Sunday, April 19, 2009

Hometown Hero: William Rios


New Yorker William Rios (above, with his wife) has become a bit of a media sensation here in NYC. Rios, 41, was one of the crewman of the Maersk Alabama that was boarded by pirates recently.

When William got back to his East Harlem apartment on Thursday, Papi had his priorities straight. According to the New York Daily News, when Rios was asked what he was going to do now that he was home, he responded: "I'm going to make love to my wife. I almost died," Rios said, brushing by reporters.

In a Daily News interview done over the weekend at the Rios' apartment (picture below), Rios said he was never afraid of the pirates:


"I'm not from the country. I'm from New York. We don't fear nothing - you don't mess with New York City, especially a black Puerto Rican."

And judging by the HUGE smile on his wife's face, it looks like fighting pirates isn't the only thing Mr. Rios is good at. GET IT, GIRL!!