P.S. 179 has joined the list of 268 New York City public schools that already participate in the city's Schoolyards to Playgrounds program, which was launched in 2007. The schoolyards are open to the public when school isn't in session.
During the school year, the schoolyards are open from Monday through Friday from the end of the school day until dusk and on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 8:00 a.m. to dusk. During the summer, they're open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to dusk.
New York City established a goal in 2015 of having 85% of New Yorkers live within walking distance of a park or open space by 2030. The Schoolyards to Playgrounds program increases the public's access to green space in neighborhoods that are further away from a park than a ten-minute walk (one-quarter of a mile).
The Schoolyards to Playgrounds program is co-managed by the Department of Education, Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Trust for Public Land.
Location
P.S. 179
202 Avenue C
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Kensington, Brooklyn
