DOE gives 12 million for playgrounds
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PS 17 in Williamsburg that is getting a new playground (slated before the new grant today) (DESIGN photo)
Do you wish your school was getting a new playground? Well, it just might be! The DOE gave a $12 million grant to the non-profit group Out2Play Inc. to create 70 new playgrounds across New York City’s five boroughs, according to InsideSchools.org. The first 30 playgrounds are slated for completion by the end of 2010, according to Crain’s New York Business. No word yet where the new playgrounds will be located.
PS 17 in Williamsburg that is getting a new playground (slated before the new grant today) (BEFORE photo)
When Out2Play was established in 2005, founder Andrea Wenner set a goal to transform 150 empty schoolyards into playgrounds. Five years later, 80 playgrounds span nearly one million square feet of previously-vacant space in each borough. The city’s grant will be added to $6 million raised by Out2Play to accomplish Wenner’s goal.
Glad to know Debbie- thanks. It’s listed on their site as a “project” still without “after” photos. Did they do a good job?
The playground’s already in at PS 17! My preschooler & I are quite bummed that it’s not open to the public.