Two months ago the Parks Department installed some orange barrels on West Lake Drive in Prospect Park to try and protect pedestrians from all those "speeding" cyclists. But maybe they need some better signage at the "chute?" Because last weekend there was another accident in the area—the second since the barrels went up. more ›

Following the news of marked improvements for pedestrians and cyclists traveling around Grand Army Plaza, the DOT has announced [pdf] new improvements around Prospect Park's southeast entrance, including closing the East Drive entrance to automobiles. According to the agency, 20 people are injured at this corner every year, and Streetsblog notes that closing the entrance allows for a realigning of the crosswalks, which "should make motorists more aware of people walking across the street." 57% of the crashes between pedestrians and vehicles at Ocean and Parkside between 2005 and 2009 occurred when the pedestrian had the walk signal. more ›

How serious are the police taking their promise to slow down speeding bikers in Prospect Park? So seriously they are following the Daily News' lead and actively try to enforce the speed limit in the park. Still, "We’re not going to be jumping out of trees, ticketing for little things like wearing headphones," an NYPD spokesman told the Brooklyn Paper. more ›

In keeping with the tabloids' "fresh" narrative concerning the battle in public parks between heartless cyclists vs. vulnerable pedestrians, the Daily News visited Prospect Park with a radar gun last weekend and "clocked bikers going as fast as 31 mph—even through a red light at a crosswalk." And like the NYPD, they have no respect for journalism: " 'Move from here! Move from here!' one cyclist clad in racing gear yelled at a reporter who was not even in a bike-only lane." more ›

A cyclist dares to challenge the behavior of a pedestrian in Central Park, and the New York Post cannot BELIEVE the injustice. 46-year-old Sabine von Sengbusch is suing 28-year-old Meghan Rohan after von Sengbusch's bike struck Rohan after she allegedly walked into the bike lane near 69th Street and East Drive. Rohan shattered her elbow, but the cyclist is claiming the accident caused her "great physical pain and mental anguish." Maybe Rohan can use the Frisbee Defense? more ›

If a pedestrian is critically injured by a cyclist while walking in a park, who is at fault? The pedestrian? The cyclist? Or, perhaps, the city? That's the question raised in a new $3 million dollar lawsuit the Post reports was just filed against the city. Actress Dana Jacks says her Prospect Park collision with cyclist David Sonenberg on June 11 left her "with brain trauma and face and skull fractures that kept her hospitalized for 25 days." She's already filed suit against the biker (and he against her) and now she's turned to the city, blaming her situation on its "negligent, careless and reckless" traffic enforcement in the park. more ›

A 55-year-old Brooklyn woman is in a medically-induced coma at Kings County Hospital after she was run down by a racing cyclist in Prospect Park last week, A Walk in the Park reports. The FDNY confirms that Linda Cohen was struck by a speeding bike on November 3rd just before 3 p.m. She had just left the bridle paths and stepped onto West Drive near the Vanderbilt playground when she was struck by a cyclist going south. more ›

Talk about a school trip you won't forget! Yesterday a park ranger in Prospect Park had to cut short an educational tour for kids to go and apprehend a 52-year-old man who had been seen allegedly masturbating in the park. Good thing, too. When the ranger caught up with the man, 53-year-old Glen Perouza, not only did he find drugs on him—cops say they also found a fully loaded 9mm handgun on him. more ›

Following a string of sexual assaults that have left many South Brooklyn residents shaken, a group of Prospect Park area-cyclists are banding together to escort women home from the subway if they don't want to walk alone after dark. more ›

Last month, we reported the sad story of Winston, a West Highland Terrier who got spooked and ran off from his owners in Prospect Park. Today, we get some happy news from Michael Reinhardt, Winston's owner: the pup has been returned! more ›

After Judge Bunion dismissed the lawsuit against the Prospect Park West bike lane on Tuesday evening, we wondered if the fat lady had finally sung in the matter, so people could get on with their lives, and the DOT could go back to making the city safer for everyone. But it was not to be so: Jim Walden, the attorney for the two community groups who filed the suit, Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes and Seniors for Safety, issued a "demand" letter stating that the dismissal meant nothing, and the groups will be pressing on to obtain DOT records to prove that the bike lane was indeed part of a "pilot program." more ›

After the rich folk who reside at the chic, Richard Meier-designed 1 Grand Army Plaza dodge the rat army, they can't even enjoy peace and quiet thanks to the frat house synagogue next door. 1 GAP's board is suing Union Temple because of the incessant, "pounding music throughout the night" from the people that pay to rent out their Grand Ballroom. An attorney for the condo board claims that the noise has been registered as being "eight times the legal limit," and "it literally blasts the entire building" with "raucous, loud parties that went quite late." Hmm, we'd never thought of converting until now... more ›

As the city gets ready to off some more Canada geese (but tomorrow's Canada Day!), Andrea Peyser has gone over to Prospect Park to meet some of the lucky ones that may survive this mass termination cycle. But since they nearly took down a plane carrying Leonardo DiCaprio that one time, Peyser's not standing for it! She wrote, "The only good goose I know is served on a plate" (which she may be able to order up at a food bank sometime soon). Peyser's tour guide, Anne-Katrin Titze, tellls us, "I showed Peyser the 29 flightless 'critters' on the 60 acre watercourse, in order to keep her favorite target, the Prospect Park Canada Geese, off her radar for persecution and short circuit an outcry for culling in her column... We also explained to her that park Canada Geese are unfit for eating. I hope I never get that hungry." more ›

A Brooklyn woman who was presumably starting to decorate the walls of her TGI Fridays stole a NYPD license plate off a squad car and stuffed it down her pants. The Post reports that 53-year-old Beryl Duncan stole the plate off a car near Prospect Park, where cops were sent to dissolve a large crowd. A witness told the responding officer what Duncan had done, and when confronted, she denied it. This sort of flirtation worked brilliantly in 5th grade, but the technique does not age well. more ›

Because apparently no one in this city can get enough of food that comes out of a truck (it's magic!), the Prospect Park Alliance has put together an event that will make it even easier for you to find a meal on wheels, and they're calling it, creatively, Food Truck Rally. Taking over Grand Army Plaza next Sunday, the festival promises everything from lobster rolls (Red Hook Lobster Pound) to falafel (Taim Mobile), all in one convenient parking lot—but wait, haven't we seen this before? more ›

Everyone's favorite BQE-enthusiast musician will be coming to town this summer for a special outdoor concert. Sensitive indie dude-turned-dayglo prancer Sufjan Stevens will be playing a rare outdoor show at Prospect Park on Tuesday August 2 for the annual Celebrate Brooklyn! festival. And tickets are on-sale now! more ›

The City Council is currently considering legislation that would finally eliminate automobiles from Prospect Park and Central Park (the transverse roads in that park would remain open to traffic). There have been numerous efforts over the years to return the parks to purely recreational purposes, and the amount of time motorists can use the parks has been whittled down to just a few hours on weekdays. The momentum seems to be growing for a full-on car ban, but here comes Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz to stomp on the brakes. more ›

Here's a little more to consider in the murder of Julio Locarno: He was just released from Rikers Island on $125,000 bail last Friday. Locarno, who was shot in the head near Prospect Park on Wednesday night, had been charged in the killing of disgraced EMT Jason Green—Locarno and Green had apparently been arguing over a parking space in Soho last July. The NY Times reports, "It was not clear if Mr. Locarno’s death was connected to the earlier killing, which remains an open case." more ›

Last July, EMT Jason Green was killed outside the Soho nightclub Greenhouse. Because Green was accused of ignoring an ailing pregnant lady, only for her to die, police wondered if he was killed to avenge the woman's death. But Green was killed during a sidewalk argument-turned-fight, leading a cop to say, "It's karma, but it wasn't planned. It wasn't anyone retaliating." Now, one of the men accused of killing Green has been killed near Prospect Park. more ›

Prospect Park gets pretty rundown during the day, and the place needs its beauty sleep, so, like most other parks around town, the city closes it from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. This information is clearly posted on signs... inside the park, which an area man discovered only after getting a summons from four cops who watched him enter the park and—instead of warning him—issued him a summons. more ›