Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Park

Eyes on the Street: A Death-Defying Walk to Prospect Park

By Ben Fried | May 12, 2008 | 15 Comments

The bloggers at Hawthorne Street put together this dandy little short — you could even call it a Streetfilm — to illustrate the dangers of crossing Ocean Avenue at the southeast entrance to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Cars turning onto Ocean from Parkside Avenue pose a constant threat to people in the crosswalk, even while […]

Car-Free Parks: Now More Than Ever

By Ken Coughlin | Apr 21, 2008 | 5 Comments

It was on last year’s Earth Day that Mayor Bloomberg unveiled his far-reaching plans to make New York City more sustainable, with congestion pricing as one of the centerpieces. For some reason, making Central and Prospect Parks car-free did not make the list of 127 announced initiatives. With congestion pricing off the table for now […]

Celebrating a Car-Free Afternoon In Prospect Park

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 28, 2007 | 12 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of a car-free evening rush hour on Prospect Park’s East Drive. Car-Free Park advocates and Transportation Alternatives members manned the barricades at the Park Circle entrance, reminiscing over more than a dozen years of activism and organizing. That’s StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson holding the "Thank you DOT" sign above. Below, T.A.’s […]

Prospect Park Car Restriction Starts Now

By Brad Aaron | Aug 27, 2007 | 5 Comments

In just a few minutes, Prospect Park goers will celebrate the first afternoon of a car-free East Drive. Transportation Alternatives will be on hand to hand out snacks and ensure motorists obey the new rule. Photo: wallyg/Flickr

Car-Free Hours Extended in Prospect Park

By Brad Aaron | Aug 21, 2007 | 44 Comments

Thanks to Streetsblog tipsters who’ve written in about the evening rush closure of Prospect Park’s East Drive. This sign went up Friday at the corner of Parkside and Ocean Avenues. This just in from DOT: City transportation and parks commissioners today announced the extension of weekday recreational hours in Prospect Park as part of a […]

Car-Free Hours in Prospect Park? Fuhgeddaboutit!

By Jason Varone | Aug 15, 2007 | 33 Comments

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz The Daily News reported yesterday that, along with the recent extension of car-free hours in Central Park, Dept. of Transportation officials proposed closing Prospect Park’s Manhattan-bound East Drive to cars during evening rush hour this month but the plan was squashed by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz: Sources said city […]

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