Dear New Yorkers

My name is Sare Aydogan, and I’m 9 years old. I live in Coney Island, and I’m writing because I really want our playground to be fixed and opened again. Some parts of the playground are closed, and that makes me and my friends really sad.

We can still play on the swings, but a lot of the other things, like the slide and jungle gym, are closed and locked. I miss playing on them. I can’t have fun like I used to, and I just want to play and have fun with my friends again.

Please fix the playground and open everything up so all the kids can play. It’s not fair that some of us can’t use the playground. We really need it, and it helps us stay healthy and happy. We just want to be able to run around and have fun like we did before.

Can you please help us? I hope you can make the playground better and safe for everyone. Thank you so much for listening to me and all the other kids.