
Major League Baseball, the Mets and Mayor Bloomberg announced exciting events happening in NYC during All-Star weekend this summer.
New York City has hosted the All-Star Game nine times, but this year’s game will be the first in Queens since 1964.
brianstelter: The Empire State Building is suddenly glowing purple after the Ravens win.
A light dusting of snow in the Great Hall tonight (via @YankeesPR)
Number of days until the National Hockey League resumes play: Three.
The 2012 New York Jets.
(Photos by Ed Mulholland, USA TODAY Sports)
Jay-Z took to twitter to remind everyone that the Nets beat the Knicks in Overtime.
This is good: Knicks vs. Nets becomes a *real* rivalry, in one night.
gq:
ROCKETMAN: The Future of Jeremy Lin
NYC! Come join GQ’s Devin Gordon, Grantland’s Hua Hsu, New York Magazine’s Will Leitch and documentary filmmaker Ursula Liang as they discuss the GQ’s November 2012 Cover Star Jeremy Lin at the Museum of Chinese in America this Friday. Launching the museums new sports-relared public program series, MOCASPORTS, they’ll be discussing Lin’s compelling story and what the next chapter might hold for Linsanity. Details below.
ROCKETMAN: The Future of Jeremy Lin
Friday, November 9, at 7:00 – 9:00 pmAdmission: $10 non-members/ $5 MOCA members
RSVP required: programs@mocanyc.orgMuseum of Chinese in America
215 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: 212 619 4875For more information and upcoming events, please visit www.mocanyc.org.
Carmelo Anthony, moved from Brooklyn to Baltimore when he was 8. - NY Post
R.A. Dickey: Going for #20.
CitiField3 on Flickr.
Citi Field at Dusk
The Greatest City in the World is home to some of the greatest athletes in the world. We are proud of our fellow New Yorkers competing in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Go for Gold!
Carmelo Anthony (Basketball; Brooklyn, NY)
Cullen Jones (Swimming; Bronx, NY)
Daryl Homer (Fencing; New York, NY)
James Williams (Fencing; New York, NY)
Jeff Spear (Fencing; New York, NY)
John Orozco (Artistic Gymnastics; Bronx, NY)
Lia Neal (Swimming; Brooklyn, NY)
Marcus Browne (Boxing; Staten Island, NY)
Nicole Ross (Fencing; New York, NY)
Nzingha Prescod (Fencing; Brooklyn, NY)
Race Imboden (Fencing; Brooklyn, NY)
Timothy Morehouse (Fencing; New York, NY)
Tina Charles (Basketball; Queens, NY)
Tyson Chandler (Basketball; New York, NY)
via NY Daily News
“Somebody said ‘Why are you guys taking the subway to the park?’” Nieuwenhuis said. “I was like, ‘It’s the Subway Series, right?’”
(via metsingaround)
Mayor Bloomberg and Mr. Met have a great reason to celebrate.
Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner of Major League Baseball Allan (Bud) H. Selig and New York Mets Chairman and CEO Fred Wilpon today announced that Citi Field will host the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Read more on nyc.gov.