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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Taste of Little Italy

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Taste of Little Italy: (Angelo Tuccincardi of Teitel Brothers Grocery showcases a tempting array of Italian antipasti delicacies for James Beard Foundation memb...

Taste of Little Italy




(Angelo Tuccincardi of Teitel Brothers Grocery showcases a tempting array of Italian antipasti delicacies for James Beard Foundation members at a tasting table hosted by the “Real Little Italy in the Bronx” at a JBF Greens event in Manhattan.)


Photo by: Katherine Lauricella


BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 20- The chef and co-owner of GERBASI RISTORANTE, Maurizio Gerbasi, and the Sales Director of TEITEL BROTHERS GROCERY, Angelo Tuccinardi, representing two of Arthur Avenue’s favorite businesses, brought a taste of Bronx Little Italy to a reception in Manhattan on June 12, as part of the JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION’s event entitled A MOVEABLE FEAST. The event targeted the James Beard Foundation Greens, a group of under-40 members of the venerable culinary institution.

The sold-out event featured The Real Little Italy in the Bronx menu along with four others and was held in a brand new luxury high-rise building in the fashionable Chelsea area of Manhattan.  Teitel Brothers Grocery, the oldest purveyor in the Bronx Little Italy Belmont neighborhood, presented a mouth-watering array of antipasti including imported salumi and cheeses. Chef Gerbasi served two traditional Italian favorites, stuffed shells and eggplant rolatine, with fresh homemade cheeses and marina sauce.

The goal of the night was to educate the group about the food scene in the neighborhood, position the Real Little Italy in the Bronx as an important culinary destination, and encourage visitors to make a day of it in the Bronx combining a visit to other nearby attractions -- Bronx Zoo, the Botanical Gardens and Yankee Stadium -- along with a trip to world-famous Arthur Avenue.

The authentic Italian culture found in the vibrant community of the Real Little Italy in the Bronx and Arthur Avenue sustains a thriving business district that includes world-class restaurants and high-quality shops and specialty stores carrying superb handmade local and imported items.  For more information go to www.BronxLittleItaly.com or www.Facebook.com/BronxLittleItaly.



Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Donnie and the Dodgers Return to Bronx

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Donnie and the Dodgers Return to Bronx: Yanks Split Doubleheader By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 20- Prior to 1958, the rivalry between the three teams in MLB that repres...

Donnie and the Dodgers Return to Bronx


Yanks Split Doubleheader


By Howard Goldin
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 20- Prior to 1958, the rivalry between the three teams in MLB that represented New York City, the Dodgers of Brooklyn, Giants of Manhattan and Yankees of the Bronx, was extremely intense, far more than the current one between the Yankees and Mets.
In the 1950’s, the major argument between the partisans of each club centered on the question of which of the three teams had the best centerfielder in baseball, Mickey Mantle of the Yanks, Willie Mays of the Giants or Duke Snider of the Dodgers. Not surprisingly, each of the three was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame after his career concluded.
To the disgust and anger of the fans of the other 13 teams then in the majors, in one 1- year period, 1949-1958, at least one of the three NYC teams reached the World Series each of those years. Between 1947 and 1956, the Yankees and the Dodgers competed for the World Series title six times, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956. The two teams met a record 11 times in World Series competition.
The level of interest in the rivalry was such that on May 7, 1959, the largest crowd in MLB history, 93,103, attended an exhibition between them in Los Angeles to honor Roy Campanella.
Much has changed over those many years. There is currently a distance of 3,000 miles between the home ballparks of the two teams. The last World Series during which the two competed against one another took place in 1981. Both teams are now struggling in their respective division races.
The long awaited first visit of the Dodgers to Yankee Stadium for a regular season contest was postponed for one day as Tuesday’s scheduled game was cancelled by rain.
The first of the two games on Wednesday began shortly after 1 p.m. Dodger skipper Don Mattingly, an icon during his 14 fabulous seasons in Yankee pinstripes, received a very warm reception each time his likeness was shown on the giant screen in the outfield or he walked out of the dugout. The familiar chant of “Donnie Baseball” was heard during both games. In a post-game press conference, Mattingly expressed his feelings, “It was kind of cool. I like the roll call. They never had it when I played.”
Several players from Asia made, not surprisingly, extremely impressive performances. Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda from Japan pitched 6.2 innings while yielding only two runs, both scored in Kuroda’s final inning on the mound. The three runs scored by the Yanks before he departed were the most since his last win on May 17.
Hyun-Jin Ryu from Korea, an MLB rookie, who was signed by the Dodgers on December 12, 2012, only surrendered five hits and two walks in six frames, but the three runs he gave up earned his third loss in 2013.
The first Yankees runs were scored in the third. Thomas Neal and Ichiro Suzuki singled and were driven in on a double by Lyle Overbay. The winning run was produced on a lead-off homer by Ichiro in the sixth. Ichiro’s third base hit was a single in the seventh that accounted for the final two runs in a 6-4 victory. 
Ichiro’s fourth multi-hit game in the last six led Yankee manager Joe Girardi to exclaim, “He’s been playing extraordinary.”
Note on the young and the old- Dodger phenom Yasiel Puig, a major leaguer for two weeks and two days, showed the potential for future greatness and the folly of youthful exuberance. The 22 year old Cuban singled in his first at bat, but was thrown out at second trying to stretch. In the seventh, Puig doubled. His two hits in five at bats dropped his batting average to an astounding .472. Mariano Rivera, Puig’s senior by 21 years, recorded his 25th save of the campaign by retiring all three batters he faced in the ninth. 
The final out was a strikeout of Puig, who that evening said, “I feel so happy to play against the best. He [Rivera] beat me.”
Chris Capuano, removed earlier in the day from the disabled list, started the night game for the visitors. Although the 34 year-old’s last MLB start was three weeks earlier, he gave up only three singles, two in the infield. He did not walk a batter but fanned four to earn the win. 
Mattingly remarked, “[I’m] not surprised that he pitched good but how long.”
Phil Hughes also pitched six, but his outing was far different than his Dodger counterpart. Five of the first six batters in the game singled. Hughes gave up two runs in the first, one in the third and two in the fifth.
Puig, the Cuban sensation, showed his energy and ability in game two of the day. He beat out a bunt in the first; was hit by a pitch and then stole second in the fifth. He hit an opposite field homer off reliever Adam Warren in the seventh. The youngster scored all three times he reached base. His experienced manager commented, “He has a kind of unique set of tools.”
The Tampa Rays begin a four game set on Thursday in the Bronx. Veteran Andy Pettitte (5-4) will face Matt Moore (8-3) of the Rays.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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...