For several years now, Prospect Park workers and patrons have traded stories about an elusive "ghost dog" who lived on the park on his own. After four years, that "Ghost Dog" has now been apprehended—and she's a 109-pound brown and black Cane Corso who looks a bit like a small cow, according to Patch. “Part of me didn’t want to catch him. Part of me felt he was happy where he was, and he was living a nicer life than we could have provided for him," said Sean Casey, who runs Sean Casey Animal Rescue in Kensington. “But at the same time I knew that at some point that would come to an end, and he would need to be brought in.” more ›

A hallmark of every over-hyped summer festival is a strictly enforced caste system that distills American class and privilege down to a laminated badge or a special colored wristband. This weekend's Great Googa Mooga was no different, and those who paid $249.50 (plus a service charge of $17.71) to be vaulted into the "Extra Mooga" VIP section were promised shelter from the flip-flopped barbarians and enough sustenance to keep cackling at them long into the evening. So was it worth it? more ›

A.O. Scott, the NY Times' film critic, is generally a pretty even-tempered guy, except when it comes to certain blockbusters. But when it comes to huge, weekend-long food-and-music festivals at Prospect Park, Scott says this: "hey #GoogaMooga: EAT ME!" more ›

Back in February, in the wake of two serious collisions between cyclists and pedestrians in the often-crowded 3.3 mile Prospect Park Loop, the DOT proposed a significant redesign to change how the road gets shared. Many were disappointed the DOT didn't use the opportunity to try banning cars completely from the park, but the new layout does shrink the real estate allocated to motorists. Here are details about the work that starts today. more ›

Celebrate Brooklyn just solidified that they have the best summer lineup for outdoor concerts this year. Their benefit shows (which mean you have to buy a ticket) include M. Ward, Sigur Ros, Dirty Projectors, and now Wilco, who just announced two nights in the park. more ›

[UPDATE: They've added The Roots] The Great GoogaMooga has just released the lineup of bands for the two-day food & drink festival in Prospect Park and Daryl Hall & John Oates are at the top of the bill. Damn! We hope they play "You Make My Dreams (Come True, Except For the Dream Of Seeing Us At GoogaMooga, Sorry Babe)." more ›

There have been a number of stories about cyclists colliding with pedestrians in Prospect Park during the past year—could it be the pedestrians are now fighting back? No, it's just the teenagers, doing what they do best: ruin everything. On Tuesday evening around 5:15 p.m. a man was biking through the Prospect Park loop when a group of youths knocked him off his bike near the zoo, sending him crashing face-first into the pavement. The NYPD tells us the unidentified victim was sent flying after the youths kicked his rear wheel, "causing him to fall off of his bike hitting his head on the ground and breaking his nose." more ›

Parents in Park Slope are discussing a ban on ice cream carts in a Prospect Park playground because of the choice they have to make between letting their ravenous progeny wail or opening the gate to a lifetime of obesity and hypertension. And there is no middle ground. more ›

Last fall the NYPD decided to do something about pedestrians being struck by cyclists in Prospect Park by going on a ticketing binge. The Brooklyn Paper today got their paws on some stats—and the cops weren't kidding! more ›

Eco-friendly! Found materials! Artisanal! Just some of the mediaspeak thrown around at today’s press conference to announce the new FREE food, drink, and music festival to be held in the idyllic Nethermead area of Prospect Park on May 19th and 20th. (Please note: Food is not free. Nor drink.) Superfly Presents, the co-founders of Bonnaroo, are laying down a pretty penny to finally bring New Yorkers “the ultimate sensory experience” we’ve all been missing. The First Annual Great GoogaMooga Festival will feature approximately 75 food vendors, 35 brewers, 30 winemakers and 20 live performances. more ›

The creators of Bonnaroo just announced a weekend-long food, drink, and music festival to take place in Prospect Park this spring. The company, Superfly Presents, will present a so-called "Amusement Park of food and drink" somewhere in the Park on May 19th and 20th. According to the teaser press release, the festival, called The Great GoogaMooga," will feature local chefs, restaurateurs, purveyors, and wine and beer makers from New York. more ›

Celebrate Brooklyn, which last year topped our list of 100 Reasons Why Brooklyn Lives Up To The Hype, has just announced that reggae legend Jimmy Cliff will kick off their summertime concert series with a free concert at the Prospect Park Bandshell on June 5th. Cliff, famous for smooth pop ditties like "Sitting in Limbo" and "You Can Get It If You Really Want," is probably second only to Bob Marley in making reggae mainstream. In 1972 Cliff famously starred in the classic reggae film, The Harder They Come, and wrote the hit title track. (Check out the trailer below.) more ›

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 ›