Off to New York City!

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The Big Apple. The City that never sleeps. A City that boasts over 8 million people.

Everyone here in Chicago knows that we separate our city by “sides”. (Ex: West Side, South Side, North Side, Northwest Side) or suburbs. (Ex: North burbs, West burbs, South burbs, Southwest burbs)

Well in New York City, they separate their city by boroughs. Let’s break down each borough:

The Bronx: Site of Yankee Stadium, Home of the New York Yankees. Home of the Bronx Zoo.

It is also the birthplace of hip hop.

It all started with Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, DJ Kool Herc & Afrika Bambaattaa.

Some celebrites from the Bronx include: KRS-One, Al Pacino, Mary J. Blige, Fat Joe & Jennifer Lopez.

Rest in Peace to: Luther Vandross & Big Pun.

Brooklyn: Home of Coney Island, which is one of the oldest amusement parks in the country.

Some celebrities from Brooklyn include: Jay-Z, Mike Tyson, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli & Michael Jordan.

Rest in Peace to: Notorious B.I.G., ODB & Jackie Robinson.

Manhattan: Site of Madison Square Garden, Home of the New York Knicks & New York Rangers. Home of Central Park, which is 843 acres long.

Some celebrities from Manhattan include: Alicia Keys, Claire Danes, Fiona Apple & G-Dep.

Queens: Site of Shea Stadium, Home of the New York Mets. Home of the U.S. Open, which is held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing.

Some celebrities from Queens include: LL Cool J, Nas, Rev Run, Q-Tip & Ron Artest.

Staten Island: Connected to Brooklyn via the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge & to Manhattan via the Staten Island Ferry, which runs free of charge.

Some celebrities from Staten Island include: RZA, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA & Inspectah Deck.

That’s all for my history lesson of New York City! There are a lot of amazing places that i did not mention which i hope to get the opportunity to check out this weekend.

Being the sports fanatic that i am, i’ll be SUPER HAPPY if i come back with a nice souvenir from the NBA Store on 5th Avenue.

I hope that everyone has a happy & safe Memorial Day Weekend. I’ll get back with ya’ll early next week!!

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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