Grand Army Plaza

Grand Army Plaza will become a grander plaza that's fully connected to Prospect Park, Mayor Mamdani said.

It's past time for the Department of Transportation to connect Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza. Plus the news.

New stats show an immediate need for bike infrastructure on the crucial north-south connector.

The city is considering expanding the plaza on the north tip of Prospect Park to connect to Grand 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.

It was an exceptionally cold, and busy, day. Let's get right to it.

The journey of a thousand meetings begins with a single tabling. But the DOT is definitely talking about serious changes.

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.

Well, the paint and striping aren't all the way there yet, but there's now room to bike in both directions on Plaza Street in Brooklyn. Doug Gordon posted a few pictures on BrooklynSpoke this morning, and reader Steve O'Neill sent in a few more. This DOT project will make it much more convenient to bike between the neighborhoods surrounding Grand Army Plaza while following the letter of the law, but lacks the physical protection of an earlier plan. Word is the implementation will wrap up pretty quickly.