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480-acre Island – NYC’s
backyard for sports & recreation
- Located in the Borough of Manhattan in
the East River between East Harlem, the South Bronx
and Astoria, Queens. Adjacent to and accessible from
Manhattan to the west, the Bronx to the North and Queens
to the east.
- Accessible by car, bus, bicycle, pedestrian
and ferry
- Over 700,000 annual visitors including
public and private school sports teams, recreational
leagues, and attendees of track events, summer concerts
and Cirque du Soleil.
- Randall’s Island Kids (RIK) provides
free programming in partnership with local public schools
and community-based organizations in Harlem and the
South Bronx. RIK brings thousands of children to the
Park each year for a range of free sports and environmental
education activities.
Current Facilities Include
- Icahn Stadium, a world-class IAAF sanctioned
track & field facility, capable of hosting local,
regional, national and international events
- Premier Soccer Field adjacent to the
Stadium with artificial surface, lighting, scoreboard
and bleacher seating for 600
- 18 Soccer Fields
(currently under construction)
- 26 Softball and Baseball Fields
(currently
under construction)
- Tennis Center
- Golf Center
- Ferry Dock
- Picnic areas
- Playground
Major Park Projects
- Redevelopment of 64
sports fields
(currently
under construction)
- SporTime Tennis Center – privately
developed (slated to open
fall 2008)
- Interpretive and Interactive Boardwalk
(complete)
- Waterfront Pathways (ongoing)
- Wetlands and
salt marsh restoration
(currently
under construction)
- Shoreline and seawall reconstruction
(ongoing)
- Roadway, parking and infrastructure
improvements (ongoing)
- Visitors and Nature Center (tbd)
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