Mosaic Mental Health held its annual 5K run/walk at Van Cortlandt Park Sunday, April 23 drawing all kinds of runners in the rain. New York state deputy secretary for human services and mental hygiene Jihoon Kim was the honorary starter. more

The annual Riverdale 1-Mile Run/Walk will be held May 21 at the Riverdale Y at 5625 Arlington Ave. more

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

Ivan Lytovchenko remembers the look on the faces of his common folk. There were no emotions — only austere expressions and almost a sense of numbness to it all by now. more

St. Michael’s College senior utility man Ulysses Luciano, a Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy alumnus, was named the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending Sunday, April 9 along with teammate John Luke Cianciolo Guilford/New Haven, Connecticut. more

Two years ago, Chris Ballerini was heading up to the second floor gym at DeWitt Clinton High School during one of his breaks. New York City was still on tentative lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but Clinton was beginning to bring in some of its students to learn in-person before, eventually, the city would reopen all of its schools. more

Manhattan College announced former University of Hartford head coach John Gallagher as the new men’s basketball head coach just before noon March 28. more

New York City has more than 1,700 parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities in the five boroughs, but how many accessible bathrooms are there? In the confines of Community Board 8, there are 11 comfort stations while two are accessible for people with disabilities. more

A Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy alumni is leading the Saint Michael’s College baseball team in hits as it begins Northeast-10 Conference play. more