Brooklyn embraces a hometown hero

Brooklyns Prospect Park will soon have a sculpture of another American icon to join the likes of Abraham Lincoln and Washington Irving: Steve Rogers, alias Captain America, a borough native who is celebrating his 75th anniversary this year. The Brooklyn-based action figure designer and artist Dave Cortes has teamed up with Marvel Comics to commemorate the milestone with a 13-foot bronze statue, due to be dedicated in Prospect Parks Childrens Corner on 10 August. After a two-week stint in the par