Prospect Park Lake gets $1.4M upgrade to cut water waste, sewer overflows

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, NYC Parks and Prospect Park Alliance announced the completion of a $1.4 million valve upgrade at Prospect Park Lake on Tuesday. The new valve gives park staff greater control over how much water enters Brooklyn's only lake, particularly during bouts of heavy rain.The project is also an early piece of the city’s planned Prospect Park Bluebelt, a larger stormwater-management initiative intended to make the park and neighboring areas m