Commodore Barry Park

Commodore Barry Park is an urban park in the Fort Greene neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

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Type: Park
Description: public park in Brooklyn, New York
Also known as: “Commodore John Barry Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and Oxport Playground.

Brooklyn Bridge

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The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.

Oxport Playground

Park

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Oxport Playground is a park.

Walt Whitman Library

Library

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklyn Navy Yard and Downtown Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Neighborhood

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The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The Navy Yard is located on the East River in Wallabout Bay, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlears Hook in Manhattan.

Downtown Brooklyn

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Downtown Brooklyn is in Brooklyn. In addition to the downtown area proper, it includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the Navy Yard.

Fort Greene

Neighborhood

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Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Flushing Avenue and the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the north, Flatbush Avenue Extension and Downtown Brooklyn to the west, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south, and Vanderbilt Avenue and Clinton Hill to the east.