Keep on the grass: Makeshift paths are harming NYC parks
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Sparks flew on New Year's Eve at Prospect Park, where the borough marked the return of its annual New Year's Eve fireworks display — the first since 2020.
UpdatedWed, Apr 21, 2021 at 12:10 pm ET Reply(1) Nearly all trash cans in Brooklyn's Backyard were overturned on Tuesday night, leaving staff and neighbors picking up huge piles of garbage. (Courtesy of Julie Baron.) PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN — Park staff and neighbors were left picking up huge amounts of garbage in Brooklyn's backyard on Wednesday after someone overturned nearly all of Prospect Park's trash cans. The "significant act of vandalism" was discovered by the Prospect Park Alliance, which oversees the park, early Wednesday morning. Photos show trash strewn across the grass, walkway...