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Brooklyn Bridge Park's Playground Is Falling Apart
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 16, 2010
Modified Apr 16, 2010
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 16, 2010
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Play time's over, kids! The $800,000 playground at Brooklyn Bridge Park was shut down this week, and scheduled to reopen today. Earlier this month the metal orbs were under criticism after reaching 128 degrees and burning children, then the same playthings broke a child's nose, and now the foam surfacing needed repair! The playground has only been open for a month, so this doesn't bode well.
After being greeted with signs announcing the closure, one local nanny told the Daily News, "It's depressing. We walked how many blocks to get here? It was so expensive to build, and now it's closed." Apparently the cushy safety surfacing has holes all over it, and Geoffrey Croft of New York City Park Advocates says, "It's crumbling. You can put your finger in there. If it's falling apart after a month, that's outrageous."
Parents believe designers chose aesthetic over safety... maybe they'd be happier with space jail?
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Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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