Trust for Public Land, with the support from the Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation, the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation, and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the opening of the newly renovated schoolyard at the Juan Morel Campos Secondary School in Brooklyn on Monday.
The renovated space includes an outdoor classroom, basketball courts, a turf field, running track, trees, permeable pavers, play equipment, fitness equipment, game tables, benches, color seal art, a recycling center, and a drinking fountain. The basketball courts were designed by New York-based artist Nina Chanel Abney.
“Parks and playgrounds provide tremendous benefits for communities, from mental and physical well-being to improving environmental health, and having open space close to home means people will use it more often and get more benefits,” said Carter Strickland, VP of the Mid-Atlantic and New York State Director for Trust for Public Land.