| Herbert Von King Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′22″N 73°56′47″W / 40.68944°N 73.94639°W |
| Area | 7.819 acres (0.03164 km2) |
| Created | 1857 |
| Owned by | NYC Parks |
| Operated by | Prospect Park Alliance |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | Bedford-Nostrand Avenues station |
Herbert Von King Park is an urban park in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It was one the first parks established in Brooklyn, from land originally acquired in 1857. The park was originally named Tompkins Park, after former New York governor Daniel D. Tompkins, and was renamed in 1985 in honor of Herbert Von King, a longtime local community organizer who was nicknamed the "mayor of Bedford–Stuyvesant". The park is bounded on the north by Lafayette Avenue, to the east by Tompkins Avenue, to the south by Greene Avenue, and to the west by Marcy Avenue.
The park contains a ballfield, a playground, and the Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, the latter of which opened in 1973. The facility also has the Almira Kennedy Coursey Amphitheatre, named after a longtime advocate for the facility's construction.