Sports in the New York metropolitan area and Related Topics

New York City

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Most populous city in the United States.

New Amsterdam, centered in the eventual Lower Manhattan, in 1664, the year England took control and renamed it "New York"

Fort George and the City of New York c. 1731. Royal Navy ships of the line are seen guarding what would become New York Harbor.

Columbia University was founded by royal charter in 1754 under the name of King's College.

The Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolution, took place in Brooklyn in 1776.

Broadway follows the Native American Wickquasgeck Trail through Manhattan.

The current 5 boroughs of Greater New York as they appeared in 1814. Bronx was in Westchester County, Queens County included modern Nassau County, Kings County had 6 towns, one of which was Brooklyn, New York City is shown by hatching in southern New York County on the island of Manhattan, and Richmond County on Staten Island.

A construction worker atop the Empire State Building as it was being built in 1930. The Chrysler Building is behind him.

Manhattan's Little Italy, Lower East Side, circa 1900

The Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark and National Monument, as the site of the June 1969 Stonewall riots and the cradle of the modern gay rights movement

United Airlines Flight 175 hits the South Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

The core of the New York City metropolitan area, with Manhattan Island at its center

Lower and Midtown Manhattan, as seen by a SkySat satellite in 2017

Central Park in Winter by Raymond Speers, in Munsey's Magazine, February 1900

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park was used in both the 1939 and 1964 New York World's Fair, with the Unisphere as the centerpiece of the latter and which remains today.

The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York Harbor is a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity.

View of The Pond and Midtown Manhattan from the Gapstow Bridge in Central Park, one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, in 2019

California sea lions play at the Bronx Zoo, the world's largest metropolitan zoo.

A map of racial distribution in New York, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people:

The landmark Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic St. Patrick's Cathedral, Midtown Manhattan

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish residents in Brooklyn. Brooklyn has the largest Jewish community in the United States, with approximately 600,000 individuals.

The Islamic Cultural Center of New York in Upper Manhattan was the first mosque built in New York City.

Ganesh Temple in Flushing, Queens, is the oldest Hindu temple in the Western Hemisphere.

The New York Stock Exchange, by a significant margin the world's largest stock exchange per market capitalization of its listed companies, at US$23.1 trillion as of April 2018. Pictured is the exchange's building on Wall Street.

The Deutsche Bank Center as viewed from Central Park West

Times Square is the hub of the Broadway theater district and a media center. It also has one of the highest annual attendance rates of any tourist attraction in the world, estimated at 50 million.

Rockefeller Center is home to NBC Studios.

Times Square Studios, home of Good Morning America

Butler Library at Columbia University, described as one of the most beautiful college libraries in the United States

The Washington Square Arch, an unofficial icon of both New York University (NYU) and its Greenwich Village neighborhood

New York-Presbyterian Hospital, affiliated with Columbia University and Cornell University, the largest hospital and largest private employer in New York City and one of the world's busiest

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is the largest police force in the United States.

Police officers of New York Police Department (NYPD)

The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) is the largest municipal fire department in the United States.

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Headquarters Building of the New York Public Library, at 5th Avenue and 42nd Street

The fast-paced streets of New York City, January 2020

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, part of Museum Mile, is one of the largest museums in the world.

Smorgasburg opened in 2011 as an open-air food market and is part of the Brooklyn Flea.

As of 2012, the city had about 6,000 hybrid taxis (shown) in service, the largest number of any city in North America.

New York City Hall is the oldest City Hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions.

The New York County Courthouse houses the New York Supreme Court and other offices.

Eric Adams, the current and 110th Mayor of New York City

New York City is home to the two busiest train stations in the U.S., including Grand Central Terminal.

The New York City Subway is the world's largest rapid transit system by number of stations.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal, the world's busiest bus station, at 8th Avenue and 42nd Street

John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States

The Staten Island Ferry shuttles commuters between Manhattan and Staten Island.

Yellow medallion taxicabs are widely recognized icons of the city.

8th Avenue, looking northward ("uptown"). Most streets and avenues in Manhattan's grid plan incorporate a one-way traffic configuration.

The George Washington Bridge, connecting Upper Manhattan (background) from Fort Lee, New Jersey across the Hudson River, is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge.

The growing skyline of Long Island City, Queens (background),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-30/nyc-s-fastest-growing-neighborhood-gets-180-million-investment|title=NYC's Fastest-Growing Neighborhood Gets $180 Million Investment|first=Henry|last=Goldman|date=October 30, 2018|publisher=Bloomberg L.P|access-date=October 30, 2018}}</ref> facing the East River and Manhattan in May 2017

The Grand Concourse in the Bronx, foreground, with Manhattan in the background in February 2018

St. George, Staten Island as seen from the Staten Island Ferry, the world's busiest passenger-only ferry system, shuttling passengers between Manhattan and Staten Island

The Asia gate entrance to the Bronx Zoo, the world's largest metropolitan zoo.

The Spanish Harlem Orchestra. New York City is home to nearly 3 million Latino Americans, the largest Hispanic population of any city outside Latin America and Spain.

The Financial District of Lower Manhattan including Wall Street, the world's principal financial center

New York City is a global cultural, financial, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports.

Super Bowl XLVI

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American football game between the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2011 season.

Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana

Trailer honoring the Giants for winning the Super Bowl. The trailer was located on the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 14.

Because the Giants and Patriots drew their fan bases from New York City and Boston respectively, the Super Bowl echoed the fierce rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball.

Newark, New Jersey

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Most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and part of the New York metropolitan area.

The Krueger-Scott Mansion, owned by African-American beauty entrepreneur Louise Scott, Newark's first female millionaire, and previously by German brewer Gottfried Krueger

Port Newark with New Jersey Turnpike in foreground

The base of the Wars of America (1926) monument at Military Park, created by the sculptor of Mount Rushmore to honor America's war dead. "The design represents a great spearhead. Upon the green field of this spearhead we have placed a Tudor sword, the hilt of which represents the American nation at a crisis, answering the call to arms."-- sculptor Gutzon Borglum

Three buildings of The Newark Museum of Art

Wars Of America by Mt. Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum in Military Park

Orange boardwalk in Riverfront Park and Jackson Street Bridge

Branch Brook Park in the North Ward of Newark

With a studio on the 6th floor and showy antenna on the roof, Bamberger's launched WOR to sell more radios.

NJTV transmitter at Montclair State University

Former Engine 8 firehouse in the Ironbound neighborhood

New York City and Jersey City skylines as seen from Newark Liberty International Airport

Newark Trolley line on Market Street near the present-day courthouse

View south along the New Jersey Turnpike/Interstate 95 approaching the exit for Interstate 78, U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 9 in Newark

As the second largest city in the New York metropolitan area Newark is part of the regional professional sports and media markets.

Sports in Boston

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Home to several major professional sports franchises.

In-game action between the New England Revolution and L.A. Galaxy, 2008 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts

New England Patriots parade following their victory in Super Bowl LI

Boston S.C. (later re-named the Bears) of the American Soccer League club photo, 1926

New England Revolution club photo in 2007

The TD Garden is the home venue for NHL's Bruins and NBA's Celtics

1903 World Series – Huntington Avenue Grounds in the foreground, South End Grounds in the hazy background

Holy Cross plays Boston College at Fenway Park in 1916

Babe Ruth prior to his trade to the New York Yankees, c. 1918

While a number of cities and teams have rivalries with Boston, regional proximity has made Boston intense rivals with New York.

Los Angeles Dodgers

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American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles.

Jackie Robinson, a Pasadena, California native, broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers

Former Dodger greats who played in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles adorn the exterior of Dodger Stadium.

The 1959 World Series was played partially at the Los Angeles Coliseum while Dodger Stadium was being built.

The Dodgers' home uniform has remained relatively unchanged for 80 years.

The Dodgers current script on a Dodger Blue background

A fan waves a rally towel during the 2008 National League Championship Series (NLCS).

Hall of Fame Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully

Hall of Fame C Roy Campanella (1948–1957)

Hall of Fame P Don Drysdale (1956–1969), attended Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles

10× All-Star 1B Steve Garvey, named NL MVP in 1974

1981 World Series co–MVP, Pedro Guerrero

Hall of Fame SS Pee Wee Reese (1940–1942, 1946–1958)

Hall of Fame OF Duke Snider (1947–1962), a native of Compton, California

SS Maury Wills, 1962 NL MVP, and 6× NL stolen base leader

New York baseball fans were stunned and heartbroken by the move.

New York Red Bulls

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American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area.

New York Red Bulls vs. L.A. Galaxy on August 18, 2007, at Giants Stadium

Opening day at Red Bull Arena against Santos FC, March 20, 2010

Red Bull Arena during a Hudson River Derby Match

Former academy player Tyler Adams who also played with Red Bulls II from 2015 to 2016

New York Red Bulls 2016 Next Generation Trophy Salzburg

Bradley Wright-Phillips is the club's top scorer (125)

These rivalries arise out of geographic proximity and as a reflection of longstanding rivalries between New York-area teams and other teams in Washington, D.C., Boston, and Philadelphia.

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