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Mets–Willets Point (formerly Shea Stadium) is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Prior to 2021, the station was normally open only during New York Mets home games, the U.S. Open tennis tournament, major events, and emergencies. The station has been served ...
The Mets–Willets Point station is a rapid transit station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway.Located near the Citi Field baseball stadium, it is served by the 7 train at all times and by the express <7> train during rush hours in the peak direction or after sporting events. [5]
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium (/ ʃ eɪ / SHAY), typically shortened to Shea Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. [7] Opened in 1964, it was home to the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1964 to 2008 , as well as the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL ...
Stray cats have run amok in Willets Point for nearly 100 years and even carved out shelter in Shea Stadium when it was erected in 1964 — with one famously scampering across the Cubs dugout ...
In November 2022, the government of New York City and New York City FC of Major League Soccer agreed to build a 25,000-seat stadium named Etihad Park in Willets Point. The stadium was expected to be completed in 2027. [50] [51] It would be part of a larger mixed-use development with a 250-room hotel and 2,500 housing units on a 23-acre (9.3 ha ...
The $780 million soccer stadium, expected to open in 2027, will anchor a 23-acre (9-hectare) redevelopment project in the Willets Point neighborhood that will also include housing, a new public school, retail stores and a hotel. The new stadium will be New York City’s first venue dedicated to professional soccer.
Since the 1990s, the Mets were looking to replace Shea Stadium. It had originally been built as a multi-purpose stadium in 1964. While it had been retrofitted as a baseball-only stadium after the NFL's New York Jets left for Giants Stadium after the 1983 season, it was still not optimal for baseball, with seating located farther away from the playing field compared to other major league ...
The Mets entered the winter desperately needing to refurbish and reinforce their starting pitching. Three of the team’s four playoff starters hit free agency, and the only returner, Kodai Senga ...