Facebook AP AP EPA View Slideshow A family of five from Scarsdale and a Columbia University student were killed Sunday when a small plane crashed in Costa Rica, leaving at least 10 American tourists and two pilots dead. No one survived when the single-engine Cessna smashed into a mountainous region in the Guancaste province while en route to the capital city of San José, officials said. “Their children would have changed the world,” family friend Robin Shainberg told The Post. “They were just the most lovely family — the most giving, caring, wonderful friends to have.” Bruce Steinberg, 50, was a graduate of Columbia Business School, and Irene Steinberg, 51, was active with the UJA-Federation of New York. In 2015, she chaired the annual campaign kickoff of the organization’s Scarsdale Women’s Philanthropy group. Bruce Steinberg’s sister mourned the loss of her brother, sister-in-law and “3 amazing nephews” in a Facebook … [Read more...] about New York family among victims in deadly Costa Rica plane crash
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What the New York Giants were saying after their win over the Washington Redskins
EAST RUTHERFORD — The Giants ended their lost season with a positive, beating the Washington Redskins, 18-10, on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.Here's a look at what the Giants were saying after the win.On the win: "I got to look at the film and all that, but it felt like Giants football. Ran the ball. Played good defense. Stopped them on third down. We probably would have liked to have converted a few more third downs ourselves, but I just so congratulate all the people involved. So happy. I appreciate them tremendously. I tried to convey that to everybody in there and it just feels really good. We’ve been chasing the feeling of being in a locker room on a Sunday or an NFL winning locker room." On hugging Eli Manning as they walked off the field: "I did ask the camera guy, ‘Can you get a picture when I hug Eli?’ Because, you know, it’s a memory. It’s a memory. We’ve both been through a lot and none more than him with this … [Read more...] about What the New York Giants were saying after their win over the Washington Redskins
New York Giants clinch No. 2 pick in 2018 draft, then Sunday’s victory over Redskins
EAST RUTHERFORD - The Cleveland Browns are on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.The New York Giants are now officially on deck.The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon, assuring that the Giants will pick second overall in the draft for the first time since 1981 when they selected Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor. More: Orleans Darkwa gives new Giants GM Dave Gettleman something to think about Stapleton: With lost season now over, the real games begin for Giants More: What the New York Giants were saying after their win over the Washington Redskins Orleans Darkwa rushed for 154 yards and rookie Wayne Gallman added a career-high 89 yards in the 18-10 triumph over the Redskins for the Giants (3-13), who won for the first time since the firings of Ben McAdoo and Jerry Reese with interim coach Steve Spagnuolo on the sideline.Rookie quarterback Davis Webb was active for the first time this season, but … [Read more...] about New York Giants clinch No. 2 pick in 2018 draft, then Sunday’s victory over Redskins
New York City homicide rate lowest since WWII, stats show
New York City recorded in 2017 its lowest number of homicides since the end of World War II — just under 300 killings in a year that also saw the smallest number of shootings recorded in the five borough’s modern history. By midnight of New Year’s Eve, police were expected to report 290 homicides, down 12.5 percent from 334 reported in 2016. Barring any last minute adjustment, New York will have a murder rate of just over 3.4 per 100,000 population, the lowest of any of the nation’s five largest cities. “It is nothing short of amazing,” NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said earlier in December about the historic crime trends. By comparison, Chicago, which through December 24 had reported 644 killings in a city with about one-third the population of the Big Apple, has a preliminary homicide rate of 23.8. Chicago also will have at least 2,758 shootings in 2017, compared with just under 800 for New York, a drop of about 15 percent from 2016. The … [Read more...] about New York City homicide rate lowest since WWII, stats show
2017 was record-low for homicides in New York City
The NYPD’s gonna party like it’s 1959. With just a few hours before the big ball drop in Times Square, the NYPD was expecting a major milestone — ending the year with fewer than 300 homicides. Unofficial numbers show that the NYPD had investigated 290 homicides so far this year — a number the NYPD hasn’t seen in nearly 70 years, officials said. “It is safe to say right now that New York hasn’t been like this since the 1950s,” Commissioner James O’Neill said on “Good Day New York” earlier this month. NYPD boosts security for New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square Cops investigated 45 fewer killings when compared to last year, where detectives investigated 335. Yet last year’s figure still didn’t beat 2014, which saw a record-breaking 333 homicides — the lowest number in modern times. No murders were reported in the city on Saturday or Sunday, cops said. The latest killing was in the … [Read more...] about 2017 was record-low for homicides in New York City
LUPICA: New York needs a voice as strong as Mario Cuomo’s was
Mario Cuomo died on Jan. 1 three years ago, and took all the good in him and common sense and grace and eloquence. Cuomo, a giant of his city and his state who should have run for president but never did, was 82 when he left us, far too soon, mostly because of what was about to happen to his country. It is why we don't just miss his decency. We miss his great New York voice. Maybe that is why there is all this talk and movement around his son Andrew, the governor of New York State the way Mario Cuomo was. The current Gov. Cuomo sure was moving around on Sunday, in the city and on Long Island, his own voice continuing to rise about the minimum wage and taxes and family leave, the way it will eventually become a shout about Trump, as so many around here believe he is about to make the run at the White House that his father never did. When his father died three years ago, I recalled the walk I took with Mario Cuomo from his Manhattan hotel down to Madison Square Garden in the summer of … [Read more...] about LUPICA: New York needs a voice as strong as Mario Cuomo’s was
5 epic New Year’s Eve destinations that aren’t New York
The thought has probably crossed your mind: someday I'll spend New Year's Eve at Times Square in New York City. You'll be part of that massive crowd as the whole country watches and counts down to the moment the crystal ball drops. With your friends or significant other, you'll toast the New Year with champagne and, just maybe, one of those TV cameras will take notice and your faces will flash across screens throughout the country. It's a lovely dream, but the reality? New Year's Eve in the Big Apple means shelling out big bucks on hotels rooms, which need to be booked well in advance. On top of that, if you want any shot of being close to the center of Times Square when that giant crystal sphere falls, you'll have to stand for hours and hours in the cold ahead of the big moment. It will certainly be memorable and it's a worthwhile bucket list item. But if you didn't plan ahead, don't feel like making the effort or simply want a less mainstream New Year's Eve experience, … [Read more...] about 5 epic New Year’s Eve destinations that aren’t New York
Suspects In ‘Savage’ Quadruple Homicide In Troy, New York Arrested
Two men were arrested for what police called a “savage” quadruple homicide that left two adults and two children dead in upstate New York. James White, 38, and Justin Mann, 24, were taken into custody Friday night. Both White and Mann were arraigned Saturday on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder. Both men both pleaded not guilty, NBC News reported. They remained in custody at Rensselaer County Jail without bail, according to the New York Times. The bodies of Shanta Myers, 36, her son Jeremiah, 11, her daughter Shanise, 5, and her partner Brandi Mells, 22, were found inside a home in Troy Tuesday. Their official cause of death was not released but Troy Police Chief John Tedesco said it was impossible to describe the horror, according to the Albany Times Union. “After being in this business for almost 42 years, I can’t describe the savagery,” he said Wednesday. “Nobody that’s been involved in this case is … [Read more...] about Suspects In ‘Savage’ Quadruple Homicide In Troy, New York Arrested
Trump’s New York Co-Chair: Pelosi Will Never Be Speaker Again
GOP Strategist: Trump Well on His Way to 'Draining the Swamp' DNC Chair Slammed for Continuing Anti-Trump Profanity on 'Unity Tour' President Donald Trump's 2016 New York State co-chairman said Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will never be speaker of the House again and credited Republicans with causing the "death knell" of ObamaCare. New York City Councilman Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island), who chaired Trump's campaign in the state alongside former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino (R-Buffalo), said that even if Democrats win back the House in 2018, they will elect a fresh face as their speaker. "I don't think Nancy Pelosi will ever be Speaker of the House again, whether [Democrats] win or whether they don't," he said. [email protected]: "I don't think @NancyPelosi will ever be Speaker of the House again, whether [@TheDemocrats] win or whether they don't." pic.twitter.com/mNC1OC7gF7 — Fox News (@FoxNews) December 31, 2017 Borelli added that "the disaster of 2017 is … [Read more...] about Trump’s New York Co-Chair: Pelosi Will Never Be Speaker Again
New York firm buys $51M apartment complex near Dominion
By Richard Webner Published 5:27 pm, Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Photo: Courtesy Of Bluerock Real Estate Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Bluerock Real Estate bought the 320-unit Grand at the Dominion apartment complex last week from Embrey Partners, the local development firm that constructed it in 2015 Bluerock Real Estate bought the 320-unit Grand at the Dominion apartment complex last week from Embrey Partners, the local development firm that constructed it in 2015 Photo: Courtesy Of Bluerock Real Estate New York firm buys $51M apartment complex near Dominion 1 / 1 Back to Gallery New York firm Bluerock Real Estate has stepped up its investment in San Antonio with the purchase of the $51 million Grand at the Dominion apartment complex on the far North Side. The firm bought the 320-unit complex last … [Read more...] about New York firm buys $51M apartment complex near Dominion