NewRoc Now

Now that the weather is nice and Westchester County is charging $4 again to park in Glen Island Park again (get your park pass at the park, $40 for 2 years, bring a power bill for proof of address) I am running again in the park.   New Rochelle is a place with hundreds of years of history and the trip from downtown to Glen Island park will bring you by many historical and interesting places that you may never notice including Lou Gherig’s last house, the College of New Rochelle and other interesting places.  One of the least important,  but fascinating places to me is Sharkey Park, next to Neptune Park on Fort Slocum Road.

Sharkey Park is a reminder that once upon a time people played Horshoes in New Ro and they were damn serious enough about it to make a gated park dedicated to the venerable sport(?).   Sharkey Park is always locked and in 4 years I have yet to see a single person in it.   Yet despite its poor attendance, as recently as 1991 it was home to the number 2 horseshoe player in the world, none other than Art Tyson.   Here is Art Tyson being inducted into the horshoe hall of fame in 1993, and here is a small feature in the NY Times that speaks of the great Mr. Tyson.

So for the curious, take a trek down to Ft. Slocum Road and check out the world famous, and always locked, Shareky Park.  If you manage to get in to pitch a few, please leave some comments and share the ride!