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Walter Ward Playground

📍 Queens, NY

★4.6(47 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

Neighborhood playground co-located with a school in Queens. Clean restrooms on-site, interactive play equipment suited to toddlers and young children, and active handball courts popular with local regulars.

✓ Clean restrooms✓ Good for toddlers✓ Handball courts✓ Well maintained✓ School-adjacent
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★★★★★Featured review by robert shelton

It's a Beautiful well maintained park. Some of the city's top Handball players, come out to play. When ever you go there make sure you bring your ( A ) GAME. the restrooms are clean and comfortable. I been playing there for over ten years.

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families with children aged 2–8 looking for a clean, dependable neighborhood park with restroom access — a rarer combination in NYC. Toddlers respond well to the interactive equipment. Older children can watch or join the handball regulars, who are welcoming to newcomers with game.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Restrooms are on-site and clean — a genuine advantage over most NYC neighborhood parks
⏰Toddlers aged 2+ engage well with the interactive equipment in the play area
đŸŽŸī¸Handball courts draw serious local players — a fun spectacle for older kids
🚗School co-location may affect weekend access hours — check signage on arrival

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.6
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47 Google reviews

Clean on-site restrooms40%
Well maintained equipment30%
Active handball community20%
Good for young children10%
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robert shelton

7 years ago

★★★★★

“It's a Beautiful well maintained park. Some of the city's top Handball players, come out to play. When ever you go there make sure you bring your ( A ) GAME. the restrooms are clean and comfortable. I been playing there for over ten years.”

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Sirc Bas

11 months ago

★★★★★

“This is an excellent park. It seems it may be co-located with a school with a nice interactive experience for a 2 year old plus”

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Yezenia Rodriguez

6 years ago

★★★★★

“I was able to go and clear my mind. It's a place where I can be an adult but feel like a kid.”

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Maria Chez

2 years ago

★★★★★

“Nice children playground!”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Walter Ward Playground sits alongside a school in Queens and offers clean on-site restrooms, toddler-appropriate interactive play equipment, and a set of handball courts with a strong local following. The play area is well maintained. Visitors report a welcoming atmosphere for young children. Some reviewers note minor maintenance and cleaning needs in specific areas.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday06:00 – 21:00
Tuesday06:00 – 21:00
Wednesday06:00 – 21:00
Thursday06:00 – 21:00
Friday06:00 – 21:00
Saturday06:00 – 21:00
Sunday06:00 – 21:00

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