The NYTimes has a feature today on some of the incentives being offered to investors willing to give $20 million to the financially struggling Mets. The club is looking for approximately 10 suckers minority share owners—their investments would give them four percent stakes in the team each, while leaving Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz as majority owners. And seeing as how they're not going to attract any Donald Trumps, the organization is sweetening the pot with some added perks, such as access to Mr. Met, an exclusive fantasy camp, and business cards reading "owner." But if someone's gonna help bail out the perpetually-disappointing Mets, we think some better incentives might be in order:
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For $20 Million, The Mets Should Give You These Perks
Six Beer Accessories For The Serious Beer Enthusiast
Gothamist Beer Month rages on! As you sit back and savor your finely crafted beer, we know there’s only one thing that could make it better (besides another beer)—it’s a drinking accessory. And no, not a boot-shaped beer glass or another beer koozie. While there are hundreds of great (and not so great) drinking doodads out there, here is a roundup of some of the most creative beer accessories.
Retired NYPD Officer Allegedly Supplied Drug Dealers With Swag
Everyone likes NYPD swag, especially drug dealers. A 39-year-old retired NYPD officer has been charged with providing a Brooklyn cocaine ring with "two NYPD raid jackets and a holster for a 9mm. semi-automatic handgun," the Daily News reports. John Avvento, who is free on bail, allegedly received "cash, cocaine, and Vicodin" in exchange for the outfits so that drug dealers could "raid" and rob a competitor. While Avvento supposedly backed out of his initial promise to go on the raid himself, he is also accused of chaperoning the drug dealers' cars out on business "to ensure they would not be arrested."
Marty Markowitz's Wife Hogs Swag at Murakami Gala
Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner wasn’t the only one causing controversy at the Brooklyn Museum’s gala celebration for the Takashi Murakami retrospective last Thursday night. Some attendees say Jamie Snow, wife of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, was rather boorish in her accumulation of freebies at the event.
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