These city playgrounds aren’t for child’s play. Black rubber mats designed to break a child’s fall turn blistering hot in the summer, soaring to higher than 165 degrees, a Daily News investigation ...

A Sunset Park mom whose daughter was burned on scorching-hot playground safety mats wants the city to warn other parents about the danger. Almost a month ago, city Parks Department officials said they ...

D.C. Department of General Services Director Keith Anderson told WUSA9 Tuesday the District will now stop painting its rubber playground mats without first approving the chemicals used. Tests ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y -- Some parents have raised concerns about the condition of the mats at Jennifer’s Playground in Graniteville. In fact, a parent told the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com that her ...

And another installment in what's become a series on rubber mat surfacing in area playgrounds. This time it's Chapel Hill. And when I say rubber mat surfacing, I'm talking about those springy, rubber ...

WASHINGTON — A D.C. rec center playground used by a nearby elementary school was closed Thursday after elevated levels of lead were discovered. In an email, DC Public Schools alerted parents that one ...