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]
CGar, See me in my office at the PLUSA HQ.
“(hell, the whole city) is geared to big people”
Cobble, as a tall person, YOU of all people should know that the whole country is geared to big people, not us little people.
“like cgar said one option would be for an adults only hour or something. dont you think that would be a bit more fair?”
Maybe, but I also think that the kids deserve to have a few nice things when the MAJORITY of the overall park (hell, the whole city) is geared to big people.
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It’s a BIG playground for everyone with a few spots specifically for kids
except for the fact that only fun part of the park (hello the water stuff) is off limits. i dont care about grass or trees i can find that in any old park. like cgar said one option would be for an adults only hour or something. dont you think that would be a bit more fair?
i dont know why im getting my feathers all ruffled about this. perhaps i should move on.
*rob*
Broked, I checked out the dog run, but CDog did not. Much too hot for her this weekend, but we’ll go back. \
Yeah, there were 6 other people at the OH when we were there. Checked out a “townhouse” duplex, which we did not like at all — a lot of wasted space in the unit we saw; small bedrooms, one only with windows immediately below the ceiling, about 10 feet off the ground (!); and a tiny balcony; we expected more for $2.5m. I want to go back and see some of the 2BRs with outdoor space.
it must be a yuppie thing dieselful, cuz when i lived in up harlem i used to frolick in the multitude sprinklers at riverbank state park and it was never a problem and from what i remember there was no signage saying adults with kids werent allowed. they also didnt discriminate against teenagers. it was kids, teens, and adults all having fun in the sprinklers, and no one was getting molested.
*rob*
a lone adult is no more apt to be a child predator than adult who enters with a kid in tow. in fact most child predators, i believe, have children themselves. have you ever watched Diff’rent Strokes!?
*rob*
It’s a BIG park. Segments (I think 6) are specifically reserved for small children. If you take a look at the interactive map link above, you can see that the kids areas are a relatively small percentage of the overall size of the park. It’s a BIG playground for everyone with a few spots specifically for kids. And it’s great!
rob-i feel your frustration
these are the types of places where a single and childless adult can only go at night becuase any other time of the day it is swarmed with rugrats and their obnxious yuppy parents. unfortunalty catering to the family is what the city has become.