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MYTHS BUSTED: Five Lies From This Week’s Community Board Meetings
Streetsblog runs down and corrects five street safety myths heard this week on the community board circuit.
June 5, 2026
Opinion: Don’t Design Grand Army Plaza For 2007 — Build It For The Future
We should demand a redesign that represents a vision of the city that New York can become decades into the future.
April 20, 2026
Mamdani Embraces 20-Year-Old Plan to Create A Car-Free Link Between Prospect Park And Grand Army Plaza
Grand Army Plaza will become a grander plaza that's fully connected to Prospect Park, Mayor Mamdani said.
April 13, 2026
Friday’s Headlines: Close the GAP Edition
It's past time for the Department of Transportation to connect Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza. Plus the news.
March 13, 2026
Bike Data Shows Huge Demand on Vanderbilt Ave. As Adams Administration Dithers
New stats show an immediate need for bike infrastructure on the crucial north-south connector.
September 30, 2025
You — Yes You — Can Help Connect Grand Army Plaza To Prospect Park
The city is considering expanding the plaza on the north tip of Prospect Park to connect to Grand Army Plaza.
June 14, 2024
Survey Says: Make Grand Army Plaza a Great Army Plaza
Brooklynites want a bold plan for Grand Army Plaza so that the massive traffic circle, tribute to Union soldiers and desolate gateway to Prospect Park can once again work as a public space.
December 30, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Sharpen Your Pencils Edition
It was an exceptionally cold, and busy, day. Let's get right to it.
November 15, 2022
DOT Kicks Off Outreach on New Grand Army Plaza Fix: ‘Dream Big’
The journey of a thousand meetings begins with a single tabling. But the DOT is definitely talking about serious changes.
November 13, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Safer Passage Between GAP and Eastern Parkway
The reconstruction of Eastern Parkway between Washington Avenue and Grand Army Plaza is wrapping up. A big benefit of the project is the completion of a widened median, including a path for bicyclists, between the main traffic lanes and the service road.
September 21, 2012