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In the mid-1960s, civic leaders in New Jersey began calling for a sports complex in the New Jersey Meadowlands that would be able to lure an NFL team from New York City. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Law was passed by the New Jersey Legislature in 1971 and signed by then–Governor of New Jersey William T. Cahill.
Kaiser park is named after Dr. Leon S. Kaiser (1884-1951), a New York City educationalist. [3] In 1924, Kaiser became the principal of Public School 188. In 1937, Kaiser became principal of Mark Twain Junior High School (P.S. 239), which is located just inside what is now known as Kaiser Park. When Kaiser died in 1951, he was working as a ...
After the 1999 season, the New York Mets purchased the St. Catharines Stompers of the New York–Penn League, planning to move them from Ontario to Brooklyn.However, the stadium for the newly minted Brooklyn Cyclones would not be ready until 2001 (nor would their affiliation contract with the Toronto Blue Jays expire until then), so the Mets decided to "park" the franchise in Queens for the ...
On July 26, 2014, the New York Red Bulls defeated reigning FA Cup champions Arsenal F.C. 1–0 in the 2014 New York Cup in front of a sold-out crowd of 25,219. [ 81 ] On August 26, 2014, Red Bull Arena hosted the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time with the New York Red Bulls defeating C.D. FAS 2–0 in a group stage match.
The park was approved by the Town of Hempstead in 1961, and it was announced that New York would fund 75% of the park's property costs, and that it would be town-operated and maintained. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The park is roughly 147 acres (59 ha) in total size, and is built atop property formerly owned by Press Wireless.
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The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, New York. It has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in August and September, since 1978 and is operated by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). [ 1 ]
Menzel said the project will bring hundreds of new jobs to the community. Kim Menzel, senior vice president and area manager for Kaiser Permanente, said that more than 360,000 members depend upon ...