Brooklyn Bridge Park, Recreational park in Brooklyn Heights, US.
Brooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre park on the Brooklyn side of the East River, designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. It runs 1.3 miles from Atlantic Avenue past the Brooklyn Bridge to Jay Street, with six numbered piers, a continuous bike and foot path, and a lawn at Pier 1 that opened in 2010.
The site once functioned as an industrial waterfront with warehouses and shipping docks before planning for conversion began in the late 1980s. The first sections opened to the public in 2010 after decades of renovation.
Jane's Carousel, a restored 1922 carousel with 48 painted wooden horses, stands in a glass pavilion at Empire Fulton Ferry. The park hosts open-air markets, concerts and winter ice skating at Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, and its income comes partly from fees for these events and from the carousel operator.
Visitors arrive via subway lines that stop nearby, with the main entrance on Furman Street. The pathways remain mostly flat and work well for walking or cycling, while shaded areas under trees offer relief during warm months.
Some of the old wooden pilings that once secured ships still stand in the shallow water near the shoreline areas. These remnants now serve as perches for birds and reminders of the harbor's former use.
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