Playground Equipment Replaced and Schoolyard Painted at P.S. 29

The playground equipment at was replaced, and the schoolyard is receiving the finishing touches of a new paint job—just in time for summer.

Timing aside, the news is surely good for parents with children at the elementary school.

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"In spite of the initial horror when the playground burned down, this new equipment goes a long way in healing wounds and helping us move forward," said P.S. 29 parent and Carroll Gardens Patch blogger .

"We're lucky that the perps' parents were able to pay for the damage they caused and that this could be undertaken so smoothly. I hope this enables us to all move forward now."