February 22, 2003
TAUBMANS TAKE SOTHEBY'S OFF AUCTION BLOCK
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amGoing once, going twice - not sold. Sotheby's Holdings and the Taubman family, its largest shareholder, have scrapped plans to sell the beleaguered art auction house after failing to attract...
BARGAIN HUNTERS BOOST MARKETS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amBargain hunters yesterday helped give Wall Street its second straight winning session - and hope for buying in days ahead. Adding the buying spree yesterday was a Labor Department report...
'EXTRA' SARAH
February 22, 2003 | 5:00am'JOE Millionaire" runner-up Sarah Kozer will get to turn cameras around tomorrow night, working as a rookie reporter for the TV news magazine "Extra," officials said. The Fox dating game...
SUCH A NICE BOMBSHELL! MUSEUM TAKES NEW LOOK AT MARILYN'S SURPRISE JEWISH LIFE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amWHO knew Marilyn Monroe was Jewish? The blond goddess converted when she married playwright Arthur Miller in 1956 - and that gets her into the sprawling, silly and sobering historical...
DINNER PARTY CHEAT SHEET
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThe Office of Homeland Security has switched the snow emergency alert back to yellow. Americans should no longer fear the snow, but are warned by federal officials not to put...
BERLIN WAIL: A BUZZ GROWS IN BROOKLYN AT ELECTRO-HUB BERLINIAMSBURG
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amElectroclash - a style of gritty dance music with a decidedly '80s influence - was born in Brooklyn, the brainchild of producer and promoter Larry Tee. Now, the term electroclash...
WELCOME TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLI'K
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThis time of year, the Barbelles tend to suffer from incapacitating ennui, and often need a prod to venture more than a few blocks beyond our usual downtown haunts. So...
MATISSE, PICASSO AND YOU
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amIt's the biggest show in town - definitely the biggest show in Long Island City, where the Museum of Modern Art is hanging these days - but if you haven't...
BIG APPLE WEB SITE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amYou've seen the comics, you've probably seen his movie. But have you ever seen Spider-Man live? You can today, when the Webmeister swings into Radio City Music Hall for the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThe Yanks are coming - and so are armies of prostitutes! Bulgarian pimps have been busing prostitutes hundreds of miles cross-country to be ready for action when U.S. troops arrive...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amBrooklyn A man was found shot three times on a Canarsie street, police said yesterday. Cops responded to East 104th Street near Flatlands Avenue around 2 p.m. Thursday and discovered...
GRIM TURN FOR TEEN ; SUFFERS SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE AFTER TRANSPLANT BOTCH: DOCS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThe 17-year-old Mexican girl who underwent a second heart-lung transplant after the first was botched because of a medical error suffered life-threatening and irreversible brain damage, grim doctors said yesterday....
PARKING PLAN $TICKS IT TO DELIVERYMEN
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThe city is considering selling special decals that would allow commercial vehicles to park with immunity in certain no-parking zones, officials said yesterday. The decals won't come cheap - perhaps...
KOOKY KAZAKH MAY KO EXTORT TRIAL
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThe wacky computer genius accused of trying to extort $200,000 from Mayor Bloomberg has gone mad, his lawyer said yesterday after the Kazakhstan national let fly with another nutty outburst...
DEM CONTENDERS SPLIT OVER IRAQ
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Democratic 2004 presidential contenders split sharply over Iraq yesterday as they courted party activists - and the loudest cheers went for an anti-war attack on President Bush. "What...
'JEWISH' CRACK SPURS POLITICAL WAR OF WORDS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amA city councilman found himself in a firestorm yesterday by suggesting an anti-war resolution hasn't been passed by the council because many Jews feel it's "not in the best interests"...
'RUBBER' RABBI ALL SET FOR SEX: D.A.
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amManhattan prosecutors revealed creepy details of a New Jersey rabbi's alleged online pursuit of a 13-year-old girl yesterday - including the black bag of condoms and lubricants they say he...
'CHIN': MY SON WAS EXTORTED
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amNotoriously nutty-acting Vincent "Chin" Gigante has thrown the feds another curveball - claiming his son Andrew was a victim, not a culprit, of the shakedown scheme the father-and-son pair are...
FORGET FLAKES, HERE COMES THE FLOOD
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amPut on those puddle-jumper boots - the floods are coming! Weather forecasters say heavy rains will pummel the metropolitan area, causing high runoff from melting snow packs and foot-deep pools...
AGENCIES PASSING THE HAT IN PRIVATE SECTOR
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amTHE Bloomberg administration is stepping up its efforts to attract private philanthropists willing to fund services that the city can't. "We're in difficult straits," said Deputy Mayor Carol Robles Roman....
'SPILL' DRUNKARD WORKED FOR FIRM
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amA drunken captain who dumped hundreds of gallons of heating oil into the East River last March worked for the company that owned the barge at the center of yesterday's...
STARS & GRIPES: FUROR OVER COED'S REFUSAL TO SALUTE OLD GLORY
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amToni Smith turns away from the flag during the anthem at a game in Newburgh.Dave Kennedy/The Journal News The women's basketball team at Manhattanville College plays its last home game...
HORROR CAPTURED BY TV MAN ON 'SAFETY' PROBE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amA TV cameraman who caught the shocking images of the nightclub inferno said yesterday scores of panicked people were smashing windows in order to escape the raging blaze. "People were...
N.Y. REGULATORY SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amLocal regulations and "common sense" would likely prevent a disaster in New York City like the deadly Rhode Island club blaze, Big Apple officials and club owners said yesterday. Unlike...
'THEY WERE DYING, AND YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT'
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amFOR a few seconds the clubgoers in the Station thought the flames were part of Great White's act. They were stomping their feet and cheering when the heavy metal band...
HERO KIDS RESCUE HORSES STABLED NEARBY
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amTwo girls - a teenager and a 5-year-old - helped save 17 panicked horses trapped in a riding stable near the Staten Island inferno. Ashley Martinez, 16, and Kelly Delman...
SMALL DENT IN CITY SERVICES
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amHealth inspectors won't meet their target of checking each of the city's restaurants at least once this fiscal year, according to a report released yesterday. The twice-a-year Mayor's Management Report...
BLIX-KRIEG PUTS SADDAM ON THE SPOT
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix last night put Saddam Hussein on the spot by demanding that Iraq start destroying its illegal longer-range missiles by March 1, setting...
A PARENT'S PAIN: WHERE'S MY GIRL? DESPERATE KIN TELL OF HEARTBREAKING HUNT
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amSteven Ayer stood outside the smoldering ruins of the Station nightclub with pictures of his daughter Tina, pleading for help. "She's my daughter. She has no mother. She was here....
BAYWATCH BRUISER ; TV HUNK HURT IN HARLEY ACCIDENT
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES - David Hasselhoff and his actress wife Pamela Bach survived a scary, bone-breaking crash when the "Baywatch" star lost control of their motorcycle and hit a sidewalk curb,...
TRAGEDY FOR ONE-HIT WONDERS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThe guitar player for the metal band whose pyrotechnic show sparked the deadly blaze at a Rhode Island nightclub was still missing last night. Ty Longley, 32, a recent addition...
DEVASTATION IN THREE MINUTES ; 96 DEAD, 190 HURT IN R.I. CONCERT FIRE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amA flash fire sparked by a rock band's illegal pyrotechnic display raged through a Rhode Island nightclub, destroying it in just three minutes, killing 96 people and injuring another 190....
' I THOUGHT IT WAS A TERROR ATTACK' ; TWO DEAD AS FUEL-DEPOT FIREBALL SHAKES STATEN IS.
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amAn earth-shaking explosion rocked a Staten Island oil storage facility yesterday, sending a plume of black smoke and flames hundreds of feet into the air and killing at least two...
BUSTA RHYMES' RIDE SHOT UP
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amHip-hop star Busta Rhymes found his car riddled with bullets last night when he emerged from a session at a midtown music studio, law enforcement sources said. Rhymes had been...
RUMSFELD: ENOUGH TROOPS IN PLACE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday there are now enough troops in the Persian Gulf for an attack on Iraq as Turkey reached "broad agreement" on providing the...
WARD INJURY GIVES SHOT TO WILLIAMS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES OAKLAND - The buzz has centered on Yugoslavian stud Milos Vujanic, the Knicks' second-round pick in 2002. But now it's first-round pick Frank Williams' turn to strut his...
'I WAS FLAT LINE' ; WELLS STILL USES EPHEDRINE DESPITE NEAR-DEATH SCARE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amTAMPA - A frightening experience with ephedrine, which could have cost David Wells his life seven years ago, hasn't stopped him from using the controversial stimulant. During spring training of...
ISLES SEND DIPIETRO BACK TO BRIDGEPORT
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amRookie goalie Rick DiPietro was sent down to Bridgeport yesterday with young enforcer Eric Godard, while the Islanders recalled Steve Valiquette from their AHL affiliate for last night's home game...
FORDHAM AD: HILL'S OUR COACH
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amFordham athletic director Frank McLaughlin issued a statement yesterday in response to a Post story that reported the school is doing preliminary work to see if it's possible to severe...
CONE LIKES CHANCES
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - The over/under on David Cone's comeback, Cone's buddies tell him, is March 10. Maybe they'd better try Sept. 28 instead. The crafty veteran right-hander unveiled his...
WRIST INJURY HAS JOHNSON HOLDING BACK
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES TAMPA - Nick Johnson's left wrist is hurting again, and based on his history with hand problems, there has to be concern even if the MRI exam taken...
STORM MAY RUN INTO CALHOUN
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThere have been some electrifying moments in recent Gampel Pavilion history. Two years ago, Caron Butler buried a three at the end of regulation that tied the score and Connecticut...
TYSON'S GOAL: SPEEDY KO ; ETIENNE ALSO SET TO COME OUT SWINGING
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amMEMPHIS - Sex, drugs and parties. Bronchitis, diarrhea, the flu. To fight or not to fight. Who is there to fight against? And about that tattoo? So why did we...
GIANTS GIVE ALLEN THE BOOT
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThe Giants did some roster house-cleaning yesterday, cutting four players, and the most interesting departure was also anticipated. They bid adieu to Matt Allen, the rookie punter who found himself...
GLAVINE BRUSHES OFF RIP JOB
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amMET NOTES PORT ST. LUCIE - When told that former Atlanta teammate Tim Spooneybarger took shots at him recently, Tom Glavine reacted with a metaphorical yawn. It's doubtful his pulse...
WIZARDS START GAME ONE POINT DOWN
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amNET NOTES WASHINGTON - There's never a good time to lose your starting point guard to injury. But there are times that are worse than others. Like when Jason Kidd...
HOT 'FUSE' READY FOR BEST TURN
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amAt a time of year when many classy 3-year-olds are racing a distance with the Kentucky Derby in mind, others are better off sprinting. Eight of them mix it up...
RICE TANDEM TOPPLES CTK
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amRice 83CTK 74 Mo Hicks has tried to get Shagari Alleyne and Arturo Dubois to play well together for nearly two years, with mixed results. Yesterday, the Rice coach got...
DOUBLE-BOGEY MAN ; ROUGH ROUND LEAVES TIGER SIX BACK
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amPACIFIC PALISADES - Tiger Woods makes double bogey about as often as snowstorms dump 20 inches on New York. Yet that was the difference yesterday between a great round and...
CHIP SHOTS KEEP DUVAL IN THE HUNT
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amNISSAN NOTES PACIFIC PALISADES - David Duval is in a rush to turn last year into a mere speck in his rear-view mirror. A win or even a strong result...
SCATCHARD, SNOW BURY AV'S STREAK
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amIslanders 4Avalanche 1 As if they hadn't already proved it on their recent trip that the West is no match for them, the Islanders continued their winning ways against the...
DEVILS RALLY PAST BRUINS ; FRIESEN GOAL CAPS RALLY IN THIRD TO BEAT BRUINS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amDevils 3Bruins 2 This year's Devils model comes equipped with antilock brakes. They refuse to go into a serious skid. The Devils have been less convincing lately, but they still...
MIKE LETS AIR OUT OF NETS ; FIRST 40-YEAR-OLD TO SCORE 40
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amWizards 89Nets 86 WASHINGTON - The colors were all wrong. So were the surroundings. But the jumper was as graceful - and as lethal - as ever. The timeliness of...
BAD TIME FOR LUCIOUS' EJECTION
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amNET NOTES WASHINGTON - Lucious Harris felt it was obvious to everyone but the refs. So he said so. And he said the magic word that got him ejected. "I...
KNICKS FALL SHORT: SPREE GOES COLD IN LOSS TO WARRIORS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amWarriors 111 Knicks 107 OAKLAND - Latrell Sprewell ended his Warrior stint as a villain, but last night he brought great joy to the Bay Area by having one of...
ROCKET BLASTS SQUASH DUCKS
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amRangers 6Ducks 2 ANAHEIM - Apparently Thursday's light optional practice, at the end of which Garden CEO Jim Dolan took a rudimentary spin on the ice, didn't undermine the Rangers,...
IT'S WILLIAMS' TURN: KNICKS TAP FRANK AS WARD SUB
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - Most of the buzz has been about the Knicks' young point-guard stud from Yugoslavia, Milos Vujanic, their second-round pick. Now it's time for Frank Williams - a first-rounder...
SPREWELL NERVOUSLY WAITED OUT DEADLINE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES OAKLAND - Latrell Sprewell wouldn't mind being on Gary Payton's team right now. There was just one team Sprewell would've wanted to be dealt to - his hometown...
NETS HOPE WIN OVER PACERS IS BIG BOOST
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The Nets' grand plan to take their victory over Indiana and run with it to the end of the season began with a crawl last night. A traffic...
DUVAL RETURNS TO FRINGE OF CONTENTION
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amNISSAN NOTES PACIFIC PALISADES - David Duval has spent the better part of the last year on the fringes of the PGA Tour, having disappeared from final-round leaderboards and plunged...
DOUBLE BOGEY PUSHES TIGER BACK TO PACK
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amPACIFIC PALISADES - Tiger Woods makes double bogey about as often as snowstorms dump 25 inches on New York. Yet that was the difference yesterday between a great round and...
DUNHAM DELIGHTED RANGERS IN CHASE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amANAHEIM - It's his seventh year in the league, but Mike Dunham not only has never participated in an NHL playoff game, he never even has been an active part...
A GRAND GOODBYE FITS DEVILS' STYLE
February 22, 2003 | 5:00amThese milestones always have seemed like departure points for Devils, whose fans had better cheer Joe Nieuwendyk while they can. With Nieuwendyk chasing his 1,000th career point, the Devils reached...