Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner died in Florida this morning after suffering a heart attack. He was 80 years old. Already, the accolades are coming in thick and fast, including this statement from Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr:
Today I join 1.4 million Bronxites, and Yankee fans across the world, in mourning the passing of a great man, ‘The Boss,’ George Steinbrenner. During his tenure as owner of the New York Yankees, Mr. Steinbrenner did everything in his power to create his own winning tradition in the Bronx, an effort that resulted in seven World Series championships. While other baseball fans were jealous of this success, Yankee fans, like myself, loved him for it. Both the Bronx and New York City have lost a giant today—in baseball and in charity—and my deepest condolences go out to the Steinbrenners and the entire New York Yankees family.
In other news, Sonia Sotomayor, the Bronx-raised supreme court justice, is
writing a memoir.
As we mentioned in our
story of the day, plans to do away with the Sheridan Expressway
are gaining traction.
More on State Senator Pedro Espada's
press conference outside the Bronx Board of Elections yesterday, during which he claimed "God is on my side." Here's
our coverage of the event.
Bob Kappsatter's
weekly political column includes news of Assemblyman Nelson Castro messy divorce, and a look at which Bronx Council members have been awarded the most member item money.
Tentative plans in are place to
bring free broadband Internet access to the Bronx, the borough with the highest percentage of households without it.
Bronx detectives believe
they know who's responsible for the 1981 murder of 20-year-old Janet Agosto.
In Westchester Square, traffic cops spend their days
guarding their colleagues' private vehicles, which are often parked next to expired coin meters, according to the
Post.
Bronx schools are
set to receive a large slice of the $37 million in capital funds Bronx BP Ruben Diaz, Jr. has at his disposal in fiscal year 2010.
Last Saturday, at a Bronx firehouse on East 150th Street, local residents gathered to commemorate the lives of fire victims and to celebrate the city budget deal which
saved several firehouses from closure.
