Jackson Heights Life

 There is already one at the Bulova Park, near Home Depot, and it's great. Soccer is sooo popular in this neighborhood and it will be much appreciated to have some of these mini pitches populate our small parks and school spaces. Yipee!
https://jacksonheightspost.com/city-completes-goal-to-construct-50-soccer-pitches-throughout-the-five-boroughs-in-five-years

 Have you ever been on Roosevelt Ave or 37th Ave when the South American Leagues are playing? Or in Astoria when Greece's team is competitive? Or in Woodside when the Ted Lasso's type leagues are playing? Flushing Meadows any day of the week playing lots of games next to the hulking tennis and baseball stadiums. Hiding in plain sight is one way to look at it. Seriously, go check out some games. Ted Lasso is such a fun show!
 
 As an immigrant community for decades, Queen's has an enormous soccer base. The US  hasn't figured out how to monetize the sport yet but a number of professional athletes here have become owners of soccer clubs elsewhere. And not for nothing, moms seem to love their boys and girls playing soccer over many other choices now! Outdoors, lots of running, many different positions, frequent substitutions, lots of playfulness, less head injuries. We even drove past a boys on one side/girls across the street games in a rural farming area a few weeks ago that you would assume was football but no - soccer!