The 14th Regiment Armory in Brooklyn opened in 1895, but it wasn’t until March 1910 that the building left its mark on the hoops landscape. With 3,000 onlookers in the house, the Smart Set Athletic Club hosted the Washington 12 Streeters. While the crowd may be miniscule compared to today’s illustrious standards, newspapers such as […]

Photo: Bobbito Garcia
As a youngster growing up in Brownsville, playing basketball was a tradition. Your whole family played: uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters, parents, godparents . . . maybe even grandparents.
This sport kept my neighborhood on one accord at times. I vividly remember groups of kids playing during the summers, winters—better yet no matter the […]

The Smoke has cleared in high school hoops and the results are in. We have ourselves a rematch of last year’s toughest teams in Brooklyn. Lincoln will be facing off against Boys and Girls in the City PSAL Chip once again. Lance Stephenson will try to lead the Railsplitters to a “5-peat” which is unheard […]