Sports

Cricket: On the Van Cortlandt Park Cricket Stadium Proposal, the Bats are Out

By SÍLE MOLONEY
News of a planned, 34,000-seat, temporary cricket stadium in Van Cortlandt Park ahead of the Cricket Men’s World Cup in June 2024 shook the Kingsbridge community to its core when The City media outlet published details on July 15 of the as-yet, tentative plan for the venue. However, with New York City Mayor Eric Adams struggling to cope with the ever-increasing costs of handling the influx of migrants to the city, private funding from entities such as the International Cricket Council (ICC) for such an event would, no doubt, be considered a welcome investment in New York City’s local economy.

Concerns over Trash Around the Reservoir Oval Continue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Concerns over trash around the Reservoir Oval East in Norwood continue. What appear to be bags of household trash were seen and photographed between parked cars and the retaining wall around the Reservoir Oval by Wayne Avenue on July 7. The discovery follows previous complaints by residents in June of residual trash by the retaining wall seen in the same vicinity of the Reservoir Oval in Norwood which some residents allege is not being regularly swept.

Clean The Bronx and Get Free Yankees Tickets as part of Third Annual Summer Clean-up Series

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Clean The Bronx and get free Yankees tickets! As part of the Third Annual Volunteer Summer Clean-up Series, which begins in the Bronx on July 21, the Sanitation Foundation announced on July 19 that participants at any of the six upcoming summer clean-up events will each receive a voucher valid for two tickets to select New York Yankees 2023 regular season home games.