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 missed if I hadn't been paying attention. If I'd skipped it, I would've had to have made a special trip back here sometime in the future to do this one block. That is a pain.

It wasn't until after this walk that I learned that my grandparents are buried in Holy Cross. The last time I was there was probably 50 years ago, and I didn't even remember what cemetery I was in. Realistically, I should've known -- we didn't have a car back then, and we traveled by train. We could've walked to Green Wood (and I would've remembered had it been Green Wood). I wanted to go back there later in the week, but the weather changed and my plans were rained out.

I got back there during the Easter break. Unfortunately, this is one part of Brooklyn that is difficult to get there from work and then a pain to get home from.

With that out of the way, let's get to the walk:

It was a pretty straightforward walk, other than the temperature and the sloppy conditions of the sidewalks. There was a long walk down Church Ave, which I'd done before, coming the other way, until I got to E 37 St. Then it was north on E 37 until I hit the hospital, over one block and south on E 38 St.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

An interesting porch caught my eye before I reached the cemetery and shuffled off to E 39 St.

On E 40th Street, I passed the Friends of Crown Heights #4 building. Crown Heights would be a bit north from here, on the other side of the hospital and beyond Empire Blvd. The facade caught my eye. I'm curious about the history of the building, but Google wasn't being helpful.

And then that car caught my eye.

A little more repetition here. I got to the entrance of Holy Cross Cemetery and I walked up Albany Ave. I did this once before with Katie Vasquez for Currents TV. However, that time, we only went as far as St. Catherine of Genoa Church on Linden Blvd.

Not only did I have to get to the hospital, but I had to cross through the hospital as explained in the videos below. This brought me to Winthrop Street, which I've also walked before, and walked it once again to get back to the train station.

And that's it for this trip. Come back soon.

All of the above photos and videos, unless otherwise stated, were taken by Christopher J. Burke and are subject to copyright.

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