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Pershing Field (201 Central Ave.) is 20 steps away from my house and therefore my immediate recreation center.
Pershing Field has a baseball field, tennis courts, basketball courts, an indoor ice skating rink (roller rink in summer) and a swimming pool. The indoor facilities have recently been refurbished, but the basketball courts and tennis courts could use some work with new paint and netting, as well as the outdoor “track” made of dirt.
I run on the sidewalk perimeter for my workout, and if I’m ambitious, attack the monkey bars on the playground.
At Pershing Park, there is something for everyone, and people of all ages in the community play here. It’s a great and inexpensive place to go ice skating; swimming is a small fee for residents. People walk their dogs or kick abound soccer balls in the open grassy spots. If the weather’s fair, there is action at Pershing until 10pm year-round, and part of that is because the park is so well-lit.
Get your summer on,
JCG
DEALS & STEALS: Get ’em while they’re hot and save some $$$$$ in Jersey City.
For $35, enjoy a dinner for two at ME Casa, downtown’s Purto Rican resto (356 Varick St.). Includes one shared appetizer and two individual entrees. Details here.
Visit Liberty Science Center (222 Jersey City Blvd.) and pay only $10 per person for admission. Read more here.
Spend only $58 for a two-hour murder mystery dinner for two people at Sanai’s (510 Summit Ave.). Read about my experience here. Purchase the deal for yourself here.
Dine at China Spice (839 Newark Ave.) and save $15 off your bill. Buy here.
Save up to 50% on Newark Airport parking. Read about packages here.
Take in some tunes this Friday at 7pm with live music at the Palisade Lumber Yard. Dogfood kicks off the action, followed by the Zydeco Revelators and GMJ Groove.
Jam,
JCG