The Mayor made his remarks two days after the Brooklyn Museum opened its "Sensation" exhibition to record crowds.
The NHL had experienced steady growth since the 2005-06 season, and they again opened the 2011-12 season in early October to record crowds.
Ramirez played two games with the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes, where his appearance led to record crowds for the Isotopes.
Now Steve has become a fixture in New York and has played the Café Carlyle to record crowds for the last 6 years.
The tour is notable for its UK summer leg of 1996 which consisted of several open air concerts to record crowds.
He lectured, frequently to record crowds, at universities across North America.
The Rochester Raging Rhinos continued to play to record crowds and beat the MetroStars before losing in a shootout to the Chicago Fire.
He has performed at Centennial Terrace to record crowds and is credited with saving this traditional "Dancing Under the Stars" from devastation.
Last summer the World Cup was played in Mexico to record crowds and to a cumulative worldwide television audience of 12.8 billion.
The N.H.L., which canceled the 2004-5 season because the owners and the players could not hammer out a collective bargaining agreement, returned to record crowds a year ago.