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    New Entrances to Prospect Park Completed

    Upgrades  •  Prospect Park, Brooklyn

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    The entrances are part of a $40 million series of park improvement projects citywide. On January 27, 2021, the Parks Department cut the ribbon on two new completed entrances to Prospect Park along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. The new entrances are the first additional entrances added to Prospect Park since the 1940’s. NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Vicki Been, Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo, Council Member Brad Lander, NY State Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon and Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue were present.  (read more…)

    Tags : parks, Prospect Park, updates, upgrades
    Date:01/29/2021
    Category : Department of Parks & Recreation
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    Central Park To Become Car-Free By Summer 2018

    Transportation  •  Central Park, Manhattan

    Press Conference at the Central Park Mall. Image credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.

    Central Park has not been car-free for over a century, but things will change come summer. On April 20, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Central Park will become completely car-free. The announcement came right before Earth Day 2018. Starting this June, the iconic greenspace’s Center Drive, Terrace Drive, East Drive, and West Drive will be permanently closed to cars. These closings follow the closure of Prospect Park’s entire loop drive in January. CityLand previously covered Prospect Park’s closings here. (read more…)

    Tags : Car-free, Central Park, De Blasio, mayor, open space, park, Prospect Park, Transportation
    Date:04/25/2018
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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    Mayor Announces Permanently Car-Free Prospect Park

    Transportation  •  Prospect Park, Brooklyn

    Prospect Park. Image Credit: Joe Buglewicz courtesy of nycgo.com.

    Prospect Park’s entire loop drive will be permanently car-free as of January 2, 2018. On October 23, 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans for the closure of Prospect Park’s East Drive to vehicles. The announcement follows the success of the Park’s car-free summer when East Drive was closed from July 17 to September 11. After Labor Day weekend, a petition with over 1,100 signatures to continue the car-free program was received. The Park’s West Drive has been permanently car-free since 2015. The Park’s East Drive will be closed to vehicles on January 2, 2018.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, Council Member Brad Lander, Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Prospect Park
    Date:10/25/2017
    Category : Office of the Mayor
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