A year after a new Brooklyn courthouse opened, judges are still parking in a nearby public park - even though they promised seven years ago to move to the new facility.Then-Administrative Judge Michael Pesce made the promise at a hearing in 1999 to calm community opposition to the new courthouse, community leaders and advocates said.Now that the $670 million courthouse at 330 Jay St. is open, downtown leaders want the 50 or more judges out of Columbus Park between the old Brooklyn Supreme Court building and Borough Hall."The community was betrayed," said Judy Stanton of the Brooklyn Heights Association. "Somebody has to get the cars out of the park. It is open space and belongs to the public."The new 32-story building, which houses Family and Criminal courts, opened in July 2005, three years behind schedule.Court officials acknowledged a promise was made in 1999, although they claim they never meant all the cars would be moved, just those in part of the park.But a lack of space in the new courthouse garage has kept them from moving any cars from the judge parking area, which is guarded by two uniformed court officers, officials said.In 1999, planners promised there would be 320 spots in the new courthouse garage, including at least 150 for judges and other court staffers. But court spokeswoman Mai Yee said the new garage holds just 80 cars and is full."We're aware of the situation and we're exploring all options," Yee said.About 50 judges working in the old courthouse are using the park for their cars, she said."Downtown Brooklyn does not have enough open space as it is," said Community Board 2 District Manager Robert Perris, who fired off a letter to the courts about the issue in May and is still awaiting a response.The latest controversy comes after theDaily News chronicled illegal parking by Borough President Marty Markowitz's office on nearby Borough Hall plaza, which was also highlighted in a recent Transportation Alternatives report.Both the pedestrian plaza and the judges' parking area are on city parkland, which advocates charge cannot be used for other purposes without legislative approval.Former Borough President Howard Golden tried to boot the judges' cars when the plaza was redone in 1995, but they refused to budge, said a former senior staffer. "We weren't going to spend all this money on Borough Hall to have a cruddy parking lot next door," said the former staffer.The Parks Department plans to meet court officials about the issue this week.