Hattie Carthan Playground — Attraction in New York

3rd time I have been to this park with my child and had the unfortunate experience of having to avoid human feces. This is a health hazard, children play here!!! It was all times, between the benches beside the smaller children's playing equipment. I saw the attempt to clean it, but it was still there. It looked like cleaning water was poured over it to which it just filled up the cracks and sat there while children played around...

Located on Monroe Street between Marcy and Tompkins Avenues in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, NY, the Hattie Carthan Playground is ideal for parents, children and babysitters to spend time with each other. Accessible via the B44 local and select buses (stop at Nostrand Avenue and Monroe Street, make a left, then walk about 5 minutes), B52...

The playground is named for Hattie Carthan (1900-1984), who was an environmentalist and community organizer. She was a key figure in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Beautification Committee, leading efforts to plant over 1,500 trees and advocating for the preservation of green spaces in...