25 play spaces for kids in the Bronx, 13 free. Playrooms, playgroups, rec centers. Includes St. James Recreation Center and St. Mary's Recreation Center.
A historic Bronx center with a gym, game room with billiard tables, and youth programs. Young members can play pickup games, join sports clinics, and take part in arts and enrichment programs offered each season.
A South Bronx center with an indoor pool, gym, and youth media classes. Kids and teens with a Parks youth membership use the gym and activity rooms, and staff run after-school, sports, and arts programming for school-age children.
Sits in Williamsbridge Oval park, near its track, fields, and playground. Kids and teens with a Parks youth membership use the gym and activity rooms, and staff run after-school, sports, and arts programming for school-age children.
A large indoor play park inside the Mall at Bay Plaza with multi-level climbing structures, long slides and a ball-blasting arena. Toddlers get their own soft-play area while older kids race through the tall play frame.
A Pelham Parkway community center offering parent-child early childhood programs, Pre-K, after-school with pickup from area schools, and youth sports like basketball, tee-ball and soccer. It also runs free SONYC after-school sites and family events.
A Bronx youth center for teens and young adults offering music production, culinary arts training, job readiness and youth employment programs. Young people can also work toward a high school equivalency and get counseling support.
Community center with a pool on the edge of Crotona Park offering free after-school for grades K-8 with homework help, arts, sports, swimming and STEM. It also runs swim classes, free family swim days and free Saturday-night basketball for older kids.
Kids at this community Y take part in swim classes, youth sports, teen programs, and holiday or school-break activities in a shared family setting. Program offerings and times vary by season, so families check the branch schedule.
A summer camp on Riverdale Country School's 27-acre campus with traditional day camp for preschool through 10th grade, sports and tennis camps, and specialty STEAM camps in art, science, engineering and technology. Campers also take swim lessons.
A neighborhood Y branch where children can join youth sports, swim lessons, after-school and camp programs, and family-friendly events alongside a membership gym. Program offerings and times vary by season, so families check the branch schedule.
This branch serves local families with youth enrichment, swim instruction, sports leagues, and seasonal camps, giving kids a regular place to play and meet peers. Program offerings and times vary by season, so families check the branch schedule.
A Riverdale community center with an early childhood center, infant and toddler classes, after-school enrichment, swim programs, and summer camps. Parents and young children can take classes together before kids move into school-age programs.
A Bronx trampoline park with freestyle jumping, dodgeball, a warrior obstacle course, trapeze and a zip line. Little kids have a toddler zone and soft play area, and there is an arcade plus big launch slides.
A South Bronx kids' party space with a bounce house, video game consoles, a basketball hoop and lawn games like cornhole. Families book the whole space for birthdays and gatherings.
Children's Arts & Science Workshops runs a Cornerstone program at this housing-development community center, giving local children a free, supervised place for games, academic support, and creative projects after school and in summer.
A NYCHA community center where a city-funded Cornerstone program run by Mosholu Montefiore Community Center offers school-age kids free after-school activities, homework help, sports, and arts. Summer and school-break programming is also offered for neighborhood youth.
This neighborhood community center hosts a free Cornerstone youth program operated by Catholic Charities Community Services. Children join after-school clubs, recreation, and enrichment activities, with extended summer hours.
A Hunts Point center with a gym and after-school youth programming. Young members can play pickup games, join sports clinics, and take part in arts and enrichment programs offered each season.
Formerly the West Bronx Recreation Center, known for its indoor basketball court and adaptive basketball. Kids and teens with a Parks youth membership use the gym and activity rooms, and staff run after-school, sports, and arts programming for school-age children.
A NYCHA community center where a city-funded Cornerstone program run by BronxWorks offers school-age kids free after-school activities, homework help, sports, and arts. Summer and school-break programming is also offered for neighborhood youth.
A newer center in Mullaly Park near Yankee Stadium with a gym and fitness areas. Children who hold a free youth membership can drop in for gym time, games, and supervised activities, and the center runs seasonal kids' classes and after-school programs.
A NYCHA community center where a city-funded Cornerstone program run by BronxWorks offers school-age kids free after-school activities, homework help, sports, and arts. Summer and school-break programming is also offered for neighborhood youth.
This neighborhood community center hosts a free Cornerstone youth program operated by Phipps Neighborhoods. Children join after-school clubs, recreation, and enrichment activities, with extended summer hours.
Phipps Neighborhoods runs a Cornerstone program at this housing-development community center, giving local children a free, supervised place for games, academic support, and creative projects after school and in summer.
LittleGotham lists 25 play spaces for kids in the Bronx.
Yes. 13 of 25 are free to attend, including St. James Recreation Center, St. Mary's Recreation Center, Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center.
24 listings are indoors, such as St. James Recreation Center, St. Mary's Recreation Center, Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center.
Crotona Park East (2), Fordham (2), Melrose (2).