 He took over New York. I always just remember as a little kid those few times you would go into crazy New York City on a field trip or something. There was a mural of Dwight Gooden on the side of a huge building. That was the only time ever. Danny G. As a Mets fan, the only time the Mets, quote, owned New York over the Yankees was early 80s to like 88, 90. The 80s were the Mets. Besides that, it's been a Yankees town for the history of ever. Gooden and Strawberry, right? Yep, yep.