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A long hillside park between 110th and 123rd Streets with two baseball fields and several basketball courts, plus handball courts at the north end. Kids from Harlem and Morningside Heights come for Little League games and pickup basketball.
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Open during park hours
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Ages 4–17.
Free public park
Open during park hours
Morningside Park, Morningside Ave & W 110th-123rd St, 10026, in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.
No. Morningside Park Ballfields & Courts is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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