Hamilton-Metz Field
What was here before? This field is in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Wingate, which was formerly known as Pigtown well into ...

Haring Playground
The Sheepshead Bay area experienced great economic growth at the turn of the 20th century. Following the success of the Sheep...

Harmony Park
What was here before? This park is in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Once known as Bedford Corne...

Harmony Playground
Harmony Playground celebrates the tradition of music and entertainment at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Aymar Embury II (1...

Harmony Triangle
Harmony Triangle’s name is a combination of the three street names surrounding it: Harrison Avenue, Middleton Street, an...

Harold Ickes Playground
What was here before?This neighborhood of Red Hook was settled by the Dutch in 1636. The area was originally called Roode Hoek...

Harold W. Cohn Memorial Square
This park honors legislator and judge Harold W. Cohn (1913-1974). At age 31, Cohn saw active duty during World War II through...

Harry Chapin Playground
This playground is named in honor of the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin (1942-1981). Born in New York City, Chapin grew u...

Harry Maze Playground
This playground is named for Harry Maze (1902-1971), a lawyer and active Brooklyn politician who served the 23rd City Council ...

Harry’s Wall
Harry’s Wall honors Harry Murphy (1914-1993), co-founder of the Prospect Park Track Club. Murphy, along with other loca...

Hattie Carthan Garden
Hattie Carthan (1900-1984) was a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident who always had an interest in trees. When she noticed conditions ...

Hattie Carthan Playground
This playground is named in honor of Hattie Carthan (1900–1984), a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident who always had a love of ...

Heckscher Playground
This playground is named for August Heckscher (1848-1941), real estate magnate, financier, and philanthropist. Heckscher was b...

Heisser Triangle
This Bushwick triangle, located at the intersection of Knickerbocker Avenue, Myrtle Avenue and Bleecker Street, was named for ...

Hendrick I. Lott House
The Hendrick I. Lott House is one of fourteen remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouses in Kings County. It is listed on the Nationa...

Hennessey Triangle
Hennessey Triangle lies at the eastern tip of Asser Levy Park, a 22-acre area that includes the New York Aquarium and Seaside ...

Henry Maxwell Monument
This bronze relief tablet by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) honors Henry Maxwell (1850-1902), a Brooklyn-based banker, phi...

Henry Ward Beecher Statue
Dedicated in 1891, this striking bronze figural group by sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward (1830–1910) honors the esteemed...

Herbert Von King Park
What was here before? This site was once part of Tunis Johnson’s (1838-1912) estate. He was one of the largest landow...

Heritage Row Playground
Located within Pulaski Playground in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn is Heritage Row Playground, named in honor of ...