(Photo by Jane Kratochvil)

We know this is not new, but Squibb Park at Columbia Heights and Middagh Street in Brooklyn Heighgts has been open for a month or two. The 70 year old, 0.595 acre park was under renovation and is now a skate park with engineered acrylic floor. No half pipes or rails but a bridge from the park to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 is funded, but no word yet on when construction will begin.

According to the NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation:

“This playground honors Dr. Edward Robinson Squibb (1819-1900), founder of Squibb Pharmaceuticals, later known as Bristol Meyers Squibb…He built the first Squibb laboratories on a site behind the present playground; if you look closely you can still see the name Squibb written on the smokestacks.”

{Squibb Park Open for Skaters, PS 8 Kids, 06Oct2010, Brownstoner}
{Squibb Playground in Lively Use, 23Sept2010, BHB}
{This park is a forgotten ‘Squibb’ no more, 06Oct2010, BK Paper}
{Update on Squibb Park & Bridge, 07May2010, Brownstoner}