Maimonides Park
Maimonides Park (formerly MCU Park and KeySpan Park) is a minor league baseball stadium on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The home team and primary tenant is the New York Mets-affiliated Brooklyn Cyclones of the South Atlantic League. The stadium has also hosted other teams as well. The NYU Violets Baseball team began playing at Maimonides Park in 2015, and the New York Cosmos soccer team of the NASL played the 2017 NASL season there. Rugby United New York of Major League Rugby began play in 2019 with MCU Park as its home field.
Seen in 2012; the statue of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese is at the right | |
| Former names | KeySpan Park (2001–2009) MCU Park (2010–2021) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1904 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11224 |
| Coordinates | 40°34′28″N 73°59′03″W |
| Public transit | New York City Subway: at Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Operator | New York Mets |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Field size | Left Field – 315 feet (96 m) Center Field – 412 feet (126 m) Right Field – 325 feet (99 m) |
| Surface | Artificial Turf (2013–present) Grass (2001–2012) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 22, 2000 |
| Opened | June 25, 2001 |
| Construction cost | $55 million ($87.5 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | Jack L. Gordon Architects PC, AIA |
| Structural engineer | Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C. |
| Services engineer | Keyspan Energy Management |
| General contractor | Turner Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Brooklyn Cyclones (NYPL/SAL) (2001–present) Brooklyn Bolts (FXFL) (2014–2015) NYU Violets (NCAA) (2015–present) New York Cosmos (NASL) (2017) Rugby United New York (MLR) (2019–2021) New York Crush (ACBL) (2022–present) Brooklyn FC (USL-1) (2025–) | |
The official seating capacity at Maimonides Park is 7,000, though the Cyclones sell up to 2,500 more standing-room tickets. Prior to 2016, the capacity was 7,500 plus 2,500 standing room. Features include a concourse with free-standing concession buildings and overhanging fluorescent lamps in different colors, evoking an amusement park atmosphere. In addition, the park overlooks the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Parachute Jump in right field, and the Wonder Wheel and Coney Island Cyclone in left field.