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E 37-40th Sts / Albany Ave / Chuch Ave / Winthrop Street

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Winter 2026 was brutal. The cold was bad, but the wind was worse. Forget wind chills lowering the temp -- the wind itself would go through you and whatever layers you wore. As a result, I didn't go for any long walks (aside from short errands in my neighborhood) for several weeks until the mid-winter break arrived. For some reason, I did two introduction videos. Usually, where there are two, it's because I messed up on the first one and just stopped in the middle. These both seem to be complete. Maybe I was on a better block? I don't know. This walk found me covering a bunch of blocks between Kings County Hospital and Holy Cross Cemetery. I didn't know how far I was going to walk but I had to keep in mind that there was a bit of a walk from and to the train stations just to get there. This is also the walk that reminded me why I keep a map and plan these walks! There is one block of Albany Ave that runs between Clarkson and Winthrop that I would've mi...
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Harrison / Porter / Thames / Vandervoot / Noll / George / Varet

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There's another video farther down when I hit a certain street with a fun name. In the meantime . . . This was another late start day for me -- I was still on early schedule for testing, but I didn't need to be in early for anything, so I got my walk in before school started. The trip started getting off the Morgan Ave station on the L train at the Boart Ave exit. There's a building here as opposed to just a staircase on the Morgan Ave side. The second picture was taken by accident -- I left it in because it amuses me. Also, why is there no sky? I no that it's January and there are clouds, but still, the background seems too white! The third picture is Harrison Place, which I took to the end at Varick Place. From Varick, I walked up to Johnson Ave so that I could swing around to the start of Porter Ave. I took this to the end at Flushing Ave. Walking east, I got to a crazy "five points" intersection, which is where Thames Stre...
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S9 -S11 Streets / Kent Ave

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This was an early-morning, before work walk. Thanks to Regents exams, I didn't need to be in school until around 8:30 am, and I didn't need to make any photocopies or ready any lesson plans, my usual period zero rituals. However, I had to keep close to school just in case something went wrong or if my walk took longer than I expected. As it was, I think I'd planned to walk to work when I was done, but I instead made my way to the Bedford L station. One thing that stood out from this walk was the number of playgrounds in the area, both city-owned and private. It's a good place for kids -- if the parents can afford to have kids there. Cohn Triangle, formally known as Harold W. Cohn Memorial Square, is a 0.07-acre fenced, tree-lined green space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, located at Bedford and Division Avenues. Maintained by NYC Parks since 1859, this small urban park was named in 1985 to honor Harold W. Cohn, a local ...
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