August 22, 2000

GLASS BOX CHANGED THE WAY MANHATTAN LOOKS

In a city of skyscrapers, the 38-story Seagram Building, at 375 Park Ave., between 52nd and 53rd streets, enjoys a peculiar distinction. The masterpiece of German-born architect Ludwig Mies van...

SEAGRAM BLDG. GOES ON THE BLOCK - LANDMARKED LEGEND HOME TO 4 SEASONS

THE landmark Seagram Building, an icon of 20th-century architecture and home to the Four Seasons and Brasserie restaurants, has quietly been put up for sale, The Post has learned. The...

PRESSMEN, POST AGREE ON A NEW, 15-YR. PACT

The Post and its pressmen's union have agreed to a groundbreaking 15-year contract extension. The new deal, between the paper and the New York Newspaper Printing Pressmen's Local No. 2,...

AOL LIKELY 'INSTANT' WINNER: REPORT

America Online has almost won the instant messaging war. The Federal Trade Commission probably will not force AOL to share its servers with users of other "IM" clients, such as...

VARIETY VS. INSIDE - DUELLING NEW MAGS TARGET SAME MEDIA- SAVVY READERSHIP

It seems like only yesterday that media chroniclers were duking it out for space on the Internet; now they're taking the battle offline. Variety, the venerable showbiz trade paper that...

DAILY NEWS AGAIN TRYING AN AFTERNOON PUBLICATION

Mort Zuckerman's beleaguered Daily News is going to start an afternoon paper called the Daily News Express and give it away to commuters. It's not the first time that the...

FAX MY TIE CLIP; I'VE GOT A CALL ON MY EARRINGS

IT was only a matter of time. Techno-geeks got rich, they got famous - and now they've discovered fashion. It's not that they're parading around in Prada (although some Silicon...

CRIME PAYS - SOME - BUYER FORKS OVER JUST $950,000 FOR APBNEWS.COM

True crime Web site APBNews has found a buyer - for less than a million bucks. SafetyTips.com, a Waltham, Mass.-based content site that advises businesses on employee safety, has agreed...

WYCLEF JEAN TAKES A SHOT AT DIALLO TALE

WYCLEF JEAN "The Ecleftic" ( 1/2) Columbia Records At least three songs on Wyclef Jean's new album, "The Ecleftic," are more enjoyable to listen to than his homage to Amadou...

THIS NEW TOYOTA PRIUS REALLY KICKS BUTT

YOU'VE heard of sick buildings, now there are healthy cars.You won't find an ashtrayin the new Toyota Prius hybrid gas-electric car.The folks at Toyota say smashed butts would harm the...

'CAESAR' SOLID IN PARK

'JULIUS Caesar" is a violent play about power and personality that Shakespeare wrote during his own bloody era. Any contemporary production must find a way to make it feel relevant...

ROSEANNE GETS INTO GEAR WITH PLAYBOY SLAM SESSION

ROSEANNE has a message for Playboy founder Hugh Hefner - you're boring! The beefy ex-"Roseanne" star and talk-show host has agreed to pose in the younger-skewing Gear magazine after rejecting...

'KING' RICHARD DROPS PANTS AND LBS.

FOR the TV's most famous castaways, life after "Survivor" may never be the same again. Fans of Machiavellian-maestro Richard Hatch were stunned yesterday to find his slimmed-down, clean-shaven image on...

DON JUAN HAS HELL OF A TIME

IN George Bernard Shaw's 1905 play "Man and Superman," there's a dream sequence in act three that brings on stage the figures of the Don Juan legend. In this dream,...

EVE 6'S WHOLE SKATEBOARDING-MUSIC THING'S ON A ROLL

MAX Collins, the 21-year-old lead singer and bass player for Eve 6, found himself while at skateboarding camp, when he was 13. There he heard some old punk classics from...

THE STARR REPORT

GLAAD gets mad The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation says a New York advertising firm tried to kill an ad campaign criticizing Dr. Laura Schlessinger. GLAAD says that Manhattan-based...

'SURVIVOR' WANNABES CUT TO 800 - NAKED SKATER'S STATUS IN LIMBO, BUT 48,000 MISS AUSSIE SEQUEL

CBS has quashed the dreams of more than 48,000 "Survivor II" wannabes, paring the massive list of applicants down to roughly 800 hopefuls. Only 16 contestants will appear on next...

TALKIE WALKIES - RICKI LAKE SIGNS FOR 6-EPISODE GUEST SPOT IN 'KING OF QUEENS'

TALK-show maven Ricki Lake is joining the cast of CBS's "The King of Queens" for six episodes this season. But Lake says the sitcom role won't impact her status as...

TRAVELER'S UPDATE

When in Rome For centuries, Italian cats have found refuge among the ancient ruins of Rome. In recent years, thanks to international organizations and volunteers, the strays are being fed,...

AL SAYS DUBYA'S 'DUCKING' DEBATES

HANNIBAL, Mo. - Al Gore wrapped up his riverboat tour yesterday by accusing his GOP presidential rival George W. Bush of trying to "duck" man-to-man debates. Bush "apparently wants to...

BELFAST SLAYS PROMPT PATROLS

British troops will return to the streets of Belfast for the first time in two years after a gunman killed two Protestant militants yesterday in what is regarded as escalation...

BUSIEST SUBWAY TRAINS RUN LATE 20% OF THE TIME

Straphangers aboard some of the city's busiest subway lines can expect their trains to be delayed one out of every five trips, according to a survey released yesterday by a...

HARRY IS CAST IN 'STONE' - BRIT BEATS OUT H'WOOD KIDS FOR TITLE ROLE

A young British kid beat out Hollywood big names to win the coveted role of Harry Potter in the upcoming movie, Warner Bros. announced yesterday. Director Chris Columbus and producer...

THOU SHALT NOT KILL OR COMMIT ADULTERY - CHEATING N.J. RABBI CHARGED IN WIFE'S SLAY

A BIZARRE and chilling saga of lust and murder, of sex and betrayal, hidden passions and labyrinthine deceit that began on a winter's evening in 1994 is drawing to a...

RICK MAY $TICK IT TO HILLARY ON HER STATE OF CONFUSION

TO POKE more geographic fun at their opponent, Rick Lazio's campaign is considering holding a fund-raiser in Erie County - Pennsylvania. Erie County (New York) GOP chairman Robert Davis recently...

COLOMBIAN DRUG LORD BROUGHT TO FED COURT HERE

A feared Colombian cocaine baron known as "The Snail" was hauled before a Manhattan federal judge yesterday - the first such drug kingpin to be extradited in 10 years. Alberto...

DAZED HECHE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER SPLIT WITH ELLEN

An incoherent and babbling actress Anne Heche stumbled into a stranger's home, officials said yesterday, and then was carted off to a hospital - hours after breaking up with comedian...

'SURVIVOR' HOOKS US BECAUSE WINNER'S A LOSER, AS IN REAL LIFE

KELLY WIGELSWORTH, the unbearably Gen-X river guide with a pierced tongue, summed up her life on an island with annoying, tattooed strangers and a camera crew: "The game's finally gotten...

RUDY DECIDES ON 'SILENT' TREATMENT

Mayor Giuliani announced yesterday that he has decided on a course of treatment for his prostate cancer. But, in classic Giuliani fashion, he refused to reveal what it is. "I've...

BIG-$PENDER BUSH HASN'T GOT AS MUCH NOW AS GORE

WASHINGTON - Presidential wannabe George W. Bush has raised almost $100 million on his road to the White House - double Al Gore's coffers - but he's spent almost every...

LOSING'S IN THE CARDS FOR GATES

Bill Gates may be No. 1 in software, but he's only No. 50 in bridge. The software king led his four-member bridge team to a 50th-place finish - out of...

RUSSIAN BIG ASKS KIN OF KURSK DEAD FOR FORGIVENESS

A top Russian navy officer begged for forgiveness last night from the shattered families of 118 sailors - after divers who pried open a sunken submarine discovered the entire crew...

LIES BENEATH THE SUBMARINE DISASTER

Since the Kursk sank to the bottom of the ocean 10 days ago, the Russian version of events has been confusing at best - deliberately misleading at worst. Here are...

STATE LIST AIDS 'BURB RAID OF CITY TEACHERS

Suburban school districts are finding it easier to raid the city of its qualified teachers - thanks to a list made available by the state Education Department. The Freeport School...

PEPPER SPRAY ZAPS HILL FANS

Hillary Clinton's fans in Yonkers were in tears yesterday - when a Democratic district leader accidentally set off a pepper-spray canister after the first lady spoke. Clinton was walking through...

'HUNGRY CHILD' FABLE FEEDS POPULIST FOLLY

THERE was a lot of populist rhetoric at last week's Democratic National Convention, but nothing was more heart-breaking to hear than the story of the Hungry Child Waiting Her Turn...

STILL SOME HANGUPS FOR VERIZON

Phone workers in New York and New England were back on the job yesterday after a two-week strike - but union locals from New Jersey remained at the bargaining table....

LIE-DETECTORS MAY JUST BE FIBBER GIBBERISH

Advocates of polygraphs say they are extremely accurate - but critics claim the tests are no more reliable at detecting liars than tossing a coin is. "We run in the...

POLYGRAPH: HILL ACCUSER HONEST - HE PASSES TEST JEWISH SLUR

LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas man who accused Hillary Rodham Clinton last month of uttering an anti-Semitic slur in 1974 has passed a lie-detector test arranged by The Post. Paul...

ROWBOAT ADVENTURE TURNS WET AND WILD

TWO THOUSAND miles of crashing North Atlantic waves. Gale-force winds. Hungry sharks. One New York woman didn't know what to expect when she and a Scottish sea captain set off...

TV NEWS HASN'T GIVEN UP ON POL CONVENTIONS (YET)

WILL the networks be back for more in 2004, or have they had it as providers of the nation's convention news? The answer to that two-part question is yes and...

DUFF, PERELMAN PULL NO PUNCHES IN CUSTODY SUIT

Patricia Duff took the stand against ex-hubby Ron Perelman again yesterday, this time using never-released photographs to bolster her claims that he beat her and doesn't deserve custody of their...

SCHOOLS ADDED - AND SUBTRACTED

The Board of Education will open five new public schools next month to relieve overcrowding - that's the good news. Now the bad news: It's also phasing out four other...

BERNIE GETS BUSY MENDING FENCES

New Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik made the rounds of Police Headquarters yesterday in a whirlwind first day of meetings with staff and phone calls. "There was a lot of meetings,...

YOU GO, GIRLS! OUR LADIES LIBERTY SET FOR FINALS

New York's basketball belles took liberties with Cleveland yesterday, rolling over the Rockers, 81-67, at Madison Square Garden to advance to the WNBA finals. "This is great! This is just...

DEATH TOLL HITS 11 IN N.M. GAS BLAST

The death toll rose to 11 yesterday in the horrific New Mexico gas-pipeline blast that ripped through a riverside campground and all but wiped out two families - as investigators...

KNICK FANS: SEE EW LATER, BIG GUY - TRADE TO SEATTLE EXPECTED TO BE A DONE DEAL TODAY

Can't win with him, can win without him. Most Knick fans reacted happily to the news that the team will likely trade Patrick Ewing to the Seattle SuperSonics today. "It's...

GOOD RIDDANCE TO THAT MENACING SCOWL

FOR the past 15 years, the face of the New York Knicks has been a scowl. The voice of the New York Knicks has been a bark. The eyes of...

OLYMPIC MEDALS CONTAIN CLASSIC ERROR

Sydney Olympic organizers won't get any medals for their knowledge of ancient history. They unveiled yesterday the medals for winning athletes - imprinted with an image of the Roman Colosseum...

IT'S THE 'SILENT' TREATMENT FROM RUDY ON CANCER

Mayor Giuliani announced yesterday that he has decided on a course of treatment for his prostate cancer. But in classic Giuliani fashion, he refused to reveal what it is. "I've...

'LOVE BUG' AUTHOR WON'T BE CHARGED IN VIRUS SPREAD

The Filippino college student accused of causing billions of dollars in damages to Internet businesses with his "ILOVEYOU" computer virus will not face prosecution, Manila prosecutors said yesterday. Manila's Department...

TEST OF TRUTH

The two lie-detector experts who rated the test taken by Paul Fray have nearly 25 years of experience between them. Jeff Hubanks, who administered the exam in Little Rock on...

BERNIE BETTER, BUT ...

YANKEE NOTES According to Joe Torre, Bernie Williams is making progress with a right rib-cage problem that has sidelined him the past three games. However, it's not to the point...

BAILEY AND GAVIOLA TAKE LAKE PLACID

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Consistency. That was the theme of yesterday's Grade 2, $150,000 Lake Placid Handicap as the 3-year-old turf filly sensation Gaviola rolled to a 2 1/4-length victory as...

TRAGEDY STRIKES AT SARATOGA

SARATOGA SPRINGS - A tragic mishap in the starting gate yesterday took the life of Outrage, a 2-year-old filly who would have been the odds-on favorite in the third race....

HILL TURNS ON THE POWER

Once you know that Glenallen Hill broke a bat swinging and missing as a Cub, it's easier to digest the Yankees' muscle man hitting a broken-bat home run yesterday. Still,...

CHAD IRKED BY OLYMPIC TURNDOWN

Chad Curtis may have quirks that occasionally chafe his teammates, but his willingness to jump through all kinds of hoops to play for his country has to be admired. The...

WARD SAYS JET WRS CAN STAND TALL

Jet wide receiver Dedric Ward shuns the spotlight, preferring to do his job in anonymity. Good luck. Between being tabbed as the nominal replacement for Keyshawn Johnson at split end,...

TALK? HOW ABOUT SCREAM? - TORRE, NELSON 'DEBATE' RELIEVER'S ROLE

Yankees 12 - Rangers 3 Joe Torre described his post-game meeting Sunday with Jeff Nelson as a "talk." Nelson, on the other hand. said it was anything but and came...

JETS CUT SPENCE IN TRIM DOWN

JET NOTES The Jets waived third-year tight end Blake Spence yesterday, bringing their roster down to 61 players. They must cut down to 53 by Sunday, with up to five...

TRAINER THRILLED WITH 'UNION' WORK

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Dixie Union breezed five furlongs over the main track yesterday morning in 1:01 with exercise rider Steve Willard aboard. "I look to make sure he's not exhausted...

METS, YANKS MIXED ABOUT EWING'S EXIT

Tino Martinez laughs at the ease of the transition Patrick Ewing might be making. Doc Gooden, however, soberly notes that leaving New York is easier said than done. "New York...

PATRICK'S LEGACY: EGOISM, WHINING ... AND CHOKING

GOOD deal. Good riddance. Scott Layden will lock up GM of the Year honors when he officially gets rid of Patrick Ewing and actually gets something in return. Yo, Patrick,...

HERB STANDS BY PAL

Ex-Knick Herb Williams, Ewing's closest friend, told The Post yesterday that if "The Big Fella" is shipped in the proposed four-team, 13-player deal today, he will leave New York fans...

EX-MATES: PAT GOT RAW DEAL - STARKS SAYS EWING WAS HURT BY CRITICISM

You won't have Patrick Ewing to kick around anymore. That was the message John Starks had for New York last night in regards to Ewing's pending trade to Seattle. "He's...

LIBERTY TAKE THE FINAL STEP

They never panicked. Not even July 3, when their record dipped to 7-9, and the Garden was prepared to have a money-losing dark gym in late August. Instead, the Liberty,...

KNICKS READY TO SAY, '33, SKIDOO!' - EWING TRADE TO SONICS AT HAND

The Knicks' 15-year Patrick Ewing Era is expected to end today, sadly, without a championship. But if the divorce between the Knicks and their former franchise savior becomes official, the...

STILL NO NEED TO RUSCH

SAN DIEGO - You know a team is good when its most pressing issue is what's wrong with the fifth starter. At the moment, that's about as grave as it...

COOK SERVES UP LOSS - WALKS HOME GAME WINNER AS METS FALL TO PODS IN 10

10 INNINGSPadres 5 - Mets 4 SAN DIEGO - The Mets can beat the Diamondbacks, the Giants and the Dodgers, all of their wild-card contenders. But they can't beat the...

MAHOMES TO START FOR HAMPTON

MET NOTES SAN DIEGO - He is like Super Glue. Someone breaks down so call Pat Mahomes, stick him in there for a start until the regular is ready. This...

KNICKS READY TO SAY, '33, SKIDOO!' - EWING TRADE SEEMS NEAR

The Knicks' 15-year Patrick Ewing Era was on the verge of ending yesterday, sadly, without a championship. But if and when the divorce comes, when the stinging reality strikes that...

HERB SAYS PAT GOT RAW DEAL - THINKS EWING WASN'T APPRECIATED

Ex-Knick Herb Williams, Ewing's closest friend, told The Post yesterday that if "The Big Fella" is shipped in the proposed four-team, 13-player deal today, he will leave New York fans...

FONZIE TEMPERS HIS TEMPER

SAN DIEGO - As superstars go, Edgardo Alfonzo doesn't rank near the top in power, marquee appeal, or SportsCenter highlight time. For modesty, nobody beats him. So when you ask...

PAT PRIMED TO FILL GAP IN ROTATION - MAHOMES READY TO GO

SAN DIEGO - He is like Super Glue. Someone breaks down, so call Pat Mahomes and stick him in there for a start until the regular is ready. This is...

AMAZIN' OF THRIVES WITH JOY OF SIX

MET NOTES SAN DIEGO - You can see it. It doesn't seem to be just talk. The Mets' outfielders - six guys with similar abilities - are all accepting of...

PHYSICAL PLAY MIFFS LIBERTY

With her team accused by the Liberty of using dirty tactics in Game 2 Sunday, Cleveland Rockers enforcer Mery Andrade fired back at her club's detractors yesterday. "I didn't understand...