Finally. After years and year of delays, Bush Terminal Piers Park in Sunset Park, Brooklyn is open. DNAinfo reported that the opening comes more than 10 years after people started talking about turning the brownfield site into a public space. The long-anticipated park includes a waterfront esplanade, wetlands, tidal ponds, lawns, and athletic fields designed by AECOM and Adrian Smith Landscape Architecture. There is also a comfort station by Turett Collaborative Architects.
But after all this time waiting for a park, Sunset Park residents won’t actually have that many hours to use it. Until March, the park is only open every day until 4:00p.m. In the Spring, it’s open until 5:00p.m., and over the summer, closing time is pushed back to 8:00p.m., which is still five hours earlier than New York City parks typically close. In response to AN’s question about the park’s early curfew, a spokesperson for the New York City Parks Department said hours are subject to change, but are currently set according to “daylight and security.” So for the foreseeable future, Sunset Park’s new park closes just before Sunset.
The official ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place on Wednesday.