Hidden at the southern edge of Chinatown near the location of the infamous Five Points neighborhood lies Columbus Park. While the newbies and natives made famous by the film, Gangs of New York have long since left this world, the area is now home to the city's many courthouses and municipal buildings. This park itself stretches from Bayard street down to Worth street and features many amenities including children's playgrounds, basketball courts, soccer fields and of course an adult jungle gym.
This park is often used by workers from the surrounding buildings and institutions looking to get in shape during their lunch break. (see article)
Equipment
The equipment is all attached to one centralized piece, the horizontal ladder aka monkey bar.
Monkey Bar - Roughly 6-7 feet above the ground and spans about 10 feet in length.
Pull up bars - Two bars for doing pull ups.
Vertical ladder- Great for human flags and hanging leg raises.
Parallel bars - There are two one of which is much lower than the other and may be useful for pushups. Only the higher parallel bar will be useful for dips.
Pole - In absence of a climbing rope this is great for climbing up.
Low Bar- There are also low bars along with the parallel bar which are useful for doing body weight rows.
Ps. I took the above graphic from another website but I can't seem to find the appropriate link. If anyone recognizes where that picture comes from please feel free to post it in the comments so that I may give credit.
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