It was late in the game on June 1 when Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina knocked a fly ball to left field. Johan Santana, the Mets starting ace who was still working his way back after missing the entire previous season, was facing a multi-base hit — what could have been the first of any hits [...]
On Tuesday, August 21, there will be a blood drive at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center, where donors will receive free Mets tickets. The drive, organized by the New York Blood Center and Councilmember Dan Halloran, will take place from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. at 211-39 26th Avenue in Bay Terrace. To make an appointment, visit www.nybc.org.
Draped in a Chilean flag outside of Citi Field, Manuel Rojas stood with his father as they were interviewed by Ernesto Diaz — who Rojas said was a big name in Chilean radio. Rojas, 18, from Bridgeport, Connecticut, predicted Chile would best Ecuador in the night’s international friendly match at the ballpark 2-1, despite the [...]
It’ll be a different kind of pitch. For one night only, the Citi Field diamond will play host to a match between the Ecuadorian and Chilean national teams on Wednesday, August 15, as the sport continues to become more popular in the city and the country. Chile is currently ranked 15th in the world, according [...]
Though there are still 11 months until the best of the best in baseball come to Citi Field, the Mets are getting an early start. The team unveiled the logo on Tuesday, August 7 for the 2013 All-Star Game, highlighting that next year will be the first time the Mets have hosted the game since [...]
Even though you can’t see fireworks in Queens, there are still plenty of fun things to do around the borough this Fourth of July holiday. TUESDAY, JULY 3 Fireworks at Citi Field Following the 7:10 p.m. Mets game vs. the Phillies, the Mets will have its annual fireworks night at Citi Field. Don’t have tickets [...]
For the fourth summer in a row, there will be no Fourth of July fireworks on the East River, and no place for Queens’ residents to see them in the borough. Instead, the 36th Annual Macy’s July 4 Fireworks will again take place on the Hudson River. Restaurants near Long Island City’s Gantry Plaza State [...]
The Mets are out for revenge against the crosstown Yankees as the Subway Series shifts to Queens. In the series’ first leg at Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Bombers took all three matchups with the Amazins. Jon Niese will try to extend the Mets three-game winning streak against the Yankees’ Andy Pettitte in the series opener [...]
Though the energy of Citi Field had died down by the ninth inning as the Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, a substitution in center field brought Mets and Reds fans back to life when REO Speedwagon came in to play. The band played the first show in the 2012 post-game concert series at [...]
More than 12,000 construction jobs and 7,000 permanent jobs will come from the proposed Willets Point renovation, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, which includes retail space, a hotel and quicker access to the Van Wyck Expressway. The reconstruction — to be funded by $3 billion in private investment, as well as $100 million in city capital [...]
