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Playgrounds

extreme heat Sept. 2, 2022

When the Playground Slide Reaches 122 DegreesHow we’ve surrendered some of our most essential public spaces to extreme heat.

By Alissa Walker
design edit Aug. 12, 2022

A LEGO Playscape in Harlem, a Squishy Chair, and More FindsPlus, a mural for Little Ukraine.

By Diana Budds
best of new york Apr. 1, 2021

The Best Playgrounds in New YorkGiant geodesic climbing nets, ravines full of sprinklers, and a variety of slides.

By Caroline Spivack

July 7, 2017

The Upside of Other Parents and Their KidsNo mom is an island.

By Jen Gann
parenting Sept. 2, 2016

This Playground Is the Opposite of Helicopter ParentingKids might get dirty and scraped and cut — but that’s kind of the point.

By Jesse Singal
school daze May 25, 2011

When Kids From a Ritzy Private School Burned Down a Public School Playground, Parents Somehow Took It As a Class IssueHow did they come to that conclusion?

By Chris Rovzar
neighborhood news July 1, 2010

Nanny State Removes Playground Skin ScaldersCreativity and innovation are stifled yet again.

By Dan Amira
neighborhood news Apr. 7, 2010

Brooklyn Parents Whine About Scalding-Hot Steel PlaygroundNew York just can’t please anyone with its playgrounds these days.

By Dan Amira