New kids' playground opens at Cross County Shopping Center
Ernie GarciaYONKERS - A new children's playground has opened at the Cross County Shopping Center.
The mall's operators cut a ribbon Wednesday on their new Luckey Climber, part of a $350,000 makeover the the play area near the Chipotle restaurant.
Luckey Climbers are artfully designed climbing structures for children built by a New Haven-based company of the same name.
The climbers have been installed in shopping centers and museums nationwide, including the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.
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The 16-foot high climber looks like water lily pads stacked atop each other on arched metal posts that are surrounded by netting and covered by a canopy.
The renovation is the latest change at the mall.
Last week Macy's and Stop & Shop celebrated renovations and improvements. Earlier this year the young-adult apparel retailer Hollister opened a new store there.
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