He has worn the pigeon mask since before the team's first game, and went on to nearly win this year's MLS Works Community MVP contest. Meet Bed Stuy, Brooklyn's own Omari McCleary.
The day after NYCFC's stunning, come-from-behind victory over DC United at Yankee Stadium last week, I caught up with Omari McCleary, a.k.a. the NYCFC Pigeon, to learn more about the famous mask and his role as a community activist in the Five Boroughs.
Hudson River Blue: Where did the idea for the pigeon mask come from?