We took a tour of the Hall of North American Mammals, stopping to admire Wilson's work at the American Bison and Pronghorn Antelope diorama.

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An audience of several thousand people, who packed a cavernous hall for a talk billed as "The View from Inside Rainn Wilson's Brainstem, " laughed along.

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But he would "gladly trade all six of those in to participate in this year's, " he said at City Hall, flanked by former Mets Edgardo Alfonzo, John Franco and Mookie Wilson.

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Ms. Wilson said the city opted to build the stadium on the site of the existing city hall because it was centrally located.

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