George Steinbrenner, the Yankees' principal owner, has announced that the team will pick up the costs of the funerals of the nine people -- including eight children -- who died in that awful fire in the Bronx, not too far from Yankee Stadium. Funerals will take place Monday. Some will be buried in New York; others will be flown home to Africa for burial in Mali.
People of lesser means than the Yankees' organization have been dropping by a makeshift memorial outside 1022 Woodycrest Avenue and giving money that by tonight amounted to at least $20,000, according to a WNBC television reporter.
The neighborhood Islamic center is receiving donations. If you want to contribute, here's the information:
Magassa-Soumare Family Fund
c/o Islamic Cultural Center
371 E. 166th Street
Bronx, NY 10456
The telephone number you may call is 718-293-5323.
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