Pier 6 Playground Opens to Public
[nggallery id=”44973″ template=galleryview] As promised, Pier 6, the second piece of the Brooklyn Bridge Park puzzle, opened this past weekend. In a city where playgrounds tend to be on the smaller side, this 1.6-acre layout offers just about anything a kid could ever dream of. There is a water park with fountains and streams, a…
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As promised, Pier 6, the second piece of the Brooklyn Bridge Park puzzle, opened this past weekend. In a city where playgrounds tend to be on the smaller side, this 1.6-acre layout offers just about anything a kid could ever dream of. There is a water park with fountains and streams, a 6,000-square-foot sandbox, slides (including some that looked two stories high), and an area known as “Swing Valley,” a hilly area complete with gigantic rope swings. The park is surrounded by a wide bikeway and promenade, and there is also a dog run. Eventually, the park will be getting volleyball courts, more lawn area, and a restaurant. It’s a pretty impressive accomplishment, and great to see that much life brought to that end of Atlantic.
Pier 6 To Open With Ferry Service [Brownstoner]
Pier 6 Opens to Rave Reviews [NY Post]
Grand Opening for Pier 6 at B’klyn Bridge Park [Brooklyn Eagle]
Pier 6 Details and Video [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
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“*rob* – are you sure you even know how to get to pier 6? I think before you get too far along with your protest plans you should make sure you can get down there without getting lost.”
ROFL!!
im gonna dress my dog in a giant onesey and put a pacifier in his mouth. will i be allowed in? do they do DNA checks at the door? actually dont answer that, they probably do.
*rob*
Took my daughter there this weekend; very cool.
*rob* – are you sure you even know how to get to pier 6? I think before you get too far along with your protest plans you should make sure you can get down there without getting lost. I would tell you its at the end of Atlantic Avenue, but you’d probably end up in Jamaica. Or Coney Island.
“you can walk around but there are three large ‘play areas’, the Water Park, Swing Valley and Slide Mountain”
There is actually a fourth play area: the giant sandbox, which is the largest in any New York playground and also extremely well designed and fun for the kids.
People really need to see this first hand to appreciate how wonderful it is. Every person I spoke with or overheard describing it all seemed to agree Pier 6 is nothing short of amazing. Spent Saturday afternoon and much of Sunday there and The Champs had a great time.
One criticism, which echos what CGar said, is the water area is a bit tricky for watching kids, which is especially concerning given it seemed to be the place that children were getting lots of bumps and bruises. I would suggest they close off one of the two entrances/exits in each section to make it easier on parents to help ensure their kids stay in the contained areas.
if anyone is on facebook, please post on your wall about the protest.
*rob*
Count me in!! I love water parks!
whoa whoa whoa whoa… so youre telling me that even kids over the age of 12 arent allowed in? okay, now there needs to be a teenage riot as well.
TEENAGERS AND CHILDLESS ADULTS UNITE!
Protest 3pm – Saturday – Bring your swimmies
*rob*
“ET, i say we stage a revolt and have a protest there. the crotchfruitless UNITE!”
We can go on a ‘wilding’. We’ll be banned for sure.