Taaffe Playground
What was here before?Once known as Bedford Corners and Stuyvesant Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant came together to form one of the...

Taurean Spears Basketball Courts
These basketball courts were named in 2023 for Taurean Spears (1983-2019), who was a pillar of the community and mentored yout...

Ten Eyck Playground
This playground and the adjoining street are named for Coenradt Ten Eyck (1617-1686), a settler in the New Amsterdam colony.&n...

Terrace Bridge
When Prospect Park designers Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) and Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) first planned the area surrounding...

Terrapin Playground
This playground honors the terrapin, a common name for any freshwater turtle, but specifically referring to the diamondback sp...

The Amazing Garden
When this community garden at the corner of Columbia and Carroll Streets began to emerge as an oasis of green in the early 199...

The Backyard
Located at the corner of the Hamilton and Van Brunt Avenues, this small oasis earned its name from its role as a pleasant back...

The Cyclone
What was here before? This site is named for the Cyclone roller coaster, one of Coney Island’s most famous attraction...

The Forests of New York City - Prospect Park
Brooklyn is the least-forested borough in New York City. The bulk of the existing forest, totaling about 100 acres, lies with...

The Old Stone House
The Old Stone House, also known as the Vechte-Courtelyou House, is a replica of a Dutch stone farmhouse that had a rich hist...

Thomas Greene Playground
This parkland honors local community leader and activist Thomas Greene (1911–1988). Born on March 26, 1911 in Savannah,...

Thomas Moore Statue
This bronze bust of the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was created by the American sculptor John G. Draddy (1833&nd...

Tiger Playground
This playground is named for the mascot of Junior High School 296, also knowb as the Halsey School. Indigenous to Asia, the t...

Tilden Playground
What was here before?As late as 1929, this site was occupied by Cornelius Suydam’s farm, which included a wood frame hou...

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

TLC Sculpture Park
The Transitional Living Community (TLC) at the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service Women's Shelter, founded in 1989, has adde...

Todd Square
This park is named for William H. Todd (1857-1932), one of the nation’s most successful shipbuilders, an avid philanthro...

Tom Stofka Garden
This garden is named in memory of Tom Stofka (1954-2004), who worked with NYC Parks for over 25 years, serving as Director of ...

Topiary: A Twenty-Year Project
Visitors to the Prospect Park Wildlife Center are greeted at its southern entrance by several larger-than-life topiary sculptu...

Trinity Park
Trinity Park, on Gold Street between Sands and Nassau in downtown Brooklyn, is named in honor of the Missionary Servants of th...