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PAW-SOME: Elected leaders and park honchos gathered on July 29 to celebrate the coming of the
new Kensington Dog Run. Photos by Caroline Ourso
RUFF-HOUSING
Work starts on long-delayed Kensington Dog Run
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Kings County animal lovers
gathered at the Prospect
Park Parade Grounds
on Monday to celebrate the
long delayed ground breaking
of the Kensington Dog
Run — a new park dedicated
solely to man’s best
friend.
“As a dog parent myself,
I look forward to having
this great new space
where dogs and neighbors
can come to exercise and
mingle,” said Sue Donoghue,
president of Prospect
Park Alliance. “Prospect
Park Alliance is excited
to create this new amenity
for the benefi t of our fourlegged
friends and our
community.”
The 7,000-square-foot,
fenced-in play space will
provide local dog owners
a spot to let Fido off leash,
and boasts separate areas
for large and small dogs,
along with an innovate
new synthetic grass designed
to be softer on tender
paws, according to the
Alliance.
“Sometimes, it’s
Parks’ business to make
sure dogs can do their
business,” said Brooklyn
Parks Commissioner
Martin Maher. “This
project is an example of
great design and project
management by the Prospect
Park Alliance, and
Borough President Eric Adams addresses the crowd at the groundbreaking
ceremony for the dog run, which his offi ce helped to fund.
will be a fantastic asset to
the community.”
The dog run — which
is set to open at the Parade
Ground near Coney
Island Avenue and
Kermit Place next June
— had been years in the
making and suffered
months-long delays.
Resident dog lovers
formed the Kensington
Dog Run Association to
advocate for construction
of a new dog run in 2015,
after Parks Department
offi cials refused to sanction
an ad-hoc dog run at
nearby Greenwood Playground,
citing unfavorable
conditions including
inadequate drainage and
exposed roots.
The Parade Ground
project suffered setbacks
in November 2018, when
the city’s chosen contractor
suddenly dropped
out of the project , stalling
construction by
more than half a year as
the Parks Department
scrambled to find another
builder.
Now that the shovel
has finally hit the dirt,
the project is expected
to be completed in one
year, according to the Alliance,
which claims the
dog run will cost taxpayers
$405,000 .
That’s more than the
$370,000 price tag the
Parks Department gave
online, but less than
the $640,000 the agency
claimed the park would
cost in 2017.
Reps for the Parks Department
and the Alliance
did not immediately
respond to address the
pricing discrepancy.