Quarry Ballfields

What was here before?

For much of the 20^th century, this site was occupied by several rowhomes and apartment buildings. Plans to build a hospital under an urban renewal project in the early 1970s were cancelled due to the municipal financial crisis. At the request of the community, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) ultimately constructed a recreation space with ballfields on the site in 1982. The Belmont Arthur Avenue Local Development Corporation, an organization that was founded in 1981 to support housing and commercial development in the Belmont section of the Bronx, took over the maintenance and operation of the site in 1983.

How did this site become a park?

At the request of the Belmont Arthur Avenue Local Development Corporation, the main section of Quarry Ballfields was transferred to NYC Parks in 1993 from HPD. The westernmost portion of the site was set aside for a parking facility for St. Barnabas Hospital. However, the site remained undeveloped, owing largely to the large number of trees and rock outcroppings which would have made such work challenging.

The ballfields were renovated, and a restroom building was constructed in 1998. In 2000, the site was transferred the undeveloped parcel to Parks, expanding the site to its current size. The baseball diamond was reconstructed in 2021 by former Yankees player CC Sabathia’s PitCCh In Foundation and dedicated to the memory of Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, a 15-year-old local resident who grew up playing on these fields before tragically losing his life in June 2018. In 2025, a synthetic turf soccer field and sitting area were constructed. Local Little League teams use the ballfields.

What is this park named for?

These ballfields share a name with Quarry Road, which makes up its western border. The road is named for a nearby rock quarry that, according to local lore, purportedly became the cellar of the Lorillard Mansion.  The Lorillards were a wealthy Bronx family who made their fortune on tobacco.