March 15, 2004
WALL OF WORRIES - MARTS MAY SHRUG OFF ATTACK, BUT SWEAT AT SPAIN VOTE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amStrategists expect the market to shrug off news that al Qaeda likely masterminded the brutal bombing in Spain last week - but worry that yesterday's Spanish vote could have a...
RETRO TYRA
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amTYRA Banks is serious when she says she wants to be a singer. On next Sunday's episode of "American Dreams," she plays the lead singer of The Velvettes - an...
LAWYERS ARE FROM MARS . . . JUDGES ARE FROM VENUS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00am"Century City" [ ] (three stars) Tomorrow night on at 9 p.m. on CBS ---- THINK "L.A. Law" meets "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" and you'll begin to get...
GIRLS GONE MILD
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amINDIGO GIRLS MOST guys would place going to an Indigo Girls concert on par with watching Ellen DeGeneres interview Rosie O'Donnell about lactating lesbians. But at Radio City Music Hall...
STRANGE 'EMBEDDED' FELLOWS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amEMBEDDEDAt the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St., AT Astor Place. Telecharge, (212) 239-6200. --- IN "Embedded," the satirical, anti-Iraq-war revue that opened last night at the Public Theater, Tim Robbins...
STARR REPORT
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amFab Feb. for 'TES' CBS' "The Early Show" is quietly putting up some impressive numbers. "TES" notched its best February sweeps numbers in nine years just last month in total...
BADA BING! TONY BOOSTS CABLE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amCALL it "The Sopranos" spike, and it's not of the ice-pick variety. Cable subscriptions are on the rise around the metro area thanks to the popular mob drama. Cable officials...
SANDRA DEES AND DONT'S
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amCAUTION, gals: It's easy to go overboard on the '50s look. Before you go head-to-toe Sandra Dee, remember when it comes to the sock-hop style, a little dab'll do ya....
PATAKI PALS RUN FOR NEAREST 'EXIT'
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amSOME senior Pataki administration of ficials are "preoc cupied with their exit strategies" because they believe the governor won't seek re-election, says an administration source. "They know that the governor...
PROBE EYES SILVER'S $UITE DEAL IN VEGAS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amALBANY - State investigators have stumbled onto evidence that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the state's most powerful Democrat, paid just $109 a night for a suite that goes for as...
UNIONS MAY BEAN BOSTON
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amBoston, we have a problem. Just 4 ½ months before Beantown welcomes native son John Kerry to the Democratic National Convention, both the city and the convention itself are wracked...
CHUCK CALLS FOR WMD DETECTORS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amCiting the horrific terrorist bombings in Madrid, Sen. Charles Schumer said it's time to equip the subway system with monitors that can detect weapons of mass destruction. "The federal government...
REV. AL TALKS OF QUITTING
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amThe Rev. Al Sharpton will discuss ending his failing presidential campaign with representatives of Democratic nominee John Kerry as soon as today, party insiders told The Post. The discussion is...
BUSH WOMEN WORRIED
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - First lady Laura Bush and the president's mother, Barbara Bush, are now openly "questioning" the direction of President Bush's campaign team, a stunning new report claims. With national...
BUBBA MUSEUM - TOWN'S EXHIBIT HAILS RESIDENT PRESIDENT
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amThe rest of the world is about to learn what Chappaqua residents already know: Bill Clinton prefers to tee off in comfy Hawaiian shirts, munch lunch at the corner deli...
FEDS LOOK TO CHARGE FERRY CAPT.
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amThe feds could ask a grand jury to hold Staten Island Ferry Capt. Michael Gansas criminally liable for events leading up to last year's catastrophic crash and for his actions...
COPS BUST L.I. MAN IN FATAL HIT-RUN
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA Long Island man has been nabbed in the horrific hit-and-run that killed a young newlywed and seriously hurt her hubby in January, cops said. Chester Cunningham, 39, of Mastic...
S.I. RAILROAD PLAN ON TRACK
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amStaten Island businesses will soon be riding high as the city gets set to reopen a freight-railroad line out of service for more than a decade. The city's Economic Development...
WHAT A FRIEND THE BOX OFFICE HAS IN JESUS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amJesus is just alright with moviegoers, who made "The Passion of the Christ" No. 1 at the box office for the third straight week, with a take of $31.7 million....
WEIRD BUT TRUE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amTwo NYU coeds installed a 400-gallon swimming pool in their Greenwich Village dorm room to throw booze-fueled parties for fellow students. Freshmen Jenny Maurer and Lauren Burge were the toast...
-CLUB CASUALTIES - 4 PARTY KIDS IN HOSP WITH DRUG OD (M)-4 O.D. AT CLUB - COPS CRASH HOT SPOT'S ALL-NIGHT PARTY (S, LCF)
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amFour people were hospitalized for drug overdoses at the hot Hell's Kitchen dance club Black yesterday morning, authorities said. The incident came within a week of reports that city officials...
BLAST SPREE MOTIVATES ALLIES: COLIN
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amThe deadly Madrid bombings should strengthen rather than weaken European resolve against terrorism, Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday. He also said it's too early to say whether al...
FRESNO WEIRDO CHARGED IN SLAYS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMarcus Wesson was charged with nine murders in Fresno, Calif., and ordered held on $9 million bail yesterday in the gruesome killings of people believed to be his family members,...
SHAKEN BABY HANGING ON
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA 5-week-old girl who was badly shaken by her father in their Midtown high-rise apartment was still clinging to life yesterday, cops said. Leilani Belza was shaken so severely Thursday...
MAYOR STEPS BACK FROM MARCHERS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg will stand by Department of Correction Commissioner Martin Horn and not march alongside correction officers at Wednesday's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Members of the 500-strong Emerald Society at...
TENTH PLANET A NEW 'STAR'
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amIt's far and away the biggest news to hit the solar system in years - a likely new planet. NASA is expected to announce today that a likely planet has...
EX-ROOMIE STABS TEEN GIRL: COPS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA teenage girl was stabbed twice by her former roommate early yesterday in the hallway of a Harlem apartment building, cops and friends said. Cops rushed to the W. 147th...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amBROOKLYN * Detectives busted a man in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old in Crown Heights earlier this month, cops said yesterday. Reginald Jordan, 24, of Prospect Place, was charged...
VOTERS TAKE SHARP LEFT TURN
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amSpain's opposition Socialists swept the ruling conservatives from power in a spectacular upset election yesterday, amid an angry debate over charges the government provoked the Madrid bombings by supporting the...
MAKE PENN STATION SAFE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amTHURSDAY'S horrific terrorist attack targeting trains in Madrid - and last month's terror bombing in the Moscow subway - must serve as an emergency warning to us: We've got to...
HOODLUM TOTS - B'KLYN MOM FUMES AT KINDERGAR TEN VIOLENCE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA horrified Brooklyn mom is demanding a school transfer for her daughter after she was roughed up by a fellow classmate - in kindergarten. The request is unusual because it...
WIDOW'S PIQUE - DUO AT LARGE A YEAR AFTER HUBBY'S SLAY
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMichelle DeSimone, a newlywed, was about to walk out the door of her Bronx home to her office at MTV in Times Square when the phone rang. It was a...
DISCOUNT WEEKEND TICKETS A RAIL BIG SUCCESS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amAn MTA pilot program allowing straphangers to ride the commuter rails within the city limits for $2.50 on weekends has turned into a colossal success - selling nearly 100,000 tickets...
FISHBURNE 'NEPHEW' FACES TRIAL
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA Queens teen who claims he is Laurence Fishburne's nephew is set to go on trial this week for a robbery attack on two elderly women that left one with...
FRESNO BAIL IS $1M PER VICTIM
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMarcus Wesson was held in lieu of $9 million bail in Fresno, Calif., yesterday for the gruesome killings of nine people believed to be his family members, including his daughters...
BOMB FIENDS KILL 11 - ISRAEL CANCELS THIS WEEK'S SUMMIT
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - Two homicide bombers blew themselves up in an attack on Israel's main port yesterday, killing 11 people and injuring 18. The deadly bombings in the southern port of...
SUSPECT TIEDTO 9/11 DEMON - JAILED MASTERMIND WORKED WITH ATTA
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amOne of three Moroccans busted in Madrid's horrific slew of train terror bombings has links to Spain's fiendish al Qaeda chief - one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks,...
NINE GIS DEAD OVER FOUR DAYS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amRoadside bombs killed four more U.S. soldiers in Iraq, the army said yesterday - making a total of nine troops killed in the past four days in attacks targeting American...
CIG CRUSADE FILTERS DOWN TO KIDS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg is taking his antismoking campaign into the city schools. The Department of Education is sponsoring a "New York City Kids Kick Butts!" poster contest for six- to eighth-graders...
STAR'S 'NEPHEW' FACES ROB TRIAL
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA Queens teen who claims he is Laurence Fishburne's nephew is set to go on trial this week for a robbery attack on two elderly women that left one with...
BABY SHAKEN BY HER FATHER FIGHTS FOR LIFE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA 5-week-old girl who was badly shaken by her father in their Midtown high-rise apartment was still clinging to life yesterday, cops said. Leilani Belza was shaken so severely by...
JINTS ADD ANOTHER EX-BROWN TO 'O' LINE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amLittle did the Giants know when they began re-shaping their haphazard offensive line that they'd be importing two-fifths of the Cleveland Browns' starting quintet. The newest addition is Barry Stokes,...
HOLIK BELONGS ON SECOND UNIT
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amIMPOSSIBLE as it is to even begin to guess what the Rangers will look like next year, this much is clear: If Bobby Holik is centering Jaromir Jagr on the...
ISLES BRACE FOR PLAYOFF DOGFIGHT
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amTAMPA - If the season ended today, this is where the Islanders would be: right back here for a first-round playoff series against the top-seeded Lightning. Unfortunately for the Isles,...
WINKY LOOKING FOR BIG-BUCKS BOUTS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amLAS VEGAS - Down the hall, Don King's cackle was so loud, Ronald "Winky" Wright had to pause his victory speech. It was a speech that would thank just about...
3 VS. 4 MATTERS MORE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amTHE funniest story of the week lasted the entire week. Should St. Joe's be a one-seed or a two? Should Oklahoma St. be a one-seed or a two? Should Kentucky...
JON PAIN - LIEBER REINJURES GROIN, LIKELY HEADED TO DL
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amTAMPA - The lack of depth in the Yankees' rotation has been exposed again. When Jon Lieber tossed two innings Saturday against the Braves, it appeared all five starters were...
NIEDERMAYER: NO NEW DEAL IN VIEW
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amThe probable Norris Trophy winner says he isn't likely to sign a new deal before he becomes a restricted free agent in July. "I've always played my contract out and...
WILSON 1ST IN 2ND RACE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amYANKEE NOTES TAMPA - Enrique Wilson, battling for the second base job this spring, will never receive a better chance to be a big-league regular. While Joe Torre isn't saying...
ST. RAY'S REPEATS AS CHSAA CHAMP
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amCHSAA AA CHAMPIONSHIP: St. Raymond's 56 - Xaverian 42 Brian Laing has often tried to get his teammate Gavin Grant to take more advantage of his ample skills. "I always...
DRILLS AT ZO'S PLACE
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amNET NOTES MIAMI - The number 33 stays on the Nets board for every game as a tribute to Alonzo Mourning. And yesterday, the Nets gave him another one of...
DYKSTRA BACK IN THE FOLD
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - Wearing his No. 4 jersey and guzzling Gatorade, Lenny Dykstra looked out at Tradition Field. "It doesn't get any better," he said. "Green grass, blue sky....
KAZ, JOSE PLAY WAITING GAME
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMET NOTES PORT ST. LUCIE - At this rate, Kaz Matsui may never get to play in a game with Jose Reyes. With Reyes' strained hamstring leaving his status unknown,...
LONG-TERM DEAL PAYING OFF FOR YANKS, MUSSINA
March 15, 2004 | 5:00am"Two World Series, yeah I'm pretty pleased with the choice." -MIKE MUSSINA on signing with Yankees three years ago TAMPA - Alex Rodriguez wanted Texas for $252 million reasons that...
AVOIDING A MIAMI VISE - NETS OUT TO WITHSTAND HEAT THIS TIME
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMIAMI - The last time they were here was a game to forget. And the Nets remember it very well. "It was a bad game for us," admitted guard Lucious...
N.Y.-BRED CRASHES THE LIST
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amDefending the honor of the New York State breeding program even as his fellow state-bred Read the Footnotes faded down the stretch as the even-money favorite, 37-1 Friends Lake, Rich...
COMEBACK KIDS - THOMAS HELPS TRIGGER 26-POINT REVIVAL
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - For Tim and Isiah Thomas, it doesn't get any sweeter than yesterday. Tim Thomas, shaking off a nightmare first half, as well as boos and catcalls, lifted the...
NO DENYING PIRATES THIS TIME AROUND
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amSeton Hall was spurned by the NCAA Selection Committee last March, left standing in the corner watching the Big Dance. This winter, the Pirates earned their way in, leaving the...
REYES HURT AGAIN - METS 2B STRAINS HAMSTRING; SEVERITY UNKNOWN
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE - There is no real timetable, no set date, no known indication of severity. In fact, at this point, all the Mets know is this - Jose...
NOW, IT'S ON TO THE DANCE - UK, DUKE, STANFORD, ST. JOE'S NET TOP SEEDS
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amA No. 1 seed is supposed to be the Holy Grail of the NCAA Tournament. Nine of the last 14 Big Dance champs have been a No. 1 seed. Even...
VIN WANTS TO LEARN FROM ISIAH & DOLAN
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - Vin Baker told The Post he plans to meet in the next couple of days with Knicks owner James Dolan to hear about his experiences. "I know of...
JASPERS COACH FACES AN OLD FRIEND
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amWhen Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez checked his voice mail Friday morning, he discovered a good-luck message from his friend William Donovan, Sr. "He just said congratulations, and that he hoped...
NETS IN MIAMI VISE - HUMBLED BY HEAT WITHOUT HOBBLED MARTIN
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMIAMI - They were swamped on the boards. The second-worst offense in the NBA universe went through them with alarming ease. Their own offense for much of the night had...
UTAH ST. (25-3) TOPS SNUB CLUB
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amThroughout the season The Post snubbed Utah State, refusing to rank the Aggies because they played in a lousy league and their out-of-conference schedule included a game against Fort Lewis,...
RIDING THE LOCALS - NO DENYING HALL THIS TIME AROUND
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amSeton Hall was spurned by the NCAA Selection Committee last March, left out of the Big Dance. This winter, the Pirates earned their way in, leaving the committee little choice...
COMEBACK KIDS - THOMAS POWERS 26-POINT REVIVAL
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amMILWAUKEE - For Tim and Isiah Thomas, it doesn't get any sweeter than yesterday. Tim Thomas, shaking off a nightmare first half, as well as boos and catcalls, lifted the...
'SMOK'N' MIGLIORE ENJOYS BIG A 'FROLIC'
March 15, 2004 | 5:00amWhen his friends ask him how his weekend was, there probably won't be enough superlatives for jockey Richard Migliore to describe it. After giving Friends Lake a masterful ride to...