For New York Magazine, Amy Sohn went to the playgrounds of NYC and found out if they’re anything like the one in Little Children. Here’s her report from the Ninth Street Playground in Park Slope.

THE PARENTS SAY:
David Strah, 38, full-time dad, and Barry Miguel, 48, fashion executive, and Zev, 8: Do women flirt with you, assuming you’re straight? David: “I probably wouldn’t pick up on it.” Do gay dads flirt with other gay dads? Barry: “I think they do. Guys are guys.” David: “Usually they’re not very attractive.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Harmony Playground
9th Street and Prospect Park West, Park Slope

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SELECTION
Worn-out stay-at-home moms in fleece sweatshirts; dweeby-preppy or grungy-tattooed Ivy-educated dads.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

VIBE
The Squid and the Whale meets The Cosby Show.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SIGHTINGS
Kathryn Erbe.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE PARENTS SAY:
Sarah Hindsgaul, 28, stylist, with Eli, 2½: Does your husband say, “I saw the hottest women at the playground”? “He says, ‘I saw the oldest women.’ In New York, most mothers are over 40.” Are Park Slope dads cute? “They’re boring. If I were going to flirt at a playground, it would be in Williamsburg.”