North Meadow Center
![North Meadow Recreation Center 20190107 0001](https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.centralparknyc.org/media/images/locations/_1650x767_crop_center-center_none/North-Meadow-Recreation-Center_20190107_0001.jpg)
The North Meadow Center, located adjacent to the North Meadow, is a Central Park Conservancy operations facility that includes basketball and handball courts.
The North Meadow Center has had several uses over time. It was built in the early 20th century as a maintenance facility and was later used as a stable. In the 1930s it was converted for recreational uses, including roller skating and handball, as part of efforts to concentrate sports and other activities in the north end of the Park. It was rebuilt and expanded several times by the Conservancy to serve more modern recreational needs and accommodate Park staff.
The North Meadow Center, including restrooms and basketball courts, will be closed for renovation from late summer of 2023 through spring of 2025. The handball courts will be open periodically throughout construction. Learn more about the Conservancy's reconstruction project.
Things you can do here
![A young goalie keeps his eye on the ball on the North Meadow with the skyline in the background](https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.centralparknyc.org/media/images/_1650x1238_crop_center-center_none/Soccer-Player_20190614_05.jpg)
Activities
Soccer
Tags: Kids and Families / Health & Fitness
Also in the area
Read more
![A couple walk the footpath in late Autumn on the South End of the Park](https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.centralparknyc.org/media/images/_1650x1238_crop_center-center_none/Make-Central-Park-a-Part-of-Your-Thanksgiving-Tradition.jpg)
Things to See and Do
Make Central Park a Part of Your Thanksgiving Tradition
Celebrating Thanksgiving in New York City can be especially magical, and we want to help you make lasting memories.
Tags: Families / Fall / Tips for Visiting
![A summer softball game on Heckscher Ballfields with Umpire Rock looming in the background](https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.centralparknyc.org/media/images/_1650x1238_crop_center-center_none/Solitude-Sports-and-Skyline-Views.jpg)
Things to See and Do
From the Mailbag: Solitude, Sports, and Skyline Views
We received curious inquiries on everything from the best places to take skyline photos to the history of the Minton tile ceiling in the Bethesda Terrace Arcade.
Tags: Tips for Visiting