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August 27, 2009

Ripping Up Bedford Avenue

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Construction crews were blocking off Bedford avenue at Park Place Avenue this morning. One of the workers said, "We're ripping it all up!" We snapped a few pictures and he added, "You should take a picture when it's finished!" Bedford Avenue isn't as rugged as some roads in Brooklyn (Broadway, for example), but it sure will be nice to bike along un-hole-y asphalt when it's finished—and probably nice to drive along as well...




Posted by jscheff at 9:00 AM | Comments (2)
Categories: Streets, Williamsburg

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Did you mean to say Park Avenue?

Posted by: heck_of_a_job_brownie at August 27, 2009 9:13 AM

Park Ave. is the border (pretty much) between Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy. I assume this is running north from Park into Williamsburg? For what it's worth, Nostrand in Bed-Stuy (from where it emerges from Lee Ave. in Hasidic Williamsburg to Atlantic Ave. is bone-jarring, a zillion times worse than Bedford. Although there isn't a bike lane, there are plenty of bikers, plus trucks and buses.

Posted by: rf at August 27, 2009 10:25 AM

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