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Fort Greene
Fort Greene connects a neighborhood park, abolitionist history and performing arts. The park and its monument offer an outdoor starting point, while BAM requires choosing a particular venue and event.
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Understanding Fort Greene
The blocks around BAM developed from the former Jackson farm into row-house streets in the 1850s. BAM moved to Lafayette Avenue in 1907. Nearby Fort Greene Park holds the Prison Ship Martyrs monument, while the official abolitionist heritage project documents another layer of neighborhood history.
Places to explore
Fort Greene Park and Prison Ship Martyrs monument
Fort Greene ParkThe monument commemorates Revolutionary-era prisoners whose remains were reinterred here. The Conservancy offers history and cultural programming on its calendar.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Lafayette Avenue cultural districtBAM operates several venues. Match the venue on your ticket or program to its address and access guidance before traveling. The historic district also contains residential streets, not just performance buildings.
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church context
Lafayette AvenueNYC’s abolitionist heritage project includes this church among documented Brooklyn sites. Use the official audio material for its role in the larger story; this selection establishes historical context, not a drop-in interior tour.
Planning a visit
BAM lists Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center, Nevins Street, Lafayette Avenue, Fulton Street and LIRR Atlantic Terminal among its travel options. Choose the actual venue first; the park and church require their own trip choices.
BAM publishes venue-specific accessibility. The Conservancy says Rangers periodically offer scheduled monument tours; ask at the Visitor Center about availability. The crypt is not open to the public. No accessible route across all park slopes or church visitor schedule was established.
Sources and visitor information
- Brooklyn Academy of Music historic districtNYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
- Brooklyn’s abolitionist heritageNYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
- BAM visitor informationBrooklyn Academy of Music
- Fort Greene Park Conservancy programsFort Greene Park Conservancy
- Prison Ship Martyrs Memorial: historical contextFort Greene Park Conservancy
- Fort Greene Park Conservancy: visitor questionsFort Greene Park Conservancy
- 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs), NYC Open Data 26BNYC Department of City Planning / NYC Open Data