the following decades, improvements to the park were made by the Parks Department under Robert Moses, including paths, playing fields, benches and restrooms. In the 1960s and 70s, however, the park suffered from decline during the city's fiscal crisis. In the 1990s, Brooklyn's borough president and the city council dedicated significant funds to revamp the park. The original wrought iron gates from Bliss's estate, with his initials on them, were reinstalled at the park's southeastern entrance in 2004. Features Owl's Head Park is located on a glacial moraine and thus has rich soil to support its many trees, including pines, locusts, oaks, maples, corks, beeches, and a tulip poplar. The park's land slopes upward towards the water, providing views across New York harbor to Manhattan, Staten Island, and New Jersey. The sloping terrain of the park also makes it a popular place for sledding in the winter. The park has basketball courts, a playground, spray pool, and dog run, as well as a well-known skate park. The park's basketball courts are named for William D. "Billy" Lake, a local firefighter who lost his life on September 11, 2001. The courts were named in honor of Lake in 2004. The park often hosts local events, such as Viking Fest, which honors the area's history of Scandinavian immigration, Halloween events, and the city's annual Mulchfest event for Christmas tree disposal. In 2022, Owl's Head Park was the site of the first-ever Gay Ridge Pride, an LGBTQ pride event for all of Southern Brooklyn and the neighborhood's first pride celebration. References Parks in Brooklyn