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New York is famous for its world class sports teams including the New York Yankees, the New York Mets, the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, the New York Giants and the New York Jets. New York is the sports capitol of the world and .iTravel.bz is your one stop shopping spot for New York sporting events. There is nothing like the roar of the crowd at a Yankee game in the Bronx or cheering with Spike Lee at Madison Square Garden ... and we can get you there!

 

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New York City Sports

 The Sporting News voted NYC the Best Sports City in America in 2001 for good reason. New Yorkers are passionate about sports, both as participants and as spectators. Did you know you can go rock-climbing, sailing, kayaking, and golfing in New York City? Also see the Sporting Life, Parks, Biking. And did you know, NYC won the national bid to host the 2012 Olympics?

Participant Sports

The city's greatest sports center is the Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex, a state-of-the-art, 30-acre athletic temple with facilities for jogging, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, rock-climbing, swimming, golf, and much more. Golfers can swing a club at seven different courses throughout the boroughs courtesy of American Golf, the world's largest golf course management company. Bowlers try for strikes at the Bowlmor Lanes, NYC's hip bowling Mecca. Prefer gliding across the ice? Skate at Central Park's Wollman Rink or Lasker Rink, uptown. Chelsea Piers has two year-round indoor ice rinks, two outdoor roller rinks, and an extreme skate park. And of course, there's the famous rink in Rockefeller Center. Joggers and runners can contact the New York Road Runners Club for information about participating in the world-famous NYC Marathon in November or any of their many organized runs. If a 4-legged trot along a tree-lined path is more your style, Central Park is home to the Claremont Riding Academy (212/724-5100), the oldest continuously operated stable in the United States. Primarily a riding school, Claremont also hires out horses for enjoyment on the six miles of bridle paths in Central Park. If "riding" means by bicycle to you, at Central Park Bicycle Tours you can join a group, or rent a bikes by the hour and explore solo. Keep in mind that Central Park is just one of the city's vast web of 1,700 parks and playgrounds. In fact, Manhattan's famed green oasis is number five on the list of the city's ten largest parks! You can also enjoy running, jogging, in-line skating, basketball, softball, and soccer - not to mention great special events and festivals - at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, the Greenbelt on Staten Island, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, and many more. You can even go bird watching in New York City! Central Park and the Bronx's New York Botanical Garden offer guided bird walks, and spring in Queens brings thousands of migrating shore birds to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Center's 10,000 acres. Learn more about NYC's parks.




Spectator Sports

Sports fans who prefer to sit and root for the home team have it made in New York. There are hundreds of opportunities to see professional sports played at some of the world's best venues. See below for details and directions. Yankee (Yankees) and Shea stadiums (Mets) for major league baseball; Madison Square Garden (the Knicks and the Liberty) for basketball, boxing, ice hockey (Rangers), and wrestling (WWF/World Wrestling Federation); the Giants and Jets (football), the Nets (basketball), and the Metro Stars (soccer) are across the river at New Jersey's Giants Stadium and Continental Airlines Arena, part of the Meadowlands complex. In late August, fans flock to the U.S. Open Tennis Center in Queens; and there's thoroughbred racing year-round at the world-famous Aqueduct and Belmont racetracks, also in Queens. The Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones, Class A minor league teams of the New York Yankees and New York Mets, played their first seasons in 2001 in fabulous new ballparks. The USBL minor league basketball team the Brooklyn Kings play in surprise! Brooklyn.

 Aqueduct Race Track

Rockaway Blvd. & 108th St., Ozone Park, Queens, New York; Racing Association 718/641-4700

Home of Thoroughbred racing in the metropolitan area, mid-October-May. From Manhattan, take the A subway line to the Old Aqueduct Station. Courtesy Bus service is available to the admission gate.

Belmont Park Race Track

Elmont, Queens, NY; Racing Association 718/641-4700 Largest Thoroughbred racing facility in North America; live racing May-July and Sept.-Oct. Beautiful grounds and picnic areas. From Manhattan, take the F subway to 169th street or 179th street then take the N6 or the Q2 bus to Belmont, or take the E train to Jamaica Center (Parsons Blvd.) and then take the Q10 bus to Belmont. You can also take the LIRR at Penn Station to Woodside or Jamaica.

Brooklyn Cyclones

Keyspan Park, 1904 Surf Ave & Riegelmann Boardwalk, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 718/449-8497

Class A minor league baseball (major team is the Mets). To reach KeySpan Park by subway, you take the Q local, W, F, or N train. All trains stop at Stillwell Avenue/Coney Island, which is the last stop. Exit the station towards Stillwell and Surf Avenues (walk toward Nathan's); KeySpan Park is two blocks away.

Madison Square Garden

4 Pennsylvania Plaza (7th Ave. at 31st-33rd Sts.), NYC, 212/465-6741 or TicketMaster 212/307-7171

You can get tickets at this sports and entertainment complex for the Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, World Wrestling Federation, boxing events.

Shea Stadium

126th St. & Roosevelt Ave., Flushing, Queens, 718/507-8499

Home of the New York Mets. Season runs April-October. To get to the stadium by subway: 7 subway to Willets Point/Shea Stadium. From Penn Station in Manhattan, the LIRR serves Shea Stadium on the Port Washington line on game days only. Another option is taking the Baseball by Boat ferry shuttle (Manhattan & NJ departures). Cost is between $10 and $14 round trip.

Yankee Stadium

161st St at River Ave., Bronx, 718/293-6000

Home of the New York Yankees baseball team, Yankee Stadium is a famous outdoor facility for sports and entertainment events. Season runs April-October. To get to the stadium from Manhattan via subway (the Yankee Stadium subway stop is right outside the stadium at the corner of 161st St. and River Ave.), take the 4, the B (weekdays only), or D train to 161st St./Yankee Stadium. The ride takes about 25 minutes from midtown. By bus: BX 6, BX 13 and BX 55 buses stop at 161st St./Grand Concourse, a short walk from the Stadium. Another option is taking the Baseball by Boat ferry shuttle (Manhattan & NJ departures). Cost is between $10 and $14 round trip.

Staten Island Yankees

Richmond Country Bank Ballpark at St. George, next to Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, 718/720-9265

New York Yankees minor league affiliate, featuring Yankees prospects playing in a new stadium, overlooking New York Harbor. To get there from Manhattan by subway, take the 4 or 5 to Bowling Green or the N or R to Whitehall Station, then the free Staten Island Ferry. Exit the ferry from the lower deck; the ballpark is on your right. The ferry departs every 15 minutes weekdays 5-7 PM, and every 30 minutes weekends 11:30am-7:30pm. For holiday schedule call 718/815-BOAT.

U.S. Open Tennis Championships

USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, 718/760-6200; tickets, 888/673-6849

One of the four Grand Slam events of professional tennis. From Manhattan by subway, take the 7 subway to the Shea Stadium/Willets Point Station. The USTA National Tennis Center is a short walk down the ramp from the station. The ride takes about 30 minutes from midtown.

Meadowlands Sports Complex

East Rutherford, NJ; general information 201/935-3900; New York Jets 201/560-8200; New York Giants 201/460-4370; New York Metro Stars 201/583-7000 Continental Airlines Arena, along with Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands racetrack, make up this sports complex. It cost $450 million to build and is considered one of the greatest sports complexes in the world. The Port Authority bus terminal offers load-and-go, round-trip bus service for all events at the Meadowlands (a 20 minute ride). Advance-purchase ticket required; fare is $3.25 one-way for adults when purchased at the Port Authority ticket window ($4 when purchased on board the bus at the Meadowlands only); $6.50 round trip.

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