Bronx · New York City
Crotona Park
Crotona Park North to South, Fulton Av to Southern Blvd and Crotona Park East
The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning runs the courts here. NYJTL describes 12 courts at the Center itself, 10 of them bubbled for the winter; the City counts 22 across the park.
- Courts
- 22
- Floodlights
- 20 of 22 courts
- Access
- Walk-on only
Getting on a court
No City reservation here, so a Parks permit and turning up is the way on. Some parks are run by a concession that takes its own bookings, so it is worth checking the venue before you travel. A Parks permit is required from the first Saturday in April to the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
- Adults 18–61
- $100
- Seniors 62+
- $20
- Under 18
- $10
- Single visit
- $15
A single visit covers an hour of singles or two hours of doubles. Adults with IDNYC get 10% off the full-season permit.
The season and the hours a permit covers vary by court. Check this one with the City before you go.
Source: NYC Parks.
History
Named for Cary Leeds, a Wimbledon mixed-doubles semi-finalist who reached world number 12 in doubles and died in 2003. The centre opened in 2015 as a public-private partnership with the City of New York, in a park where Bronx tennis has been played since the 1930s.
Playing for Cary Leeds
Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning is entered in The Grand NYC, a free contest between New York tennis clubs decided by the US Open. Anyone who plays here can pick winners and score for the club.
See Cary Leeds’s standingsSources