Comments on: Play Spaces http://www.achildgrows.com/2007/03/05/play-spaces/ The home for Brooklyn parents Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karen http://www.achildgrows.com/2007/03/05/play-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Karen Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:05:35 +0000 http://localhost/achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com/?p=56#comment-50 Not knowing the answer myself, I wrote to Alison, owner of Midwood Martial Arts. I always ask her Flatbush neighborhood questions. She has a finger on the pulse of the neighborhood. Her answer was, "We had the same problem when we moved in. We had a lawn but wanted to find other kids. There's the Tot Lot on the corner of Argyle and Cortelyou Roads for younger kids. The big new playground at Newkirk and Coney Island Aves is attached to PS 217 but was built for the neighborhood and is open after school hours. There is a large (multi-age) playground on Avenue L around E16th St. Most parents make their connections in the area through the Flatbush Family Network on Yahoo. Ellen Moncure is the administrator. There are also three local storytimes - many Mon & Wed at VoxPop, almost all Tuesdays at our place (Midwood Martial Arts), and one at the Cortelyou Rd branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (which I hear is not very good - the storytime not the library). There should be one at the Avenue J library also. On Tuesdays after Midwood Martial Art's storytime is a Flatbush Family Network playtime." (Check the FFN yahoo group to find out location). Not knowing the answer myself, I wrote to Alison, owner of Midwood Martial Arts. I always ask her Flatbush neighborhood questions. She has a finger on the pulse of the neighborhood.

Her answer was, “We had the same problem when we moved in. We had a lawn but wanted to find other kids. There’s the Tot Lot on the corner of Argyle and Cortelyou Roads for younger kids. The big new playground at Newkirk and Coney Island Aves is attached to PS 217 but was built for the neighborhood and is open after school hours. There is a large (multi-age) playground on Avenue L around E16th St. Most parents make their connections in the area through the Flatbush Family Network on Yahoo. Ellen Moncure is the administrator. There are also three local storytimes – many Mon & Wed at VoxPop, almost all Tuesdays at our place (Midwood Martial Arts), and one at the Cortelyou Rd branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (which I hear is not very good – the storytime not the library). There should be one at the Avenue J library also. On Tuesdays after Midwood Martial Art’s storytime is a Flatbush Family Network playtime.” (Check the FFN yahoo group to find out location).

]]> By: Nicolle http://www.achildgrows.com/2007/03/05/play-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Nicolle Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:56:37 +0000 http://localhost/achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com/?p=56#comment-51 Are there any playgrounds in Flatbush? Other than the local public schools, I haven't seen a swing, slide or monkeybar anywhere! Are there any playgrounds in Flatbush? Other than the local public schools, I haven’t seen a swing, slide or monkeybar anywhere!

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