Jefferson Park

I love this park, I live close by and love brining my dog here, the dog owners seem to be responsible picking up after their dogs. It has bags too which is a plus. I haven’t been to the pool yet but plan to as it gets warmer.

Jefferson Park is huge. They have a swimming pool offering exercise classes. They have the running track and baseball field. The picnic area is great in the summer for cookouts, birthday parties, and family get togethers.
I’ve always seen them keeping the park clean. There are always people enjoying sports of all kinds. They have the recreation center too. They provide education and exercise opportunities inside. They have a big sign out front so you know what’s scheduled.
This is a great park!

This park has everything you need, a pool, track baseball field, playground, doggy park, soccer field, handball court, basketball court, picnic tables, you name it Thomas Jefferson park has it. A small neighborhood park, with lots of personality. There are always events going on, and people are really good about sharing the different activity areas. The park connect to Bobby Wagner way, which has a nice view of the river side. The police are patrolling the place as soon as the sun goes down and will tell you to leave if you are trying to get in or are still in the park past ten. It’s a nice place to go when you’re trying to get out of the house but don’t want to deal with central park.

So I’m like we should go to the pool near your house grandma. Pero mija, its East Harlem it’ll be a disaster. Grandma was wrong, this rarely happens.
This place is great! wifi, soccer, pool (with working showers), and the list goes on!
I ended up taking the nephew to cool down on a hot day and it was very nice. It is a bit crowded but nothing like Highbridge Park in my hood. The staff was way nicer, and the check in process isn’t like going through airport security. The lockers are bigger, the showers worked and there was soap.
Overall a great spot! we’ll be back!

This park is pretty cool.
Take it from a mom of three– it has everything for everyone in your family. You can run on the track, exercise (bars included), Play soccer, handball, baseball, basketball, go swimming, picnic or barbecue. You name it this park has got it. Kiddie park with swings and sprinklers? Yes. Jungle Jim and big slide for the older ones? Yes. Dog park? Yes! I’m probably missing some more stuff but you get my drift.
The park gives you access to the walkway by the FDR drive. Great for a run, bike ride or a walk with your baby stroller.
The one negative about this park, at least for me, is that the spring/​summer weekends get a little to live. Lots of barbecues, loud music and drama. I tend to avoid weekends, but if you’re young and bout that life you may enjoy the weekends.
When I lived in Spanish Harlem I would take my kids here often. I don’t live in the area and it’s still one of our favorite uptown parks– during the week. Today was my first time at the pool and we had a blast. The locker area was clean, the staff was friendly and the pool was awesome. Definitely get there early, it gets crowded later in the day.
Oh and it’s a great place to check out after a snow storm.

This park is the first park I started playing soccer since I was 8 years old. It gotten better by the years. I just come here and play during the weekdays and during the weekends just play in a tournament. This field has kept me from a lot of trouble just come down here and play have some fun.

I’ve been going to this park ever since I was a little boy and it has improved over the years. There are many activities to do. There is also a track field that I use whenever I want a little cardio. Also a small area to workout. (A change of scenery from home to the outside world is great). There is a swimming pool open in the summer, a playground for kids, an area for kids to play baseball, and nice areas to have some BBQ’s in the summer!

I’m pleasantly surprised by all of the activity options in this park. There are basketball courts, a huge outdoor pool, a track. I would really like to see how busy it is in the Summer. My dog enjoys walking around and it seems like the other dog owners take responsibility for picking up after their dogs.

This place is okay. I come here a lot. pretty fun except that my sister hit herself on the water fountain. they have a public pool too.

I like this park, but I haven’t always. It’s gotten a lot better over the years but I still don’t consider myself to be 100% safe by myself (and I’ve lived 4 blocks from this park my whole life).
Other than that, there are a bunch of things here that you can do: there’s a dog park, swimming pool, playground, handball courts, track, baseball field, basketball courts and a ramp which leads to the East River, which I think is the nicest place in the neighborhood to go for a run.
Seriously, make use of this park. But, just like any other park at night, be careful!

Awesome park! It’s action packed on the weekends, usually kids and sometimes adult soccer games, two full court basketball courts (and they’re not crappy lopsided rims), handball walls, playground for kids, baseball field, plenty of grass space with people grilling when its warm, just a great place to come when you want to get out of the house and relax outdoors. They have a huge track which is one of the biggest reasons why I gave it 5 stars, it’s made of rubber NOT DIRT AND GRAVEL so its quality and great for personal workouts. Somehow you get the calm and quiet of being near the east river without the noise and car exhaust of being near the FDR drive. Great scene, I come here often.

This is also my neighborhood park and it’s just lovely. It’s very welcoming and offers so much to do for everyone. There’s a kid’s playground, a track surrounding a soccer field, handball courts, huge open area in the back of the park to BBQ, a swimming pool, etc. During the 4^th of July weekend, everyone was grilling! There were numerous families and gatherings inside, and around the block of the park BBQ-​ing it up in the street. Also, why I enjoy coming here the most are the soccer game going on mostly during the weekends. I usually just bring my beach chair to watch the game, work on my tan and wait for the vendors to come around selling food and drinks. Ah, a perfect Sunday afternoon!

This is my neighborhood park. There are soccer games going on here all the time, a track open for anyone to run on, raquetball courts, huge playgrounds for the kids, big beautiful trees, a dog run, a huge pool that’s filled every summer, large basketball courts, and a bridge over the fdr to the walk along harlem river.
The neighbors play ping pong and skulls there during the spring/​summer/​and fall and there are bbQ pits to use during good weather for gatherings. The air here is fresh because it’s right by the river.
I like to go by the la tropezziene bakery on 110^th and 1^st, grab one of their delicious pastries, stroll through the park and watch a soccer game while I nibble.