT IS CLOSE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00am"The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini is trying to make peace with the head of his family: estranged wife Marcy. The couple are close to a deal to end their marriage...
JACKO PAYBACK-O: PROMOTER WANTS $21M FOR CANCELED CONCERTS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amA rock promoter who claims Michael Jackson beat it instead of performing at two millennium concerts faced off against a white-faced Jacko in a California courtroom yesterday and asked for...
SPREE CAN'T SAVE KNICKS ; ON VERGE OF WORST 10-GAME OPENING
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amIf anyone believes Latrell Sprewell's return to the 1-7 Knicks in Saturday's Garden matinee vs. the Sixers will have an immediate impact, he could be in for a rude awakening....
PETTITTE MIGHT BE LEFT OUT : ELBOW FINE, BUT YANK FUTURE UNCLEAR
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amFaced with a big decision about what to do with Andy Pettitte, the Yankees flew him from Texas to New York last week for an MRI on his left elbow,...
CATCHING ON QUICK ; HERMAN HOPING TO HELP VS. SKINS
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amNo one was knocking on his door, calling on the phone, sending smoke signals to check on his whereabouts. Only one team, the Steelers, brought him in for a workout,...
ALLEN BACK AS PUNTER, HOLDER
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amHe was out the door, gone, out of a job. That's the way Matt Allen glumly viewed his situation the moment the Giants signed Tom Rouen to replace him as...
TROPHY 'CASE' STILL OPEN
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amTHERE was justice served in Jason Kidd's hometown Tuesday, and it made him smile. Miguel Tejada was named the American League's most valuable player, overwhelming voters who knew how dreadful...
METS MAKE THEIR PITCH ; OFFER TO GLAVINE ON WAY
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amTUCSON - The first major battle of the 2003 NL East race has begun to take form: The Phillies have made an offer to Tom Glavine, the Mets apparently are...
ALLAN: I CAN PLAY PG
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Despite a sore arch, Allan Houston said he'd be willing to play point guard when Latrell Sprewell returns Saturday. Considering their point-guard woes with Charlie Ward (strained tissue...
WHAT A TEAM THEY WOULD BE! DUNCAN HINTS AT NET PAIRING WITH KIDD
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amTim Duncan didn't embrace New Jersey as his home away from home, didn't claim he longs for it the way Dorothy yearned for Kansas, didn't get all mistyeyed describing his...
NYRA TO NIX LATE TV TIX
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amIn the wake of the Breeders' Cup "Pick 6 Fix" scandal that focused attention on the shortcomings of the nation's pari-mutuel computer systems, the New York Racing Association announced yesterday...
'WASHED UP' JESS HOSES EX-MATES
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES The way Jessie Armstead figures it, his Redskins will be at a distinct disadvantage Sunday when they face the Giants in his much-anticipated return to Giants Stadium. "You...
THOMAS STILL FEELS LEFT OUT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amJET NOTES He hasn't been an integral part of the Jets' defensive resurgence - and that's just the latest disappointment for Bryan Thomas, who seems to be having a difficult...
TECH GRID STAR A FAST LEARNER
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amEvery student at Brooklyn Tech has to be involved in some kind of extracurricular activity. So when Erhinyuse Oyiborhoro got there, he decided to play football. There was only one...
TWO WAYS TO SUNDAY ; CHAD WAITED TURN; HARRINGTON TOOK FAST LANE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00am"I commend him for being able to handle the situation . . . because I know it's difficult to be thrown into the fire."CHAD PENNINGTON on Joey Harrington The only...
BOEHEIM KNOWS CLASSIC'S VALUE
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amIt was almost a year ago that Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim took a leave of absence to undergo surgery for prostate cancer. But it was long before his own...
HOLIK HOPIN'; ERIC HURTIN'
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amCALGARY - So Bobby Holik may be able to rejoin the lineup for tonight's game here against the Flames, but now there's a question about Eric Lindros' health. And Mike...
PECA BACK ON ICE TONIGHT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amBOSTON - Islanders captain Michael Peca will play in tonight's game against the Bruins, almost a month ahead of his scheduled early-December return, The Post has learned. Peca dressed in...
KIDD, NETS STICK IT TO MR. MVP: JEFFERSON HITS 27 WHILE 'D' CLAMPS DOWN ON DUNCAN
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amNets 91 Spurs 82 There were special offensive moments here and there: a soaring Richard Jefferson dunk off a Jason Kidd feed in the third quarter; an endgame follow-up flush...
DUNCAN-KIDD DUO HAS NICE RING TO IT
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amNET NOTES Tim Duncan didn't embrace New Jersey as his home away from home, didn't get misty-eyed recalling his first Turnpike drive, but he claimed he hasn't ruled out New...
JASON'S AWARD: WINNING
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amIF Jason Kidd had needed counsel, sought comfort, Byron Scott would have provided it with a simple injection of championship logic. "You don't need to win the MVP," the Nets...
SCOTT OUT TO GIVE 'EM QUITE A START
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amNET NOTES Play harder or sit sooner. That's a tactic Byron Scott admitted he is considering in an attempt to shake the Nets from their shaky starts and first-half funks....
ISLES TAKE WOES ON ROAD
November 14, 2002 | 5:00amThe Islanders begin a five-game road trip tonight in Boston, struggling to put together some points up before going on to Pittsburgh, Florida, Tampa and then finishing at the Rangers...