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Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

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Sunset Park

Climb a Brooklyn hilltop park for wide views of the Manhattan skyline, the harbor and the Statue of Liberty, and swim in its 1936 pool in summer.

41st to 44th Streets between 5th and 7th Avenues, Brooklyn, NY · Brooklyn, NY

About Sunset Park

This 24.5-acre city park sits on a 164-foot hill in the Brooklyn neighborhood of the same name. From the top you can see the Manhattan skyline, New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty and the hills of Staten Island and New Jersey, and it is a popular spot at sunset. The neoclassical and Art Deco pool opened in 1936 as a WPA project, and the pool and recreation center are city landmarks. There are also playgrounds, a splash pad, ball courts and a September 11 memorial grove.

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