Robert Bendheim Playground
4.5(51)4.5 out of 5 stars, 51 reviews New York, NY
About Robert Bendheim Playground
Robert Bendheim Playground offers a recently renovated and spacious outdoor play experience with a unique, fun water feature and an extensive, multi-level play structure featuring ramps and bridges. It's an appealing option for active young children and families looking for varied play options, despite significant concerns regarding the on-site bathroom facilities.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Families looking for a spacious outdoor playground with diverse climbing and water play options.Children who enjoy running, climbing, and exploring multi-level structures.A playdate or outing where unique water features are a primary draw.Kids who enjoy swings and slides in an open setting.Excellent for young children, with a 3-year-old reviewer loving it and explicitly stated as 'good for young kids'.
Why families love it
- Unique water feature that is described as 'so fun and very different than other playgrounds in the area'.
- Spacious playground design, providing ample room for children to run and play.
- Recently renovated, suggesting modern and well-maintained play structures.
- Extensive main play structure with ramps and bridges for active exploration and climbing.
- A fun and unique water feature/spray zone, great for cooling off.
- Extensive climbing equipment, described as a 'jungle with various slides'.
Insider tips
- Anticipate significant issues with the on-site bathroom; consider using facilities elsewhere before arriving or preparing for a potentially unpleasant experience.
- Be prepared for long lines at the single-stall bathroom, especially if visiting with potty-training children or during busy times, as it's used by the wider park.
- Manage expectations regarding the sandbox; it may not be suitable or easily accessible for very young children due to its height and lack of ramps.
Good to know before you go
- If clean and easily accessible restrooms are a non-negotiable priority for your family.
- If your child is very young and the sandbox is a primary draw, as its design may be frustrating and inaccessible.
- Families with multiple young children needing frequent, quick bathroom breaks, due to the single-stall, often-lined bathroom.
- The on-site bathroom is consistently described as 'atrocious,' 'decrepit,' and 'filthy'.
- The bathroom is a single stall, located just outside the entrance, and often has a long line due to use by general park-goers, making it challenging for potty trainers.
- Crowds
- The single-stall bathroom often has a line, indicating it can get busy, especially with non-playground users from the wider park.
- Accessibility
- The main play structure is described as 'wheelchair accessible (to a point),' featuring ramps and bridges.
What parents say
"Great playground! I don't know what it was like prior to the renovations, so I can't compare. The water feature is so fun and very different than other playgrounds in the area. The play structure is wheelchair accessible (to a point) and provides a great space for kids to run up and down ramps and across bridges. My three year old loved it."
3 years ago
"This playground has many features but it has seen better days and the bathroom is atrocious. There are swings and a spray zone. An awkward sandbox takes up the center of the playground. It is almost too tall for children to climb into and there are no stairs nor a ramp. The climbing equipment is extensive and is the redeeming feature of this run of the mill play area. Unfortunately the bathroom is decrepit and filthy. Best to take your children elsewhere."
7 years ago
"Note that the bathroom is just outside the entrance, it's a single stall, and half the people using it are from the park not the playgrounds. So there's normally a line, something to bear in mind if you've got a potty trainer."
5 years ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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