By Matt Chaban 6/13/12 11:03am

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Spiffy sports. (Adidas)

Adidas Serves Up McCarren Park Mural: Is Brent Rollins’ Brooklyn-Love Public Art, Slick Ad or Both?

Everyone is waiting to dive into the revamped McCarren Park Pool at the end of the month, restored to its Robert Moses-era glory after decades of neglect. But another corner every hipster’s favorite park has just been spiffed up thanks to Adidas.

On the other end of McCarren lies a run of seven popular tennis courts besides Automotive High School. Like much of the park, it is a little worse for the wear. Efforts have been afoot to install a bubble for the winter, but at least for the time being, a new windscreen will help keep conditions better during the blustery spring and fall months. And this being Brooklyn, the windscreen had to take on an artistic flair. Read More

By John Koblin 8/24/10 11:40pm

Rally Round Nadal, Boys

At last year’s U.S. Open, we saw a glimpse of the future: Roger Federer finally losing his grip on the tournament he’s owned for the past seven years (crumbling to the languid, loose-limbed 20-year-old Argentine, Juan Martin del Potro). It wasn’t easy to watch. King Roger, now 29, has been New York’s adopted son. We’ve Read More

By Amanda Julius 6/23/10 10:31pm

Longest Game in Tennis History Suspended For Darkness

Frenchman Nicolas Mahut and John Isner, of the U.S.A, were relegated to an outer court in their Wimbledon match-up today, and resumed their match from yesterday with none of the fanfare associated with the Center Court, where the celebrities play.

But five hours later everyone was watching them, as this first-round match played Read More

By Joseph Alexiou 3/10/10 7:11pm

Central Park Tennis Courts To Bubble Over?

On Thursday evening, Community Board 7′s Parks and Preservation committee will hold a meeting to discuss having three translucent “bubbles” cover public tennis courts by the Central Park Tennis Center, located at 94th and 95th streets. Originating from the Parks Department, 26 Har-Tru courts would be weatherproofed from Nov. 15 to March 24 every year for Read More