This playground encourages kids to use tools, get dirty, and let their imaginations run wild

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By Ben AdlerAug 30, 2016, 4:13 pm248 pts
The newly opened play:groundNYC on New York City’s Governors Island is well-hidden. On my first visit, I couldn’t find it. The second time, armed with directions, I still had to ask a man doing construction work on a nearby building. Asked how to get to “the playground,” he looked momentarily confused…

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