City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Joins PS 150 Students For A Special Visit With The NY Mets...

On Wednesday, January 19^th Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer joined local fifth and sixth graders from P.S. 150’s After-School Sports Program run by Sunnyside Community Services, for a special behind-the-scenes clubhouse tour at Citi Field. The special visit included a personal meet and greet with New York Mets players, including R.A. Dickey, Dillon Gee, Bobby Parnell, Mike Pelfrey, Jose Reyes, Josh Thole and Manager Terry Collins to celebrate the launch of the third season of Citi Field Kids. Van Bramer helped save the P.S. 150 After School Program from closing their doors when he secured $295,000 in funding for the program just a few months earlier. This once in a lifetime opportunity helps combine education and baseball for youngsters.

Mets' Francisco Rodriguez Arrested for Punching Father-in-law | 7online.com

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Mets closing pitcher, Francisco Rodriguez was arrested at Citi Field for assaulting his father-in-law, according to law enforcement sources.

It apparently happened in the family room at the stadium.

He was arrested around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, following the Mets 6-2 loss to the Rockies.

Rodriguez is accused of punching his father-in-law in the face.

His father-in-law suffered abrasions to his face and head.

He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Police say Rodriguez will be charged with third-degree assault.

He will most likely be arraigned Thursday morning.

Mets spokesman Jay Horowitz released the following statement:

"There was an incident between Francisco Rodriguez and his family tonight at the ballpark. He was questioned by police and all other questions pertaining to this incident will be referred to the police department."

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Weiner: Wrong for City to Trade Tax Breaks for Luxury Baseball Perks

Representative Anthony Weiner (D – Brooklyn and Queens), co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on the Middle Class, released the following statement today on news of the City's efforts to secure perks for a luxury suite at Yankees Stadium:

Rep. Weiner said, "It is wrong for city officials to trade tax breaks for luxury perks at a baseball stadium. During these challenging economic times, the City should have the Yankees repay the City for the value of these luxury boxes or auction them off. If city officials want to catch a game, they should purchase tickets just like every other New Yorker."

In October, Rep. Weiner released an analysis of luxury box perks at the new Yankee and Mets stadiums and found that the $1.3 million the City could retrieve from selling the luxury box perks would:

- Hire 29 new teachers
- Hire 30 new police officers
- Hire 36 new firefighters
- Build 1 new little league field

Pols Want New Name for Mets Home: Citi/Taxpayer Field - USATODAY.com

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Two New York City Council members say that Citigroup should show its thanks for a federal bailout by sharing the naming rights to the new Mets ballpark in Queens.

The struggling bank is slated to pay $400 million over the next 20 years to name the stadium Citi Field.

The bank made the commitment years ago, when it was flush with cash. Now that Citigroup is getting billions of dollars in federal aid, Staten Island Republicans Vincent Ignizio and James Oddo say the ballpark's name should be changed to Citi/Taxpayer Field.

Citigroup and Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon have been saying that they have no plan to alter the naming-rights deal for the ballpark, which hosts its regular-season opener April 13.

Wilpon and Citigroup spokesman Steve Silverman said they had no comment on the proposal.