Eleven schools in Bronx will have new play spaces for September
When students at 11 Bronx schools return in September, ready to buckle down to work, they’ll also have a place to play for the first time.
The nonprofit Out2Play is building playgrounds this summer at elementary schools that have dilapidated play spaces or lack playgrounds altogether.
Andrea Wenner, the group’s founder and director, said a recess period without a playground can lead to trouble.
“They’re not being physically active,” she said. “They’re getting into fights and not interacting in a constructive way.”
A lack of exercise coupled with overeating is a serious problem in the Bronx, where the obesity rate is 42% - the highest in the city - according to a report by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión’s office.
The three-year-old organization has already put up 15 city playgrounds, but Wenner said there are still more than 120 elementary schools, including 25 in the Bronx, lacking a place for kids to play.
At Public School 55, a playground has meant fewer fights and falls, fewer scraped knees and fewer bloody noses, said Principal Luis Torres.
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