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Houston Street Playground (Sara D. Roosevelt Park) is a neighborhood playground in the Lower East Side run by NYC Parks, where local kids climb, slide and swing close to home. It works well for a quick after-school or weekend play break.
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Typically open daily dawn to dusk
Free; open to the public, no registration
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Ages 1–12.
Free; open to the public, no registration
Typically open daily dawn to dusk
Sara D. Roosevelt Park, E Houston & Chrystie Sts, 10002, in the Lower East Side, Manhattan.
No. Houston Street Playground is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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