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 application fee.
Submitting an application does not guarantee you will be granted a permit. Permit fees will be assessed based on the nature of the event. Permit fees are applied directly to the park’s maintenance costs and horticultural upkeep.
Permits will not be granted on holidays or holiday weekends.
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
Apply online using our new e-apply system. Until January 1, 2012 applicants may download and print a paper application. [Download special event application/film and photo application]. Mail or deliver all paper applications with the $25 application fee to Brooklyn Bridge Park at 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Weddings at Brooklyn Bridge Park
©Julienne Schaer
Please note: As of December 1, 2011, there is a new non-refundable fee of $400 for wedding ceremonies held at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Please see details below.
- Wedding ceremonies can be held at the Pier 1 Waterfront Promenade/Granite Prospect, Empire Fulton Ferry boardwalk, and Main Street pebble beach only.
- Fees: there is a $400 non-refundable site fee for all wedding ceremonies, in addition to the $25 non-refundable application fee.
- 2 wedding permits are issued per location per day: one between 8am and 2pm, another between 2pm and 8pm.
- No equipment can be used for weddings at Brooklyn Bridge Park (i.e., staging, microphones, tables, podiums, tents, amplified music).
- A maximum of 5 folding chairs can be brought for elderly or infirm guests.
- Wedding ceremonies cannot exceed 1.5 hours and may have a maximum of 100 guests.
- Pier 1 waterfront promenade: weddings must occur as a standing event and may only be held on the southern section of the Granite Prospect. At all times a path must be maintained on the waterfront promenade that allows for through access by the general public.
- Cancellations: After a permit has been issued, there will be no refunds on site fees or permit fees. However, we will reschedule your ceremony within the calendar year, pending site availability.
- We do not require permits for wedding photos unless your group is larger than 20 or you plan to use more than handheld photography equipment.
Apply online using our new e-apply system. Until January 1, 2012 applicants may download and print a paper application. [Download special event application/film and photo application]. Mail or deliver all paper applications with the $25 application fee and $400 site fee to Brooklyn Bridge Park at 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
PLEASE NOTE:
BBP is now accepting permit applications for the 2012 season. Applications should be submitted through our new E-Apply system. Until January 1, 2012, applicants may also download and print a paper application. Please mail with the $25 application fee to Brooklyn Bridge Park at 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Filming at Fulton Ferry Landing is permited directly by the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. More information can be found here.
For questions or further information please email permits@bbpnyc.org.