The saying goes something like 'you can take the New Yorker out of New York but you can't the New York out of...' Well, you get the idea. Now let's apply that same philosophy to the "Charlie Brown" of major sports franchises, the New York Mets. Can anyone really save the Mets from themselves? David Stearns, a Mets fan from Manhattan, will be next up to have that unenviable task.
Most players, coaches and fans have dreamed of winning a Super Bowl. Only a few ever get to live that dream. Fewer win it more than once. (Tom Brady is a freak of nature, so we really can't include him.) Former New York Giants' head coach Tom Coughlin is one of those few.
An alleged drunk driver in Downstate NY tried fleeing from police during a traffic stop but ended up taking her car into a pond where Troopers had to rescue her.
Get ready to pay more to drive on the New York State Thruway. An increase was just approved and it's the first time in fourteen years that tolls have increased.