Head coach Giovanni Savarese will attend the Cosmos’ welcome party in Brooklyn March 6. (Photo by Joy Rubenstein)

The Cosmos will receive a welcome to Brooklyn next month.

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Coney Island, community organizations and elected officials will welcome the two-time defending North American Soccer League champions to the borough at a party at Gargiulo’s Restaurant Monday, March 6, from 6-8 p.m.

Rocco B. Commisso, who purchased a majority share of the Cosmos, head coach Giovanni Savarese and several players will attend.

The Cosmos will play their first game at MCU Park in Coney Island against Miami FC Saturday, April 1. They played their home games at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y. the past four years.

The restaurant is located at 2911 W. 15th St. in Brooklyn.

For more information or tickets, contact Mariela Estrella at [email protected] or 718 875-1000 ext. 104.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.