Scarangella Park

W. 13 St., Stillwell Ave. bet. Ave. U and Ave. V

Brooklyn, 11223

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

This playground, bounded by Avenue U, Avenue V, West 13th Street, and Stillwell Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, is named in memory of New York City Police Officer John Gerard Scarangella (1940-1981), one of five children born in Brooklyn to Italian immigrants. A graduate of the adjacent Lafayette High School, Scarangella was an avid participant in Police Athletic League programs as a child. In 1969, John G. Scarangella joined the New York City Police Department, as did three of his siblings.

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John G. Scarangella Playground