The Yard is Open!

2024 Spring & summer Camp registration

play:groundNYC is a nonprofit reimagining the urban environment as a place for all children to play, create, and explore. We do this by:

supporting play in public space

providing playwork training

Stewarding the yard since 2016

bringing more play to NYC Students

“The area was turned into A colorful cardboard fantasy.” — manhattan festival and open street organizer, 2022.

DOe educators, Sarah Lawrence College’s Child Development Institute and more have joined us

The Yard is NYC's only adventure playground and welcomes thousands of children every year

“Families were quick to pick up on positive changes at our school.” — brooklyn CharTer School, 2022.