Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park

When this roller rink opened, it was 5 stars all the way. But there’s been absolutely no maintenance of the plastic-​tiled surface, and now it’s worse every time I go. Instead of replacing broken or warped tiles, they put layer after layer of packing tape on them, which only creates more hazardous bumps. And a word of advice — never go here if it’s been raining, because the rink floods, it doesn’t drain, and water seeps up from between the tiles no matter how often the unfortunate employees try to mop it up.
This should be a gem. It’s right on the water, the employees are capable, the skaters are there to have a good time, and the view is completely spectacular. Instead, lack of the most basic maintenance has turned it into a half-​assed ghetto pretender. Pier 2, please repave the damn rink and add some drainage so Brooklynites can enjoy the park our tax dollars pay for!

I went to Pier 2 Skating Rink as part of our Saturday night activities to celebrate a friend’s birthday. I’m sorry to say that our night was cut short by the lack of organization and unsafe practices going on here.
Strike 1. We had to wait 20 minutes for a «shift change» at the ticket counter to pay for admission and skate rentals. One of the security guys told my group to wait behind an orange cone so there would be space for the skaters to go back and forth from the locker rooms. We listened and he assured us our group would be first to the counter after shift change. Well that promise did not come through as he allowed another group to go ahead of us and skip the line. When a few of my friends questioned him about it he said that they were part of a birthday party group and they are a priority. My next thought was… am I not a paying customer as well? Shouldn’t my group be treated the same? It was my friend’s birthday too. He commented that they paid $ 300 to have their party here at the rink. Well then they should probably have a special booth for these groups if they’re that special.. just saying.
Strike 2. You get a waiver to sign at the beginning basically saying that you will abide by the rules of the rink. The night I was there I saw nearly all of them being violated. The most popular one being taking a selfie while roller skating. I found it to be unsafe because most of them weren’t looking and nearly skated into other people.
Strike 3. Staff members were not enforcing the rules. They saw but didn’t care.
Strike 4. Little kids skating around were NOT accompanied by their parents. They were falling to my left, to my right and sometimes right in front of me.
After skating on and off for about 30 minutes I couldn’t take the mayhem. Also a strip of the rink was cut off because of uneven surface and we weren’t even skating in a circle.
I figured I had my fun and it was time to peace out. The only nice thing about Pier 2 are the skyline views and proximity to restaurants. Other than that I do not recommend.

First experience roller skating and it was a good time. I came here on Labor day so it was a little busy. I got skates and my boyfriend got roller blades– he’s more experienced so I wouldn’t recommend the blades if this is your first time. I used to roller blade as a kid and always had a hard time with it, but it felt a lot easier with the roller skates.
The staff is friendly and helpful, especially the gentleman at the entrance of the rink who helps you step in. You can leave your stuff in the lockers, but you need a quarter every time you want to open it. You must enter the rink wearing their wristbands, to prevent injury in case you fall. They do not come in sizes for adults so mine fit very large on me.
The flooring needs to be remodeled because on the right side of the rink there were small tiles missing which cause some people to trip over it while skating around. They eventually put up caution tape between two cones. So everyone had to skate around that section of the rink. I still had fun and very happy I didn’t end up falling! :)

I love coming here to roller skate! Roller skating really brings out the inner child in me, although I will admit I’m really bad at it. The skating here is affordable and fun. I would definitely add it on to a list of things to do in NYC (especially because of the view you get too!)
On another note, there are a ton of other activities to do at Pier 2 as well like kayaking and playing basketball on the courts they have. There is also a pretty large section of turf set up where people play basketball or just lounge around. It’s all under a roof so you don’t have to bake under the sun. If all else fails, you can always just sit on the benches and take in the awesome city skyline!

Wonderful views of downtown Manhattan, Staten Island Ferry, and the Statue of Liberty. Today children and adults were roller skating at the outdoor roller rink to a artful mix of family friendly Top 40 music by a live Deejay.
Benches are everywhere if you just choose to relax and take in the sights.
Kayaking is available.
Basketball courts are packed with ballers, young and old from all walks of life. Zumba classes sponsored by the Dodge YMCA is moving to the beat under the hot sun.
What is there not to like?

Took my daughter roller skating here for the first time and we had a blast! The atmosphere was great it was her first time roller skating so we rented skates and something I could describe as a training glider to help. Everyone in ring was so nice and polite when she fell they would help her up if I wasn’t close by to assist. The staff there was ok the place itself was very clean. The views of course are breathtaking I will definitely be back.

This is without a doubt, one of the most awesome basketball courts I’ve ever played at. The view is second to none. The best thing is that there are tons of games going on at almost any time, with a wide variety of skill levels.
I will definitely be coming back here to play often.
Note there are also a lot of cool other things on Pier 2, such as Bocce ball, a kid’s playground, roller rink, kayaking and handball.

This past weekend a bunch of friends and I went to roller skate under the Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 2 to be exact! Who would have thunk it, roller skating… and roller skating while staring at the beautiful skyline that is New York City!
Let me start with the bad… the wait on the line was long. For some reason it was not a long line but instead a long wait. Seems odd. BUT once you’re on the rink you realize that it’s the rink’s way of instituting population control. The rink was never packed, the whole thing moved so seamlessly.
It’s so super cheap… we paid $ 5 admission and $ 8 for rentals. If you have your own skates, you only pay the admission. They supply you with wrist guards which are mandatory.
The place is full of family and friends. And it even feels like everyone there are your family and friends. I tell you, this was the most polite place in ALL of New York. Sure it was fueled by constant falling, almost falling, omg I think I may have to fall just so I don’t run over a child… but everyone was so polite. There were a million «sorry“s and «excuse me“s …it was amazing. I loved every moment of it! I know it sounds so silly but think about it, you get shoved in and off the train on your way to work in the morning and people just don’t care about your or anyone else for that matter… at Pier 2 it was if we all signed an agreement to be human with one another, it was truly a breath of fresh air.
Speaking of fresh air, this was an OUTDOOR rink which is even cooler.
It’s the perfect date night, friends night out or just a night out! You should go… but remember a few things, if you haven’t skated in a while know that skating is not like «riding a bike» lol there is a learning curve & bring your socks!!!
Enjoy!

Nice view of the city and river while roller skating! The D. J playing cool music in the background!!! Sound so nice! It makes you want dance and party the night away! Will definitely be coming back! Just make sure to come early if you want to skate with the kids… Cause after 7pm it’s adults only!

So Pier 2 is apparently deserving of the listing that 1, 3, and 4 lack, but you can see why in nice weather when the scenic (not free) rec areas are packed.

I love playing handball at the Brooklyn Bridge Pier 2 Park. Although I wish the color of the walls were different, it’s beautiful here. I love the ambiance and I love the view. The park itself is amazing, if you walk further down, there are more piers where you will find a soccer field, volleyball, basketball, and further down is one of my favorite ice cream shops, Ample Hills. Smorgasburg also takes place here but at Pier 6 on Sundays, you must try this at least once! Must visit this landmark, truly beautiful, New York skyline can be seen!!!

Very good skating rink by the river on pier 2. Kids and grown ups have a relaxing time.
Music is clean until 8:00, so kids dance and sing and parents don’t have to worry about that.
If you have your own skates, the charge to get in is $ 6 until 3:00 pm or from 3:30 on.
Don’t pay if you’re coming right before 3:00, because everyone has to get out of the rink for maintenance and then you have to pay again at 3:30. Enjoy!

This neighborhood, DUMBO has changed so much. I must say, getting a bit pricy, the skating rink is $ 6 minimum entry, geesh… just skate through the park for free, because it isnt enclosed!!! You will freeze in the winter and sweat all summer long, that sucks! The basketball court and playground are cute.

There’s a lot of construction near pier 2. There’s pretty cool basketball courts set up but that’s about it. It’s not the best of the piers though.

After I posted my following overall review for the Brooklyn Bridge Park I realized that Unilocal segments the park into piers 6, 5 and 2. Piers 6 and 5 are adjacent to each other. I experienced all of the piers. I decided to post this overall review to each of the piers. If you visit one pier I suggest you visit all of them, since they are so close to each other. I recommend starting at Pier 6. Piers 5 and 2 are my favorites, but, be sure to have lunch by the Brooklyn Bridge.
I recently met my brothers, sister and brother-​in law at Brooklyn Bridge Park on a beautiful Saturday for lunch. I grew up in Park Slope on 11^th street so I have many fond memories of Brooklyn. I arrived here by Pier 5 first before noon so I was lucky enough to find metered street parking for only $ 6 for up to a maximum of 3 hours. As it was this was more than enough time for us to walk the park and have lunch up by the Brooklyn Bridge. I was able to return within the 3 hour time limit with minutes to spare.
I latter realized I was lucky to get this parking spot, because I subsequently noticed many people driving around or waiting for the next available parking spot. When the rest of my family arrived after noon they both had to park their cars in the Quik Park parking garage for about $ 25. They complained about the lack of public parking in this beautiful park. There seems to be space for more public parking so let’s hope that will happen so more people can enjoy this park on the East River.
We walked down to Pier 6 to start our stroll up along the numerical piers 6 through 2. Pier 6 has a place to eat. Pier 5 also completed adjacent to a field for sports followed by an outdoor picnic area for families. As we walked along the river the magnificent lower Manhattan skyline was my enjoyment. Pier 2 had a long line for Kayakers. The view of the Brooklyn Bridge at this point was impressive.
Many of the piers are completed, but, construction is also visible as we walked to and from the Brooklyn Bridge for lunch. Check out my pics of the park, piers and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Not horrible. Need better signs with pricing for rentals. As expected more crowded on weekends. Go during week to save money. Look online for skate times. Some are 21 and older so you don’t have to deal with little dudes falling all over the rink.

NOT FREE part of the park.
Why bother calling yourself pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge park, when you really are a PRIVATE facility CHARGING people 6 $ to use your facilities.
Dog runs= free
Bike paths=free
Soccer courts=Free
Skating 6 $ bare minimum even if you have your own skates. The rink requires no more upkeep that the soccer courts, but lets not quibble here, right.
TRES UNFAIR.
What is even better is how you PAY to be subjected to Sh*tty Hip hop and top 40 music as well as the demon spawn of over entitled parents.
No I don’t want to pay 6 $ to end up on the front cover of the NY POST for finally giving someone’s demon progeny the «discipline» they sorely need to the tune of Katy Perry’s Roar.

I’ve never been to the Brooklyn Bridge park before but on my 1^st visit was pleasantly wowed! ! We decided to stop by since we heard that the new roller rink had opened and gathered up a few of my friends and hit the roller rink. The price was decent as we rented skates on location. If you bring your own you obviously don’t pay the rent fee. Rink is rather small with alot of little kids. That would be my only pet — peeve. There is also a huge basketball court and handball court for additional recreation. Overall a great time! Although I was beat down sore the next day we have plans to come back soon!

Brooklyn Bridge Park just got a whole lot more awesome, unfortunately it also means it’s a lot more popular and packed with people during those prime sunny summer days. What I’m referring to is the recently opened Pier 2 in the ever expanding Brooklyn Bridge Park. It’s an activities mecca on the east river under the cover of an ultra tall tin roof. There’s no admission or sign ups to come and enjoy the pier which features handball/​racketball, basketball, bocce, shuffle board, a turf field, roller skating (assuming this will change to ice skating in the winter), a play ground, and a number of tables and benches to take in the beautiful view. If you want to borrow bocce balls or shuffle board equipment it’s currently free, you just have to give the people at the skating rink skate rental building your ID. Their are two bocce courts which are quite large and well designed. I wished I could say the same about shuffleboard. They just painted the court on the concrete. When I came I was the first to use the equipment, unpacked the cardboard box from Amazon and everything. I don’t think they realized how horrible the disks would slide on this material and how when you’re standing on the east side of the court the glare from the lights would obscure the view of the opposite side of the court, hopefully this gets fixed with a few more layers of glaze on the concrete and moving the light. My girlfriend came again on a later date and the same building said they weren’t the right people to talk to about the shuffleboard equipment and couldn’t help her out. Clearly there are kinks to work out here. The roller skating is the only thing on the pier that costs money but the cost is very reasonable (for both the admission and skate rentals). They have a schedule available on site where you can even come during 21+ times and free times. Music keeps things entertaining and at this point it’s just Top 40 stuff but the schedule looks like they’ve left the possibility of different themed sessions in the future. Unfortunately there’s no alcohol allowed on the pier and there’s a police presence to make sure there’s no funny business going on. During the summer however there is a little beach beer garden right across the path beside the little pop-​up pool. It was amazing seeing so many people of all ages and backgrounds from the community coming together at the pier this weekend. I feel so lucky this is only a few blocks from me and I feel as though it’s such a great addition to the park. I just hope it doesn’t get more popular than it already is and that we all take care of the park to ensure it stays in such beautiful shape.