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City Breaks Ground on Ocean Avenue Two-Way Protected Bike Lane at Prospect Park

The Prospect Park Alliance leads a multi‑agency build that closes most of the park’s perimeter gap with a sidewalk‑grade bikeway.

Changes coming to the east side of Prospect Park will keep cyclists from tangling with pedestrians and motorists in areas like this one.

Overview

  • Construction began Friday on a $15.5 million project adding a protected two-way bike path between Parkside Avenue and Empire Boulevard on Prospect Park’s east side.
  • The redesign introduces a sidewalk‑grade lane about eight feet wide with a curb and a seven‑foot grass verge, plus wider sidewalks, shorter crossings, pedestrian islands, new lighting, seating, trash cans, and an allée of 152 trees.
  • A new pedestrian plaza at Ocean and Parkside will host a monument honoring Shirley Chisholm, with the public artwork slated for installation in the project’s final phase.
  • Work will proceed in six 800‑foot phases starting at Empire Boulevard in tandem with Parkside Avenue, with about 18 months of construction and DOT targeting overall completion in fall 2027.
  • Funding includes $8.2 million from DOT alongside commitments from Cultural Affairs, NYC Parks, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, and Council Member Rita Joseph, with a pavilion retrofit in design for 2027 and parallel outreach and planning for Grand Army Plaza and the Vale of Cashmere.