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Upon the River: Floating Pool Nears Testing Stage
A boat ride along Manhattan showed off the future site of the innovative swimming venue.
Playgrounds
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One in Six NYCHA Playgrounds Is Closed Despite Mayor Adams’ Repair Vow
Of 117 playgrounds closed this summer, just 12 are being revamped while the others are shut due to renovations in the area.
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NYC Economic Development Corporation Abruptly Evicts Beloved Red Hook Playground
The nonprofit that built PortSide Park was told on Friday to cease and desist, or get booted off the pier entirely. By Monday, the community space was gone.
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NYCHA Turns to Parks Department for Public Housing Playground Fixes
Housing officials are consulting the experts in city green space to tackle longstanding problems at some crumbling play spaces.
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Public Housing Playground Closures Get Worse Despite Adams Promise
On the campaign trail last summer, Eric Adams decried the condition of public housing playgrounds highlighted by THE CITY. As mayor, however, the number of closed playgrounds has actually gone up.
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De Blasio Touts Bronx Playground Fix as Bigger Plan Falls Short on Money
The mayor vowed to overhaul nearly 90 shuttered play spaces at public housing developments after THE CITY revealed dire conditions. But the $7 million he’s earmarked won’t come close to covering the major job ahead.
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De Blasio Promises Repairs to Decrepit and Dangerous Playgrounds
“We need these playgrounds fixed,” he said after THE CITY reported more than one in 10 NYCHA playgrounds are shuttered because of unsafe conditions. Mayoral candidate Eric Adams called for swift repairs. But residents remained skeptical.
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Playgrounds Off-Limits For Thousands of NYC Kids as City Emerges from Pandemic
More than one of 10 NYCHA playgrounds is closed, while others are in dire need of fixes. One national expert shown pictures of some battered structures by THE CITY said the equipment should be buried at sea.
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NYCHA Backslides as Promised Playground Repairs Languish Through Pandemic
Despite playgrounds being out of use for months, the New York City Housing Authority has made minimal progress on fixes desperately needed even before the coronavirus struck.
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NYCHA Playgrounds Languish in Disrepair While Funds Go Unspent
At least 22 public housing playgrounds are slated for an overhaul, but the Housing Authority has given little sign of when the work will be completed.