A high level of toxins continues to flourish in Prospect Park Lake.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reconfirmed on July 24th, through a lab sample, the "widespread/lakewide" presence of blue-green algae blooms (cyanobacteria).
The lake is being monitored for blooms every week. Adults, children, and dogs should not have any contact with the lake.
Prospect Park Alliance has been awarded a grant to create a natural filtration system that would stem the growth of algae blooms.
Two previous blog posts have additional information about the hazards and what to do if anyone makes contact with the blooms:
