Rucker Park
Greg Marius Court at Holcombe Rucker Park is a basketball court at the border of Harlem and the Coogan's Bluff section of Washington Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan, at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Holcombe Rucker Playground” and “Public School 156 Playground”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yankee Stadium and 155th Street station.
Yankee Stadium
Stadium
Photo: eviltomthai, CC BY 2.0.
Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx in New York City, United States. It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
155th Street station
Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The 155th Street station is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of the bi-level 155th Street's lower level and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, at the border of Harlem and the Coogan's Bluff section of Washington Heights neighborhoods of Manhattan.
Macombs Dam Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Macombs Dam Bridge is a swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highbridge and Washington Heights.
Highbridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Macombs Dam Bridge to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
Washington Heights
Quarter
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Hamilton Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is the northernmost part of the West Harlem area, along with Manhattanville and Morningside Heights to its south, and it contains the sub-neighborhood and historic district of Sugar Hill. Washington Heights lies to Hamilton Heights' north, and to its east is Central Harlem.
Rucker Park
- Categories: arena, outdoor basketball court, and recreation area
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.8292° or 40° 49′ 45″ northLongitude
-73.93612° or 73° 56′ 10″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87G8R3H7+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 118524689OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
7227191Wikidata ID
Q2004591
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Rucker Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holcombe Rucker Playground”
- Chinese: “洛克公园”
- Chinese: “洛克公園”
- Czech: “Rucker Park”
- Dutch: “Rucker Park”
- French: “Rucker Park”
- German: “Rucker Park”
- Hebrew: “פארק ראקר”
- Indonesian: “Rucker Park”
- Italian: “Holcombe Rucker Park”
- Italian: “Rucker Park”
- Portuguese: “Rucker Park”
- Russian: “Ракер-парк”
- Spanish: “Rucker Park”
- Turkish: “Rucker Park”
- Turkish: “Ruckerpark”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greg Marius Court and 155th Street Viaduct.
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