Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Sara D. Roosevelt Park in New York
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New York, New York County, New York, US
Accessibility
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Public toilet
Yes
Phone: +1 212-639-9675
Site: https://www.nycgovparks.org/park...
Site: https://www.nycgovparks.org/park...
Opening hours
- Monday:6AM–10PM
- Tuesday:6AM–10PM
- Wednesday:6AM–10PM
- Thursday:6AM–10PM
- Friday:6AM–10PM
- Saturday:6AM–10PM
- Sunday:6AM–10PM
Comments (199)
Dirty and dilapidated. Came here to find a spot to sit down and eat but this is not the park for that at all.
I attended The offline 2 art show. Talented young Artist displayed their excellent work.
Its ok for quick break.
Nice park. Needs bathrooms
Please read other low rating reviews regarding this park. The city should definitely put more resource into this park.
Well kept and many beautiful flowers
Absolutely worth a visit because its so striking!
Always a lovely time to be had for the whole family. I attended a very lovely memorial service for a beloved member of the downtown/LES community in this park, and it was a lovely place for locals to pay tribute to such a memorable soul. It was--and is--lively, a beautiful Fall day. So nice that there are so many places and ways to remember people we love here...sending love Caroline.
Its a deli, a place that appeals to all people in the area, they are friendly, congenial and they do a good job at pleasing people. They have an inside pick-up/serving area for delicious hot Latin dishes around lunch time.
Sadly, this park needs quite a bit of maintenance and security. There is potential for this area to contribute to the adjacent neighborhoods but presently acts more like a barrier.
One of the soccer fields here are very solid
It has so many things that the parks offers for people to enjoy. The only problem that the park currently has is the basketball courts. They need to be repaired. People are injuring themselves. Playing on these basktball courts because they cant tell that the basketball courts need to be repaired and the players who do come out to play do they best to play without harming themselves.
Fantastic little slice of heaven in the otherwise crowded and busy LES. Soccer fields, gardens, playgrounds. There are many different communities formed in this little slice of park- even a bicycle polo meetup! One of my favorite places in the city.
This is an awful park. Its always filthy, desperately needs its walkways repathed and benches replaced, and it has lots of junkies doing junkie things. Seriously, the last time I was there, I witnessed a dude smoking a crack pipe.The upside? Its a really long park, in terms of length, so there are lots of seats. And, if you chill on the Houston St side, you can view some fun pick up basketball games. Otherwise, keep walking.
Great location and important for community, but heavy foot traffic has clearly taken its toll on this park. Government should put a bit of funding towards maintaining the space. If the space was nicer, Im sure it would be ideal for filming revenue for NYC.
BEST PLACE TO SMOKE K2
This park has a lot of potential and is in a very convenient spot surrounded by food places but it smells bad and is full of shady people and litter.
Not safe and not taken care. Would avoid it
Its an eventful park. However, with many park attendees the place is still dirty.
Has potential, but not very clean, not very safe, plenty of drug users and homeless, and gaining access to courts or fields is a task. By the way, Im not an import, Im a native resident of the L.E.S. since 1967, so I remember what this park was and I know what it could be if given the proper attention like Tompkins Square Park or Washington Square Park
Long narrow park with many distinct sections, including a track, bike polo court, and gardens. Trashes are over-filled, sometimes overtaken by Chinatown smells, home to drug-using homeless, and at northern end clearly drug dealers and gangs that NY Parks has chosen not to address.All this to say, its always full of people using the park, and generally feels safe because of that. If we take the Jane Jacobs approach, the park is a success
In describing my experience here I discovered that it echoes alot of what has already been said about this park. The park has potential, but on this day I could not appreciate it.
This park is run by some of the nicest people youll ever meet. Good place to sit down and read a book even if you dont have one because they have a book cart. Came here to play bocce ball for the first time with friends.
An lil oasis of peace in crazy NYC!!!
This park is a little bit of green along with basketball courts and a baseball field. Checker tables are also a place of congregation for the locals from the surrounding Chinatown. A great place to see if you want a taste of real New York City and it might only cost you a bus or train fare, that is unless you decide to walk or ride a bike, skateboard, or even a unicycle.
The park itself was jam-packed with people for the Lunar New Year celebration, so it was somewhat hard to get a good idea of how it was as a park. However, there was a lot of room and the celebration was beautiful, and I was very happy to visit.
Homelessness drugs exercise for elderly during early hrs. Dirty rats has seats available. However Needs to separate children from adult areas. Use it for a park,not extension for police and Correction personel parking. Actually is a Diamond in the rough. Has great potential.
Nice looking park.. the homeless population is excessive. But otherwise the basketball courts are clean and the place is humungous..
It a basic city park
Plus: well maintained basketball and soccer courts, playgrounds, beautiful community garden. Minus: construction on east side of the park, homeless men hanging out on the north side of the park.
Pretty big park with handball courts and soccer field. Usually you see people playing soccer and old people doing thai chi. Overall this is a pretty good park to relax and enjoy your lunch and outdoors.
Soccer players, beware! The turf field is in poor condition (even though it was recently refurbished). Although it might look nice, if you fall, the rubber used on this field will cut you right up.
A park like location for the people of all ages, whether go for a walk without worrying the traffics, a game of soccer or basket ball, 100 meters short distance dash, long distance marathon training, even just a group of dancers try to coordinate their moves, this is a fairly decent location amist of concrete buildings.
Im super biased as this historic park is a solid part of my childhood. Its nice to have a stroll and chill out for a while. Lots to do close by. Wholefoods there as well.😇
No one calls it this-- its known as Grand Park. Up at 2nd Ave people play basketball and occasionally there will be league games. Down at Grand St people play basketball, handball, soccer, and bicycle polo. Yes. Bicycle polo. Look it up. For those with children, the Grand park section has a very cool playground.
A great meeting place where you can engage in Chinese culture and activities. The park even gas an eighth of a mile track in the interior. Great photo opportunities abound.
This place is is nice place for a tour into the white market of cultivated of a Chinese culture ruling the under ground ruled under the nose of the gov and ofcost by the court houses approval and the ultimate head quarters of community service besides that overall a great park if properly taken care of
Cute park. My only issue was my son was the only kid there so he had noone to play with opposed to other parks that stay busy with plenty of kids.
Im not sure who these people are who have commented but I live in this neighborhood and its not a nice park. It needs a serious overhaul. The images posted here are not the reality of the outer sidewalks and general condition of the area from Hester st. to Houston. Its sad. Why are we spending money on new developments when this and the Allen st. median need huge overhauls?!?!?!
Very pleasant, flowery park. Plenty of places to sit and relax
Great park that is long and stretches into different sections along Christie and Forsyth Street in the Lower East Side.Bottom tip near Chinatown is filled with kids and seniors sitting and playing cards while their grandchildren run around the playground. As you go uptown along the park, you will see soccer fields, basketball courts, and some swings in the playground near Whole Foods on Houston street.Back in the 90s in the playground near Chinatown Grand Street, there used to be a big slide, used tire swings attached to wooden poles, and wooden columns where my buddies and I would climb and cause mischief. Due to safey hazards and not being fire proof, the City changed everything and made everything metal and everything seems so much shorter heightwise. The handball courts are still there and recently renovated with new flooring.Park is clean in the day, however at night you may still see some rats running around, but thats the City for you..
This park is really nice for kids and adults which ever comes first plus the park is a few blocks long.The park has about three restroom houses,two fields you can play sports etc
Best and beautiful place. Best park ever I seen. Best place for visit with families and friends. playzone are also good.Spend time with nature. enjoy the beautiful view with your friends.
Always a lovely time to be had for the whole family.
I been there many times before & it was so nice!
Its a wonderful place to spend the afternoon
I really think it takes us only a little bit of effort to care over the things that matter, like the lives of others. The bowery mission showed me that in how they care for the homeless.
Great potential, but looks work down in many locations, and seems more like a homeless shelter than a park for families
Its okay because its not much to do if you have a dog is great but if you dont not so much cant have a picnic because you cant trust the grass to be clean so it was okay
Great place to watch the Chinese New Years fireworks and the show too. The stage is not tall enough for people to see what going on stage.
The park is full of people sleeping on the benches.it does not feel safe. The playground is littered with cigarette butts and garbage.
Great park. Family friendly! Clean. Lots of stuff to do! Close to hotels, shopping, eating, and other buses.
Finally upgraded the pitch. Still not great. Lots of homeless in the area have led them to lock the field up.
Pretty cool little park. nice place to catch a rat or two late at night if you are into that sort of thing....
The kids play ground is a great place to workout and the surrounding benches are a great place to buy drugs/get robbed.
Its okay, not that clean, but as you head up north theres is an amazing hidden garden
A Place to Have a Great Run and Exercise your Body and Soul.
A secret garden in the urban bustle
This is a needle wonderland of a park.
I love the area because of the basketball courts. However, I wish it was kept a little cleaner. Love the neighborhood camaraderie.
Where I have a refreshing soda and hero spot.Place where I shoot hoops sometimes.
Very well kept park very clean has hard workers please keep the bathrooms clean.( note to the public)
Soccer field is a bit narrow. Turf isnt regularly taken care of but good enough.
A good park for sports, because there are lots of courts and fields. Theres not much to offer for walks or picnics.
NYC need more parks. So I think that if there is a park they need to get the most out of it and invest in cleaning and renew the equipment.,
Been there a few times... many homeless people in the park.Basketball court.
Speculate them. playing basketball, playing soccer
Mfinda kalunga garden is a community garden maintained by volunteers and open to the public on weekends. quite lush and a nice escape, right in the LES.
Courts too slippery due to paint. Fun time though
I grew up in this area so I am absolutely biased, but its still a great place to visit, very historic
I would highly recommend Parque Sara D. Roosevelt. The grounds were beautiful and well maintained.
Love it
Nice little playground, its such a shame theres no restrooms here
Very large park, with various playing fields for every age. More shade would be nice.
This park is a nice stroll, but its dirty and has some questionable characters lingering around sometimes.
Beautiful place, if you can get past all the homeless gatherings.
🌲Had to pick up some supplies for our district...I was rolling with Josè🌲
Is ok, needs a lot more work, too polluted. A lot of construction. Sidewalks need keeping up.
Massive and beautiful park. One of my favorite in the city.
Beautiful park n playground soccer Fields handball courts basket ball courts n public bathroom
Great food, drinks and location. Feels like you are away from the city.
Good park. Soccer field is slightly worn out. But still amazing
Nice place for small soccer games. Couple of basketball courts too
Its a nice park until night comes its a dangerous place.be careful
Great park, too bad the city want to close it.
Fine place to sit during the day and enjoy a sandwich from the nearby shops.
The field here is absolutely terrible. It’s carpet and has HUGE bumps. Super dangerous.
Very trashy, unkept leaves and rubbish. People that often go are loud and intimidating.
Love this park. Great place to play hand ball
One more NYC street-ball hangout. Talent neither great nor awful. HoHum
Another great Park to relax and take a load off.
Great park that is unassuming and not too crowded.
It is a big and spacious environment good for young children when playing😄
Beautiful park, safe, great place to bring kids
Smells like urine and marijuana every time I walk by. Wouldnt bring kids around here.
Needs to gate in th sprinkler and fix playground equipment. Big homeless population hang out here.
Lately there has been alot of homeless people coming there and the park stinks and it dirty......
We play⚽️ here amazing place
As filthy and dirty as ever, Ive been walking through this park for 50 years!
Looks so beautiful
I really love this place seeing kids playing and seeing old grannys exercising in the morning.
Fun foodie area loaded with New York style street people and assorted nut jobs.
We played a game of soccer there, and the turf was actually excellent
Still kind of dirty & gritty especially in the summer when the homeless take over all the seating..
Some LES grit in the form of a park, brings character (and characters) to the area. Gotta love it
Soccer field needs a renovation and a new turf for three years by now. Nothing is done.
Kinda creepy and lots of high and drunk people there. Wouldnt recommend going.
The young man that sits there all the time...thank you...for a homeless kid you are very smart...i pray for you...you head is very strong
Not well maintained. Dirty.
To many drugs , crackheads and zombie like K2 smokers who go from the park straight to the train station on 2nd ave get high all day and night
Best park in the city! Great for pickup basketball
Nice park, but conditions need renovation.
Nice people..we went ratting..with terriors..very fun..
Nice park with many different sections to it
Great hotel with a superb Staff. Will stay here again.
Nice park for the kids and great basketball area
Great place to walk around and relax.
Beautiful
Grad some local food, and go watch a soccer game.
Great spot for a quick game of soccer or basketball.
Lovely place
More parking lot than park. 11 cars on plaza now.
Lot of trash and homelessness.... please dont come here after sunset.
Nice place to play a game of basketball in the area.
Great place to chill and gather for recreation
Great place for some footy fun
Nice park but some parts are messy
It looks great
Just dirty and crowded.
Great view.Friendly place
Nice place to take your family play sports
Good park to hang out and meetup.
Good park to play sit or relax
Wery good subwey run 24 awer
Nice upgrades and remodeling
Excellent view nice park
Great place to exercise.
Gerting better cleaner and more safe
Busy Chinese community excellent tourist stop.
Great hidden Verdant gem in the big city.
Great place to play and practice ball
They nerd yo clean More the bathroom
Ok. Quiet At Times Which I Like
Dirty and needles ever where..
I like to play soccer over there
Grt place to see in this wonderful city.
A community park. Good poace to chill.
Great place for playing sports!
Needs a lot of improvement & cleaning as well as maintenance.
Beautiful view of ny the city
Cool interesting nice atmosphere
Gritty grimey walk thru of real chinatown
Huge park
Great selection of food.
Good food at spicy village restaurant
Beautiful views of the water.
I Like NYC BECAUSE THE CASH APP
Nice park
Beautiful little park.
BIRDLINK installation at East Houston and Christie street
If you can get hoops... Get on hooping?...
This park needs work,,lots of it
Great soccer fields!
Its open has Hoops and Tables in LES
Nothing exciting happens this park
The city is always cool.
Great place to visit and sit in
Good basketball runs
Really cool for sports fans
The fields need new turf asap!
Ok
Very pretty and clean
Kids like it.
Small park in the middle of lower Manhattan.
Good park and location
Filthy Place and surrounding streets.
Just needs a little cleaning
Needs to be fixed and all the drunks need to go
Its dirty and has unsavory people in it
Cool park
The worst park in NYC
Playground and place to seat and eat.
This is not a friendly area.
Nice to soak in the sun.
👍
Nice park for an outing
Recently added soccer fields
Nicely kept park
Nice park
Total reviews rating 4
199 Reviews for Sara D. Roosevelt Park 2023:
Review №1
2022-05-07It is a nice place to relax yourself and hangout out with friends
Review №2
2018-04-12Family friendly, clean, has childrens play area, bathrooms are available in two locations, and lots to do even if you dont know anyone. Also, close to subway B and D line Grand st and F line Delancey st.
Review №3
2022-06-05Another great NYC park. Definitely top ten for me.
Review №4
2017-09-06Walked this park on the Lower East Side a hundred times and never noticed the basketball court. One day my guy hit me and said he was running a tournament during the summer. I had to support. When I came out, I realized it was right across the street from the Whole Foods. Super convenient since it was a little thick that day.
Review №5
2022-02-27Lots of homeless people in park. Dont feel safe walking in and near this park.
Review №6
2018-08-23This park has 2 different playgrounds and they are good to children. 👏
Review №7
2022-05-13Its OK. There is a construction in the surrounding areas and makes it hard to get by.
Review №8
2016-12-09Quite unremarkable park. Useful for people living in the area, will probably never be on any visitors itinerary.
Review №9
2019-07-30Great park with amazing vies, the park is really clean so don`t worry about your pets or kids. The playground for the kids is great, this is there paradise. You can walk or run there. I like to run there early in the morning, there not that many people so the atmosphere is relaxing. Around in this area you can find really good coffee locations.
Review №10
2017-03-04A long park that stretch across the lower part of Manhattan. There is chairs and tables for people to take a rest and chill. Not much to see about in this park.