NYPIRG Says NY Playgrounds Unsafe, Park Board Denies

A report from New York Public Interest Research Group shows hazards at nearly all the playgrounds they surveyed.
NYPIRG Says NY Playgrounds Unsafe, Park Board Denies
AM I SAFE? A young girl sits on a swing in a playground in Columbus Park, New York. Swings were listed among the common playground hazards by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Shi Lixin/The Epoch Times
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AM I SAFE? A young girl sits on a swing in a playground in Columbus Park, New York. Swings were listed among the common playground hazards by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. (Shi Lixin/The Epoch Times)
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