YANKEE BATBOY "The Luckiest Kid in New York". From Little Italy to Yankee Stadium... The story of Anthony Florio, an Italian-American that grew up on Mott Street in Little Italy (NYC) and became a batboy for the New York Yankees in the 1960s. Anthony will be presenting his new book "Yankee Batboy - The Luckiest Kid in New York" that chronicles this most exciting time in his life.

The book will also be available for sale and autograph. In the book, there are several photographs of the Yankees of that time including Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, White Ford, and Joe Pepitone. There are also images of fan mail, TV, and newspaper articles written about him with many stories about all his exploits during those years at Yankee Stadium and on the road.

Q & A with the author will take place after the presentation.

Copies of the book will be available for sale and can be autographed.

Refreshments will be served.

Donation: $20 pp. (Cash, check or credit cards accepted)

Parking lot is directly across the street at Notre Dame Academy Elementary School

Please RSVP so we can prepare accordingly for the amount of guests.

Call 718-273-7660 or write to [email protected]

Please come and enjoy an evening with us, celebrating this wonderful work and maybe reminiscing and sharing some stories of your own.

The Italian Cultural Foundaton at Casa Belvedere
79 Howard Avenue (Grymes Hill)
Staten Island, NY 10301
T. 718-273-7660
F. 718-273-0020
E. [email protected]

www.casa-belvedere.org