Brooklyn's Best and Worst Basketball Courts

WSJ's Stu Woo visited all 170-plus Brooklyn basketball courts maintained by New York City’s Parks and Recreation Department and created a comprehensive ranking. Here, he explains his methodology. Photo: Stu Woo/Video: Jennifer Weiss
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[@charliet343]

no matter where, we are all blessed to play basketball!

[@Andre-qt8si]

How u play basketball with no ball

[@zuhon9708]

Unless you are playing on a court with double rim and no fence. I will chase every shot I take because it roles into the street.

[@caveman_6553]

I agree but I play on grass and my backboard moves and it’s held up by a screw driver because the rim falls and because there’s a screw driver it pops my basketball sometimes

[@pauloswoodard8722]

I wish there were basketball parks like that and that many where I live.

[@curveball9994]

Paulos Woodard p

[@itay1207]

i wish i have some if those courts near to my house😞

[@jrmanzano6458]

me too

[@sarwanjats.j.r8134]

Itay Den uyl

[@alanlars628]

the city tries to accommodate the fellow gentrifier, pier 2 is next to condos that most brooklyn natives cant afford and bridge park is literally next to the projects so nobody cares about "spicing it up" .....i miss old new york

[@1300mikehoward]

If Bridge Park is one of the worst, it's some nice courts in Brooklyn.

[@michaelmadrid21]

So you see the trash can knocked over and you don't pick it up?

[@kkkkkkkb9945]

would you pick it up?

[@michaelmadrid21]

A doll-f Knitler ofcourse

[@bensolo166]

It's simple to pick up that trash can and stand it up it is called being a responsible citizen.

[@ShinyRedGrapple]

He's not a city worker. You know someone gets paid $30 an hour PAID BY TAX PAYERS to clean that trash up. They wouldn't do your job, why do theirs? Oh yeah, and you can get diseases and poked by a needle then you could sue the city. The city government WOULD NOT WANT YOU TO DO THAT. It's like seeing a house on fire and you running in there to see if there's any one inside...

[@Juice-jx1pr]

No I would not pick it up you have no idea what is in that trash can .

[@funkykriz21]

thank you for this short recomandation :) the brooklyn peer court looks amazing!! :O

[@FR3SHAnimation]

Who saw the blatant double dribble at 0:40 😂😂

[@elchoppa2346]

FR3SH that’s not a double dribble Issa hesi

[@KingA-jl2jq]

FR3SH that is called a hesitation

[@FR3SHAnimation]

@@KingA-jl2jq nah he def held that

[@alfonsogreen2722]

I gotta check out the Brooklyn bridge park

[@Tojohiruma]

looks super nice

[@zaco21_]

The bad courts do give them some character of traditional Streetball in my opinion, the better ones are obviously better!

[@jaaasonli9536]

guys，i’m freshman here and how can i get more informtion about courts in Brooklyn？

[@junfrixparcon8988]

Verry Nice

[@dennisclark6493]

brooklyn nyc

[@Daimenion]

Is there a video or forum where people are posting their own notorious courts for traveling hoopers like me Here's a few of my spots in Texas Veterans Park in Round Rock Texas McGregor Park in Houston Texas Root Square in Houston Texas this park in right in front of the Houston Rockets Toyota Center

[@christiandennis358]

Lol this boy playing defence

[@Juice-jx1pr]

My basketball court is anywhere anyplace anytime.

[@sarahh.1533]

Benson Hurst Has The BEST basketball courts.

[@dwgw1234]

left out the most important category - comp, all the rest is BS

[@jaxx1360]

My court makes your worst basketball court look like heaven. You actually get cuts and bruises just from hooping on my court. If you want more details on just how bad it is, ask about it in the replys.

[@matteocara1550]

if some of these are the worst you're very lucky...

[@TheYaBoyKevin]

Ambience aka how likely you are to get jumped by some hoodlums.

[@ThePetstv]

Out where i live we have tennis courts😒

[@rumeal3838]

Ambiance..

[@ericbarrs3429]

Caz

[@Ohsenzu]

your jumper croose

[@eugenebatiste]

You say BAS-CAT-BALL, weird...

[@owenzmortgage8273]

Cold, snow, rainy, crime, pollution, free outdoor basketball courts are not good

[@patrickjohnson9115]

STOOWOO

[@ca0984]

Imagine if this guy grew up in a crip neighborhood He would get shot for sayin his name out loud

[@ryanpunter1989]

@@ca0984 😭😭😭😭

[@rajubaba5391]

wher is bast boll court in delhi

[@tae-007]

You can not spell.smh

[@highvelocity2374]

English please

[@youngbrreezy5012]

team Brooklyn stand up

[@sarahh.1533]

All? Bensonhurst? Nope.

[@syed2194]

Jeremy lin

[@jonmoya1855]

Brooklyn nets are trash and so is Wall Street journal lol

[@aceace4651]

Lol why

[@ojojojoj7101]

*proceeds to land kevin durant and kyrie irving in the free agency*

[@eek9500]

Even before the Nets landed KD and Kyrie, they were the 6th seed.

[@isolatefn3914]

Gucci whats Fam a lam 😊 😊 😊

[@lexijs]

Brooklyn pier courts are kinda whack ngl

[@Daimenion]

What you recommend. I'm a outsider

[@lexijs]

@@Daimenion local parks r always better, the shittier the neighborhood the better the street ball

[@theretrogreat7074]

​@lexijs bro what???

[@jacobcastoria9492]

Pick up the trash can

[@spusticmonkey6]

100th like

[@alonsogarayofficial7380]

This a ripoff

[@lewisfellows9560]

pewdiepie