N EW YORK – The Queens edition of the Subway Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees included all the off-field gimmicks and silly jokes that were absent back in May when this matchup took place in the corporate setting of Yankee Stadium.

Subway Series continues this weekend when the New York Mets host the crosstown rival New York Yankees for three games at Citi Field. It is potentially a World Series preview, though neither team has looked the part of a World Series contender the last 3-4 weeks.

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest Subway Series scores, news and more from Citi Field. Independence Day for the Mets will be the one in which they don’t place a player on the injured list. On Friday it was Jose Butto joining the IL, with what the team classified as an illness.