New Prospect Park Alliance Pilot Program Welcomes the Community to Brooklyn’s Backyard

Starting May 28, Prospect Park will have some new friendly faces to help our community enjoy and care for Brooklyn’s Backyard. Prospect Park Alliance, the nonprofit organization that operates the park in partnership with the City, is launching a new Ambassador pilot program that brings trained staff to popular areas of the park to welcome community members, inform them of park activities and destinations and promote park stewardship. 

“Prospect Park has never been more essential to our community, offering a space to gather with friends, families and neighbors, and enjoy unparalleled access to nature,” said Morgan Monaco, Prospect Park Alliance President. “With more and more people enjoying the park, we are launching this pilot program to help our community get the most out of their park experience and to encourage them to be ‘park champions’ through simple stewardship steps, such as depositing trash in containers or taking out what they bring in, as well as being mindful of our natural areas by staying on path and keeping dogs on leash outside of off-leash hours and areas.” 

The pilot will support two ambassadors who will be in the park from Thursdays through Sundays, from May 28 through Labor Day Weekend, in bright-yellow Prospect Park Alliance t-shirts. Ambassadors will provide directions, answer questions about park activities and encourage community members to care for our shared space. This pilot program is made possible through a grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation, and is being launched with support from Block by Block, a nationally renowned company that provides hospitality and outreach services for parks and other public spaces.

We hope you’ll say hello and ask an Ambassador to help you make the most of your time in the park.

Want to help care for Prospect Park? Take Our Park Champion Pledge:

• I will responsibly dispose of my litter.
• I will stay on paved or wood chipped paths in woodlands.
• I will keep my dog leashed outside off-leash hours and areas.
• I will enjoy the trees and not harm them by climbing or hanging objects.
• I will smell the blooms but leave the flowers for bees and other pollinators.
• I will protect our wildlife by not feeding birds or waterfowl and cleaning up fishing lines and other litter along our lakeshore.