Scenic Views

Park Test Files #5, Imagination Playground

Oct 20 2010 10:07 PM


Imagination Playground
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Imagination Playground at Burling Slip (‘IP’) opened on July 27, 2010. The area is near the South Street Seaport, aka Downtown, aka the Financial District. IP describes itself as “a breakthrough playspace concept designed to encourage child-directed, unstructured free play.” It fits on the back of a business card. It’s aspirational. Is it the best playground ever, or is it just a playground?

Short answer: we like it, but it should have a Danger sign out front, and I would not be surprised if an enterprising personal injury lawyer already set up shop in the Burling Slip area specifically because of it.

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Tags: Imagination Playground, Playgrounds, Slides, Sandboxes, Water Features, Scenic Views, The Widowmaker, Adventure Playgrounds

Park Test Files #3, Brooklyn Bridge Park

Feb 01 2010 11:02 PM


Brooklyn Bridge Park
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On our continuing quest to enhance iParks NY the Park Test Team sets out for Brooklyn Bridge Park...and wow was it cold this weekend. Highs in the teens with a wind chill around zero. No need for false precision, it was just plain cold.

I grew up in MI where one cultivates a healthy “respek” for frost bite, while the Park Test Mom grew up in Mumbai where people wear jeans year round and anything below a daytime high of 90 is a respite. And yet she and the rest of the Park Test Team are the ones who could not care less how cold it is. Snow pants? Not really. Mittens? No daddy, it’s much more fun for you to unfreeze my frozen fingers...yes I know that the mitten clips make my hand wear highly accessible but no, I still will not wear them.

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Tags: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Main Street Playground, Playgrounds, Slides, Picnic Tables, Tire Swings, Sunbathing, Dog Runs, Sandboxes, Water Features, People Watching, Scenic Views, Sunbathing