NEW YORK CITY — Summer vacation is nearly here and city streets are being turned over to the kids for safe playing.
The century-old Playstreets program, which closes city streets to give children safe places to play and build relationships with police officers, is running from July 5 to Aug. 19 at more than 40 locations around the city, according to an announcement Tuesday from the Police Athletic League. The program will run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Playstreets locations will feature sports, arts and crafts, games, music, Double Dutch, dancing, hopscotch and basketball.
MANHATTAN
• 119th Street between Manhattan and Morningside avenues
• 151st Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues
• Grant Houses between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
• Jennie Clarke Residence at 183A E. 100th St.
• Wagner Houses between Paladino and First avenues
BROOKLYN
• 61st Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues
• Boulevard Houses between Stanley and Wortman avenues
• Brownsville Houses between Rockaway Avenue and Osborn Street
• Coffey Park
• Fox Playground between East 64th and East 65th streets
• Glenwood Shelter at 4612 Glenwood Road
• Junius Street Family Residence at 25 Junius St.
• Kelly Playground between East 14th and East 15th streets
• Liberty Avenue Family Residence at 51 Junius St.
• Linden Houses between Stanley and Wortman avenues
• Marlboro Houses between West Eighth and 11th streets
• Renaldo Salgado Park
• Tompkins Houses between Tompkins and Throop avenues
QUEENS
• Ocean Bay Houses between Beach 65th and Beach 64th streets
• Playground 75 between 75th Avenue and 75th Road
• Queensbridge North between 12th and 21st streets
• Queensbridge South between 12th and 21st streets
• Westway Hotel Shelter at 71-11 Astoria Blvd.
THE BRONX
• 1272 Ogden Ave. behind the Community Center
• 152nd Street at Courtlandt Avenue
• 182nd Street between Valentine and Ryer avenues
• 196th Street between Briggs and Bainbridge avenues
• Butler Houses between Webster and Park avenues
• Edenwald Houses between Grenada Place and Schieffelin Avenue
• Forest Houses between Trinity and Tinton avenues
• Monroe Houses between Story and Lafayette avenues
• Patterson Houses between Morris and Third avenues
• Powers Homeless Shelter at 346 Powers Ave.
• Zimmerman Playground
STATEN ISLAND
• Big Park
• Bowen St between Sobel Court and Roff Street
• Corporal Thompson Park between Broadway and Chappell Street
• Mahoney Playground between Beechwood Avenue and Jersey Street
• Stapleton Houses between Gordon Street and Tompkins Avenue
