Summer in the city

| 14 Aug 2017 | 04:53

Children play in the wading portion of an inflatable waterpark on Park Avenue, part of the city's Summer in the Streets activities. Photo: Bryse Ciallella

A child rides down between inflatable cutlery on the LG Quadwash waterpark slide. Photo: Bryse Ciallella

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Summer Streets, the annual celebration of New York City’s streets put on by the Department of Transportation, you’ll have one last opportunity Saturday from 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Summer Streets route is nearly seven miles long and extends from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park. There are six rest stops or “activations” along the way. Each rest stop features an activity that the public is invited to participate in, free of charge.

“This year is the first year we’ve ever really activated this far north,” said Scott Gastel, a DOT spokesman. “From 53rd on, it was just 20 blocks, there were some tables but there was never an activation. So, of the entire 6.9 mile route, this last 20-block segment is really seeing something new for the first time.”

If you do check out the newest activity, you may want to bring your bathing suit because the rest stop features an inflatable waterpark. The enormous inflatable, near the route’s northernmost point, looks like the inside of a dishwasher, complete with dishes and cutlery. The waterpark rest stop is located on Park Avenue, bound by 71st and 70th streets.