Little League, big parade
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Councilman Andrew Cohen and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz join members of the North Riverdale Baseball League in a walk down Broadway toward Mosholu Avenue before arriving at Sid Augarten Field in the league’s season-opening parade.
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Kelly Zarnitzky throws the first softball pitch on Sid Augarten Field to mark the start of the softball season.
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Hundreds of people gathered on Sid Augarten Field to kick off the season for the North Riverdale Baseball League.
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Noah Lieberman throws the first pitch to mark the start of the season for the North Riverdale Baseball League.
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The North Riverdale Baseball League kicked off its season in a big way with a hundreds-strong parade toward Sid Augarten Field where teammates warmed up as the opening ceremony unfolded.
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Teammates and families gathered at Kelly Fields in Van Cortlandt Park for the start of the North Riverdale Baseball League’s season-opening parade.
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The Athletics march and chant their team name in the North Riverdale Baseball League’s season-opening parade.
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Teammates and families gathered at Sid Augarten Field at the end of the North Riverdale Baseball League’s season-opening parade where they cheered the first pitch.
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U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel offers words of encouragement for the start of the North Riverdale Baseball League season.
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Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Councilman Andrew Cohen, right, walk up Mosholu Avenue toward Sid Augarten Field in the North Riverdale Baseball League’s season-opening parade.
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Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, left, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in an American flag baseball cap await the players at Sid Augarten Field for the start of the North Riverdale Baseball League season.
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A crowd nearly 400 strong rang in the new season with balloons, banners and baseballs.
The North Riverdale Baseball League held its season-opening parade under the warm light of a spring sun. The route started at West 260th Street, traveling down Broadway to Sid Augarten Field.
Local elected officials — including state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, Councilman Andrew Cohen, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, city comptroller Scott Stringer and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel — offered well wishes on a climatically auspicious opening day.
Kids, parents and politicos decked in team apparel and Americana cheered as Noah Lieberman threw the first pitch for baseball and Kelly Zarnitzky for softball.
The phrase on everyone’s lips was, “Play ball!”
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