Brizzi Playground – Brooklyn NY

Description

New York City’s Parks Department writes:
“[Brizzi Playground], formerly named the 43rd St. Playground, is bounded by 42nd and 43rd Streets and 10th & New Utrecht Avenues. It was acquired through condemnation and assigned to Parks for playground purposes in 1938. The playground was designed and constructed the same year by the Works Progress Administration …”

The completion of the playground was officially announced on March 18, 1939.

Source notes

NYC Parks - Brizzi Playground
Department of Parks, Press Release, March 18, 1939

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 15, 2014.

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Location Info


Brooklyn, NY 11219

Coordinates: 40.642401, -73.994651

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