Banneker Playground and Kosciuszko Pool

Welcome to Brooklyn's Banneker Playground and Kosciuszko Pool. Banneker Playground is named after notable African American mathematician and writer Benjamin Banneker. The City of New York first purchased this land in 1957 and named it in 1985. Kosciuszko Pool is named for Polish General and Statesman Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

New York City Park Ordinances

*Unless otherwise posted all parks close at 1:00 a.m. and open at 6:00 a.m.

*The following are prohibited; childless adults in the playground areas, defacing public property, fighting, gambling, glass objects, harming wildlife, littering, sexual activity, weapons.

*The following are only allowed in designated areas; alcoholic beverages, bicycles, fires, fishing, horseback riding, motor vehicles, swimming.

*The following require special permits; camping, sales.

*All animals must be leashed and waste removed.

Please respect these rules, the parks, and all local, State of New York, and United States statutes.