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NYC residents in hot nabe demand judges give up parking l...
Nicole Rosenthal · 2026-06-01 · via New York Post

They object, your Honor.

Dozens of Brooklynites rallied Sunday to urge the city to finally transform a downtown parking lot used by judges into what it was officially designated for — parkland.

For decades, the jurists and their staff have been using the three dozen parking spots covering forgotten Columbus Park in concrete and refusing to budge, local city Councilman Lincoln Restler told The Post.

“Generation of judges … have just prioritized their own convenience, selfishly at the expense of what’s in the best interest of our community,” Restler said at the protest.

A "Columbus Park" sign on a metal fence with a parking lot and buildings in the background.

Locals are urging judges to give up their coveted parking spaces to make room for desperately needed green space in downtown Brooklyn. Michael Nagle for NY Post

“In recent years, we’ve seen this explosion of new development across our community without the required park space that should have come with it.

“This is our opportunity to fix that.”

Downtown Brooklyn’s judges already have access to 250 free parking spots in the immediate area, including 170 reserved on-street spots and 80 more spaces in a city-built parking garage two blocks away, Restler said.

At the same time, more than 25,000 housing units have been built in downtown Brooklyn in recent years, leaving new neighbors scrambling for more coveted green space, locals said.

“Every summer when I walk by, and it’s incredibly hot, I find myself wishing there was the shade of more trees here with some grass to cool off,” said Cobble Hill resident Kate Blumm.

People protesting to turn Columbus Park into a car-free park.

“It is purely selfish” not to provide more parkland if you can, said local city Councilman Lincoln Restler (center, with bowtie, holding “Parks are for people” sign with a child). Michael Nagle for NY Post

“It just makes sense to me that this [park] can serve more members of the community. … It seems like a win-win for pretty much everyone.”

It’s no surprise the judges have already made a legal case out of the mess.

In July, the judges took the city and then-Mayor Eric Adams to court over claims his administration violated a 2008 agreement requiring the city seek the judges’ approval before planning to remove the parking spaces.

People walking in Columbus Park, with a building undergoing redevelopment in the background.

The conversion of Columbus Park — now largely a parking facility for courthouse judges and staff — is part of a larger effort to beautify the neighborhood. Michael Nagle for NY Post

Restler said the alternative on-street and private parking options he has pitched — including at Brooklyn Law School, a Marriott hotel and a residential co-op building nearby — are more than adequate.

He said a change in the city’s mayoral administration has made him “hopeful” the project will come to fruition at last.

“I think [the judges] are very powerful,” he said. “And I think many elected officials in previous administrations have been fearful of taking them on, because who’s to know the next time that any of us might end up in a courtroom in downtown Brooklyn … and maybe it might not be looked upon as favorably.”

Illustration of a proposed redesign for a judges' parking lot, showing a plaza, garden, civic alley, raised grove, and a lawn with a pavilion.

Under an $80 million proposal, Columbus Park would be transformed into an 8-acre park with a lawn, pavilion and garden, reps for Restler’s office said. Downtown Brooklyn Partnership / NYCxDESIGN

The councilman said that if the judges remain standoffish, he plans to pitch a citywide review of all of the judges’ parking spots to determine which spaces are truly necessary.

“Our community desperately needs green space … we can do this nicely, or we can do this the hard way,” he told the crowd at the rally. 

“It’s time for us to evict the judges,” he said. “Many of these judges live [within] walking distance. 

“They can damn well take the subway.”

Downtown Brooklyn and its surrounding neighborhoods are composed of only about 6% parkland compared to a 23% citywide average, said Kathy Park-Price of the New Yorkers for Parks advocacy group at the rally.

Columbus Park “would serve thousands [if converted to green space] versus the few dozens that it serves by being a parking lot,” she said.

“This is an emergency. … We can’t have more development without maintaining, expanding [and] improving our existing parks.”

Under an $80 million proposal, Columbus Park would be transformed into an 8-acre park with a lawn, pavilion and garden.

So far, Restler has secured $21 million of the funding — but whether the judges will agree to the plan remains up in the air.

“No alternatives have yet been proposed that would provide adequate security for our judges,” said Al Baker, a rep from the New York Office of Court Administration, told the New York Times earlier this year.

The article listed increased threats made against judges as the prime reason to hold onto the parking lot.

A Post request for comment from the office was not returned.