Prospect Park Lake

Hundreds Of Eels Dumped Into Prospect Park Lake

Prospect Park Lake in August. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Someone dumped hundreds of live eels into the Prospect Park Lake last night. On Sunday, September 27 at around 7:30 p.m., a man reportedly entered Prospect Park through the Vanderbilt Street entrance carrying two garbage bags.

Animals

Beware Of Blue-Green Algae In Prospect Park Lake

Signs have been posted in Prospect Park warning visitors about a toxic green film covering the surface of Prospect Park Lake. > A post shared by Richard Burroughs (@dickburroughs) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BWNmxSZAkHR/] on Jul 6, 2017 at 9:55am PDT Called “blue-green algae,” (or cyanobacteria) the bacteria can

Animals

Turtle Poachers Caught Red Handed In Prospect Park

(Photo via W.I.L.D. / facebook [https://www.facebook.com/WILDforProspectPark/photos/a.340557755993024.74571.312075042174629/1269760306406093/?type=3&theater] )Last Wednesday, Parks Enforcement Officers caught a perp luring turtles out of the lake and stuffing them into bags, officials confirmed. Neighbors spotted five women being questioned by officers

News

FDNY Responds To Another Fire In Prospect Park Monday

> Prospect Park pic.twitter.com/grfT9iHBVh [https://t.co/grfT9iHBVh] — Adam Gurri (@adamgurri) April 9, 2017 [https://twitter.com/adamgurri/status/851158752699064321] A second brush fire broke out in Prospect Park Monday evening at approximately 6:20pm, the FDNY reports. Twelve engines and 65 firefighters arrived at the scene near

Police & Fire

Police Identify Teen Found Dead In Prospect Park Lake

Photo via Prospect Park [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLrPQ4EjIaQ/?taken-by=prospect_park&hl=en]The 19-year-old found dead in Prospect Park Lake [/body-of-teen-found-in-prospect-park-lake-second-instance-in-two-months/] on Monday night was a Brooklyn neighbor. Police identified the deceased teen as Daniel O’Keefe. They have not released his address due to issues of

Police & Fire

Body Of Teen Found In Prospect Park Lake; Second Instance In Two Months

Photo by BKLYNERThe body of a 19-year-old male was found floating in Prospect Park Lake on Monday night, police say. Exactly two months ago, another 19-year-old male was found dead floating in a different section of the lake. On Monday, January 2, 2017, at approximately 6:50pm, police arrived at

Central Brooklyn

[Updated] Floating Body Of 19-Year-Old Man Found In Prospect Park Lake

The body was found in the lake near the intersection of Wellhouse Drive and West Drive. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6553644,-73.9717876,3a,75y,79.22h,80.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sY6cnqsDRMq1mi5glAnl1vA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )A dead body was found floating in

Police & Fire

UPDATED: Floating Body Of 19-Year-Old Man Found In Prospect Park Lake

The body was found in the lake near the intersection of Wellhouse Drive and West Drive. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6553644,-73.9717876,3a,75y,79.22h,80.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sY6cnqsDRMq1mi5glAnl1vA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )A dead body was found floating in

78th Precinct

Dead Body Found In Prospect Park Lake

Prospect Park Lake (Photo by South Slope News)The body of a Brooklyn man was found by two boaters in the lake in Prospect Park on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Cops say they responded to a call about the body, spotted facedown in the lake near West Drive and

Blue Green Algae

Is The Algae In Prospect Park Making Dogs Sick?

A local dog group is spreading the word about the possibility that toxic algae in Prospect Park Lake is making pups sick. FIDO recently noted [https://www.facebook.com/FIDOBrooklyn/posts/10152716419059806] on its Facebook page that one of its member’s dogs “appear to have been showing mild symptoms

Prospect Park Lake

Row, Row, Row Your Boat In Prospect Park

Always wanted to try your hand at rowing in the Prospect Park Lake? In the coming months, the Prospect Park Alliance [http://www.prospectpark.org/about-prospect-park/alliance] and the Village Community Boathouse [http://www.villagecommunityboathouse.org/] are teaming up to make rowing accessible to all. From 12-4pm on the following

East River

History at Home: This Day in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

As we wander about our modern neighborhood, caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to forget that our community has a long and vibrant history. Let’s remedy that. Every Saturday, we’ll take a step back, with the help of the Brooklyn Daily