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Jun

11

69°F

Sunrise
05:25 AM
Sunset
08:27 PM
Tide

HIGH 1:31 PM


Low 7:00 PM

Park Hours and Info

Park is Open 7 Days a Week | 6AM - 1AM
Entry is Free!

Pier 28AM - 11PM* Pier 56AM - 11PM* Education Center3-5PM (THU/FRI), 1-5PM (SAT) Pier 6 Volleyball Courts6AM - 11PM Playgroundssunrise-sunset
Lawns

John Street Lawn

Location

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© Alexa Hoyer

How To Get Here

Open

Parking is limited, so we encourage you to take public transportation. And lucky for you, there are plenty of transportation options.

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Subway

2
3

Clark Street

A
C

High Street or Jay St- MetroTech

4
5

Borough Hall

F

York Street

Bus

B25
B61
B63
B67

B25 (at Fulton Ferry Landing), B61 (at Atlantic Avenue and Hicks Street), B63 (on the loop road near Pier 6 in the park), or B67 (at Jay Street and York Street)

CitiBike

Nearby CitiBike stations: Atlantic Ave & Furman St (Pier 6); Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 2; Old Fulton St (Pier 1); Water St & Main St (Main Street)

NYC Ferry

East River route to Dumbo/Fulton Ferry; or South Brooklyn Route to Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6/Atlantic Avenue or DUMBO/Fulton Ferry.

Enjoy this gathering lawn in the northern most section of Brooklyn Bridge Park.

John Street Lawn

John Street Lawn by the base of Manhattan Bridge on a sunny day. The Brooklyn Bridge is seen in the distance.
John Street Lawn offers views of both the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.
John Street Lawn at sunset with Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge in distance.

© Alexa Hoyer

John Street Lawn offers views of the Manhattan Bridge and Manhattan skyline.

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LAWNS AT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

The John Street section was formerly owned by Con Edison and was transferred to Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2013.

Trees, lawns, and shrubs are managed organically

Brooklyn Bridge Park published its Master Plan in 2000.

Construction of the park began in January 2009.

20,000

participated in environmental education programs

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3,000

Trees in the park

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