Mural Immortalizes Supreme Sotomayor

Mural Immortalizes Supreme Sotomayor

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Local elected officials, members of the community and a group of local graffiti artists paid homage to Sonia Sotomayor. The U.S. Supreme Court Justice returned to the Soundview community where she grew up for the unveiling of a new mural dedicated to those from the area who have found success in their respective fields.

The mural, unveiled at the corner of Morrison Avenue and Westchester Avenue on Sunday, August 16, features Justice Sotomayor as well as rap artists KRS One and Afrika Bambaataa.

The colorful mural across the street from the new Morrison Plaza, also features a dee-jay with a turntable and the elevated Number 6 Train.

Community Board 9 District Manager William Rivera applied for the $2,200 beautification grant provided by the National Association of Realtors after local graffiti artists Tats Cru of Hunts Point and the FX Crew, who got their start on Webster Avenue, offered to paint the inspiring mural for free.

Rivera estimates the value of the donated work at $20,000 and the $2,200 grant covered the cost of the paint supplies and the scaffold needed to paint the mural, which took two days to complete.

In introducing Sotomayor, Congressman Jose Serrano stated, "You became a symbol to everything we aspired to do. You became a symbol for everything we wanted to be. You became a symbol for everything we could be."

Visibly humbled by the larger than life mural, Sotomayor responded, "Never in my life did I imagine that this community would honor me with having a mural, this is what a community board should be, so I'm very grateful."

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BRONX, NEW YORK (SPORTS)- As the MLB regular season nears its conclusion, every game the Yankees play is crucial to their qualifying for the playoffs. The 10 inning, that lasted more than four hours, 8-7, victory over the Twins on Monday night kept the Yanks in first place in the American League East by one game over the Blue Jays. It was only the third win for the Yanks in 10 extra-inning contests this year.

Greg Bird, whose major league debut took place four days before Monday’s contest, led off the bottom of the 10^th with a double to right. Catcher Brian McCann was deprived of his 6^th RBI of the game as Brid had to hold up at third. Carlos Beltran, who hit a two-run homer in the seventh to tie the score at 7, was intentionally walked. Third sacker Chase Headley grounded to former Yankee Eduardo Nuñez, who had difficulty fielding the ball and then threw it to first allowing Bird to successfully cross the plate for the walk-off win. Bird was obviously, excited to score the winni9ng run in his first game in the Bronx, “It’s a special feeling. I’m not trying to do anything special. I’m just trying to help this team win. It was a team effort today.”

McCann, the veteran catcher, now in his 10^th season in the big leagues, performed outstandingly at bat and behind the plate. He smacked a two-out, three run home run in the first. The three tallies gave the yanks a total of 99 runs scored in the first frame this year, more than any team in any inning in the majors this season.

In the third, also with two out, McCann drove in two with a single.

The experienced backstop threw out three of the five Twins’ runners that tried to steal bases. He is only the third catcher in the past 75 years who kno0cked in five runs and threw out three runners in a single game. Despite his individual achievements in the contest, he gave credit to his teammates, “I can’t say enough for those 12-13 guys [pitching staff]. It was  team win.”

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By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS) - A young woman dramatically fought for her life as her berserk mother attempted to throw her out of a second-floor window, on a quiet tree-lined street in Van Nest.

Stunned neighbors quickly called police at just before 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, when the unidentified victim was observed dangling from the second floor window of the home, located at 872 Kinsella Street, near Bronxdale Avenue.

One witnesses reported, "She was hanging from the window and fighting the mother, and clawing her way back in."

"It was either call paramedics," the witness continued, or "we'd have to call the medical examiner."

The young woman, believed to be 19 years old, managed to get back into the home. She was transported to Jacobi Hospital for evaluation. The mother was also taken away by EMS, in handcuffs, and was expected to undergo psychological evaluation.

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