Got tickets for AAPI night @ Barclays and was great! Saw lots of Asian stars on Jumbotron…read more Dancing was phenomenal thoroughly enjoyed their dancers. They gave out free snacks, was a line but still Managed to get some snacks. However the only qualm I have is they were giving out free ice cream but it was so melted when I ate it it fell off the stick! However Barclays employees quickly came to clean up the mess without fuss so kudos to them! However I wouldn't recommend Barclays to allow ice cream that isn't properly refrigerated to give away in the future. Beautiful arena for a game. Definitely will be back. Ellie the Elephant even came to our section because I think it's where most of we Asians were due to AAPI night.

Came here for a work event and we got to watch a concert from the Toki Suite. The catered food was…read morepretty good, better than your typical stadium food, which made our experience feel more upgraded. They also have this gelato machine, which was cool to use but honestly such a waste of money. The gelato wasn't even that good (a bit icy) and I would've preferred an ice cream freezer with much more variety. Cool experience regardless and considering it was all paid for the company, I can't complain.

My Five Stars are based on a love of the game and the passion of a historic team. It's hockey…read moreseason and I'm looking at all the teams in my home area! The New York Islanders (aka the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, and play their home games at UBS Arena. The Islanders are one of three NHL franchises in the New York metropolitan area, along with the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, and their fanbase resides primarily on Long Island. The Islanders won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships between 1980 and 1983, the seventh of eight dynasties recognized by the NHL in its history. Their 19 consecutive playoff series wins between 1980 and 1984 is a feat that remains unparalleled in the history of professional sports. They are the last team in any major professional North American sport to win four consecutive championships, and to date the last NHL team to win more than two consecutive Stanley Cup championships. All I can say is I do not understand the low Stars. I saw a documentary about this team on Television and I was enthralled by the spirit and passion in addition to heartbreaking ups and downs of this team. There's a lot of emotion around this team and I hope their fans hold strong!

The New York Islanders have done OK for themselves since their first season in 1972-73. The…read moreIslanders and the Edmonton Oilers dominated the NHL in the 1980s, combining for eight of the decade's 10 Stanley Cup championships. The Isles went to five straight Stanley Cup Finals from 1980 to 1984 and won four straight championships from 1980 to 1983. In terms of total number of Cups won (4), the Islanders rank in the league's top nine all time. Teams like the New Jersey Devils and the recent back-to-back 2020-2021 champs, the Tampa Bay Lightning, with three titles each, are knocking on the Isles' door. Hall-of-fame coach Al Arbour led the Islanders during those record-setting seasons in the 80s. No US-based NHL team has won as many consecutive Stanley Cups as Arbour's Islanders. No team in any of the North American major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) has won 19 consecutive playoff series nor four consecutive championships since the 1979-1984 Islanders. It was a historic stretch. Arbour coached many guys who would end up in the hall of fame: team captain and defenseman Denis Potvin, right-winger Mike Bossy, goalie Billy Smith, center Bryan Trottier, and the late left-winger Clark Gillies. These core players are each considered among the best in hockey history and, along with center Butch Goring, won four championships together. After winning the Hart Memorial Trophy (NHL MVP) in 1979, Trottier would go on to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP) in 1980. Goring, Bossy, and Smith won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1981, 1982, and 1983, respectively. Potvin, Bossy, Trottier, and Gillies were all drafted by the Islanders. Potvin in 1973 (1st overall pick), Gillies and Trottier in 1974 (4th and 22nd, respectively), and Bossy in 1977 (15th). Coincidentally, both Goring (1969) and Smith (1970) were drafted by the Los Angeles Kings. Goring now does TV color commentary for the Islanders. Trottier is the only player in franchise history to win the Hart Trophy. After playoff droughts in both the 90s and 2000s, things are starting to look up again for the Isles. Center Mathew Barzal, who was drafted by the Islanders with the 16th overall pick in 2015, won the Calder Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) for the 2017-18 season. He became the first Islander to win the trophy since Bryan Berard won it in 1997. Potvin (1974), Trottier (1976), and Bossy (1978) won the trophy as well. Now a two-time All-Star, Barzal has helped lead the Islanders to three straight playoff appearances in the last three seasons. The team advanced to the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Lightning and the 2021 Stanley Cup semifinals again against the eventual champion Lightning (2021 had a unique playoff format due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

25 years in Coney Island and still going strong. Don't miss Seinfeld Night, Star Wars day or…read moreMargaritaville.

The stadium is small, but the experience is solid. The team goes all out to bring a multitude of…read moretheme days to the ballpark to cater to all the fans. Bark at the Park is one of their fun days, nothing like watching the floofs walk the warning track pregame and then run the bases post game. Concession stand prices are fair for a ballpark, some items are a bit overpriced but most are right on point. They also have certain days of the week in which you can buy a ticket that includes food and or drinks. Parking: the lot is privately owned and not part of the stadium and the team has tried its best to get solid pricing for fans. However the lot employees are far from ethical and will try to rip you off. Train and public transportation is solid and a very short walk like one or two blocks.

First of all, I have been purchasing Topps baseball cards for nearly 36 years. I have purchased…read morefrom various vendors over the years, and more recently - the past 3 to 4 years - from Steel City, an online retail company that sells all varieties of cards. I just purchased 2 boxes of the 2024 Topps Baseball Card Hobby Boxes, Series 1. That's a total of 480 cards for the 2 boxes. I received 36% duplicates, or a total of 175 cards being duplicative. Also, out of the complete set of 350 cards for Series 1, I am still missing 74 cards, or 21% of the set, despite purchasing 2 full hobby boxes. The average cost per card is over .37 cents, and of course, most of these cards will be worth less than a nickel. Also, despite stating that you will receive an autographed card or relic card in each hobby box, I did not receive a single autographed card, In fact, I received a relic card in each box, and I received the same player relic card in each box - Christian Yelich. What are the odds? Terrible. I am very disappointed at the "value" I received. So many duplicates, zero autographs (which is why I paid for the hobby boxes) and zero variation cards. Basically, a complete dud for my purchase of 2 hobby boxes. They keep getting more expensive, and the product is getting worse. You have to buy full boxes in the hope of getting anything, and now the odds are awful. I am at that stage where I am ready to stop being a collector. You can't get any variation cards anymore, or autographs it seems. The company teases you with the hopes of getting great cards, then fails to deliver. Buyer Beware.

Sure, I traded Topps cards as a kid, flipped them with friends and schoolmates for a quick win or…read moreloss depending on the wind -- unless you consider three Horace Clarke's for one Dave Kingman a wise investment. More practically, many wound up in the spokes of my Schwinn Apple Krate for reasons unknown. What I never did was consider these cardboard pictographs that reeked of stale bubble gum investment grade heirlooms. I wasn't even that pissed when my mother threw out my collection in one of her notorious caffeine-fueled cleaning spasms. Now when I visit the occasional flea market or sports memorabilia shop, I'm amazed to see these cards hermetically sealed in plastic sleeves with associated pricing information that would rival your friendly neighborhood algorithm or crypto-dealer. Mom, I still love you but I think you threw out my retirement. No stars for you today,

We enrolled our 3.5 year old daughter in the Tots Program because she loves to kick the ball…read morearound. We thought this club would make her love sports more but it has instead turned her off Soccer. On their FIRST class, they were told to tap and and kick the their own ball while chasing the coach around who went around in circles and zig zagged around. Not only were they supposed to chase the coach, while keeping their eye on the ball and kick the ball, they were also supposed to each grab a jersey off his waist. Keep in mind that these are 3-4 year olds and imagine the chaos. The classes are far more advanced and is not at all tailor made for 3-4 yr old kids. A couple of parents commented to the coach that the kids just can't follow this class and they were dismissed, saying that "well, SOME kids get it". True- some kids who were 4 did get it but it was definitely not designed for this age group. Whoever wrote the curriculum does not have kids and doesn't understand what their cognitive skills are at this age. They were given numbers to memorize at one point then they were split into groups so they can go after the ball when their number is called. Sounds fair but honestly the kids didn't even remember their number by the time they walked to separate sides. It was just chaos. I'm sad we even bothered because now our daughter refuses to play soccer. At all. She now hates it.

I work in a local public school and a few of our kids go to PSU. Recently, when a student waited 45…read moremin after school ended, I called them to find out when the counselor would arrive. I was told that they contract a 3rd party to do pick up and they didn't have their name or contact info!!?? Unless u transport your kid, DONT USE PSU after school. What nerve. They have no problem taking money, they just wont provide service.

We love going to Somerset Patriots games…read more If you time it correctly you can see some big names at bat. But the real fun is just the overall experience. With ticket prices being super reasonable it makes for a great family outing with young kids who have a short attention span. Food and drinks options are plentiful. And we absolutely love the games where the kids get to run the bases. The stadium isn't too big so it's easy to get around and you can explore. Parking is also convenient and is only $5.

Pretty cool. First time coming here and we got good seats for cheap prices. Nothing bad to say.read more

On Yelp, three stars means "OK" which is what I think about the New York Red Bulls. They've been…read moreOK. The Red Bulls are one of the 10 original teams to begin Major League Soccer (MLS) play in 1996. In 25 complete seasons, the Red Bulls have zero MLS Cup appearances. However, they have won the Supporters' Shield three times, one shy of the current league record co-held by DC United and LA Galaxy (four shields each). All three of the Red Bulls shields were won in the previous decade: 2013 (59 points), 2015 (60), and 2018 (71). So I guess you can say things have been trending up since 1996. The Red Bulls were at the top of the MLS standings at the conclusion of the 2018 regular season. They were the first-seed in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately for New York/New Jersey, the Red Bulls lost to the eventual MLS Cup champions that year, Atlanta United FC, in the Conference Finals, 3-1. Atlanta was able to win the MLS Cup in just the team's second year of existence while after two-and-a-half decades, the Red Bulls are still searching for their first MLS Cup appearance. English forward Bradley Wright-Phillips played for the Red Bulls during the 2018 campaign. He was with the team from 2013 to 2019, appearing in 195 games, the most for any club in his career. For five straight seasons (2014-2018), Wright-Phillips was the team's top scorer. He holds team records in both goals scored in a single season (27 in 2014) and all time (125; second place is held by Juan Pablo Angel with less than half: 62). Since 2010, the Red Bulls' home has been "The Fortress," Red Bull Arena, in Harrison, New Jersey. Also referred to as the "Cathedral of American Soccer," Red Bull Arena has a seating capacity of 25,000, making it one of the bigger venues in MLS. It's not among the biggest, though, as at least five other venues have a capacity of 30,000 or higher. The New York Red Bulls were originally known as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. It wasn't until Red Bull, the energy drink company, purchased the team in 2006 when the team's name was changed to Red Bull New York (a.k.a. New York Red Bulls).

If the team goes under, it'd Dead Bull. And if you go to watch a different team, it's Instead Bull…read more And if you get pleasure in the bathrooms at half time, it might be Head Bull? This is the original MLS team that I was fanatical about, and have been following for many years. Of course in my day they were the Metrostars, but my day is no longer the day - however I still I'm a fan and I still root for them a lot, and especially since they moved into this amazing Stadium, I'm kind of jealous because I didn't get to be a fan in these days, just in those days. Of course the stadium is actually not in New York City and not even near it so they really should be the Jersey team because this is the heart of Latin New Jersey. Pretty much right across the river from Newark. It's beautiful and amazing and I'm a huge fan of a team still to this day. I just wish they would have put some titles on the board to match how amazing they were in so many different seasons. They've been nothing but great for the league and especially in the Thierry Henry days and the Bradley Wright-Phillips days - it's been nothing but awesome for this team. But no championships.

Great, personable, detailed attention for foot health and viability. Quality selections to keep you…read morestanding, walking, running on a firm foundation! Our guy Gabe was knowledgeable, cool and very helpful in guiding our feet to the shoes right for our feet and lifestyle.

After a less-than-stellar stop at Fleet Feet (where asking about shoe cushioning felt like I was…read morerequesting a full orthopedic evaluation mid-marathon), I made my way to Brooklyn Running Co--and immediately felt the difference. Even though it was busy, the staff was helpful, friendly, and clearly knew their stuff. They took the time to answer my questions thoughtfully, without rushing or brushing anything off. They only carried one running vest--top-tier Salomon, just under $200 with tax--but the gear they stock is high quality, and the clothing section had some really cute options (plus a few things on sale!). I'll definitely be back--whether it's for shoes next time, some runner fuel, or just to shop where good service actually goes the distance.

It was a hot & sultry night at the tail end of the heatwave, but we made it for the game with the…read moreBatavia Muck Dogs (WTH is that??). The Richmond County stadium is super easy to get to because it's right next to the SI Ferry terminal with a good view of NY harbor and is a standard minor league park similar to the LI Ducks, Brooklyn Cyclones or Newark Bears. I always enjoy coming here. Courtesy of company sponsored tickets, we sat on the 3rd base line almost even with the bag and we had a great view. Plus the seats came with All-You-Can-Eat & Drink wristbands! We chowed down on cheeseburgers, hot dogs & chicken sandwiches, along with chips, soda & above all else, WATER! It was HOT! After the sun went down, it was a little more tolerable, and we didn't have to douse ourselves. We got there after the game started so we missed out on the free bobblehead giveaway, darn! And this year they didn't limit you to one food item at time, so we loaded up before we went to our seats. The game was none too exciting being an A club and most players were batting less than .200, but the inter-inning activities were fun, with races and free t-shirts. We ended up losing 3-2 anyway.

We came here yesterday to explore the "4th Annual Brewfest and Wing showcase."…read more It turned out to be a beautiful day to sip on 12 different exotic beer of our choice and wings as well. There were over one thousand people at the event. They had a band as well as a great selection of music. We had a nice view of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty as well as meeting some nice people. The ball park is walking distance from the ferry. Yes, the ferry is free, well maintain, about 30 minutes ride from NYC, and you can enjoy sight seeing especially the statute of liberty.