Pickleball players return to Riverside Park courts after vandal repeatedly cuts nets
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It was a beautiful summer Saturday in Central Park, and by late morning, the pickleballers had filled the handball courts in the North Meadow. There were six games going on simultaneously, with players laughing and fist-bumping between every point. On the sidelines were dozens more waiting their turn to play.
Pickleball is everywhere, and “Paddleball Paul” is making his last stand on the handball courts of Central Park. It’s not going very well.