Evening traffic circles around the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza on September 19, 2015. Grand Army Plaza sits at the northernmost corner of Prospect Park and serves as the park’s main entrance. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)Boys frolic in the Splash Pad fountain at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside on September 19, 2015. The Splash Pad, which is officially named the Matilda Raffa Cuomo Water Playground, is located near the southeastern corner of Prospect Park. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)A swan floats in the shade under a bridge in the Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn on September 19, 2015. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)A biker speeds through Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on September 19, 2015. Races are held on the park’s 3.35-mile bicycle loop throughout the year. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)Visitors stroll through a shaded trail in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on September 19, 2015. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)Bicycles waiting to be rented at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on September 19, 2015. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)
Abraham Lincoln’s bronze figure stands tall over visitors to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on September 19, 2015. The statue portrays Lincoln presenting the Emancipation Proclamation. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)
Lucas, a young visitor, kneels to get a closer look at swans gathered in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake on September 19, 2015. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)Foliage hangs over a walking path in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on September 19, 2015. (Michael Garofalo/NYU)