VOTE! For Prospect Park In USA Today’s 10Best City Park Award

Prospect Park Lake. (Photo by Steve McGill)

“The primary object of the park [is] as a rural resort, where the people of all classes, escaping from the glare, and glitter, and turmoil of the city, might find relief for the mind, and physical recreation … nature in its beauty and variety never palls upon the senses, never fails to elicit our admiration…” – Egbert Ludovicus Viele, Engineer-In-Chief, Prospect Park and Central Park.

Winter 2016. (Photo by Tom Prendergast)

No matter what season we’re in, it’s hard to contest the beauty of Prospect Park. It’s a place the entire community loves to rally around. And now, you can rally by voting to support its splendor!

USA Today has nominated our neighborhood’s second-favorite backyard for their 10Best City Parks contest. So since Fort Greene Park wasn’t nominated, it’s time for us to support our own and vote.

A Prospect Park dawn. (Photo by Melissa Currelley)

The website notes “nearly 60 parks were brought into the discussion, but we’ve narrowed it down to 20 of the best. Vote for your favorite once per day until polls close on Monday, March 28 at noon ET.”

Use this link to do so. And remember, you can vote once per day until March 28. So set your alarm to it!

Local competition includes Central Park as well as the High Line. But you know that the real crown jewel of this city is in Brooklyn!

The Fall is always incredible (Photo by Mike O’Hara)

The competition is stiff. As of this morning, Prospect Park is in 6th place. Zilker Park in Austin is in the lead. Neighbors, it is time to mess with Texas.

We’ll keep you updated about the winner. Meanwhile, you have some voting to do!