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Griffith Park playground equipment with a castle theme Griffith Park playground equipment with a rocket theme. Shane's Inspiration was founded in 1998, by television producer Scott A. Williams and his wife Catherine Curry-Williams, and their friend Tiffany Harris, in memory of Scott and Catherine's son Shane, who died in infancy from the effects of spinal muscular atrophy.
The park was established in 1956 next to PS 156; the school closed in 1981. [2] The land that the park is on was once the site of the 8th Avenue Railroad Company. [2] Since 1974, the park has been named after Holcombe Rucker, a local teacher and a playground director for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. [3]
Playgrounds in Manhattan (8 P) R. Randalls and Wards Islands (16 P) Riverside Park (Manhattan) (11 P) T. The Battery (Manhattan) (13 P) Tompkins Square Park (5 P) U.
About 10 weeks before the playground build, project managers visit the community and speak to children about what types and colors of playground equipment they prefer. Three different designs are drafted and the community chooses the final one. A typical playground ranges from between $70,000 and $125,000.
Robert Moses Playground is a 1.3-acre (0.53 ha) playground and park in Manhattan, New York City. It is located in the Murray Hill neighborhood on First Avenue between 41st and 42nd streets, immediately south of the headquarters of the United Nations .
MacArthur Playground, officially named General Douglas MacArthur Memorial Park, is a 0.33-acre (0.13 ha) public park in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States. The park is located on the east end of the block bounded by First Avenue , General Douglas MacArthur Plaza, and East 48th and 49th streets, immediately to the ...
Thomas Jefferson Park is a 15.52-acre (6.28 ha) public park in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The park is on First Avenue between 111th and 114th Streets. It contains a playground as well as facilities for baseball, basketball, football, handball, running, skating, and soccer.