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Happy Warrior Playground

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W. 97 St. and Amsterdam Ave.

Manhattan

Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner

Acres: 1.70

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

Located at West 98th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, this playground and the adjoining school honor four-term New York Governor Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944). The son of Irish immigrants, Smith dropped out of school to help support his family. His lack of formal education, however, did not hinder Smith from becoming a distinguished New York political leader. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) nicknamed him “The Happy Warrior,” referring to William Wordsworth’s poem Character of the Happy Warrior (1807), which celebrates diligence and perseverance.

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