Steven Vago

Steven Vago

Steven Vago is a reporter at the New York Post.

Background

Steven covers crime and general assignment stories in New York City. He's also reported across the country. Some of his notable coverage includes the Buffalo supermarket mass shooting, the Uvalde school massacre, and the mysterious reappearance of a missing teen in Montana.

Latest Articles

Heartbreaking images show sad puppy rescued from mountain of junk in twisted Long Island hoarder home

A Long Island hoarder was charged last week with animal cruelty for keeping a neglected dog in a filthy, urine-soaked home strewn with hundreds of dead flies and mounds of...

Christian school shooter had startling fascination with other killers before her deadly rampage

Newly uncovered photos and online accounts purportedly associated with the Wisconsin teen school shooter suggest a deeply disturbing obsession with other school shooters such as Columbine killer Eric Harris.

Christian school where Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow went is staunchly conservative, doesn't believe in evolution

"Human beings were created by an immediate act of God and not by a process of evolution," the school's two-page statement says.

Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow's motive remains elusive in fatal Abundant Life Christian School shooting

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said Monday's shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin was the result of "a combination of factors," but did not divulge additional information.

Beloved NYC bagel shop mourned by regulars after rat infestation forces sudden closure: 'End of an era'

A lone plain bagel stuffed with red flowers was laid outside the Absolute Bagels on Friday.

Mailman stabs co-worker inside NYC apartment as cops discover gruesome blood trail: sources

A mailman went postal on his colleague, brutally knifing her in a Staten Island apartment on Wednesday, according to police sources.

Girl, 14, stabbed in school after series of violent incidents with NYC youth: cops

A 14-year-old girl was knifed in the leg inside a Bronx high school Thursday morning, according to cops, — the latest incident of violence plaguing Big Apple teens this week. 

Drones spotted, vanish over NYC as mystery swirls over lights in the sky

Multiple drones were spotted in the Bronx before dawn Thursday, leading frightened Big Apple residents to flood 911 with calls, according to police sources. The mysterious flying objects were seen...

Anti-Israel protester punches Jewish student, calls him 'Nazi' in deranged attack outside Columbia University

An anti-Israel protester slugged a Columbia University Jewish student in the face after calling him a Nazi and comparing Israel to Hitler during a deranged attack outside the Ivy League,...

Sledgehammer-wielding bandits smash into NYC jewelry store and snatch $800,000 worth of necklaces in daring heist

A group of sledgehammer-wielding crooks snatched $800,000 worth of necklaces during a wild jewelry heist after shattering a store window in Queens, police said.  

One arrested after authorities raid drug house with 12 kilos of fentanyl in Bronx

An FDNY hazmat team was working the scene at 780 Garden Street into Tuesday night after the incident was initially reported as a fentanyl spill.

NYPD releases new photos of United HealthCare CEO's alleged assassin sitting in taxi after brazen murder

The suspect is shown looking directly into a camera as he apparently peers through a divider window to talk to the driver in one photo.

Assassin in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing could be 'disgruntled' client or employee: NYPD

Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny revealed investigators' thinking on the still-unidentified gunman's motive during a huddle with reporters.

NYPD finds backpack in Central Park possibly belonging to UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer 

Investigators did not open the bag and sent it straight to the lab for testing.

Hostel where UnitedHealthCare CEO's suspected killer stayed flooded with reviews — some calling them 'narcs' for cooperating

"Snitches get...one star reviews. Since snitches aren't covered by my health insurance any more," one peeved critic wrote on the HI New York City Hostel's Google page. 

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing hopped on a bus out of NYC after cold-blooded murder, cops believe

The suspect who gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is believed by police to have left New York City, The Post has learned.

Retracing UnitedHealthcare CEO killer's steps — from arrival in NYC to post-shooting disappearing act

As the hunt continues for the gunman believed to have executed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Hilton early Wednesday, new details have shed light on the alleged killer's...

Teen killed, another wounded in vicious stabbing 'out of a horror movie' on NYC sidewalk: cops

Two teens were stabbed when a fight broke out on John Street in Manhattan’s Financial District around 7:39 p.m., according to the NYPD. 

Manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer enters second day — here's what major clues investigators are looking at

The manhunt for the cold-blooded assassin who gunned down UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown entered its second day Thursday -- and investigators have no shortage of clues. Beyond the...

Reputed gangbanger fatally shot, woman wounded after cops opened fire on suspected murderer – with baby in vehicle: sources

The violence unfolded when cops responded to a 911 call about a car wanted for a shooting when they tried to stop it near Utica Avenue and Park Place in...