playstreet

[ pley-street ]

noun

1. an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.

Word History and Origins

Origin of playstreet¹

First recorded in 1935–40; play + street

Example Sentences

A pocket of calm tucked between blocks with many jagged edges, 196th Street had been the site of a summer Playstreet for more than 25 years.

From New York Times

“It’s quite territorial,” said Tollyne Dickerson, who ran the Playstreet for the last few years.

From New York Times

That the Playstreet reopened this summer is because of efforts by Ms. Dickerson; Mr. Garcia, now the executive director of Fordham Bedford Community Services; and Bishop John Jenik, the Catholic vicar for the northwest Bronx, a human Gibraltar who has lived in the neighborhood since the 1970s.

From New York Times

Luis’s mother said she heard about the Playstreet just this week from a neighbor.

From New York Times

“They told us the kids could go to Poe Park,” said John Garcia, who started the 196th Street Playstreet when he was 18 years old.

From New York Times