Strawberry Playground

An older playground overlooking the BQE

Overall Score

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Official Park Website
Brooklyn
Rodney and S. 4th

Features

Neighborhood
Bathrooms
No
Yes
, But NEARBY
Shade:
No
Yes
Water feature:
No
Yes
Sandbox:
No
Yes
Drinking Fountain
No
Yes
Additional DETAILS BELOW

Reviews

Not Your Nanny's Review

Playground Papa's Review

The main piece of equipment has a "clock tower" that looks a bit like a colonial-era city hall. It's built with a circular shaped platform with a variety of stairs and ladders – easy enough for adults to access, but with a variety of different elements for climbing. 

The smaller kids climbing equipment is on the opposite end of the park, which means inevitably, a lot of running back and forth. 

The rubber mats are disjointed and popping up, and there's a lot of rust on the equipment. The water feature button wasn't working. Water in other parks has been turned on, but not in others – so its unclear if this is a seasonal shortcoming, but I don't really recall it working in past summers either. 

There's a constant din coming from the highway, plus the exhaust is noticeable. The equipment is dusty from it too. Just think, when that road was built, people were using lead gasoline in their cars! Anyway, this is a great example of how the city loves building playgrounds in marginalized spaces. On the plus side we've never encountered other children and its never busy. On the other hand, it does often attract weirdo adults. 

Bruno's Review

About the Playground

Also known as Rodney Playground South, it was built as a community give-back when the BQE was cut through the neighborhood because nothing says community like a playground overlooking a busy highway.

Additional Features

Equipment

Slides:
Yes
No
Tic Tac Toe:
No
Yes
Toddler Swings:
No
Yes
Belt Swings:
No
Yes
CHIMES / Drums:
No
Yes
Tunnel:
No
Yes
PicNic Tables:
No
Yes
Suspension Bridge:
No
Yes

Climbing equipment

LaDDERS:
No
Yes
CLIMBING WALL:
No
Yes
ROPE:
No
Yes
STAIRS:
No
Yes
RAMP:
No
Yes
Monkey Bars:
No
Yes
Chain Ladder:
No
Yes
Weird Climbing Thing:
No
Yes

Accessibility

Sensory Panels:
No
Yes
Other Sensory Equipment:
No
Yes
Accessible Swing:
No
Yes
Balance Beam:
No
Yes
RAMP:
No
Yes
Last updated:
June 9, 2025

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