Requirements: Permits
needed.
They are issued from Mid-April
through Mid-September.
Exact opening and closing days
will be posted. •
Fee: Athletic permits cost $8 per session.
Permits are free for applicants who are
supervising a league composed of
players 17 years old and younger. •
Where: NYC Department of Parks
and Recreation issues permits to leagues,
teams, and other groups. The public can obtain athletic field
permits for a session on one of the fields
by submitting a permit application to the
permit office at the Borough Office
(16 West 61st Street) or by contacting the
Permit Office at (212) 408-0209.
Situated west of
the Central Park Carousel
with the Ballfields Café to the north,
Heckscher Ballfields was named after
August Heckscher who was appointed as
Parks Commissioner in 1967 and
served a six year term.
The Heckscher Ballfields offers players six
fields in which to enjoy a game of baseball
or softball and allows fans to sit back and
watch the games from the bleachers that
surround the ballfields.
