A different way to understand your community — and yourself.
By Nick Pachelli (Academy Class of 2009)
In 2021, I moved from Harlem to leafy Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I’m a longtime competitive tennis player, and one of my first outings in the neighborhood was to an annual community tennis tournament in the park that a friend recommended. Eager to scout the competition and cultivate a tennis tribe in my new home, I walked up the hill and watched rallies across the six courts. I noticed one guy in bright orange shorts with rapid footwork and a slight limp. I turned to the stranger watching next to me and asked what the guy’s deal was.
Read Nick’s article in the New York Times Magazine.
Nick’s new book, The Tennis Court, is available at nickpachelli.com.