Naima Green Photographs Five New York City Pickup Courts for CULTURED x Art Arena Issue
In a recent feature by CULTURED and Art Arena, photographer Naima Green showcased five unique basketball courts throughout New York City. Highlighted locations include the Frederick Johnson Playground, named after a notable one-armed native from Harlem, and the Wright Brothers Playground, which was utilized by iconic figures like Tupac Shakur for filming. The famed West 4th Street Courts, referred to as "the Cage," has hosted legends such as Julius Erving. Additionally, Brooklyn Bridge Park offers scenic soccer fields, and Barrier Playground provides facilities for handball and basketball, with all NYC Parks tennis courts available for a nominal fee.
Key facts
- Naima Green photographed five New York City courts for the CULTURED x Art Arena issue
- The documented sites are Frederick Johnson Playground, Wright Brothers Playground, West 4th Street Courts, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Barrier Playground
- Frederick Johnson Playground is at 7th Avenue and 150th Street, New York, New York 10039
- Wright Brothers Playground is at St. Nicholas and Manhattan Avenue, New York, New York 10027
- West 4th Street Courts are at 272 6th Avenue, New York, New York 10012
- Brooklyn Bridge Park fields opened in 2012 at 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201
- Barrier Playground is at 36-04 Horace Harding Expressway, Rego Park, New York 11374
- All NYC Parks-run tennis courts across the five boroughs are available for a nominal annual fee
- Tupac Shakur filmed basketball scenes for the 1994 drama Above the Rim at Harlem's Rucker Park
- Many of the city's thousands of handball courts were restored in a 2000 Parks Department renovation project
Entities
Artists
- Naima Green
- Althea Gibson
- Tupac Shakur
- Julius Erving
- Anthony Mason
- Brunson
- Homer
Institutions
- CULTURED
- Art Arena
- NYC Parks
- P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
- Dunbar Apartments
- Rucker Park
- FIFA
- NBA
- Knicks
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Harlem
- Manhattan
- Greenwich Village
- Brooklyn
- Queens
- Rego Park
- Forest Hills
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Frederick Johnson Playground
- Wright Brothers Playground
- West 4th Street Courts
- Barrier Playground
- The Cage
- The Barrier
- East River
- Lower Manhattan
- Central Park
- Hamptons
- Sparta
- West Coast