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St. Vartan Park Playground is a small city playground serving families in Murray Hill, with equipment for climbing and sliding. It's an easy, no-cost outing for toddlers through grade-schoolers.
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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
First Ave to Second Ave, E 35th to E 36th Sts, 10016, in Murray Hill, Manhattan.
No. St. Vartan Park Playground is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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