Babi Yar Triangle
What was here before? This was once the site of the Manhattan Beach Hotel and Land Company owned by Austin Corbin (1827-189...

Badame-Sessa Memorial Square
This triangle in Williamsburg honors 16 neighborhood men who gave their lives in the Vietnam War (1964-1975). Private Michael...

Bailey Fountain
Named after Brooklyn-based financier and philanthropist Frank Bailey (1865-1953) and his wife Mary Louise Bailey, this elabora...

Banneker Playground
What was here before? This land was home to the Lenape before European settlement in the early 1600s. Much of Brooklyn remain...

Barone Triangle
This triangle, located at the intersection of Avenue U, Veterans Avenue, and 71st Street, is named for Bergen Beach resident a...

Barry 'Sly' Morrow Field
This field is named in honor of Barry ‘Sly’ Morrow for his generosity and dedication to the Bushwick community.Mor...

Bartel-Pritchard Square War Memorial
This site, at the intersection of Prospect Park West and Prospect Park Southwest, was named by the Board of Aldermen on April ...

Bartlett Playground
What was here before? The site was occupied by several three- and four-story tenement buildings until the early 1950s. The ...

Bath Beach Park
What was here before? This area was a quiet farming community before the Brooklyn, Bath, and Coney Island Railroad line ope...

Bath Beach Playground - Main
This park is named for the surrounding neighborhood of Bath Beach, once a fashionable retreat for Manhattan’s elite, and...

Bath Playground
The neighborhood of Bath Beach is named for the town of Bath, England, home to an impressive complex of Roman baths. The Roman...

Bayview Playground
This playground takes its name from the adjacent Bayview Houses, which overlooks historic Jamaica Bay. The development is...

Beattie Triangle
Beattie Square is named in memory of Joseph S. Beattie, who lived at 247 Schenectady Avenue in Brooklyn.  Beattie served ...

Bedford Playground
Located on the southeast corner of Bedford Avenue and South 9th Street, this playground takes its name from the avenue running...

Bedford Playground - House Sparrows in New York City Parks
If you look around Bedford Playground, you will probably see house sparrows (Passer domesticus). This small, brown bird has a...

Belmont Playground
Bounded by Pitkin Avenue, North Conduit Avenue, Drew Street, Forbell Street, and Belmont Avenue, Belmont Playground, as with t...

Belmont Playground - House Sparrows in New York City Parks
If you look around Belmont Playground, you will probably see house sparrows (Passer domesticus). This small, brown bird ...

Benson Playground
This playground honors Egbert Benson (1746-1833), an attorney and statesman who contributed his name to the neighborhood of Be...

Bensonhurst Park
What was here before? This site and the surrounding neighborhood of Bensonhurst grew exponentially following the constructi...