The New York Pops 1999 • New York City 100 Centennial Concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn – July 10, 1998 • OpSail '92/Columbus Quincentennial, South Street Seaport – July 4, 1992 • Columbus Avenue Festival, New York City – September 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988 • "Welcome Home the Troops" Celebration, South Street Seaport – June 10, 1991 • New York Daily News Blimp Race, Jones Beach State Park, NY – July 5, 1986 Single Engagements Cantor Fitzgerald Memorial Service, Central Park SummerStage – September 11, 2011 • Coca-Cola on Liberty Island, Liberty Island, NY – May 7, 2011 • The New York Pops
New York Liberty Plenette Pierson, along with improved play from Vaughn, allowed New York to be competitive early in the 2011 season. The team went into the All-Star break in third place in the Eastern Conference. In August, Sidney Spencer was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kara Braxton. By maintaining a fairly even standard of play, the Liberty made their way into the WNBA Playoffs. However, the Liberty fell to the Indiana Fever in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. On May 5, 2015, the Liberty hired Thomas as Team President overseeing all business and basketball operations of the franchise. Under Thomas'