The family card
Family card
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Minimum ageNo minimumNo minimum
1+
Enjoys from1 year
4h
Duration2h – 4h
OK
StrollerStroller OKAll park entrances and pathways are accessible.
$
Child priceFree. Jane's Carousel is $4 a ride, and one child under 42 inches shares a ticket with an adult
WC
Toilets and changingToilets on siteAccessible restrooms at several piers, including the Pier 1 pavilion and near the Pier 6 playgrounds.
Q
QueueShort queues
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Best timeLate afternoon for the light on the skyline. Playgrounds are open sunrise to sunset, the park 6 am to 1 am.
Verdict by age
Not a general rating. How each age band actually experiences it.
Babies to ten-year-olds are happy here for hours and it costs nothing. Teenagers like the view and the Pier 2 sports courts, then drift. It is the best free afternoon outside Manhattan.
All entrances and paths are accessible, so it is easy with a stroller. Jane's Carousel sits in a glass pavilion near the bridge and costs $4 a ride. Many families walk over the Brooklyn Bridge to get here. With small children take the subway or the NYC Ferry instead and save their legs for the playgrounds.
Tips for the visit
- Head for Pier 6 with under-eights. The playgrounds there are next to each other.
- Jane's Carousel is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays in autumn and spring, and also on Wednesdays in winter.
- NYC Ferry stops at DUMBO/Fulton Ferry and at Pier 6, which saves the walk from the subway.
Sources
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