Hancock Playground

Hancock Playground is a park in , which is located on Jefferson Avenue. Hancock Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “John Hancock Playground”
  • Address: 90 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

Places of Interest

Highlights include Franklin Avenue station and Bedford Library.

Metro station
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The is a station complex shared by the BMT Franklin Avenue Line and the IND Fulton Street Line of the New York City Subway, located at Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street in .

Library
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Museum
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The is an art museum in the borough of . At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush and Clinton Hill.

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are in . In addition to the two aforementioned neighborhoods, this travel guide covers Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Midwood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in the north-central portion of the borough of . It is bordered by the and Flushing Avenue to the north, to the northeast, Classon Avenue and to the east, Atlantic Avenue and to the south and southwest and Vanderbilt Avenue and to the west.

Locality
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is a national historic district in , in New York City. It consists of 1,063 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1840s and 1930 in popular contemporary and revival styles.

Hancock Playground

Latitude
40.68239° or 40° 40′ 57″ north
Longitude
-73.95455° or 73° 57′ 16″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Operator
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Open location code
87G8M2JW+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378581600
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
7158544
Wiki­data ID
Q34833304
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Satellite Map

Discover Hancock Playground from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Hancock Playground” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hancock Playground”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Prospect Heights and Crown Heights.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include John Hancock Playground Children’s Play Area and Zion House of Prayer.

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