Walkin' In Brooklyn

A great afternoon to loop around DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, and Downtown Brooklyn. (I was even spotted by a coworker who I think was driving by on the highway when he saw me on the street.) Curiously, when I tried to tag these three neighborhoods, nothing came up for any of them, which doesn't make sense unless I walked those back when I wasn't updating this blog. The adventure begins at the York Street on the F line. I've been here before. There's a long tunnel after you ascend from the platform before you get to the turnstiles so you can leave. It's easy enough to get turned around down here -- I have before. I started by walking down Jay Street under the BQE, turning left on Prospect St, where I walked under the BQE a second time. On Jay Street, I took a picture of Susan Smith McKinney Steward Park, which extended all the way down to Bridge Street. Susan Smith McKinney Steward was the first African-American female physician in New York State and the thir...