The Glory Days ended with the 1957 departure of the Dodgers and Giants, but five years later a new era in New York baseball began.  In 1962, the expansion of the National League created a new team in the city. The New York Mets provided a home for many bereaved fans of the Dodgers and the Giants, as well as continuity with New York’s National League heritage. Many former players on the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants came to play for the young franchise.

Meanwhile, the Yankees/Dodgers/Giants rivalry continued in its bicoastal incarnation, with the New York Yankees matched against the San Francisco Giants in the World Series in 1962 and against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963. The East-West rivalry continued through the 70s and into the early 80s, but the Glory Days truly came back to life in 2000, when the city saw its first subway series of the new era as the Yankees battled the Mets for the championship.