Photo: downtownlittleleague.org
Founded in 1993, this is the largest single-chapter Little League program in the country, with over 1,200 players ages 5-18 across Lower Manhattan. A Challenger Division serves kids with special needs.
Spring season with registration each winter
Seasonal registration fee; proof of residency or school required
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Ages 5–17.
Seasonal registration fee; proof of residency or school required
Spring season with registration each winter
Various Lower Manhattan fields, in Tribeca, Manhattan.
No. Downtown Little League is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
Registration is handled by Downtown Little League: downtownlittleleague.org.
A community Y in the East Village with a gym used for basketball and other youth activities, plus family fitness and wellness programs. Kids can join sports classes and after-school programs close to Stuyvesant Town.
An Upper East Side taekwondo school with classes grouped by age: preschool (3-4), kindergarten (5-6), kids (7-12) and teens. Younger students work on motor skills while older kids learn self-defense, and the school runs birthday parties and a summer camp.
A city-run community center near the Manhattan Bridge where kids can shoot hoops in the gym and join free after-school and weekend youth sports activities. Staff run organized games and recreation programs for neighborhood children.
Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus runs a Baseball Academy plus a Rookies program for preschoolers, along with flag football at multiple levels and volleyball clinics. Kids build throwing, catching and game sense with experienced coaches.
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A landmark bathhouse turned recreation center by the East River, with a gym for basketball and other youth sports plus swimming facilities. Kids can take part in NYC Parks recreation programming throughout the year.