Fall foliage is reaching its rustic-tinged peak throughout the Northeast. In Queens, the colors are beginning to change, too, at least somewhat — from blue to orange.
The primary color for all four remaining playoff teams is blue, which could create a bit of a problem for the Mets and the Chicago Cubs, who opened Game 1 of their National League Championship Series Saturday night at Citi Field.
Before the game it was hard to discern between the Mets taking batting practice (in blue hooded sweatshirts and caps) and the Cubs stretching around third base (in blue hooded sweatshirts and caps).