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Work starts on long-delayed Kensington Dog Run at Prospect Park Parade Grounds
PAW-SOME: Elected leaders and park honchos gathered on July 29 to celebrate the coming of the new
Kensington Dog Run. Photo by Caroline Ourso
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 four-legged
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 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.
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