During the summer months, the Police Athletic League (PAL) offers the Summer Playstreets Program, which closes designated streets across the city to provide city kids with space to get out and play. Since 1914, PAL has designated Playstreets throughout the five boroughs to create a safe environment where kids can play games like hopscotch or basketball, and participate in cultural and arts activities as well as prevention education. This year, the program will operate from July 6 through August 21 on weekdays from 8 am to 5pm. Check out more than 40 Playstreet locations below!
Manhattan Playstreets
109th Street Between Park & Madison Avenues
129th Street Between Lenox & 7th Avenues
151st Street Between Amsterdam and Broadway Avenues
159th Street Between Amsterdam and Broadway Avenues
Academy Street Between Broadway and Vermilyea Avenues
Jennie Clarke Residence 183-A E 100th St. Between Third and Lexington Avenues
Wagner House 2396 First Avenue
Grant Houses Rear 1315 Amsterdam Avenue, basketball court near daycare center
Brooklyn Playstreets
61st Street between 4th and 5th Avenues
Brownsville Houses, 307 Blake Avenue
Linden Houses, 630 Stanley Avenue (Playground)
Between Vermont Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue
Malboro Playground On Avenue W & West 11th Street (In Malboro Houses)
Kelly Playground Between Avenue Sou & 15th Street
Fox Playground Between East 52nd Street & Avenue H
Renaldo Salgado Park, Madison Street (Behind P.S. 309)
Between Patchen & Ralph Avenues
Alice Branch Family Shelter 1040 East New York Avenue
Glenwood Shelter 4612 Glenwood Road
Queens Playstreets
78th Street Between Northern Blvd and 34th Avenue
Louis Armstrong Playground Between 37th Avenue and 112–113th Streets
Playground 75 160th St between 75th Rd and 75th Drive
Westway Hotel Shelter 71–11 Astoria Boulevard
Ocean Bay Houses 51–32 Beach Channel Drive
Bronx Playstreets
Parque de Los Ninos, Morrison and Watson Avenues
Wakefield Park, East 240th St between Matilda and Carpenter Avenues
182nd Street between Valentine and Ryer Avenues
196th Streets between Briggs and Bainbridge Avenues
Victor Street Between Unionport Road and Mead Street
152nd Street, 152nd St and Courtland Ave (Dead End)
Walton Avenue Between 166th and 167th Streets
St. Paul’s Place, Washington Ave (Dead End)
Monroe Houses, Rear of 1780 Story Avenue
Forest Houses, Near 735 E 165th Street on basketball court
Powers Shelter Between 141st and 142nd Streets
Theresa Haven, 1975 Creston Avenue
University Family Shelter, 1041 University Avenue at 165th Street
Eastchester Heights ,3480 Seymour Avenue between Boston Road and Hicks Street
Staten Island Playstreets
Bowen Street, Sobel Ct and Roff Street and 55 Bowen Street
Corporal Thompson Park Between Broadway and Henderson Avenue
Mahoney Playground , Beechwood, Crescent and Cleveland Streets
Big Park, Continental Place and Grandview Avenue
For more information on Playstreets, contact 212-477-9450 or visit palnyc.org.
