WNBA Looks to Keep Attendance Momentum Going

The WNBA playoffs are underway. And after a record-breaking season in which regular season attendance was up 48% and 2,353,735 fans attended WNBA games, due in large part to rookie phenom Caitlyn Clark, the WNBA has never been in a better position. But with Clark’s Indiana Fever being eliminated by the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs, many are left wondering… can the WNBA keep this momentum?

The WNBA playoffs are underway. And after a record-breaking season in which regular s...

Tennis and Fashion Make a Match at U.S. Open

The U.S. Open just closed its 2024 season, drawing tennis fans to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as well as to watch parties across the city. The Open recorded its biggest one-day crowd, with nearly 75,000 attendees — and they got to soak in a lot more than just the matches. Tennis fashion has broken into the pop culture zeitgeist with filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s 2024 “Challengers,” starring Zendaya, and TikTok’s trending “tenniscore” aesthetic.

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When New York Sports Teams Win, So Do Small Businesses

It’s been 10 years since the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers made their respective playoffs at the same time. Madison Square Garden is buzzing with fans eager to see their teams reach the finals, and local businesses are feeling the excitement too.

Near the Garden the owner of Tracks Sports Bar is seeing an increase in sales, especially on game night. It’s the same for Pizza Suprema that sees the restaurant “packed with jerseys.”

Campus Protest Arrests Spark Outcry

MANHATTAN — When the presidents of The City College of New York (CCNY) and Columbia University called in the NYPD to arrest pro-Palestinian campus protestors — including their own students, staff and faculty — they crossed a line, demonstrators say.
In the end, cops arrested close to 300 people on both campuses late on April 30 into the next morning, according to the NYPD.
CCNY President Vincent Boudreau told NYCity News Service he made the call to ask for NYPD to come onto campus to arrest “trespassers” — a decision students said flew in the face of “a public campus that has been promoting activism.”

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