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The city's game was born on the blacktop

Every
CourtCounts

The parade is over. The courts that made New York a basketball city are still here — and they're falling apart. Let's bring them back.

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★ Maria R. gave $25★ The Johnson family gave $100★ Devon gave $50★ Red Hook crew gave $250★ Anonymous gave $500 ★ Maria R. gave $25★ The Johnson family gave $100★ Devon gave $50★ Red Hook crew gave $250★ Anonymous gave $500

Why the courts

Before the arena,
there was the asphalt.

New York didn't learn the game in a stadium. It learned on cracked concrete behind public housing — chain nets, bent rims, and pickup runs that ran past dark. Those courts are the roots of the city's game.

Today, hundreds of basketball courts across NYCHA developments are worn past playable: faded paint, broken backboards, surfaces no kid should have to dribble on. The fund that helps restore them is small. The need is not.

Our Courts is a campaign by the Public Housing Community Fund to resurface, restore, and reopen the courts that built New York basketball — and to keep them open for the next generation.

511,384New Yorkers call NYCHA home — the largest public housing community in North America
$26,129Average household income across NYCHA — recreation can't be a luxury here
$80BIn deferred capital repairs across the system, courts included
[XXX]NYCHA basketball courts in need of restoration (confirm figure)

Proof it works

We've already done it.

At Patterson Houses in the Bronx, PHCF's Green Space Connections program took a cracked, faded court and made it a place the whole community shows up for. This is what your gift builds. Drag the slider to see the difference.

Patterson Houses basketball court after restoration, freshly painted in blue and red Patterson Houses basketball court before restoration, worn and faded
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Before After

Patterson Houses, the Bronx · Court restoration by Hoopbus · PHCF Green Space Connections

The starting lineup

Three players.
One home court.

Past, present, and future — the people these courts made, and the ones they're still making.

01

Photo: the legend on the court today

The Legend · then

[Retired Player]

Came up on [Development], [Borough]

"[Pull-quote: what this court gave a kid who made it to the pros.]"

02

Photo: the pro back home

The Pro · now

[Current Player]

Raised in [Development], [Borough]

"[Pull-quote: why the court that raised me still matters.]"

03

Photo: the resident at the rim

The Home Team · next

[Resident]

Plays at [Development], [Borough]

"[Pull-quote: what a real court would mean for the block right now.]"

Where your gift goes

Every dollar is an assist.

$50

New chain net and a fresh rim for a court that's been playing without one.

Give $50 →
$250

A repainted key and three-point line — the lines that make it a real game.

Give $250 →
$1,000

Toward a full resurfacing, so a whole development gets its home court back.

Give $1,000 →

Get in the game

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Rally your crew

Start a team fundraiser, nominate a court near you, or ask your employer to match.

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Come play
with us.

Be part of restoring the courts that made New York a basketball city. Every court counts — and so does every gift.

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