Metropolitan Park (New York City) Metropolitan Park (New York City) Metropolitan Park is a former baseball ground located in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York. The ground was the part-time home to the New York Metropolitans of the American Association in 1884. The wooden ballpark was built a few blocks east and south from their first home, the original Polo Grounds, on a piece of land bounded by 109th Street (north), the East River (east), 107th Street (south), and First Avenue (west). The Mets played their first game at Metropolitan Park on May 13, 1884, amid a degree of publicity. However, the field proved unsatisfactory and
Garden City Park, New York Garden City Park, New York Garden City Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 7,806 at the 2010 census. From about 1787 until about 1874, when the area was known as Clowesville, the county seat of Queens County was located here, along with the county courthouse and jail. Garden City Park is located at (40.743011, -73.662842). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. It is a