Yuval Rosenberg

More than 50 years after the Dodgers left Brooklyn, many in the borough still think of the lovable Bums as their team. Fans fondly recall the glory days of the 1955 World Series and legendary players like Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and a young Sandy Koufax. WNYC spoke with Michael Shapiro, author of "The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and Their Final Pennant Race Together," about the lasting appeal of a team that’s long gone. An edited transcript:

New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died on Tuesday morning after suffering a massive heart attack.

George M. Steinbrenner III, the bombastic Yankees owner who became known as "The Boss" for his iron-fisted management style, died Tuesday morning in Tampa, Fla. after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 80.

The term "weapons of mass destruction" has been around for decades, but it's become much more common in recent years, particularly since the run-up to the war in Iraq. (The American Dialect Society chose the phrase, and its abbreviation, WMD, as the 2002 Word of the Year.)

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Awwwwww! Three cute new lion cubs, born at the Bronx Zoo on January 27, were introduced to the public on Friday. The male and two females, along with their mother Sukari and father M'wasi, can be seen at the zoo's African Plains habitat.

The Wildlife Conservation Society and ...

People at the SoHo New York Apple store try out Apple Inc\'s new iPad on April 3, 2010. ...

Gov. David Paterson will not run for election this year, but insists he will serve out the remainder of his term in office.

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Gov. David Paterson will not run for election this year, but he insists he will serve out the remainder of his term in office.

The embattled governor, who faces allegations that he and the state police interfered with a domestic violence case against a longtime aide, ...

The move follows a NYT story that questioned whether Paterson's administration interfered in a domestic violence incident.

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New York Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and called for an investigation into his own administration, following a report by The New York Times that questioned whether Paterson exerted improper influence in trying to protect the aide and avoid political embarrassment.

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Admit it. When you saw that headline above, the word "strong" popped into your mind.

The Constitution requires the president to "from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union." George Washington made it an annual tradition. In recent years, through good times and ...

Employers continue to trim their payrolls, as evidenced by today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing a loss of 85,000 jobs in December. But while one in ten Americans is now out of work, even those who have jobs say they are increasingly unhappy.

A report released earlier this week ...

WNYC's Ben Walker hopped on a Galapagos bus ferrying political pilgrims to the inauguration from New York City. He spoke with some of the passengers and has this to report.

Ann Schaetzel from Brooklyn was in DC for the Martin Luther King speech when she was 17 and is attending the inauguration to close the circle.