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Play soccer at Baruch Playground

Freshen up your soccer skills at a field named after an advocate for public health in under-served neighborhoods of NYC, Dr Simon Baruch.

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Baruch Playground
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Fall 2025 Baruch Playground: 2 divisions open for registration
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Sat 7v7 Men's Soccer  @  Baruch Playground
Starts Sep 06 2025
Sun 7v7 CoEd Soccer  @  Baruch Playground
Starts Sep 07 2025
Sun 7v7 Men's Soccer  @  Baruch Playground  and  Tanahey Playground
Starts Sep 07 2025
Join the waitlist to be notified of spots that open up before or during the season.
Nearby fields where there are divisions currently available:
Tanahey Playground
Recent matches
Smiling Friends
3 - 0
Team Keel
3:50pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Smiling Friends
3 - 0
Team Keel
3:50pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Irmãos FC
3 - 0
Med United
3:45pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Irmãos FC
3 - 0
Med United
3:45pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Old Dogs
0 - 3
Tucker's Time
3:00pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Southgate United
0 - 3
The Elephants
3:00pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Southgate United
0 - 3
The Elephants
3:00pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Old Dogs
0 - 3
Tucker's Time
3:00pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Saint FC
5 - 5
Yinz FC
2:50pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Saint FC
5 - 5
Yinz FC
2:50pm Nov 17, 2024 Baruch Playground
Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 Men's Soccer
Playing soccer at Baruch Playground in East Village Manhattan
Address

132 Baruch Pl, New York, NY 10002

Surface
Synthetic turf
Field Size
Small field
Goals
6 x 12 foot goals
About
Baruch Playground is located just north of Delancey, south of Houston and west of the FDR. You can catch a peak of it from the Williamsburg Bridge. The synthetic turf soccer field is larger than you'd expect and nearby there are dedicated spaces for basketball and handball.

In 1901, long before becoming a haven for soccer players, Baruch Playground was next door to NYC’s first free public bath built with public funds. The legislation to make it a reality came about after advocacy by Dr Simon Baruch. Driven by his experiences on the battlefield of the Civil War and in the tenements of the Lower East Side, Dr Baruch became a champion for public bathing facilities. At the time, there was an average of only one bathtub for every 80 New Yorkers in the area. Turned out the "unwashed masses" did want to get clean: during a 1906 heat wave, the lines to get into the bathhouse got so long that riots broke out.

The bathhouse’s exact location was at 326 Rivington. Unfortunately, the building has since been left to abandon, hidden between taller buildings.
Benny
Season summaries at Baruch Playground
Season summary: Fall 2024 Sunday 7v7 CoEd Soccer at Baruch Playground
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Baruch Playground
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Baruch Playground
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