Monday, February 4, 2013
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Fordham Crushes Rams of VCU, 71-41
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Fordham Crushes Rams of VCU, 71-41: --> By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, February 4- The first meeting between the two Rams teams, Fordham (14-6, 4-1) and VCU (8-13, 1-5),...
Fordham Crushes Rams of VCU, 71-41
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By Howard Goldin
BRONX, NEW YORK, February 4- The first meeting between the two Rams teams, Fordham (14-6, 4-1) and VCU (8-13, 1-5), on Saturday, February 2, was completely one-sided. Fordham lead from the opening minute and built its advantage a game-high 30 points at its conclusion.
Prior to the game, Fordham’s Marah Strickland was honored for scoring her 1,000 collegiate point on January 20. She scored Fordham’s first eight points of the game leading her team to an 8-2 advantage at 17:08.
The leading scorer in the Atlantic-10, Robyn Parks of VCU, hit the next basket. Fordham then began a 20-2 scoring run to take a commanding 28-6 lead with 5:08 remaining in the first half. The two teams each scored 13 points during the last five minutes of the half.
An 8-2 run by VCU cut the deficit to below 20 points, 50-32, for the only time in the second half with 13 minutes left in the contest. The Fordham offensive continued unabated for the rest of the game as Fordham outscored VCU 21-10 in the final 13 minutes.
Each of Fordham’s starters contributed mightily to the victory. Freshman Samantha Clark, a two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week, scored 10 and grabbed 7 boards. Two significant transfer student-athletes, Strickland and Erin Rooney, led the scoring with 18 points each. Senior Arielle Collins scored 17 and had 7 rebounds. Junior Abigail Corning scored 8 and led the team with 8 assists.
The Fordham women’s team has created a slogan for the season, “Tradition begins now”, that is extremely appropriate to describe their accomplishments under the direction of Coach Stephanie Gaitley. The team achievements this season have, thus far, surpassed what has been done since Fordham joined the Atlantic-10 at the start of the 1995-6 season.
The win on Sunday guarantees a winning record this year for the first time since 1994-5. The victory over VCU was Fordham’s fifth in the conference, which tied their record high in the A-10. The 10 wins in the non-conference schedule was the first time the team reached double figured since 1983-4.The seven game winning streak in December-January was the longest since 1992-3.
The tradition that the experienced, capable, decent and personable coach has brought is one of winning. She humbly gave credit for the success to her players in remarks at a post-game reception, but it must be realized that the addition of Clark, Rooney and Strickland to the squad would not have taken place if Gaitley was not the coach.
Fordham will travel to Philadelphia for its next contest, against LaSalle, on Wednesday before returning home to face the University of Dayton on Sunday afternoon, February 10, and George Washington University on Wednesday afternoon, February 13.
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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Remembering Son of the Bronx Ed Koch
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Remembering Son of the Bronx Ed Koch: --> By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, February 4- Former New York City mayor and Bronx native Edward Irving Koch died of congestive hea...
Remembering Son of the Bronx Ed Koch
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By Howard Goldin
BRONX, NEW YORK, February 4- Former New York City mayor and Bronx native Edward Irving Koch died of congestive heart failure at approximately 2 am on February 1 at New York Presbyterian Hospital at the age of 88.
Interestingly, February 1 was the date that a new documentary entitled “Koch” opened in theaters in New York City and throughout the nation. Before his most recent illness began, the former mayor had been scheduled to participate in question and answer sessions at two theaters in Manhattan o the same date. Fortunately, Koch had the opportunity to view an advanced screening of his story.
Koch, the son of Polish immigrants Louis and Yelta Koch, was born in the Bronx on December 12, 1924. His earliest days were spent in the Crotona Park East area of the borough before the family moved to Newark, New Jersey.
Koch served in the 104th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in Europe during the Second World War. He was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.
After the war ended, he continued his education at the College of the City of New York (CCNY). He next graduated the New York University School of Law in 1948.
After a dozen years as a practicing attorney, Koch ran for elective office, losing a race for the NYS Assembly. The loss did not end his political involvement. One year later, 1963, he challenged Carmine DeSapio, the chief of Tammany Hall, for the post of District Leader in the Greenwich Village area in which both resided.
The surprise victory of the young reform Democrat was but the beginning of a lengthy and successful career in public office in New York City for the ebullient Koch. He won re-election in 1965. He was a member of the City Council from 1967-9. He served as a member of Congress from a district in Manhattan from 1969-77.
The entire city became familiar with the Congressman when he won the Democratic Party nomination for NYC mayor over a crowded, star studded primary field and then won a run-off with Mario Cuomo. He was victorious in the general election in November.
The year of 1977 was extremely difficult for New York. There was a black-out during the scorching hot summer that was followed by looting and rioting. A high crime rate and arson fires throughout the Bronx affected the life of city residents. Television viewers in all areas of the country watching the World Series heard broadcaster Howard Cosell say, The Bronx is burning.” The threat of “Son of Sam” was in the minds of New Yorkers until his capture. Another threat, the financial bankruptcy of NYC affected its residents.
In his tribute to Koch, the current Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. commented on Koch’s efforts on behalf of the residents of his place of birth, “Mayor Koch was always proud of his Bronx roots. During his administration, he helped rebuild the South Bronx, creating a task force that helped restore burned out buildings while creating new thriving communities-work that still resonates to this day.”
His popularity during his first term as mayor led him to receiving the Democratic and Republican nominations in his successful bid for re-election in1981. Four years later, he was easily elected to his third term as mayor. Corruption scandals that involved high ranking members of the Democratic Party in the city and racial divisions led to the end of Koch’s mayoralty as he was defeated by David Dinkins in the Democratic Party primary of 1989.
Unlike most elected public officials, Koch remained in the public eye of New Yorkers for the next 23 years of his life. The witty, outspoken and personable former mayor was regularly seen on television, in motion pictures, heard on the radio and authored books on a variety of topics. His backing was eagerly sought after by many candidates of both major political parties.
In the days following his death, he was eulogized with positive words by those who were his political comrades and opponents. President Barack Obama and men and women interviewed on the streets of New York weighed in with opinions of Koch’s accomplishments and personality.
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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): ‘How Am I Doing’
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): ‘How Am I Doing’: --> 100 PERCENT By Robert Press BRONX, NEW YORK, February 4- The passing of former outspoken Mayor Ed Koch has left a legacy that 100 p...
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100 PERCENT
By Robert Press
BRONX, NEW YORK, February 4- The passing of former outspoken Mayor Ed Koch has left a legacy that 100 percent of those who have commented about his life all agree on, that being that Ed Koch was “Good for New York City”.
His sharpest critics have only words of praise for Koch, even though his legacy as mayor almost came apart in his third term. Koch suffered a stroke in 1987 which was the beginning of his health problems. After the suicide death of his close friend former Queens borough President Donald Manes in 1986, scandals and racial tensions had beset his administration. It was said the FBI had tapes that everyone in the Koch administration was able to be controlled by the mob, with the exception of Ed Koch himself. Racial incidents in Bensonhurst Brooklyn and Howard Beach Queens during his third term as mayor galvanized the vote that was once his biggest support against him causing him to loose a bid for a fourth term. After Koch left City Hall he suffered a heart attack in 1999, and had a case of pneumonia in 2001. Koch had been in and out of hospitals since then and was readmitted last Thursday to the intensive care unit after being released the day before.
Ed Koch who was born on December 12, 1924 in the Bronx, and passed away at 2 a.m. Friday morning February 1st, 2013. He was buried on Monday in a plot he had bought several years ago in a Washington Heights cemetery, because Ed Koch said that he wanted to stay in the city even after he was no longer here.
The candidates who want to replace Lord Bloomberg as mayor have all announced their intentions to run for mayor as Public Advocate Bill deBlasio and Supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis made it official last week with the current New York City Comptroller John Liu as the only one who has not officially announced that he is running for mayor. There may be an attempt to keep a Democrat from becoming mayor as former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion (who is said to have the Independence Party line for mayor) did not answer the question put to him on NY1's Road to City Hall “If you were to lose the Republican primary would you stay on the ballot on the Independence line only?”. It is speculated that DeBlasio will get the Working Families line, which would leave the Conservative Party line possibly for Catsimatidis or Lhota should either one win the Republican primary for mayor. It was the Independence line that gave Bloomberg the winning margin of victory over Bill Thompson in the 2009 mayors race, and it could be Carrion and the Independence Party that may keep a Democrat from becoming mayor in 2013 again.
At the December 20, 2012 Community Board 9 meeting a resolution was put forth that Francisco Gonzalez be terminated from the position of District Manager of CB9. There was much discussion about the matter at the meeting with DM Gonzalez defending his 19 years as DM of CB9. The vote wound up 15 in favor, 10 against, and 7 abstentions. Even though more CB9 members voted “yes” than “no” the motion did not pass, because an abstention is counted in the total number of votes in which 17 votes of yes were needed for this resolution to pass. After the vote DM Gonzalez stated that CB9 should put this behind them and move forward with the business of the community in a positive matter. For now this matter seems to be over for now, but it could resurface again.
Community Board members are appointed by borough presidents with half the members of each board being proposed by the local council person(s) of the community board area. It is the borough president’s office that gives training to newly appointed members, and every two years members must reapply if they wish to remain on the board not guaranteed of being reappointment. Term limits may be one factor that increases turnover on community boards as new elected officials may want to put on different people to a community board, and take off others that may have been against their election.
It was former Bronx Borough President Carrion who decimated Community Board 4 when the board voted against the new Yankee Stadium proposal that Carrion was pushing. Current Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. has taken much of a hands off approach to the 12 Bronx Community Boards, but with several boards having problems such as CB7 in losing their District Manager who left before the second attempt to get rid of him and here in CB9 Diaz needs to act soon. The 11th, 15th, and16th council districts on January 1st 2014 will have new council members, and in four more years several other current council members will be term limited out of office. It could be that the term limit law may lead to a more often turn over of staff at community boards also as members of the boards also change with the new elected officials.
Check my blog at www.1oopercentbronx.blogspot.com for more on what was in this column, other items that did not make it into this column, and the many photos that are included with the stories. If you have any comments about this column or would like to an event listed or covered in this column or on my blog you can e-mail us at 100percentbronxnews@gmail.com , or call 718-644-4199 Mr. Robert Press.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Maritime Falls Short to Sage
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Maritime Falls Short to Sage: --> BRONX, NEW YORK, February 1- The Maritime basketball team fell short of visiting Sage Thursday night at the Riesenberg Hall Gym, 71-...
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