According to the de Blasio Administration, the City’s Jointly Operated Playgrounds, or JOPs, aren’t parks. But what does a new map from the Parks Department say about them, and what does it have to do with the Marx Brothers Playground in East Harlem?
Category: Essays & Journalism
What If a Park Is Not a Park?
NEW YORK, NY–NO, SERIOUSLY. Have you ever danced the Sirtaki at “Greek Night” in Athens Square, popped an ollie in Washington Park, or caught a summer blockbuster like “Black Panther” playing on Midland Field?