Prospect Park Tennis Center
50 Parkside Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 436-2500
www.prospectpark.org
By Subway: F Train to Fort Hamilton Parkway station (exit at Greenwood/Prospect Ave., rear of the train). Walk straight up Greenwood Avenue, cross Prospect Park Southwest, turn right and walk towards the tennis courts. Clubhouse is between the two sets of courts/bubbles. Q Train to Parkside Avenue station. Continue down Parkside Avenue; just past the fields, you’ll see the tennis courts. Clubhouse is between the two sets of courts/bubbles.
By Car:
Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Avenue to Grand Army Plaza. Continue on Flatbush; make right on Ocean Avenue; right on Parkside Avenue. Tennis courts are several blocks down, past the fields, on your left. Clubhouse is between the two sets of courts/bubbles.
BQE or Battery Tunnel: Exit onto Prospect Expressway. Take the Fort Hamilton Parkway exit. Proceed two blocks and make left on Caton Avenue. Make left on Coney Island Avenue and continue to Park Circle. The tennis courts are on your right. Clubhouse is between the two sets of courts/bubbles.
Queens: Grand Central to BQE towards Verrazano Bridge. Stay on BQE, go around Battery Tunnel, merge towards the left and exit at Prospect Expressway. Take Fort Hamilton Parkway exit (second exit). Proceed two blocks and make left on Caton Avenue. Make left on Coney Island Avenue (Exxon station on your right; Mobil station on your left) to Park Circle. At stop sign look across the circle to the right; you’ll see the tennis courts. Clubhouse is between the two sets of courts/bubbles.
Jackie Robinson Parkway: exit onto Bushwick Ave. At the 2nd light, turn left onto Eastern Parkway. Follow Eastern Parkway for several miles (10 – 15 minutes depending on the lights). Look for Washington Avenue (it’s just before the Brooklyn Museum) and turn left. Keeping the Park on your right, follow the street around; you will turn right on Empire Boulevard, then left on Ocean Avenue. At the circle, turn right onto Parkside. After about 3 – 4 blocks, you’ll see the tennis courts.
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