Brooklyn Bridge Park's Newest Area

Saturday I had the chance to run through Brooklyn Bridge Park's newly opened Pier 5.  The pier includes several soccer fields, a picnic area with charcoal grills, and a children's play area.  It looks like they did a nice job, even though there still aren't any lights on after 4:30pm, meaning the park closes.

It was a chilly morning, and as I ran through I saw a few curious folks walking around and checking things out.  I'm excited to use the charcoal grills when it warms up, although I expect we'll need to get there very early if we want to use one of the community grills.

Running through the park's newest area also reminded me how great it is to run through the park during the colder months.  As I imagined how full the park would be like this summer as folks are using the grills, I was happy for the chance to visit the park without so many people.