New Playgrounds Coming to NYC

NYC's Dept. of Education has committed to building 70 new playgrounds in the five boroughs.

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January 14, 2010, 9:00 AM PST

Out2Play, Inc., a non-profit group, is tasked with creating the playgrounds.

"Out2Play, which was started four years ago by Columbia MBA graduate Andrea Wenner, has already raised $20 million and built 80 playgrounds at New York schools, transforming nearly 1 million square feet of unused lots into play spaces. By contracting out and building a number of playgrounds at once, and devoting 97% of its annual budget to the projects, Out2Play has been able to work at a fast pace."

FULL STORY: 70 schools to get new playgrounds

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in Crain's

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