Greene Playground

What was here before?

Much of this area was owned by the Ryerson family. The first Ryersons to arrive in North America from Holland were Martin and Annetje Ryerszen who settled in the Wallabout area in the late seventeenth century. Succeeding generations of Ryersons divided the large plot of land, and it was farmed until it was sold off for residential development in the 1830s.

The Clinton Hill neighborhood began as a suburban retreat on the outskirts of the City of Brooklyn, developed as a quiet middle-class residential neighborhood, and at the turn of the century with pockets of partially transformed of great wealth. This period of affluence lasted until the 1920s when the well to do left to Manhattan, and apartment buildings replaced mansions.

With the increased population, more apartment buildings and row houses were built. Housing on this site was demolished to make room for a much needed school.

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Facilities

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  Basketball Courts
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  Handball Courts
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  Playgrounds
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  Public Restrooms
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  Spray Showers

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More About Greene Playground

Zip Code:11238
Community Board: 02
Council Member: Crystal Hudson
Park ID: B301
Acreage: 1.26
Property Type: Jointly Operated Playground

Lost and Found Information

Other Parks Nearby

• Underwood Park (0.16 miles)
• Cuyler Gore Park (0.33 miles)
• Classon Playground (0.36 miles)
• Edmonds Playground (0.36 miles)
• South Oxford Park (0.39 miles)