Murray Playground — Attraction in New York

Specifically after 1996, the installation of new safety surface at Murray Playground change reality. One of just a handful of Parks and Parks facilities named for former “Parkies,” Murray Playground fills a vital role in providing for the recreational needs of the community. Basic amenities are here. In addition it's important to mention this park had a new 2010 - 2012 renovations and then progress renovations. In the 80s and 90s the front of the park was the area where all the drunks and druggies use to hang out. Not anymore those days are over. If you see pictures of this park from the 80s to now you wouldn't believe your eyes. So nowadays Murray Playground is a Court Square park that has a green space with a performance area, a dog park, a very good playground with lots of swings, public restrooms that are generally fairly clean, and hand ball, basketball and soccer courts.The green space part on the eastern side is new, with construction wrapping up just almost an year.Also the new park centers around a grassy little hill with eight trees, each a different species. I had an idyilic...

This is a nice urban Oasis. Two thirds of the block is athletic fields which seem sparsely used, the remaining third seating, a play ground, a community garden, a dog run. I am knocking off two stars because of three issues: 1) No Shade, 2) No Shade!, 3) NO SHADE!!!

Designed by the clueless park designers' conspiracy which never visit the parks that the design but Know Better Than You, they have decided that 80-90% of the public wants to sit in direct sun on hot summer days, which corresponds to the fraction of benches enjoying this feature. The public, because they don't know any better, persist in occupying the shady benches first, leaving the other would be users who do not understand the benefits of cooking under UV light with No Place to Sit.

This isn't the only recently redesigned park enjoying this ratio of sun-baked benches, shade trees are so 19th Century and Culturally Imperialist! Thank God for highly educated urban designers who don't use the parks that they design...

Refreshing use of space and catchy industrial designs. Located in the Belly of the Beast which is modern Long Island City, yet mercifully distant from the worst of that urban jungle. The playground equipment is in good repair, and the sprinklers are especially refreshing in the summer. Bathrooms were functional during this review. Free wi-fi (if you trust New York City's government enough to let it plant cookies on your device). Ample seating for the...