Friends of Albano Park and Mary Collins Playscape

Friends of Albano Park and Mary Collins Playscape Vincent Albano Jr Playground and Mary Collins Playscape is a .346-acre public park in Manhattan's Kip The playground was designed by noted architect M.

In 1966 the TBTA extended a permit for the Department of Parks to operate the .346-acre parcel as a playground and contributed $25,000 towards its development. Paul Friedberg in the late 1960s. In 1989 community members celebrated the reconstruction and official naming of the playground. The $722,000 capital restoration provided a handicapped accessible play area for both children and adults along

with new game tables and benches. The new design introduced brick herringbone paving, raised granite curbs, a granite information kiosk, and an ornamental steel panel fence with bronzed ginkgo and oak leaf castings. In 1989 Council Member Carol Greitzer introduced the legislation which named the park for Vincent F. Albano Jr. (1914-1981). Albano was the local Republican district leader for thirty-two years from 1949 until his death in 1981 and the New York Republican County Chairman from 1963 to 1981. A power in Republican circles, he lived in the neighborhood and helped to preserve the playground during a time of demolition and construction in the area. The playground was substantially upgraded in 1998, as a result of a grant from the City Parks Foundation and a requirements contract funded by Mayor Giuliani. Improvements include play equipment, safety surfacing, handball courts, and pavements. The following year the Mary Collins Playscape was dedicated to a beloved community activist. Active in community and church affairs, Collins (1937-1997) served on Community Board 6 and the 13th Precinct Community Council. Moreover, she directed her efforts into improving conditions at Albano Playground. Collins headed the Lexington East Twenties Society (LETS) which participated in and contributed to the "Take Back Albano Park" initiative in 1996. LETS and the 13th Precinct Community Council donated funds for a Playground Associate to facilitate recreational and arts & crafts programs at the park. http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/vincentalbanojrplayground/highlights/6414

The first signs of spring!
03/13/2021

The first signs of spring!

A beautiful Monday Morning at Albano. This years It’s My Park Day will be May 19th. Check out the blooming Daffodils ...
04/15/2019

A beautiful Monday Morning at Albano. This years It’s My Park Day will be May 19th. Check out the blooming Daffodils and Tulips, all the hard work in the fall paid off!

Tried to fight the rain today but Mother Nature won. We will be back at the park on Sunday morning to try and finish wh...
05/20/2018

Tried to fight the rain today but Mother Nature won. We will be back at the park on Sunday morning to try and finish what we started!

Here are some spring time photos from the park to get you motivated for It’s my Park Day on May 19th that starts at 10am...
05/10/2018

Here are some spring time photos from the park to get you motivated for It’s my Park Day on May 19th that starts at 10am. Thanks to everyone who helped during our fall event to plant the bulbs for these beautiful flowers.

Thanks to everyone who joined us on a beautiful day for It's My Park Day!
10/23/2017

Thanks to everyone who joined us on a beautiful day for It's My Park Day!

Late Summer flowers on Labor Day weekend.
09/04/2017

Late Summer flowers on Labor Day weekend.

Flowers still going strong from our It's My Park Day event.
07/14/2017

Flowers still going strong from our It's My Park Day event.

Thank you to all of the volunteers who worked to help make our Spring 2017 It's My Park Day a success! Enjoy the photos...
05/22/2017

Thank you to all of the volunteers who worked to help make our Spring 2017 It's My Park Day a success! Enjoy the photos and we will see you at the park!

We wanted to announce that our It's my Park Day event will be on October 22nd at 10am. We hope that you can join us, ev...
10/05/2016

We wanted to announce that our It's my Park Day event will be on October 22nd at 10am. We hope that you can join us, even if for a short time! Here are a few photos from this summer to show you how well your hard work has helped.

It's been a few weeks since our It's My Park Day event and the roses are still blooming. Thanks to everyone who turned ...
06/10/2016

It's been a few weeks since our It's My Park Day event and the roses are still blooming. Thanks to everyone who turned out on May 21st. Here are a few images from the event and some recent shots.

It's been a great spring so far as you can see from the photos! Thanks to everyone who helped during our last It's My P...
04/06/2016

It's been a great spring so far as you can see from the photos! Thanks to everyone who helped during our last It's My Park Day in the fall. This year our Spring It's My Park Day will be on May 21st at 10am. We hope to see you there!

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