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Friday, May 4, 2012

Shooting Hoops at West 4th Street, in the Village

West 4th pick up game, NYC Photo by myself at the basketball courts at West 4th and Sixth Avenue, in the Village.

During daylight hours when it's not raining, the public basketball court near the West 4th Street subway station is always busy.

Always, always. I have never seen it empty. Movies and commercials have been shot at this court, also known as 'The Cage'.

A couple half-court pick-up games were in progress, late Thursday afternoon. The court is fenced in and there is also always a bunch of people watching. It's in a rather public location, with a wide sidewalk running along Sixth Avenue for bystanders. Players should not be shy.
  West 4th pick up game, NYC

The West 4th Courts even have their own Wiki page. You can see it here.

Related posts: No Hair at the West 4th Courts, Playing Ball in the Public Courts, and More on Sport.

7 comments:

Cesc Sales said...

Great! One of my favourite places in the city!

s.c said...

Great action shots. Love them.

Stefan Jansson said...

I'm sure I have seen in in a movie or tv show. Cool shots.

Mary said...

The arms on those guys...oh my!

biebkriebels said...

Nice they use this public playground for a play together with adults.

Washington Cesar Takeuchi said...

The place really looks familiar (as you said, maybe from a movie).

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