By Chris Iseman Major League Baseball celebrated Heritage Day at the Jacob K. Javits Center by giving fans a chance to learn about the diversity in the game through exhibits and presentations. Vera Clemente and Sharon Robinson conducted Q&A’s, while Mookie Wilson and Edgardo Alfonzo were on hand to celebrate the event. …read more
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By Chris Iseman Baxter the Bobcat showed his muscles, slugging his way to the Mascot Home Run Derby finals with an unbeatable performance. The second of four rounds of the event was held Saturday at the T-Mobile FanFest inside the Jacob K. Javits Center. …read more
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The Subaru WRX Concept was the only concept car to be mentioned among our Editors’ Choice favorites for New York Auto Show debuts this year – snagging the No. 3 spot nonetheless – due to what it could mean to the future of Subaru if it indeed becomes a reality. Now that we’ve caught our breath from walking countless miles through the Javits Center, Subaru has released a brief video of design boss Osamu Namba describing some of the exterior styling elements of the sporty concept sedan.
While this video is just your basic walkaround that gives no mention of the concept’s inspiration or what we can expect from the next-generation WRX, it is still fun to watch Namba explain many of the car’s design elements including the more aggressive face, the quadruple exhaust outlets and the signature flared wheel arches and side outlet fender vents. If you liked the WRX Concept as much as we did, scroll down to watch this short video.
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WRX Concept gets walkaround with Subaru design boss Osamu Namba originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
NEW YORK — The NYPD will flood Times Square and Midtown with extra cops on Easter Sunday to prevent any violence that’s historically followed the Javits Center‘s car show, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.
In recent years, marauding teens took to the streets following the show in what the mayor called a gang “wilding” that’s seen dozens of arrests.
In 2010, more than 50 people were arrested as youths stormed businesses, harassed throngs of pedestrians and shot four people in separate acts of violence.
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New York, New York – it’s a helluva town. We’re closing the books on the first day of our New York Auto Show coverage, and we’re hitting the town for some wining and dining, not before resting up for another big day of Big Apple debuts tomorrow.
In case you missed any of today’s action, here’s a roundup of what hit the stage today at the Jacob K. Javits Center. Have a good night, and we’ll be back bright and early with all the rest.
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We obsessively covered Day One of the 2013 New York Auto Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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