This playground will be destroyed by the NYC Government NYU2031 expansion plan to build a series of high rise buildings on the 2 super blocks south of the NYU Library.
Click http://www.pbase.com/hjsteed/image/145196308 for a recent photo of new congested playground facilities being built on LaGuardia Place. The roadway in this image is a restricted driveway for service vehicles and also leads to an underground public parking facility. The ordinary heavy street traffic is a considerable distance from this playground facility.
Click http://www.pbase.com/hjsteed/photo_shoot_120406 for more information and photo images of what will destroyed.