Manhattan · New York County
Cherry Clinton Playground
NYC Parks
- Location
- Cherry Street at Clinton Street, Lower East Side
- Size
- 0.48 acres
- Hours
- 6 AM - 1 AM daily
- Type
- NYC Parks
Cherry Clinton Playground is a neighborhood park on the Lower East Side, providing recreational space in one of Manhattan's most historically significant immigrant neighborhoods.
The Lower East Side was the primary entry point for millions of European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The neighborhood's tenement buildings, some of which survive today, housed the densest population in the world.
Cherry Street has a special place in presidential history: George Washington lived at 1 Cherry Street during his first year as President (1789-1790), when New York served as the nation's capital.
The playground serves the Lower East Side's contemporary community, which has evolved from its Jewish and Italian immigrant origins into a diverse neighborhood of Chinese, Dominican, and Puerto Rican residents alongside newer arrivals.
Cherry Clinton Playground provides recreational space on a street where the first President lived and millions of immigrants took their first steps into American life.