For a Scalable Pirate Ship

MAIN STREET PLAYGROUND, Main and Plymouth Sts., Dumbo

on the outskirts of Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo (around the corner from the West Elm), this playground was built in the park’s early days, before some of the newer, flashier additions (Slide Mountain, Swing Valley, Sandbox Village) opened. This means the park’s centerpiece, a scalable pirate ship, is less crowded, and there’s plenty of room for kids to climb the towering masts, peep through portholes, and whiz down a twisting slide. “It’s got all these fun levels, so there’s a lot for kids of different ages to engage with,” says Stanislawek. A rowboat-shaped sandbox provides another spot to play, and you can watch Q trains crossing the Manhattan Bridge, which looms above it.