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Baseball, Hope and the Children of 9/11

Laurie Nadel | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Children of 9/Ll, New York Mets, Baseball, Shea Stadium, Trauma, Grief, Yankee Stadium, 9/11, Wtc, Joe Torre, Texas Rangers, Eric Nadel, Omar Minaya, Decade After 9/11 - Coping, September 11, Decade After 9/11 - Lives Affected, September 11 Anniversary, New York News
Laurie Nadel

No one was more surprised than I to discover that the keys to healing for these 30-plus adolescents and young adults would be found at Yankee and Shea Stadiums.

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WATCH: New York City's Vanishing Landmarks

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Cbgb, Astroland, Shea Stadium, New York Real Estate, New York Around Town, NY Around Town, Elaine's Restaurant, NY Real Estate, Florent, Chinatown Fair, Slidepollajax, Yankee Stadium, New York News

There's been a rash of New York City landmarks closing or about to close this week. Mars Bar got its demolition permit, a candlelight vigil was held l...

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Buy Me Some Peanuts and a Piece of the Mets

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tug McGraw, New York Mets, Wilpons, Major League Baseball, Darryl Strawberry, Tommy Agee, Rusty Staub, Baseball, Jerry-Koosman, Carlos Beltran, Shea Stadium, Fans, Mike Piazza, Citifield, Tom-Seaver, Ny Mets, Bernie Madoff, Sports News
Lita Smith-Mines

With the ticket money squirreled away, the thousands not spent on parking, plus the cash I wouldn't have squandered on $5 waters and $6 pretzels, I'd now be in position to become an equity partner in the NY Mets.

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Downtown LA's Transit-Oriented Stadium

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wilshire Subway Extension, PAC-10 Conference, Casey Wasserman, 10 Freeway, Usc, Affordable Housing, LA Coliseum, 110 Freeway, CRA/LA, Shea Stadium, New Jersey, Metro Blue Line, Talk Radio, Congresswoman Giffords, Nokia Theatre, Deficit, ARC Tunnel, Meadowlands, Football, Chris Christie, City of Industry, Governor Brown, 30/10, Tucson, Congress, Nfl, Los Angeles, Transit-Oriented Development, Broad Museum, Downtown L.A. Streetcar, Farmers Insurance, Mercedes, Metro Expo Line, Ucla, Metro, Tommy Trojan, New York Jets, Stanford, Metro Red Line, Staples Center, Aeg, LA Live, Guns, Second Amendment, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

I'm not one who thinks stadiums are the best sparkplug to ignite the economy of downtown. But that a stadium, along with the restaurants in South Park and the new Broad Museum, will make downtown more happening is without question.

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Beatles At Washington Colosseum Puts Shea To Shame

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colosseum, The Beatles Washington Colosseum, Shea Stadium, The Beatles Shea Stadium, The Beatles, Entertainment News
Darin Murphy

Their movies and countless still images are proof that they were the most photogenic foursome in history. Their records speak for themselves, possess...

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Mets Say a Change Is Gonna Come -- We'll See

Billy Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citi Field, Francisco Rodriguez, New York Mets, Jerry Manuel, Baseball, Shea Stadium, Mlb, Omar Minaya, Sports News
Billy Altman

As a self-made millionaire who made his fortune as a real estate developer, Mets owner Fred Wilpon would be the first to tell you that neither Rome nor pennant contenders were built in a day.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Mets, Baseball, Shea Stadium, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Phillies, New York News
Len Berman

Da Bears are 3-0 after beating Green Bay 20-17 on Monday Night Football. No other NFC team is 3-0.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Mets, Diego Maradona, Shea Stadium, France World Cup, World Cup, New York News
Len Berman

Mets star centerfielder Carlos Beltran, who hasn't played all season after knee surgery, will play in his first Class A rehab game tomorrow in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

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Citi Field: One Year Later

Steven Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jackie Robinson, New York Mets, Mr. Met, Endy Chavez, Shea Stadium, Bill Shea, Citi Field, Fred Wilpon, John Franco, Scott Rolen, Ray Knight, Sports News
Steven Hirsch

Fred Wilpon adds a New York Mets Hall of Fame and Museum to Citi Field. In a word, it is incredible.

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Kill the Umpire? OK, but Please -- Bare Hands Only!

Billy Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington Wizards, Baseball, Shea Stadium, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Gilbert Arenas, Mets, Javaris Crittenton, Spring Training, Sports News
Billy Altman

According to the AP, signs have gone up in all of baseball's locker rooms declaring that "individuals are prohibited from possessing deadly weapons while performing any services for MLB."

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The Real Culture Wars: Big Music, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Moody Blues, Sid Bernstein, Music Indusrty, The Beatles, Martin Luther King, Shea Stadium, Rock and Roll, Corporate Greed, Sid Berstein and the Beatles, Culture Killers Paul McCartney, Entertainment News
Ashley Rindsberg

Culture today is owned, operated and, in the final analysis, enforced by a profit structure.

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Sultan Kosen: World's Tallest Man Visits New York (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sultan Kosen, Slidepoll, Times Square, Mr. Met, Shea Stadium, Sultan Kosen World's Tallest Man, World's Tallest Man Photos, World's Tallest Man, Citi Field, World's Tallest Man New York, Pictures, New York News

The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, was in New York Monday as part of his Guinness Book of World Records' world tour. The 8'1" Turkish man was re-...

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Citi Park Crumbles, Just Like The Mets

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jerry Seinfeld, New York Citi Field, Citi Field Problems, Shea Stadium, Tax Dollars, Mets, Citibank, Citi Field, New York Mets, New York News

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The Narrows: A Double Life in Brooklyn

Tim McLoughlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vincent D'Onofrio, Brooklyn, Eddie Cahill, Park Slope, The Pavilion Brooklyn, Hipsters, Francois Velle, Kevin Zegers, The Beatles, The Narrows, Shea Stadium, Andy Warhol?S Frankenstein, Coney Island, Sophia Bush, Sunset Park, Entertainment News
Tim McLoughlin

The Brooklyn we drove through back then from our apartment in Sunset Park to the theater, around the corner from my mother's family on 17th Street, was a diorama of post-war, working class urban life.

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Ebbets Field, Redux

Michael Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebbets Field, Baseball, Shea Stadium, William Shea, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, New York-New York, Entertainment News
Michael Shapiro

Last night, in an arena where Shea's name fittingly joins the retired numbers of Seaver, Stengel, Hodges and Jackie Robinson, baseball witnessed a return to the past. We're back where we started.

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Citi Field, Shmiti Field -- I Want Shea Back

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citi Field, Shea Stadium, Ny Mets, New York Mets, Citigroup Baseball Stadium, Baseball, Mets, Major League Baseball, Citigroup, Entertainment News
Andy Ostroy

Baseball is an American tradition for the masses. It's supposed to be where a family of four can spend a glorious summer afternoon without needing an AIG-like bonus. Those days are gone.

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Sen. John McMighty-Mouse: "Here I Come to Save the Day!"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Banking Committee, New York Mets, John McCain, Wall Street Crisis, Hank Paulson, Shea Stadium, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Bailout Bill, President Bush, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, House Financial Services Committee, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Why stop with Wall Street? There are plenty of other crises for which McCain could come to the rescue. Take the New York Mets, for example.

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Saying Goodbye To Yankee Stadium

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Chuck Knoblauch, Tommy John, Roger Clemens, Yankee Stadium, Joe Torre, Ron Guidry, Paul O'Neill, Dave Kingman, New York, Babe Ruth, Catfish Hunter, Mariano Rivera, Willie Randolph, Shea Stadium, Bartolo Colon, Major League Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Mike Cameron, Kenny Lofton, Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, Boston Red Sox, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

This silent September finds the New York Yankees out of the playoff chase for the first time in 15 years as fans count down to the final game at Yankee Stadium, which takes place this Sunday.

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Billy Joel Closes Down Shea Stadium With Paul McCartney

AP | JOSH HOFFNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Joel, Shea Stadium, Billy Joel Shea Stadium, Paul McCartney, Entertainment News

NEW YORK (AP) _ Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where t...

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