Play Streets Program

Kids pushing an inflatable wheel with another kid inside

While awaiting the completion of New York City’s next batch of parks and playgrounds, the Departments of Health & Mental Hygiene, Transportation, and Parks have created Play Streets to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic in our cities. Play Streets allows communities to open up their streets to pedestrians for play on a recurrent basis. It is a quick and low-cost way to create active play space and is a health measure that directly targets our city’s most important at–risk population—children.

Bronx

Asociación de Mujeres Progresistas, Inc.
W. 180th Street between Grand and Davidson Avenues
Mondays through Fridays; July 9 – August 24
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Harvest Home Farmers Market
Forrest Avenue, between Westchester Avenue and 156th Street
Wednesdays, July 11 – August 15
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Kids playing in an inflatable pool

Brooklyn

East New York Farms/United Community Centers
Schenck Avenue between New Lots and Livonia Avenues
Wednesdays and Saturdays through August
Wednesdays; 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays;10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Empowering Youth Towards Excellence Inc.
Nehemiah Park
Watkins Street between Livonia and Riverdale Avenues
Mondays & Tuesdays; July 9 – August 21
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Friends of Kaiser Park
Kaiser Park
Old Handball court at Kaiser Park
Enter at 27th Street and Neptune Avenue
July 6, 14, 20, 28; August 3, 11, 17, 25, 31; September 7, 8, 14
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Graham Ave Business Improvement District (BID) - Graham Ave Farmers' Market
Cook Street near Graham Avenue
Sundays; July 8 – October 7
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Hattie Carthan Community Garden
Clifton Place between Marcy and Nostrand Avenues
July 23, August 6, August 20, September 10, September 17
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Jerome Street Block Association
Jerome Street between Atlantic and Liberty Avenues
Mondays through Fridays; July 9 – August 24
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Nelrak Child Development Center
Irving Place between Fulton Street and Putnam Avenue
Mondays through Fridays; July 9 – August 24
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Williams Avenue Block Association
Williams Avenue between Riverdale and Livonia Avenues
Mondays through Fridays; July 9 – August 24
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Hopscotch course on street with tent and people in the distance

Manhattan

Asociación de Mujeres Progresistas, Inc.
Pinehurst Ave between 179th and 180th Streets
Wednesdays, July 11 – August 22
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

169th Street between Fort Washington and Haven Avenues
Tuesdays, July 10 – August 21
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Concrete Safaris
113th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues
Friday, August 3
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Harvest Home Farmers Market and Playstreet
104th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue
Thursdays, July 12 – August 16
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Inwood Community Services
Academy Street between Broadway and Vermilyea Avenue
Mondays through Fridays; July 9 – August 24
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Queens

Pomonok Houses (NYCHA)
Jewel Avenue between Kissena and Parsons Blvds.
Fridays, July 13 – August 24
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Jackson Heights Green Alliance, Inc.
Travers Park
78th Street between 34th Avenue and Northern Boulevard
Through September
24 hours/day

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