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Some Brooklyn residents are upset over the closure of three small parks near 18th Street and the Prospect Parkway. The NY post reports that many dog owners had used the parks as unofficial leash-free dog runs, but now the parks are being reseeded. And while Prospect Park is incredibly dog friendly, some residents feel that it's too far a walk. The Parks Department is considering other locations for dog runs in the area, and says that two of the three parks will be open to leashed dogs. How about dogs that run around with leashes but not with their owners attached?
Here's a list of NYC dog runs, courtesy the Parks Department. Gothamist doesn't have a dog, but we do find ourselves cheering ourselves up by seeing the wackiness of the dog run social dynamic. Another city dog website, urbanhound, and we love Fort Greene Pups, the Fort Greene dog website.
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they really need a dog run in park slope. if they can fit one in the tiny park that is Union Square, they sure can fit one in one as large as Prospect Park. They have off leash hours, but they are in the early morning or in the early evening, which during the winter is pointless since it is pitch black by then. Regardless, off leash hours are useless for people with hound dogs who will go off in any random direction if a gust of wind brings an interesting scent.
the problem is that a lot of active dog people in the Slope view a dog run in Prospect Park as the first step in restricting off leash hours in the rest of the park, so in years past, these dog folks have argued against a dog run.