Our Parties

Here you will find some posts from some of the great tailgate parties we have thrown or attended. While we are the official tailgate party for Jetnation.com, we also throw tailgate parties at Jets away games and other football and sporting events. Also, we are available for hire for other sporting events or anywhere else an outdoor "tailgate atmosphere" type party is wanted.

Wrestlemania 29 Tailgate Party, Metlife Stadium

March 29, 2013

TailgateJoe, the biggest and best game day fanclub and tailgate party for the New York Jets fans as well as one of the best game day tailgate experiences in the NFL, has decided to have a little off season fun as our home field plays host to Wrestlemania 29 at Metlife Stadium. For those that [...]

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TGJ Hurricane Sandy Relief Recap Pics

November 8, 2012

Link to the original announcement
As a native Staten Islander, the TGJ gang wanted to help bring a little comfort and relief to some of the hardest hit areas of NYC in our home borough. Once I had power restored late Friday I ran to restaurant depot and bought up 1,000 hot dogs and buns, 100lbs [...]

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TGJ Hurricane Sandy Relief Tailgate Party

November 3, 2012

Link to post-event recap and photos
Well, Sandy hit us all very hard in the NY region. I lost power Sunday and just got it back Yesterday (Friday). So now that power is back, but not internet (thanks to my friends at Standard Burger in Staten Island for letting me use their wifi), I [...]

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9/30/12 Week 4 49ers at Jets Tailgate Party Pics

October 16, 2012

We knew it was gonna be a tough game, unfortunately tough turned into blowout, ugh. At least the party and the food before the game was great. Thanks to all those TGJ members that came out for gameday, a great time was had with over 300 members! Here are a few pics from the day.

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9/9/12 Week 1 Bills at Jets Tailgate Party Pics

October 16, 2012

It was a great day, the start of football season, perfect weather, and a WIN!! Since it was week 1, we did our customary Mexican theme tailgate party, with taco bar, our famous carne asada steak soft tacos, and grilled chorizo in addition to our great burgers and chili dogs. With a group of over [...]

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Crown Verity, Official Grill of TailgateJoe

September 11, 2012

I have been tailgating regularly for Jets games since 2000. Always having enjoyed cooking
and hosting parties, I always gravitated towards organizing and cooking at these tailgates. In that time, I have borrowed, bought, and used a wide range of devices for cooking out in the parking lot. As the group of friends [...]

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Team TailgateJoe Wins 1st Place at Great Hot Dog Cookoff 2012

July 24, 2012

This past Saturday, Team TailgateJoe led by the tandem of Joe and Chef Sal, along with help from Joe G, took 1st place in Top Dog Audience Voting, as a majority of the over 600 attendees felt that our “Nick Mangold Over The Line Dog” was the best in a field of 24 chefs. Here [...]

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Team TailgateJoe competing in 2012 Great Hot Dog Cookoff

July 11, 2012

It’s the summer, which for the TailgateJoe crew means a few months to get out of the kitchen and fire up the grill to test new recipes and ideas for next season. It also means it’s time for Joe and Sal to take their hot dog kung fu to Brooklyn to show everyone what time [...]

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Jets 2012 Opponents

January 10, 2012

We don’t have the final schedule for 2012 yet, but we do know the opponents.
Home — Buffalo, Miami, New England, Houston, Indianapolis, San Diego, Arizona, San Francisco.
Away — Buffalo, Miami, New England, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Seattle.
Of course we will be at every home game in 2012 like we always are. As far as [...]

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TailgateJoe and Jetnation To Appear On Good Day New York (Fox 5)

December 22, 2011

From Jetnation.com
Fox 5 called us this week and asked for help with an on-air piece they were putting together.  They wanted to know who had the best tailgate each week and the answer was easy, Tailgate Joe.  So they invited us both to be a part of the Good Day New York show [...]

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