Children's Play Areas (CPAs)

This dataset represents Children’s Play Areas (CPAs) in NYC Parks. Each CPA is a designated space featuring play equipment specifically designed for children and is mapped as a central point (Point geometry) within a park property. While commonly known as playgrounds, the term "playground" is avoided because some properties or subproperties labeled as "playgrounds" may include features like adult fitness equipment or handball and basketball courts and may not contain play equipment for children.

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Note: The schema and methodology of the dataset was updated in 2024, replacing the previous version from 2019.

Play equipment is tracked via the Parks Inspection Program. Parks that are currently rated by the Parks Inspection Program and contain play equipment are considered active Children's Play Areas. Please see the All Sites (Mapped) dataset on Open Data for more detail.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier https://data.cityofnewyork.us/api/views/j55h-3upk
issued 2024-10-29
landingPage https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/j55h-3upk
modified 2025-03-28
publisher data.cityofnewyork.us
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theme {Recreation}
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • centroid
  • play-areas
  • play-equipment
  • play-units
  • playground
isopen False
license_id notspecified
license_title License not specified
maintainer NYC Parks Open Data Team
maintainer_email no-reply@data.cityofnewyork.us
metadata_created 2025-09-23T23:37:08.446800
metadata_modified 2025-09-23T23:37:08.446809
notes This dataset represents Children’s Play Areas (CPAs) in NYC Parks. Each CPA is a designated space featuring play equipment specifically designed for children and is mapped as a central point (Point geometry) within a park property. While commonly known as playgrounds, the term "playground" is avoided because some properties or subproperties labeled as "playgrounds" may include features like adult fitness equipment or handball and basketball courts and may not contain play equipment for children. Explore the <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ks2CzWUkjGKl5bRgCBFta5wslGWNfrr_6iNgwcQSe9s/edit?gid=1059367562#gid=1059367562">Data Dictionary</a> Note: The schema and methodology of the dataset was updated in 2024, replacing the previous version from 2019. Play equipment is tracked via the Parks Inspection Program. Parks that are currently rated by the Parks Inspection Program and contain play equipment are considered active Children's Play Areas. Please see the <a href="https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Parks-Inspection-Program-All-Sites-MAPPED-/buk3-3qpr/about_data">All Sites (Mapped) dataset</a> on Open Data for more detail.
num_resources 4
num_tags 13
title Children's Play Areas (CPAs)