Mount Sinai Health System has renewed its partnership with New York City’s pickleball provider CityPickle, becoming the exclusive health care sponsor and offering discounted clinics and health education sessions at multiple locations. The partnership is expanding to include new facilities in Times Square and Brooklyn, alongside existing locations at Wollman Rink and Long Island City.
Pickleball’s health benefits span both physical and mental well-being. According to James Gladstone, MD, Chief of the Sports Medicine Service at the Icahn School of Medicine, “Pickleball offers a wide range of physical health benefits. It promotes cardiovascular fitness, improves agility, and builds muscle strength via low-impact intensity. Equally important, pickleball can contribute to better mental well-being through shared experience and community.” George D. Dangas, MD, PhD, Chief of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Queens, emphasized that the sport is “particularly beneficial for those with heart conditions and in an advanced age range to keep them moving and maintain their heart health.”
Through the partnership, Mount Sinai is offering Community Play sessions, discounted Community Clinics, and “Ask the Doctor” expert sessions at designated times. At Times Square, Mount Sinai is sponsoring discounted $20 Community Clinics on Monday to Friday through December. In Long Island City, Mount Sinai is sponsoring free Community Play sessions on the third Tuesday of each month, as well as discounted Community Clinics on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays through December. At Wollman Rink, Mount Sinai is sponsoring discounted Community Clinics Monday through Friday. Details on sponsored programming at CityPickle Brooklyn Bridge will be released on Mount Sinai’s website.
CityPickle, co-founded by Mary Cannon and Erica Desai, operates 14 outdoor courts in Central Park’s Wollman Rink seasonally and will debut a 60,000 square foot, 11-court pickleball hub underneath the Brooklyn Bridge in summer 2026.
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