Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Soccer is Alive in the Bronx!
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Soccer is Alive in the Bronx!: Spain Beats Ireland, at Yankee Stadium By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 12- Soccer fans at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night had the r...
Soccer is Alive in the Bronx!
Spain Beats Ireland, at Yankee Stadium
By Howard Goldin
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 12- Soccer fans at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night had the rare opportunity to see the world’s #1 ranked national team, Spain, on the pitch of the iconic sports venue in the Bronx. “La Roja” faced off against the Republic of Ireland.
Spain has dominated its opponents on the soccer pitch in recent years. It has been undefeated in its last 21 matches. Spain has also shown its superiority in the most important tournaments in the recent past. It was the World Cup winner in 2010 and it was also victorious in the two most recent European championships, in 2008 and 2012.
Although the match on Tuesday was friendly and the teams were widely separated in reputation and talent, those factors did not mean that the play would not be spirited and the result unimportant to those on the pitch.
Neither side scored in the first 68 minutes, but Spain had control of the ball throughout most of that time. The initial goal was driven by Roberto Soldano with an assist by Álvaro Arbeola in the 69th minute.
It appeared that a goal by Sean St. Ledger tied the score in the 80th minute, but the joy of the fans of Ireland was cut short as the goal was nullified.
The final goal of the match came off the foot of Spanish striker Juan Mata in the 88th minute. He was assisted by Santi Cazorla. Interestingly, Mata scored for Chelsea in the most recent match at Yankee Stadium on May 25.
Ireland’s manager, Giovanni Trapattoni praised the quality of his team’s opponent, “Spain is the best in the world. They are superior technically. Spain is a complete team.” The manager feels his team will grow in the future by what they learned on the pitch on Tuesday, “For us…it was a very good lesson.”
Vicente Del Bosque, who has led “La Roja” through its recent international triumphs, explained the reasons for Spain’s excellence and closed by saying, “There’s many factors why we’ve had so much success. It’s not a coincidence.”
When asked to explain why both goals were scored by players who came off the bench, he replied, “It’s not about stars and reserves. All the players are stars on their clubs. We try to give equal minutes to all players.”
The experienced leader of the world’s best national team was pleased with the preparation his team received during the games in Florida and the Bronx for its next challenge, the Confederations Cup that begins on May 16 in Brazil, “I think we achieved what we came to do. No one got injured. Physically we’re better. There was a very high level of concentration. I think we are in very good shape for the 16th.”
Another good sized crowd, 39,368, came to Yankee Stadium to watch world class soccer, assuring the local aficionados of world football that there will be more matches contested on the pitch of great Bronx venue in the years to come.”
The atmosphere at the match was described by Trapattoni, “I played in Yankee Stadium many years ago. Yankee Stadium is legendary. This atmosphere is fantastic. “While the words were strong, the emotional fervor with which they were spoken was even stronger. ”
Soccer is alive in the Bronx!
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
NorwoodBX: No Seniors Allowed
NorwoodBX: No Seniors Allowed: Seniors Booted from Local McDonald's By David Greene BRONX NEW YORK, JUNE11-They have traded in their Big Macs for golden chicken nu...
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Crash? What Crash?
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Crash? What Crash?: BRONX NEW YORK, JUNE11- Members of the NYPD Highway Patrol and the New York State Police were on the scene of a serious crash reported somet...
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): No Seniors Allowed
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): No Seniors Allowed: Seniors Booted from Local McDonald's By David Greene BRONX NEW YORK, JUNE11-They have traded in their Big Macs for golden chicken nu...
No Seniors Allowed
Seniors Booted from Local McDonald's
By David Greene
BRONX NEW YORK, JUNE11-They have traded in their Big Macs for golden chicken nuggets as a group of about a dozen seniors have been tossed from a Norwood McDonald's, and asked to never return.
The group has been meeting at the E. 204 Street location of the hamburger chain for the last two-years and claim they have been harassed by workers from the very beginning.
According to senior Norman Fisher, who claims the group has been singled out by one manager and most recently a security guard, who are enforcing the stores 20-minute policy for tables.
Fisher claimed, "You have some coffee and some apple pie, you're still entitled to go up after 20-minutes and get a hamburger and some french fries and later have a coffee," adding that the seniors usually spend about two-hours in a booth.
The angry senior continued, "She's actually come up and said, 'You don't have the right to sit here, we need the seats,' meanwhile, we have a tray of food in front of us."
According to both sides, offices have been called to McDonald's several times, when after an April 18 incident, when staff members informed the police that the group was no longer welcomed at McDonald's.
An angry Fisher continued, "You have people coming in here dealing drugs and drinking in this place and the guard picks on us... the sign should read no seniors allowed."
The group maintains that they had filed a complaint with the McDonald's corporate headquarters just two-hours before the final confrontation.
Fisher claimed he had also filed a complaint with the Commission for Human Rights.
One manager at the fast food giant, stated, "They've been disturbing a lot of people since they've been coming here."
A second manager claimed the barring of the group was not just because seniors stayed beyond 20-minutes or a claim made by one customer that members panhandle, but stated, "It wasn't just that, it was a lot of stuff."
The group of seniors have since relocated across the street, where the manager of Kennedy Fried Chicken has welcomed the group's business.
Keisha, a spokeswoman with the McDonald's corporate office stated, "We actually don't know what's going on at the local store."
Asked about the 20-minute seating policy, Keisha responded, "That's actually not a national policy, that's the store's decision because 85 percent of our stores are franchised-owned and operated and it may be that owner's decision to set that 20-minute policy at that store."
The spokeswoman also confirmed that it was the individual owners of the McDonald's at both the Jerome Avenue and E. 204 Street locations, who recently banned the placement of free local newspapers.
Repeated attempts to contact the franchise owner of the E. 204 Street location were unsuccessful.
By David Greene
BRONX NEW YORK, JUNE11-They have traded in their Big Macs for golden chicken nuggets as a group of about a dozen seniors have been tossed from a Norwood McDonald's, and asked to never return.
The group has been meeting at the E. 204 Street location of the hamburger chain for the last two-years and claim they have been harassed by workers from the very beginning.
According to senior Norman Fisher, who claims the group has been singled out by one manager and most recently a security guard, who are enforcing the stores 20-minute policy for tables.
Fisher claimed, "You have some coffee and some apple pie, you're still entitled to go up after 20-minutes and get a hamburger and some french fries and later have a coffee," adding that the seniors usually spend about two-hours in a booth.
The angry senior continued, "She's actually come up and said, 'You don't have the right to sit here, we need the seats,' meanwhile, we have a tray of food in front of us."
According to both sides, offices have been called to McDonald's several times, when after an April 18 incident, when staff members informed the police that the group was no longer welcomed at McDonald's.
An angry Fisher continued, "You have people coming in here dealing drugs and drinking in this place and the guard picks on us... the sign should read no seniors allowed."
The group maintains that they had filed a complaint with the McDonald's corporate headquarters just two-hours before the final confrontation.
Fisher claimed he had also filed a complaint with the Commission for Human Rights.
One manager at the fast food giant, stated, "They've been disturbing a lot of people since they've been coming here."
A second manager claimed the barring of the group was not just because seniors stayed beyond 20-minutes or a claim made by one customer that members panhandle, but stated, "It wasn't just that, it was a lot of stuff."
The group of seniors have since relocated across the street, where the manager of Kennedy Fried Chicken has welcomed the group's business.
Keisha, a spokeswoman with the McDonald's corporate office stated, "We actually don't know what's going on at the local store."
Asked about the 20-minute seating policy, Keisha responded, "That's actually not a national policy, that's the store's decision because 85 percent of our stores are franchised-owned and operated and it may be that owner's decision to set that 20-minute policy at that store."
The spokeswoman also confirmed that it was the individual owners of the McDonald's at both the Jerome Avenue and E. 204 Street locations, who recently banned the placement of free local newspapers.
Repeated attempts to contact the franchise owner of the E. 204 Street location were unsuccessful.
Crash? What Crash?
BRONX NEW YORK, JUNE11- Members of the NYPD Highway Patrol and the New York State Police were on the scene of a serious crash reported sometime before 6 a.m., on June 7.
A dump truck left the northbound I-95 roadway, just passed the Bronx border at Pelham Manor and struck a tree. However, repeated calls to the NYPD, FDNY, Pelham Manor Police Department, the New York State Police as well as the Westchester County Police Department all produced the same response and none of the agencies have any record of the incident. The owner of the truck, AMV Trucking of Hillside, NJ., would only say that the accident was not fatal. No other information was available at this time.
A dump truck left the northbound I-95 roadway, just passed the Bronx border at Pelham Manor and struck a tree. However, repeated calls to the NYPD, FDNY, Pelham Manor Police Department, the New York State Police as well as the Westchester County Police Department all produced the same response and none of the agencies have any record of the incident. The owner of the truck, AMV Trucking of Hillside, NJ., would only say that the accident was not fatal. No other information was available at this time.
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