In July, the Long Island Press described the four padel courts at Christopher Morley Park as sitting "inside the park's former skating rink." Four months later, Newsday's 2026 guide to Long Island rinks, published November 4, still lists the outdoor rink at 500 Searingtown Road with a season of early December through early March, weather permitting.
Both descriptions hold up. The rink at Morley has become a shared surface that runs on two calendars. Racquets took it over at the end of June, and Newsday has skates listed for it from December. That arrangement is meant to be temporary. The padel operator's long-term plan is a building of its own across from the park, so the coming year is likely the stretch when the overlap matters most to anyone who uses the park on a regular basis.
What Moved Onto the Rink in June
Roslyn Padel Club Powered by Reserve opened its four-court outdoor pop-up on Sunday, June 28, 2026. The Long Island Press counted 250 to 300 people at the grand opening, which also featured local vendors and wellness organizations.
For anyone who walked past and wondered what the glass-walled boxes were, padel is a racquet sport that started in Mexico and mixes elements of tennis and squash. It is played on enclosed courts where the glass walls stay in play, and it uses underhand serves, which tends to produce longer rallies. Seth Kislin, a partner in Roslyn Padel, told the Long Island Press that the sport is "very difficult to master, but it's very easy to start playing." During the summer run, the club offered beginner clinics, private lessons and group instruction, with introductory clinics every day.
The pop-up was always meant to be seasonal. At opening, the outdoor courts were expected to stay open through mid-October, weather permitting, and the company said they could return next summer while construction continues on its permanent site. In other words, the rink's warm-weather tenant was planned around the rink's cold-weather job.
The Ice Calendar Newsday Lists for This Season
Here is how Newsday's November 2026 guide lays out the Morley rink's season.
| Day | Public sessions | Other ice time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 1:15–3:15 p.m., 4–6 p.m. | |
| Tuesday | 1:15–3:15 p.m., 4–6 p.m. | |
| Wednesday | 1:15–3:15 p.m., 4–6 p.m. | |
| Thursday | None listed | |
| Friday | 1:15–3:15 p.m., 4–6 p.m., 7–9 p.m. | |
| Saturday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:15–3:15 p.m., 4–6 p.m., 7–9 p.m. | |
| Sunday | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 1:15–3:15 p.m., 4–6 p.m. | Puck shooting 6:30–8 p.m., goalies free |
The guide lists the following admission and rental prices:
- Nassau County residents with a Leisure Pass pay $10 for adults and $6 for ages 4 to 17.
- Nonresidents pay $15 for adults and $10 for ages 4 to 17.
- Skate rental is $5.
- Puck shooting is $10 for residents and $20 for nonresidents.
The resident rate saves an adult $5 per session, and the gap is $4 for a child. A family of two adults and two children paying resident rates would spend $32 a session before rentals, compared with $50 at nonresident rates, according to Newsday's figures.
The table is weighted toward the weekend. Saturday carries four two-hour public sessions, which comes to eight hours of open skating, and it's the only day with both a morning slot and a 7 p.m. slot. Weekday evening skating comes down to the 4 p.m. session plus one 7 p.m. session on Friday. Since the season depends on the weather, Nassau County Parks at 516-571-8123 is the number Newsday lists for checking conditions before you drive over.
Thursday Has Its Own Program
The empty Thursday row in Newsday's public schedule lines up with another listing. The Islanders' Learn to Play hockey program has a Winter 2027 Thursday session at the Christopher Morley Ice Rink that runs from January 7 to February 25, 2027, and registration stays open through January 7.
That's eight Thursdays of organized hockey on the same surface that hosted padel courts over the summer. Morley appears on the program's location list next to facilities such as Cantiague Park Ice Rink, Newbridge Arena and Port Washington Skating Center.
If a cold snap or a thaw makes outdoor ice unreliable, Newsday's guide lists Cantiague Park Indoor Ice Rink in Hicksville with a season from October through April and public sessions.
The Club Planned Across the Road
The shared calendar lasts only as long as padel needs the rink. Roslyn Padel's permanent home is a separate project, which the Long Island Press described as a 40,000-square-foot facility on an adjacent site, with a caption placing it across from Christopher Morley Park. As described in July, the building is planned to include:
- 10 indoor padel courts under 34-foot ceilings
- Locker rooms
- A sauna, steam room and cold plunge
- A yoga studio and fitness center
- A café and social gathering spaces
In July, construction was expected to begin later that summer and take about a year, with an opening in fall 2027. The company's website gives 2027 as the opening year for its next facility and lists its current four courts at 500 Searingtown Road North, the park's address.
Managing partner Scott Johns explained the choice of location to the Long Island Press: "Roslyn is kind of central to the Gold Coast of Long Island. This has the highest concentration of people who are already familiar with padel, so it's a good starting point for New York." He also said in the same article, "I think this is going to help revitalize Christopher Morley Park to a large degree."
If the schedule holds, Roslyn Padel expects to move from the seasonal outdoor courts to the indoor building when it opens.
How the Rink's Next Twelve Months Line Up
Pulling the published dates together gives a working calendar for the surface:
- Early December 2026 through early March 2027: the outdoor ice season, weather permitting, per Newsday's November guide.
- January 7 to February 25, 2027: the Islanders Learn to Play Thursday session at the rink.
- Summer 2027: a possible return of the outdoor padel pop-up while the permanent building goes up.
- Fall 2027: the projected opening of the 10-court indoor club across from the park.
For Roslyn Heights households a few minutes from Searingtown Road, the park's seasons are getting more distinct. Weekend skating sessions from December, organized hockey on Thursdays in the new year, and possibly racquets back on the same surface once the weather turns.
Parks like Christopher Morley shape what daily life near a home actually looks like, and Dalia Elison follows these changes across the North Shore as closely as she follows the market. If you'd like to talk through how the park's changing calendar and the club planned across the road fit into your plans for a home nearby, Dalia Elison welcomes the conversation. Schedule a Confidential Consultation.
