Sports

Environment

Testing the Waters: Beach Closures Highlight Lax Looks at City Surf

Aug. 11, 2022, 6:15 p.m.Aug. 11, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

A recent beach closure over bacteria highlights that New Yorkers don’t always know what they’re swimming in.

Sports

Judge Says Trump Firm Can Keep Running Bronx Golf Course After de Blasio Broke Contract

April 8, 2022, 4:55 p.m.April 8, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio terminated a Trump company’s contract to run Ferry Point Park golf course last year citing the ex-president’s role in stirring up the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Sports

Adams Open to Mets Owner Steve Cohen’s Pitch for Citi Field Casino and Willets Point Makeover

April 5, 2022, 8:09 p.m.April 5, 2022, 8:10 p.m.

The New York Mets’ billionaire owner has been pushing City Hall for development around his Queens ballpark, possibly including gambling and nature trails.

Sports

Eric Adams’ ‘Kyrie Carve Out’ Has NYC Unions and Workers Fuming

March 24, 2022, 8:00 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Thousands of private and public sector employees can’t work because of a vaccine mandate, but for the city’s sports and nightlife celebs, it’s game on.

The Bronx

MLB Lockout Batters Yankee Stadium-Area Businesses Still Reeling From the Pandemic

March 2, 2022, 7:07 p.m.March 2, 2022, 7:07 p.m.

Bronx bars and souvenir stores barely clawing their way out of COVID shutdowns face a delayed start to the season at best.

Queens

Vaunted $67M Flushing Pool to Finally Reopen for a Quick Dip — Then Close Again

Dec. 8, 2021, 9:40 p.m.Dec. 8, 2021, 9:40 p.m.

The Olympic-sized Queens public aquatic center that’s been closed since before the pandemic due to a crumbling roof is set to reopen next early year with protective netting. But swimmers will be ordered out again once redesign plans for the ceiling are finished.

Brooklyn

Armory Pool and Gym Prices Give Crown Heights Neighbors Sticker Shock

Nov. 22, 2021, 7:31 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Parents and other neighbors express confusion over separate gym and pool hips that exceed costs at other Brooklyn facilities — save for a limited number of long-promised hyperlocal discounts that may never grow beyond 250.

Education

Settlement to Give Black and Latino Students More Access to NYC High School Sports Teams

Nov. 18, 2021, 10:33 a.m.Nov. 18, 2021, 10:33 a.m.

The education department will group certain nearby high schools so they can share access to sports teams.

Sports

Bronx Soccer Stadium Local Wanes as Yankees-City Hall Standoff Goes Into Extra Time

Oct. 24, 2021, 7:22 p.m.Oct. 24, 2021, 7:22 p.m.

Survey by a local business group highlights concerns over who would really win if a billion-dollar real estate deal for New York City FC home reaches its goal. But residents wouldn’t mind getting discounted stock in a new ballpark.

The Bronx

Trump Vows to Stay Put After de Blasio’s Bronx Golf Course Eviction Deadline

Oct. 18, 2021, 9:47 p.m.Oct. 18, 2021, 9:47 p.m.

Attorney for ex-president tells judge Trump’s firm has a right to keep running the Ferry Point Park golf course past Nov. 14 — even if it loses its suit against the city for canceling its contract following the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Sports

Testing the Waters: Beach Closures Highlight Lax Looks at City Surf

Judge Says Trump Firm Can Keep Running Bronx Golf Course After de Blasio Broke Contract

Adams Open to Mets Owner Steve Cohen’s Pitch for Citi Field Casino and Willets Point Makeover

Eric Adams’ ‘Kyrie Carve Out’ Has NYC Unions and Workers Fuming

MLB Lockout Batters Yankee Stadium-Area Businesses Still Reeling From the Pandemic

Vaunted $67M Flushing Pool to Finally Reopen for a Quick Dip — Then Close Again

Armory Pool and Gym Prices Give Crown Heights Neighbors Sticker Shock

Settlement to Give Black and Latino Students More Access to NYC High School Sports Teams

Bronx Soccer Stadium Local Wanes as Yankees-City Hall Standoff Goes Into Extra Time

Trump Vows to Stay Put After de Blasio’s Bronx Golf Course Eviction Deadline

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