Play

I bring my son here fairly often. He loves it and so do I. It’s clean and perfect for him to run around. It allows me a little down time as I don’t have to constantly tell him to put things down like I do when we are home. Everything in the place is perfect for him to play with. I do have to keep an eye out for him on the slide. Other than that. I really enjoy bringing him here.

I just celebrated my son’s first birthday at Play Green point and I must say they did an amazing job. The staff was very friendly to my guest and very helpful to me. I emailed with Evelyn and she was amazing as well. Always answer my questions and was very patient. The look on my son’s face lets you know he had a great time.

I am a mother of 2 under 2. I brought my toddler here and I like the place I just can’t believe they wanted to charge $ 10 for my newborn that was going to be in a carrier the whole time. Ridiculous! So I decided to not pay for my newborn and just stay behind the gate, my toddler wasn’t thrilled about it so the whole experience was not that great. Newborns shouldn’t have to pay.

PLAY provided and did all they said they would and then some…
We held our daughter’s first birthday party at PLAY and it was fabulous, the decorations, the service, the details, the staff and the owner were there to make sure all went well. They left little to no worry for me and that alone is a lot. Searching for a place with an environment that was safe and clean and PLAY was perfect to the T. The children were completely entertained which is a huge accomplishment in itself yet you turn around and saw the adults completely engaged as well. I can’t say enough about PLAY truly deserves more than five stars!

We just celebrated my son’s first birthday here, and it was great! We’ve played in this space before so I knew that it was going to be a fun party, but it was awesome to see everyone having a good time (both kids and adults alike). The staff did an amazing job with decorations, and everyone remarked on how cheerful it looked. We were bowled over by all the touches, both big and small! The staff that helped at the party were really nice and steered me away from any work!
We did a custom theme because I preferred to do a non-​cartoon or commercial figure, and so at times coordinating with PLAY required a good deal of emails. I worked with a woman named Evelyn. At one point, she was away and I exchanged an email with David. I think he wanted to reach out because of the lag in communication, but where he tried to tie ends together, he was out of context with the correspondence we had been having… so I was a little put off by some of the things he communicated to me. But overall, Evelyn and the staff were very accommodating and helpful. I’m sure if you pick one of their theme packages already in place, it’s a completely stress free process.
In short, we were pleased with the experience, and I would highly recommend. Also as a brief aside, we used the photographer from PLAY and she was excellent – the pics turned out beautifully and I’m so happy for the mementos from the day.

We, meaning my toddler and I, absolutely love Play. We first went to Play for a friend’s child’s birthday party. My then, 1year old, loved it. I have never seen her play so independently. And I wasn’t worried with having to follow her around because the play area was so clean and child-​proof. I loved it so much, we had her 2^nd birthday there and she stayed till the very very end and had to be dragged out of there. We absolutely love everything about PLAY. The décor is absolutely stunning and creative. The staff is very professional and helpful. Love love love

My son celebrated his 5^th birthday at PLAY and it was the most stress-​free, fun party! They go above and beyond to ensure that everything is seamless — from the options on packages, to the last min requests. It was the first time I actually enjoyed his party — normally the parents have to put in as much effort as the staff at many of these venues.

The place is really great it’s just a shame that they charge me for my 4 months that do nothing, full price. I come here with my older son and my baby. And the baby dose not play with anything yet (she’s 4 months) and they charge me full price for her. I can’t even put her on the floor but they charge for her.

PLAY really goes above and beyond with their birthday parties. They worked with me, someone extremely picky who brought in a number of décor elements, and made everything work seamlessly. They really creating amazing events, and my daughter’s Frozen birthday exceeded my expectations. Thank you for amazing service throughout, personalizing the party and making everything run flawlessly.

Searching for a party venue in NYC is like searching for real estate with a tight budget. I came across this place when I took my son to an open play and got some information on the party packages. I didn’t know much about the inclusion of everything in the private party package but the party coordinator was very prompt and helpful with answering my questions. I decided to have my sons second birthday here and it was amazing! He had so much fun that he didn’t stop playing and wouldn’t stop playing, not even for food! My guests were amazed by the decorations and even said the bathrooms were a nice room to sit in ha! I really can’t say anything bad about this because am still in shock at how great everything turned out, thanks Michelle, David, Evelyn and staff for doing such a great job on my party. I look forward to visiting Play and using it for other events!

My daughter’s 1^st birthday at Play was everything that we had hoped for! After doing some research online, we decided to check out Play in person and we LOVED it. Since our daughter was born the day before Halloween, we decided to have a cute Halloween party, costumes and all. Although it wasn’t one of their available themes, they had no problem throwing together a perfect party! My husband and I both work, and all of our extra time was spent putting the party and our costumes together. There wasn’t much time for party decorating so I let Michelle run with it. I put together some pins for inspiration and that was it. Well, let me just say that Michelle EXCEEDED my expectations! The decorations were absolutely perfect! Dave and the rest of their team were fantastic. We ordered catering (and had some homemade goodies) which they set up, and replenished throughout the party. I was able to enjoy the party without having to worry about anything. Also, I love that it’s a family run business — really makes be feel good about giving them our business. My daughter, her friends, and all of our family loved playing in the play space. I can’t wait to take her back for a fun filled afternoon at Play!

I wish there was an extra star because this place deserves it! We just had our daughters 1^st Birthday here yesterday and let me start off by saying «AMAZING!!» I searched for weeks looking for the right place to celebrate this big day, and I kept finding different places but nothing really brought my attention until I came across PLAY. The packages and the play space period are awesome. I’m used to throwing other parties and always doing everything on my own (décor, favors, etc) so I was real nervous at first about letting other people do the job for me. Play does all this for you, you pick the theme or color scheme and they got it, the favors and the whole set up. They did exactly what i asked and wanted and made everything look so beautiful. All my guest were amazed and so impressed with how everything looked and even how much fun all the kids had. I had kids from 1yr –11yr and they all had a blast. I had the ultimate package and its so worth it, I had 25 kids (package includes 24) and about 40 adults and there was enough space for everyone to enjoy and parlay. The service was so good. Hannah was our party host and she was so great, making sure everything went well and all the other workers too, from beg to end, all the set up and clean up was on point. They are all AWESOME! PLAY absolutely accommodates and provides you with the best possible service. They are on top of everything!!! I am very pleased and happy with the success of my daughters First birthday. Me and my family cannot stop talking about this party and not only how we are looking forward to future birthday’s because we will def book again but also coming here for our little one to enjoy the play space. THANK YOU!!!

we chose PLAY for my daughter’s 2^nd birthday and I’m so glad I did — the owner Michelle accommodated all my requests, we asked for the Yo Gabba Gabba theme and they did all the beautiful decors and favors. We had a big party, about 30 adults and 19 kids (ages from 1 to 13!), yes! that many and all the kids had fun playing in the gym area. We ordered catering which they set up nicely in another function room and there was another open room near the entrance for the kids to further play and explore. We requested for a theme character «Foofa» and a Face painter /​Balloon twister which provided more fun and lots of dancing to the party! The owners were there and made sure all of our needs were met. We had the pleasure of having Hanna as our party host and made sure everything goes well from set up to clean up, she even took pics for us! Our guests were so impressed from the spacious place, decors and food — it was truly a great party! Thank you PLAY for the awesome job!

I had my son first b’day party here was perfect the owner michelle easy goin to talk with too they have 3 diffrenf rooms i took all of them became private party so one for food with all disney design and other room for celebration party with a back ground and nice design and the most inportant they have baby gym so we can put baby in there play by them self so many toys and my son just love it

Omg!!! What a drastic change!!! It’s COMPLETELY a different place than before!!! The new owner /​management did such an excellent job to the place. It’s super cool and fun!!! This place made our rainy day ttly happy, Thank you!!!

Just had my 2 year-​old daughter’s birthday party here. We had been deciding between using our condo building’s lounge space and an indoor playground. Play was definitely a better choice for us for a number of reasons:
1. Accommodates more people — we had 16 toddlers and at least 20 adults, yet there was enough space for everyone to get comfortable.
2. Theme, Décor, Party favors — Play staff decorated the room, provided party favors (depends on the package you get), ice, plates, utensils, cups, etc. — The devil is in the details, and I was having mini anxiety attacks trying to think of a clever theme and even-​more-​clever party favors to go with it. I wish I had the time to create original, imaginative favors and decorations – but I don’t. They took this burden from me and did a great job.
3. Entertainment — two staffers provided entertainment, playing age-​appropriate music and led some song and dance activities. I didn’t have to put together a playlist, which saved me hours. My daughter and her little guests were laughing, dancing, and generally have a wonderful time.
4. Prep and cleaning — Play takes care of this for you. They even helped us consolidate my daughter’s gifts into bags and wrapped up the leftover food we had brought.
5. Refreshments — (depends on package) they provided cupcakes and juice for the kids. The staff cut the cake I brought and distributed it to the guests.
What was I responsible for? I brought non-​dessert food for the kids and adults, a cake, soda, and water. And my kid. That’s it! It was awesome.
There are a number of indoor play spaces to choose from in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and LIC. I think Play is most appropriate for children ages 1 – 3.5 (although one of our 7 year old guests still had a lot of fun), which is great. Toddlers won’t get trampled by older kids like I’ve experienced at other play spaces with huge, complicated gym structures.
Play has a simple climbing gym and slides, as well as a «household» area with play food, kitchen, dining table, and laundry. They have tents and tunnels, as well as ride-​on toys. For new walkers, there’s even a «sheltered» area by the window that’s a bit separated from the rest of the space where a caregiver and a child can practice walking (and falling) safely.
Ownership changed here in the last year, and the new owners are incredibly dedicated to making sure every child and parent is happy. I traded at least a dozen emails with them in the weeks before the party. When we initially came in to check out the space, they really took the time to give us a tour, answer all of our questions —and most importantly — anticipate our needs.
I’ve been a mom for just two short years and have no idea what a birthday party entails. They do, and they were a huge help when I didn’t even know what to ask for.
Lastly, I’m a germ phobe, and I saw the staff constantly mopping the floor by the entrance to prevent snow from being trekked in. When the crowd started dying down around nap time (around 1:00), I saw a staffer collecting the play food, presumably to wash. I liked that. There are hand sanitizer dispensers on the walls. The bathrooms were clean and well stocked, including the changing station, which had extra wipes and other things that a parent could easily forget.

This place is fine, but not really anything special. It would make more sense if it were cheaper, but $ 20 is just crazy expensive for what it is. You can take your kids to story hour at the library for free and it’s basically the same thing. I also wanted to take my 10 month-​old daughter to one of the puppet shows they have there once a week, but you have to commit to a package of 4 shows which turns out to be $ 70. I don’t really know why you can’t just go to one show. To top it all off there isn’t even ramp at the front entrance (Why would there be? It’s not like people EVER need to bring strollers there). It just seems like they aren’t really trying.

It is just a room with a bunch of toys and 1 carpeted slide.
The girl at the front desk is too busy with her iPhone to look at you and rolls her eyes when kids are screaming.
Toys are some ok some very old you can’t even see what it is.
But all of them just generic ToysRUs stuff (I hoped to see a little bit more creativity)
They could do some cleaning.
$ 20/​child? for what? its too much!

Play has gone through some changes since the previous reviews were written. The coffee bar/​clothing shop has been turned into another play area so there is no longer a separate area for adults. They also increased the drop-​in price from $ 10 to $ 20, which seems a bit pricey, and they changed the membership structure. But I enrolled my daughter in the music class and that comes with free play for the whole semester, so we’re covered. And the loss of the parents’ lounge might be a loss to us, but it’s more play space for the kids and that’s really what it’s all about here, right?
Heather, the assistant manager, is super nice and helpful. We are really looking forward to the music class that starts next week. My daughter had a ball playing with all the cool toys, so we will definitely be going to Play over and over and over again. And I would recommend it to anybody with kids under 4 – 5!

I babysit a darling 2 year old boy in the neighborhood. A few weeks ago I had the lucky task of taking him to music class at Play. Right inside the door there’s a stroller parking area, which was quite crowded but we made it work. The class was full of moms, dads, other nannies, and tons of kiddos mostly ages 1.5−4. The music teacher was really charming with the kids, had lots of songs prepared, and boxes of instruments with easy rhythm games, and ways to get adults involved as well. We had a blast!
There’s a fairly large playroom outside of the classroom that has soft jungle gym toys, a big wooden play kitchen, lots of pretend food, balls, a huge safe space to play. I also noticed lots of cleaner nearby, which was a relief, I bet a place like that gets a lot of germs real quick. The parents of my little charge told me that I can always take him there, especially on a rainy day, its only $ 10 for the whole day.