GIULIANI: "LEON, LET'S MAKE A DEAL!" TUNA TO CROSS HUDSON?

          NYC officials have had "at least one discussion" with
     Jets Owner Leon Hess about moving from the Meadowlands to
     New York City, with further talks planned, according to
     David Seifman of the N.Y. POST.  A mayoral aide "cautioned"
     that talks were still "very premature."  Last week, Mayor
     Rudy Giuliani said if one of the two NFL teams came back to
     the city, it would "likely" be the Jets since "they don't
     have a permanent home."  But Seifman wrote that one hitch
     may be Hess' other business interests in NJ that "make him
     anxious to stay in the good graces" of state officials. 
     Hess couldn't be reached for comment (N.Y. POST, 8/29).