Pier 1 Playground

Location

Hours

Sunrise to Sunset

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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.

Bring the little ones to the Pier 1 Playground to play and discover in the nature inspired climbers at Pier 1. Equipment that imagines adventures through the wilderness will bring wonder and excitement to young explorers while they develop their coordination and problem solving skills.

Come explore and be inspired beneath the shade of leafy trees and enjoy views of the East River, Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Swings at Pier 1 Playground

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Nature adventure at Pier 1 Playground

Children play in the shadow of bridges at Pier 1 Playground

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Tree house at the Pier 1 Playground

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Swings at Pier 1 Playground

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Pathway to Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn

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Pier 1 Vale Lawn

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Pier 1 Granite Prospect

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Pier 1 Marsh Gardens

What’s Nearby

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FAQs

Timber seating and climbing platforms in the playground are made from reclaimed Long Leaf Yellow pine that was extracted from demolished warehouses on the park site.

Pier 1 is the only pier that is built on landfill rather than on pile-supported structure, which allows for unlimited weight restrictions and the creation of large hills.

On Pier 1, approximately 18,000 cubic yards of manufactured soil was used for the landscape. Beneath this soil lies 40,000 cubic yards of clean bulk fill, salvaged from Long Island Railroad drilling operations for the East Side Access project.

Pier 1 is 9.5 acres, the largest of the park piers.

More than 5 million people visit the Park each year.

Over 500 trees are planted on Pier 1.

37 nautical bollards were savaged and reused in the Pier 3 Labyrinth.

The monarch butterfly is one of the most frequent visitors to the Pier 6 Flower Field. Seen the most often here in late August while on their great annual migration.

Pier 1 is the highest point in the Park, the peak is at 20ft.

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