Maria Hernandez Park

The children’s playground is under kept and filthy. The musical instruments are all broken, toys that were once there have been removed and that’s only if you can manage to pass all the drunks sitting along the benches as you enter the park.

Its hard to rate a small park, really. For its size, the park offers a lot. The dog park is large and adequate for the neighborhood. The trees provide lots of nice shade, and are a refresher to jog through. I love the cobblestone jogging/​walking path around the perimeter too, its nice to run on an uneven (not concrete) surface. I am often there using the pull up bars since I broke my device at home, so yeah, there is some cool outdoors workout equip too. Also its very lit up at night (for an NYC park…), not that I hang out in parks after night a whole lot or anything. There are bathrooms, and what appears to be a really freaking cool playground for the kids. Like seriously, I WISH I grew up with a playground that cool looking. I just had sticks as a kid. Tennis/​raquetball/​handball/​basketball/​volleyball courts. Also there are some bbq digs. Im not sure if youre allowed to ride a bike around the park, but some people do it. I think theyre diqs tho, I mean come on, I am trying to jog!
Looking back, this review really should have been in all caps. Oh well.

Do you like to smoke cigarettes while working out? So do we!!!
Do you enjoy getting destroyed in basketball by a pair of 12 year old kids??? So do we!!!
Does your dog enjoy a good old fashion dog park hump without being scolded by upper-​west side bag ladies? SO DOES ours!!!
Great Fricking Park, with some classic Brooklyn grime. Play and play hard BROOKLYN!!!

This park is super packed and my little munchkin was a little overwhelmed with all the kids running and screaming (she’s only 7 months), but it’s my fault for taking her around the time all the kids get out of school.
Not the cleanest park I’ve been to but cleaner than the other park on central (forgot the name) that had throw up by the swings lol. Would return since it’s close to us just not in the late afternoon so that my daughter can enjoy the swings without a whole bunch of other moms grilling me to take her out already.

I’ve always been a little bit afraid of letting my dog go leashless around a ton of other dogs but the dog park within Maria Hernandez totally rid me of that fear. I took a visit with my pup the day after Christmas and it was a perfect introduction. Less than a handful of dogs until a dog walker came with a big group of various breeds on the big dog side of the park. All of the dogs were very well trained, played respectfully sans aggression and owners were diligent about scoopin’ poo

I avoided this park for a while because of a shooting that happened a couple months ago. One sunny, spring day, I went for a walk around Bushwick and stumbled upon the park. There were a lot of people but not TOO much. The cherry blossoms were in bloom and they were just gorgeous. I sat on a bench to people-​watch for a while. I don’t know what it’s like at night so I’ll just steer clear at night for a bit. All in all, it’s a really nice park. Not very big but not too small. It also has a little dog park, playgrounds, and some bball courts.

A great neighborhood park. Adjacent buildings and businesses are nice pre-​war architecture, large dog run and dog park, lots of sun and shade, basketball and hand ball, a loop around which to run, everything I want in an NYC park! Would love to live closer.

People in the dog-​park. Rain or shine.

Pretty good size! Brought my class here to play for an afternoon. There were plenty of jungle gyms, slides, and swings to play on. The water fountain didn’t work and it happened to be a really hot day. The bathrooms were open thank goodness. There were a few workers around cleaning up and someone was there doing measurements. Seemed like improvements are coming to the park. All in all, not bad. Will make another trip before the year is done!

Not my favorite park in bk but a great place if you live in the neighborhood. People watch. Bring your dog. Lay in the grass on a blanket and enjoy a small farmers market on saturdays

Great park– I go here for the running track. Safe, pretty clean, and a good spot for families.

I’m here several times a week, and within a few days of becoming its 4Square mayor. These fact makes me A) Qualified to offer a useful opinion about the park and its features and B) A complete dork.
I mostly utilize the ¹⁄₃ mile track that encircle the park, but it also boasts a baseball «field, basketball, volleyball, and handball courts, pull up bars, monkey bars, and parallel bars, and a full playground with a water feature during the summer months. It also has amply benches where a healthy mix of women with small children, sunbathing elderly people, and drunk men chill. There’s always a game of chess or checkers being played and skateboards doing tricks in the center of the park.
I really love this spot, it’s been a key feature of my summer workout régime. Although I get annoyed at that the track isn’t better tended (it’s often strewn with wood chips from nearby landscaping) I love how lovely and well utilized this park is. Also, the back story on Maria Hernandez (check out wikipedia) gives a sense of history to a park whose surrounding neighborhood is quickly gentrifying.

This park is named for Maria Hernandez, who used to live in one of the row houses facing the park and was killed by the same gang violence that she crusaded against for many years. I think it was accidental, the target was someon on the street and it came through her window.
Beautiful mosaic in the middle. Gets a little crowded, but still a good place to be on a nice day if you don’t feel like leaving Bushwick.
Brooklyn Food Not Bombs does a a once weekly thing here, giving away delicious vegetarian food to anyone who would like some. I forget which day of the week.

Needs a dog run. Could benefit from letss trash outside the receptacle. And, please stop feeding birds and rats. Well maintained, better in the fall and winter, less neanderthals!

Great park. Too bad it got destroyed in the tornado. Hopefully they invest the tax payer money to repair.

I love this park.
Awesome skater kids in the middle. Grilled corn on the periphery. Handball, basketball, and volleyball courts always filled to the brim.
An awesome place to hang out.

Eat
Tacos
Play bocce
And enjoy the
Sunshine in this family friendly park.

Also know by its original name of Bushwick Park, this small neighborhood park packs in a ton of activities. There are courts for basketball, softball, handball, volleyball and bocce, a ¹⁄₃ mile walking/​running track circling the park, a fabulous playground for the kids, fitness equipment for adults, and so much more. Bathrooms are available as well. On nice days, this place is crowded with local families enjoying their local park.