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Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene Park is a city-owned and -operated park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest place to stay

0.2 mi

Regina's New York Bed and Breakfast

Wikipedia readers

8.4K

a year · #2,533 of 7,799

In brief

A garden inside New York City

Places to stay next door

Regina's New York Bed and Breakfast is 0.2 miles away; Casa Blanca Hotel Brooklyn (0.3 mi) and The One Hundred (0.4 mi) are close too. 537 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 8 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 8 miles from Fort Greene Park.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene Park is a city-owned and -operated park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The 30.2-acre (12.2 ha) park was originally named after the fort formerly located there, Fort Putnam, itself was named for Rufus Putnam, George Washington's chief of engineers in the Revolutionary War.

Renamed in 1812 for Nathanael Greene, an American Revolutionary War hero, it was redesigned by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, architects of Central Park and Prospect Park, in 1867. Fort Greene Park contains the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument, which includes a crypt designed by Olmsted and Vaux, holding the remains of Patriot prisoners of war who died while being held on British prison ships in Wallabout Bay during the American Revolutionary War.

Type: Garden
Owner: NYC Parks
Area: 30 acres
Wikipedia readers: 8.4K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Hotels near Fort Greene Park

537 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Regina's New York Bed and Breakfast, 0.2 miles away.

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Closest places to stay

1Regina's New York Bed and Breakfastinn or B&B · 0.2 mi southwestDirections
2Casa Blanca Hotel Brooklynhotel · 0.3 mi northDirections
3The One Hundredinn or B&B · 0.4 mi southDirections
495 Rockwell Place, Autograph Collectionhotel · 0.4 mi southwestDirections
5The Livingston - JDV by Hyatthotel · 0.4 mi southwestDirections
6Even Hotel Brooklynhotel · 0.5 mi southwestDirections
7Alofthotel · 0.5 mi westDirections
8Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotelhotel · 0.5 mi westDirections
9Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtownhotel · 0.5 mi southwestDirections
10Schermerhorn Hotel Llchotel · 0.5 mi southwestDirections

Places to eat nearby

2,672 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

309 Asian & Indian293 bars & pubs266 coffee & cafés200 Mexican & Latin151 bakeries130 pizza127 subs & sandwiches

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Fort Greene Park	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
New York City	in town	—	1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park	8,584,629	$778K	D
Jersey City	5 mi west	5 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
Newark	11 mi west	15 min	29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	323,808	$374K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	8 mi north	10 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Secaucus	8 mi northwest	10 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Elizabeth	12 mi west	15 min	25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B	141,675	$449K	D
Hempstead	20 mi east	30 min	51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park	795,734	$641K	—
Hoboken	5 mi northwest	5 min	5 5 hotels	59,027	$895K	C⁺

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson18 mi northwest Yonkers18 mi north Oyster Bay25 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub8 mi

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub10 mi

JFKJohn F. Kennedy · major hub11 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Fort Greene Park’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Also near Fort Greene Park

Other well-known places within 10 miles.

Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden

Big draw6 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year

Big draw2 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum

Big draw5 mi TheatreStudio 54

Big draw6 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year

Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

Big drawin town Stadium & arenaBarclays Center

Big draw8 mi BeachConey Island

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain

Common questions

Visiting Fort Greene Park

Is Fort Greene Park in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit Fort Greene Park?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How far is Fort Greene Park from Oyster Bay?

About 25 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Fort Greene Park?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 8 miles away.

What hotels are near Fort Greene Park?

Regina's New York Bed and Breakfast (0.2 mi), Casa Blanca Hotel Brooklyn (0.3 mi) and The One Hundred (0.4 mi). 537 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

Tips from people in New York City

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.