Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6

Pier 6 is a full morning of activities for adults and children alike! With sand volleyball courts, running trails, a coffee/​food shop and tons of mini play-​parks (slide mountain, a sand pit area, splash pad and swings), your kids will be entertained for hours. Easily walkable/​scooter-​able from Crown Heights neighborhood or closer with all the sidewalks. Plus, you’re right on the water, with views of the Business District across the way and of course the Statue of Liberty, but at the same time, you can completely surround yourself with the jungle of trees, feeling like you’re possibly miles from any city! This is the perfect spot for a morning with the kiddos, picnic with your S.O., putting in those miles on your legs or just an afternoon with friends. Plus, you really can’t miss the views of Manhattan, they are truly breath-​taking: seeing the city but being in an urban oasis.

Me and my 4 year old son went there today. It was crowded but he had a great time in the water lab area. We stood there for quite a while. Grabbed something to eat at the restaurant right across from there and had a shrimp roll which wasn’t that great. If you’re going to go… bring your own food its a rip off the prices they charge. For a shrimp roll, a bag of chips, and a bottle of soda they charged me 15 dollars and the service wasn’t the friendliest. The bathroom situation is the worse. Filthy and disgusting with no soap or toilet paper. Yuck. My son had a great time though in the sand area and swing park. Ample hill creamery was a great stop for us as well. Lesson learned. Next time bringing my own food, toilet paper, & soap lol.

For those who think in terms of proximity to food establishments, Pier 6 is the one adjacent to Pier 5 aka Smorgasburg.

Which fool decided there should be ONE bathroom with like FOUR stalls for the thousands who throng here daily in the summer?

This is one of the most beautiful places to go on a summer night in Brooklyn. It’s great for the family and also great for friends and lovers alike. My favorite part of the Brooklyn Bridge Park is the views. They are truly breath taking, and for you jaded Brooklynites will remind why you are struggling to stay here
They have also opened a huge recreation center on Pier 7 that includes a skating rink which is awesome sauceeeeee. If you are an adult you may want to check the adult skate times otherwise is very much so for the little ones.
THis is one of my favorite places to be in the summer time.

After I posted my following overall review for the Brooklyn Bridge Park I realized that Unilocal segments the park into piers 6, 5 and 2. Piers 6 and 5 are adjacent to each other. I experienced all of the piers. I decided to post this overall review to each of the piers. If you visit one pier I suggest you visit all of them, since they are so close to each other. I recommend starting at Pier 6. Piers 5 and 2 are my favorites, but, be sure to have lunch by the Brooklyn Bridge.
I recently met my brothers, sister and brother-​in law at Brooklyn Bridge Park on a beautiful Saturday for lunch. I grew up in Park Slope on 11^th street so I have many fond memories of Brooklyn. I arrived here by Pier 5 first before noon so I was lucky enough to find metered street parking for only $ 6 for up to a maximum of 3 hours. As it was this was more than enough time for us to walk the park and have lunch up by the Brooklyn Bridge. I was able to return within the 3 hour time limit with minutes to spare.
I latter realized I was lucky to get this parking spot, because I subsequently noticed many people driving around or waiting for the next available parking spot. When the rest of my family arrived after noon they both had to park their cars in the Quik Park parking garage for about $ 25. They complained about the lack of public parking in this beautiful park. There seems to be space for more public parking so let’s hope that will happen so more people can enjoy this park on the East River.
We walked down to Pier 6 to start our stroll up along the numerical piers 6 through 2. Pier 6 has a place to eat. Pier 5 also completed adjacent to a field for sports followed by an outdoor picnic area for families. As we walked along the river the magnificent lower Manhattan skyline was my enjoyment. Pier 2 had a long line for Kayakers. The view of the Brooklyn Bridge at this point was impressive.
Many of the piers are completed, but, construction is also visible as we walked to and from the Brooklyn Bridge for lunch. Check out my pics of the park, piers and the Brooklyn Bridge.

I’m a fan, with reservations. First, you can’t find a better location. If the 63 bus is accessible to you, it’s easy peasy to get there and the views of the water and Manhattan are perfect.
There are lots of activities for kids and adults of all ages. Playgrounds, picnic areas, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse — lots of great outdoor adventure. They also often have larger events that are free and fun for families, so I definitely give them kudos (and a star above what I actually feel) for that.
Two big caveats: the bathroom situation is RIDICULOUS. What thoughtless person built a women’s room with 3 stalls for all of Pier 6 AND Pier 5? The line was 20 + mins long, and folks took FOREVER in each stall. So many kids came to play in the water area and then went into the bathroom to change. They need more bathrooms in various locations AND a changing area for kids using the water area.
Second, the playground areas are super annoying if you have one kid who likes to slide, another who likes to swing, or even if you just have kids who aren’t attached at the hip. The various activity center playground areas are all gated and separated, so you literally can’t have one child playing in the water while the other is in a swing nearby and visible. Even within each area, it was designed so there are small nooks hidden behind trees within the play area, so you can only see 3 out of the group of swings (maybe 12 in total) at all. Doesn’t give your kids any opportunity to be free without fear of them getting entirely out of site.
All in all, I’m sure we will return to Brooklyn Bridge Park often. It is a beautiful space in a beautiful location, and hopefully they’ll augment the facilities a bit to improve the bathroom situation.

A week ago I was looking for a place to go on a first date with my new girlfriend and i was looking for a place with a nice view because i wanted to impress her. So my friends advised me to take her there. And it really worked out!!! The view from there was just amazing! The girl really loved that place and so did I. I had one of the best evenings in my life:) I would advice this place to visit for everybody, not only for impressing your girlfriends but also to go there for a walk or just relax sitting near the water and enjoying the view.

I used Pier 6 to get to Governors Island. The ferry cost $ 2, where as before it used to be free. The staff working the gate are very friendly and efficient.
The piers have recently been remodeled and they look awesome! I look forward to going there again to enjoy the other amenities.
Only reason I didn’t give them 5 stars is because the walk is really long. Which also depends on which train you’re coming from.

LOVE LOVE LOVE coming here! Def one of our favorite places to hang out in Brooklyn!

This park is legit. I came here on a beautiful day in late September. Nice soccer pitch, beach volleyball courts, and gorgeous city views.
The whole area is nice and on a day with nice weather it is a great place to bike or walk. I can’t wait until I visit next year and get some BBQ action and chilling on a nice September day!
You can just sit and chill and enjoy the park, the view and people watch. Cost = $ 0.

This is coming from the perspective of an LA native: LA has nothing like this, therefore you earn 5 stars! What a great area for families!
The walk from Pier 1 to Pier 6 is grueling (most of it is in the direct sun and ugly view (Pier 3 – 5 are under construction) but once you get there, it’s fantastic!
There is a really fun water play area that is as beautiful as it is functional (unlike the ones in LA that are just sprinklers and water works from the ground or play structures). This water area has multi-​levels and is fenced in with lots of greenery and large rocks/​boulders where kids can climb (yes, can be slippery and dangerous).
There are also dedicated areas for swings, slides and sand. I loved how each area is separated, as its own little neighborhood. There were different swings, all for different age and size groups. There were baby buckets swings, mid-​level swings with safety bars over the torso, and plain bench style swings. They also had tarzan type (tire seats and ropes) swings.
The slide area had slides and 2 really cool orb-​like climbing structures.
The sand box is supposedly the largest in the area but we skipped it. Our daughter was so wet from the water play that the sand would have just stuck on her like glue.
There are clean restrooms — just know there are lines (as always, for the women only). ;)

What’s not to love about the promonade w view of manhattan, brooklyn bridge and kayaks on summer time! it’s bike, walk and kids friendly. it’s still pretty clean last time I went. if you get tired of walking, stop by brooklyn bridge wine bar (it’s actually café like w outdoor seating more than a wine bar), or if you’re hungry, check out brooklyn flea market on the other side by the bridge for some gourmet food or small bites during summer time! and if you’re craving for sweet, brooklyn ice cream factory is around the corner!

The best part of this park is the views of Manhattan of course. I like sitting on the benches and looking out to the East river/​skyline. The volleyball courts are very nice, the bathrooms are nice and clean I am actually not afraid to go in there like in other parks around NYC, nice but sometimes crowded water park, can catch the free ferry to Governor’s Island and they have a hot dog spot called Bark which is on top of the same building where the bathrooms are located. These are the main reasons I like park so much.

What you need to know:
— Governor’s Island Ferry leaves at 11am on weekends and goes every 30 minutes
— Waterpark area gets insanely crowded
— not a lot of shady areas to sit
— restrooms that are actually functional and not disgusting (like many parks)
–gorgeous city views

This place is really coming along. There’s the big soccer field that you can walk all the way around, and some working sinks. The path is clearly not completed yet, as you’ll kick up some dirt on some of the unpolished portions of road. Also, I don’t understand how people can ride bikes or run on the gravel.

Muy buena experiencia caminarlo.

On our way back from Ikea in Red Hook we passed by the Brooklyn Bridge and I’ve always wanted to go to where everyone goes when they go visit the Brooklyn Bridge (now i know is at pier 1). That grassy area where people have picnics, let their puppies look cute in public, and take your typical engagement/​wedding pictures. SO, we park someplace and low and behold we ended up at Pier 6. I saw a volleyball court and a little small grassy area where kids were playing on but dogs are forbidden to frolic on. We left this area and headed toward Pier 5 where there is a kiddy pool and a nice walkway/​bike path (The Brooklyn Bridge Greenway) that lets you enjoy the Manhattan skyscrapers to your left and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway to your right as you descend the Piers from 6 – 1 … they are also doing construction at this time and seem to be expanding.
We enjoyed our walk but I am looking forward to finding Pier 1 one day…

Playing league volleyball here (Big City), and enjoying a sunset view over NYC’s downtown skyline never gets old at Pier 6. The entire area is well-​groomed, with nice landscaping, clean facilities and solid amenities. You have Bark Hot Dogs (pet-​friendly, serving food & beer, and free dog biscuits), a water-​playground, the sand volleyball courts, and plenty of places to sit and soak in the views of it all. The bathrooms are modern, and clean too, a rarity for parks and general public spaces…
The whole area is really nice and worth walking (or biking) to if you’re nearby and looking for a nice, small park.

Working by this Pier means I get to see this park get more awesome as time goes by and enjoy it.
It’s awesome for the following reasons:
(1) Bark Hot Dogs is open on the weekends on the rooftop of the rest area where the bathrooms are;
(2) Under Bark Hot Dogs is an Uncle Louie G’s stall;
(3) There are several kids playground from the Water Lab to one just full of swings;
(4) Plenty of benches and grassy areas;
(5) Volleyball courts;
(6) Nearby is a big dog run, aka pink park (because of the pink tinted gravel that stains your dogs paws);
.and best, but not last, the view of Manhattan will make your heart sing!
I’m looking forward to seeing what else will pop up in the future!

LOVE LOVE LOVE Their Beach Volleyball COURT! (3 courts available)
They also have many things to do from Pier 1 — Pier 6 but I’m too busy playing Beach volleyball and getting a nice tan.
— Bike Lane available
— Kids water playground
— Small bar and snacks (OPEN ON WEEKENDS ONLY) (Milk Truck, Bark Hot Dogs, Uncle Luie G’s, and Porto’s)
— Restrooms available (clean with A/​C. Also Dyson’s Hand Dryer) But they close before 10 PM.
— Nice Romantic walk with your other half
— You can try running around the Piers — Brooklyn Bridge, Nice view!
— Some spots are still in construction. But overall is really nice!
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