The Brooklyn Borough Board on Oct. 7 approved two Prospect Park projects: reconstruction of the sidewalk along Grand Army Plaza and conversion of the Parkside restroom into an all‑gender facility that will include shaded rest areas, water fountains and informational displays.

Board members moved first to treat both items as borough‑wide matters so members across all community districts could vote. Member Baptiste placed the borough‑wide motion on the floor and, after asking for common consent, the board voted to open the items to all members; Community Board 6 opposed the borough‑wide designation and multiple districts and a few council offices recorded abstentions during that procedural vote. The board then took voice votes on each construction item and approved both.

The two items were introduced by the chair as unfinished business involving Prospect Park and framed as affecting several community districts. The first item presented for a vote was the proposed reconstruction of the sidewalk at Prospect Park from Grand Army Plaza (Plaza Street East/Eastern Parkway) up to Vanderbilt Avenue. The motion to approve was made and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote and the measure was approved.

The second item was the proposed reconstruction of the Parkside restroom into an all‑gender facility, described during the meeting as also relating to the Shirley Chisholm Pavilion. That motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Minutes and the chair’s remarks recorded several abstentions on the voice votes (members called for use of voting cards to help with record keeping), but no formal roll‑call tally for the two approvals appears in the transcript.

Board members who spoke during the discussion emphasized that Prospect Park is a borough‑wide concern and supported reviewing the projects with input from multiple districts. One member clarified that the Parkside restroom proposal includes the Shirley Chisholm Pavilion. No public comments were offered on either item during the meeting’s discussion on these proposals.

The board indicated it will continue to refine voting procedures and use member voting cards to improve the record of how individual districts vote on borough‑wide matters.

Votes and procedural notes from the meeting are recorded in board minutes and the transcript. The board’s approval allows the sponsoring agencies and project teams to proceed with their respective project planning steps and any required city approvals.