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May 18, 2012
Orthodox Jews Rent Citi Field For (Women-Less) Meeting About How Scary The Internet Is
Thousands of male Orthodox Jews will make Citi Field seem like a 10-year-old's tree house this weekend, when they hold a women-less meeting about the risks of the Internet.Orthodox Jews, as you may know, have a practice of strict gender separation, so woman will be able to watch the conference, but ... More >>
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April 9, 2012
Take Me Out to (Dinner at) the Ballgame: What To Eat at Citifield
Canned Kozy Shack pudding dispensed from a booth and twee little bottles of wine with the plastic cup built into the top of the bottle? This is baseball fare? I went to the Mets' third game of the season versus the Atlanta Braves yesterday afternoon. The baseball was entertaining (Mets won 7 to 5, ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Are the Mets Not Playing Kosher?
If some can claim that Barack Obama violates religious freedom by forcing insurance companies to provide birth control, then what can we call the situation developing at Citi Field? Yesterday, Judge Jack Weinstein tossed out a lawsuit brought by Kosher Sports against the New York Mets for prohibiti ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Beer Companies Tap Latino Market; Hamptons Bar Sells More Beer Than Yankee Stadium
Big beer companies are looking to tap the Hispanic market. MillerCoors is rolling out bilingual packaging and sponsoring a Mexican soccer league; Anheuser-Busch is spending more on Spanish ads and sponsoring Cuban-American rapper Pitbull's fall concert tour. [Wall Street Journal] Cocktail b ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2011
Danny Meyer to Cater to the Appetites of Washington Nationals Fans
Insert Shake Shack here.Three years ago, Danny Meyer brought his brand of hospitality to Citi Field, where he gave Mets fans Shack burgers and pulled pork sliders to chew on between innings. Now, he'll do the same for Washington Nationals fans. Per a release from the Union Square Hospitality ... More >>
Film
March 9, 2011
Foreign Parts Expertly Captures Willets Point on the Brink of Foreclosure
Insert Shake Shack here.Three years ago, Danny Meyer brought his brand of hospitality to Citi Field, where he gave Mets fans Shack burgers and pulled pork sliders to chew on between innings. Now, he'll do the same for Washington Nationals fans. Per a release from the Union Square Hospitality ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Who Wants to Be the Next Mets Owners?
This morning's New York Post made it a lot easier to set up your office "Who's going to end up owning the Mets once the Wilpons have to repay their Madoff money?" pool, by running a helpful list of rich guys who, it claims, are in the running to buy at least a share of the Amazin's. Less help ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
If Mets Go Under, Who Pays for Citi Field?
If the last ten days in the life of Mets owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon were a baseball game, they would have been shut out, made 17 errors, and hit into a game-ending unassisted triple play. (That last feeling, admittedly, is one that they're already familiar with.)
Voice Choices
December 1, 2010
Paul McCartney
If the last ten days in the life of Mets owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon were a baseball game, they would have been shut out, made 17 errors, and hit into a game-ending unassisted triple play. (That last feeling, admittedly, is one that they're already familiar with.)
Blogs
November 1, 2010
10 Best Signs We Saw at the Stewart/Colbert Rally
Here are our top 10 favorite signs we saw at the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear":
Blogs
November 1, 2010
Don't Die at the Crosswalk: A Ground-Level Report of the Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear
It was a crazy, hectic, chaotic mess, but a day made easier by the infallibility of good humor. From the man who ran around the rally yelling, "Marijuana is good medicine" to the various babies forced to hold signs, rally goers were never short of a memorable view, or at least something to Tweet abo ... More >>
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October 30, 2010
The Village Voice Guide to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
ViaIf there's a possibility that you care, then you already know: today is Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington D.C. A bunch of liberals and reporters are currently making their way to our nation's capital by any means necess ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Mets Suspend Francisco Rodriguez for Two Days as Punishment for Assault Arrest
The New York Mets closer known to fans as K-Rod was arrested yesterday for punching his father-in-law, Carlos Pena, at the lounge for players' families at Citi Field, and today the Mets announced his slap on the wrist: a two-day suspension without pay, which means a loss of $125,683 of Francisco ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2010
Gabbana to Bring Nouveau Dominican to Corona, Queens
Ricardo CardonaA new Modern Dominican restaurant is getting ready to open near Citi Field in Corona, Queens in the coming weeks. Gabbana, originally slated to open this week, is the brainchild of Ricardo Cardona, who keeps busy helming the kitchens of Sofrito, Lua, MamaJuana Café, and Hudson ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 20, 2010
GRAND SLAM
The Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals
Blogs
June 7, 2010
Are Mets Road Woes to Blame for Empty Seats in Queens?
Photo by Neil deMauseFollowing the Mets' improbable come-from-way-behind win over the Marlins yesterday, the Shea Stadium Citi Field scoreboard blared the slogan "We Believe in Home Field Advantage," along with the news that the Amazin's now boast a sparkling 22-9 record in Flushing.
Blogs
April 29, 2010
Queens, A Taste of the World Coming to Citi Field May 18th
It's more expensive than our own Choice Eats, but Discover Queens' eating event, Queens, A Taste of the World, will feature some interesting (and Voice-approved) restaurants.
Blogs
March 25, 2010
Kombucha Makes a Comeback; Mets Get More Fancy Foods
Mets fans are getting even more reasons to hang out in the Citi Field food court this season. Crab cake sandwiches from Catch of the Day, Disco fries from Box Frites, and strawberry shakes from Shake Shack are among new menu items. And a McFadden's Pub will open at street level. [NY Times] B ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2010
Mets Lower Outfield Wall, Will Still Suck
The Yankees built a new park with closer and shorter outfield fences, hit a lot of homers and won the World Series. The Mets built their new park with reasonable distances and higher walls ("they want it to be as neutral as possible," a designer told the Times), and look what happened to them. They ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2009
Citi Field Crumbling, Cyclones' Attendance Fall Bring Perverse Comfort to Mets Fans
The New York Post says Citi Field is falling apart: "Huge signs have collapsed, outfield drains have clogged and there are numerous faulty air-conditioning systems and electrical outlets." Also Jerry Seinfeld's luxury box was flooded and is riddled with mold, so it's an ill wind etc. And the Mets' ... More >>
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August 4, 2009
Ambiguous All Points West 2009 Attendance Figures Announced
Rebecca SmeyneThe attendance numbers are in for this year's All Points West. The festival drew 71,500 people over three days, according to APW promoter Paul Tollett, down 4000 from last year. In an interview with the New York Times, Tollett chalks the inferior numbers up to the weather, which ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2009
Willets Point's Septic Tank Days May Be Coming to a Close
The septic tank days of Willets Point -- that ramshackle industrial triangle near Citi Field that awaits a Bloomberg-style makeover -- may be coming to an end. At least that's what the city's Economic Development Corporation announced last Thursday, when the agency said it would put $100 million d ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2009
Live: Paul McCartney Lets It Be (and/or Lives and Lets Die) at Not-Shea-Stadium
No Billie Joel cameo this time, which is fine, fine, fine Paul McCartney Citi Field Tuesday, July 21 I'd like to publicly thank the usher in section 314 for physically blocking my path to the bathroom during the opening strains of "Live and Let Die" because he didn't want me to miss the firewor ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 8, 2009
MCCARTNEY GETS BACK
Baby, he's a rich man for a reason
Blogs
June 29, 2009
Yankees Sweep Mets
God damn it. The Metropolitan reports Yankees fans outnumbered Mets fans at Citi Field; we are overrun. Mariano Rivera got his 500th save and batted in a run, and Derek Jeter felt comfy enough to talk smack about Shea. Okay, let's start thinking about prospects for 2010. Maybe if this recession ho ... More >>
Blogs
June 26, 2009
Oh No, Another Mets-Yankees Series
This three-game Citi Field series actually could be interesting rather than depressing. Despite the collapse of Johan Santana and the glove-hole of Luis Castillo in the last subway series, the Mets have gained three and a half games on the Phillies since then (though the faltering Phils have helped) ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2009
Quick Hits
"I met Carla from Bravo's Top Chef -- I was rooting for her the whole season long." Twitpic by drschefcick. Paul McCartney will play Citi Field, which makes sense, since neither he nor the Mets have been any good since the 1980s. The "Bike in Style" Challenge had FIT students "create stylish, p ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2009
News Roundup: Paul McCartney, Live Nation, James Murphy, Hold Steady
--Paul McCartney hasn't performed much lately, favoring one-off gigs instead of touring. (In April, he performed a Beatles-heavy set at Coachella). But New York fans will get a chance to see the Wings legend (kidding) when he performs July 17 and 18 at Citi Field, the Mets' new home. McCartney has ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2009
Emily Spots a Streaker! Eyewitness Describes Nude Man at Mets Game
A skinny white dude streaked his way into history last night when he raced across the ballpark field during the Mets and Braves game, becoming Citi Field's first streaker. We were sitting in Modell's Clubhouse, munching on a hot dog, in the bottom of the fifth when we noticed a man wearing what ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2009
Yankee Dirt Sells, but Tix Rebate Not Such a Deal; Mets Attendance Down
Steiner Sports is getting right on that Yankee Stadium detritus auction, announcing today it is immediately commencing an auction of such "timeless Americana" as "1 ft. x 1 ft. pieces of live sod from Yankee Stadium" for $120 and "Final Season Crystals with Genuine Dirt from the original Yankee S ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2009
Cheek, In Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Yeah, we finally made it to Citi Field Wednesday. What do we think? We think Johan Santana is awesome. Swine Flu fucked up Cinco de Mayo, continued to be funny until we got it. Wait, actually it's still pretty funny, especially since we really didn't get swine flu. But even if! Anyway Raccoon ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2009
Citi Field Bonds on Verge of Junk Status
The Yankees may be having trouble filling seats in their ballpark (exacerbated, no doubt, by the shitty way they treat their fans), but at least the bonds on their new stadium aren't quite junk yet (though at BBB they're close). The municipal bonds on the Mets' Citi Field, on the other hand, may bea ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2009
Booze News--Bakon Vodka Is Here; $10K A Month to Wine Twitter
A new Dutch study says that drinking up to half a glass of wine per day can help you live up to five years longer--if you're a man. More than half a glass and life expectancy starts to drop off again. [AP via Google] Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma County is offering a $10,000-per-month gig to a wine ... More >>
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April 24, 2009
New York Baseball Grows Contentious
"Slice and binge ya like a license ninja," observes this St. Louis rapper to some punks from New York. "Yo Tell Me How New York Got Bodied By St. Louis," concurs a colleague. This is timely, as the Cardinals swept the Mets this week, with Albert Pujols punching two home runs in yesterday's game. T ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2009
Mets, Yanks Fans Not Filling Up Their New Ballparks
Apparently not even the prospect of starring in baseball's new umpire replay videos is enough to induce New Yorkers to shell out $300 for tickets to the new Yankee Stadium. After River Avenue Blues ran photos of entire empty sections during Friday's matinee, things got even worse yesterday, when ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2009
The Blogroll Gazette--Grub Street on Citi Field and The 'Bag on F&W's 2009 Best New Chefs
Grub Street showcased its "crucial culinary map" of where to eat at Citi Field, highlighting DannyMeyerLand, Acela Club and the World's Fare Market. [Grub Street] The 'Bag asked Citysearch editors to weigh in on Food & Wine's 2009 Best New Chef picks. Boston editor Christine Liu agreed that Barry M ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2009
Mets-Bloggers Visit, Approve Citi Field
The St. John's baseball team played Georgetown this weekend, and the game drew more attention than it might have otherwise because it was played at the Mets' new home, Citi Field. Good ol' John Franco, a St. John's alum, threw out the first ball. "Let me tell you straight up," says Metsopolis, "you ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2009
Danny Meyer Serves Fancy-Schmancy Food at Citi Field
Last year you paid $5.75 for a hot dog and $8 for a beer at Shea. What will these cost at Citi Field? Well, the dogs will be from Nathan's, which is nice, but how much? Noted restauranteur Danny Meyer will sell you "Kosher hot dogs coated in matzo meal with brown mustard for $11." Thanks, pal; no ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Where the magic happens. As Mom used to say as she filled our juice glass with Four Roses, what a week! The Go John Galt nuts threatened a "wealth producers" strike, though some of their numbers seemed not to have much wealth production to speak of. (Many other Americans scaled back their produc ... More >>
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March 10, 2009
Fans Fleeing High-Priced Mets Tickets, Too?
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
Blogs
November 26, 2008
Councilmembers Join Mob, Mock Citi Field
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2008
Times: Luxury Boxes Selling OK. (Also Selling on Craigslist.)
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
Blogs
September 25, 2008
Shea Legacy to Live On In Local Bathrooms
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2008
Meyer to Feed Mets Fans; Jeremiah Pushes for the Ice King
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2008
Ballpark Figure: Top Citi Field Seats $495
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2008
Willets Point Redevelopment Hits Potholes
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
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March 25, 2008
As New Yankee and Met Stadiums Go Up, So Do Costs and Disruption
Mets tickets for April and May went on "presale" today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email list — allowing the great unwashed to get their first look at what it'll be like to get into the team's new, downsized home. Let's roll the dice and play Mets ticket roulette: & ... More >>
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June 19, 2007
Brickbats and Baseballs
Hey, Mets fan, spare a few dimes?
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March 20, 2007
Take Me Out to the Mall Game
Hey, look what you're paying for! A Voice guide to the new Mets and Yankees stadiums.
Blogs
November 13, 2006
New Yorkers Get Zip From New Mets Park
Hey, look what you're paying for! A Voice guide to the new Mets and Yankees stadiums.
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