Non-residential. Prospect Park is Brooklyn's 526-acre flagship park designed by Olmsted and Vaux. The Long Meadow, lake, zoo, and Audubon Center provide recreation for surrounding neighborhoods.
Non-residential. Prospect Park is Brooklyn's 526-acre flagship park designed by Olmsted and Vaux. The Long Meadow, lake, zoo, and Audubon Center provide recreation for surrounding neighborhoods.
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Prospect Park's 90-acre Long Meadow is the longest continuous meadow in any U.S. urban park — Olmsted considered it a more successful design than Central Park.
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Prospect Park is the crown jewel here — a sprawling 585-acre green space that anchors the entire neighborhood. Within its borders, you've got a deep bench of playgrounds scattered throughout: Harmony Playground near the Botanic Garden, Lincoln Rd Plgd, and Vanderbilt Playground are all solid spots to point to. The park itself offers real variety — meadow, lake, Woods, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden right at the edge. It's the kind of space that defines a neighborhood.
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- Is Prospect Park a good neighborhood for families?
- Prospect Park scores 33/100 for families on Motley — toward the lower end citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Prospect Park safe?
- Prospect Park scores 80/100 on safety — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Prospect Park?
- Prospect Park scores 21/100 for schools on Motley — toward the lower end citywide. Most families here zone into adjacent neighborhoods for school.
- Is Prospect Park affordable?
- Prospect Park scores 49/100 for affordability on Motley — mid-range on cost for the city.
- Which borough is Prospect Park in?
- Prospect Park is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City.
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