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Snyder Ave and some dead end streets

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This was my third interview. This one was with Katie Vasquez for Currents TV, which is the channel of the Archidiocese of Brooklyn and Queens. We walked down Snyder Ave, which was the next one I was going to do anyway. It took us past Holy Cross Cemetery, but there were no churches along the way, so we made a detour to pass one. It was a long walk, and I forgot to get a selfie with the reporter. Coincidentally, when I texted her, she mentioned that she thought of it, but when I didn't suggest it, she thought that I didn't want one (maybe because of Covid or whatever). Oh, well. Next time ... if there is a next time. The segment didn't air until mid-December, and I didn't find out about it until January. The morning started with a ride out into Brownsville. It looks like someone had a celebration on the train before I got on. I was running late, and the reporter was on time. It didn't occur to me just how far Snyder Ave was from the Saratoga Ave train s...
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Johnson / St. Nicholas / Gates Aves / Broadway

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A quick walk through East Williamsburg, marking off one more street, to get to Flushing Ave and cross into Bushwick. I also finished off another piece of Broadway without overshooting the last subway stop before Broadway Junction like I did the last time. First up was Johnson Ave, starting at Morgan Ave, heading east to the end. Johnson is on the other side of the tracks and the first street below this spur of Newton Creek. At Johnson and Scott, there was one business reading for Halloween. A quick walk down Flushing brought me to St. Nicholas Ave. The building that looks like a church front isn't listed on Google Maps as anything other than an address on the corner of Harman Street. A block down Bleeker Street took me to Wyckoff, which I took to Gates Ave. Once on Gates Ave, it was off to Broadway. There was one building that stood out to me, so I took a picture of it. And, finally, a photo of Chauncey Street...
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