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A city playground on the Rockaway peninsula along Beach Channel Drive between Beach 65th and 66th Streets. It is a free neighborhood spot for kids to climb and play outdoors.
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NYC Parks playground
Beach Channel Dr between Beach 65th St and Beach 66th St, 11692, in Arverne, Queens.
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