Prospect Park

09/19/02

My Second Home

by sinatra1976 at Citysearch

Let me just say that I have been to Hyde Park in London, Lincoln Park in Chicago and Chapultepec Park in Mexico DF and Central Park in Manhattan. For my money, however, there is no park as beautiful, easy to maneuver and well maintained as Prospect Park here in Brooklyn. Olmstead and Vaux were right to consider this their crowning achievement. Whether paddleboating on the lake, taking your dog for a run, climbing the hill or simply laying on the Long Meadow, you will enjoy yourself here.

• Pros: Close f/ Brooklynites, Well Maintained, Easy to maneuver

08/08/02

Central Park w/o the crowds

by aramopj at Citysearch

This Park is beautifully designed and well maintained. It has a lake (with pedalboats), ballfields, jogging and bycicle paths, a waterfall, picnic grounds, tennis courts and a Great Lawn. There is also a great children's zoo, and it is right next to the botanical gardens and Brooklyn Museum. It is easy to get to by subway, and you can also stroll through Park Slope, a great neighborhood with shops and restaurants - and not as overpopulated as Central Park.

07/31/02

delightful

by LeeFarrington at Citysearch

This park is one of the few treats of living in Brooklyn. It is almost a car-free park, and the freedom of excersing without worry is nice.

There are several loops, but the outside loop is almost 4 miles and you see so much.

I recommend Prospect Park to anyone who hasn't been there before. It's sister/brother is Central Park.

05/21/02

Pick of the Parks

by DrewPisarra_Citysearch at Citysearch

There's a perfectly good reason Prospect Park is favorably compared to Central Park. Designed by the same Frederick Law Olmsted, Brooklyn's great green space has many similar amenities (and less people) than its Manhattan correlative. The Celebrate Brooklyn! summer festival isn't just modeled after Central Park's SummerStage but it also shares some of the same acts in a more comfortable setting with smaller crowds. The Congo Square Drummers and Dancers circle near the Parkside and Ocean Ave. entrance attracts fans and participants every Sunday from 3pm to 7pm and there's even an area where dogs can run unleashed...and they do. I find the run around the park to be the perfect length (about 3 miles, I'm told) but if you're interested in traveling in circles with less physical exertion then I'd recommend the Carousel.

05/20/02

A Favorite NYC Spot

by DMcAlvanah_Citysearch at Citysearch

Warm-weather Saturdays bring out the best in Prospect Park, as the farmers' market kicks into gear and the Audubon Society fieldhouse offers boat rides. For running and biking, the park is simply perfect, and few playgrounds in Brooklyn are as spirited as the one along Prospect Park West at 3rd Street.