Sign the petition: Don’t pave Mount Prospect Park!
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Where we are: The City’s design disclosed in March 2026 consumes the center oval "heart of the park." It destroys well-used, historic, green living infrastructure. The construction would cut down several trees outright, and endanger many more of the park’s majestic shade trees growing for the better part of a century. Most of the footprint would be concrete/paved hardscape, a new urban “heat island” bigger than four pro basketball courts. It would replace the center lawn now used flexibly throughout the day — with a largely paved space, set off from the rest of the park with barriers, for those who purchase and use specialized equipment.
Our goal: We continue to oppose destroying green space and cutting and endangering trees in this beloved neighborhood park. As we have from the outset, Friends of Mount Prospect Park urges officials to follow policies and laws designed to protect New Yorkers’ environmental health and wellbeing, and to shift any concrete construction to already-paved space. Please sign the petition to add your voice. You can also choose to receive occasional updates on advocacy, including actions you can take. Thank you!
Full original petition language, addressing the City’s plan as announced in January 2024:
To our elected representatives and agencies:
We are horrified that you are planning to pour concrete to build a 40,000-square-foot skateboard facility over any part of Mount Prospect Park!
The multi-use green space at the heart of our park is used and cherished by our community. People young and old come to Mount Prospect Park to picnic, play soccer and baseball, and enjoy the park with their dogs during off-leash hours.
Yet without seeking input from the Brooklynites from all walks of life who use this park, you have put a plan in motion that could pave as much as 40,000 of the 96,000 square feet of central green space.
Green space is precious in Brooklyn. Our City needs to be more resilient and green. We should preserve and enhance the green space in Mount Prospect Park – not pour concrete on top of it. The plan to site one of the largest skateboard arenas on the East Coast in this neighborhood park is unacceptable. Especially in a borough full of asphalt, there’s no good reason to give up a well-loved park to build a new skateboard complex.
We say NO to paving Mount Prospect Park – and we call on you, our City leaders, for real vision and accountability. We demand you protect all of the green space in Mount Prospect Park!