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Get Wet and Wild at Triassic Playground

July 9, 2014 by Niel Vuolo

Triassic Playground in Queens is a nice park, never too crowded and the breeze off the water will refresh everyone during the warmer months.

Filed Under: entertainment, NYC Tagged With: exercise, outdoors, playgrounds, Queens, review, water parks

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Splash Over to Gantry Plaza State Park

July 2, 2014 by Niel Vuolo

Pack up the car and head to Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City for lots of fun — even when the water is off.

Filed Under: entertainment, NYC Tagged With: exercise, Long Island City, outdoors, play, playgrounds, Queens, review

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Seesaws: Why Have They Disappeared from Our Playgrounds

January 7, 2013 by Guest Contributor

I only really had to think about it the absence of seesaws in area playgrounds for a second to realize that the lawyers had won again.

Filed Under: entertainment, health, NYC Tagged With: outdoors, play, playgrounds, safety

Is there a “PLAY” Deficit in America?

April 18, 2011 by Lance Somerfeld

I remember vividly being a stay-at-home dad to my one-year-old son.  During the winter time, we were signed up for five […]

Filed Under: education, entertainment, NYC Tagged With: creativity, indoor playspace, play, playgrounds

Playground Utopia Hits New York City

July 2, 2010 by Lance Somerfeld

The nicer weather motivates me to venture out for new playground experiences.  We have combed the entire Upper East Side the […]

Filed Under: entertainment, NYC Tagged With: magazines, parks, play, playgrounds, water parks

Playground Wonderlands

January 5, 2010 by Lance Somerfeld

As a classroom teacher, a couple of years ago in a high needs school, our school was considered a candidate […]

Filed Under: education, entertainment, NYC Tagged With: play, playgrounds

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