There has been some controversy lately, particularly on Brooklynian, about rats, rat turds, rat poison and other problems at Prospect Park’s Dog Beach. Here’s another one: “En route to my Cemetery Fence Tour, I stopped by Dog Beach - there’s an awesome stepped hill and grove of trees across the lane that serves as an [...]

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This comes from Snark in the Park, whose new blog we noted on Friday. We continue to look forward to great things from Mr. Snark.

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It’s hard to know what to make of the future of Snark in the Park, a brand new blog, except to say that it’s going to take a different kind of look at Prospect Park. What do we mean? Well, the first post is about a spot where one can find many un-parklike things, such [...]

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“Monday, school shopping at the Atlantic Terminal, where the sunshine melted the soft serve so violently that an old woman sharing our bench had to walk away from the carnage. Picnic dinner in the Nethermead. We almost got mowed down by a fascist biker getting her speed-gasm on coming down past the 16th St. entrance. [...]

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There’s a screening of Hairspray and fireworks in the Long Meadow in Prospect Park on Wednesday (8/20) at 8:00 P.M. Per a press release from Borough President Marty Markowitz’s office:
On Wednesday, August 20, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will present a free screening of the hit movie Hairspray and fireworks at the Long Meadow in [...]

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[Nethermead Image courtesy Bird in Hand Yard/flickr]
We realize that off-leash practices at the Nethermead in Prospect Park are a hot button issue, but yesterday, we witnessed an NYC Park Police vehicle drive up and its officers start to randomly enforce the law. Specifically, they targeted one woman while watching at least a half dozen other [...]

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Today from 12PM-3PM, WBGO (88.3 FM) and the Heart of Brooklyn are cosponsoring an event at the Prospect Park Zoo called Samba with the Sea Lions. “It’s free with your zoo admission and perfect for everyone- the kids get to dance and watch the sea lions dance ( yes, they have learned how to samba) [...]

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Here’s a newly-posted video from the Prospect Park Alliance made by Tom Illich about Brooklyn’s favorite park. We found it via A Year in the Park, which offers up some thoughts about it as well. Check it out.

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[Photo courtesy of This Week in New York: twi-ny.com/flickr]
Bob Dylan played the Bandshell in Prospect Park last night, the fourth date on a tour that runs through September. There’s a full, good photoset from the show here. Here is last night’s set list: Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35, Lay, Lady, Lay, Lonesome Day [...]

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Yes, Dylan is doing his thing at the Bandshell in Prospect Park tonight and the ticket bazaar is in full swing. General admission lawn seats are in the $140-$200 range on Craigslist, with most closer to the $200 end of the scale. Actual seats are upwards of $200. Tix on Stubhub go up to $565 [...]

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This vid documents the party Fido held in Prospect Park last weekend in celebration of the dog advocacy group’s 10th anniversary. Borough President Marty Markowitz waxes poetic about Fido’s achievements, but the pooches steal the show. There’s also a Flickr set of the festivities here.

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There was a baseball game at the Parade Ground in Prospect Park to celebrate the publication of Andrew Mele’s book “The Boys of Brooklyn” (Author House), which chronicles the history of baseball in the spot. Per a release about Field of Dreams Day from Eugene Patron:
Mele and members of the The Old Boys of [...]

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Last night’s “Night Out Against Crime” featured a huge gathering a public officials, including Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, at Grand Army Plaza. Per a press release from the Prospect Park Alliance, which also widely distributed photos of the event:
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly joined the 78th [...]

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[Photo courtesy 8thandprez/Brooklynian.com]
So, what was an NYPD helicopter doing touching down in Prospect Park yesterday morning? The answer: unclear. But 8thandpress posts a dramatic shot on Brooklynian of the landing and writes the following:
I was in Prospect Park this morning at about 9:30 when a NYPD helicopter started circling. It flew around, lower and lower, [...]

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The oracle of Prospect Park, Eugene Patron, sends a list of events coming up in Prospect Park this month “for all ages”:
Great for kids and parents: Songs In The Key Of New York, Saturday, August 16, 3 p.m. at the Lefferts Historic House. FREE. Come to the Lefferts Historic House for a special concert celebrating [...]

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A lot of weddings take place at the Picnic House in Prospect Park and some of them, apparently, leave behind wedding favors. For instance, these Carl & Erin wedding frisbees. From a reader email:
My housemate and his brother were walking towards The Long Meadow in Prospect Park when they came upon a sack of discarded [...]

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“We have the tale of The Night of the Great Cat’s Meow Fire and Horse Stampede—surely one of the most bizarre and exciting episodes to occur on the periphery of Prospect Park, exactly 79 years ago yesterday.” Per the New York Times of July 28, 1929: “”Three night clubs in Coney Island Avenue, between Hermit [...]

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Want to learn about some of Prospect Park’s most noteworthy trees and perhaps visit these venerable citizens? Then, check out the new Online Tree Guide. We got an email from the Oracle of Prospect Park, Eugene Patron, about the new interactive map: “Prospect Park’s website has just added a great new feature: a ‘tour’ of [...]

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The Prospect Park Carousel will be free for kids to ride on Thursdays in August. We know this because the man we call the Oracle of Prospect Park, Eugene Patron, emailed us about it. Here’s an excerpt:
The best family fun ride in the heart of Brooklyn just got better: Prospect Park’s 1912 Carousel is free [...]

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[Photo courtesy of Jennifer Dunne/GL Flickr Pool]
This time of year, the Lullwater in Prospect Park, in front of the lovely Boat House, turns green. It’s a perfectly natural and healthy thing, but it never fails to look alarming.

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If fishing is your child’s thing, then you might be interested to know that the 61st Annual Macy’s Fishing Contest opens on Wednesday, July 16 at 12 Noon at the Prospect Park Audobon Center at the Boathouse. Per an email we got from Eugene Patron, the man we call the Oracle of Prospect Park, a [...]

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[Photo courtesy of STG54/flickr]
The Philharmonic played Prospect Park on a night that escaped being marred by any storms. There was a large turnout for the annual show and it concluded with a small fireworks display. There were picnics, many families and, of course, the sounds of the Phil. STG54, who shot the photo above, has [...]

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One of our favorite blogs, which we link to nearly every day, gets a long article in the Times today. It’s A Year in the Park, produced by Brenda Becker, which has been doing entertaining and informative coverage of Prospect Park since the beginning of the year. “More than 150 witty, engaging and informative postings [...]

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One thing leads to another around here. Thanks to parks spokesguy Eugene Patron, the true identity of yesterday’s found-art installation has been revealed: “Turns out it’s an old dredger, used to clean the watercourse of weeds and invasive plants like phragmites along the lakeshore. We have another one, nicknamed the Lake Mess Monster, that our [...]

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Consider this earthmoving tractor thing in Prospect Park the antidote to “site-specific art installations” as it really is nothing more than a rotting piece of equipment. But what if it was art? “The artist would have to produce a statement saying things like: ‘Earth/Mover IV continues my exploration of ‘found’ machines and manmade structures in [...]

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