Columbus Park is the plaza wrapped around Brooklyn Borough Hall, the Greek Revival building that served as Brooklyn's City Hall when Brooklyn was still its own city, and the Greenmarket lays farm stands right across it. You get regional produce, bread and cheese in the middle of a downtown of courthouses and civic buildings, with Brooklyn Heights a block west. It is the most convenient serious market in the borough if you are anywhere near Court Street.
What to expect
Expect stands spread across the open plaza with seasonal produce, baked goods, dairy and cut flowers, plus prepared food for the lunch crowd from the surrounding courts and offices. The plaza is wide and paved with plenty of room to circulate even when busy. Brooklyn Heights, Cadman Plaza and the Brooklyn Bridge approach are all short walks.
Good to know
- The market is on the Borough Hall plaza at Columbus Park, bounded by Court, Joralemon and Adams Streets.
- The 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Borough Hall and the R at Court Street all land within a block.
- Lunch hours draw the downtown office crowd; earlier is calmer for produce shopping.
- SNAP/EBT and Health Bucks are handled at the GrowNYC info tent.
- The plaza is flat, paved and fully accessible.
- Pair it with a walk into Brooklyn Heights or up to the Brooklyn Bridge promenade.
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Common questions
Which Columbus Park is this?
The Brooklyn one — the plaza in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn, not the park in Manhattan's Chinatown.
What is sold?
Regional produce, bread, dairy, meat, flowers and prepared food from Greenmarket's participating growers.
Can I use SNAP/EBT?
Yes, at the GrowNYC info tent, which also issues Health Bucks.
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