Prospect Park will take years to recover from brush fire

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday November 27, 2024 [Donate now]( [Damage from sprawling Prospect Park brush fire may take years to repair, officials say]( [A brush fire is seen at Prospect Park on Nov. 8, 2024.]( [The Prospect Park Alliance estimates the cost to restore the burnt out section of the park could reach $275,000.]( More Stories From Today [Three people pose for the camera.]( [‘Interstellar’ tickets are selling for $215 in NYC — 10 years after its release]( [“This has kind of become the ‘Eras Tour’ of movie-going,” said one cinephile.]( [Close up of unrecognizable thief taking commuter's cell phone from a pocket in public transportation.]( [New York law mandates companies disable service for stolen cell phones]( [The new law aims to eliminate the incentive to steal cell phones by quickly making them inoperable.]( [A sign for Rikers Island.]( [NYC officials in contempt for conditions on Rikers Island, federal judge rules]( [The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.]( [A rendering showing a pool shaped like a plus sign in the East River.]( [Loads of East River seaweed pose challenge for plan to put floating pool on waterway]( [Engineers say they plan to open some version of a floating pool along the river next summer.]( [Power lines in a rural area.]( [New York has big plans for clean energy projects. Advocates say it's not nearly enough.]( [The New York Power Authority's proposal includes 32 solar projects, a wind farm and seven battery storage systems, which are projected to create 3.5 gigawatts of electricity.]( [An enormous blue balloon of a dog.]( [10 wild facts about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]( [Did you know this year’s parade has 28 clown crews?]( [A photo of the intersection Brooklyn near where a woman allegedly struck three cars.]( [NYCHA employee charged with assault, endangerment after 3-car collision]( [The employee was arrested by the New York City Sheriff's office.]( [a couple preparing Thanksgiving dinner with grandpa in the background]( [Extra Extra: This Thanksgiving, go ahead and have sex at your parents' house]( [Because you can afford a 20-minute break from talking politics, here are your afternoon links: Harvey Weinstein having a tough time on Rikers Island, Metro-North holiday trains, maybe Thanksgiving should've been last month and more.]( [Two Atlantic sturgeon.]( [New York isn't doing enough to protect ancient Atlantic sturgeons, lawsuit argues]( [The fish was once so plentiful in the Hudson River it was known as "Albany beef." There were fewer than 500 in the river in 2014.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.