Pickleball mania reaches a fever pitch with CityPickle, in Central Park’s Wollman Rink, where fourteen newly installed courts welcome amateurs and professionals alike. The tennis-adjacent game—in which two or four players volley a plastic Whiffle-like ball with paddles—has become increasingly popular in recent years, owing to its high ratio of ease to enjoyment; at the Park, through Oct. 9, pickleballers can reserve clinics, private lessons, and open play on the courts from 7 A.M. to 9 P.M. daily, via city-pickle.com.
Pickleball for All, in Central Park
At CityPickle, in Wollman Rink, fourteen newly installed pickleball courts are open daily through the summer.
Photograph by Caroline Tompkins for The New Yorker
