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Albany to Schenectady / Holy Cross Cemetery / Cortelyou

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It took some time -- and another break from school -- to get back to East Flatbush and finish the streets between Kings County Hospital and Holy Cross Cemetery. Thankfully, I walked those dead end streets last summer when I was out with Katie Vasquez for Currents TV. Also, once I'd learned (or, "reminded", I should say) that my grandparents were buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, I made a point of locating them, which wasn't easy because there was no one to ask and the signs weren't particularly good. Before I was able to notice the codes on the bottom right of the headstones (some of which are quite weathered), I was searching their database to discover the location of the dearly departed I stood in front of. After that, I walked back to the subway along Cortelyou Road. The trip started at Nostrand Ave, walking east along Church Ave once along, and turning south onto East 37 Street. Then I followed Snyder Ave to East 42 Street. The first three pic...
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Vandervoort Ave / Rewe St / Jackson / Richardson / Division Pl / Beadel

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This was the morning of afternoon Parent Teacher Conferences. I didn't have enough time after fourth period to make it home for virtual conferences, so I had to return to school after lunch. I made the most of the time that I had although I planned for more than I could cover in the time that I had. Unfortunately, this wasn't one of my open-ended walks. There are a lot of little streets in East Williamsburg that I still have to cover, particularly near the highway and around Newton Creek. They are also in a transit desert -- the easist way to get there is to walk there from my school, so I waste a good portion of the walk when I head out this way. If I didn't have to return to my building, I probably would've gone into Greenpoint instead. The walk started down Grand Street toward Metropolitan Avenue and the bridge over the creek, but I turned north on Vandervoort Ave. Rewe Street was my first detour, which had a detour of its own at Ivy Hill Road, only a sma...
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