Riverside Park's pickleball courts sit on the lower recreation level near West 110th Street, between the Andy Kessler skate park and the basketball courts. There are five dedicated courts with permanent painted lines, purpose-built by the Riverside Park Conservancy and opened in 2023, not lines taped over a tennis court. Play is free, drop-in, and first-come, with no reservation system and no permit unless you are running a league or a group of twenty or more.

There are no lights, so play ends at sunset, as early as around 4:30pm in winter. The courts sit right above the Hudson, so the river breeze is real, and regulars bring heavier outdoor balls to cut through it. The nearest subway is the 1 train to Cathedral Parkway / 110th Street, a short walk downhill toward the river. The local community organizes pickup and open play through the TeamReach app (group code RiversidePark).

Riverside Park has three separate places to play, and they are easy to mix up: these 110th Street pickleball courts, the 96th Street red clay tennis courts, and the 119th Street hard tennis courts.

Use Doyouplay to find pickleball and tennis players near the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights, and line up a game at Riverside before you head over.