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In his coronavirus update on Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was dismayed to see the crowds in Prospect Park near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where the Saturday farmers market was in full swing. Slide courtesy NYS Office of the Governor

The city has 24 hours to come up with a pedestrian streets plan to fight coronavirus

March 22 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday gave New York City 24 hours to come up with a plan to open some streets to pedestrians in order to alleviate the spread of the novel coronavirus in packed city parks. Cuomo said he was shocked to see the number of people crowding into parks and outdoor markets during […]

The Concert Grove Pavilion is getting a full restoration. Photo: Paul Matinka

Historic Prospect Park pavilion will get $2 million restoration

January 16 | Mary Frost

“We want to make sure that no borough or neighborhood is forgotten when it comes to the restoration of our parks.”

Headphones in, jazz hands up and a ‘Dance Walk’ around Prospect Park | Photos

November 18 | By Mark Davis

Some offered up some light shoulder shaking to Prince. Others sprinted and leaped to 90’s Japanese pop. A few kept a brisk pace with twirls and something akin to jazz hands. But, apart from a few chatty cyclists whizzing by, members of the Prospect Park Dance Walk were silent with their headphones in Saturday, keeping […]