Heckscher Playground offers a dedicated children's area at Linden St between Central Ave and Wilson Ave, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. It is one of the city's accessible playgrounds, with universally accessible swings in the mix. A spray shower makes it a go-to summer stop when children need to splash and cool down.
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Open dawn to dusk; spray showers run in summer on hot days
Free; no registration
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Ages 0–12.
Free; no registration
Open dawn to dusk; spray showers run in summer on hot days
Heckscher Playground, Linden St between Central Ave and Wilson Ave, 11221, in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
No. Heckscher Playground is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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