President Barack Obama�s visit to a high school in Brooklyn will result in the closure of Prospect Park for six hours, between according to the park�s website, Politicker reports.

�Prospect Park will be closed on Friday, October 25 from 12 � 6pm due to security associated with the President�s visit. We apologize for any inconvenience,� a notice reads.

A Parks Department spokesman confirmed the entire 585-acre park will be closed for the stretch.

Mr. Obama is scheduled to visit the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in Crown Heights, which appears to be roughly two miles away from the park.

A Park Slope blog reported Tuesday that helicopters were landing in Prospect Park, in what seems like Looks like a test landing in preparation for President Obama’s visit. Local photographer Tom Prendergast captured shots of the U.S. Marine Corps choppers setting down in the middle of the park.

.

(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)