Cool or Not Cool: Prospect Park’s New Sound Track

Image via ny1.comThere’s no way of getting around it, the LeFrak skating rink in Prospect Park is flat out ugly; it looks like some sort of brobdingnagian Mobil station. It provides a service to the community however, and despite Olmsted twirling in his grave it’s nice to have that swath of the park open again. For those not so familiar with Prospect Park, the peninsula is an Italianate (read boot-shaped) spit of land that juts out into Prospect Park Lake, and it’s a lovely, tranquil spot to look at Duck Island and feel the breeze.

Last Saturday, I was casually chilling there with Katy Perry. I didn’t invite her, but her voice was wafting over the water from the rink’s thundering speakers. Have you FIPSers noticed this? Should we mute the skating rink, or is it worth sacrificing a modicum of peace and quiet in the hope that some happy little shits might exercise a little more vigorously with some pop to help them along?