We will make high-quality competition fields available to teams across the city
Often the fiercest competition among sports teams in New York City can be finding a place to play. We will increase options for competitive athletes by making high-quality competition fields available to teams across the city.

In recent years we have developed a stock of first-class fields that can be made available to more teams with proper coordination. For example, the "Take the Field" program, a public-private partnership that rebuilds outdoor athletic facilities at public schools, has already created 43 high-quality sports field complexes at high schools in every borough. Altogether, the program has built 36 soccer fields, 35 baseball fields, 35 tracks, and 22 tennis complexes-some of which can be made available to wider use with proper coordination.

Existing fields are currently being used both by school teams and a limited number of community teams. We will work with sports teams and community-based groups to open the sites to new audiences and maintain underused fields.

Progress (as of 4/22/08):
The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) has begun the process of evaluating appropriate sites for high-quality competition fields across the city and begun initial conversations with the Department of Education (DOE) regarding access to them.