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Summer makes me happy, but I must confess to being very irritated by one subject. I refer to the Yankees and the Mets. more
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said that “being Irish means knowing that somewhere, somehow, the world is going to break your heart.” more
It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season. more
In a small workshop off of Austin Blvd in Island Park Isabel and David Doerbecker give trees a second life in their husband-and-wife woodworking shop called 1ofAKindLiveEdge. Upcycling local trees, … more
Whether we like it or not, our political system and our erratic president are wearing us down on a daily basis, so it’s worthwhile to switch to a completely different topic. At this time of year, I favor discussing college graduations and the Yankees. more
I am a child, scavenging the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. I am 6 or 8 or 10; I can’t recall. Many of the world’s greatest works of art stare down at me. I am unimpressed. My eyes are fixed on the oak floor. more
Mets third baseman David Wright was holding an impromptu news conference amid a crush of reporters around noon on Monday when the 5- to 7-year-old campers started to cheer his name repeatedly, followed by three thunderous claps. more
Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, my sons Joseph, 17, and Michael, 12, and I stayed late at Citi Field, watching our Mets lose the World Series. We’re all bummed. more
Oceanside lost one of its special citizens when Denise Gallardo succumbed to cancer in April at age 31, but her friends at Rescue Company No. 1 will never forget her. How could they, when she touched so many of their lives in simple and profound ways? Her friends gathered to honor her at CitiField on August 17, when the Mets hosted Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Night. more
The snow may continue to fall — who knows, maybe till Easter this wacky winter — but baseball fans are following the first reports from spring training and counting the weeks until Opening Day. more
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