Community members oppose a $37.5M Prospect Park restoration, citing concerns over ecology, access, and loss of a queer gathering space.
ON FRIDAY, CELEBRATE Pride at Prospect Park’s LeFrak Center, where a groovy disco skate night will take place.
THE CITY’S PLAN to convert Grand Army Plaza into a car-free area earned enthusiasm from cyclists and park-goers at an online meeting.
The thefts occurred at locations all across the park, including by the ballfields, the boathouse and the Parade Grounds.
The brand claims that their bus will replace a subway commute that takes more than 50 minutes and requires going through Manhattan.
The suspect is described as around 5’8” with a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black shorts and a black cap.
The free event offers Brooklynites a simple, practical way to protect themselves: securely shredding sensitive documents.
YOUTH LEADERS FROM several faith traditions will celebrate Earth Day on Thursday at the Prospect Park Picnic House.
GRAND ARMY PLAZA will connect the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch and Bailey Fountain to Prospect Park in a single pedestrian plaza.
The restoration included replacing the turf, renovating pathways and installing accessible drinking fountains.
“The Journey” depicts a flock of neon-pink kinetic birds suspended 15 feet in the air, wings catching and releasing with the wind.
Some community members, including birders, have already expressed concern about the impact of the renovation.
This $15.5 million, 18-month project, overseen by the Prospect Park Alliance, will add a two-way protected bike lane along Ocean Avenue.
The restoration project is the single largest capital allocation to Prospect Park since the Lakeside project in 2010.
NYC begins $37.5M restoration of Prospect Park’s Vale, enhancing nature, play, and reflection with accessible, intergenerational spaces.
BUNDLED-UP FAMILIES turned Prospect Park into a snow-day playground as Winter Storm Fern dumped up to a foot of snow across the borough.
THE CITY GOVERNMENT this week announced plans to invest $68 million to expand Prospect Park’s capacity to absorb stormwater.
The Leon Levy Foundation has awarded $10 million to the Prospect Park Alliance to support long-term restoration and maintenance.
HE INDIGENOUS LENAPE PEOPLE will be welcomed back to their ancestral homelands at a family-friendly event in Prospect Park’s LeFrak Center.
The Parkside + Ocean Avenue Entrance perimeter is being restored as closely as possible to its historic design by McKim Mead & White.
Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit that sustains Prospect Park, has launched the park’s first formal nature trail system
Enjoy rollerskating, boating, pickleball, “floorball” with New York Rangers alumni, yoga, face painting and arts and crafts.
Experts warn Mount Prospect Park lacks visibility and invites danger, violating safety standards for skateparks and risking public harm.
The BCC officially launched its summer-long pop-up at BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn Festival with a ribbon-cutting ceremony
It was a Herculean undertaking that required two years of labor and $8.9 million in mayoral funding, but it has finally come to fruition.
Artist Molly Gochman unveiled her latest installation in her “Monuments to Motherhood” series on a sunny Tuesday morning, April 22.
Prospect Park Alliance is celebrating with eight different events, programs and opportunities hosted in Brooklyn’s backyard.
THE PROSPECT PARK Audubon Center is set to reopen for the warm months this weekend, and is offering a slate of events for young naturalists.
THE BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY of Music, along with Mixed Masala, is staging a party for Holi, the South Asian festival of colors.
TWO MAJOR BROOKLYN PARKS are receiving Wildfire Rapid Response grants to care for areas that experienced major fire damage last year.
THE MELLON FOUNDATION AWARDED Prospect Park Alliance with a $1.5 million Humanities in Place grant for the ReImagine Lefferts initiative.
FOUR MONTHS AFTER A 2-ALARM FIRE coursed through two-acres of Prospect Park’s woodland Ravine, Brooklyn’s last remaining upland forest.
The tension that has been brewing for over a year in Mount Prospect Park seems to have come to a standstill.
The Prospect Park Deli at 155 Prospect Park Southwest has gained notoriety on social media for its inventive twists on a classic sandwich.
BROOKLYNITES were left disappointed on New Year’s Eve after the Grand Army Plaza drone spectacular was called off with just hours to go.
THE NEW YEAR’S EVE drone show planned as a replacement for the usual Prospect Park fireworks is currently set to go forward at 10 p.m.