New York, NY – City Limiting Car Traffic In Central Park And Prospect Park

New York, NY – Moving to further reduce traffic in city parks, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced, that stretches of Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn would close to cars under a six-month pilot program to begin June 5.

Under the plan, vehicles will no longer be able to use the East Drive of Central Park north of 72nd Street during weekday mornings or the West Drive in the afternoons. In Prospect Park, drivers will lose morning access to the West Drive, which runs roughly parallel to Prospect Park West.