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A former warehouse dock, the {{Convert|5|acre||abbr=|adj=on}} Pier 2 opened in May 2014 and is dedicated to active recreation.<ref name="NYT-Opens-2014" /> The pier is surrounded by a waterfront walkway and includes [[basketball]], [[handball]], [[bocce]], and [[shuffleboard]] courts; artificial turf; swings; fitness bars; and picnic tables. It also includes restrooms, lockers, bike racks, and water fountains. A warehouse roof, preserved from when the pier was operated by the Port Authority, partially covers the pier. Additionally, Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse operates a free summer [[kayaking]] program within the covered inlet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/park/pier-2|title=Pier 2|work=brooklynbridgepark.org|accessdate=December 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213011828/http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/park/pier-2|archive-date=December 13, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> There is also a [[roller rink]] on Pie 2.<ref>{{cite web | title=Roller Skating | website=Brooklyn Bridge Park | url=https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/activities/roller-skating | language=en | access-date=November 29, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315173917/https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/activities/roller-skating | archive-date=March 15, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>
A pop-up public [[swimming pool]] was placed at Pier 2 every summer from 2012 through 2018. The temporary pool was originally slated to be demolished at the end of the 2016 summer season but was kept for two more years due to high demand and popluarity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/9/19/16333776/brooklyn-bridge-park-pop-up-pool-extension|title=Brooklyn Bridge Park's pop-up pool is extended for one more season, again|last=Sugar|first=Rachel|date=September 19, 2017|work=Curbed NY|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604135238/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/9/19/16333776/brooklyn-bridge-park-pop-up-pool-extension|archive-date=June 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Pier 3 and Greenway Terrace===
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