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Senator Addabbo’s poll reveals Queens neighbors back QueensLink, prostitution law
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Results from a recent constituent survey from State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. show many Queens residents are in favor of the QueensLink Project and legislation granting impunity to prostitutes for the wrongdoings of pimps and sex traffickers.
Funerals set in Queens for 2 more victims of Long Island nail salon crash
The last of the four funerals for the victims of last month’s fatal nail salon crash in Deer Park are scheduled this week in Queens as the driver accused of drunkenly crashing into the store awaits arraignment on four murder counts. The service memorializing salon co-owner Jiancai "Ken" Chen,...
Mets at MLB trade deadline: What they've done so far and moves they can still make
NEW YORK — For the Mets, the eve of the trade deadline this season has brought hope and a far different mood than 2023. Last season, the uncertainty was palpable. The mood was jarring in the visiting clubhouse in Kansas City after trades were hatched to send away Justin Verlander, Mark Canha and Tommy Pham.
Mets deal for A’s starter Paul Blackburn
The Oakland Athletics traded their longest-tenured player, right-handed starting pitcher Paul Blackburn, to the New York Mets on Tuesday. Oakland is sending right-handed pitching prospect Kade Morris to New York in return. Blackburn, 30, was a 2022 All-Star and began the 2024 season with 22 1/3 scoreless innings across four starts before finally surrendering his first run. Blackburn was just activated from the 60-day injured list last week after recovering from a stress reaction in his right foot that caused him to miss more than two months. He is 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA in nine starts this season, throwing just 38 strikeouts over 51 innings. In eight seasons, spent entirely with Oakland, Blackburn is 21-26 with a 4.83 ERA over 81 games (77 starts). Morris, 22, was a third-round pick by the Mets in the 2023 MLB Draft. He has gone 0-3 with a 3.63 ERA in seven games (six starts) at Class-A St. Lucie this year. --Field Level Media.
Mets aim to ride momentum of rout into rematch vs. Twins
In their final game before the trade deadline, the New York Mets did their best Monday night to convince president of baseball operations David Stearns to continue adding to the team. The Minnesota Twins, in turn, were confident their most lopsided loss of the year was just an ill-timed hiccup. The Mets will look to lock up a series win on Tuesday night when the teams play the second contest of the three-game set in New York. Left-hander Sean Manaea (6-4, 3.74 ERA) is slated to oppose Twins right-hander David Festa (1-1, 8.16). Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens recorded three RBIs apiece and the Mets batted around in two different innings in their 15-2 romp over the Twins. Pete Alonso's homer leading off the fourth sparked a six-run inning for New York, which sent 11 batters to the plate during a five-run outburst in the sixth. The Mets added four more runs in the seventh. The victory continued a two-month resurgence for the Mets, who have the best record in the majors at 34-17 since May 30. New York is in a virtual tie for the second National League wild-card spot with the San Diego Padres and a half-game behind the top wild card, the Atlanta Braves. The Mets acquired reliever Phil Maton on July 9 and made trades for reliever Ryne Stanek and outfielder Jesse Winker on Friday and Sunday, respectively. "I am just thinking bring more players to help us and keep going," said Mets left-hander Jose Quintana, who earned the win Monday by allowing one run over six innings. "We're in a pretty good race and we're playing together, and I want to stay and make the playoffs." Minnesota remained in a playoff spot Monday night, although the convincing defeat reduced its margin for error thanks to wins by the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox. The Twins are one game ahead of the Royals in the race for the second American League wild card and two games in front of the Red Sox. The Twins are 34-24 since May 21, which is tied with the Houston Astros for the best record in the AL. They have won 14 of their last 19 series dating back to the three-game set against the Nationals on May 20-22. "The last time we got beat like that was probably in Washington and then we came back to win the next two games," Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers said. "So I don't think it's anything that we'll stew on for too long." Manaea didn't factor into the decision last Wednesday after allowing two runs over 4 2/3 innings in the Mets' 12-3 victory versus the New York Yankees. He is 5-1 with a 2.48 ERA in six career games (five starts) against the Twins. Festa also didn't factor into the decision last Wednesday after yielding one run over 4 1/3 innings in the Twins' 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The 24-year-old rookie has never opposed the Mets. --Field Level Media.
How did Mets do at 2024 MLB Trade Deadline? Grading each of David Stearns' moves
NEW YORK — David Stearns' first trade deadline leading the Mets baseball operations department did not provide a major splash but still filled in many of the roster's cracks. Before the clock struck 6 p.m. on Tuesday's trade deadline, the Mets added a starting pitcher, four relief pitchers and...
Twins vs. Mets Prediction, Odds and Probable Pitchers for Tuesday, July 30 (Trust Mets to Stay Hot)
The New York Mets are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, winning seven of their last 10 games to put some pressure on the Atlanta Braves for the No. 1 wild card spot in the National League. New York dominated the Minnesota Twins on Monday, scoring 15...
RJ Capital plans 17-story apartment building in Queens
Queens-based developer RJ Capital continues to target the borough for housing development, this time planning a 17-story apartment tower in Forest Hills. RJ Capital is seeking rezoning from the New York City Planning Commission to facilitate the 247,000-square-foot development at 102-51 Queens Blvd. If the rezoning is approved, RJ Capital...
Manaea strikes out 11 in mound gem that sends Mets past Twins 2-0
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Manaea struck out a season-best 11 over seven dominant innings Tuesday night, pitching the New York Mets to a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Mark Vientos homered and J.D. Martinez had an RBI single to help the Mets (57-50) win for the 15th time in 21 games. They matched their season high at seven games above .500.
David Stearns keeps Mets on course for playoffs and future with MLB trade deadline deals
Should the Mets stumble over these next two months and somehow not make the playoffs — hey, stranger things have happened — the public blowback over their low-wattage trade deadline performance will be severe for president of baseball operations David Stearns. He’ll be blasted for refusing to overpay...
A’s trade Lucas Erceg to Royals, Paul Blackburn to Mets in first deadline deals
The first dominos in Oakland has fallen. The A’s have traded set-up man Lucas Erceg to the Royals and starter Paul Blackburn to the Mets, according to multiple reports, the first trades that Oakland has made ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. PT trade deadline. For Erceg, the A’s...
Mets offense delivers encouraging result in Jesse Winker's first start, blowout win
NEW YORK — The Mets offense did not hold back in breaking out of their mini slump. After seeing their momentum halted against the Braves and going 20 innings without scoring a run, the Mets lashed out in their series opener against the Twins on Monday night. The Mets...
Family mourns Queens boy, 15, killed in possible subway surfing stunt (EXCLUSIVE)
The anguished grandfather of a 15-year-old boy whose body was found on a Queens train track in a possible case of subway surfing says he wants answers from the victim’s friends. “I don’t think he would have gone there alone,” Lennox DeCruz told the Daily News on Tuesday, four...
When is MLB trade deadline 2024? Latest updates and news on Yankees and Mets moves
The 2024 MLB trade deadline has arrived as Tuesday's 6 p.m. deadline nears. There's been massive deals throughout MLB already, with the Rays' proving to be sellers moving on from a number of players in there organization, moving the likes of outfielder Randy Arozarena to the Mariners and the Orioles adding starter Zach Eflin, reliever Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder Cristian Pache.
Mets ride three huge innings to blowout of Twins
Pete Alonso homered to lead off a six-run fourth inning on Monday night for the host New York Mets, who rolled to a 15-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Eight starters had at least one hit and one RBI for the Mets, who later added five- and four-run innings while snapping a two-game losing streak and improving to 16-9 this month. Jesse Winker, the lone New York starter without an RBI, was 1-for-2 with a walk before being lifted for Tyrone Taylor following the fifth inning. Taylor went 2-for-2 with two runs. Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens had three RBIs apiece for the Mets, and Torrens had a game-high three hits. Byron Buxton laced an RBI single in the first and Ryan Jeffers homered in the ninth for the Twins, who have lost six of their past 10. Buxton finished 2-for-2 with a walk. Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (3-2) opened the game with three scoreless innings before Alonso homered on his second pitch of the fourth. The next six batters also reached -- including McNeil, Torrens and Francisco Lindor, all of whom had RBI singles -- before Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive sacrifice flies. Nimmo's RBI, which made it 5-1, knocked Woods Richardson from the game. Cole Sands took over on the mound. The Mets sent 11 batters to the plate in the sixth, when Nimmo (single), Martinez (forceout), Mark Vientos (bases-loaded walk), McNeil (sacrifice fly) and Harrison Bader (hit by pitch) all collected an RBI. Alonso and McNeil had run-scoring doubles in the seventh before Torrens hit a two-RBI double off outfielder Matt Wallner, who made his first major league pitching appearance. Jose Quintana (6-6) cruised to the win after allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings. Jose Butto earned his second save of the year, permitting four hits and a run over the final three innings. Woods Richardson gave up six runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out two over 3 1/3 innings. Wallner, who threw mostly pitches clocked below 50 mph, got the final four outs without allowing a run. --Field Level Media.
Mets find more pitching, add starter Paul Blackburn and reliever Huascar Brazobán in trades
NEW YORK (AP) — Staying on the hunt for pitching, the New York Mets acquired starter Paul Blackburn from the last-place Oakland Athletics on Tuesday for minor league right-hander Kade Morris. New York also added reliever Huascar Brazobán in a deal with the struggling Miami Marlins for minor league...
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