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Explore The Brooklyn Army Terminal During Open House New York Weekend

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The Brooklyn Army Terminal will be one of the premier destinations during Open House New York Weekend, October 18–20. We have put together a guide of the different places you can explore throughout the campus, including studios, galleries, and workshops, and as always, we at Turnstile Tours will be offering guided tours throughout the weekend. All sites are open access—meaning no tickets or reservations are required—unless otherwise noted.

Click “More Info” below each tile to find out more.

Guided Tours

Take a 45-minute guided tour of the stunning atrium and learn about the site’s history and reinvention with Turnstile Tours.

Sat & Sun, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm • More info

Getting to the Brooklyn Army Terminal

BAT is located in Sunset Park and easily accessible by subway and ferry.

More info

MakerSpace

Visit this non-profit fabrication facility for artists, designers, craftspeople, makers, and manufacturers.

Sat & Sun, 12pm–4pm • More info

BioBAT Art Space

Explore this art gallery that works at the intersection of art and science and their current exhibition WATER STORIES.

Sat & Sun, 12pm–4pm • More info

ChaShaMa Open Studios

Step inside the studios of more than 100 artists with ChaShama, which has been transforming space for artmaking, exhibition, and education since 1995.

Sat & Sun, 2pm–6pm • More info

FABSCRAP

Visit the warehouse where millions of pounds of textiles are collected, sorted, recycled, and reused.

Sat ONLY, 12pm–4pm • More info

Sunset Park Open Studios

Explore artist studios and galleries all around Sunset Park, including ArtBuilt and MakerSpace in the Brooklyn Army Terminal.

Sat & Sun, 1pm–5pm • More info

New York City Wine and Food Festival

NYCWFF will also be taking place at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, on the pier and in the west parking lot.

Oct 17–20 • More info • Tickets Required – Get Tickets!

OHNY in Sunset Park

Explore other participating OHNY Weekend sites nearby and other places to explore in Sunset Park and Gowanus.

More info

Guided Tours

Saturday & Sunday, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm • Building B North Lobby • OHNY Listing

Turnstile Tours is offering 45-minute guided tours that start in the north lobby of Building B and explore the building’s atrium, ending at the south end. These tours will provide an overview of the Terminal’s history, starting with its construction and use as a military supply depot in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, and its reinvention as a city-owned industrial park since the 1980s. Tours are open access, so no reservations are required, and there are no capacity limits for the tour.

If you want a more extensive tour of the Brooklyn Army Terminal, you can join a 2-hour version of the tour that explores all the buildings, offered most Saturdays at 11am. Tickets & Info

Getting to the Brooklyn Army Terminal

The Brooklyn Army Terminal is located at 140 58th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220, near the junction of 1st Ave and 58th St. Below are directions and information about transportation options. OHNY Weekend activities are taking place in Building A (the building closer to the water) and Building B (which is closer to 2nd Ave).

  • SUBWAY: The nearest station is 59 St (N,R), located about a 10-minute walk from BAT. This is a wheelchair-accessible station. Please note that these trains run on a more limited schedule on weekends, so allow for additional travel time. After exiting the station, walk in the direction of traffic along 59th St for two blocks until you reach 2nd Ave, then take a right onto 2nd Ave. After one block, turn left onto 58th St and continue walking straight until you reach the junction of 1st Avenue.
  • FERRY: NYC Ferry serves the Brooklyn Army Terminal on the Rockaway and South Brooklyn routes. All ferries and landings are wheelchair accessible. Visit ferry.nyc for schedules and info, and download the NYC Ferry app. There will also be a dedicated ferry going between Wall Street–Pier 11 and the Brooklyn Army Terminal for the NYC Wine & Food Festival starting at 12pm on Saturday and Sunday. This ferry is open to the public, but it is not listed on the NYC Ferry app or website. When you arrive by ferry, you will see the NYC Wine & Food Festival on the pier and the west parking lot. Signage and OHNY volunteers will help direct you up the hill to the entrances of Buildings A and B.

View the NYCWFF ferry schedule

  • BUS: The B11 stops directly in front of the Brooklyn Army Terminal on 58th St and 1st Ave. All NYC MTA buses are wheelchair accessible, and all accept OMNY with a contactless bank card or smartphone.
  • BICYCLE: Bicycle parking is available at the Brooklyn Army Terminal near the entrance to Building A. Sunset Park and the Brooklyn Army Terminal are served by Citi Bike, with stations on 1st Ave, 2nd Ave, and Pier 4.
  • DRIVING & PARKING: We do not recommend driving. There will be no parking on site during the weekend, as the municipal parking lot on Pier 4 will be hosting the NYC Wine & Food Festival.

MakerSpace NYC

Saturday & Sunday, 12pm–4pm • Building B, Unit 1C (in the north lobby) • OHNY Listing • Website

Makerspace NYC is a 40,000 sq ft fabrication facility for artists, designers, craftspeople, makers, and manufacturers at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Visit the Makerspace facilities in Buildings B and A for tours and industrial machine demonstrations (all activities will begin in Building B). Meet a variety of makers and see machines such the computer numerical control (CNC) machines in action. Arrive and tour anytime during the open hours. Machine demonstrations will happen at intervals throughout the weekend.

Getting to MakerSpace: Access MakerSpace through the Building B north lobby. The entrance is located just past Pete’s Brooklyn Eats on the right side.

BioBAT Art Space

Saturday & Sunday, 12pm–4pm • Building A, south end • OHNY Listing • Website

BioBAT Art Space is a non-profit gallery dedicated to the intersection of art and science. The gallery features cutting-edge bio-art, where artists and scientists create works that push the boundaries of both fields. The current exhibition WATER STORIES invites audiences to immerse themselves in the poetic and ecological significance of water by connecting local waterfronts and coastlines with global narratives, historical legacies, and imagined futures through immersive, multi-sensory installations and interactive artworks.

Getting to BioBAT Art Space: The gallery is accessed through the north lobby of Building A. Walk through the lobby and down the central corridor of the building until you reach the last bank of elevators. OHNY volunteers will help you get down the dock level (G), where the gallery is located. The galleries main entrance from the west parking lot will be obstructed by the NYC Wine & Food Festival.

ChaShaMa Open Studios

Saturday & Sunday, 2pm–6pm • Building A, Unit 3-J & Building B, Unit 4-I • OHNY Listing • Website

Since 1995, ChaShaMa has transformed unused space into hubs of creativity for artists, community-centric art classes, and small businesses. ChaShaMa invites you to explore over 100 visual arts studios at the iconic Brooklyn Army Terminal, where you can meet the artists, purchase original pieces, and get inspired. Be sure to visit both studio spaces, located in Buildings A and B.

Getting to ChaShaMa: You can access ChaShaMa’s Building A space (3–J) through the building’s north lobby. Walk through the lobby and take the first bank of elevators on your left to the 3rd floor. In Building B (4-I), walk through the north lobby and through the atrium to the south end of the building. At the south end of the atrium, take the last bank of elevators on your right to the 4th floor.

FABSCRAP

Saturday & Sunday, 12pm–4pm • Building B, Unit 5-H4 • OHNY Listing • Website

FABSCRAP is a nonprofit organization that has pioneered a system to recycle and reuse fabric waste, creating an accessible materials resource for creative communities while reducing the fashion industry’s impact on the planet. Visit FABSCRAP’s warehouse in Brooklyn Army Terminal where millions of pounds of textiles are collected, sorted, recycled, and reused. You’ll have the rare opportunity to follow the path of a roll of fabric, trim, samples, and/or headers once FABSCRAP intercepts them from landfills. Then, you’ll get a hands-on lesson in textiles sorting. Finally, you’ll be challenged to tap into your own creativity in our reuse room.

Getting to FABSCRAP: Located on the south end of Building B, you can access FABSCRAP via the building’s north lobby and walking the length of the atrium. At the south end of the atrium, take the elevator bank on the right hand side to the 5th floor.

Sunset Park Open Studios

Saturday & Sunday, 1pm–5pm • ArtBuilt: Building B, Unit 7-G • OHNY Listing • Website

Sunset Park Open Studios is an annual, multi-day arts celebration of exhibitions, events and open studios throughout Sunset Park, Brooklyn, featuring hundreds of participating artists and art spaces from across the neighborhood. Inside the Brooklyn Army Terminal, MakerSpace will be a hub with information available about the festival, and ArtBuilt Brooklyn will also be participating, with open access to Nino Tsiklauri, Oscar Lopez, Matt Rubendall, Purgatory Pie Press, Cesar Valdés, Ella Wearing, JB Morton, Vandana Jain, Ianthe Jackson, Mike Estabrook, and Andy Mazzella.

Getting to ArtBuilt: Located on the south end of Building B, you can access ArtBuilt via the building’s north lobby and walking the length of the atrium. At the south end of the atrium, take the elevator bank on the left hand side to the 7th floor.

New York City Wine & Food Festival

Oct 17–20 • Pier 4 & West Parking Lot • Tickets & Info

NYC’s biggest food event is taking place across the city, but its anchor will be at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, which will host a sprawling “culinary campus” with tastings, demonstrations, and other events from the biggest names in food. Embark on a culinary journey like no other, and as a special perk, the Brooklyn community can enjoy 25% off the Festival’s most popular events events at Brooklyn Army Terminal (use code Brooklyn25 when booking). This non-profit event is in support of God’s Love We Deliver.

Note About NYCWFF for OHNY visitors: Please note that the festival will occupy the entirety of the pier and the west parking lot. OHNY volunteers will be on site to help visitors get to Buildings A and B from the ferry landing and other entrances to BAT. There will be no parking on site. Tickets are required for the festival.


OHNY Weekend in Sunset Park and Beyond

Here are some other locations that are participating in Open House New York Weekend near the Brooklyn Army Terminal.

There are also lots of great places to eat and drink nearby the Brooklyn Army Terminal.

  • Five Boroughs Brewing • 215 47th St (between 2nd & 3rd Ave)
  • Las Rosas Bakery • 5824 4th Ave (at 59th St)
  • Industry City Food Hall • 268 36th St (between 2nd & 3rd Ave)
  • Tacos El Bronco • 4324 4th Ave (at 44th St)

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