Maritcha R. Lyons Park

Maritcha R. Lyons Park is a park in Brooklyn, New York which is located on Prospect Street. Maritcha R. Lyons Park is situated nearby to Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park, as well as near the pitch Bridge Courts.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
Type: Park
Description: park in Brooklyn, NYC, USA
Also known as: “Bridge Park 1” and “Maritcha Lyons Park, Lyons Park”
Address: Prospect Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and York Street station.

Brooklyn Bridge

Photo: CPacker, CC BY 2.0.

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. Brooklyn Bridge is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Maritcha R. Lyons Park.

York Street station

Metro station

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The York Street station is a station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the F train at all times and the <F> train during rush hours in the peak direction. It is located at York Street and Jay Street in Dumbo.

Sands Street station

Historic site

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Sands Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It was a large complex with two levels. The lower level served trains going to Park Row in Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge Elevated Line. Sands Street station is situated 1,100 feet west of Maritcha R. Lyons Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbo and Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Dumbo

Neighborhood

Photo: I.M. Rich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dumbo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It encompasses two sections: one situated between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, which connect Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River, and another extending eastward from the Manhattan Bridge to the Vinegar Hill area.

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.

Brooklyn Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Rickbern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the Brooklyn Bridge on the north, Cadman Plaza West on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway or the East River on the west.