Playground Addition
Playground Addition is a memorial in Manhattan, New York. Playground Addition is situated nearby to the metro station 190th Street station, as well as near the park Jacob K. Javits Playground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 190th Street station and The Met Cloisters.
190th Street station
Metro station
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 190th Street station is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the A train at all times. It is located on Fort Washington Avenue in the Hudson Heights section of Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood, near the avenue's intersection with Cabrini Boulevard at Margaret Corbin Circle, about three blocks north of 190th Street.
The Met Cloisters
Museum
Photo: Drozdp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cloisters is a museum in Fort Tryon Park, straddling the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood, in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The museum specializes in European medieval art and architecture, with a focus on the Romanesque and Gothic periods. The Met Cloisters is situated 2,300 feet north of Playground Addition.
Inspiration Point
Scenic viewpoint
The Inspiration Point Shelter is a popular rest stop for cyclists along the Hudson River Greenway within Fort Washington Park in Manhattan, which extends to Inwood Hill Park to the north and Riverside Park to the south. Inspiration Point is situated 940 feet west of Playground Addition.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morris Heights and University Heights.
Morris Heights
Neighborhood
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Morris Heights is a residential neighborhood located in the West Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
University Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
University Heights is a neighborhood of the West Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: West Fordham Road to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, West Burnside Avenue to the south and the Harlem River to the west.
Washington Heights
Quarter
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Playground Addition
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The site for this playground addition to Fort Tryon Park was presented to the City of New York by John D. Rockefeller JR 1941”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.85875° or 40° 51′ 32″ northLongitude
-73.93398° or 73° 56′ 2″ westOpen location code
87G8V358+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 11787761723OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jacob K. Javits Playground and The Cottage (NYC Parks Office).
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