100% Playground In the case of parks, a name often reflects the history of the place and the spirit of the time in which the park was named.&n...
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Abe Stark Skating Rink and Convention Hall
This facility is named in honor of a man who loved Brooklyn, beneficence, business, and baseball – and not necessaril...
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Abraham Lincoln Statue One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) in New York City’s parks, this larger-than-life ...
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Aimee Triangle
Kenneth Everett Aimee (1931-1954), a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, resided in this area ...
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Albemarle Playground Albemarle Road, which runs from Flatbush Avenue to Nostrand Avenue, was originally named Ausable Avenue, and was renamed Butle...
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Alben Triangle
Bounded by Fort Hamilton Parkway, New Utrecht, 11th Avenue, and 46th Street in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, A...
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Alexander Skene Statue This impressive sculpture bust of Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene, M.D. (1838-1900) honors a Brooklyn-based physician, medic...
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American Playground American Playground is named for the American Manufacturing Company, the second-largest industrial employer in Brooklyn in the...
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Andries Playground Located on Avenue L between Nostrand Avenue and East 29th Street, this playground, along with adjacent Junior High School 240,...
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Anthony Mosomillo Memorial Courts The Anthony Mosomillo Courts, located within Dyker Beach Park at Bay Eighth Street and Cropsey Avenue, are named for Police Of...
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Arbor Place Arbor Place, along with the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights, serves as a testament to one of New York City’s greatest publ...
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Babi Yar Triangle This park was named in 1981, in a unanimous vote of the City Council, to commemorate one of the darkest events of World War II...
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Badame-Sessa Memorial Square This triangle in Williamsburg honors 16 neighborhood men who gave their lives in the Vietnam War (1964-1975). Private Michael...
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Bailey Fountain Named after Brooklyn-based financier and philanthropist Frank Bailey (1865-1953) and his wife Mary Louise Bailey, this elabora...
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Banneker Playground Banneker Playground is named in honor of Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), a noted African-American writer and mathematician.&nbs...
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Barone Triangle This triangle, located at the intersection of Avenue U, Veterans Avenue, and 71st Street, is named for Bergen Beach resident a...
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Barry ‘Sly’ Morrow Field In 1974, Barry Morrow started a football league on this field to provide a healthy outlet for city kids in the neighborhood ...
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Bartel-Pritchard Square War Memorial This site, at the intersection of Prospect Park West and Prospect Park Southwest, was named by the Board of Aldermen on April ...
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Bartlett Playground Both this playground and the adjacent Bartlett Street are named in honor of Josiah Bartlett (1729-1795), signer of the Declara...
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