A Manhattan private school, Xavier High School, located at 30 West 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, is planning on spending $2.5 million to revamp a worn-out public playing field at Columbia and Bay streets in Red Hook, angering coaches of a local Red Hook football team, the Red Hook Raiders. By upgrading the pitch with footlights and new bleachers, Xavier will be guaranteed certain practice times from 3p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, messing up the schedule for the Red Hook club, according to the Brooklyn Paper. “My kids live here,” said coach Daniel Clay. “They should be the first priority.” [more]