“Playground equipment can potentially be contaminated, particularly if used by large number of children,” says Norton ... items including washable plush toys as appropriate in accordance ...

Residents say they were told the toys were removed to help clean up the park — and that now it lacks options for kids.

This is after Fanuel Street Park’s playground was deemed unsafe and removed in ... try to undermine volunteers’ efforts to provide alternatives for children to play. “The toy lot has been at the park ...