Van Voorhees Playground
Park · Columbia Street Waterfront District, New York
A 5.25-acre city park with tennis, handball and basketball courts, a playground with safety surfacing, swings, spray showers and a public restroom.
History
Named for attorney and wartime public servant Tracy S. Voorhees. Originally known as Jeannie Scott Dike Playground, it was expanded to its current size by 1956 during Brooklyn-Queens Expressway construction, and holds roughly 32 trees at least 50 years old.
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Columbia Street and Hicks Street, between Congress Street and Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
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