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Walk to Fort Greene Park

New York City, New York, USA

Walk to Fort Greene Park

Length1.5 mi
Elev. Gain124.6 ft
Est. Steps3500

Historic site

Created by jIN
Introduction
Walk to Fort Greene Park is a 1.5 mile (3,500-step) route located near New York City, New York, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 124.6 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Fort Greene park is the friendliest dog park. Dogs could roam and meet their friends. Lucy enjoyed her walk tremendously; a biggest smile on her little face.

Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument

Historical
The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, is a memorial to the more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War. The remains of a small fraction of those who died on the ships are interred in a crypt beneath its base.

Fort Greene Park

Park
Fort Greene Park is a city-owned and -operated park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City. The 30.2-acre (12.2 ha) park was named after the fort which was formerly located there, originally named Fort Putnam, and then renamed Fort Greene in 1812 for Nathanael Greene, a hero of the American Revolutionary War.

Navy Street station

Historical
Navy Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was originally built on April 10, 1888 for the Myrtle Avenue Elevated trains, but also served Lexington Avenue Elevated trains by 1891. A segment of the Lexington Avenue Line once turned north from here onto Hudson Avenue and York Street on its way to the Fulton Ferry until 1904, when Lexington and Fifth Avenue trains were redirected along Myrtle Avenue west of this station.

Brooklyn Hospital Center

Hospital
The Brooklyn Hospital Center is a 464-licensed-bed, full-service community teaching hospital located in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. The hospital was founded in 1845. It is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System, and serves a diverse population from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds.

Statue of Edward Snowden

Place
The statue of Edward Snowden, called Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument 2.0 by its creators, was an ephemeral, illegally installed public statue of Edward Snowden, an American whistleblower who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) and was charged with federal crimes as a result.

Steinberg Wellness Center

Place
The Steinberg Wellness Center, formally known as the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center (WRAC), is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 2006 and is home to the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team, LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds women's basketball team and women's volleyball team.

Raymond Street Jail

Place
The Raymond Street Jail was a jail in Brooklyn, New York City. With its cornerstone laid in a ceremony on August 27, 1836, Raymond Street Jail existed as the main prison for the Brooklyn area until the latter was incorporated into New York City in 1898. The facility was finally closed on July 20, 1963.

Navy Street Station

Historical

Navy Street

Historical

Park Office

Tourist Attraction
Comments
JoAnn
2021/08/11
Ed d I syff
Jahbida
2024/05/21
Route Details

Length

1.5 mi

Elev. Gain

124.6 ft

Est. Steps

3500
Created by
jIN
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