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New York Mets

Bowery Boys Bookshelf Sports 

Opening Day at Shea Stadium: A nostalgic trip to the New York Mets’ beloved old home

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Bowery Boys 3078 Views 0 Comments Bowery Boys Bookshelf, Flushing-Meadows, New York Mets, Robert Moses, Shea Stadium, The Beatles

Shea Stadium has been gone ten years now. With mourning fans looking on, the final section of seats were torn

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Sports 

Meet the Mets! The Metropolitans, that is, an early New York baseball team

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 Bowery Boys 5300 Views 1 Comment baseball, New York Mets, Polo Grounds, Sports, Staten Island ferry

The New York Mets, 2015 National League Champions and New York’s perpetual baseball underdogs, are only 53 years, formed in 1962

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Preservation 

Root for the Mets and help save the World’s Fair Pavilion!

July 31, 2014January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 1175 Views 0 Comments Flushing-Meadows, New York Mets, New York World's Fair 1964-65, Polo Grounds

The New York State Pavilion in its prime. (NYPL) The New York Mets owe much to Robert Moses and the

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Sports 

The Polo Grounds: The final game, 50 years ago today

September 18, 2013January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 6206 Views 3 Comments New York Giants, New York Mets, Polo Grounds, Shea Stadium

The Polo Grounds in 1923, the first year of a major expansion to accommodate fans of the New York Giants

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Podcasts 

Podcast Rewind: the glory days of Shea Stadium

October 1, 2010May 10, 2019 Bowery Boys 1231 Views 1 Comment New York Mets, Robert Moses, Shea Stadium

A special illustrated version of our podcast on Shea Stadium (Episode #62) is now available on our NYC History Archive

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Yet another page in New York Yankees history

November 5, 2009January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1089 Views 0 Comments New York Mets, New York Yankees

History is always easy to follow with the New York Yankees, because they always repeat it. This is their 27th

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History in the Making: TGI Monday Edition

August 24, 2009January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1217 Views 0 Comments classic restaurants, Coney Island, Henry Hudson, Long Island City, New York Mets

ABOVE Queens Castle: the Bodine Castle once stood in Long Island City at 4316 Vernon Boulevard, a private villa owned

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Mets Apple won’t fall far from the tree

September 22, 2008January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 950 Views 1 Comment New York Mets, New York Yankees, Shea Stadium

Back in March, we speculated on the fate of Thurman Munson’s locker, which had been preserved at Yankees Stadium since

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Podcasts 

PODCAST: Shea Stadium

September 19, 2008May 10, 2019 Bowery Boys 3200 Views 4 Comments Brooklyn Dodgers, Flushing-Meadows, New York Mets, Robert Moses

The Mets are movin’ out to Citi Field, but we can’t overlook the great stories contained in their old home,

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Pope-fest 2008: The Holy (Sight) See

April 16, 2008January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 1340 Views 1 Comment Aquaduct Racetrack, Central Park, Flushing-Meadows, New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Yankees, St. Patricks Cathedral, United Nations, Waldorf-Astoria, Worlds Fair

Pope John Paul greets the crowds at Yankee Stadium Welcome Benedict! I’m not Catholic, but I do love a good

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Color me Dutch

July 27, 2007January 13, 2015 Bowery Boys 2503 Views 3 Comments New Amsterdam, New York Mets

Ever wonder why the official colors of New York are orange and blue? They show up in the uniforms of

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Bowery-Boys-Book-Cover-R6--revised Our first-ever Bowery Boys book, "Adventures in Old New York" is now out in bookstores! A time-traveling journey into a past that lives simultaneously besides the modern city.

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