Basketball Courts in Brooklyn

Popular places to play include Sunset Park Basketball Courts, Brownsville Playground Basketball Courts, Marine Park Basketball Courts and Marcy Playground Basketball Courts. We list 271 locations in Brooklyn with 537 courts: 187 in public parks, 15 with an indoor option, and 17 with lights.

Public recreation center gyms are the main free or low-cost option: Sunset Park Basketball Courts, Brownsville Playground Basketball Courts and Ericsson Playground Basketball Courts, plus 2 more. Some are free to drop in, others need a rec center membership or ID card, and open-gym hours vary, so call before you go.

187 parks in Brooklyn have basketball courts. The biggest include Marine Park Basketball Courts, Marcy Playground Basketball Courts and Kelly Park Playground Basketball Courts. Park courts are free and first-come, first-served.

17 locations have lights, including Nostrand Playground Basketball Courts, St. John's Park Basketball Courts and Brooklyn Bridge Park Basketball Courts. Lights usually follow park hours, so check what's posted on site.

Private gyms such as Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA and Coney Island YMCA take bookings or memberships. For a public gym, ask the recreation center directly: rental policies vary by city.

65 of the locations here are at schools. Most schools close their grounds during school hours and don't publish public-use times, so park courts are the safer bet.