Kavitha A. Davidson, Columnist

Mo's Road to the Hall Starts At Rivera Avenue

New Yankee Stadium might be the House that Jeter Built, but to get there, you still have to go through Mo.

May 6, 2014 at 3:07 PM UTC

By Kavitha A. Davidson

Kavitha A. Davidson is a former Bloomberg View columnist.

I led the Yanks to five World Series wins, and all I got was this lousy street sign. Photographer: Cindy Ord/Getty Images — I led the Yanks to five World Series wins, and all I got was this lousy street sign. Photographer: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

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New Yankee Stadium might be the House that Jeter Built, but to get there, you still have to go through Mo.

The greatest closer of all time got the ultimate tribute from his city on Monday, when New York City officially renamed the street outside the stadium Rivera Avenue in honor of Mariano Rivera. Between old and new Yankee Stadium, the corner of 161st and River has seen 27 championships and countless iconic moments, and it's only fitting that the site of all future victories should bear the name of the man who gave us so many of those moments over the past 19 years.