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| 2006/10/11-12 [Politics/Domestic/911, Reference/RealEstate] UID:44772 Activity:moderate |
10/11 Holy shit, Bin-Ladin decided to strike a month later!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/ts_nm/crash_plane_dc_1
\_ New York Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle was apparently piloting the
airplane and died in the crash. Wow. Who knew that Al-Qaeda had
infiltrated the Yankees and Major League Baseball!?!
\_ See? Yet another failure of the Bush administration to indentify
the spread of terrorism into our turfs before they strike. The
CIA should have taken action when Lidle met with bin Laden at the
Afghan cave last year.
\_ Osama Bin Laden flys a small single engine plane into a luxury
condo because... he thinks Bush resides there? October Surprise!
\_ Isn't Bill Clinton's place up that way? Maybe Osama was trying
to get back at him. -tom
\_ Get back at him for what?
\_ fyi, comparing overhead images with photos of the scene, I would say
it was intentional (revenge, suicide, terrorism, whatever). It's a
straight shot into the center mass of the north face of one of the
taller condo complexes, with other directions blocked by other tall
bldgs, and the river nearby if they really wanted to ditch.
I also understand it was very foggy, so it's possible pilot was a
numbnut.
\_ i bet it's a domestic thing. i bet the guy was seeking revenge
for a BITCH that used him to do her b-school cs9x projects and
then tossed him away
\_ Rent/own a piece of fine Manhattan real estate!
http://www.olshan.com/property.php?id=137940
http://www.olshan.com/property.php?id=149028
\_ I need to boost my salary five-fold to be able to afford these.
numbnut. I also think "524 e 72nd st" is the wrong address.
\_ Which? If you could boost your salary five-fold and afford
the second, I'd still be impressed with your current salary.
\_ Apparently the plane was flown by The Yankees pitcher Lidle:
http://tinyurl.com/gssov (newsday.com)
\_ Why do the Yankees hate America?
\_ Hey, the man couldn't pitch them into the playoffs, so he
did the honorable thing. Odds are that was a Mets fan's
apartment.
\_ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860
Murphy's law. You tell the NY Times a month before about only 1% of
pilots ever experiencing an engine failure, and those that do safely
landing the plane most of the time, and a parachute that can be
deployed for the whole plane, and then you crash into a condo.
\_ If ARod had been piloting, they would've missed the building. |
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| news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061011/ts_nm/crash_plane_dc_1 Reuters Small aircraft crashes into Manhattan building: CNN 2 hours, 1 minute ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small aircraft crashed into a building on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Wednesday, according to media reports. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. |
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| tinyurl.com/gssov -> www.newsday.com/am-plane1012,0,225622.story?coll=ny-baseball-headlines&track=mostemailedlink Elton John Tickets Yanks' Lidle dies in UES small plane crash FROM NEWSDAY STAFF REPORTS October 11, 2006, 6:05 PM EDT Yankees pitcher and registered pilot Cory Lidle was among two people killed when his small plane crashed into a Manhattan apartment building today, officials said, in an incident that evoked memories of the terror attacks of Sept. Though early reports said there were four fatalities in the crash, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced during an evening news conference that two fatalities were aboard the plane and there were no fatalities in the exclusive Upper East Side condo building that was struck at the 30th and 31st floors. It was unclear whether Lidle was piloting the aircraft and who else was aboard the four-seat, Circus SR20 fixed-single wing aircraft. "We are not releasing the names of the two on board," Bloomberg said. Lidle's agent, Jordan Feagan, said he feared Lidle was among the fatalities of the 2:40 pm crash. Police said the pitcher's passport was found either on a floor of the building or on the street below the crash. New York Hospital received 16 patients related to the incident. Federal Aviation Administration officials said the two dead were a flight instructor and a student pilot. The building was a block away from the East River corridor. The FAA said planes are permitted to fly over the 8-mile long corridor as long as they stay above 1,100 feet. FAA officials do not believe the pilot was in contact with air traffic controllers and that he did not have to file a flight plan. Terrorism was not suspected, but the incident sparked Air Force patrols over the city as a precaution. "All the evidence now is that it's an accident," said Rep. Peter King, a Homeland Security chairman in Congress who comfired the fatalities and unknown number of residents trapped on higher floors. King also said that NORAD, the US Airforce facility that monitores American airspace, ordered warplanes to patrol over New York City in the wake of the incident. The crash damaged at least 10 apartments in the building and attracted a heavily armed police response along with 170 firemen. Harold Vine, a witness to the crash said he saw a plane lose power and strike the building. "The man was going down and he tried to pull up but he didn't have enough power," said Vine an employee at Gracy Square Hospital nearby. The New York Port Authority said the plane originated from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Alex Behring, who lives on the 34th floor of the building, said he rushed home from work when he heard news of the crash, knowing his 2-year-old daughter Isabell was in the apartment with a nanny. "Nanny got Isabell and rushed her to the elevator," he said, as he carried Isabell away from the scene. New York City Police said there was no indication from US defense department officials that any suspicious aircraft were in the area. Nevertheless, police responded to the scene in body armour and armed with automatic weapons. Flames could be seen shooting from windows on two upper floors of the building, near the East River. Burning debris fell from the tower, and a column of gray smoke rose over the city. The fire was under control as of 3:30 pm, authorities said. Police said officers citywide have been ordered to stay on shifts that would have ended at 4 pm Len Matsunaga, president of the condominium board of the building said the incident evoked images of Sept. I'm praying for people who live in the vicinity," he said. "There was unbelievable black smoke covering everwhere," Clark said. The US Coast Guard announced after the crash that it is enforcing a safety zone in the East River following the plane crash. The Coast Guard dispatched crews from Station New York, Station Kings Point, and the Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay to the area to enforce the safety zones. The building's tenants are also said to include Marvin Traub, the former Bloomingdales chief executive credited with transforming the department store into a high-fashion instution, and Arthur Zeckendorf, a prominent Manhattan developer. Lidle, 34, started nine games for the Yankees this season after being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 31 in a trade that included Bobby Abreu. Reported by Lauren Terrazzano, Rocco Parascandola, Tami Luhby, Bill Bleyer, Juliet Chung and Hank Winnicki reported this story. |
| sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860 Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing at least two people -- including Lidle -- and raining flaming debris on sidewalks, authorities said. Federal Aviation Administration records showed the single-engine plane was registered to Lidle. A law enforcement official in Washington, speaking on condition on anonymity, said two people were aboard, and Lidle's passport was found at the crash scene. The plane had issued a distress call before the crash, according to the official. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said both people aboard were killed. On Sunday, the day after the Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs, Lidle cleaned out his locker at Yankee Stadium and talked about his interest in flying. He explained to reporters the process of getting a pilot's license and said he intended to fly back to California in several days and planned to make a few stops. and how he had read the accident report on the National Transportation Safety Board Web site. "Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly." Lidle also talked about airplanes' safety in an interview with MLBcom in February. "If you're 7,000 feet in the air and your engine stops, you can glide for 20 minutes," Lidle said at the time. He also pitched for Tampa Bay, Oakland, Toronto and Cincinnati. Lidle was an outcast among some teammates throughout his career because he became a replacement player in 1995, when major-leaguers were on strike. For his career, he was 82-72 with two saves and a 457 ERA. "My thoughts are with Cory's relatives and the loved ones of the others who were injured or killed in this plane crash. I have known Cory and his wife, Melanie, for over 18 years and watched his son grow up. We played high school ball together and have remained close throughout our careers. We were excited to be reunited in New York this year and I am just devastated to hear this news." Rob Manfred, executive vice president of MLB, told ESPN's Karl Ravech neither of Wednesday night's championship series games would be postponed because of the crash and Lidle's death. New York Mets was postponed because of a steady rain, with the best-of-seven series now set to begin Thursday night. The twin-engine plane came through a hazy, cloudy sky and hit the 20th floor of The Belaire -- a red-brick tower overlooking the East River, about five miles from the World Trade Center -- with a loud bang, touching off a raging fire that cast a pillar of black smoke over the city and sent flames shooting from four windows on two adjoining floors. Large crowds gathered in the street in the largely wealthy New York neighborhood, with many people in tears and some trying to reach loved ones by cell phone. "I was worried the building would explode, so I got out of there fast," said Lori Claymont, who fled an adjoining building in sweatpants. Young May Cha, a 23-year-old Cornell University medical student, said she was walking back from the grocery store down 72nd Street when she saw an object out of the corner of her eye. "I just saw something come across the sky and crash into that building," she said. Cha said there appeared to be smoke coming from behind the aircraft, and "it looked like it was flying erraticaly for the short time that I saw it." Richard Drutman, a professional photographer who lives on the 11th floor, said he was talking on the telephone when he felt the building shake. I looked out my window and saw what appeared to be pieces of wings, on fire, falling from the sky," Drutman said. The plane left New Jersey's Teterboro Airport, just across the Hudson River from the city, at 2:30 pm, about 15 minutes before the crash, according to officials at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport. But they said they did not know where the aircraft was headed. FAA spokeswoman Diane Spitaliere said the plane was apparently not in contact with air traffic controllers; pilots flying small planes by sight are not required to be in contact. ABC News reported Wednesday that after Lidle's plane departed Teterboro, it took a normal flight pattern down the Hudson River and appears to have circled the Statue of Liberty, headed up the East River. The apartment the plane crashed into was the entire 40th floor of the building, and it appears two other apartments on the 41st floor suffered from the impact. The FAA said it was too early to determine what might have caused the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board sent investigators. "This is a terrible and shocking tragedy that has stunned the entire Yankees organization," Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said in a statement. Former NTSB director Jim Hall said in a telephone interview he doesn't understand how a plane could get so close to a New York City building after Sept. "We're under a high alert and you would assume that if something like this happened, people would have known about it before it occurred, not after," Hall said. Mystery writer Carol Higgins Clark, daughter of author Mary Higgins Clark, lives on the 38th floor and was coming home in a cab when she saw the smoke. "Thank goodness I wasn't at my apartment writing at the time," she said. She described the building's residents as a mix of actors, doctors, lawyers, writers and people with second homes. However, all three New York City-area airports continued to operate normally, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. In Washington, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said neither President Bush nor Vice President Dick Cheney was moved to secure locations. "All indications are that is an unfortunate accident," said Yolanda Clark, a spokeswoman for Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration. She said there was "no specific or credible intelligence suggesting an imminent threat to the homeland, at this time." The crash struck fear in a city devastated by the attacks of Sept. Sirens echoed across the neighborhood as about 170 firefighters rushed in along with emergency workers and ambulances. Broken glass and debris were strewn around the neighborhood. "There's a sense of helplessness," said Sandy Teller, watching from his apartment a block away. The tower was built in the late 1980s and is situated near Sotheby's auction house. It has 183 apartments, many of which sell for more than $1 million. Several lower floors are occupied by doctors and administrative offices, as well as guest facilities for family members of patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery, hospital spokeswoman Phyllis Fisher said. Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson said Mets third base coach Manny Acta lived in the building that Lidle's plane crashed in to. No patients were in the high-rise building and operations at the hospital a block away were not affected, Fisher said. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. CORY LIDLE: 1972-2006 Cory Lidle Name: Cory Fulton Lidle Born: March 22, 1972 Major League Seasons: 11 Career Statistics: 82-72 win-loss record, 457 earned run average Major League Teams: New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees Wife: Melanie Children: Son, Christopher Taylor, born Sept. Has a twin brother, Kevin, who played minor-league baseball. Is a relative of Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. |
| newsday.com -> www.newsday.com/ DA taped specific Brookhaven officials For two months last year, detectives assigned to District Attorney Thomas Spota's office secretly recorded conversations in Brookhaven's building department after planting a court-ordered listening device, court records show. Tyray Grant works beside Messiah's empty desk Photo by Julia Xanthos Third-graders at Martin Luther King Elementary School spent Thursday remembering their friend, Messiah Lovelady, 9, who was killed in a hit and run accident Wednesday night. Prison scandal rocks Bush re-election bid The Iraq prison abuse scandal has fueled a steady erosion of public support for the war in Iraq, and in so doing may be weakening President George W Bush's re-election prospects. Bernie goes boom Not long after Joe Torre arrived at Yankee Stadium at about 9 am yesterday, he couldn't help but smile. He had a funny feeling there was a different Bernie Williams in his presence. |