J.J. Byrne Park
James J. Byrne was born April 8, 1863 on Water Street in Brooklyn to Irish immigrant parents. He was raised near the Brooklyn ...

Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument
Following the death in 1999 of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team captain Pee Wee Reese, Stan Isaacs of Newsday and Jack Newfield ...

Jackie Robinson Park
What was here before? This site was once occupied by several one-story commercial buildings that housed a blacksmith, a boo...

Jackie Robinson Playground
What was here before? Jackie Robinson Playground is located on the former site of Ebbets Field, home to the Brooklyn Dodger...

Jacob Joffe Field
 What was here before?The Lenape originally used this area for hunting and fishing given its proximity to Jamaica Bay's r...

Jacob’s Ladder Playground
Jacob’s Ladder is a plant that can be found in temperate zones throughout the world. It refers to any of the 25 species ...

Jaime Campiz Playground
This playground is named for an athlete and veteran, Jaime Campiz. Jaime Campiz was born on October 16, 1928, in Mayaguez,...

James Forten Playground
What was here before? This property was once the site of the pumping station for the Mount Prospect Reservoir built in 1856...

Jerome Hill
This park is named after Leonard W. Jerome (1817-1891), a prominent and wealthy Brooklyn citizen. He was a successful stock s...

Jerome Playground
This park is named after the Leonard W. Jerome (1817-1891), a prominent and wealthy Brooklyn citizen. He was a successful sto...

Jerome Playground - Beavers in New York City
In the early 17th century, the Dutch East India Company sent navigator Henry Hudson westward to discover the Northwest Passage...

Jesse Owens Playground
Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Born James Cleveland Owens on September 12,...

Joe Galapo Playground
This park honors Police Officer Joe Galapo (1958-1988), a Sheepshead Bay resident who was shot and killed on August 16, 1988 d...

John D’Emic, Sr. Memorial Park
John D’Emic Sr. (1896-1972) was a South Brooklyn native. He was born the youngest of seven boys to poor Italian immigra...

John F. Kennedy Statue
This monument honors John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), the thirty-fifth President of the United States. After serving as...

John G. Scarangella Playground
What was here before?This park is situated in Gravesend, a neighborhood with a name influenced by both Dutch and English herit...

John Hancock Playground
This playground is named after John Hancock (1737-1793), best known as the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence i...

John J. Carty Park
What was here before?This site, once part of Fort Hamilton, was completed in 1831 and named after Alexander Hamilton (1755-180...

John Paul Jones Park
This park is named for American Patriot and Naval hero, John Paul Jones (1747-1792), who, through victorious leadership in the...

Joseph A. Guider Monument
This monument, dedicated in 1930, commemorates public servant Joseph A. Guider (1870–1926), who led the borough during a...