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Article about Micro Wrestling in Staten Island in the Village Voice.

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Micro Wrestling Is Much More Than a Little Show

If you wanted a ringside seat at the matches on Staten Island this coming Monday, you’re too late. 

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Village Voice article on former Knicks star Dick Barnett.

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Dick Barnett Was a Hero Long Before He Helped the Knicks Win Two Championships 

This month, PBS airs “The Dream Whisperer,” which follows the hoops star on a quest to give his all-Black college team its historical due.

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Article by Thomas Gerbasi on declaring the corner of Lexington Avenue and 115th Street “Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho Way.”

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‘Macho Camacho’ Always Went His Own Way – Now You Can Too

At a street-naming ceremony in East Harlem, a boxing hero is honored. 

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Village Voice article about coaching local kids with hockey dreams in Queens.

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The Ice May Be Synthetic, But the Dreams Are Real

Topline Hockey hopes to make the glide path to the NHL easier for New York City kids.

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Project Finish Cheered the NYC Marathon Runners Until the Not-At-All-Bitter End

The 51st iteration of the five-borough race is in the books, and applause was the order of the day—and night.

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Cheering on the Nice Guys and Gals – and Everyone Else – Who Finish Last in the NYC Marathon

You can take most of the day, and into the night, to finish the NYC Marathon — Project Finish will still make you feel like a champ.

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Roller Derby Means Playing for the Love of the Game

After two decades, Suzy Hotrod is still bringing it on the rink, but it’s not getting easier.

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photo of cro-mags hardcore band

SOUNDS OF THE CITY

The Cro-Mags—Not a Nostalgia Band

Harley Flanagan and friends bring it all back home to NYC 

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MUSIC

Cro-Magnon Man Harley Flanagan Stands Tall

“I just really made a decision that for the people I love and for myself, I have to improve. What other point is there to it, in being alive?”

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Village Voice article by boxing writer Thomas Gerbasi on Amanda Serrano's upcoming bout against Katie Taylor

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Amanda Serrano: Portrait of a Female Fighter

The Brooklyn-based boxer is breaking new ground at Madison Square Garden, and it didn’t happen overnight

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