Getting there is half the fun when you hope on a ferry to Brooklyn Bridge Park on the East River; subway lines can get you there too. Another example of transforming an industrial site into an 85-acre playground. Wednesday Night walking tours from May-October start at Pier 1 with guest lecturers focusing on horticulture, design, history and sustainability. A Roller Rink adds allure to the new Brooklyn Bridge Park where the five-acre Piers 2 and 4 give visitors a chance to wriggle their toes in the sand off the former pier lined with picnic tables, play turf, bocce and basketball courts; kayaking and Bargemusic in summer. Brooklyn Bridge Park Book Cart houses a small library at Pier 3 Greenway. Trains N 3 or East River Ferry, NY Water Taxi, Governors Island ferry