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Protests over Mount Prospect Park skate park continue as the city presses forward
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (220+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Protests over Mount Prospect Park skate park continue as the city presses forward MOUNT PROSPECT PARK " AT A HEATED MEETING of Community Board 8s Parks, Youth & Education (PYE) Committee on April 7, the debate over a skate park proposed for…...
Skate, climate and historic organizations roll out public statement opposing concrete construction on urban greenspace in Mount Prospect Park
1+ year, 1+ week ago (485+ words) MOUNT PROSPECT PARK " Skate, climate, neighborhood and historic organizations opposing concrete construction over greenspace in Mount Prospect Park have signed a public statement, unveiled today, urging officials to protect the historic urban park and shift any construction to a nearby…...
Experts indicate serious risk from Mount Prospect Park skate park
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) Professional guidelines emphasize the importance of clear sightlines from the street and through the planned skate complex for a healthy site. But these sightlines do not exist in Mount Prospect Park, an elevated park built almost a century ago on…...
Revised " and considerably smaller " Mount Prospect skate park facility design unveiled at Brooklyn CB8 meeting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (258+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " NYC Parks revealed that its new skate facility in Mount Prospect Park will be significantly smaller than originally planned, reducing in size from 44, 000 square feet to 19, 500 square feet." The decision was made in response to pushback from members…...
Community Board calls on Mamdani to halt construction on Brooklyn skate park, pending investigation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (822+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " A Brooklyn community board last week voted on a resolution calling on the Mamdani administration to "halt all planning and construction activities" related to building a large concrete skate facility on historic green parkland, pending investigation for potential…...
CB8 to preview controversial Mt. Prospect Park Skate Garden design
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " SKATEBOARDERS AND OPPONENTS are expected to pack the room on Tuesday when Brooklyn Community Board 8s Parks, Youth & Education Committee meets to review the preliminary design for a proposed 40, 000-square-foot skate park in Mount Prospect Park, dubbed the Mt....
Richie's Ride' memorial event will close Brooklyn Bridge, local streets for part of Saturday
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (273+ words) THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE AND FLUSHING AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC on part of this Saturday, for the "Run for Richie" Motorcycle Parade. "Richie's Ride' memorial event will close Brooklyn Bridge, local streets for part of Saturday NAVY YARD AREA…...
Tony Hawk's skate foundation challenged on environmental injustice and skateboarding dangers, based on expert materials
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " An open letter submitted recently to the board of directors of Tony Hawk's skateboard foundation urges the organization to heed Brooklyn Community Board 9, thousands of petition signatories, and a growing" list of climate/green space, skate, neighborhood, and…...
Iconic Brooklyn Banks skate spot reopens
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (165+ words) MANHATTAN " The Brooklyn Banks, a legendary skate park under the Brooklyn Bridge, reopened Thursday after a 15-year closure due to bridge rehabilitation, reports NY1. Iconic Brooklyn Banks skate spot reopens MANHATTAN " The Brooklyn Banks, a legendary skate park under the Brooklyn…...