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New York Post
3 hours ago
- New York Post
Plane pain: NYC woman sues airline for $10M over hot coffee spilled on her lap
A Queens couple's European jaunt came to blistering end when a flight attendant allegedly dumped 'excessively' hot coffee in the woman's lap, according to a lawsuit. Aymara and Giuseppe Corbo were on a connecting flight from Copenhagen to Oslo on April 3, 2024, heading to a cruise around the British Isles, when beverage service began around 10 a.m., they said in court papers. That's when a Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant allegedly spilled the steaming hot cup of java while serving it to Aymara, 78, causing the bookkeeper to suffer 'severe burns, pain, suffering' and 'scarring and cosmetic deformity,' the couple said in the litigation. Advertisement 3 The couple had booked a more than two week cruise through the British Isles but spent most of it in their cabin after the hot coffee incident, they said. Obtained by the New York Post The Corbos, both retired, are seeking $10 million in damages for the injured wife, and another $1 million for her husband, 86, a former employee for the New York City Housing Authority. Advertisement 3 The injuries occurred on a connecting flight as the couple traveled from New York to Europe, they said in court papers. Obtained by the New York Post 3 The incident left Amarya Corbo with severe pain and scarring, according to the lawsuit. Obtained by the New York Post The painful incident left the pair 'pretty much room bound' during the more than two week excursion, according to their lawyer, Jonathan Reiter. Scandinavian Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
On-duty NYCHA employee arrested in Manhattan: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — An on-duty New York City employee was arrested in Manhattan Wednesday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Julio Rodriguez, 43, was taken into custody around 1:08 p.m. More Local News Rodriguez is an employee of the New York City Housing Authority, police say. Police charged Rodriguez with two counts of attempted burglary in the third degree, among other charges. Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
NYCHA faces pressure to relocate paralyzed resident: ‘Fighting since 2015'
NEW YORK (PIX11) – For 34-year-old Nyree Stevens and the home health aides who help her carry her paralyzed body multiple times a day, every single day is an exercise in patience – and delicate maneuvering she can get around her public housing unit in the Bronx. 'For me to get in and out of my wheelchair, i'm not able to use my equipment because the room is too small, and also for the bathroom, in order to get in and out the shower, i have to be lifted over a piece that's in front of the shower. And I told them about it. Because I could either tip out the chair from them lifting me up, instead of me having a roll-in shower,' Stevens said. More Local News Home health aide Dee Oldacre also considers herself Nyree's dear friend. 'It's a lot of work. The space is very limited, so it's a struggle,' said Old Acre. Nyree did not choose this life. 'In 2009, I was the victim of gun violence,' said Stevens. Her paralysis, from the shoulders down, is the result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She was shot in the neck by a stray bullet as she left a party on Christmas Day in 2009. These days, Nyree's patience is matched only by her persistence as she continues to plead with her landlord, the New York City Housing Authority, to move her into a more accessible unit. I've asked them, and the ones that they showed me are kind of the same,' said Tyree. While she waits, Nyree creates. More Local News In fact, Nyree is a prolific artist who paints by mouth. After we left Nyree's apartment, we reached out to NYCHA. An agency spokesperson tells us, 'NYCHA staff are in touch with the resident and are working to address concerns and discussing the possibility of relocating to a 504 accessible unit.' Stevens is hoping NYCHA can deliver. 'I've been asking for this for so long. I've been fighting with NYCHA since, like, 2015,' said Stevens. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Why We Need the Nation's First Public Housing Museum
Opening this week in Chicago, the National Public Housing Museum wants to reinvigorate our interest in collective well-being by tackling dominant narratives—of crime, poverty, and eventual destruction—head on. A 1936 advertisement for the New York City Housing Authority depicts the clamor of city life: a jumble of line drawings depict a leaping alley cat, trash can, train, and fire escape. Bold text in a quintessential Art Deco font plastered diagonally across the image reads, "Must we always have this? Why not HOUSING?," addressing both the energy and desperation of urban life in 1930s America. Funded by the Works Progress Administration, the ad was of a time when the federal government created massive public works projects across America to uplift the poor during the Great Depression. Though that era is now long over, the ad still feels relevant. We've reached a record high of unhoused people across the country: new housing construction is slow, rent costs burden more than 50 percent of Americans, and building housing is only getting more expensive. We may have driverless taxis coasting through cities and technology that delivers anything you desire in a matter of hours…but why not housing, indeed? The advertisement is one of many artifacts on display at the new National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) in Chicago, the country's only museum devoted to U.S. public housing, which opens April 4. Unlike other types of history museums which seek to keep the past alive, the NPHM is in a unique position because public housing itself isn't, technically, extinct. People still inhabit public housing developments built across the country after the U.S. Congress boldly declared in 1935 that housing is a human right. As such, the NPHM is doing something a bit different. They're not preserving objects and artifacts to encase public housing in amber; instead, the space squarely seeks to reinvigorate our interest in collective well-being by tackling public housing's dominant narrative—one of crime, poverty, and eventual destruction—head on. Located in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood, the NPHM is housed in the remaining structure that was once part of the Jane Addams Homes—a 1937 low-rise public housing development that was mostly demolished beginning in 2002. According to NPHM executive director Lisa Lee, the building itself is the museum's biggest artifact, saved by a group of former public housing residents when the City of Chicago embarked on its 1999 Plan for Transformation that got rid of 18,000 public housing units and displaced more than 16,000 people. At that point, it had been the largest net loss of affordable housing in the entire United States, says Lee. See the full story on Why We Need the Nation's First Public Housing MuseumRelated stories: You Can Plug This $19K Backyard Office Into an Outlet "We're Going to Have Something Worse": What Dr. Lucy Jones Says Will Make L.A. More Fire Resilient The Push for Government-Run Grocery Stores—and Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week
CBS News
05-02-2025
- Business
- CBS News
NYC Kids Rise lets public school alumni invest in college scholarships for elementary school students
NEW YORK — New York City public school graduates are giving back by contributing to scholarship funds for current students. It's through NYC Kids Rise, a program designed to make college more accessible and affordable. What is NYC Kids Rise? Every New York City public school student between kindergarten and third grade already has an NYC Kids Rise scholarship account with some money already there. On top of that, parents can contribute to college savings, allowing that money to grow over time. "Every kid will get an initial $100 and then families can take some additional steps to earn additional rewards into the scholarship account. They can also open up their own account and they can begin to also put their own money into that account," said Debra-Ellen Glickstein, Founding Executive Director of NYC Kids Rise. It's a 529 savings plan, and the program is able to match the community's contributions to double the scholarship amounts. Last month, city leaders announced that 280,000 public school students have more than $43 million already invested in these accounts, with plans for the program to expand. "I am a principal, but I have a kindergartner who entered kindergarten this year, so this helped us understand that it's basically just a starting place for our youngsters and just giving them a chance and understanding that college is attainable for them," said Florentine Ulysse, Principal of P.S. 221. Parents can access and activate their children's scholarship accounts here. "I really don't want any obstacle to be in their way" Dr. Tischelle George walks down the halls of P.S. 221 in Crown Heights. It's a walk down memory lane for the Brooklyn native, now an adjunct professor at NYU and Vice President at the New York City Housing Authority. She spoke with current third graders at a recent visit about her time at the school, and came with an announcement: she managed to raise $3,000 to contribute to their scholarship accounts through NYC Kids Rise. "I really don't want any obstacle to be in their way, certainly not a financial obstacle to keep them from pursuing their dreams of college or a career in the future. So starting at a young age is really the best thing that we can do as a community to let students know that the whole community is really behind them and rooting for them to succeed," George said . The investment in their futures is inviting students to get creative. "I want to be an astronaut and a lemonade salesperson," said 8-year-old Anthony Sylvester. "I want to run my own business so I can make a lot of money," said Said Henieph, who is in third grade. "I want to be a computer science expert," said their classmate, Elijah Deane. "You don't have to just wait until you get older to save up. And you could just start college any time with the amount of money you already have."
