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Brighton Beach

Legendary beach & boardwalk offering sand sport courts, playgrounds & a few rides.

Prospect Park

Sprawling city park featuring the Audubon Center in the historic Boathouse, plus Prospect Park Zoo.

Brooklyn Heights Promenade

Tree-lined walkway offers views of the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge & Manhattan skyline.

Herbert Von King Park

This park, one of the borough's first, has a lively town square vibe, an amphitheatre & playgrounds.

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Maria Hernandez Park

Named for an anti-drug crusader, this park offers shady benches, a basketball court & a playground.

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City Park

Main Street Park

This 3.5-acre greenspace features a nautically themed play area, plus a dog run & water views.

Fort Greene Park

Rolling, tree-filled park with playgrounds & tennis courts, plus a weekly market & other activities.

Grand Army Plaza

Elliptical park landscaped in the 1860s by Calvert Vaux, with a military memorial arch & fountains.

Beach

Coney Island Beach

Vintage 3-mile sandy seaside with a boardwalk, amusements, fairground rides & seasonal lifeguards.

McCarren Park

Public park with playgrounds, sports fields & courts, plus an Olympic-sized pool & a running track.

Sunset Park

Longtime park with a large outdoor pool open during summer plus play equipment & basketball courts.

State Park

Marsha P. Johnson State Park

7-acre riverside park named for a trans & LGBTQ rights activist, with picnic sites & skyline views.

Highland Park

This public park offers soccer & baseball fields, tennis & basketball courts & a kids' playground.

Brooklyn Bridge Park

This urban oasis features shaded picnic tables, hibachi-style BBQ grills & river views.

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Domino Park

Green space with a playground, dog run & East River views, situated at a former sugar refinery.

Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1

Lively riverside park featuring skyline views, a playground, granite steps & a lemonade stand.

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Marine Park

Brooklyn's largest public park featuring 530 acres of grassland, salt marsh, bocce & a golf course.

Canarsie Park

Historic site featuring soccer, cricket, basketball & baseball games, nature walks & a skate park.

Owl's Head Park

Riverfront park provides panoramic city views, a playground, spray pool, skate park & sports courts.