New Yorkers pay $50 apiece for tomato battle NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers who like the idea of throwing tomatoes at each other will get their chance at Brooklyn's first-ever Tomato Battle. The event takes place Saturday at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airport that is now a park.
July 19, 2013 - New Jersey Herald
The Brooklyn Tomato Battle Will Use Old, "Non-Edible" Tomatoes After we posted about the Brooklyn Tomato Battle happening this coming Saturday at Floyd Bennett Field, there was some concern over wasting perfectly good tomatoes on a silly food fight. Also, fifty dollars . Also, hipsters. But organizers promise you will not be throwing any sort of edible tomato at their event: [ more › ]
July 17, 2013 - Gothamist
Pay Good Money to Be Part of a Massive Tomato Brawl This guy won't be there. There's a special place at Floyd Bennett Field this weekend for all those who are sick and tired of innovative pico de gallo and/or refuse to submit to the simple charm of pan con tomate . That place is the Tomato Battle , an epic, three-hour food fight where people throw tomatoes at each other with reckless abandon that just so happens to be a commercial for sponsor ...
July 16, 2013 - New York Magazine