Activate Our Plazas
Activate Our Plazas
Downtown Brooklyn is home to some of the busiest plazas in NYC. Our plazas are available for events, markets, public art installations, and more. Or partner with us on our popular community programming for your next pop-up or branding opportunity.
45,000
Residents
74,000
Employees
43,000
College Students
15,000,000
Annual Visitors
$3.9B+
In annual retail and dining sales
13
Subway lines and LIRR commuter trains (including the three busiest stations in Brooklyn)
Albee Square
Albee Square sits at the heart of famous Fulton Mall, next to historic Dime Savings Bank and City Point (home to Primark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Trader Joe’s, Target, Sixpoint Brewery Taproom, and DeKalb Market Hall). Albee Square has hosted concerts, outdoor movies, fashion shows, pop-up beach and carnival parties, among many others. Albee Square has become a gathering place for the community and a spacious venue for great programming and sponsorship.
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Stats
Square feet
18,800
Capacity
1,585 people
Daily pedestrian count
28,900 on weekdays; 28,700 on weekends
Lighting
In-ground uplighting, overhead string lighting, three in-plaza streetlights
Movable furniture
Bistro tables and chairs; DBP-branded umbrellas
Food concession with alcohol license
The Plaza at 300 Ashland
The Plaza at 300 Ashland sits at the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District, adjacent to brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, and Park Slope. The design of the plaza, with its broad sweep of steps overlooking Downtown Brooklyn, affords the perfect venue for large-scale festivals, markets, and community events. DBP has partnered with premier local organizations such as BAM, BRIC, Chelsea Piers Fitness, Brooklyn Public Library, Mark Morris Dance Group, and TFANA to offer free, high-quality programming. It is also on the Mile 8 marker on the NYC Marathon route – perfect for promoting your brand to the cheering crowds!
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Stats
Square feet
35,300
Capacity
2,186 people
Lighting
4 in-plaza streetlights
Movable furniture
Bistro tables + chairs
Willoughby Plaza
Just off the bustling Fulton Mall (Brooklyn’s most famous shopping district), Willoughby Plaza is surrounded by popular restaurants and cozily lit by tivoli lights in the evenings. Steps from Downtown Brooklyn’s NYU campus, bustling Brooklyn Commons, and the Court Street commercial corridor, the plaza sees a lot of weekday foot traffic. Our popular Summer Salsa series takes place here as well as lunchtime music, game nights, fashion shows, and concerts. Willoughby Plaza is a prime location for a variety of events and commercial activations.
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Stats
Square feet
14,700
Capacity
960 people
Pedestrian count
16,900 on weekdays; 7,900 on weekends
Lighting
In-ground uplighting, Tivoli lights, 4 in-plaza streetlights
Movable furniture
Bistro tables and chairs; DBP-branded umbrellas
Food + beverage concession
Abolitionist Place
This 1.15 acre site will bring green space and community amenities to Downtown Brooklyn, further enhancing the growing commercial, residential, and cultural hub. Designed by renowned landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Jones, plans include a new play area, lawn space, dog park, lush ornamental plantings, and multiple seating areas.
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Stats
Acreage
1.15 Acres
Lighting
11 in-plaza lamp posts; Tivoli lights
Seating
Benches; concrete seat wall
Movable Furniture
Bistro Tables + Chairs
Green Space
Lawn + Planting Areas
Features
Water element; children’s play area; dog park
Brooklyn Commons Park
Located in the heart of Brookfield Properties’ bustling office campus known as Brooklyn Commons, Brooklyn Commons Park is a large open space where you are bound to find everyone from students and workers having lunch to parents playing with their children after work. The Commons is the location for programming such as outdoor fairs, pickleball and badminton, ice skating, seasonal beer garden, and DBP’s DTBK Presents series of fitness classes, lunchtime performances, and ping pong events.
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Stats
Square feet
150,000+
Capacity
4,558 people
Pedestrian count
29,900 on weekdays; 10,600 on weekends
Lighting
tivoli lights
Movable furniture
Bistro tables + chairs; Adirondack chairs
Apply
Interested in staging an event in Downtown Brooklyn? Please submit a proposal as far in advance as possible. All site fees are used to operate and maintain Downtown Brooklyn’s public spaces.