Mapleton Brooklyn

Mapleton is home to Washington Cemetery, the largest inhabited Jewish cemetery in New York. Many Orthodox Jews, as well as numerous prominent individuals, are buried there. Situated on Bay Parkway, the cemetery spans from 59th Street to East 3rd Street.

The neighborhood also features Gravesend Park, a 6.38-acre green space located on 18th Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets. Established in 1917 and named after the nearby Gravesend neighborhood, the park underwent a $7.25 million renovation in 2016. It boasts amenities such as baseball fields, basketball courts, fitness equipment, handball courts, and playgrounds. Additionally, small properties in the area that were unsuitable for development, like Dahill Triangle, have been designated as parks.

Formerly in the neighborhood was Mapleton Park (or Mapleton Oval) at 62nd Street and 20th Avenue, completed in 1916. This park was the home of the Mapleton Park Nine baseball team and was likely named after an old neighborhood designation. While the physical park no longer exists, the name lives on in the local synagogue, Young Israel of Mapleton Park, near 65th Street and Bay Parkway.

Maple Lanes, a 48-lane bowling alley, once stood at 16th Avenue and 60th Street, operating since 1960. However, it closed in 2012 and was sold to a developer who intended to replace it with condominiums and a synagogue. At the time of its closure, Maple Lanes was one of the few remaining bowling alleys in Brooklyn.