Justice Gilbert Ramirez Park — Attraction in New York

It's cute here!... The playground has an NYC subway theme. There are swings, some shade and patches of grass, chess tables, basketball courts, and handball courts. There's also some great metalwork in the fence surrounding the playground.

" Alecksandra Szefke’s whimsical design, which takes its inspiration from both the subway line and the proposed city water tunnel that run beneath the site, received the Art Commission Award for Excellence in Design in 2001. The materials and style of the construction reflect an exciting urban-industrial environment. The diagonal lines of the underground tunnels ascend to a play area with a subway theme. Musical chimes accompany a series of water spray arches. A fence along the edge of the property features cut-steel panels depicting...

The place is nice,quiet enough for grown-ups to have a seat chit chat while the kids are playing around. And not too large so, you can easily find your child; who will probably be playing in the train station themed park.Has two basketball courts and a handball court/wall.Some green space and a few benches.The place is quiet.Also,the place is accross from some kind of industrial site.They emit some dust sometimes,which can be bad for you or your kids.So you might want to make sure to go when there is not much activity.And oh,dogs are not (no longer ?) welcomed.Yeah sad.But,you can take your dog with you but at...

Used to love this park when my child was a toddler. The jungle gyms are low to the ground and there's lots of rubber matting. Also, you can see clear across the park from wherever you stand. There are baby/toddler swings and a nice water feature in the summer. Unfortunately, the place is starting to fall apart. Big blocks of cement that have fallen off the play area are lying about, there's a lot of trash, and this summer tall grass had grown in the exercise area. Wish they'd clean it up a bit cause it's a nice, breezy spot...