Outdoors & Sports

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 New York’s National League team, founded in 1962, long held underdog status, especially compared to the Yankees (see below), though that has changed in recent years with new ownership. The Mets were World Series champs in 1969 and 1986, and National League champions in 1973, 2000 and 2015.

The 27-time World Series champions are synonymous with Hall of Famers like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Reggie Jackson and many others. They made it to the World Series again in 2024 but lost to the Dodgers. The Yankees play in hallowed Yankee Stadium, which replaced the original “House That Ruth Built” in 2009 (it looks a lot like the old one).

An original NBA team and an obsession for generations of fans, they are kings of the New York Post back page.

 One of the NHL’s original six franchises, the “Broadway Blueshirts” are the favorite team of a very loud, devoted fan base.

Eight-time champions of the NFL (four times in the Super Bowl era), Big Blue is one of the league’s oldest teams.

Back when they were in the upstart American Football League, Gang Green pulled off one of the biggest upsets in sports history and defeated the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.

The New York City area’s first Major League Soccer team, formerly known as the MetroStars, was founded in 1996.

The New York City area’s first Major League Soccer team, formerly known as the MetroStars, was founded in 1996.

More than 1 million people attend the US Open annually, and millions more watch on TV, both to see great tennis and to be part of a sport that has produced icons like the Williams sisters, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova.