When I read this in The Power Broker last night, it actually brought tears of anger to my eyes. I knew I had to rush over to Harlem the next day to see if, all these decades later, these monkeys were still there. It is disappointing that they are. Source: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, pages 559-560 Also, huge thank you to @fakebenjay on IG; your post helped me find the location of this playground. There is a discussion in the comment section of @fakebenjay 's post which points out that monkey