Billy Johnson Playground (Central Park)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Central Park, east side at 67th St, Manhattan, New York
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: 6 a.m.-1 a.m.
Cost: free
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M. Paul Friedberg's rustic landscape playground for preschool and school-age kids is famous for its 45-foot granite slide set into a hill, joined by a second slide, tire swings, an amphitheater spray feature and a mini Gapstow Bridge. A 2018 renovation added accessible surfacing, an accessible sand table and adaptive swings.