Latest news with #LuizC.Ribeiro
New York Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
NYC to shut down last migrant hotel after shelling out $170 million to crime-ridden shelter
It's the end of an error. New York City's last-standing — and most notorious — migrant hotel will soon stop housing illegal border crossers, The Post has learned. The once-four-star Row NYC hotel on Eighth Avenue in Midtown was repurposed in October 2022, so its 1,331 rooms could be used as a shelter while the Big Apple dealt with the crippling migrant crisis, but Mayor Eric Adams confirmed the city's $5.13 million-a-month contract with the hotel won't be renewed in April. 5 New York City's last-standing and most notorious migrant hotel – the Row NYC — will soon stop housing illegal border crossers. The city's $5.13 million-a-month contract with Row NYC expires in April and will not being renewed. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post The deal has allowed the hotel — which is owned by Boston-based real estate titan Rockpoint Group — to already rake in more than $170 million. It's unclear what the future holds for the establishment, which once charged $414 to $435 per weeknight for standard rooms before becoming a shelter. Reps for the company did not return messages. 'We are proud to share that we will be closing another site — the Row Hotel, the last hotel in the city's emergency shelter system — marking yet another major milestone in our administration's recovery from this international humanitarian crisis,' Adams told The Post Friday. 5 Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post The Row, which boasts on it's website that is 'more New York than New York,' was the first hotel to be enlisted by the city to take in migrants after Adams declared the city's existing homeless shelter system had reached a 'breaking point.' Since then, it's been magnet for stabbings and other crimes, with rowdy Tren de Aragau-linked gangbangers among its tenants, including one 25-year-old Venezuelan migrant who allegedly broke into a Manhattan prosecutor's apartment, robbed her at gunpoint and pleasured himself in front of her. Other thugs staying there also attacked cops on numerous occasions, including a July 2024 incident where one officer was bit and other had a moped hurled at them. Workers there have also complained the hotel has become a wild 'free-for-all' of sex, drugs and violence after the city began housing migrants there,. 5 Dennis A. Clark The Midtown South Precinct, that includes Row NYC and the Times Square area, has long had among the highest crime rates in the city. Although the precinct that seen a nearly 10% decline in crime this year compared to 2024, burglaries are up nearly 16% and felony assaults 2%, NYPD data as of Aug. 3 show. The migrant crisis has cost city taxpayers more than $8 billion since spring 2022 to provide food, shelter and other services to over 238,000 migrants who flooded into the country because of former President Joe Biden's lax border policies. At its peak, NYC used 220 hotels and other contracted sites to house the newcomers. As of June 25, 2024, the city was operating 193 migrants shelters of which 153, or nearly 80%, were former hotels and other lodging establishments like The Roosevelt in Midtown that were being subsidized by taxpayer dollars, according to an internal list active shelters then reviewed by The Post. 5 Rob Jejenich / NY Post Design Others included houses of worship, recreation centers, and controversial pop-up 'tent city' complexes, including one erected to house 3,000 migrants on Randall's Island; nearly 2,000 at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn; and another 1,000 outside Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens. However, the city is now down to just four contracted shelters, with the Row NYC being last remaining lodging establishment. The Department of Homeless Services has slowly absorbed remaining migrants into the city-run shelter system, which as of last week was caring for 92,000 residents, including 35,400 migrants. 'Three years ago, thousands of migrants and asylum seekers began streaming into our city every week — and the Adams administration stepped up,' the mayor said Friday. 5 Dennis A. Clark 'We opened hundreds of emergency migrant shelters to ensure no family slept on the street. Since then, we have successfully helped more than 200,000 migrants leave our shelter system and take the next step toward self-sufficiency, the migrant population in our care continues to decline, and we have closed 64 emergency migrant sites, including all of our tent-based facilities.' 'We have skillfully and humanely managed a national humanitarian crisis — and have done what no other city could do,' he added.
New York Post
6 days ago
- New York Post
Murder of 14-year-old boy in Bronx playground was filmed — and revenge for attack he did not commit: sources
The 14-year-old boy stabbed to death by a gang of teens in a Bronx playground appears to have been jumped in a case of mistaken identity — with someone filming he was pistol-whipped, beaten and repeatedly knifed, according to police sources and prosecutors. Ninth-grader Angel Mendoza was jumped by a mob of kids at Williamsbridge Oval Playground in Norwood late Tuesday in revenge for an earlier fight that he was not involved in, law enforcement sources told The Post. Cellphone video captured the pack zeroing in on Mendoza before smashing him 'in the face with a Taurus .9mm pistol' and then repeatedly striking and kicking him on 'his head, face and body,' court documents state. 5 Angel Mendoza, 14, was stabbed to death during a brawl at Williamsbridge Oval Playground in the Bronx. family handout One of the attackers was then filmed stabbing him 'one time in the chest and one time in the abdomen,' the court documents said. It wasn't immediately clear if the gang filmed the violence themselves or if it was captured by a bystander. Still, the youngster — who regularly hung out at the park — was likely just collateral damage given he was friends with two teens who had earlier clashed with the gang shortly before the bloodbath, sources said. Mendoza wasn't believed to have had any involvement in the earlier melee, which apparently saw another teen stabbed, according to the sources. 5 Blood stains on the ground of the park after the fatal stabbing. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post 5 Mendoza's mother Ramona (left in the white shirt) getting comforted by her husband and a neighbor after the teen's death. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post Cops found Mendoza clinging to life when they rushed to the blood-covered playground around 7:30 p.m. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, but was pronounced dead just before 9 p.m., police said. A 17-year-old boy who was also found stabbed in the shoulder and abdomen and went to Montefiore Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, cops added. Four teens – Andrew Ansah, 18, Jordan Williams, 18, and two boys, ages 15 and 16, whose names were not released because they are minors – have since been arrested and charged over the grisly killing. 5 A NYC Parks worker washing away the blood. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post 5 The scene of the stabbing in Williamsbridge Oval Park. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock They all face charges of murder, manslaughter and two counts each of gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon. At least one knife and a firearm were recovered at the scene, according to court documents. The victim lived just three blocks from the popular park and would regularly frequent the hotspot to play basketball, his family said.
New York Post
05-08-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
House Homeland Security chair tours ‘amazing' Long Island police training center: ‘A very special place'
Nassau County officials on Tuesday wowed US Rep. Andrew Garbarino, giving the new chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security an exclusive tour of their state-of-the-art cop training center. In fact, the Empire State Republican lawmaker can't wait to tell his Capitol Hill pals about it. 'I have never seen something like this,' Garbarino told reporters. 'This was amazing. I didn't know what to expect today and even my dreams could not have reached what I saw today. This is a very special place and it's a place where we should bring law enforcement from all over the country. Advertisement 5 Nassau County cops perform a hostage situation drill at the county's new police training village and intel center. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post 5 US Rep. Andrew Garbarino gets an exclusive tour of the Nassau County police new high-tech intel center on Tuesday. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post 'It's something that I'm going to bring back. I'm going to speak to the chairman of the Homeland appropriation subcommittee,' he said. Advertisement The one-of-a-kind Nassau County Police Department Intel Center and Training Village — unveiled last month with a ribbon-cutting by US Attorney General Pam Bondi — is a fully developed neighborhood designed for a full range of law enforcement training scenarios, including active shooter drills. 5 Cops performing a hostage situation drill at Nassau County's new police training facility, which includes an intel center. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post 5 The new Nassau County police training village even has a church, a police station, a train station and a gas station. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post The sprawling facility has a simulation church, police precinct, bank, a gas station, private homes and even a train station with actual trains, allowing for a variety of training options. Advertisement Nearly 20 years in the making, the facility coincides with Nassau's efforts to beef up law enforcement capabilities, including a recent deal to train with federal immigration agents. Tuesday's tour was led by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and county police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, who also showed off the department's high-tech intelligence center. 'The hub is right here,' Ryder told Garbarino. 'Everything you see on the board is what is running out there in the police department and what they are doing every single day. What you're looking at right dead smack in the middle is a drone that we have detected that's up in our airspace now.' 5 US Rep. Andrew Garbarino on a tour of Nassau County's new police training facility and intel center on Tuesday. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post Advertisement The intel center even links more than 450 school buildings to police through an alert system called the 'Rave app' that can get cops there faster than even 911, Ryder said. 'We have it in our yeshiva's, our private schools, and our colleges,' the commissioner told Garbarino. 'That gives us the access to reach them if they have a problem, they push the button, we're coming and it bypasses the 911 system.'
New York Post
04-08-2025
- Health
- New York Post
Canadian wildfires spark NY air-quality alert: ‘Can pose serious health risks'
Canadian wildfires may be posing 'serious health risks'' to people in New York — prompting an air-quality alert for the state through Monday and a warning for some regions into Tuesday. The metro area's current ailing air quality and hazy skies are hampering the five boroughs, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Adirondacks, eastern Lake Ontario and Central and Western New York regions, according to an alert issued Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Canadian wildfires cloak Manhattan in haze last month. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post Advertisement Pollution from fine particulate matter fueled by the wildfires is expected to push the local Air Quality Index past 100, meaning it will be unhealthy for sensitive groups, including children, older adults and people with heart or lung conditions. In some areas, the index could go above 150 momentarily. The tiny particles can cause eye, nose, and throat irritation along with coughing, sneezing and shortness of breath. They can also worsen asthma and heart disease. Advertisement 'New York continues to track air quality conditions across the state, and people in certain areas may notice visible smoke throughout the day,' Hochul said in a statement. The advisory remains in effect through 11:59 p.m. Monday, but weather patterns are anticipated to bring more spikes in smoke in certain regions across the state Tuesday. Wildfires destroy scores of acres in British Columbia. AP Officials urged everyone in sensitive groups to check their local Air Quality Index and take precautions, including limiting outdoor activity. Advertisement 'Poor air quality can pose serious health risks — especially for those with heart conditions, lung diseases, such as asthma, young children, those over 65 years old, and pregnant individuals,' New York Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said in a statement. 'To reduce exposure, limit strenuous activity outdoors.' The smoky situation is just the latest to cloud city skies this year. Multiple alerts were issued in June when ozone pollution and wildfire haze from Canada triggered warnings across the tri-state area. Advertisement More than 700 active wildfires are currently blazing across Canada, with roughly two-thirds of them still out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center.
New York Post
01-08-2025
- Business
- New York Post
MTA project to modernize subway line could be millions over budget and years late: report
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will end up $91 million over budget on a project to modernize a portion of the subway system, a new report said — but officials said everything's going to plan even though it may be years behind schedule. The project for the crosstown train, or G line, could be as much as two years behind schedule as the beleaguered Big Apple transit system works to upgrade its signal system across numerous routes that even include newer trains. The latest 5G technology for the communication-based train control (CBTC) would provide faster and more dependable service, MTA officials have said – as riders face a possible fare hike next year. Advertisement 3 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is a whopping $77 million over budget to modernize a crucial subway line, an independent agency insisted this week — as the technology on newer trains is already becoming useless. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post 'Not every project that we've done in the last five years has been on time and on budget,' MTA chief Janno Lieber said during a press conference Wednesday about the possible additional expenses and delays. Costs attached to the G line could balloon to as high as $715 million instead of the $624 million pegged by the MTA, an independent engineering consultant stated in a report delivered to the MTA board Monday. Advertisement But that estimation from the IEC is in sharp contrast with the MTA's own internal projections, which still has it running on budget. The F line in Brooklyn is expected to overrun costs by $22 million while the Queens Boulevard line could blow roughly $28 million past budget, according to the report. But the MTA stated it believes those projects are either under budget or in line with the spending plan, when using its own projections. 3 The plan to revolutionize the G line is currently two years behind schedule. Robert Miller Advertisement The independent consultant also stated all of the revamped lines won't be wrapped up on schedule. The G line could be done by 2029 instead of 2027 with MTA construction head Jamie Torres-Springer stating any extended timeline can be attributed to the CBTC technology that needs to replace 4G tech that are even on newer trains. 'While all of the physical work to outfit the G train is going smoothly and is on time, a new technology that we need to adopt for CBTC across all of our subway lines,' he said, 'not just for the G train, but starting with the G train, it's a 5G radio that would be on subway cars to replace obsolete radio equipment, and that will take longer than the work that we're doing on the G itself.' 3 MTA officials said that with 5G technology for the communication-based train control (CBTC), it should result in faster and more reliable services for subway lines such as the G and other train lines across the system. Annie Wermiel / NYPost Advertisement Work on the G line has led to some travel headaches for commuters this summer after disruptions were even worse last year, though further outages were not expected to handle the signal swap, Torres-Springer. The F line in Brooklyn would be done by September 2025 – three years later than the initial completion date while the A, C, E lines on Eighth Avenue will be finished by 2027 and the Queens Blvd line won't be done before 2028 – that would make both projects two-years late, according to the report. Lieber, in his Wednesday press conference, said the agency was not shying away from the delays while stressing the pushing out the projects will lead to more benefits. 'But we own every time we run late or we run over budget, we'll always highlight the fact that we've made a lot of progress on big projects on that,' the MTA chief said in response to the independent report. 'And we will continue to push forward on these projects that are really important. And you see, we funded a lot more signal work in the coming capital plan.'
