An Upper East Side Playground With Farmland History
An Upper East Side playground on East 60th Street, with basketball, handball courts, spray showers, and restrooms.
🏀 A Playground With A Past
Your next Upper East Side play break comes with a detour into the history of this part of New York. Sycamores Park began as a farm owned by Thomas C. Pearsall, before the property passed to the Standard Oil Company of New York. A stop here pairs that agricultural past with the everyday pleasures of a public playground.
Head to 501 East 60th Street for basketball courts, handball courts, and play areas for kids. Bring a ball when you want a game, or make the outing about playground time with the family. Spray showers add a cooling feature, and public restrooms are available alongside the recreation facilities.
Gates follow a fixed window, open at 7 AM and closed by 6 PM, which suits a morning or an after school visit rather than an evening one.
