Who Gives A Shit: Large Scale Events in Prospect Park

Photo credit: Henry Stewart for bkmag.comWe've heard the complaints about the ruined nethermead in the past, after Googa Mooga, and now it's happening again in the wake of last week's Nick Day of Play. According to the Brooklyn Paper: 

“They did a number on the Nethermead yet again,” said Prospect Lefferts-Gardens resident Noel Hefele, adding that the field is back to looking as it did after the two-day Great GoogaMooga music fest left parts of the parkfenced off for nearly the entire summer.

Park lovers said that the hordes of Nickelodeon fans playing sports, jumping rope, and rocking out to pop bands, along with the equipment brought in to support it all, tore up the turf majorly and that the repeat destruction represents a brush-off of everyday park users by the people in charge.

“It is so disheartening after events like these to see the blatant disregard for our backyard,” said Randi Lass of Windsor Terrace, who regularly volunteers to cleanup the green space. “I thought after GoogaMooga perhaps they learned a lesson about the scale of events in Prospect Park.”

Eric Landau, spokesman for the Prospect Park Alliance, insists that any damage done during these events must be repaired by those who caused it -- it's in the contract! However, with Googa Mooga taking place in late May, that puts a large swath of sunbathing-frisbee-throwing-capoeira-dancing real estate out of commission for most of the summer. 

So, what do you say, opiniated FIPS readers? Are these events good or bad for Prospect Park and the people who use it most?