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Since 1987, the Prospect Park Alliance has been working to restore the Park’s historic landscape and renovate its landmark structures. Whether the Alliance is breaking ground on a new playground, restoring an old building, or sponsoring great events, you can read all about it here in the press room.

The Alliance has an in-house Press & Communications department. If you have any questions about press events in Prospect Park, or if you’re a media professional and you’d like to cover the park, please call (718) 965-8954 or email us


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Selected Press Releases
9/3/2010 New Exhibit at the Lefferts Historic House: “The Fabrics of Life” View Release

8/24/2010
JFK Memorial At Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza Is Rededicated View Release

8/20/2010 Restored JK Monument to be Rededicated  View Release

7/26/2010 Prospect Park Alliance Wins Award for Excellence in Design View Release

7/26/2010 Special Public Film Premiere of the Olmsted Legacy View release 

7/20/2010
Kids ride the Carousel FREE Thursdays in August thanks to Astoria Federal Savings View Release 

6/30/2010 63 Annual Macy's Fisihing Contest  View Release

5/26/2010
Protecting Trees from Summer BBQ Coals and Reducing Litter View Release  

4/26/2010 EPA Honors Prospect Park Alliance View release   

4/6/2010
Prospect Park Looks to Future with National Search for New Leader  View Release

4/2/2010
A Healthy Ecosystem at Prospect Park View Release 

2/19/2010
Prospect Park Honors Volunteers.  View release

12/9/2009 Groundbreaking on Phase I of Lakeside.  View release 
                List of hi-res images  available upon request.


10/28/2009 18th annual Lefferts Quilt Show.  View release 

10/6/2009 2009 Prospect Park Ball.  View release

9/18/2009
Children with special needs enjoy tennis program.  View release   

9/1/2009 Free Music Performances at Grand Army Plaza. View release  

8/18/2009
Prospect Park Landscape Architect Recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects view release 

8/10/2009 - Prospect Park Quilt show celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s Historic  Voyage view release



Media Highlights

8/26/2010 For J.F.K. Sculptor, Grand Army Plaza Memorial Special Brooklyn Downtown Star

8/2/2010 One on 1: Tupper Thomas Has Deep Roots in Prospect Park NY1

8/1/2010 More Soiree photos in the New York Times Style section 

7/30/2010  Couple Channel Olmsted to Create Land Bank Wall Street Journal 

7/23/2010
Prospect Partying at the Summer Soiree Vogue.com and New York Times' T Magazine

7/15/2010 Fun at Macy's annual fishing contest at Prospect Park Daily News 

7/14/2010 17 Things To Do in Prospect Park Mommy Poppins

7/11/2010 Park vs.Park (Prospect and Central) New York Times

5/28/2010 Sunny Skies for Park Fundraiser Courier Life 

5/20/2010 JFK monument returns to Grand Army Plaza Daily News 

5/18/2010 EPA Honors Park Protectors Daily News 

5/15/2010 New Yorkers Lend a Hand at City Parks NY 1

5/7/2010 Prospect Park Alliance Hat Party Haute Living Magazine

May 2010 Why Prospect Park Matters Civic Council News

4/11/2010 Amazing Prospect: Park Boss Capping Career with 70M Project Daily News

4/11/2010 She made a difference: Administrator Tupper Thomas revived Prospect Park Daily News editorial.

4/6/2010 Returning Prospect Park to the People New York Times 

 3/15/2010 WPIX Reporter Diary: When a Tree Dies... WPIX Ch. 11

Spring 2010 Through a Mother's Eyes Nature Conservancy magazine 

2/23/2010 Brooklyn Ice skating program at Wollman Rink  Daily News

1/05/2010 Science for All program gives students closeup lesson on nature Daily News

12/26/2009 A wing and a prayer as Audubon members set out on annual survey LA Times

12/10/2009 Where Rink Now Stands, an Isle Is Planned New York Times 

11/21/2009 Dutch documents at Lefferts Historic House dutchinamerica.com 

11/18/2009 America's Best City Parks Forbes Magazine

10/25/2009 Prospect Park Ball New York Times

10/16/2009 The Roving Runner: Prospect Park New York Times

10/8/2009  The War Against Invasive Species in Prospect Park Brooklyn Eagle

October, 2009  'Special Aces' Tennis Brooklyn Family 

9/28/2009 Staycationing in the City Parks Gotham Gazette

Remembering an indefatigable volunteer Prospect: A Year in the Park

8/29/2009 Michael Jackson Birthday tribute at Prospect Park
 Associated Press , NY 1New York Times and Wall Street Journal 

5/23/2008 - Leon Levy Foundation announces $10 million grant NY 1  |  NY Sun  |  NY Times


 





 


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