A $68 million investment announced by city officials Wednesday aims to turn Prospect Park into a giant sponge capable of reducing flooding in neighborhoods across Central Brooklyn.

The upgrade is part of the city Department of Environmental Protection’s “Bluebelt” program, which aims to make the five boroughs more resilient to torrential downpours by creating more areas that can naturally absorb massive amounts of rainfall.

City researchers found stormwater isn’t currently draining properly into Prospect Park Lake during heavy storms, causing flash flooding in nearby Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Prospect Park South and Ditmas Park. The plan calls for the creation of two new ponds in the park, rain gardens and other landscapes that ensure more floodwater drains into the lake. The investme

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