nyc.gov\/grandarmyplaza.<\/a> The survey will be available through Sunday, May 31.<\/p>\n\u201cGrand Army Plaza is the gateway to Brooklyn\u2019s backyard, Prospect Park \u2014 and it should welcome New Yorkers with street design that puts safety first,\u201d said Mayor Mamdani. \u201cAnyone who\u2019s tried to cross here knows how dangerous and chaotic the streets can be. This redesign is long overdue and will provide a sense of ease and enjoyment to one of Brooklyn\u2019s most important public spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis restoration will breathe new life into one of Brooklyn’s most historic spaces, bringing critical improvements that will make the plaza safer and more accessible for everyone,\u201d said Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson. \u201cThis is a significant step toward building better-designed public spaces with the needs of New Yorkers front and center.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder Mayor Mamdani, we are focused on making our streets the envy of the world \u2014 and Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn presents a perfect opportunity to do so,\u201d said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn. \u201cEvery time NYC DOT has provided more space to pedestrians at the park, it\u2019s been an instant success, and it becomes impossible to think of how the space could have functioned before. The Soldiers\u2019 and Sailors\u2019 Memorial Arch is an iconic symbol of Brooklyn, and we\u2019re ready to take the next big step to create a public space all of Brooklyn will be proud of and enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur parks are at their best when they are safe, welcoming and easy for all New Yorkers to get to. This improvement to Grand Army Plaza would give pedestrians and cyclists a safer and more relaxing way to enter Prospect Park and take advantage of all it has to offer,\u201d said NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura. \u201cWe look forward to working with our partners in the community and across City government to reshape this space for the benefit of all New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Previous workshops held in 2024 showed significant community support for the project with over 85% of the 3,600 survey respondents supporting a project that connects the park and plaza to the Memorial Arch and Bailey Fountain, or \u201cOption B\u201d in the outreach summary chart below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grand Army Plaza\u2019s current design (L) and NYC DOT\u2019s proposal (R). NEW YORK \u2014 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156627,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-195704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-ny","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-nyc-headlines","12":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}