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P.S. 58’s playground to get makeover
BY MARK HALLUM
MHALLUM@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
Monday marked the
groundbreaking for a newly
renovated playground for
the students at P.S. 58 in Maspeth, but
the organizations involve said the
space exceeds expectations as a green
project.
Councilman Robert Holden, the
Trust for Public Land and the city
Department of Education put their
heads together to fund and design
a playground that would serve
students well for years to come.
“The Trust for Public Land worked
with the students and staff at P.S. 58
to design, and with local elected
officials to fund, this much-needed,
state-of-the-art playground to
Maspeth,” said Carter Strickland,
The Trust for Public Land’s state
director. “The creation of this stateof
the-art green space will not only
serve the needs of the school, but
will create a beautiful new park for
the entire community to enjoy.”
According to the DOE, the students
helped with design aspects of the
playground such as a running track,
turf field, basketball practice hoops,
game tables, trees, ADA-accessible
Councilman Robert Holden and the Trust for Public Land broke ground on a new playground at P.S. 58 on
Monday. Photo courtesy of Councilman Robert Holden
play equipment and safety mats.
The DOE said the space could
accommodate the 13,000 residents
of the surrounding communities
within a 10-minute walk.
“I’m thrilled that the School of
Heroes is receiving this much needed
upgrade to their playground with so
many unique features that the local
community will enjoy,” Holden said.
“I’m proud to have contributed to
making this project a reality, along
with Borough President Melinda
Katz, as it will further honor the
brave first responders of our great
city.”
With a scheduled completion date
of Sept. 11, 2019, the playground was
designed through a program that
includes students in the process in
order introduce them to the science,
engineering and architectural
aspects included in the process of
creating the green space.
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