Prospect Heights

Underhill Plaza

Location: Underhill Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street
Hours of operation: 24/7

The first permanent public open space to be created as a result of the Prospect Heights Open Streets program, Underhill Plaza is open to the public at all hours. During daytime and early evening hours, tables and chairs are provided for public use. Community programming is offered during the week and on weekends; consult the events schedule for details.

[Press Release] Brooklyn neighborhood daylighting assessment reveals significant street safety shortfalls

There is not a single intersection in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn that is compliant with state daylighting laws, a new assessment of intersections by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC) has found. Daylighting, or banning parking within 20 feet of crosswalks, is a safety measure that increases visibility of pedestrians as they cross the street.

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[Press Release] Amid continued City Hall interference in DOT projects, PHNDC urges Adams to “finish the job” in Prospect Heights

Following the news that the Department of Transportation will conduct door-to-door outreach in Prospect Heights, the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council has penned a letter to City Hall insisting that work on the incomplete Underhill Avenue redesign be finished before neighbors are asked if they like the new configuration. “We ask that you just let DOT finish the job. Any further delay makes no sense and is irresponsible,” PHNDC wrote. 

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Tell elected officials: Keep Prospect Heights streets for people

Street safety and public space initiatives on Underhill and Vanderbilt Avenues serve thousands of New Yorkers each week, creating safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians, offering several acres of new temporary and permanent open space, and providing a venue for more than a hundred free events each year.

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Events

There are currently no events.

[Press Release] Brooklyn neighborhood daylighting assessment reveals significant street safety shortfalls

There is not a single intersection in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn that is compliant with state daylighting laws, a new assessment of intersections by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC) has found. Daylighting, or banning parking within 20 feet of crosswalks, is a safety measure that increases visibility of pedestrians as they cross the street.

Read More »

[Press Release] Amid continued City Hall interference in DOT projects, PHNDC urges Adams to “finish the job” in Prospect Heights

Following the news that the Department of Transportation will conduct door-to-door outreach in Prospect Heights, the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council has penned a letter to City Hall insisting that work on the incomplete Underhill Avenue redesign be finished before neighbors are asked if they like the new configuration. “We ask that you just let DOT finish the job. Any further delay makes no sense and is irresponsible,” PHNDC wrote. 

Read More »

Tell elected officials: Keep Prospect Heights streets for people

Street safety and public space initiatives on Underhill and Vanderbilt Avenues serve thousands of New Yorkers each week, creating safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians, offering several acres of new temporary and permanent open space, and providing a venue for more than a hundred free events each year.

Read More »

Events

There are currently no events.
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