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The North Meadow Recreation Center, formerly a stable, now includes basketball and handball courts.
Location: MAP | Mid-Park above the Reservoir at 97th Street. Hours: The North Meadow Center handball and pickleball courts are closed for renovation. They will reopen mid-summer 2024.
The North Meadow Center, including restrooms and basketball courts, will be closed for renovation from late summer of 2023 through spring of 2025. The handball courts will be open periodically throughout construction.
The North Meadow Center was once a maintenance facility and then a stable before transforming into the recreational center it is today, which supports activities like handball and basketball.
A Central Park Conservancy facility, the North Meadow Recreation Center now includes six outdoor basketball courts, six outdoor handball courts and public restrooms.
Visitors can borrow sporting goods kits which include various items such as frisbees, jump ropes, balls, bats, and hula-hoops.
Basketballs (to be used at the Center's basketball courts) are also available with a photo ID.