Prospect Park
A large Brooklyn park created by the designers of Central Park, popular for picnics on its long lawn and for weekend food markets.
Prospect Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the designers of Central Park, and construction began in 1867. It covers about 526 acres. Its centerpiece is the Long Meadow, a grassy stretch about 1.6 km long where locals picnic on weekends. The park also has a lake, wooded ravines, a zoo, and the LeFrak Center (boating in summer, skating in winter). On Sundays from April to October, the famous food market Smorgasburg opens on Breeze Hill. A Saturday farmers' market is held at Grand Army Plaza at the north end. Admission is free. Take the 2/3 train to Grand Army Plaza, or the B/Q to Prospect Park.
Opening hours
05:00–01:00
Nearby sights
- Brooklyn Museum
- DUMBO & Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Governors Island
- Chinatown, Manhattan
- Wall Street & Charging Bull
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- One World Observatory