Prospect Park

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Prospect Park is a large, historic public park in Brooklyn, New York City, renowned for its pastoral landscapes, recreational facilities, and cultural events.

Aliases (1)

Prospect Park, Brooklyn ×1

Statements (121)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic park → public park → urban park →
adjacentTo	Brooklyn Botanic Garden → Brooklyn Museum → Crown Heights → Flatbush → Park Slope → Prospect Heights → Prospect Lefferts Gardens → Windsor Terrace →
architecturalStyle	landscape architecture →
area	approximately 526 acres →
borough	Brooklyn →
city	New York City →
constructionStartDate	1866 →
coOperator	Prospect Park Alliance →
country	United States →
designation	New York City Landmark (portions) → New York City Scenic Landmark → listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
designer	Calvert Vaux → Frederick Law Olmsted →
governingBody	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission →
hasEvent	Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival → charity runs → cultural festivals → educational programs → farmers markets (nearby entrances) → marathons and half-marathons → outdoor concerts at the Bandshell → outdoor movie screenings → volunteer stewardship days →
hasPart	Audubon Center at the Boathouse → Bandshell → Boathouse on the Lullwater → Carousel → Dog Beach → Grand Army Plaza → LeFrak Center at Lakeside → Lefferts Historic House (adjacent) → Long Meadow → Long Meadow Ballfields → Lookout Hill → Lullwater → Music Pagoda site → Nethermead → Oriental Pavilion → Parade Ground → Park Drive loop road → Peninsula → Picnic House → Prospect Park Lake → Prospect Park Tennis Center → Prospect Park Track Club training routes → Prospect Park Zoo → Quaker Cemetery → The Ravine → Vale of Cashmere → ballfields → barbecue areas → baseball fields → basketball courts → bike paths → birdwatching areas → boat rentals → bridle paths → dog runs → fishing areas → ice skating rink → meadows → nature trails → picnic areas → playgrounds → running paths → soccer fields → splash pad → tennis courts → waterways → woodlands →
hasUse	community gatherings → concerts → cultural events → nature education → passive recreation → recreation → sports →
heritageStatus	protected historic landscape →
inspiredBy	Central Park →
location	Brooklyn → New York City →
maintainedBy	NYC Parks → Prospect Park Alliance →
nearbyStation	15th Street–Prospect Park station → 7th Avenue station (BMT Brighton Line) → Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum station → Grand Army Plaza station → Prospect Park station →
notableFeature	bird migration stopover → car-free interior → historic arches and bridges → man-made lake → meandering paths → pastoral landscapes → rustic shelters → scenic vistas → waterfall features → wooded ravine →
notableFor	biodiversity and birdwatching → cultural events → historic landscape design → pastoral landscapes → recreational facilities →
NRHPListingDate	1966 →
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000539 →
openingDate	1867 →
operator	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation →
owner	City of New York →
state	New York →
transportAccess	New York City Subway →
website	https://www.prospectpark.org/ →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brooklyn Botanic Garden → Brooklyn Museum → Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) → Green-Wood Cemetery →	near
Calvert Vaux → Frederick Law Olmsted ("Prospect Park, Brooklyn") → Olmsted, Vaux & Co. →	notableWork
Park Slope → Prospect Heights →	adjacentTo
Brooklyn → Kings County →	contains
New York City greenways →	connectedTo
Kings County →	hasMajorPark
Park Slope →	hasPark
New York City park system →	hasPart