Professional Sports Teams

Baseball

New York Mets
New York's own National League team at its open-air stadium, Citi Field. Seats 45,000. newyork.mets.mlb.com

New York Yankees
At the newly built, Yankee Stadium, see the Yankees' quest for the World Series trophy, or tour the hallowed grounds of past and present Yankee greats. One of the finest US sports facilities. www.yankees.com

Basketball

New York Knicks
Get New York's hottest ticket. See the NBA's flagship franchise at MSG. www.nba.com

New York Liberty
www.wnba.com

Hockey

New York Rangers
2002 to 2003 marks the franchise's 77th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Home games at Madison Square Garden. www.newyorkrangers.com

New York Islanders
Watch the storied franchise at the historic Nassau Coliseum. www.newyorkislanders.com

Football

New York Giants
Cheer on Big Blue, one of the oldest and most successful franchises in NFL history.

New York Jets
A premier sports and entertainment organization that has made its home in the New York metropolitan area since 1960.

Live Horse Racing

Three of the best-known racetracks for live horse racing are nearby. Experience the thrill of thoroughbred racing at Belmont Park. Aqueduct racetrack is nearby and Saratoga is located upstate. www.nyra.com

Recreation

Madison Square Garden
Home to the Knicks and Liberty basketball teams and the hockey team, Manhattan's widely known, 20,000-seat indoor arena also hosts many college basketball games, track meets, and tennis tournaments. The Garden is also home to a 5600-seat theater, where events include musical concerts, family shows, boxing, conventions, and trade shows. www.thegarden.com

Skyline Cruises - World's Fair Marina
Skyline Cruises operates the 120-foot, 450-passenger yacht Skyline Princess in New York harbor. Sails from the World's Fair Marina in Queens. www.skylinecruises.com

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The park is located on the 1964 World's Fair site and is the fourth largest park in New York City. Facilities include an indoor ice-skating rink, carousel, the Hall of Science, Queens Wildlife Center, Queens Museum, USTA Tennis Center, pitch and putt golf, Queens Theatre in the Park, children's playground, a marina, boating, paths, picnicking, and a swimming pool. Paddleboat and rowboat rentals on Meadow Lake.

Douglaston Golf Course
Spectacular views from this short and hilly municipal golf course that provides a challenge for even the low handicap golfer, as well as being an excellent test for beginners. Wide, tree-lined, sloping fairways.

USTA National Tennis Center
Home of the US Open tennis finals. www.usta.com

Queens Museum and Ice-skating Rink
Skate in the shadow of history at the World's Fair ice-skating rink, located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Opposite the Queens Museum of Art.

Chelsea Piers
Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex is a 30-acre waterfront sports village located along Manhattan's Hudson River. This $120-million project has transformed four historic piers into a major center for public recreation and waterfront access and features a golf club, health club, ice-skating rink, Field House, Pier Sixty Events Center, and a maritime center. www.chelseapiers.com