Pickleball on Park Avenue

Now, here is something you don”™t see every day in New York City: a pickleball tournament outside of the iconic Seagram Building.

On Sept. 20, the landmark property at 375 Park Ave. will feature a pickleball tournament on its plaza, with doubles team from the building”™s office tenants in an hourlong showdown beginning at 1:00 p.m. After the tournament, the plaza will be opened to the public to experience pickleball in an event co-sponsored by RFR, owner and manager of The Seagram Building, and Selkirk Sport, a designer and manufacturer of pickleball paddles and gear.

Mike Barnes, co-founder and co-CEO of Selkirk Sport, praised pickleball as “a sport that fosters camaraderie, competition, a healthy lifestyle and is consistent with RFR’s goal to create a better work environment.”