Field
Now topped with synthetic turf, the St. Vartan Park athletic field for decades featured a hard surface. The protected public space is used for many sports, recreation, and cultural events — baseball, soccer, kickball, martial arts, yoga, movie screenings and arts and crafts activities to name a few.
Bordered by East 35th and East 36th Streets between the park’s playground and Tunnel Approach Street, the field is also a popular location for sports training and relaxation.
Retrospection
In 2011, when the athletic field space had a hard surface, former Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal and company from the Broadway musical ‘Memphis’ recorded the below music video at the venue for a national CBS television show