Josh Safdie's film is no biopic, but it's heavily indebted to the life and talents of a real ping-pong champ.

Yasiris Ortiz, a 28-year-old star from the Bronx, is helping to bring free table tennis programing to children across the city.

In the 1940s and '50s, New York City table tennis was a gritty subculture full of misfits, gamblers, doctors, actors, students and more. They competed, bet on the game or both at all-night spots like ...

The Weekend Read / Josh Safdie’s latest movie Marty Supreme spurred a renewed national interest in ping-pong. I played my way ...

Marty Reisman was nicknamed "The Needle" for his slender physique. He dressed well and put on a show. The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired 'Marty Supreme' In the 1940s and '50s, ...