Walkin' In Brooklyn

I don't usually walk in the rain, unless it's to run errands. But in this case, I wanted to get out of the house on a Friday morning. The rain was mostly done, if I recall correctly. It didn't see like three miles but I guess it's because I only did a few blocks. I started off on the bus to Brooklyn College, but I got off at Ave I and Bedford Ave. I knew years ago, that I'd be rewalking these streets a lot. New York Ave is interrupting for housing between the freight line (the future IBX) and Flatbush Ave. There's a small piece between Flatbush and Ave I. The first three photos are facing north and facing south from Ave I. The third photo is just before Kings Highway. Walking down Kings Highway to East 34 Street, I came to Fraser Square, which I took pictures of when I walked a huge chunk of Kings Highway. The road circles around the square. And then off I went up East 34 Street. East 34 St runs north past Fl...

I haven't updated this blog in quite a while. Partly it was because I was taking a lot of pictures on my phone and they're a pain to transfer. And partly because there are other blogs doing the same thing that are probably more entertaining or have more information. For any newcomers, I'm a walker. My father had me and my borther walking all of this city from an early age. I take a lot of walks, particularly in the summer (I'm a teacher), and I got tired of walking the same curcuit about my neighborhood, so started branching out. In May 2019, I started tracking where I was walking. Then the pandemic hit, and I found myself with a lot more time to walk. I'm still walking. On Monday, January 30, 2023, I walked a section of Ave O that I hadn't walked already. Then I walked a bit up Kings Highway until I reached Ave N. At that intersection, there's a small triangle of land, created along with E31 Street. I have thought about the idea of doc...