Chelsea Piers Sports Complex
Location: 23rd St & West Side Highway (Hudson River Piers 59 62)
Telephone: (212) 336-6666
Website: www.chelseapiers.com
Directions:
Bus: M23 stops directly in front of Chelsea Piers, M14 terminates at 16th St & West Side Highway, near the southern entrance to Chelsea Piers.
Subway:
       and PATH to 23rd St
Admission: Day Passes
Hours: Drop in hours vary daily.
History:
First opened in 1910, the Piers are the last survivors of a once-grand row of 9 ocean liner piers during the heyday of transatlantic voyages. In 1994, four piers were reborn as a 30-acre, state-of-the-art sports complex.
Year-Round Sports Village
Anyone with a few hours to spare can enjoy healthy, fun-filled recreation at Chelsea Pier's six separate athletic facilities.
- Field House the largest gymnastics training center in New York City, two hardwood basketball courts, two artificial-turf playing fields for indoor soccer, four batting cages, dance studios, a martial arts mezzanine, daycare center, and climbing wall. Drop-in hours vary daily. Call 1+(212) 366-6500 for hours.
- Sky Rink the twin-rink facility on Pier 61 welcomes skaters of all ages and ability levels for general skating, figure skating, and ice hockey. 1+(212) 336-6100.
- Sports Center Health Club 150,000-square-foot health club on Pier 60. Facilities include: Manhattans largest and most extensive cardiovascular and strength-training areas; two fitness studios; a <-mile indoor running track; a 200-meter banked competition track; three hardwood basketball/volleyball courts; an indoor sand volleyball court; the largest rockclimbing wall on the east coast; a six-lane, 25-yard swimming pool; two outdoor sun decks overlooking the Hudson River; a boxing ring, the Sports Center Cafi and the Spa at Chelsea Piers. Day passes available. 1+(212) 336-6000. Appointments recommended at Spa 1+(212) 336-6780.
- Golf Club and AMF Chelsea Piers Lanes -- Manhattans only multi-tiered, year-round, outdoor driving range. The on-site Golf Academy offers instruction from top golf professionals. It features a practice sand bunker, and a chipping/putting green. In THE PLAYERS Championship Room, you can play a round of simulated golf on 36 of the best courses in the world. 1+(212) 336-6400.
Turn your trip to NYC into a resort vacation.
Chelsea Piers is for everyone adults, kids, New Yorkers, visitors. Membership is not required, and all the equipment you need is right here. Dont worry if the sport of your choice isnt seasonally correct at Chelsea Piers you can ice skate in the summer and play golf all winter long!
Facilities include:
Baseball Take batting practice with the ProBatter Simulator, used at Major League Baseball stadiums and training sites. It features a life-size video screen showing a pitcher throwing a ball towards the batter.
Basketball The Sports Center has 3 hardwood basketball courts. Youll find another 2 courts in the Filed House.
Bowling 40-lane, state-of-the-art bowling facility equipped with automatic scoring, bumper bowling for children, and Extreme Bowling.
Boxing Learn how to fight. Bag work, jump rope, focus pads, and conditioning drills
Dance Ballet and tap
Fitness classes Manhattan's largest and most comprehensive strengthtraining facility. -
Golf America's most technologically advanced driving range.
Gymnastics NYC's largest and best-equipped gymnastics training center
Rock-climbing 30-foot high rock climbing wall
Running A 1/4-mile Mondo running track and a 200 meter banked competition track
Sailing America's #1 Sailing School
Skating ice General Skating, Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, League Play
Soccer
Swimming 6-lane, 25-yard, competition-style pool with an adjacent oversized whirlpool spa.
Volleyball Manhattan's only indoor sand volleyball court
Yoga
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