New York

Playgrounds in New York

On holiday in New York? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 849 playgrounds in New York. That’s 1.0 per 10,000 residents, rank 29 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Playgrounds in New York

The map shows the 849 playgrounds in New York, rounded to about 300 metres. The exact spot is in the app.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

849
Playgrounds on the map
1.0
per 10,000 residents
29.
rank in our city comparison in the US
445
different streets

Places are everywhere. What’s missing is the people. In the aupa app you see who’s here right now, and when your people check in, you know straight away.

Streets

Playgrounds in New York: on these streets

The nearest street per OpenStreetMap; the number in brackets means several places. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the app.

  • FDR Drive (5)
  • Astoria Boulevard (4)
  • Avenue W (4)
  • Broadway (4)
  • Neptune Avenue (4)
  • 38th Street (3)
  • Amsterdam Avenue (3)
  • Baruch Drive (3)
  • Bronx Boulevard (3)
  • Crotona Park East (3)
  • Drumgoole Road East (3)
  • East 13th Street (3)
  • Fort Hamilton Parkway (3)
  • Fulton Street (3)
  • Jerome Avenue (3)
  • Juniper Boulevard South (3)
  • Riverdale Avenue (3)
  • Surf Avenue (3)
  • USS North Carolina Road (3)
  • Vernon Boulevard (3)
  • 111th Street (2)
  • 147th Street (2)
  • 155th Street (2)
  • 173rd Street (2)
  • 214th Place (2)
  • 25th Avenue (2)
  • 30th Avenue (2)
  • 37th Avenue (2)
  • 3rd Avenue (2)
  • 43rd Street (2)
  • 61st Street (2)
  • 63rd Street (2)
  • 65th Street (2)
  • 78th Street (2)
  • 98th Street (2)
  • Atlantic Avenue (2)
  • Baychester Avenue (2)
  • Bayview Avenue (2)
  • Bedford Park Boulevard West (2)
  • Boerum Street (2)
  • Brabant Street (2)
  • Bruckner Boulevard (2)
  • Cabrini Boulevard (2)
  • Canal Street (2)
  • Carlyle Green (2)
  • Cedar Avenue (2)
  • Clove Road (2)
  • Colonial Road (2)
  • Concourse Village West (2)
  • Coney Island Avenue (2)
  • Cropsey Avenue (2)
  • Crotona Park West (2)
  • Dean Street (2)
  • East 102nd Street (2)
  • East 164th Street (2)
  • East 9th Street (2)
  • East Houston Street (2)
  • Eastern Parkway (2)
  • Edgecombe Avenue (2)
  • Elverton Avenue (2)
  • Father Zeiser Place (2)
  • Fulton Avenue (2)
  • Guy R. Brewer Boulevard (2)
  • Halsey Street (2)
  • Henderson Avenue (2)
  • Henry Street (2)
  • Hillside Avenue (2)
  • Howard Avenue (2)
  • Humboldt Street (2)
  • Jamaica Avenue (2)
  • Jefferson Street (2)
  • Lafayette Avenue (2)
  • Madison Street (2)
  • McClellan Street (2)
  • Melvin Avenue (2)
  • Montgomery Street (2)
  • Morgan Avenue (2)
  • Morningside Avenue (2)
  • Morris Avenue (2)
  • Ocean Parkway (2)
  • Orchard Beach Boardwalk (2)
  • Pacific Street (2)
  • Redgrave Avenue (2)
  • Richmond Terrace (2)
  • Saint Edwards Street (2)
  • Schermerhorn Street (2)
  • Union Avenue (2)
  • Ward Avenue (2)
  • West 121st Street (2)
  • West 123rd Street (2)
  • West 29th Street (2)
  • West 33rd Street (2)
  • West 59th Street (2)
  • West Fordham Road (2)
  • 101st Avenue
  • 10th Avenue
  • 110th Road
  • 123rd Street
  • 124th Street
  • 12th Avenue
  • 134th Street
  • 137th Street
  • 138th Place
  • 14th Street
  • 164th Street
  • 165th Avenue
  • 165th Street
  • 166th Street
  • 168th Street
  • 171st Street
  • 172nd Street
  • 175th Street
  • 17th Road
  • 183rd Place
  • 18th Avenue
  • 19th Street
  • 1st Street
  • 205th Street
  • 224th Street
  • 233rd Street

… and 325 more streets.

Where the surface is recorded (132 of 849), it’s mostly rubber (61%), asphalt (29%) and concrete (5%).

Comparison

Playgrounds: city comparison in the US

Sorted by places per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

CityTotalper 10,000
San Jose4124.1
Baltimore2384.1
Honolulu1394.0
Denver2793.8
Detroit2473.8
Portland2193.4
Chicago8003.0
Seattle2272.9
Indianapolis2502.8
Oklahoma City1802.6
Louisville1572.5
Charlotte2292.5
Boston1602.4
Austin2262.3
Columbus2052.2
Washington1542.2
Dallas2491.9
Philadelphia2841.8
Phoenix2841.7
New York8491.0
Good to know

With over 105,000 playgrounds, they’re the biggest group on the map, from the swings around the corner to the big adventure playground.

With kids, every minute counts: the app shows which playground is closest, how far it is on foot and how others rate it. Check in and your friends see you’re there. Maybe another parent with a kid will come along.

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FAQ

Questions about playgrounds in New York

How many playgrounds are there in New York?
The aupa map shows 849 playgrounds in New York (as of October 2026). That’s 1.0 per 10,000 residents, rank 29 of 35 cities in the US. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app.
Where are playgrounds in New York?
The map shows 849 playgrounds in New York, for example on these streets: FDR Drive, Astoria Boulevard and Avenue W. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows playgrounds in New York?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, including 849 playgrounds in New York. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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