Call the Fun Police! Water balloon ban pitched for NYC’s parks and playgrounds

She’s throwing a wet blanket on summertime fun.

A Noho tech entrepreneur is pushing the city to ban “single-use” water balloons in public parks and playgrounds.

“Every summer, New York City parks — especially popular playgrounds and splash pads — become littered with broken plastic water balloon pieces. It may seem like harmless fun, but the impact is serious,” reads Di Di Chan’s Change.org petition, which has so far collected about 200 signatures.

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