Police Athletic Leauge Announces Opening Of 2016 Summer Playstreets Program Serving Queens Neighborhoods

For over 100 years, the Police Athletic League (PAL) has provided safe places to play and learn for thousands of Queens children through PAL’s Summer Playstreets Program. PAL is launching its 2016 Summer Playstreets in Queens on Tuesday, July 5th. New York City youngsters play traditional sidewalk games, develop their creativity through the arts, and learn from a wide range of educational, recreational and cultural arts specialists.

PAL’s Summer Playstreets Program closes off streets and utilizes other public areas, such as playgrounds and parks, throughout New York City to provide children with safe, supervised places to enjoy outdoor summer activities. Playstreets are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through August 19th, and are free to all New York City children. Playstreets offer sports, arts and crafts, games, music and dance. Featured activities include Double Dutch jump rope, Hopscotch, Nok Hockey and basketball. PAL is operating over 40 Playstreets throughout the five boroughs this summer, in addition to offering Cops & Kids teams and summer day camps.

A list of PAL Summer Playstreets in Queens follows. Please visit http://www.palnyc.org/ for details.

QUEENS PLAYSTREETS

July 5 – August 19

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Playstreet Location

Ocean Bay Houses Between Beach 65th St & Beach 64th St

Playground Seventy Five Between 75th Ave & 75th Rd

Queensbridge North Between 12th St & 21st St

Queensbridge South Between 12th St & 21st St

Westway Hotel Shelter 71-11 Astoria Blvd

New York City’s Police Athletic League is the first and finest civilian-run PAL in the country. Founded in 1914, PAL has served the city’s young people for over 100 years. PAL provides recreational, educational, cultural and social activities to 35,000 boys and girls annually. It is also the city’s largest, independent, nonprofit youth organization.