For instance, there's a 170-foot-long 'vessel' passage to the waterfront that looks like one of the ships that used to be built in the East River nearby. The quarter-mile, self-guided walk has a swath of beautiful native plants and trees that surround hidden treasures for people to find that tell the story of the area from when it was inhabited by the Lenape to our current use of the land. Newtown Creek Nature Walk offers beauty among in the most unlikely place-between the polluted Newtown Creek and the Newtown Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant. Stay with us, because this gem is worth checking out despite its location. The Greenpoint YMCA usually runs recreation programs in the park each summer. Recently, the park has been the site of the Hispanos Unidos Water Festival and Hispanos Unidos of Greenpoint softball tournaments. In 2015, the park was revamped as part of a redevelopment plan by Greenpoint Landing.

But by the start of the 21st century, it was 'an uninspiring paved sports field separated from the water’s edge by privately-owned land used for storage,' according to the Hidden Waters Blog. More than 160 feet of chain-link fencing was replaced in the park the following year. In 1972, about 4,100 square yards of surfacing was restored.

When it opened in 1942 after decades of industrial and shipbuilding use, it had a wading pool, horseshoe pitches, and shuffleboard courts. It's perfect for catching a sunset with friends or soaking in the sun on a day off. Taking its name from its history as a shipbuilding hub, Newtown Barge Park is one of Brooklyn's prettiest spots with a promenade where Newtown Creek empties out into the East River, incredible Manhattan skyline views, a large lawn, and a ballfield.

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