One of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s most ambitious promises was to make city streets safer. But as his tenure ends, the streets have become increasingly dangerous. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Baseball”
Marjorie Adams, Who Went to Bat for a Baseball Pioneer, Dies at 72
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
Her great-grandfather is considered a founding father of the game, but his contributions were not well known. She campaigned to earn him a place in the Hall of Fame. Source: New York Times
Where Are the Fans for Israel’s National Baseball Team? In New York.
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2021
The Tokyo-bound Israeli national baseball team has more supporters in New York than in its home country. Source: New York Times
N.Y.’s governor outlines new seating rules for vaccinated baseball fans, and says Broadway will start to reopen Sept. 14.
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2021
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that fully vaccinated people will be able to sit in areas of Yankee Stadium or Citi Field without social distancing, and that people who get a shot at a game will get a free ticket. …
How the Yankees’ Luckiest Batboy Ended Up in an Unmarked Grave
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2021
Eddie Bennett earned fame in the dugouts of the Major Leagues. He had almost slipped from memory when New Yorkers teamed up to honor his short, dramatic life. Source: New York Times
Yankees, Mets Get Permission to Open Stadiums to 20 Percent Capacity
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2021
Both teams will be permitted to operate their stadiums at 20 percent of capacity, expanding New York’s reintroduction of spectators at sports events. Source: New York Times
63 Years Later, a Confession in a Legendary Yankees Scandal
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2020
The incredible tale of the brawl at the Copacabana, the racist taunts that started it and a few unlikely heroes. Source: New York Times