Congratulations to our amazing Team Alex runners for completing the 2017 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. They joined nearly 20,000 other runners to take on the surprisingly sunny streets of NYC. If you were out there on March 19th cheering on the crowd, we hope you gave an extra shout out to some of our 23 team members decked out in their purple and white Team Alex running shirts. After running through Central Park, the West Side Highway,...

JOIN OUR TEAM ALEX RUNNERS – Have Fun, Get in Shape and Give the Gift of Play! Yes, we are doing it again! Team Alex is gearing up to run the 2017 United Airlines NYC Half on Sunday March 19, 2017, on a 13.1 mile tour of New York City. Get in shape while making a difference. Alexandra’s Playground is committed to bringing more children the opportunity for safe, active play. Every year we identify and build playgrounds for very...

Earlier in the year we finished building this new playground at an orphanage in Beaudet Saint Croix, Haiti. The children at the orphanage love having a place to swing, slide and climb, and so do the kids in the surrounding community.  So now it’s time to plan our 5th playground in Haiti, this time in Port-au-Prince. Stay tuned…. [Show slideshow] Save Save Save Save Save...

Hey NY Giants Fans – Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is helping Alexandra’s Playground raise funds for more playgrounds and programs with his Big Plays for Playgrounds pledge campaign. Make a monetary pledge for every forced turnover the Giants record this season. Be entered to win a signed NY Giants helmet when you make a pledge of at least $1 or a flat donation of $25 or more. And receive a NY Giants mini helmet singed by...

Hundreds of NYC kids are receiving the Gift of Play this summer through our support of two new locations in the established NYC Parks “Kids in Motion” program  – Mullaly Park (near Yankee Stadium, Bronx), and Tilden Park (East Flatbush, Brooklyn). A Kids In Motion Playground Associate is in the park 5 days a week to lead the kids in active play including organized sports, fitness, jumbo games, and more. The blue Imagination...