Play:groundNYC
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Charitable |
| Location | |
Area served | New York City |
| Method | adventure playground |
Staff | 6 |
| Website | play-ground |
Play:ground NYC is a non-for-profit Adventure playground that operates in New York's, Governors Island since 2016 and that advocates for access to space for free play.
History
The idea for Play:groundNYC emerged in 2014, when Eve Mosher, an artist, was chatting with an old friend, Alexander Khost, an educator and web developer, at a birthday party for one of Mr. Khost’s sons. They discovered that they shared an unusual dream: to build an adventure playground in the city.[1]
For the first 2 years of its existence in New York City the Play:groundNYC has run several pop-up playgrounds to street fairs and several parks including Fort Greene Park,[2], Shortly, before setting up the permanent site in Roosevelt Island During play:groundNYC installed and led an indoor adventure playground in the Brooklyn Children's Museum in January and February, 2016. The installation was located on the second floor gallery and consisted of loose objects–-cardboard boxes, fabrics, rope, tape, and other materials. It was staffed by playworkers.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Correal, Annie (May 27, 2016). "On Governors Island, Mountains of Junk Where Children Find Adventure". New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Play:ground Pop-Up Adventure Playground". fortgreenepark.org. Fort Greene Park Conservancy. December 2, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
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Further reading
- Reading Room at play-ground.nyc
- A Brief History of Adventure Playgrounds at play-ground.nyc
- Fusselman, Amy (2015-01-14). "Play Freely At Your Own Risk". The Atlantic.