09. Brooklyn Cyclones Baseball Outing (June 19, 2016)
STC New York Metro presents: Brooklyn Cyclones Baseball Outing
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, relax with friends and family....
... and enjoy the Sunday game of the Brooklyn Cyclones 2016 opening weekend.
Brooklyn Cyclones Baseball Outing
To be announced: Ticket distribution
2:30 pm: Gates open
2:45 pm: Picnic Area opens / picnic begins (behind right-field bleachers, near the Parachute Jump)
4:00 pm - ???: Brooklyn Cyclones vs Tri-City Valley Cats
4:30 pm: Picnic Area closes / picnic ends
Times are NAEDT (UTC -4)
STC NY Metro has twenty tickets for this event.
Anyone can join -- STC members, non-members, family, friends, neighbors, partners, spouses, colleagues.
Your cost includes an All-You-Can-Eat catered picnic featuring grilled frankfurters and burgers in the spacious Picnic Area. The Picnic Area is located just behind the outfield bleachers, in the shadow of the landmark Coney Island Parachute Jump.
HOW TO ATTEND
----- REGISTER -----
Navigate to the Registration section below, sign up, and pay in advance of the registration deadline.
If you register after the twenty tickets are gone, we will refund your payment.
----- COLLECT TICKETS -----
You'll receive a confirmation email 24-48 hours before the event. The email will specify a meeting place and time on the day of the event for you to collect your tickets.
----- DAY OF EVENT -----
Location:
MCU Park
1904 Surf Av
Brooklyn, NY 11224-2410 USA
MCU Park prohibits fans from bringing outside food into the stadium, a policy in every minor league stadium.
See your confirmation e-mail for the meeting place and time to collect your tickets.
Directions:
- D, F, N Q to Coney Island Stillwell Av
- At the corner of Stillwell and Surf Avenues (where Nathan’s is located), turn right. Walk two blocks west along Surf Avenue to the ballpark.
Bus:
- B36, B68, B74, B82 to Stillwell Avenue and Surf Avenue
- Walk two blocks west along Surf Avenue to the ballpark.
Contact: +1.917.753.5954, Julie
Register & Pay
Please ORDER EARLY -- we have only a limited number of tickets available. Order by Friday, June 17, 2016.
There are 20 tickets available, first come first served.
To reserve your tickets, select the number of tickets and click Pay Now to pay with Paypal.
Our seats are 10 and 11 rows up from the first base dugout.
The first 2,000 people into the park get Cyclones duffle bags!
In addition there is:
Pre-Game Catch on the Field
Post-Game Kids Run the Bases
Plus, they'll make a special announcement--"Welcome STC New York Metro"--during the game.
Register and pay for the number of people attending in your party.
Your cost is $15 per person. The chapter is subsidizing the rest of the cost.
Registration will close once all the tickets have been sold. If you registered too late, your payment will be refunded.
About MCU Park
MCU Park was built on the old site of Steeplechase Park, an old-time Coney Island amusement park that opened in 1897. It closed in 1964 amid crime and general deterioration of Coney Island and of the subway routes that run to the area. It was demolished in 1966 except for the Parachute Jump that it bought from the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.
Part of a general reinvestment in the Coney Island neighborhood, MCU Park opened in 2001 with a capacity of 6,500. Demand for Cyclones tickets was so great that the team added 1,000 seats in a right-field bleacher pavilion within three weeks after the park opened.
Features include a concourse with free-standing concession buildings and overhanging fluorescent lamps in different colors, evoking an amusement park atmosphere. In addition, the park overlooks the Atlantic Ocean as well as the famous Parachute Jump in right field, and the landmarks Wonder Wheel and Coney Island Cyclone in left field.
Its field size is:
Left Field – 315 feet
Center Field – 412 feet
Right Field – 325 feet
The Municipal Credit Union owns the naming rights to the stadium through 2020. It is a state chartered credit union, founded in 1916 for municipal workers of New York City. About the Brooklyn Cyclones
The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor league baseball team based in Brooklyn, New York that plays in the New York–Penn League. They are affiliated with the National League's New York Mets. The team has won seven division titles and made the playoffs eight times. In 2001, the Cyclones were declared co-league champions with the Williamsport Crosscutters, being forced to prematurely end their championship series due to the September 11 attacks, despite the Cyclones leading the series one game to none.
About the Tri-City Valley Cats
The Tri-City Valley Cats are a minor league baseball team based in Albany-Schnectady-Troy, New York that plays in the New York–Penn League. They are affiliated with the American League's Houston Astros.Although the underdog in the 2010 New York–Penn League playoffs, they won their division by a half game. Finding themselves in the championship series for the third time, they became league champions by beating the heavy favorite Brooklyn Cyclones.