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The Formula E New York City E-Prix returns to Red Hook for its third year this July 13 and 14. Previous locations this year included Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Chile, Mexico, China, Italy, France, Monaco, German and Switzerland. When Formula E comes to the Cruise Terminal in July this will be the end of their fifth season. Formula E is offering […]
I’ve kayaked only once in my life, about eight years ago on Lake Mohonk – a half-mile long glacial lake in upstate New York. For me, the experience was terrifying with the wooden pier disappearing from sight as I paddled away with so much empty water surrounding me in the single-person kayak. At one point I stopped, struck with panic […]
WE WHO INHERIT THE EARTH It’s not just saints and prophets who endure the weak, the lame, the denialists. So too do Mets fans comprise such noble breed. To endure the hell of rooting for fallen heroes – great athletes who won’t bust it out of the box, adjust too eagerly to failure, or break down upon doing a deal […]
The first all-female youth soccer tournament festival of its kind in New York City came to Sunset Park at the beginning of February. The Brooklyn Women’s Cup, was held at Soccerroof, a brand new venue which is on the roof of a building on 53rd St and the water. 52 teams representing 15 different soccer clubs participated. Special guests included […]
The Summit Academy boys basketball team got to play where the pros play for their regular season finale. On Tuesday, February 5, Summit took on Far Rockaway Educational Campus High on the practice court. Summit, who is in the B division, edged A division Far Rockaway, 51-46, in a contest that was close the whole game. Head coach Phil […]
Summit and Pave junior high basketball teams got to feel like professionals during a memorable evening. On Tuesday, February 5, the Summit Academy middle school basketball team and the Pave Academy middle school team scrimmaged at the Barclays Center, the home of the Brooklyn Nets. This was during an afternoon and evening where many different schools, primarily high schools, played […]
Tiki Barber, who was a great running back for the New York Giants, and Jenny Simpson, who represented USA at the last three summer Olympics, graced the PS 676 gym floor on January 29. The New York Road Runners and New Balance partnered to give away brand new running sneakers to the 100 kids in grades 1-5. The Road Runners […]
The Summit Academy girls basketball lost 59-40 at Midwood High School on January 18, in a game that was originally scheduled to be played in Red Hook. The 19-point loss ended Summit’s four-game winning streak. They edged Manhattan Center for Science & Math by one at home, beat Francis Lewis by three points, got a forfeit win over Boys and […]
Charles Escalante is the basketball coach at Red Hook’s PAVE Charter School, which educates kids through the 8th grade. He is in his second year at PAVE Academy Charter School. “I used to coach, with the principal here, in prep school in New England,” Escalante said. “We were in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and a lot of […]
The Summit Academy boys basketball team continued their winning ways as they defeated the Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance (Bedford Stuyvesant) 110-78 on December 17. After the decisive win over the Bulls, who are in the Brooklyn B North division, Summit is now 11-1 overall and 7-0 in the Brooklyn B division. Five of their seven B division wins have […]