Jun. 5, 2023 By Jada Camille
Margaret Ring, often called “The Mayor of Prospect Park,” has retired after 26 years of service to Brooklyn’s Backyard.
Longtime Prospect Park employee honored after 26-year career
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Gone hog wild! Brooklynites baffled by posters looking for lost pet pig
May. 23, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Never a boaring day!
Lefferts Historic House reopens after $2.5 million dollar renovation
May. 22, 2023 By Jada Camille
The beloved Lefferts Historic House reopened in Prospect Park, as city greenspace stewards held a ribbon cutting over the weekend for the restored 18th century farmhouse museum.
Under construction: Prospect Park Alliance lead restoration project of Grand Army Plaza arch
May. 4, 2023 By Jada Camille
Prospect Park Alliance, a nonprofit group that operates Brooklyn’s central park, is beginning a restoration project on the historic Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch at Grand Army Plaza.
Alligator rescued from Prospect Park Lake dies in ‘tragic case of animal abuse’
Apr. 21, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Godzilla, the alligator who as rescued from the Prospect Park Lake on a frigid day in February, has died after nearly two months of “extensive” medical care at the Bronx Zoo.
Play ball! Prospect Park ballfield renovations wrap up just in time for baseball season
Apr. 5, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Two newly-restored ballfields have reopened at Prospect Park’s Long Meadow, finally wrapping up the longterm renovation of the park’s seven ballfields just as the baseball season begins.
Memorial tree will commemorate life of beloved dog killed in Prospect Park
Mar. 30, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A new tree commemorating the life of Moose the dog, who was killed in Prospect Park last year, will be planted in a memorial ceremony in the park on May 5th at 11am, close to the Third Street playground.
Prospect Park Alliance releases study results for Park Drive safety improvements
Mar. 7, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Brooklyn’s Backyard is going to be safer than ever, as the greenspace managers who oversee Prospect Park have released the results of a much-anticipated safety study of Prospect Park Drive.
Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 2018 rape near Prospect Park: DA
Mar. 2, 2023 By Jada Camille
A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after raping a woman near Prospect Park in 2018, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday.