Sports

the group portrait Feb. 1, 2023

To Dream of Pickleball CityThe sport’s die-hard fans are fighting for courts they can call their own.

By Bindu Bansinath

look book Dec. 8, 2022

The Look Book Goes to a Padel ClubWith the opening of Padel Haus, the racquet sport — a cross between tennis and squash — now has a home in Williamsburg.

By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell

museums Sept. 9, 2022

After 14 Years, the Jackie Robinson Museum Is Finally OpenThe 2008 Recession, Hurricane Sandy, and COVID all slowed down the project, but the athlete’s 100-year-old widow finally got her wish.

By Joe DeLessio

sports June 1, 2022

A Graphic Designer (and Mets Fan) Is Keeping Shea Stadium’s Neon AliveNext stop: Citi Field?

By Joe DeLessio

the group portrait Dec. 22, 2021

Yeshiva University’s Basketball Team Can’t Stop WinningHow the Maccabees became the hottest squad in the NCAA.

By Joe DeLessio

sports Nov. 17, 2021

As a New Arena Opens in New York, the Steinbrenner Stadium Strategy Is FinishedThe opening of UBS Arena on Long Island marks the end of a longtime New York sports phenomenon: teams threatening to leave town.

By Joe DeLessio

sports Sept. 28, 2021

What Makes a Team Name Quintessentially ‘Staten Island’?A new minor-league baseball team is coming to the borough, and it needs a name that reflects its community. What does that mean, exactly?

By Joe DeLessio

sports May 20, 2021

When Your Central Park Softball Teammate Is a Former Yankees StarC.C. Sabathia is playing rec-league softball this season and mashing the ball all over Central Park’s North Meadow.

By Joe DeLessio

sports & money Apr. 14, 2021