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Cherokee Pl ((77th & East River)) New York , NY 10162 United States
After $1.4 million in renovations, the park near the East River features a sandbox, swings , climbing net, and giant swimming pool for kids of all ages.
Great for young kids
Large child-friendly park ; super crowded however
Watch out for the yellow hole of death in the back playground ...
Bring your bug spray because the mosquitos are vicious
Pool, splash pad
Good place to spend your day with kids after school ???????????? - El Greco Jakob Instagram @coach.jakob
Great spacious park with lots of benches and structures for big kids and little ones...elephant sprinklers too!! - Sandy
They have a fireman's pole for sliding down! - Roger Schonfeld
Beautiful place and views! Great place to have lunch or just get out of the city, while your still in it. - Momentous Promotions
Really good pizza and not too pricey! I really liked the white pizza and the chicken parm pizza. - Amy Sagar
The sushi is very good and the sushi chef is charmingly old (Japanese) school. Chat with him and he'll tell you what's fresh. Surprising for a supermarket. - Ross Cagan