The City is amending Section 186-25 governing Central Park tennis courts to implement a new Smart Gate System for electronic access control, reservations, and payment. All court use will require reservations through this City-supported electronic system, with fees set at 15 per hour per court and pod-based pricing for tournaments and organized groups; the Commissioner of General Services will establish policies and procedures, and implementation is anticipated in Summer 2026. While the ordinance establishes the framework and fees, it also explicitly calls for a City-supported electronic access and reservation platform, implying selection or configuration of such a system, integrations with payment processing, and potentially hardware at the courts. This creates an opportunity for recreation management software providers, access control vendors, and payment technology partners to provide or augment the Smart Gate System and offer implementation, support, and user engagement services as the City moves from ordinance to execution.

Fee schedule and system description are ordinance-level; no specific vendor or platform is named yet...