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More than 140,000 people have visited the park since it opened in late June on the site of the future Brooklyn Bridge Park.

"I live in the neighborhood and this is probably one of the best places in the city right now,” said one New Yorker of the Pier One park.

It's hard to beat the views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Waterfalls from the park. With tables and umbrellas, benches, a café and a giant sandbox, the temporary park has drawn some 140,000 people since it opened on June 26th.

“We love having grass, we don't have a lot of grass in Brooklyn,” said one New Yorker.

Because of its popularity, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation and Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy have decided to keep the park open through September 28th – a month longer than originally planned.

"We always knew this was a beautiful location and that New Yorkers and Tourists alike would be coming down here to enjoy the incredible views,” said Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation president Regina Myer.

The pier is a peek into the future of the area, a more than mile-long waterfront park near the Brooklyn Bridge that will replace abandoned piers and parking lots with meadows, ball fields, basketball courts and concessions. Demolition began in February, construction begins in the fall, and the first section is expected to be complete by the end of 2009.

"This great six-acre lawn and a long esplanade with views of the whole harbor,” said Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy president Marianna Koval.

There are some local residents who don't like the plan for the Brooklyn Bridge Park because of the residential development being constructed on its perimeter.

Although part of the rent paid by tenants is supposed to help pay for the operation and maintenance of the park, a group called the Brooklyn Bridge Park Defense Fund has been fighting the plan.

"Public parks are that, they are for the public, and we have to find a way to support our parks without privatizing them,” said Judi Francis of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Defense Fund.

"We are fighting for a great park that will be relevant for the people of Brooklyn, relevant for the people of New York,” said Roy Sloane of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Defense Fund.

Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge Park will begin after the pop-up park closes.

The first sections of the park are expected to open by the end of next year.

For more information on the park, go to brooklynbridgeparknyc.org.