Pleasant Walk Along Brooklyn Bridge Park

A 1.3-mile waterfront park built on top of the old Brooklyn shipping piers, with the best skyline view in the five boroughs.

New York City · Walk · about 45 min · 1.6 miles · Pleasantness: Very High

Why this route is pleasant

• Continuous Lower Manhattan skyline view the whole way
• Native plantings and salt marsh on Pier 1 and Pier 6
• Wide separated paths — pedestrians and cyclists don't conflict
• Constant breeze off the harbor

What you'll see

• Brooklyn Bridge from directly underneath
• Jane's Carousel (the restored 1922 carousel in glass)
• Pier 2 sports courts and Pier 5 lawns
• Statue of Liberty in the distance from Pier 6

Best time to go

Late afternoon — golden hour on the Manhattan skyline is the moment.

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