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95 Prospect Park West
New York, NY 11215
United States

+1 718 965 8951

http://www.prospectpark.orgNo
Neighborhood
Brooklyn
Type
Parks, Gardens & Cemeteries

The same architects who designed Central Park in Manhattan, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, have created this beautiful Brooklyn park. Unlike its more famous cousin in Manhattan, Prospect Park is not surrounded by skyscrapers. Many Olmsted fans dub this 526-acre park his crowning achievement. It features horseback riding, ice skating, tennis, paddle boats and a carousel, as well as the Prospect Park Wildlife Center. There is a band shell for concerts, and Prospect Lake is full of ducks, geese and swans.

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By Contributor
2006-04-26
After designing Central Park, landscaper Frederick Law Olmsted perfected the urban oasis with this outer-borough gem.
OverviewThis park is to Brooklyn what Central Park is to Manhattan, yet Prospect Park is wilder and less structured than its counterpart. A
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By sinatra1976
2002-09-19
My Second Home
Let me just say that I have been to Hyde Park in London, Lincoln Park in Chicago and Chapultepec Park in Mexico DF and Central Park in Manhatta...
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By aramopj
2002-08-08
Central Park w/o the crowds
This Park is beautifully designed and well maintained. It has a lake (with pedalboats), ballfields, jogging and bycicle paths, a waterfall, pic...
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By LeeFarrington
2002-07-31
delightful
This park is one of the few treats of living in Brooklyn. It is almost a car-free park, and the freedom of excersing without worry is nice.
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By DrewPisarra_Citysearch
2002-05-21
Pick of the Parks
There's a perfectly good reason Prospect Park is favorably compared to Central Park. Designed by the same Frederick Law Olmsted, Brooklyn's gre...
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By DMcAlvanah_Citysearch
2002-05-20
A Favorite NYC Spot
Warm-weather Saturdays bring out the best in Prospect Park, as the farmers' market kicks into gear and the Audubon Society fieldhouse offers bo...
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