Brooklyn's first park, championed by Walt Whitman and laid out by Olmsted and Vaux, crowned by McKim, Mead & White's Doric column over the Prison Ship Martyrs' crypt. Neighbours use its hills and lawns as Fort Greene's living room.
- Address
- DeKalb Ave & S Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 06:00-01:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- $
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Climb to the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument for the view.
- BAM is a five-minute walk south.