Bird Island

Location

How To Get Here

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

Clark Street

High Street or Jay St- MetroTech

Borough Hall

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.

Admire Bird Island, an inaccessible nature preserve built from the remnants of a railroad float transfer bridge. The variety of salt-tolerant shrubs, grasses and trees encourage the growth of a diverse ecology and attract local and migratory birds.

Small island with trees off the shore of Pier 4 Beach on a sunny day. Lower Manhattan is seen in the distance.

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Pier 4 Beach’s Bird Island is a growing nature preserve.

Rocks and trees along the Pier 4 Beach with lower Manhattan in the background.

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Pier 4 Beach provides water access to launch kayaks, no swimming permitted.

Sand bar leading to a small island with trees on a sunny day.

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Pier 4 Beach and Bird Island

What’s Nearby

Pier 4 Beach

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Glade Lawn

3 min walk

Pier 3 Greenway Terrace

3 min walk

3 min walk

3 min walk

4 min walk

5 min walk

5 min walk

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Bird Island

Admire Bird Island, an inaccessible nature preserve built from the remnants of a railroad float transfer bridge. The variety of salt-tolerant shrubs, grasses and trees encourage the growth of a diverse ecology and attract local and migratory birds.

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