Asser Levy Playground

Riding my bicycle up Manhattan's eastern edges I stumbled upon a compact yet useful workout station in Asser Levy playground on 23rd street. Well hidden behind the handball courts and right next to the FDR drive on the north eastern side of the park lies a small yet elegant muscle-inducing device.

Frontal view

While I must admit that the style and colors of the equipment are quite corny indeed, the equipment has everything you need for a full upper body workout. As you can see from the pictures, there are two benches, one decline and one flat. There are also two pull up bars suspended from the sides of the unit. A yellow set of parallel bars lies to the rear of the unit.

Rear view

 At the time of my visit the park was undergoing quite a bit of construction and it appears there may be many changes in the works. Visit this link for an idea of what may be in-store for Asser Levy Playground in the future.