Rupert Holmes, on Creating a Victorian-Flavored Escape in Upstate NY, talks about the role of the imagination in escaping the limits of your surroundings. To get a bird’s eye view of the region’s unique history, the writer visited various sites, including the Revolutionary War battlefields at West Point, the historic homes of Saratoga, as well as the Catskill Mountains.
Rupert Holmes, on Creating a Victorian-Flavored Escape in Upstate NY, talks about the role of the imagination in escaping the limits of your surroundings. To get a bird’s eye view of the region’s unique history, the writer visited various sites, including the Revolutionary War battlefields at West Point, the historic homes of Saratoga, as well as the Catskill Mountains.
A New York City man whose case brought attention to the rights of homeless people in New York State was found murdered in his tent by thieves early Friday morning.
Police are working to determine whether they are related to the robbery on the 500 block of Newcomb Avenue, near the corner of Hudson Street, which left the victim lying in a pool of blood on the ground.
The victim’s name and age have not been released. He was described as white, in his early 20s, about 5-foot-7, and 170 pounds.
He was found on the side of the road with multiple gunshot wounds at approximately 1 a.m. on Friday in a tent in the area.
“We’re making good progress on finding out what happened to him,” said James Pape, a spokesman for the New York Police Department.
Pape did not know what the victim’s relationship to the other occupants was, but police said it was not a campground for homeless people, but possibly a homeless shelter. Authorities also don’t know if there were any weapons, though police have talked to people who were present during the incident.
Police said the tent itself was located near Newcomb and Old Country Buffet Road in the Adirondack Park, near Green Mountain State Park.
“Our belief and our investigation so far suggests it’