Green Central Knoll — Attraction in New York

Update my son and his friend were bitten by a dog while practicing on the baseball feild 2 weeks ago. Luckily nothing too serious but again this is NOT a dog park and some dog owners are completely carelsss and keep thier dogs off leash while sports are being played on the field.

I’ve lived in this area for over 25 years and This is a great park with a baseball feild for local kids to practice and train but the amount of people who bring thier dogs off leash and act as if this is a dog park is insane. This is NOT a dog park (as the entrance sign says no dogs allowed), I have filed many complaints because as my son is in baseball practice dogs are running rampant around. Over Several occasions I’ve seen others practices such as football, baseball etc and the dogs are running all throughout the feild, the owners have no respect and don’t care. A dog can get injured because they’re off leash at a park that’s meant for sports. owners act as if they don’t care. There’s a dog park a few blocks away at Maria Hernandez park this is where owners should be going with thier dogs not a...

So at first glance this is a great little park. However if it's rained in the last day it turns into a mud pit from lack of drainage and there is no perimeter walkway inside the park. There is a half decent view of the city skyline on the sidewalk outside the park but inside the park your on lower ground and the trees they do have are mainly on the side closer to the city cutting off the view a bit. I'd recommend walking/running on the outside. If you have kids, the playground on that side is nice but they also have one across the "side walk with the view" that more kids seem to play at. Also there are usually team sports for the slightly older kids so great for that!... but if your looking to picnic the big lawn is usually covered. I will also note that tons of people bring their dogs at night to that lawn so not the best picnic blanket spot even when available. More of a quick stop at the bench with a coffee or a stretching area mid workout type of park for adults and a often muddy play...

I currently visit this park around 3 days per week for boxing practice (i.e. pad work) with a friend since boxing gyms have been closed due to COVID-19. It's shared among local baseball, softball, and soccer teams and also sometimes functions as an informal dog park. The Parks department generally keeps the park very clean; I see them on-site fairly often.

There is currently a low area by the bottom of the stairs down to the field near the Noll/Evergreen corner entrance. It would be great if this spot was regraded as this area tends to remain a giant mud puddle long after the rest of the field has dried...