Walkin' In Brooklyn

Sweeping farther south, I'm moving into Canarsie. These westbound walks will be among the longest I take because Canarsie streets are angling away from the more vertical Flatbush streets. And, of course, there are fewer transit options. The first leg of the journey is a quick (not quick enough) trick down Van Sinderen Ave, which seems creepy whichever block of it I've walked down. After one block, I shifted over beneath the "L" train to the start of Ave D. The first street sign I saw was at E 105 Street. I had a lot of blocks to go! And I'd already walked a bit. I probably should've walked up and down a couple of blocks so I wouldn't have to do them later, but the walk was already going to take a lot out of me. When I got to E 89 Street, Ave D curves south and merges into Foster Ave. It disappears for a little bit. I traveled this section of Foster Ave many times by car visiting a friend that lived...

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...