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Billy Johnson Playground

A rustic-themed playground, with a stone bridge, a granite slide, a gazebo, a water feature, and playground equipment constructed of white cedar.

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Address: 5th Avenue and 67th Street
Getting there: just north of the Children's Zoo

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Manhattan/Central Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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