Lakeside addresses urgent community needs: • Brooklyn has the lowest ratio of green   space to resident in the nation

• Apartment dwelling Brooklynites rely on   Prospect Park for recreation and   relaxation – it is their back yard

• Many neighborhoods surrounding   Prospect Park are among the borough’s   most economically disadvantaged

• The ice skating rink currently serves   fewer than 2% of the Park’s visitors due   to seasonal and structural limitations

Lakeside will provide: • A longer ice skating season with two   new rinks, one open and one covered

• A roller skating rink in Prospect Park for   the first time

• Three additional acres of green space

• A redesigned Park entrance that   reduces vehicular traffic and improves   pedestrian safety

• New spaces for environmental learning