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Helping hands finally arrived to clean up two ugly scenes in Queens. A former Rite Aid in Astoria overrun by drunkards, migrants, trash heaps and human waste was finally cleared out a week after the dystopian scene was exposed by The Post. Workers for owners Frank Tehrani and Perry Moradof said they’d spent the week purging the junked couches and junk draped from the building’s roof, while raising an 8-foot-tall wooden fence on the perimeter to secure the lot. Drunken ex-con charged with shooting at NYPD cops during boozy bust: cops “We’re getting a permit for the fence,” assured one of the workers,...

Having won the first two games of their series against Atlanta only to drop the third and fourth games to end up with a split, the Mets (55-50) begin the day in the third Wild Card spot in the National League. They’re 1.5 games back of Atlanta for the first one, a half-game back of the Padres for the second, and lead the Diamondbacks by a half-game and the Cardinals by one game in the aforementioned third spot.

In a surprising move Monday, the New York Mets cut veteran reliever Jake Diekman and promoted fellow left-hander Matt Gage from Triple-A Syracuse.

Trevor Larnach and the Minnesota Twins hit the field on Tuesday at Citi Field against Sean Manaea, who will start for the New York Mets. First pitch is set for 7:10 PM ET. Oddsmakers list the Mets as -118 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Twins -101 moneyline odds. New York is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +165 odds). The total for the contest has been set at 8.5 runs.

The New York Mets are trying to trade for a starter, but options are becoming scarce on the eve of the trade deadline.

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...

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered to start a six-run fourth inning and the New York Mets blew out the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Monday night, turning the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders into a lopsided laugher. Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens each drove in...

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.

The Mets solidified their status as buyers by trading for two relievers and a bench bat. One night before the trade deadline, the Mets encouraged the front office to continue their buying spree with a 15-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field. Pete Alonso hit his 21st home...

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...

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.

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...

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...

NEW YORK — One of the prettiest catches of the Mets' 2024 season now belongs to Tyrone Taylor. With the Mets leading 11-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Ryan Jeffers led off the frame with a deep fly ball to left center field. Taylor, who was a defensive replacement for newcomer Jesse Winker, went sprinting back and leapt to bring back a potential home run ball.

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...

Suddenly in serious pursuit of a playoff spot, the Mets made a move to bolster their rotation. According to multiple reports, the Mets are acquiring starting pitcher Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics. Jeff Passan of ESPN was the first to report the deal. The Mets are reportedly sending out right-handed pitching prospect Kade Morris, the team's No. 25 prospect in the pipeline, in the trade.

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...