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Duarte Square school plans show rooftop play area; CB2 pushes Parks and SCA for clarity
Summary
Community Board 2 members said May 19 they were concerned new schematic plans for the Duarte Square public school show a rooftop playground rather than the ground‑level play area shown in the 2012 rezoning renderings. Board members requested a parks briefing and flagged side‑letter promises for gym and community spaces in earlier agreements.
Members of Manhattan Community Board 2 on May 19 raised concerns after learning new plans for the Duarte Square school show a rooftop play area rather than the ground‑floor playground shown in earlier rezoning materials.
Janine, who chairs the board's education committee, said the Duarte Square School that emerged from the Hudson Square rezoning is "moving forward" and that preliminary plans may be presented in June or July. She told the committee that recent public drawings show what she described as a "fifth or sixth floor playground" instead of the ground‑floor play area depicted in 2012 renderings.
"The renderings... showed a Ground Floor…
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