Located on the Brooklyn side of the East ... entry point for immigrants. Today, the park features rolling hills, promenades, playgrounds, basketball courts, sports fields, a roller skating rink ...

Improbably, Brooklyn Bridge Park exists. That’s not an outcome ... mostly Black teenagers headed for the basketball courts on Pier 2 were agitating residents of Brooklyn Heights.

WSJ's Stu Woo visited all 170-plus Brooklyn basketball courts maintained by New York City’s Parks and Recreation Department and created a comprehensive ranking. Here, he explains his methodology.