Prospect Park Capital Improvement: Lakeshore
Summary
The Lake at Prospect Park offers excellent recreational and scenic opportunities to park goers from Brooklyn and beyond. Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit organization that sustains the park in partnership with the City, undertakes a variety of restoration and improvement projects throughout the park. This $20 million, multi-year project will include environmental and accessibility improvements to ensure the lakeshore is accessible and sustainable for future generations. These investments will restore the waterfront from just south of Lakeside to the Peninsula, restore lake edge and 3 of its island to improve wildlife habitats and nesting areas, and transform the vehicular Wellhouse Drive into landscaped bike and pedestrian paths, adding roughly 2 acres of additional green space to the park.
The Prospect Park Alliance encourages residents to submit a Letter of Support for additional funding from the City Council. Learn more.
Timeline
Estimated Construction Completion
Estimate Design Completion
Lakeshore Restoration Virtual Meeting
Brooklyn Borough Board Approval
Lakeshore Restoration Virtual Public Meeting
Prospect Park Lakeshore Restoration Public Meeting held by Prospect Park Alliance
NYC budget allocates $2 million toward restoration, matched by a $1 million allocation by the Mayor
See the FY2023 budget presentation to City Council
CB14 Community Environment, Cultural Affairs & Economic Development Committee meeting
CB14 hosted a community conversation with Christian Zimmerman, Vice President, Capital & Landscape Management, Prospect Park Alliance, regarding the Lakeshore Project. Watch Meeting
Documents
June 22, 2022 CB14 Community Conversation about the Lakeshore Restoration Project – Recording
CB14’s Community Environment, Cultural Affairs & Economic Development Committee hosted a community conversation with
Christian Zimmerman, Vice President, Capital & Landscape Management, Prospect Park Alliance, regarding the Lakeshore Project.
FY23 Budget Presentation about the Prospect Park Lakeshore Project
See below the FY23 Budget Presentation about the Prospect Park Lakeshore Project presented to the NYC City Council.