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Hegemen, Ave B, Beverley Rd, Cortelyou Rd, Tilden Ave, Regent Pl

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This was my first time at the New Lots Ave station on the L train. I'm sure there were a couple of glances my way, wondering who is this guy and is he where he thinks he's supposed to be? The walk starts on Junius Street, which brings me to the western side of Hegemen Ave, which is interrupted by a twist in Linden Blvd. The second photo shows where Hegemen splits from Linden. The first few places I passed were Brownsville Playground and Veterans Triangle, followed by Osborn Playground. It's nice to see so many playgrounds. Hegemen ends at E98 Street, curving to the north. There was no road south, so I backtracked to Amboy Street. Amboy Street ends after one block when it hits Linden Blvd, and E 98 Street continues on again. I took E98 just long enough to reach Ave B. Which school is this? I don't know. I don't remember. And Google Maps (and the Street View) isn't giving me...
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Pitkin Ave / Montgomery Street

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To make up for the short walk I took the day before, I sojourned more than four miles on this day. I'm not sure if I realized that it would be quite this far. However, I had streets in Crown Heights that I needed to walk and it made sense to start in Brownsville from the L train and walk west toward Prospect Park instead of taking a train all the way to the park and looping around two streets like I did over the Christmas break (when I started my train ride from home). Besides Pitkin and Montgomery, I had a couple of small streets here, including an orphanded section of Union Street, Portal Street and Buffalo Ave. The trip starts, as I stated already, on the L train, getting off at the Sutter Ave station (with its fancy stained glass) and then walking up Junius Street to Pitkin Ave. Once there, I found myself standing next to the East New York Industrial Building, and under a sign stating that I was in the East New York Business District, neither of which I knew existed,...
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