I know we’re a tiny neighborhood over here relative to our Park Slope and Flatbush neighbors, but we too need to pee!
Seeing this post over on the Prospect Park Facebook page is yet another reminder of how our side of Prospect Park continues to be a bathroom wasteland:
Our friends at the Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo) reminded us that Grand Army Plaza's newly installed public toilet is now open for use! This sleek public amenity (courtesy of the Department of Transportation) is on the Park side of Flatbush Avenue adjacent to the B41 stop (across from the Brooklyn Public Library). A quarter gives the user 15 minutes. See article (from last year) for details.
Prospect Park boasts 10 public bathroom facilities (11 if you count the snazzy new DOT bathroom) yet not ONE near our lovely neighborhood. The Park even spent $1.8 million renovating the Vanderbilt Playground but decided that our children either have bladders of steel or should practice public urination. The new playground is beautiful by the way, and a great addition to the neighborhood.
Hopefully the Department of Parks hears our plea. Give us a bathroom!
Note to those from other hoods: if you find yourself on our side of the park and have to go, your best bet is to grab a slice from Bene’s Pizza – they’ll let you go.