Collegiate’s Dutchman character got a makeover after students demanded the exclusive Manhattan school “address its own problems with racism and intolerance.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Mascots”
Facing a Ban, a School District Fights to Keep ‘Indian’ Nickname
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2022
Residents in a divided predominantly white town in upstate New York are fighting a state ruling to remove the Native American mascot. Source: New York Times
Dan Reilly, the Original Mr. Met, Is Dead at 83
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
For four seasons at Shea Stadium, when the Mets were dreadful but beloved, he donned a giant head and roamed the stands greeting fans as the team’s mascot. Source: New York Times
How the Yankees’ Luckiest Batboy Ended Up in an Unmarked Grave
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2021
Eddie Bennett earned fame in the dugouts of the Major Leagues. He had almost slipped from memory when New Yorkers teamed up to honor his short, dramatic life. Source: New York Times