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Advocates Criticize Union Square Park (Some More)
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Jen Carlson
Published May 25, 2010
Modified May 25, 2010
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Following yesterday's mention of the burning metal mountain in Union Square Park's new playground, Geoffrey Croft of NYC Park Advocates sent us the above photos showing what he believes to be other dangerous additions to the play area. He told us, "We've been monitoring this brand new playground for some time and have gotten numerous complaints. This playground is one of the most expensive in the city and the design and choices of equipment are part of the issue."
Today NY1 has a statement from Parks Commission Adrian Benepe, who defends the metal dome, saying, “The dome is an extremely popular piece of playground equipment, manufactured by a reputable play equipment company. Most of the year, its material is not an issue."
For now, a temporary fix to provide shade will be installed, similar to that which was put up at Brooklyn Bridge Park this year.
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