New York Yankees Shopping Bag

These officially licensed reusable bags are an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic shopping bags. They also have many other uses: take them to the beach, or the ballgame. They are made from a 100% non-woven polypropylene recyclable material.

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Jacketflap text:The dead woman sprawled in a parking lot in New York's Hell's Kitchen, pants let ripped from crotch to ankle, had been brutally beaten, stabbed repeatedly, and probably sexually assaulted as well. Her name was Phyllis Iannotta. She was 67 years old, a shopping bag lady.Phyllis was one of tens of thousands of homeless living on the streets of New York. Who was she really, and how had she come to such an end?Brian Kates, an investigative reporter, spent four years piecing together Phyllis Iannotta's story, revealing the bambina who celebrated her first birthday aboard the S.S. Stampalia en route to Ellis Island, the smart kid growing up in a tough neighborhood, the hard-working elf of a woman who was a terrific dancer, had a great laugh, and was addicted to nothing stronger than crossword puzzles. She had taken care of herself with spunk and good cheer for fifty years; how could she have fallen through every safety net society had designed to protect her?Kates unraveled the bureaucratic procedures - and the laws and politics behind them - that put Phyllis out on the streets. By the time we come to the end of her harrowing story, the fact that her killer was never found pales beside the agonizing neglect and mischance that delivered her into his hands.

Celebrate the Yankees 2009 World Series Championship every time you go shopping. These are terrific, eco-friendly reusable shopping bags. Paper or plastic? No thanks. Bring your own reusuable bag and help promote a greener environment. These terrific bags are made of strong synthetic 100% non-woven polypropylene that is environmentally safe and can be used over and over again. Not a permanent bag, but a short term alternative that can eventually be thrown away with little impact on the environment. Terrific size. Each bag measures 15" tall x 13" wide x 7" deep. Lots of room for groceries, clothing, or books. Folds flat for convenient storage. Makes a great gift bag or trick-or-treat bag. Official team colors and logos. Officially licensed by the league and the team. A terrific gift idea. Supplies are limited.

The enthralling and evocative story of tough Depression-era bandits who vowed to make something of themselves, even if that meant defying the stone walls of America’s most infamous prison, by a writer who grew up in Sing Sing’s shadow. During an era of never-ending breadlines and corrupt cops, no place churned out budding crooks more efficiently than Hell’s Kitchen. Neighborhood loyalties bonded gangs of immigrant sons who were looking for a way out of 1930s New York, and waterfront kids like Whitey Riordan paid the bills with small-time hustling. But when enterprising crook Patches Waters invited Whitey into the Shopping Bag Gang, Whitey jumped at the big score. Bold black headlines announced the group’s string of successful heists, but the gravy train abruptly halted in 1939 when someone squealed and police captured most of the gang. Patches and Whitey were sent up the river to Sing Sing. Westside connections couldn’t help much there, in the infamous Hudson River prison that had housed convicts for more than a century. In Sing Sing the boys had to answer to veteran warden Lewis Lawes, a revolutionary reformer who preferred trust and rehabilitation to old standbys like the lash and the yoke. Progressive indeed, but nothing changed the fact that Whitey and Patches, along with more than 2,800 other men, faced a future of endless days in a cage of limestone, cement, and steel. Perhaps inevitably, their thoughts turned to escape.A string of well-publicized jailhouse riots and breakouts captured the country’s interest in the 1930s, and though prisons kept stepping up security, convicts continued to crash out. When Patches encountered an old cellblock crony who had stumbled upon a way out, he pieced together a daring escape plot involving purloined guns, counterfeit keys, precision timing, a complex network of outside accomplices, and the kind of outsize bravado that would have made Dillinger proud. Unable to resist the thought of freedom, Whitey signed on. On Easter Sunday 1941, the three embarked upon the most sensational breakout in the prison’s history. Leaving four men dead and indelibly staining the reputation of the nation’s most famous warden, the Westside boys transcended their wildest dreams, only to find themselves backed to the edge of a wide, dark river. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Crash Out is a gritty, page-turning saga that reveals how the career of one resilient hustler can illuminate a sliver of Americana. A riveting account of the boldest escape in Sing Sing history and the gangster culture that birthed the defiant bandits, Crash Out is a gripping historical epic set against the fascinating backdrop of Depression-era New York.