Walkin' In Brooklyn

I got the early service for Ash Wednesday , and I then found myself near the B4 bus line with a bus approaching. I took the opportunity to ride down to Bay Ridge. (Or is it up? Or over?) And from there, I filled in a little more of my Walkin' Brooklyn map. In particular, all the numbered streets from 84th down to 75th (Bay Ridge Parkway), from Ridge Blvd to Third Avenue, which the exception of 75th steet where I needed the 3rd-4th Ave block as well. Once again, the above screenshot was taken from the Map My Walk app. I don't get paid for mentioning it, but the Under Armour logo is in the shot, so I should acknowledge it. It was a pretty straightforward walk, with a lot of downhill and then uphill. No side streets and nothing out of the ordinary, except it was a little chilly. That in itself isn't odd for February, but it was odd for this February. Nevertheless, I did take a few pictures of a few homes. This first...

Part 2 of filling in this section of Sheepshead Bay starts at a different train station. I got off at Gravesend-Neck Rd, which will branch off from what will turn into Ave W. As you can see, "Map My Walk" had a little heart attack with their satellites -- one of the drawbacks to using their maps. I don't know if other apps experience the same problems. It's generally good when I'm walk straight lines, but when I walk up and down streets, it occasionally has me walking through the middle of private homes. No trespassing occured on this walk. As per the map, this walk took place on February 15, 2023. Starting on Neck Rd and Ave W, I walked down E7 St, up Hubbard St, and down E6 St, to the hospital bus stop. And, of course, there were several tiny courts along the way. I almost circled through a parking lane that opened on two different blocks, but a young woman was walking a big dog, and I thought better of it. ...

This is my first of three trips to finish off the streets between Ocean Parkway, the Belt, and the B/Q Brighton Line in Sheepshead Bay. The south side of the Belt will come later. There are a lot of small streets, so there will be a bit of overlap and backtracking. I even confused where Ave W and Ave X where on the map, and where the bus routes were. Lots of photos The first detour off E12 Street was onto Desmond Ct, which is a short block that leads into a piece of Homecrest Ave.       This part of Homecrest Ave that's isolated from the other parts. There are three sections of Homecrest Ave between Ave S and the Belt Parkway.       After making it to the avenue, I doubled back to Doone Ct. and onto E12 Street again to continue my journey.     ...

So this was my walk on February 2, which for some reason, I never posted. I walked through Windsor Terrace/Kensington, or whatever this area is called. I have some streets between the Park and the Cemetery to finish up, along with the East streets up 18th Ave. The picture below shows an overpass, but it isn't a highway. It's Seeley Street, those are parked cars up there. I remember this from when I was a kid, as my father had a friend who lived down that block. When you got to the corner there were steps to go down. I didn't remember that it was Prospect Ave, but that's what it is. It curious that this one drop doesn't have a hill and drop down but instead continues at the same altitude. It does intersect with 18th Street and then crosses the expressway. I hung a left onto Beverly Road to get to E9 Street. Watch out for low branches. Okay the angle makes it look worse than it was, but I could've clonked my noggin someth...