Commodore Barry Park

{{Short description|Public park in Brooklyn, New York}}

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Commodore Barry Park is an urban park in the Fort Greene neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It encompasses an area of {{convert|10.39|acre|m2}} and holds baseball, basketball, football, swimming pool and playground fields/facilities.{{cite web |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/commodorebarrypark/ |title=Commodore Barry Park |work=City of New York Parks & Recreation |access-date=2012-06-29}} The park was acquired in 1836 by the Village of Brooklyn (long before it was absorbed into New York City). When first acquired, it was called "City Park". It is the oldest park in the borough, and it was named for Commodore John Barry in 1951 due to its location next to the Brooklyn Navy Yard that Barry helped found.