Prospect Park

October 5, 2018

ADVISORY: NYC PARKS AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISE DOG OWNERS VISITING PROSPECT PARK TO KEEP DOGS ON LEASH

Dog owners encouraged to keep dogs safe and away from raccoon NYC Parks and Health...

May 31, 2016

NYC Parks and AT&T Expand Free Public Wi-Fi and Solar Mobile Charging in Parks and at Beaches Citywide

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FACIP, today joined AT&T’s New York President...

May 24, 2016

NYC PARKS REVEALS PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS EIGHT SHOWCASE PARKS

More than 6,000 Nominations Received Through Community Engagement Informs Selections...

April 18, 2016

NYC Parks Joins Japanese Delegates For Ceremonial Planting Of Cherry Blossom Tree Seedling In Prospect Park

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, last week joined Tokyo’s Governor Yoichi...

December 18, 2014

Parks: A New Lens

New York City: too fast, too crowded, too much. Although I grew up just 30 minutes outside of...

October 3, 2014

This Weekend In Parks

Saturday, October 4 Highbridge Hawk Watch West 172nd Street and Amsterdam...

September 29, 2014

Take To The Skies With Nyc Parks' Urban Park Rangers

Come face-to-beak with birds of prey at the 18th annual Raptor Fest in Prospect Park on October...

June 5, 2014

Prospect Park Greener Under Care Of Horticulturist

There are few people in Brooklyn who know more about the flora of Prospect Park than Franklyn...

May 22, 2014

Spring Birdwatching In New York City

In springtime, New York City parks offer some of the best birdwatching in the world, as hundreds...

December 23, 2013

LeFrak Center Ice Rink Debuts At Prospect Park

On Tuesday, December 17, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Parks Commissioner Veronica M. White and...

Know Before You Go

Prospect Park

Raccoons in Prospect Park have tested positive for canine distemper virus. Although the virus cannot be transmitted to humans, it may be transmitted to dogs. Keep your pets safe in the park.

Please avoid wildlife and make sure your pets have up-to-date distemper and rabies vaccines. We strongly recommend keeping your pet on a leash, especially during dawn and dusk.

Please call 311 or notify an on-site Parks employee if you see a sick or injured animal.

If you are bitten, wash the wound with soap and water immediately. Call your doctor to see if you need tetanus or rabies shots, and call 311 to report the bite.

The Health Department will continue to monitor this condition.