By STEPHEN HART
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE

For seven lucky ladies, it was a big night out in Elm Park. Make that a "Big" night out.

Actor Chris Noth, who played Mr. Big in the former HBO hit TV series "Sex and the City," dined last night with Linda Litto and her three daughters and three nieces at the Elm Park Inn.

"This was a Christmas gift to my family," said Mrs. Litto of Eltingville, who placed a winning charity bid of $4,000 for the chance to meet and eat with Noth, the "Sex and the City" boy friend for whom women across the country shared a love/hate relationship.

Her bid for Noth -- who also appeared in the popular NBC crime drama "Law & Order" from 1990 to 1995 -- was made in November at the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation's eighth annual "Teddy" Dinner.

"I first started liking him on 'Law & Order,'" said Mrs. Litto of Noth, who was joined last night by friend and fellow actor Holt McCallany. "He's much more like Detective Mike Logan [of "Law & Order"] than Mr. Big."

Mrs. Litto and her Eltingville clan -- daughters Kristen Litto, Kimberly Litto and Katie Petras; and nieces Stacy Lane, Melissa Harbord and Fannie Riccobono -- wasted little time, asking Noth for the inside scoop on various actors and what it was like to work on the two shows.

"We're all equally 'Sex and the City' and 'Law & Order' fans," said Mrs. Petras, whose other sister, Michele Reitano, wasn't able to attend last night. "And my grandfather, Ralph, is the biggest 'Law & Order' fan ever."

But Noth knows that the sexual misadventures of Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw and company will always have a special place in the hearts of ladies everywhere.

"'Sex and the City' was a distraction for people. It was such a huge hit that people almost forgot about 'Law & Order,'" said Noth.

He was in Livingston earlier this month taping an appearance in the spin-off TV series, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."

Next he will co-star with Hilary Duff in the upcoming movie "The Perfect Man."

As for the idea of being "auctioned off," the actor laughed.

"It could've possibly been humiliating if no one had bid on me," chuckled Noth. "But it's turned out to be great fun.

"Tonight is doubly nice -- to have dinner with seven lovely ladies and to have it benefit the Teddy Atlas Foundation, the greatest charitable organization I know."

McCallany, who portrayed Atlas in the 1995 TV movie "Tyson," and who introduced Noth to the Stapleton native and legendary boxing trainer, agreed.

"I've traveled all over the world, and I've never met anyone like Teddy Atlas," said McCallany, who has a recurring role on "CSI: Miami," on CBS. "There's nothing I wouldn't do for him or his foundation."

Mrs. Litto said she attended the November dinner to "give something back to the foundation, which has done so much for the families of 9/11 victims."

Her husband, Vincent Litto, was a partner and senior vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald who lost his life in the World Trade Center attacks.

"The foundation is successful in helping people because of the efforts of people like Linda and Chris Noth, who go one step further," said Atlas, who had a limousine company donate transportation for the evening.

And picking up the dinner bill was the Elm Park Inn, which did the same two years ago when eight men bid $8,000 to dine with Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana.