A few feet of shoreline were free of people, otherwise, the place was packed! You couldn’t walk two feet without bumping into a barbecue. A father and daughter tried to coax a soccer ball and a balloon back to shore. Nearby, a boombox was playing Michael Jackson for all to hear. That was the soundtrack of the day.
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Prospect Park was very nice on July 5th also. But all the trash from the 4th was still there
http://whatyourdonotknowbecauseyouarenotme.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-mess-in-prospect-park.html
it’s pretty amazing that this country-like setting is actually located in the heart of “the garden spot of the world… Brooklyn USA” as Ed Norton once described it…