Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ustanew2.gotennissource .com  World’s largest public tennis facility, with 33 outdoor and nine indoor courts. Home of the US Open Tennis Championships. Pro shop. 718 760 6200 | Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens 11368 Wollman Rink wollmanskatingrink .com  A real New York experience. Outdoor skating frommid-Oct. through early Apr. Lessons, groups and parties. Skate rental. Food service. 212 439 6900 | Central Park, enter at W. 59th St. and Sixth Ave., office: 830 Fifth Ave., NYC 10065  World Ice Arena worldice.com Modern arena hosts public skating, hockey games, private skating lessons and skating events. Full service dining at World Ice Cafe, featuring live music. 718 760 9001 | Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Perimiter Rd. near Avery Ave., Flushing, Queens 11368  WWII Veterans War Memorial Ice Skating Rink nycgovparks.org/ facilities/iceskating/6  Outdoor skating weekends in winter: Fri. 4–10:30pm; Sat. noon–4:30pm and 7–10:30pm; Sun. noon–7pm. Also ice skating school and party rentals. (Confirm public skating hours, as outdoor schedules can change due to inclement weather.) Admission. 718 720 1010 | in Cloves Lake Park (Victory Blvd., west of Clove Rd.), Staten Island  Spectator Sports Barclays Center barclayscenter.com Home to Brooklyn Nets and New York Islanders, 18,200-seat arena also hosts college and prep basketball, boxing, circuses, family shows, concerts by major artists. 917 618 6700 | 620 Atlantic Ave. (at Flatbush Ave.), Brooklyn 11217  Brooklyn Cyclones brooklyn cyclones.com  Mets minor-league affiliate grooms future major leaguers. Great baseball atmosphere; ballpark overlooks Coney Island. 718 449 8497 | MCU Park, 1904 Surf Ave. (W. 17th–19th Sts.), Coney Island, Brooklyn 11224  Brooklyn Nets brooklynnets.com The NBA’s Nets play in Brooklyn’s 18,000-seat Barclays Center. 201 935 8888, 877 772 5849 | Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave. (Flatbush Ave.), Brooklyn 11217 Citi Field See New York Mets. Great North River Tugboat Race and Challenge workingharbor.org/tug race_home.html  Tugboats from all of the tug and towing companies in New York Harbor, as well as historic tugboats, race on the Hudson, and compete in other tugboat-related events. Annually, early Sept. 718 757 1600 | Pier 84, W. 44th St. & Hudson River, Manhattan, Icahn Stadium icahnstadium.org World-class track & field venue hosts the annual Mayor’s Cup Outdoor Track & Field Championship (April), IAAF Adidas Grand Prix (June) and other meets, as well as concerts and events. 212 860 1899 | 20 Randall’s Island, NYC 10035 Madison Square Garden msg.com /madison-square-garden  Famous sports and entertainment complex. 212 465 6741 | 4 Penn Plaza (Seventh Ave., 31st–33rd Sts.), NYC 10001  Millrose Games nyrrmillrosegames .org  One of the world’s top indoor track meets, since 1908. Annually in January or February (2020: Feb. 8). 212 923 1803 | New Balance Track & Field Center, 216 Fort Washington Ave. (168th St.), NYC 10032 New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory armorytrack.com Health and fitness for youth, teens, adults, seniors. Track meets, training, instructional programs. Also home of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame Museum. 212 923 1803 | 216 Fort Washington Ave. (168th–169th Sts.), NYC 10032 New York City FC nycfc.com  NYC’s Major League Soccer club featuring stars David Villa as captain and Patrick Vieira as head coach. Games at iconic Yankee Stadium. Affordable, fun, accessible. 212 738 5900 | Yankee Stadium, 1 E. 161st St. (River Ave.), Bronx 10451  New York City Triathlon nyctri.com One of the largest Olympic-distance multi-sport races in the United States: 1.5K swim in the Hudson River, 40K bike ride along the West Side Highway and 10K run through Central Park. Annually in summer (2019: July 21). Start: 99th St. on the Hudson River; finish: Dead Road, Central Park, Manhattan 226 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Sports