Deep in Flushing sits the Fitzgerald gymnasium on Queens College’s campus. Wide with a high, curved white ceiling reinforced with metal beams, it set a grand atmosphere for what felt like an equally grand matchup on Monday between DeWitt Clinton’s boys basketball team and Transit Tech high school from East New York for the semifinals of the PSAL citywide playoffs. more

The year hip-hop turns 50, a librarian at Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy brought back the Bronx beat to honor Black History month. more

The DeWitt Clinton High School boys basketball team is picking up where it left off last season as it defeated the Far Rockaway Sea Horses, 66-40, in the first round of the citywide playoffs last week. more

Kingsbridge International High School seniors presented a non-traditional puppet show to P.S. 65 elementary school in Mott Haven on Feb. 15. The show consisted of two large puppets, shadow … more

There is a time for every teenager before they apply to a college when there is hesitation — which is normal. College can be expensive and a big career decision. But not all students choose college. more

Students with disabilities depend on their Individualized Education Program to receive the help they need from K-12. But in a blink of an eye after high school graduation — that help is all gone. more

State Sen. Robert Jackson, at far left, speaks with teens from the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Youth Leadership Council Jan. 25 in his Albany office to discuss increasing funding for after-school programs. The trip was organized by New York State Network for Youth Success. more

Lydia Dufour of greater Riverdale was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Slippery Rock University. She had a GPA of 3.5 or higher and earned at least 12 credits. more

Harry Potter is a well-known franchise developed by J.K. Rowling. Ever since the novels came out, fans everywhere had been demanding more content and merchandise from the series. Years passed, and the fans were starved of the story after it ended with the last novel, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” — until the establishment of the Harry Potter store. more

An observatory that was used for more than 40 years in Garden City needed a new place to call home. Students at Nassau Community College once had it on their campus until they began renovations to modernize the campus in 2019. more