The new playground, created in partnership with Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative and led by The Trust for Public Land transformed a large asphalt yard into what Principal Rina Manjarrez calls, "a dreamland of a playground that will be treasured and joyfully used by the school and the community for years to come." The playground features an outdoor Ping-Pong table (the first in any school playground), a turf field, a running track, a basketball practice area, a gazebo, a stage, an outdoor classroom, trees, a garden planted by the students and play equipment modeled after the Titanic. As part of the TPL's NYC Playground Program, this playground was a collaborative 10-week participatory design process with students, community members, staff from the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc. and MKMLA.

The playground was funded in part by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

The event was covered by NY1 News
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