ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUNDS---NEW YORK STATE

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

PS 192

18^th Avenue between 47 and 48 Streets in Boro Park, Brooklyn

It includes a play area specially designed to accommodate children in wheelchairs. To ensure that all children have a space to play, the playground will also contain ramped play equipment, ground level play features, accessible swings, wheelchair-accessible tables, and drinking fountains. This park is one of few in Brooklyn that include specific features for differently-abled children.

Playground 70 

Located between West End Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

• Fully accessible play space which includes accessible swings and a children’s garden

• Musical instruments are built into the play space

• Basketball courts

• Adjustable basketball backdrops that can be lowered for individuals in wheelchairs

• Camel Structure Climb

• Spray Shower with a map of the United States

• Cost to enter park: FREE

• Parking–because it’s Manhattan, finding a free parking spot may be difficult if you don’t live in the area. May be a nice park to go to if visiting Manhattan for a doctor appointment, or for other reasons.

Robert Bendheim Playground

Located in NYC on 100^th street and 5^th Avenue, Manhattan

• Features accessible ramps for wheelchair access and swings

• Tunnel Slides, and a sandbox with raised sand tables for wheelchairs

• During the summer, there is a water feature

• Cost: Free

• Parking: Free Parking on the street is always challenging in Manhattan.

May be a great destination to visit before or after a doctor appointment or visiting Manhattan for other reasons.

Bloomingale Park

Richmond Parkway, Bloomingdale Road, Lenevar Avenue in Staten Island

Although the playground DOES NOT have accessible swings, it does have a “sway fun” which is a wheelchair accessible glider which can be fun.

Bloomingdale Park is nestled on a 139 acre property with beautiful nature trails.

Staten Island plans to update their handicap facilities to include accessible swings in the future.

Cost: Free

Pelham Bay Park

Bruckner Expy, Buhre Avenue, Bronx NY

Playground for all children

• Within the 3000 acres of Pelham Park, lies a playground for all children

• Swings for children with all abilities and disabilities

• Colorful equipment

• Musical walkway, and xylophone on ground level

• Sprinkler system and many shaded areas

• Cost: Free

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

Haypath Park

Old Bethpage, New York