Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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New York Mets Hall of Famer Mookie Wilson has slid in to resurrect an iconic Albany watering hole that catered to the state’s powerful political elite.
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that → slide → elite
The War Room Tavern, a bar and restaurant hot spot for lawmakers and lobbyists in the capital, closed in March.
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Tavern → close → March
But thanks to an assist from the famed baseball player, its doors will once again open this fall — this time as Mookie Wilson’s Legacy BBQ at The War Room.
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doors → open → Room
Wilson and family had started a mobile-catering service called Legacy BBQ three years ago and built a loyal customer base.
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Wilson → start → base
Todd Shapiro, a well-known New York political consultant, then pitched to Wilson the possibility of having The War Room become home base for the legendary former outfielder’s BBQ business.
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Room → know → business
Wilson swung at the idea, and starting in November, customers will now be able to enjoy a menu of slow-smoked brisket, pork spareribs, chicken wings, smoked sausage, baked beans, potato salad, homemade banana pudding and pineapple cake at the reopened establishment.
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customers → swing → establishment
“The War Room basically has been about politics,” Wilson told The Post.
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Wilson → tell → Post
“We have no intentions of trying to change in that.
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We → have → that
But we want to bring a baseball flavor around, so it will be politics and baseball and barbecue.”
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it → want → flavor
With Legacy BBQ, Wilson has kept his family’s Southern Carolina recipes and cooking traditions alive.
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Wilson → keep → recipes
“This is a real save for Albany,” said Shapiro, a partner in Wilson’s War Room who also owns the Greenhouse Social Club, in a press release.
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who → say → release
“The War Room is not closing down.
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Room → close → ?
Mookie Wilson and his family are giving it a new life while keeping what people love about it: the politics, the people, the conversations and the feeling that anyone can walk in and be part of Albany.”
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anyone → give → Albany
The War Room stood out for its political character and decor, which included an approximately 1,000-pound bull-moose head that pays tribute to Theodore Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party, the nickname for the Progressive Party formed by the 26th US president.
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that → stand → president
The moose won’t be going anywhere — it will be joined at Wilson’s War Room by baseball mitts and Mets memorabilia.
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it → go → mitts
The restaurant plans to open its doors the first week of November, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Mets World Series championship that Wilson had a hand in winning.
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Wilson → plan → hand
“Cooking is something that’s in our family,” Wilson told The Post.
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Wilson → ’ → Post
It’s in our family.”
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It → ’ → family
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