Jackie Robinson Park

Jackie Robinson Park is a public park in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York. The approximately 12.77-acre (5.17 ha) park is bounded by Bradhurst Avenue, 155th Street, Edgecombe Avenue, and 145th Street. The park has baseball fields, playgrounds, bathrooms, basketball courts, volleyball courts, a recreation center, bandshell, pool, and Wi-Fi hotspots.

Jackie Robinson Park
Type	Urban park
Location	Harlem, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40.8264°N 73.9411°W / 40.8264; -73.9411
Area	12.77 acres (5.17 ha)
Created	1911
Operated by	NYC Parks
Public transit access	Subway: ​ to 155th Street ​​​ to 145th Street ​ to 155th Street Bus: M2, M3, M10, Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx19

History

A playground inside Jackie Robinson Park

The area that is now Jackie Robinson Park was part of the Samuel Bradhurst estate in the late 18th to early 19th centuries.[1] Brick buildings lined its southern edge and a few small residences were scattered throughout its interior in the early 1890s.[2] The act creating the park was passed February 26, 1894,[3] and the land was acquired by the City of New York between 1894 and 1899. The southern portion opened to the public on August 12, 1911.[4] In 1936, the pool and recreation center were added. The name of the park prior to 1978 was Colonial Park. The park was renamed Jackie Robinson Park in 1978, after the first black professional baseball player in the major leagues.[5] The Polo Grounds baseball stadium was once directly north of the park.

Gallery

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  Baseball and basketball area in Jackie Robinson Park
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  Rock outcropping in Jackie Robinson Park
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  Volunteers from the New York League Playground Improvement Project beautifying Jackie Robinson Park, May 20, 2017
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  Black Rock Negative Energy Absorber, public art by Rudy Shepherd (b. 1975)

References

1. Otto Sackersdorff (1815) "Page 21: Bounded by W. 156th Street, (Hamilton Heights) Ninth Avenue, W. 136th Street and North River." in Maps of Farms Commonly Called The Blue Book (1815). Accessed from the New York Public Library Digital Collection, May 20, 2017
2. George W. and Walter S. Bromley (1891) "Plate 42 Map bounded by W. 147th St., Harlem River, W. 136th St., Avenue St." in Atlas of the City of New York Manhattan (1891). Accessed from the New York Public Library Digital Collection, May 20, 2017
3. "Not True, Says Ex-Mayor Gilroy". New York Times. New York. January 16, 1895. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
4. "Part of a New Park Opened". New York Sun. New York. August 13, 1911. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
5. Staff "Jackie Robinson Park" New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website

External links

• Jackie Robinson Park at NYC Parks