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    Vesuvio Playground

    4.3 (18 reviews)

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    Great Park!
    Jaimee A.

    This is a terrific neighborhood playground. As a parent I take notice of how parks are situated, how many entrances and exits they have and can I see the entire park from one spot. This park hits most of my marks. There are plenty of swings for both babies and kids. This park has a lot of equipment for kids to run and play on. The play area is clean and well maintained. The sprinklers are a bit sparse compared to other parks. There is also a 3 foot pool which is very clean and great for the little ones.

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    4 years ago

    Best park I've ever visited in NYC. So chill and clean. I wish I knew about it sooner.

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    12 years ago

    Great playgrounds and plenty of benches to sit. Summer time with kids this is a great park awesome. Though as an adult.

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    12 years ago

    Great park for toddlers. Climbing structures, swings and a water feature for the kids to play in during the summer.

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    8 years ago

    My daughter practically grew up in this park. From the pool to the playground to the handball court, it's the best.

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    12 years ago

    Nice enough spot to enjoy your lunch when kids aren't there, since there aren't too many such options in the immediate vicinity.

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    12 years ago

    Visiting the city and this was a great little. Stop to burn some toddler enegy. The jungle gym was not toi big for my one years old and.

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    The jungle gym was not too big for my one year old and three year old and they loved being able to independently explore.

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    Evelyn's Playground - The only day the park will ever be empty is because it is freezing outside. 16 Dec 2013

    Evelyn's Playground

    4.8(5 reviews)
    1.0 miUnion Square, Flatiron

    Soooo many bodies!…read more I'm guilty of visiting this playground only on weekends, but "crowded", here, takes a new meaning. Make sure to repeatedly warn your child of paying attention to kids running wild in all directions. Parents seem to be MIA... The playground is quite modern... there's even a half sphere kids can climb on (bare feet, or it won't work). Plenty of swings and climbable options. The place is divided into two areas for children of different ages... both very crowded (did I mention that?). There's a slide kids can use after climbing over big rocks... not the safest option when there are too many kids lining up (and pushing each other) to do it. With little else around to have your child move, this is the forced option. The silver lining is that you're in freaking Union Square, with all sorts of food (or booze... you may need some after a visit to this place) available to you.

    This is my daughter's favorite playground in the city. We came back for a quick week holiday, our…read morefirst tri since moving to California, and every day we had to listen to a 6yo pleading to go to Evelyn's. The shiny dome climbing structure is amazing, as are the slides. It's always busy here, no matter the season or weather, but to me that just means the kids love it and are having fun. Definitely recommend for locals and visitors alike.

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    The only day the park will ever be empty is because it is freezing outside. 16 Dec 2013

    Evelyn's Playground - The only day the park will ever be empty is because it is freezing outside. 16 Dec 2013

    The only day the park will ever be empty is because it is freezing outside. 16 Dec 2013

    Evelyn's Playground - The only day the park will ever be empty is because it is freezing outside. 16 Dec 2013

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    The only day the park will ever be empty is because it is freezing outside. 16 Dec 2013

    Billy Johnson Playground - Spider web climbing, holes large enough for adult sized feet

    Billy Johnson Playground

    4.2(13 reviews)
    3.5 miCentral Park

    This is one of the cleanest parks I've ever been to in my entire life. The slides are very clean…read moreand you can slide down them really well without halting. They are sparkly clean with a big reflection from the sun! It burned my eyes looking at them in the sun. One good thing about this park is the number of spider webs that you can climb onto besides the steps that you can go onto. This park also has clean sprinklers at the feet level and big sprinklers that come and go. Very clean and safe. Most important thing is the safety issue. I have a stroller with belongings and they were untouched the whole time I was in the park so that's a plus! Also this park is gated from the public and only families with toddlers and kids can go in. Very family oriented. Will definitely stop by more when I'm in this area.

    Billy Johnson Playground is very cool blending in with the area full of trees and wooden…read morestructures. This is a quiet peaceful area with easy access to and from Fifth Avenue. The day I visited there were many Nannies with small children going in and out of the gate. It's a place I will not enter unless I'm with a friend that has small children. There's bucket and tire swings, an amphitheater spray feature, two granite slides set into a hill, a rustic net climber, and a sandbox and sand table. As I said I love this landscape with rustic structures and stone bridge. You need to visit and enjoy! By the way, no restroom!

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    St. Vartan Park - Stunning high rise right across the park.

    St. Vartan Park

    4.1(22 reviews)
    2.0 miMurray Hill, Midtown East

    Nice big park great for different age groups! Entrance on 1st ave for big playground and bathroom…read more Plenty of benches and equipment to play on. There is also a basketball quart and small field. Pretty clean and safe.

    Slowly trying to hoop at all the basketball courts in the city, so I came here after work before a…read morelong weekend. We were on our 4th game of 5 on 5 on this slanted, slippery court with double rims as the Midtown skyline looked over us. We had gone 3-0 and already on wobbly legs but wanted one more to really push ourselves to exhaustion and be WHOOPED. A group of 5 17 year olds showed up and I was lowkey like damn I don't wanna play these little kids for our last game but whatever, they got next. We were going back and forth, and to be fair they were actually pretty good but just too frail to give us any problems. At 5'10 174 lbs, I'm a BIG guard. I'm left handed, but shot a right handed floater fading to my right as I'm trying to get better. If you can hit a weak hand floater on the run you will be tough to stop. I bricked it and this little 17 year old kid goes "that's a TERRIBLE shot" looking at me dead in the eyes. Like bro y'all are losing and you suck why you talking? He woke me up and I started actually trying really hard and lowkey busting their ass... but tbh normally I'm not even that good. It was just one of those days where everything was falling. I hit a 3 and yelled out "THAT'S A LAYUP." I drove hard left, euro stepped and hit a tough finish through 2 and yelled "I"M TOO BIG," while flexing. I switched onto little homie and he took a terrible stepback shot after I turned him 3 times and bricked it. I just whispered to him "I don't even gotta say nothing after that one it speaks for itself" which really pissed him off. Then I hit the game winning 3 and did the Dame wave to him as he walked off the court PISSED as hell. I sat down and then he got the courage to say "STOP TALKING SO MUCH" while he put his hand together to mimic me YAPPING. I almost stood up and said "HOW BOUT U GET WIN?" But then I realized I'm a grown ass man and there is absolutely no reason to be jawing at this little kid on a beautiful Friday in New York City. I just kind of laughed at myself and asked what is wrong with me lol. All in all, these runs were kind of weak and this court is in horrendous condition. The court on the westside highway is still my favorite in the city. IG @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov_reviews

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