The painted lines at Gaelic Park are made for a range of sports. Everything from soccer to Gaelic football and even softball in one corner. Behind one end sits a construction zone formerly occupied by a rundown bar. And almost on cue, the noise from the subway tracks rattles in the background at this urban play yard, whose only good hideout from the sun is a couple of rows in the middle of the bleachers, underneath the canopy. more

This past weekend nearly 100 athletes took part in New York’s Special Olympics chapter annual two-day basketball competition for the New York City region at Mount Saint Vincent College in North Riverdale. more

Led by state and city elected officials Saturday, nearly 100 residents of nearby Tibbett Towers, the Edwardian and Corlear Gardens voiced their opposition to the charter middle school being constructed at 306 W. 232nd St. more

Last week, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon came to Lehman College with an upbeat message, exhorting young audience members to believe in the power of their voices. more