# Wheelchair and stroller accessible places in New York

Places in New York you can get into with a wheelchair or a stroller. 22 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-28, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Ancient Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/ancient-playground-new-york) (playground, New York). Pyramid-like climbers, slides and a sandpit right by The Met. Has: wheelchair accessible.
2. [Billy Johnson Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/billy-johnson-playground-new-york) (playground, New York). A long granite slide kids ride again and again, plus a rustic bridge and a net climber. Has: wheelchair accessible.
3. [Tarr Family Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/tarr-family-playground-new-york) (playground, New York). Treehouse-style climbers for bigger kids, and a separate toddler area across a little bridge. Has: wheelchair accessible.
4. [Little Island](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-island-new-york) (attraction, New York). A park raised on concrete tulips over the river, with winding paths, boulders to scramble over, and sometimes a show going on. Has: wheelchair accessible.
5. [Adventure Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/adventure-playground-new-york) (playground, New York). A wooden pyramid, a granite mound with a tunnel and slide, and a long water channel to splash along, rebuilt to its 1960s design. Has: wheelchair accessible.
6. [Ellen's Stardust Diner](https://ourplayday.com/places/ellen-s-stardust-diner-new-york) (restaurant, New York). The waiters sing Broadway songs between orders, and your kid will stop eating to watch. Has: wheelchair accessible.
7. [Fort Tryon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/fort-tryon-park-new-york) (park, New York). Gardens, rolling paths and action-packed playgrounds high above the river, with an elevator from the subway straight into the park. Has: wheelchair accessible.
8. [DiMenna Children's History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/dimenna-children-s-history-museum-new-york) (museum, New York). A history museum pitched at kids, with interactive displays and hands-on programs about the city's past. Has: wheelchair accessible.
9. [Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/tarr-coyne-wild-west-playground-new-york) (playground, New York). A wooden frontier town to climb through, with a water feature for hot days and adaptive swings. Has: wheelchair accessible.
10. [Intrepid Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/intrepid-museum-new-york) (museum, New York). Aircraft on a real carrier deck, a helicopter cockpit to climb into, a submarine's tiny bunks and a space capsule to squeeze inside. Has: wheelchair accessible.
11. [Safari Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/safari-playground-new-york) (playground, New York). Hippo sculptures around a pretend river, with play canoes and small climbing mounds sized for toddlers and preschoolers. Has: wheelchair accessible.
12. [Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Upper West Side](https://ourplayday.com/places/van-leeuwen-ice-cream-upper-west-side-new-york) (ice cream shop, New York). Ice cream shop with vegan flavors, sundaes, milkshakes and cookies. Has: wheelchair accessible.
13. [American Museum of Natural History](https://ourplayday.com/places/american-museum-of-natural-history-new-york) (museum, New York). Standing under the giant blue whale is the moment. Then dinosaur fossils, the grizzly reared up on its hind legs, and the butterflies. Has: wheelchair accessible.
14. [Central Park Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/central-park-zoo-new-york) (park, New York). Sea lions at eye level through underwater windows, penguins up close, a children's zoo where kids feed goats and sheep, and a musical clock outside. Has: wheelchair accessible.
15. [Chelsea Market](https://ourplayday.com/places/chelsea-market-new-york) (restaurant, New York). Indoor food hall of counters and bakeries, with mini doughnuts, gelato and brownies for kids to pick from. Has: wheelchair accessible.
16. [Edge at Hudson Yards](https://ourplayday.com/places/edge-at-hudson-yards-new-york) (attraction, New York). Stand on a glass floor 100 stories up, then pick out landmarks from the open-air deck. Has: wheelchair accessible.
17. [Junior's Broadway at 49th Street](https://ourplayday.com/places/junior-s-broadway-at-49th-street-new-york) (restaurant, New York). Cheesecake and diner plates on Broadway, a second branch near the theaters. Has: wheelchair accessible.
18. [Museum of Chinese in America](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-chinese-in-america-new-york) (museum, New York). Objects that tell Chinese American stories, plus story and art activities when there's one on. Has: wheelchair accessible.
19. [Roosevelt Island Tram - Manhattan Station](https://ourplayday.com/places/roosevelt-island-tram-manhattan-station-new-york) (attraction, New York). A commuter cable car that climbs high over the East River, with open space to ramble on the island side. Has: wheelchair accessible.
20. [Sloomoo Institute NYC](https://ourplayday.com/places/sloomoo-institute-nyc-new-york) (attraction, New York). Poke through slimes of every texture and smell, then mix your own to take home. Has: wheelchair accessible.
21. [The Met Fifth Avenue](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-met-fifth-avenue-new-york) (museum, New York). Knights in full armor and a whole Egyptian temple indoors. Has: wheelchair accessible.
22. [Whitney Museum of American Art](https://ourplayday.com/places/whitney-museum-of-american-art-new-york) (museum, New York). American art museum with views over the river, and free entry for anyone 25 and under. Has: wheelchair accessible.

## Other lists for New York

- [High chairs](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-high-chairs) (7)
- [Changing tables](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-changing-tables) (4)
- [Kids' menu](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-kids-menu) (29)
- [Cribs](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-cribs) (58)
- [Pool](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-a-pool) (10)
- [Free breakfast](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-free-breakfast) (11)
- [Connecting rooms](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-connecting-rooms) (34)
- [Fridge in the room](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-a-fridge) (60)
- [Separate bedroom](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-a-separate-bedroom) (63)
- [Restrooms](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-restrooms) (115)
- [Free](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/free-to-visit) (234)
- [Shade](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-shade) (12)
- [Water play](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/with-water-play) (114)
- [Order at the counter](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/order-at-the-counter) (30)

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) A list needs at least three places to exist.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york/wheelchair-accessible. All of New York: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/new-york-state/new-york