by NYC Parks
Set in Cobble Hill, Van Voorhees Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. In warm weather the spray showers turn a playground visit into an easy water-play outing.
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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
Van Voorhees Playground, Columbia St and Hicks St between Congress St and Atlantic Ave, 11201, in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
No. Van Voorhees Playground is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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