Summer is here and Prospect Park is the place to be for our community—which is why Prospect Park Alliance is launching new stewardship efforts to help serve our community and meet the challenges we are facing this summer.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks have lost critical funding, and our seasonal workforce is significantly smaller compared to last summer. This combined with an increase in park visitors has led to the park getting much more love than it can handle. 

“We know how important the park is to our community right now, especially in the summer months,” said Sue Donoghue, Park Administrator and President of Prospect Park Alliance. “Prospect Park is showing serious signs of wear and tear, and without our normal workforce, we need our community to pitch in and help keep this cherished green space thriving.”

Carry In + Carry Out Your Trash
Please carry out of the park everything you bring into the park with you, and please clean up your trash and litter. If you are able to carry out your trash, you will be doing your park a great service. If this is not possible, please use the large trash receptacles that Prospect Park Alliance is installing in key areas of the park. View this map for large trash receptacle locations.

It's My Park Days: August 10, 17, 24 + 31
Join us on Mondays in August for special It's My Park Day community volunteer events, where groups and individuals can help us sustain the park during these challenging times.

In addition, every Saturday and Sunday through August 30, Prospect Park Alliance is offering both a Volunteer Greeter and also a Green and Go Kit program to help keep the park green and vibrant. 

Volunteer Greeters
The Alliance is actively seeking volunteers from all communities around the park to join our Volunteer Greeter Program. Greeters will circulate the park in teams of two, handing out trash bags and encouraging park visitors to take their trash and recyclables home with them. Greeters will also inform the public about steps they can take to be a park champion and protect the park's natural areas and wildlife, and share other key information that will have a positive impact on all park visitors.

Green and Go Kits
Want to help keep the park clean and green? Register today to check out a Green and Go Kit, available every Saturday and Sunday through August 30 at various locations around the park. Kits include a trash grabber, garbage bags and gloves. You must be 18 years old to check out a kit, but children are welcome to accompany adults.

Want to keep informed on volunteer opportunities all year long? Register today to become a Prospect Park Alliance Volunteer.