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Father Fred O’Brien, Fordham Preparatory School in New York, 1979.
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Father Fred O’Brien, Fordham Preparatory School in New York, 1979.
Yonkers, NY, Native Dan Fiorito Takes Over Reigns of Staten Island Yankees
Yonkers, NY, Native Dan Fiorito Takes Over Reigns of Staten Island Yankees
Staten Island Yankees name Dan Fiorito as their new manager.
The Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League (NYPL) announced today that Yonkers, N.Y., native Dan Fiorito has been named Manager for the 2020 season.
In a return to the New York area, Fiorito, 29, is thrilled to revisit a ballpark he played in as a high schooler at Fordham Prep in the Bronx.
“I’m excited to be managing in…
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Transit Worker Apparently Didn’t Realize Intercom Was Hot When He Reacted to Tragedy That Had Just Unfolded on the Tracks
Transit Worker Apparently Didn’t Realize Intercom Was Hot When He Reacted to Tragedy That Had Just Unfolded on the Tracks
At least one New York City transit passenger was left “speechless” after allegedly hearing over an intercom a worker’s reaction to someone who had jumped in front of her train Tuesday evening. Miriam Ward tweeted that she heard the conductor say, “Someone got killed! I hope the motherf**ker suffered.” Conductor on our @MetroNorth train intercom hearing the news “Someone got killed! I hope the…
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Xavier High School vs. Fordham Prep football game (1950)
This throwback is from my senior year football senior where we went undefeated in the regular season. It really was a magical ride , we knew from the start that we were talented and came into every game expecting to win. I have some great memories from that year from all the attention we got , times we got to play live on MSG varsity , and the various antics we pulled at practices. I really wish we could have beat saint anthony in the playoff and went on all the way, but I never forget the "Goon Squad" "On the march to Mitchell field" Thanks for the memories!
This song takes me back to 1994. Back when pay phones were still on every block in NY, I was attending Fordham Prep High School. We had some of the baddest school parties in the area, and on this particular night, we were honored by having DJ and S on the wheels of steel.
I wore these new John Starks edition Adidas, Karl Kani jeans and a Boston Bruins jersey, feeling incredibly confident and ready to chat up the ladies. I meant this exquisite young lady named Ashanti....the prettiest young lady I'd ever seen.
We didn't leave each other's sight after the first dance. I locked her number down, and just when we'd gotten up close and personal, I heard the DJ make an announcement.
"James Brown. Your mother's waiting for you at the front. Don't make me call you out again."
Well, luckily my name's not James Brown, but let me give you a little background. I was a part of the Early Admissions Program for Fordham Prep, which meant a lot of us freshman took classes the summer prior to prep for the fall (since we were a year or so younger than the average freshman because of skipping a grade).
That jump meant there'd be growing pains for most of us athletically academically and socially. I'm still thankful I went through it, though.
Anyway, the DJ called another name, "Michael Thomas, come to the front. Your father's here."
I looked at the time. It was five minutes till the time my father was supposed to show up, and he was the picture of punctuality, so I got ready to scatter. I locked eyes with Ashanti, in a sweet dizzy from her perfume, and said, "I wish I didn't have to leave you, but I'll call you tomorrow." I got a kiss, split our embrace and cut to the darkness in the back to grab my jacket. I took a side exit and hooked back to the front to hear the DJ say, "Blaine Martin, your ride's at the front."
I was a little disappointed. All that trouble, and he didn't bother to specify that one of my parent's was showing up to embarrass me?
Well, I saw Ashanti a few times afterward, but we fell out of touch a month or so later. Still, I had a great time.
had such an amazingly fantastic time at Fordham Prom!!!