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Birmingham Native Anderson Finds New York City Home

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He’s a native of Birmingham, Alabama, has coached there as well as Missouri along with a stint in Arkansas. So when Mike Anderson landed in New York last April after being named the new head basketball coach at St. John’s, there was some very urgent business to take care of before conducting his first practice.

He had to find a genuine New York pizza shop. New York bagels had to become at least part of his diet and it was an absolute must to find just the right local deli that would create the quintessential New York hero sandwich.