New $1.7M Playground To Open In Chinatown

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY – A new playground that will be available to the local community will open at a Lower East Side school Monday, officials announced.

The space has been built at P.S. 184, The Shuang Wen School, on Cherry Street. It was designed by students using environmentally-friendly features, the city said.

That includes nearly 30 trees to absorb water, a green roof gazebo and infiltration basins that will catch rainwater under the turf field.

It was built by the city as part of the city's Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency Project.

The $1.7 million playground will include basketball courts, play equipment, student artwork, an outdoor classroom, a yoga circle, stage, tennis court and turf field.