Sankofa Park
Sankofa Park is a playground in Brooklyn, New York. Sankofa Park is situated nearby to the quarter East New York, as well as near the neighborhood New Lots.- Type: Playground
- Description: park in Kings County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Schenck Playground”
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery and New Lots Avenue.
New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery
Church
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery is a historic Dutch Reformed church and cemetery at 630 New Lots Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 1823–1824 and is a small, rectangular wood-frame building sheathed in clapboard.
New Lots Avenue
Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The New Lots Avenue station is the eastern terminal of the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway. Located in East New York, Brooklyn, it is the railroad southern terminal for the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service.
Van Siclen Avenue
Metro station
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Van Siclen Avenue station is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Van Siclen Avenue and Livonia Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East New York and City Line.
East New York
Quarter
Photo: MMZach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north; the Queens…
City Line
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north; the Queens…
Cypress Hills
Neighborhood
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough line to the north; the Queens…
Sankofa Park
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.66553° or 40° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-73.88616° or 73° 53′ 10″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Operator
New York City Department of Parks and RecreationOpen location code
87G8M487+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 582706051OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playgroundGeoNames ID
7158612Wikidata ID
Q49558371
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sankofa Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schenk Playground”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Lots and Euclid Garden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sankofa Park Children’s Play Area and New Lots Brooklyn Public Library.
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