Calvert Vaux Park
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The park is named after famous landscape architect Calvert Vaux (co-designed Central and Prospect Parks along with Olmsted brothers firm). It was built partially on top of landfill debris excavated during construction of Verazzano bridge. Waterfront trails are major attraction of the park for me. You can see the hulls of shipwrecks left from the time when small shipyards dotted shores of Coney Island creek. The park is home to many athletic fields. One of the downsides my winter walk was sights of trash along the trails and shore paths. That’s typical of many other shore parks in NYC with high population density where large slice of urban population feels entitled to leave garbage after themselves. There is a large parking lot so parking is relatively easy in all seasons.
Mike Z
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Calvert Vaux Park (formerly known as Dreier Offerman Park) is an 85.53-acre (34.61 ha) public park in Gravesend, Brooklyn, in New York City. Created in 1934, it is composed of several disconnected sections along the Belt Parkway between Bay 44th and Bay 49th Streets. The peninsula upon which the park is located faces southwest into Gravesend Bay, immediately north of the Coney Island Creek. The park was expanded in the 1960s by waste from the construction of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and was renamed after architect Calvert Vaux in 1998. It is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as NYC Parks. #fivestarcalifornia
Five star California
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Dear City Park Management, WHAT DID YOU DO!?! Why did you have to cut so many perfectly healthy grown trees?!? I am literally crying looking at the previously gorgeous naturally picturesque park looking so bare now! The growing trash you could care a little about - it is still there piling up at the most scenic spots, but someone thought the trees got to go! I'm speechless. Those trees don't take a couple of years to grow they need decades to become real, strong, and healthy. I want to know WHY!?! UPDATE a year later: THEY CUT MORE TREES, THE GARBAGE IS STILL THERE.
Oksana Sum
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Great park. But please take your trash with you. This place is so big it's tough to have the park ppl clean up after you. Soccer fields, places to ride bikes native wild cat colonies, places to fly toy planes. RESPECT THE PARK! It also can be a bit sketchy in the park after hrs and super dark. Be mindful of the wild skunks, and slowly back away. If you happen to get sprayed in the eyes Make sure you wash it out IMMEDIATELY. IT CAN CAUSE TEMP TO PERM BLINDNESS. And remember it's their park. Last frontier from urban plague. Let's love what's left
Jay Jonez
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on a state of May 16th of 2024- This is my first time in this park and compared to other parks in Brooklyn this is probably the most depressing. Apparently the head of Brooklyn does not have money to spend on staff and the park. There are no garbage cans. And if there are, they are full of garbage and they have not been removed for a long time, the grass has not been cut, the asphalt has fallen apart, a very sad sight, I did not expect to see this!
Dmitriy Guzheyedov
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First time visit to do some soccer training. It's fress to get to, unless you live on the other side of the Belt Parkway, but many avilablety . They have the nicest turf soccer fields that I've seen in a public park. Great place to watch sun set on other side of the Verrazano bridge. Free parking and ample playgrounds for family outing, barbeque and games.
Aniko Magyar
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Nearby Attractions Of Calvert Vaux Park
Kaiser Park
Adventurers Amusement Park
BJ's Park and Rest Area
AMA Animal Rescue
Crunch Fitness - Bensonhurst
Empire City Water Sports
Coney Island Pet Grooming
Verrazano Sports Complex
Calvert Vaux Playground
Coney Island Creek Park

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BJ's Park and Rest Area
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AMA Animal Rescue
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Parkview Diner
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Bay 44th St. &, Hunter Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11214
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Calvert Vaux Park is an 85.53-acre public park in Gravesend, Brooklyn, in New York City. Created in 1934, it is composed of several disconnected sections along the Belt Parkway between Bay 44th and Bay 49th Streets.
attractions: Kaiser Park, Adventurers Amusement Park, BJ's Park and Rest Area, AMA Animal Rescue, Crunch Fitness - Bensonhurst, Empire City Water Sports, Coney Island Pet Grooming, Verrazano Sports Complex, Calvert Vaux Playground, Coney Island Creek Park, restaurants: Parkview Diner, La Casa Bella, Cropsey Bagels, Orange Grill, Bread Plus, NY Bread Inc, BJ's Wholesale Club, S&A Pizzeria, Di Farina Pizzeria, Empire Taco China

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