Help with NY Metz Game on Sunday 21 August.

Im planning to go to a NY Metz game on Sunday 21st August. Its scheduled to start at 1.30pm. Ill be staying at the Bryant Park. My questions are:

1. How do I get from Bryant Park to Shea Stadium?

2. How long is the travelling time and when would I have to leave the hotel?

3. What time would you expect the game to finish and what time would you expect I get back?

4. Is there anything to do in and about the stadium or am I better just coming back straight after the game?

thanks

Help with NY Metz Game on Sunday 21 August.

1. Take the #7 train from Times Square/42nd Street.

2. Leave by 12:15 so that you can get there early and enjoy the pre-game atmosphere.

3. Do not plan anything before 5:30pm.

4. Shea Stadium is part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, so the Queens Museum of Art and the New York Hall of Science are both nearby:

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But there isn%26#39;t much in the way of restaurants within easy walking distance.

Help with NY Metz Game on Sunday 21 August.

When the games end, the trains are absolutely packed. Something to consider is that one of the most diverse and most vibrant neighborhoods in the city is immediately east of the stadium, Flushing.

You will not find a larger concentration of Korean restaurants in Seoul.

Flushing is an absolutely fascinating neighborhood, it is like a city unto itself.

The 7 train is known for its diversity. There are few cultures from around the world that you can not find along the 7 line.

From Flushing to Corona and on to Jackson Heights, then Woodside and Sunnyside, the world is well-represented along the 7 line.

The 7 train runs above Roosevelt Avenue. Consider having a bite to eat in Flushing or Jackson Heights. There is so much more to the real New York City than Midtown Manhattan. You can experience tall buildings in lots of major cities but you can%26#39;t experience the multicultural flavor of Queens anywhere else in the world that I know of.

Excellent, thanks. Any advice on where to sit? Still to buy tickets.

Main Street, Flushing is only one stop away from Shea on the 7 train. It%26#39;s in the opposite direction from the way most people will be going, too, so the train won%26#39;t be so crowded.

My favorite Chinese place in Flushing - which is like saying my favorite coal in Newcastle :) - is Spicy and Tasty, on Prince Street at 39th Avenue, two blocks from the subway.

Your other best food option is in Jackson Heights, at the 74th Street stop on the 7 train. There you can find Mexican food carts and authentic Mexican places (under the train tracks), a whole lot of Indian joints up along 74th Street in Little India, as well as Thai, Burmese, Tibetan, 24-hour Korean barbecue, Afghan, Colombian and Argentinian restaurants within a few blocks! I%26#39;ll be glad to give you some suggestions.

BTW - it%26#39;s Mets - short for Metropolitans - go to mlb.com and click on Mets tickets - make sure you choose Mets Ticket Information - prices range from $97.00 down to $25.00 depending on seats. There is also a seating chart.

Where to sit - depends on your budget, your knowledge of the game and what tickets are still available at this late date.

Hope this helps.

Poppa

';';Im planning to go to a NY Metz game on Sunday 21st August';';

Lobo - FYI - August 21, 2008 is a THURSDAY.

Apologies - 21st is the day I arrive. I meant the 24th. Dont think Ill stick around this area, probably head back to the hotel right after the game.

Thanks for this, thats my Sunday morning/afternoon organised. :)

On the 24th of August, right next door at the National Tennis Center is the US Open practice session. It is free for that day. Not sure what time the sessions start and end, but you could head out early and watch some tennis practice before the game or after.

The US open site is a bit vague

usopen.org

However, you could call the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at

(718) 760-6200 for more info.

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