Victory Field

Run run run.
Great field, it gets extremely packed/​busy during Spring and Summer.
There’s a basketball court and a handball court if you’re in to that. Or you can just walk/​run around the track while watching teenagers play baseball/​softball/​soccer. There’s also a small exercising section where you can do pull-​ups/​sit ups etc.
That’s all folks.

Any avid NYC Parks goer can easily see the improvements made, specifically in the Queens area, to the parks and playgrounds over the course if the past ten years.
Each nearby park I have strolled, jogged or bike ridden through has had somewhat if a facelift. From miniscule improvements like new brickwork and the planting of flower beds to a beautiful new running track, such as Victory Field received. Surrounding the hybred rubber clay surface of the well defined white lined lanes there are areas for additional physical exercise needs. You can do situp’s, pullup’s pushups, crunches without having to lay in the dirt.
The baseball field was redone within the same time frame and as I pass by on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I enjoy looking at the excitement of the young ball players on the field With an elevated mound the pitcher looks in deep at the catchers signs and quisically shakes him off. It must feel like Yankee Stadium to the teams that play on the artificial turf, although Yankee Stadium is natural grass.
Handball courts are always brimming with energy and competition. When I was coming up, all the best players played here and I still enjoy taking a quick seat on one of the clean and structurally sound park benches under the mighty Silver Oaks with my dog to watch a game.

Victory Field is a great section of Forest Park. It has a track, a turf soccer/​football field, a turf baseball field, softball fields, handball courts and a little workout area. It is hard to park nearby on the weekends, but if you don’t mind walking a little you can park down Myrtle Avenue. Enjoy this valuable greenspace!