Printers Park Playground

Activity Overview

Printers Park Playground is one of the unique and newest playgrounds in Bronx, New York. The Press-themed playground has many GREEN features, the spray shower recycles runoff water for irrigation, the rubber flooring is made of 90% recycled material, and granite blocks are made from the remains of the west side highway and other features. Printers park playground is built on the land that belonged to the inventor of the 19th-century lightning printing press, Richard March Hoe. The park pays tribute to Hoe and other historic printers, hence the name.

Things to Do

• Children can play at the playground and enjoy sometime outdoors with the family. The playground equipment features slides, bridges, tunnels and climbing structures.
• The unique structures at the park are graduated steps that mimic the cylinders of the press, and the white pathway emulates the roll of paper used in the press.
• Kids can play in the spray shower, the runoff water is used to irrigate surrounding plant bed. Plenty of benches in the park that are made of recycled material, too.
• The special plantings at the park including the dawn redwood, and golden weeping willow absorb storm water and runoff water.
• The playground is designed for kids aged 5-12.
• The park has walking trails and seating benches for the adults.

Printers Park playground Insider Tips

• The park is a nice place to cool off in the Summers.