Greenpoint YMCA Basketball Court

It’s really not that bad. I go there to shoot around and stay in shape. There are a few spots on the court where it feels hollow when you step on it or when the ball bounces on the spots. But it’s not that bad as the review above. Again it’s the YMCA not Madison Square Garden. So don’t expect perfection.

Infused with the ghosts of Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Jack Kerouac– The Greenpoint YMCA Basketball court is a place when poles and hipsters alike can fly through the air with Clyde Drexler like ease.
This is where Raoul Duke trained for his famous 1 on 1 basketball scene, (it was later dropped in post production).
LIke I said, the PH ratio here is supprisingly 1:1 — It made me proud to see the two groups intermingling– perhaps the only place in northern Brooklyn where the PBRZ phenomenon can occur.
hint: The PBRZ (Pabst Blue Ribbon-​Zywiec) phenomenon occurs in places where Poles and Hipster not only take up the same space, but actually acknowledge eachother, communicate and even though it may seem strange– perhaps even make slight physical contact, however so slight.
The pick up games are 2’s or 3’s and are sporadic at best and usually consist of a very varied crowed– racially, skill and age wise.
I once played with a 50 year old jewish man and a 12 year old kid… we lost (insert emoticon here)
Three point line is not a complete semi-​circle and there are various obstacles to run into– ie, walls, a big fan, loose clothing, an electrical box with exposed wires…