Mayor announces “car-free” Prospect Park starting January 2
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday, October 23 kicked off the Brooklyn iteration of City Hall in Your Borough by announcing that Prospect Park’s entire loop drive – east and west – will soon become permanently car-free.
The change will go into effect on January 2 of 2018, following the park’s first car-free summer. From July through September, cars had not been allowed on the park’s East Drive, now open to cars during morning rush hours.
“Prospect Park is Brooklyn’s backyard. I married Chirlane here. This is where my kids played little league. And I have always wanted it to be the safe, quiet refuge for Brooklyn’s families that it was intended to be,” said the mayor. “Restoring Prospect Park as a car-free oasis will improve the lives of the millions who use this park today and of generations to come.”