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Schools, playgrounds and child care near an address
The Atlas shows playgrounds, public schools and licensed child care near an address. Check availability and entry requirements with each provider. Enter an address to see them.
Open The Atlas for families See an example: 110-22 72nd Road, Forest Hills
What you’ll see
- Playgrounds
- Park playgrounds and open schoolyards.
- Schools
- Public schools nearby, by level.
- Child care
- Licensed child care and its seats.
- Crashes
- Crashes that hurt people walking or biking.
- Lead pipes
- Service-line materials recorded in DEP’s inventory.
- Air
- Yearly air quality for the neighborhood.
About the data
How the figures are calculated
- Playgrounds
- Park playgrounds and schoolyards open after school, with accessibility as NYC Parks lists it. Sources: NYC Parks, Schoolyards to Playgrounds.
- Schools
- Public schools within 820 ft (250 m), by level, from the DOE School Quality Reports 2024–25.
- Child care
- Licensed child care programs within 820 ft (250 m), the nearest center and the licensed seats. Source: DOHMH regulated programs.
- Crashes
- Crashes within 820 ft (250 m) in 12 months, with people walking or biking who were injured or killed, and the bike routes nearby.
- Lead pipes
- Lots on the block in DEP’s service-line inventory.
- Air
- Yearly fine particles, nitrogen dioxide and summer ozone for the neighborhood.
How to read it
- Crash records can lag, so check the latest date shown.
- An unknown pipe material is not a confirmed lead service line.
- A school dot is not your zoned school. Check zoning with the Department of Education.
- Home daycares are counted without names. Licensed seats are not openings.
Sources
- Playgrounds with Dedicated Children's Areas (DCAs) updated Oct 7, 2026
- Schoolyard to Playgrounds updated Sep 15, 2026
- School Quality Reports Data updated Apr 9, 2026
- Facilities Database updated Jul 16, 2026
- 2019 - 2020 School Locations updated Sep 11, 2019
- Active NYC Health Code Regulated Child Care Programs updated Oct 31, 2026
- Child Care Regulated Programs updated Nov 4, 2026
- Motor Vehicle Collisions - Crashes updated Nov 4, 2026
- New York City Bike Routes updated Jul 24, 2026
- Lead Service Line Location Coordinates updated Jan 30, 2026
- Air Quality and Health Impacts updated Jun 18, 2026
- Community Districts updated May 26, 2026
Figures describe recorded activity, not a rating of the neighborhood. Dates and coverage differ by topic.