Police Athletic League Announces CITYWIDE Summer PLAYSTREETS Program

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Since 1914, the Police Athletic League (PAL) has provided safe places to play and learn for thousands of children through its Summer PAL PLAYSTREETS Program. PAL’s 2023 Summer PLAYSTREETS Program takes place in public areas, such as playgrounds and parks, throughout New York City to provide children with supervised places to enjoy outdoor summer activities.

PLAYSTREETS is the signature summer program of PAL. PAL PLAYSTREETS are open Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through August 24^th, and are free to all New York City children. PAL is operating 13 PLAYSTREETS throughout the five boroughs this summer, in addition to sports leagues, including Cops & Kids teams, and summer day camps.  Activities include double dutch jump rope, nok hockey, hopscotch, arts and crafts, sports, board games, educational programs and more.

PAL 2023 Summer PLAYSTREETS citywide locations include:

BRONX:

·       Randall Playground PLAYSTREET at 2180 Randall Avenue, Bronx

·       Bill Rainey Park PLAYSTREET at 850 Dawson Street, Bronx

BROOKLYN:

·       Dr. Green Park PLAYSTREET at 500 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brooklyn

·       Red Hook Coffey Park PLAYSTREET at 31 Centre Mall, Brooklyn

·       Howard Playground PLAYSTREET at 60 Glenmore Avenue, Brooklyn

·       Fox Playground PLAYSTREET at Avenue H between East 54^th Street & East 55^th Street, Brooklyn

STATEN ISLAND:

·       Stapleton Houses PLAYSTREET  at 77 Hill Street, Staten Island

QUEENS:

·       Ravenswood Playground PLAYSTREET at 21^st Street between 34^th Avenue35^th Avenue, Queens

·       Almeda Park PLAYSTREET at Beach 65^th Street between Beach 66^th Street and Beach Channel Drive, Queens

MANHATTAN:

SPONSORED BY OFFICE OF SPECIAL NARCOTICS PROSECUTOR:

·       124^th Street PLAYSTREET at 124^th Street between Morningside Park West & Lenox Avenue, Manhattan

·       McCaffrey Playground PLAYSTREET at West 43^rd Street between 8 Avenue & 9 Avenue, Manhattan

SPONSORED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF NEW YORK

·       Audubon Playground PLAYSTREET at Audubon Avenue between 169^th Street & 170^th Street, Manhattan

·       P.S. 155 Playground PLAYSTREET at East 117^th Street between 1^st Avenue & 2^nd Avenue, Manhattan.

Founded in 1914, New York City’s Police Athletic League is a nonprofit organization that provides recreational, educational, cultural and social activities to 15,000 children and teens annually. For more information, please visit www.palnyc.org.