September 24, 2001
ON THE NEWSSTAND
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amIT'S Week Two of the World Trade Center horror, and the weeklies - both news and entertainment - are focusing on the many repercussions of the terrorist attacks.Business Week finally...
AMEX TO RE-OPEN AT HOME THIS WEEK
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amThe last of the big three stock exchanges looks set this week to resume trading in its own quarters for the first time since the terror at the Twin Towers....
ELLISON OF ORACLE SEEKS U.S. ID CARDS
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amIn the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Oracle's Larry Ellison wants to lend a hand. The CEO of the world's leading database software maker is pressing for the...
DON'T LOOK TO HISTORY TO GET US OUT OF THIS
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amTHE stock market bounced back nicely during all but one of the national crises of the last 60 years. Unfortunately, that one exception could most closely resemble our current problem....
WHERE THERE'S A WILCO, THERE'S A NEW WAY
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amWILCO, once filed under alt-country, had already blended its roots - rock with pop. Now the Midwestern band is experimenting in the sound lab again. Jeff Tweedy, Wilco's enigmatic lead...
STARR REPORT
September 24, 2001 | 4:00am'Ananda' tackles terrorism issues "The Ananda Lewis Show" (9 a.m./Ch. 11) is devoting this week's worth of shows to the World Trade Center disaster - and the threat of global...
GLITZ NEWS SEARCHES FOR OLD CONFIDENCE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amIT'S been anything but business-as-usual at the infotainment shows like "Access Hollywood" and "Entertainment Tonight." But as the dust settles from the recent wave of terror attacks and the whispers...
THE GIRL JUST CAN'T HELP IT
September 24, 2001 | 4:00am"Crossing Jordan" Tonight at 10 on NBC/Ch. 4 CROSS "Quincy" with "CSI" and you get "Crossing Jordan." Except in this show, Quincy's a babe. That would be Jill Hennessy, the...
RETURN TO THE RUNWAY: THE FASHION WORLD PUTS ON A HAPPY FACE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amFASHION people have a reputation for being aloof, superficial and elitist. God knows, they sometimes deserve it. But last week, the haughty fashion do's found it in themselves to smile...
HERE'S HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00am* Contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency at (800) 462-9029. The speech- or hearing-impaired can call (800) 462-7585. Multilingual operators are on duty from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven...
FEW NEW YORKERS SEEKING AID
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amSurprisingly few New Yorkers have sought financial assistance following the attack on the Twin Towers - a fact officials attribute to the city's lack of experience with disasters. "New York...
HOW CANDIDATE'S DAD DODGED DEATH
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amWin or lose on primary day tomorrow, the campaign was worth every exhausting minute for City Council candidate David Yassky - it may have saved his father's life. Lester Yassky...
E$$ENCE OF EMERIL TV CHEF GIVES 15G
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amEmeril Lagasse has served up a recipe for healing - the famed TV chef has donated $15,000 to the mayor's Twin Towers Fund. "God bless America," said Emeril, whose new...
VIPS BID ADIEU TO BUILDER
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amThe city he loved said goodbye yesterday to real-estate developer and philanthropist Lew Rudin - a "man of enormous passion and compassion" - at services attended by the city's and...
B'KLYN WIFE CERTAIN MIRACLE IS WAITING
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amTHIRTEEN days later, Star Ortiz's resolve has grown only stronger. "My husband is coming back to me," Star tells me, defiantly. "I'll find my husband." We are in the living...
ISRAELIS FOIL BOMB PLOT ON TEL AVIV 'TOWERS'
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli investigators thwarted a terrorist plot to bomb Tel Aviv's "twin towers" last month, according to court papers released yesterday. An indictment charges Palestinians Samah Jabril and Rami...
VOTING ON THE EDGE OF CIVIC BREAKDOWN
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amGUESS what, everybody? There's a primary election tomorrow here in New York City for almost every office in the city - with the mayor's office right at the top there....
CELEBS ARE 'FAMILY': THEY JOIN FORCES IN DISCO-TUNE BENEFIT
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amPeace and love filled the air as more than 100 pop divas, actors, sports figures and TV personalities gathered in Midtown to record a new version of "We Are Family"...
CANDIDATES RETHINK THEIR OLD PROMISES
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amThe mayoral candidates yesterday said their ambitious plans will have to be scaled back in the wake of the terror attack - with Alan Hevesi saying teachers may have to...
PASTOR VOWS: WE'LL REBUILD OUR CHURCH
September 24, 2001 | 4:00am"Buried under the rubble of the World Trade Center is a legacy of old New York - a tiny Greek Orthodox church that survived the construction frenzy of lower Manhattan...
CAST AND CREW KICK-START 'KATE'
September 24, 2001 | 4:00am"Kiss Me Kate" got the kiss of life yesterday after show members - from stars to stagehands - volunteered to avoid a final curtain by taking a whopping 50 percent...
SONGS FROM THE BLEACHERS SPEAK VOLUMES
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amRITA Kachmarchyk struggled from her wheelchair, gripped the railing, propped herself up on crutches and stood on unsteady feet. Her legs may have been shaky, but her voice was like...
AFGHAN REBELS HIT TALIBAN ; HOPING FOR SUPPORT AS U.S. FORCES BUILD UP
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Northern Afghan rebels claim to have killed scores of Taliban soldiers and taken several villages, as heavy-duty U.S. forces landed in nearby Uzbekistan. U.S. forces are expected to...
CONTENDERS WILL EVER SO GENTLY ASK FOR VOTES
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amInstead of the traditional advertising blitz leading up to tomorrow's primary, the mayoral campaigns will feature low-key palm cards and fliers reminding voters that there's an election - and linking...
U.S. SET TO REVEAL HIJACK EVIDENCE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush plans to show U.S. allies hard evidence soon that points squarely at Osama bin Laden as the terrorist responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, White House...
CENTRAL PARK COMES TO LIFE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amFrom across the city, they came. Like religious pilgrims observing a Sunday ritual, New Yorkers streamed back into Central Park yesterday, determined to pick up routines disrupted by the World...
STOX LOOK POISED TO FALL AGAIN
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amGloomy traders and investors - still reeling from last week's free fall on Wall Street - spent a nervous weekend fearing a raft of bad economic news that could push...
GRAVESEND GIVES GENEROUSLY
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amA Brooklyn community has closed ranks behind its fallen firefighter heroes. Residents of Gravesend yesterday donated $54,700 to the Widows and Children's Fund of the Uniformed Firefighters Association. The total...
UNITED IN FAITH AND DEFIANCE: THOUSANDS GATHER AT STADIUM FOR SERVICE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amThousands of faithful from all religions flocked to Yankee Stadium yesterday, weeping and cheering as somber prayer-vigil host Oprah Winfrey defiantly told them, "We shall not be moved." "We're here,...
A SICK PRAYER BEFORE DYING ; KILLER'S NOTE: 'BE PREPARED FOR GOD'
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amHijacking ringleader Mohamed Atta left behind a testament that reportedly included a chilling prayer for martyrdom that foreshadowed the worst terrorist attack on American soil. "Be prepared to meet your...
BLESSED BE THE WARMAKERS
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amImagine . . . Osama bin Laden with a suitcase nuke. Blessed be the warmakers, for without them there can be no peace. No peace worth having, anyway. It is...
OSAMA 'AWOL'
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amWhere's Osama? Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia yesterday said terror chief Osama bin Laden - the man believed responsible for the day of horror that has now left more than 7,000...
LEBANESE TERROR KINGPIN ON SUSPECT 'SHORT LIST'
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amA shadowy Lebanese terrorist who has long been at the top of international most-wanted lists has ties to World Trade Center "prime suspect" Osama bin Laden that are drawing scrutiny...
FAMILY, PALS GATHER TO ASK FOR MIRACLES
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amNearly three dozen people wearing T-shirts with Kenny Lira's face on them filtered into Yankee Stadium yesterday, all bearing a special prayer of their own. "We'll all have hope until...
RUDY EYES ANOTHER RUN ; MAYOR MULLS 3RD TERM - INSIDER
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani has told his inner circle that he's interested in a third term, a top insider told The Post - but it's unclear whether he's ready to actually make...
THIS WEEK, SPORTS ALMOST SEEMED HUMAN
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amTHE only guy on TV who seemed the same last week was Barry Bonds. After standing near the batter's box to pose a double into a single in the midst...
BERARD SHOWING NO BLIND LOYALTY
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amTHE next time a professional athlete is moved to whine about the lack of "loyalty" in contract negotiations, he might first refer to the case of Bryan Berard, who for...
SCHIANO'S BOYS NEED MORE TIME
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amWhy are Rutgers fans shocked that the Scarlet Knights, fresh off their 50-0 loss to Virginia Tech, are scoreless in Big East Conference play after two games? Any sane thinking...
LEITER KEEPS THE FAITH
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amBy the time the bullpen blew what seemed destined to be a huge Met win, Al Leiter had long since left the game, forced to watch as a helpless spectator....
SHELL PICKS UP CHRIST THE KING
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amCTK8 Holy Cross7 Steven Shell has one simple mission, according to him, and it doesn't matter whether he's on the football field or the basketball court. "I'm in there to...
NAVESINK SAILS IN JAMAICA
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amShowing speed from the start under a rail-hugging ride from Edgar Prado, Navesink tracked the dawdling early pace (:25, :49.4) set by Krieger to hit outside, then kicked clear when...
'SPIN' A WINNER IN DEBUT
September 24, 2001 | 4:00am2nd RACE - Gary Gullo is known mostly as a claiming trainer but he sent out a good-looking first-time starter in Out Spin to win her debut. She stalked the...
BALKY ELBOW MAY GIVE MADDUX FITS
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amGreg Maddux insisted yesterday that his hyperextended right elbow is no big deal. But make no mistake: This sore elbow is a big deal, in baseball terms. Atlanta has had...
REALITY BITES BENITEZ & CO. TO END THIS DREAM
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amBASEBALL reality checked in at Shea Stadium late yesterday afternoon. It checked in on the mound from which Armando Benitez finally ran out of gas in the ninth inning and...
METS MUST KEEP FOCUS IN MONTREAL
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amThe contrast couldn't be starker. The Mets come off an emotional homestand to travel to baseball wasteland Montreal for a three-game series beginning tomorrow. "Playing on the road in another...
BRIAN'S RIDE WAS EMOTIONAL
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amBrian Jordan lived a terrible reality yesterday morning, visiting Ground Zero with the Port Authority police. For the first two innings at Shea yesterday afternoon the Braves right fielder wore...
RIGGAN TAKES LOSS TO HEART
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amJerrod Riggan sat at his locker, playing with a tube of Chapstick, as if it could rewrite history. Coaches and players alike came by to console him after the most...
JETER SITS OUT AGAIN
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - Derek Jeter's head is bothered by a cold or an allergy. However, the real reason he sat out for a second straight game last night was his left...
RICHTER: I'LL BE OK FOR OPENER
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amRangers2 Flyers1 If today goes as well as last night did for Mike Richter, the Rangers just might be in business with their No. 1 goaltender. "I'm not expecting any...
IT'S LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT FOR PECA & ISLES FANS
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amMichael Peca has arrived. Saturday night, Islander fans had a date with Peca, who was playing at Nassau Coliseum for the first time in front of the home crowd in...
STUYVESANT RETAKES FIELD
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amIt's hardly an ideal situation, but for Stuyvesant's football team, it's close enough. The Peglegs, whose school is just blocks from the World Trade Center, haven't practiced since Sept. 7....
SHAUN GETS A SAVE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amKANSAS CITY - The Chiefs actually came close to scoring a touchdown yesterday, but they did not because Shaun Williams was on the scene. More than ever, the Giants are...
MARTIN MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amFOXBORO - If you're seeking the singular reason why the Jets beat the Patriots 10-3 yesterday, look no further than Curtis Martin. Martin, who's in his fourth year as a...
BLEDSOE NO MATCH FOR SAVAGE JETS 'D'
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amFOXBORO - Two weeks ago, the Jets' defense was almost ridiculed for looking winded and tired in the season-opening loss to the Colts. In yesterday's 10-3 win over the Patriots,...
KANSAS CITY DISPLAYS ADMIRATION FOR NYC
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amKANSAS CITY - When the Giants came out onto the field yesterday at Arrowhead Stadium - considered the site of perhaps the best home-field advantage in the NFL - they...
HEARTFELT WELCOME
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES KANSAS CITY - Here in the heartland of America, the Giants yesterday were welcomed like never before. The mayors from the cities of Kansas City in Kansas and...
DECISIONS, DECISIONS: TORRE HAS CRUCIAL PLAYOFF ROSTER MOVES AHEAD
September 24, 2001 | 4:00amBALTIMORE - Starting with tomorrow night's emotionally charged game at Yankee Stadium against the Devil Rays, the Yankees have 13 games left before making their seventh straight post-season appearance. On...
YANKS STILL OUTTA SYNC: BOP BIRDS TO END SLIDE BUT FAR FROM SHARP
September 24, 2001 | 4:00am10 INNINGS Yanks 5 Orioles 4 BALTIMORE - The layoff rust has vanished. They insist their minds are on baseball when they are on the field even though they can't...