Fort Greene Park

About Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene Park is a city-owned and -operated park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The 30.2-acre (12.2 ha) park was originally named after the fort formerly located there, Fort Putnam, itself was named for Rufus Putnam, George Washington's chief of engineers in the Revolutionary War.

Location

Dekalb Avenue &, S Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Nearby attractions

• SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

  SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

  Mirrored, immersive observation experience 1,100 feet above Grand Central Terminal.

• Empire State Building

  Empire State Building

  1931 Art Deco skyscraper with observatories on the 86th and 102nd floors.

• One World Observatory

  One World Observatory

  Observatory on floors 100-102 of One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Americas.

• Central Park

  Central Park

  843-acre landscaped park at the centre of Manhattan, opened in 1858.

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  Radio City Music Hall

  The 6,000-seat Art Deco theatre home to the Rockettes and the Christmas Spectacular.

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  Bronx Museum of the Arts

  A contemporary art museum on the Grand Concourse focused on Bronx and diaspora artists.

Nearby restaurants

• Nathan's Famous

  Hot dogs · $ · Brooklyn

• Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitana

  Pizza · $ · Brooklyn

• Randazzo's Clam Bar

  Seafood · $$ · Brooklyn

• Defonte's Sandwich Shop

  Sandwiches · $ · Brooklyn

• Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

  Ice cream · $ · Brooklyn

• Win Son

  Taiwanese American · $$ · Brooklyn