Team Sues City Over Queens Turf Switch
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A youth football league in Queens says it is being forced to move away from a grassy field at Juniper Valley Park for a synthetic field miles away.
Parents are concerned about their children playing on turf, because of possible toxins in the field.
As a result, the Queens Falcons are suing the city over the move.
"The turf burns us and grass, you usually bleed and that's a football sport, so grass is ten times better," said one player.
"Coming here is a big change. We don't have enough light. Basically anyone can get injured out here. And at Juniper, we had more light over there, it's safer, it's more a family area," said another player.
A Parks Department spokesperson says he can't comment on the lawsuit.
But he says it's just a change of venue and the department is in the process of moving all the teams around.