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New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, left, speaks to YES network broadcaster Ryan Ruocco onTuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in New York. Cashman compared the Yankees now to when he first went to work for New York in the 1980s, what he described as a "second-division team," By the 1990s, the farm system produced Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Assembly member's Deborah Glick, D-New York, left and Yuh-Line Niou, D-New York, talk in the Assembly Chamber at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 photo, Ezra Kaplan poses for a photo, in New York. Kaplan, a multi-media journalist with experience covering breaking news and overseas assignments, has been hired by The Associated Press to help cover the 2017 legislative session in Georgia. The 28-year-old most recently freelanced for the AP in New York where he also participated in the company's internship program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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This Oct. 20, 2016 photo provided by the Slovenia Tourist Board shows Valter Kramar and his wife, chef Ana Ros, at an event in showcasing her culinary repertoire in New York. Ros heads the kitchen in a remote village inn in Slovenia called Hisa Franko that Kramar inherited from his father. Ros starred in an episode of the Netlix "Chef's Table" series. The New York City event also touted other attractions in Slovenia, where tourism has been growing. (Patrick McMullan Photography/Slovenia Tourist Board via AP)
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Joo Hyun Bahn, nephew of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Federal prosecutors in New York have charged two relatives of Ki-moon with plotting to bribe a Middle East official to influence the $800 million sale of a building complex in Vietnam. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York (2002) set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, and Steven Zaillian. The film was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 nonfiction book, The Gangs of New York. It was made in Cinecittà, Rome, distributed by Miramax Films and nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film begins in 1846 and quickly jumps to 1862. Two issues of the era in New York were Irish immigration to the city and the Civil War. The story follows gang leader Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) in his roles as crime boss and political kingmaker under the helm of "Boss" Tweed (Jim Broadbent). The film culminates in a violent confrontation between Cutting and his mob with the protagonist Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his immigrant allies, which coincides with the New York Draft Riots of 1863. Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for Best Actor but lost to Adrien Brody,The Pianist
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York (2002) set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, and Steven Zaillian. The film was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 nonfiction book, The Gangs of New York. It was made in Cinecittà, Rome, distributed by Miramax Films and nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film begins in 1846 and quickly jumps to 1862. Two issues of the era in New York were Irish immigration to the city and the Civil War. The story follows gang leader Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) in his roles as crime boss and political kingmaker under the helm of "Boss" Tweed (Jim Broadbent). The film culminates in a violent confrontation between Cutting and his mob with the protagonist Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his immigrant allies, which coincides with the New York Draft Riots of 1863. Daniel Day-Lewis was nominated for Best Actor but lost to Adrien Brody,The Pianist
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Sen. Liz Krueger, D-New York, speaks to members of the New York State Senate during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2014 file photo, Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC performs at Christmas in Brooklyn in New York. The rap group Run-DMC has filed a $50 million lawsuit in New York accusing Wal-Mart, Amazon, Jet and other retailers of selling products that traded on the group's name without permission. The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
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A woman stops to ask directions from a heavily armed counterterrorism officer, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Times Square in New York. Police say they are up to the task of protecting the huge crowds that are expected to gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A line of police cars are parked along a street in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in New York. Police say they are up to the task of protecting the huge crowds that will gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A heavily armed counterterrorism officer takes shelter beneath an overhang above a store in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in New York. The city's police are once again saying they are up to the task of protecting the huge crowds that are expected to gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A row of New York City police cars is parked along a street in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in New York. The department is once again saying it is up to protecting the huge crowds that will gather in and around Times Square for New York City's massive New Year's Eve celebration. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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FILE- In this April 4, 2016 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a law that will gradually raise New York's minimum wage to $15, at the Javits Convention Center, in New York. New York joins 18 other states by raising its minimum wage in 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, Pool, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, Patrick McEnroe announces his resignation as the U.S. Tennis Association's general manager of player development, at a news conference at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. Patrick McEnroe is the new co-director of The John McEnroe Tennis Academy. Patrick will join director Lawrence Kleger at the academy, which has been open to New York area youth since 2010. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013 file photo, Democratic mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner makes his concession speech at Connolly's Pub in midtown in New York. A federal court in New York is scheduled to release redacted copies Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, of the search warrant and other documents that gave the FBI new license to dig into a trove of Hillary Clinton emails days before the presidential election. The emails were found on a computer belonging to former U.S. Rep. Weiner, the estranged husband of top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, as part of an investigation into an online relationship between the disgraced New York congressman and a teenage girl in North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jin Lee, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2015 file photo, actor Alec Baldwin attends a special screening of his film "Still Alice" in New York. The satellite giant SiriusXM is giving a radio home to several popular podcasts, picking up 11 programs produced by New York's WNYC Studios, including Baldwin's "Here's the Thing" and the irreverent "2 Dope Queens." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE- In this Nov. 11, 2016 file photo, New York City Police officers guard the front of Trump Tower, in New York. New York City’s mayor and other Democratic officials said Wednesday, Dec. 7 that Congress was proposing to pitch in far too little for protecting Trump Tower: $7 million, a fifth of what New York requested. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, left, and his challenger, Sergey Karjakin, of Russia, participate in a news conference for promote the World Chess Championship in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The championship returns to New York after 21 years and runs until Nov. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, left, looks through a virtual reality viewer while his challenger, Sergey Karjakin, of Russia, looks on during a news conference to promote the World Chess Championship in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The championship, which will also be broadcast live in 360 degrees, starts Nov. 11, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
