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Brooklyn’s Backyard is the setting of so many moments + memories. Take Jack + Helen, for example, a couple whose memory will live on for generations after family and neighbors installed a commemorative bench in their honor in Prospect Park: prospectpark.org/bench

Chistian Zimmerman, FASLA, of Prospect Park Alliance will receive this year’s Olmsted Stewardship Award for his work to restore Prospect Park and consult on other Olmsted-designed sites like Biltmore Estate. Celebrate with a special dinner on 9/15: ow.ly/hLtr50SV0eq

At a recent Prospect Park Alliance Sunset Series volunteer event, volunteers cleared paths in the Ravine + used the debris to restore damaged areas. Swipe for amazing before-and-after pics! Help Prospect Park thrive + join an upcoming volunteer event: prospectpark.org/volunteer

Prospect Park Alliance, League of Women Voters of NYC, Brooklyn Alumnae DST + Brooklyn NAACP came together for a day of civic action honoring 100 years of Shirley Chisholm and joining the push to register to vote! Thank you Rita C. Joseph Council Member Crystal Hudson Yvette D. Clarke Phara Souffrant Forrest @sd19senatorpersaud (1/2)

(2/2) and all in our community who celebrated Chisholm’s profound impact fighting for equality for all and honored her lasting legacy with Ingrid Griffith’s award-winning one-woman show unbossedunbowed.

On July 1, the City began a new budget year. Thanks to the dedicated advocacy of community members + our elected officials, the City has allocated funding for capital improvements in Brooklyn's Backyard. More: prospectpark.org/budget2024

"Thank you to the incredible team at Lefferts Historic House at Prospect Park for the informative tour and learning more about their first ever ReImagine Lefferts Artist in Residence, Adama Delphine Fawundu AdamaDelphine.eth. Her current site-specific work, Ancestral Whispers, is

Calling all youth + families! Sign up your child for Prospect Park Alliance’s Junior Development program where youth ages 3–17 can learn the game + build skills through intensive group instruction + personal attention from expert coaches. Register: prospectpark.org/junior-tennis

🔁Weekend Recap🔁 📚I had the chance to hangout with new and returning PS9 Brooklyn PTO families at the PS 9 Back to School BBQ! 🗳 I joined Prospect Park to honor Shirley Chisholm’s enduring legacy with a voter registration drive and civic day of action!

Plan a birthday celebration your little one will never forget at the historic Prospect Park Carousel. From riding alongside 53 horses, a lion, a giraffe, a deer + two dragon-pulled chariots to playing on the Carousel lawn, make this birthday the best yet: prospectpark.org/birthdays

Explore Prospect Park with special tours in October! Join the Alliance + Turnstile Tours & Studio for architectural tours throughout Brooklyn’s Backyard for Archtober. Plus, join for Open House New York for an inside look at the Prospect Park Vale + more: prospectpark.org/Archtober-OHNY

Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park is one of the four sites in Brooklyn participating in the Historic House Trust of New York City's Dutch-American historic house shuttle tour on Saturday, September 14 from 10 am to 4 pm. More + RSVP: prospectpark.org/LHHTour

Lend a hand this Fall! From Park Pitch-In events, Green + Go opportunities, Junior Volunteer Corps + a new Fall Fix-Up series, volunteers of all ages can help keep the park green + vibrant: prospectpark.org/volunteer

Class is back in session! From September 19 – 29 join Prospect Park Alliance + BPL Presents for University Open Air, a series of free courses taught by immigrant scholars who were trained outside of the United States. More + RSVP: prospectpark.org/UOA

Famed park designers Olmsted & Vaux said it was their masterpiece and it looks like X agrees! Congrats to Prospect Park on this "official" 👀 vote - but every park is a winner in our book!

If you’ve visited Prospect Park’s scenic woodlands or stopped by the park’s Nature Center or Lefferts Historic House this year, you’ve likely spotted the Woodlands Youth Crew + Park Youth Representatives in-action. Hear about their experience: prospectpark.org/WYC-PYR-2024

Quality time with four-legged friends + supporting Prospect Park? Count us in! Keeping dogs on-leash at all times outside of designated hours + areas, + staying on paths helps keep Prospect Park green + vibrant for all: prospectpark.org/champion

Join Alliance Artist in Residence AdamaDelphine.eth + Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute for a family-friendly event to create superhero capes inspired by Fawundu’s performance piece “In the Face of History Freedom Cape” + legacy of Shirley Chisholm: prospectpark.org/Freedom-Cape

Slow-and-steady wins the race when it comes to trees! Oak trees, like the Swamp White Oak pictured here with #ParkChampion mascot Thelonious Chipmunk, are some of the oldest trees in Prospect Park. Be a Park Champion + care for Prospect Park’s trees: prospectpark.org/trees

Join the Fall Sustainer Challenge! Become a Prospect Park Alliance Sustainer by Oct 15 + know that two Alliance donors pledged to match your gift for a year. Your support helps the Alliance care for woodlands, restore landscapes, expand programs + more: bit.ly/sustain-24