Bronx News (Bxnews.net): D-O-T Can’t S-P-E-L-L

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): D-O-T Can’t S-P-E-L-L: DOT's Spelling Flub a Sign of The Times;  How Would You Spell Mosholu? By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 19- Workers with the New...

D-O-T Can’t S-P-E-L-L

DOT's Spelling Flub a Sign of The Times; 

How Would You Spell Mosholu?

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 19- Workers with the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) apparently reversed the last three letters of, "Mosholu," when they installed at least one new street sign in October, 2010-- and one eagle-eyed Norwood resident finally caught it.

During the Recent Bronx Day Parade, the annual culmination of Bronx Week along Mosholu Parkway, Linda Tino claimed, "The sign is wrong, it's spelled M-o-s-h-o-l-u and they have it spelled M-o-s-h-u-l-o and that's not the way you spell it."

Tino explained how she saw the incorrect sign a day earlier as she was riding in a taxi. "That's ridiculous," Tino fumed, "Somebody couldn't get it right? And nobody else saw it? Unless someone saw it and they just never changed it."

Sending out a challenge to find the incorrect street sign, Tino added, "Check it out, I swear to God."

Sure enough Tino was right as the now slightly dented road sign at the northeast corner of Southern Boulevard at E. Mosholu Parkway, just outside the of New York Botanical Gardens, has the error, a half dozen other signs in the immediate area do not.

After being forwarded a photo of the misspelled sign, a spokeswoman with DOT simply stated, "The agency has not received notice of this, however, we will inspect the location and take steps to address the sign as necessary.

The last street-sign snafu reported, also took place in October, 2010, when DOT unveiled the new $612 million Willis Avenue Bridge, when a sign was quickly and easily observed telling drivers they were driving on I-278, but the roadway was actually I-287.

Under federal mandate, the DOT began replacing the city's 250,900 street signs, switching from all capital letters to lowercase. The project is expected to be completed by 2018 at a cost of $26 million.

Mosholu Parkway is a 3.3 mile stretch of roadway that runs from Southern Boulevard to W. Gun Hill Road and was constructed between 1935 and 1937 and is also called New York State Route 908F.

Sounding more like a type of virus, according to Wikipedia, "Mosholu" is an Algonquin Indian word meaning, smooth stones. The Algonquin Indians were early settlers along the Atlantic coast, but migrated to Canada.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Don Mattingly Returns to Yankee Stadium

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Don Mattingly Returns to Yankee Stadium: By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 19- Former Yankee icon Don Mattingly returned to Yankee Stadium on June 18, as skipper of the L.A...

Don Mattingly Returns to Yankee Stadium

By Howard Goldin

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 19- Former Yankee icon Don Mattingly returned to Yankee Stadium on June 18, as skipper of the L.A. Dodgers. Although the Yankees and Dodgers had met for a MLB record 11 times in World Series play Tuesday’s scheduled game was the first time the two teams were to meet in a regular season contest at the legendary ballpark in the Bronx.

The beleaguered manager, whose club is in last place in the National League West, spoke of his current situation, “It’s not fun. It’s not something you want to go through.”

The manager, subject of many rumors that he will soon be fired, talked of his desire to continue in his present position, “I want to do a great job for this organization. I like where I’m at.” He also expressed his desire to keep managing regardless of what the future holds, “Honestly, I feel I can manage anywhere. I like the challenge.”

On a more upbeat note, Mattingly discussed his great, young players, Yasiel Puig, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Clayton Kershw, “That’s like looking into the future.”

The Dodger field chieftain remarked upon his 2008 opportunity to manage the team in the Bronx that he had played on for 14 seasons and coached for an additional four years, “I felt like it [not obtaining the managerial position] was a blessing. It would have been really hard to do the job [with the family problems]. It brought me to L.A. [as a coach with Joe Torre]. The experience was really great to me.”

In his lengthy talk with reporters, Mattingly reminisced about his debut at Yankee Stadium, “My fondest memory was the first day I was called up.”

His relationship began several years before that day in 1982. Mattingly was drafted in the 19^th round of the 1979 MLB First Year Player Draft. After nearly three years in the minors, he was called up in late 1982. The first sacker played outstandingly for 14 seasons in pinstripes until he retired because of back problems after the 1995 season.

During his career, the small-town, soft spoken man with a laid back personality became a special fan favorite. That circumstance is still something Mattingly doesn’t fully grasp, “I don’t quite understand the relationship. I only just played and they [the fans] seemed to appreciate it,”

Mattingly and the fans were disappointed that the long-awaited contest was postponed by rain. The two games will be played in a day/night doubleheader on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Faithful Flock to Feast

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Faithful Flock to Feast: Photos by Gary Quintal The faithful came out on Father’s Day to celebrate the procession during the Feast of St. Anthony. Believers walked ...

Faithful Flock to Feast

Photos by Gary Quintal

The faithful came out on Father’s Day to celebrate the procession during the Feast of St. Anthony. Believers walked the parade route of Arthur Avenue.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Slow Down Near Schools

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Slow Down Near Schools: Pol Sets up Speed Cameras BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 17- Senator Jeff Klein joined New York City Department of Transportation Commissio...