Don’t Forget The Children!

Queens City Council Members will lead a march protesting Met stinginess:

Hundreds of irate Queens residents — including kids in Little League uniforms — will march to Shea Stadium today to demand the Mets become better corporate citizens.

“The kids in our community deserve better from the Mets,” said City Councilman Hiram Monserrate, who, along with Councilman Tony Avella, will lead the protest.

As part of negotiations with the Council over the financing of the Mets’ proposed stadium, the team offered last week to spend $200,000 annually on sports programs for local kids.

The offer sparked outrage from some Queens lawmakers who sought a $1 million annual payout, as the Daily News first reported.

Luis Paladines, head of the Asopec Little League in Queens, who plans to be in the march, said his league needs money for equipment and bleachers. The league serves 500 kids in the neighborhood.

“We need help from the Mets and we never get it,” Paladines said.