Roslyn Padel opens new Long Island facility with community event

Roslyn Padel turned Christopher Morley Park into a padel showcase on Sunday, June 28, mixing open play, beginner-friendly introductions and Beat-the-Pro challenges as it formally opened its new Long Island facility from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event was built to do more than cut a ribbon. It paired court action with a live DJ, food and refreshments, and recovery activations, giving first-time visitors an easy way into a sport that is still building its base on the North Shore.

Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, was listed among the notable attendees, a sign that the opening carried civic weight as well as club ambition. Roslyn Padel said its courts were already open and available for booking through Playtomic, making the launch a commercial start to play, not just a ceremonial debut. The club is also offering clinics and private lessons through the app, a practical step for a facility that is trying to turn casual curiosity into repeat court time.

The project sits inside Christopher Morley Park, a 98-acre Nassau County property that has been part of the county park system since 1961. Nassau County says the site was purchased for $704,000 and was once the Estate of Nettie Ryan, including the Links Golf Club. The park already includes a nine-hole, par-30 golf course that measures 1,603 yards, along with tennis and paddleball amenities, giving the new padel venue a setting that already draws recreational traffic.

County planning minutes describe the padel and pickleball project as a public-private partnership and place the indoor facility on the Boat Basin portion of the park, just south of the ice rink. Separate project information describes the Long Island Padel & Pickle Club as a 40,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor facility, underscoring the scale of the build and the mix of racquet sports planned for the site. The location, near Roslyn and the Long Island Expressway, gives the club access to the North Shore market it is trying to reach.

The opening comes as padel keeps expanding in the United States. A 2025 market report counted 688 courts across 31 states and more than 112,000 players nationwide, while the International Padel Federation said global participation passed 35 million active players, with 77,300 courts in 24,600 clubs. Roslyn Padel is betting that Christopher Morley Park can become more than a novelty stop on that growth curve, with enough booking, instruction and regular play to make it a lasting local hub.