Meet the high-strung Ping-Pong hustler, ‘Marty The Needle,’ who inspired ‘Marty Supreme’

Meet the high-strung Ping-Pong hustler, ‘Marty The Needle,’ who inspired ‘Marty Supreme’

Long before Timothée Chalamet starred in “Marty Supreme” — the hotly anticipated movie that hits theaters nationwide on Christmas Day — there was Marty “The Needle” Reisman, the wild-eyed, high-strung Ping-Pong hustler who inspired the namesake character. For that, we can thank “The Money Player,” a 1974 memoir written by Reisman, which set director Josh … Read more

How pingpong is helping New Yorkers beat Parkinson’s disease: ‘Can’t get enough’

How pingpong is helping New Yorkers beat Parkinson’s disease: ‘Can’t get enough’

NYU economics professor Bill Easterly, a highly respected expert in foreign aid, global poverty and development in Africa, can add a novel title to his lengthy resume — pingpong player extraordinaire. Easterly, 67, picked up the unusual skill as a way to cope with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that can cause tremors, slow movement … Read more