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SchoolFood Summer Meals Program

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The SchoolFood Lunch Program is designed to provide children and young adults with a healthy alternative to junk food. Lunch is available for all children under 19 years of age and all handicapped persons, regardless of age, who participate in special education programs. Breakfast will be served during the Learn to Swim Program at pools in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.

Meals are free and provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through SchoolFood, a part of the New York City Department of Education.

The information listed here is for Summer 2011. Please visit this page in summer 2012 for updates.

Site Name Location Phone Number
Pools (Starting June 29; Ending September 2)

Barretto Point Floating Pool

Tiffany Street, Viele Avenue on the East River map it (718) 617-2373
Bronx River
Monday-Friday
Ward Avenue & 174th Street map it (718) 378-1597
Claremont 170th Street & Clay Avenue map it (718) 901-4792
Crotona 173rd Street & Fulton Avenue map it (718) 822-4440
Edenwald Houses
Monday-Friday
Scheifflin Avenue & East 229th Street map it (718) 515-2160
Haffen Ely & Burke Avenues map it (718) 379-2908
Mapes 180th Street & Prospect Avenue map it (718) 364-8876
Mullaly 165th Street & River Avenue map it (718) 538-7083
Van Cortlandt West 242nd Street & Broadway map it (718) 548-2415
Parks & Playgrounds (Starting July 13; Ending August 19)
Abrams Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Lydig Avenue & Bronx Park East map it
Barretto Park
Tuesday-Friday
Barretto Street & Randall Avenue map it (718) 430-1825
Haffen Park Hammersly, Ely, Burke & Gunther avenues map it
Loreto Playground Morris Park & Tomlinson Ave Burke map it
Marble Hill Playground
*Lunch only
Tuesday-Friday
Marble Hill Avenue (between 228th Street and 230th Street) map it
Playground for All Children
Tuesday-Friday
Bruckner Expressway & Wilkinson Avenue map it
St. James Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Jerome & Creston avenues map it
St. Mary's Playground
Tuesday-Friday
St. Ann's Avenue & East 147 Street map it
Zimmerman Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Olinville Avenue & Britton map it (718) 430-1825
Site Name Location Phone Number
Pools (Starting June 29; Ending September 2)
Betsy Head Boyland, Livonia & Dumont Avenues map it (718) 965-6581
Bushwick Flushing Avenue & Humboldt Street map it (718) 452-2116
Commodore Barry North Elliott between Flushing Avenue & Park Avenue map it (718) 965-6578
Douglas and DeGraw Third Avenue & Nevins Street map it (718) 625-3268
Glenwood
Monday-Friday
Ralph and Farragut Avenues map it (718) 531-2480
Howard Pool Glenmore & Mother Gaston Boulevard map it (718) 385-1023
Kosciuszko Kosciuszko Street between Marcy & Dekalb Avenues map it (718) 622-5271
Lindower
Monday-Friday
Mill & Strickland Avenues map it (718) 531-4852
Red Hook Bay & Henry Steets map it (718) 722-3211
Sunset 7th Avenue between 41st & 44th Streets map it (718) 965-6578
Parks & Playgrounds (Starting July 12; Ending August 26)
Carroll Park
Tuesday-Friday
Smith & Carroll Streets map it
Dyker Beach Park
Tuesday-Friday
86th Street & 14th Avenue map it
Maria Hernandez Park
Tuesday-Friday
Knickerbocker Avenue & Stanley Avenue map it
Site Name Location Phone Number
Pools (Starting June 29; Ending September 2)
Abe Lincoln
Monday-Friday
135 Street & 5th Avenue map it (212) 491-1714
Asser Levy 392 Asser Levy Place at East 23rd Street map it (212) 447-2020 ext. 15
Dry Dock East 10th Street between Avenues C & D map it (212) 677-4481
Frederick Douglass
Monday-Friday
Amsterdam Avenue between 100th & 102th Streets map it (212) 387-7687
Hamilton Fish Pitt Street & Houston Street map it (212) 387-7687
Highbridge Amsterdam Avenue & West 173rd Street map it (212) 927-2400
Jackie Robinson Bradhurst Avenue & West 146th Street map it (212) 234-9606
John Jay 77th Street & Cherokee Place map it (212) 794-6566
Lasker West 110th Street & Lenox Avenue map it (212) 534-7639
Marcus Garvey 124th Street & Fifth Avenue map it (212) 410-2818
Sheltering Arms West 129th Street & Amsterdam Avenue map it (212) 662-6191
Thomas Jefferson East 112th Street & First Avenue map it (212) 860-1372
Tompkins Square
Monday-Friday
9th Street & Ave A map it (212) 387-7685
Tony Dapolito Clarkson Street & 7th Avenue South map it (212) 242-5418
Vesuvio Mini Pool
Monday-Friday
Thompson Street South of Prince Street map it (212) 343-0959
Parks & Playgrounds (Starting July 13; Ending August 19)
Bleecker Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Hudson and West 11th Streets map it
Carl Schurz Park
Tuesday-Friday
84th Street & East End Avenue map it
Carmansville Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Amsterdam Avenue between W 151st & 152nd streets map it
Cherry Tree Playground
Tuesday-Friday
East 99th Street & Third Avenue
Martin Luther King Playground
Tuesday-Friday
114th Street & Lenox Ave. map it
Samuel Seabury Playground
Tuesday-Friday
East 96th Street & Lexington Avenue map it
Seward Park East Broadway & Essex St map it
St. Catherine's Park
Tuesday-Friday
E 67th Street & First Avenue map it
Site Name Location Phone Number
Pools (Starting June 29; Ending September 2)
Castlewood (PS 186) Playground
Monday-Friday
Little Neck Parkway & 72nd Avenue map it (718) 347-2945
Fisher 99th Street & 32nd Avenue map it (718) 779-8356
Fort Totten Pool
Monday-Friday
Story Avenue Building #338 map it
Marie Curie Park
Monday-Friday
211th Street & 46th Avenue map it (718) 224-4031
Liberty 173rd Street & 106th Avenue map it (718) 657-4995
Parks & Playgrounds (Starting July 6; Ending August 20)
Site Name Location Phone Number
Pools (Starting June 29; Ending September 2)
Berry's
Monday-Friday
North Railroad at Jefferson Avenue (718) 987-9800
Faber Faber Street & Richmond Terrace map it (718) 816-5259
Lyons Pier 6 & Victory Boulevard map it (718) 816-9571
Mariner's
Monday-Friday
Grandview Avenue at Continental Place map it (718) 982-6521
P.S. 46
Monday-Friday
Parkinson and Kramer Avenue (718) 982-6521
Tottenville Hylan Boulevard & Joline Avenue map it (718) 356-8242
West Brighton Henderson Avenue between Broadway and Chappel Streets map it (718) 816-5019
Parks & Playgrounds (Starting July 12; Ending August 26)
Bloomingdale Park
Tuesday-Friday
Ramona Avenue & Lenevar Avenue map it (718) 984-8266
Corporal Thompson Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Henderson Avenue between Broadway and Chappel Streets map it
Dugan Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Mill Road & Tysens Lane map it (718) 984-8266
Mahoney Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Beechwood Ave., Crescent Ave. And Jersey St. map it
McDonald Playground
Tuesday-Friday
Forest Avenue at Broadway map it (718) 816-5254

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