Thursday, May 17, 2012
Javits Center, other New York events, will be part of Citi Field's All-Star closeup.
Major League Baseball has made it official: New York City will host the All-Star Game for the ninth time in its history. The 2013 version of the midsummer classic will take place at Citi Field next July. It's the first time since 1964 that the Mets will hold the event. The All-Star Game was last played here in 2008 at the old Yankee Stadium. The Bronx Bombers then moved across the street to their new stadium a year later. The 2008 game generated $148.4 million in extra revenue, according to Major League Baseball. That year, the league held a FanFest at the Jacob J. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. The league also sprinkled Statue of Liberty replicas throughout New York - all wearing different team jerseys. Another Javits Center-based…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Economic Development Corporation estimates event to bring in $191.5M for the city.
Citi Field will host the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, making it the ninth all-star game in history to be played in the city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. The mayor joined Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. Selig and Mets CEO Fred Wilpon Wednesday morning to announce that the game would be played in Queens on July 16, 2013. The Mets first hosted the all-star game in 1964 at Shea Stadium. “Next year’s all-star game is going to demonstrate once again that there’s no place like New York for world-class sporting events,” Bloomberg said. “Major League Baseball clearly recognizes this since they’re bringing the all-star game back to New York for the second time in just five years.” A recent economic impact study by the …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Boxer known as 'Gentleman Jim' lived in home off Little Neck Bay.
James J. Corbett may have been known as a “gentleman,” but he made his living with his fists. The boxer, who was dubbed by the media as “Gentleman Jim Corbett,” was the first to use a scientific approach to the sport. Near the end of his life, he lived in a home near Little Neck Bay and died at age 66 in Bayside. Corbett was born and raised in San Francisco and first pursued a career in acting before taking up boxing. He has been called the “Father of Modern Boxing” due to his taking a scientific approach to the sport, rather than just brawling. In 1891, he fought Peter “Black Prince Jackson,” his cross-town rival in San Francisco, in a no-contest competition that went on 61 rounds. He then went on to fight reigning Heavyweight Champion …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Ball that helped the Mets to win the 1986 World Series is being auctioned in Texas.
A famous baseball that sealed the deal for Mets fans in 1986 after it rolled between the legs of Red Sox player Bill Buckner will be auctioned Friday in Dallas, according to CBS. Heritage Auctions told the news channel that the ball could bring in more than $100,000 during an auction of baseball memorabilia from Los Angeles songwriter Seth Swirsky. The Mets went on to win the 1986 World Series after Mookie Wilson hit a grounder at Shea Stadium that rolled between Buckner's legs. In 1992, actor Charlie Sheen bought the ball for more than $93,000 and Swirsky bought it for $64,000 eight years later. Last fall, the songwriter, who was responsible for Taylor Dayne's "Tell It To My Heart," offered the ball on eBay for $1 million, but it was …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Driving range's manager said ongoing upgrades will continue throughout the year, including a new cafe and clubhouse.
Alley Pond Golf Center will reopen May 1 with upgraded facilities, but the driving range will continue to refurbish the site this year by extending its roof structure and adding a café, the center’s manager said. The center closed in February to allow the site’s new concessionaire to make repairs, said Philip Abramson, a spokesman for the Department of Parks and Recreation, which owns the land on which the golf center operates. Mickey Park, the center’s manager, said the driving range will reopen with new netting around its field as well as upgraded synthetic grass. “It’s always been synthetic grass, but the last time it was installed was 10 years ago,” he said. “It was getting old.” The center has also renovated its miniature golf range, …
Monday, April 23, 2012
LIU's C.W. Post campus coach Dick Vining is honored during his final season with the Pioneers.
A C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University coach from Douglaston has been inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame. Dick Vining, the dean of New York metropolitan collegiate baseball coaches, plans to retire this year following 34 years with C.W. Post’s Pioneers. Vining, who lives in Douglaston with his wife, Virginia, is currently in his 59th season coaching baseball at the collegiate level. “To me, being voted into the hall of fame represents an appreciation and recognition of all the people who have been dedicated to baseball,” said Vining, who was officially honored at a banquet in January in Anaheim, Calif. “This honor coming at this stage in my life represents the culmination of my coaching career. It …
Friday, April 20, 2012
P.S. 221 student Michelle Sorokko recently competed in the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
A Douglaston fifth grader who recently competed in the Longines Future Tennis Aces – On the Road to the French Open U.S. Qualifying Tournament says she will compete in national championships in three states this summer. Michelle Sorokko, 11, who attends Little Neck’s P.S. 221, has been playing tennis from an early age. This year, her ranking improved, qualifying her for more tournaments. She has already played in nationals in Florida and Arizona and, this summer, she will compete in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. On April 14, she made it to the semifinals in the Longines Future Tennis Aces at Flushing Meadows Corona Park’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. “I practice there every day,” she said of the Queens tennis center. “I’…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Charles Samuels gets five years probation, but must pay back Mets, state Department of Taxation and Finance.
The former Mets clubhouse manager accused of illegally possessing $2.3 million worth of Mets memorabilia and collectibles has been sentenced to five years probation, the Queens district attorney said. But Charles Samuels, 55, will be forced to pay back more than $75,000 in restitution for the stolen property, Queens DA Richard Brown said. Samuels, who lives in Arverne, was discovered to possess autographed jerseys, bats and baseballs and other memorabilia belonging to the Mets organization. He was also arrested on charges of evading city and state taxes, the DA said. “The defendant betrayed the trust of his longtime employers,” Brown said. “He had a baseball fan’s dream job, but allowed greed to get in his way. He’s now lost his job and …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Senator lists Little Neck Soccer league among groups that did not spend previous grants, but group's VP says it has been forced to cut back.
State Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, has written a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to voice his opposition to recent budget line veto items that eliminated discretionary funding to several northeast Queens groups. The senator also wants funding for several local organizations to be reallocated, including the Little Neck Soccer league, which is operated by the Little Neck Douglaston Youth Club. The soccer league was one of several groups that Avella’s office had attempted to contact, but were unable to reach, to discuss funding, said Edward Fleming, a spokesman for Avella. He also said that the league had received a $5,000 grant in the 2007 that was never used. But Greg Roslonowski, vice president of soccer for the youth club, said he had not …
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Find a place to watch the Mets' games as well as drink and food specials with Patch's guide.
Today is opening day at Citi Field and the Mets are geared up for three games against the Braves today, Saturday and Sunday. If you're looking for the best places to catch today's and this weekend's games, look no further. We've rounded up a few local faves from the nabe to help you kick start the season off right! Here’s Patch’s list of local bars and establishments where you can watch the Mets take on the Braves at Citi Field. Bourbon Street 40-12 Bell Blvd. in Bayside Bourbon Street has planned an opening day at Citifield event, which features unlimited drinks, baseball fare, like hot dogs and burgers from 11:30 a.m. to noon as well as plenty of flat screens for your viewing pleasure. Tickets are priced at $65 per person. All is set for…
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Jenny
1:32 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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