Maybe artificial turf fields aren't all they're cracked up to be. Nearly half of the synthetic fields surveyed in a new report are so worn they failed to make the grade - even though city officials have long trumpeted turf over grass for being easier and cheaper to maintain.

NYC artificial turf fields full of holes, loose seams according to new survey

Maybe artificial turf fields aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.


Nearly half of the synthetic fields surveyed in a new report are so worn they failed to make the grade – even though city officials have long trumpeted turf over grass for being easier and cheaper to maintain.


“Clearly more maintenance needs to be done,” said Cheryl Huber, deputy director of New Yorkers for Parks, which released the study last week.


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