Prospect vs. Central Park
“I have nothing against Prospect Park. I have actually been to Prospect Park. It is, as I recall, in Brooklyn. I am sure that if I found myself near it again and had nothing better to do, I would be happy to watch the grass grow, or whatever it is people do there.” Such is…
“I have nothing against Prospect Park. I have actually been to Prospect Park. It is, as I recall, in Brooklyn. I am sure that if I found myself near it again and had nothing better to do, I would be happy to watch the grass grow, or whatever it is people do there.” Such is the opening volley in a good-natured debate this weekend in The Times over whether Prospect Park or Central Park is the king of New York City parks. “It’s widely understood among landscape architects that Central Park was a mere practice run, and Prospect Park the true masterpiece — like God making man before woman,” comes the retort. And so it goes. Which do you think is #1?
Park vs. Park [NY Times]
Image from NYC Parks
You know the mountain towards the south of Prospect Park? Well, I call it the mountain. It has the stairs and the oad that winds it’s way up. I really like biking to the top of that and then riding really fast down the road. It makes me feel like I’m mountain biking! (Something I don’t have the skill for and I’m pretty scared of.)
I promised myself I was going to really explore Prospect Park this summer, and it’s July, and I haven’t gotten over there yet. Argh!!!
It is apples and oranges, but I do love Prospect Park’s wildness. Both are truly great parks, and we’re lucky to have them both.
another trite brooklyn vs. manhattan contest. Tired already.
NYC is better for having both great parks (along with lot of others).
Ditto — No, it’s definitely allowed. There are even hot coal dumping boxes in the areas where you officially allowed. However,people BBQ in other areas too.
McGolrick
McCarren Park, hands down
“On the one hand PP is beautiful except for the trash problem in a few locations. I love that people can barbecue there. Happy, family vibe.”
Johny;
Oh really? Does this video show the trash in a “few locations” due to that happy family vibe?
http://gothamist.com/2010/07/06/video_prospect_park.php
BBQ’s should be banned in PP as well. The trash situation in PP is out of hand, mostly due to the BBQ’s.
I love PP, but have come to avoid it on summer weekends. With the large numbers of BBQ’s, it does not feel like the retreat from the city it was intended to be.
PP and CP are run the same way–CP by the CP Park Conservancy and PP by the Prospect Park Alliance. They are funded by the city and also raise money themselves.
The CP Conservancy raises an unbelievable amount of private money to support park upkeep. With all the wealthy neighbors around CP, they’re very successful.
The PP Alliance has done a fabulous job, but doesn’t have anywhere near the private funding that CP does.