Abe Shire is from New York City and attends Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. A lifelong New York sports fan, he bleeds Yankees and NYCFC blue, so his home away from home is Yankee Stadium.
Anthony is a soon-to-be Syracuse University graduate who spends most of his free time watching sports and writing or tweeting about them. He is also a Chicken Bucket enthusiast and founding member of
Derian Trahan is a Texan living abroad in New York City. An avid soccer fan, he can be seen coaching South Bronx United U12 and U15 boys at Macombs Dam Park, and playing in pickup leagues across NYC.
Gregory Martinez is a freelance writer who enjoys writing thinkpieces about MLS and global soccer. A former writer for the now-defunct Once a Metro, he now spends his days musing on his Medium (@mart
Mark Radigan is a Sports Media & Communications Honor Student at the University of Rhode Island. Born & raised in New York City, Mark has been a fan of New York City FC since 2015.
Matthew Mangam is a student at Rutgers, where he is the Head Sports Editor for The Daily Targum and is a Senior Writer for Hudson River Blue. Matthew has been an NYCFC fan since 2014.
Michael Battista is a New Jersey-based writer who covers the Tri-State Soccer Scene. His work appears in US Soccer, TheCup.US, and Protagonist Soccer. He was the NASL's last intern.
Currently studying at Temple University, Noah is an NYCFC Founding Member who sits in section 212 and goes to occasional away days in Portland, Nashville, Philly, Chicago, New Jersey, and beyond.
Oliver is the executive editor and publisher of Hudson River Blue. A benchwarmer on the 1985 Culver City All-Stars, he grew up supporting the Los Angeles Lazers of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Takashi is a native New Yorker studying at Columbia University. He is a former Deputy Sports Editor at The Columbia Daily Spectator and Content Strategist for CLEATS, founded by Luke Gerr.
