Synopsis
This book is a collaboration by two best friends of over 65 years about their experiences growing up in the neighborhood just one block east of Yankee Stadium. The book describes what made the neighborhood so special to the people growing up there, recounts what it was like to grow up in a very stable, predominantly Jewish neighborhood that was literally in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, and gives a flavor of the neighborhood, including the shop and restaurant owners, the feeling of safety and security, and the level of autonomy that the children growing up there enjoyed that no longer exists in today’s world. Some of the subjects covered in the book include the sports activities that were available to the neighborhood children, including the “street games” that were unique to the neighborhood; the benefits that the neighborhood’s proximity to the Stadium brought, namely frequent attendance at Yankees and Giants games, including “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” watching games from the roof tops, autograph seeking at the Stadium and getting to meet some of the players; the neighborhood synagogue, Congregation Hope of Israel; the exceptional Concourse Plaza Hotel; the Bronx County Courthouse; and neighborhood reunions of the baby boomers who grew up in the neighborhood more than 60 years later, and much more.
About the Author
Lee Netzer: Lee published a book of his poems in 2014, entitled, “A Reflection Of My Life: Poems From My Young Adulthood,” and has edited two of Harvey Stelman’s books, “Eyes Of Emerald,” and “Eyes of Emerald Part Two: Sammy’s Return.” Lee is a graduate of Long Island University, with a major in Education and English. He is retired after a 31 year Federal career with the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, followed by eight years in private industry as an Advocacy Operations and Policy Development Manager for a company that qualified public hospital patients for Medi-Cal (Medicaid). Lee is married and resides in Huntington Beach, California, a city 40 miles south of Los Angeles. Harvey Stelman: Harvey was never a good English student. All he wanted to do was to play ball, and he was a pretty good athlete. In college, he sang at clubs and performed at a couple of concerts, almost making it big, but almost doesn’t count. He ended up with a scrap metal trading company he started; as such, Harvey spoke at national and international meetings for scrap metal providers. Being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1981 ended his dreams, but Harvey came back as an author, with several books to his credit. Harvey’s first two books are mentioned above. His most recent book, “HELP My Penis is Missing!” displays his talent in a new genre: sexual comedy. Harvey is married and resides in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago.
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