NEW YORK-NOVEMBER 12: The A.L.S. Association Greater New York Chapter’s 15th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at The Marriott Marquis, 535 Broadway @ 46th Street, New York, NY 10036 Honorees who received the Lou Gehrig Sports Award were New York Yankees greats “Goose” Gossage and Bernie Williams, legendary NFL running back Curtis Martin, and NBA Hall-of-Famer Dominique Wilkins. TV sports announcer Bob Costas presented The Jacob K. Javits Lifetime Achievement Award to New York Times sports columnist George Vecsey. Sportswriter, television reporter, and author Jeremy Schaap, served as the Master of Ceremonies. As one of The ALS Association's leading chapters, the Greater New York Chapter covers Long Island, New York City, Westchester & Rockland Counties and Northern and Central New Jersey and plays a major role in promoting the mission to lead the fight to cure and treat ALS. The ALS Association is the only national not-for-profit voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS. ALSA is a member of the National Health Council. PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2009 by Richie Nestro | tel: Private | e-mail: GregPartanio@aol.com*******PLEASE NOTE MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON***********