Located just south of Pier 40, three public tennis courts in Hudson Square (one singles-only) are run by the Hudson River Park Trust rather than the Parks Department. The courts are carefully maintained and were resurfaced over the winter. Because the Trust manages them, the courts avoid inconsistent Parks Department sign-up rules. There is no attendant; each party receives an hour on the honor system, and overstayers or rule-flouters often face gentle public shaming. Waits can reach two hours on sunny days, but the queue is orderly and convivial, encouraging leisurely visits.
Located just south of Pier 40, the three public tennis courts in Hudson Square (one of which is for singles play only) are run by the Hudson River Park Trust rather than the Parks Department. This means they're carefully maintained (they were just resurfaced over the winter) and, crucially, they're not subject to the moving target that is the Parks Department sign-up rules, which seem to differ from court to court.
There is no attendant, each party gets an hour on the honor system, and players who overstay their hour or flout the rules are subject to gentle but public shaming by others waiting. "They're an oasis of democratic tennis in a public-parks ecosystem of general chaos," says Craig Shapiro, host of The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast and a former stringer on the ATP Tour. On a sunny day, you may wait up to two hours, but the system is orderly and downright genial.
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