Permits
Permits must be obtained prior to undertaking regulated activities as defined in the Park Rules and Regulations. Applications to conduct regulated activities or uses must be submitted at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the planned event, activity or use. All applicants will be charged a non-refundable $25 fee to cover processing costs.
Submitting an application does not guarantee you will be granted a permit. Permit fees will be assessed based on the nature of the event.
Permits are required for:
- A performance, meeting, assembly, contest, exhibit, ceremony, parade, athletic competition, reading, or picnic involving more than 20 people
- A group activity involving less than 20 people for which specific space within the Park is requested to be reserved or set up is required
- Professional/Commercial photography or film
- Wedding ceremonies (on waterfront promenade only)
For wedding ceremonies, no staging, chairs, equipment, or amplified music will be allowed.
Permit fees are applied directly to the park’s maintenance costs and horticultural upkeep.
Brooklyn Bridge Park's activity permit can be downloaded here.
(Mac Users: The permit can only be opened using Adobe Reader on Macs. We're sorry for any inconvenience and are working on resolving this problem. Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free on the Adobe website here).
PLEASE NOTE:
Brooklyn Bridge Park (with the exception of Main Street Park, administered by the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation) is currently accepting applications for permits. Permits for private events will not be granted (with the exception of wedding ceremonies on the Pier 1 promenade) until January 1, 2011.
Permits for 2011 activities will not be accepted until December 1, 2010.
For permit inquiries for the Main Street section of Brooklyn Bridge Park, please contact the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation’s Brooklyn Special Events Office at (718) 965-8912 or go the NYC Parks & Recreation website for further information and downloadable permit forms.