Locals Throng 3rd Avenue for Bay Ridge's Summer Stroll
Crowds flocked to Bay Ridge’s Summer Stroll on 3rd for open-air dining, sidewalk shopping, and live music on the car-free stretch.
Bay Ridge’s second Summer Stroll of the season took over 3rd Avenue from 68th to 82nd Street on July 25, drawing thousands for an evening of live music, outdoor dining and community celebration. Photo by Arthur de Gaeta
by Arthur de Gaeta, Brooklyn Paper
The second installment of Bay Ridge’s Summer Stroll on 3rd brought life and energy to the southern stretch of the avenue last month, as neighbors and visitors gathered for an evening of open-air dining, sidewalk shopping, and family-friendly fun.
With the streets closed to traffic from 68th to 82nd Street on July 25, thousands roamed freely along the car-free corridor, soaking in the sounds of live music and enjoying the summer evening.
Local artists set up shop beside boutiques and bistros, while restaurants extended their tables onto the pavement, transforming the typically busy thoroughfare into an even more vibrant community promenade.
The July 25 event came on the heels of this year’s first Summer Stroll on July 18 — one Merchants of Third Avenue President James Vavas called “a tremendous success.”
Friday’s stroll drew similarly large crowds.
The Summer Stroll returns today, August 1, to the upper stretch of 3rd Avenue, from 82nd Street to Marine Avenue, and concludes August 8 with a final stroll spanning 68th to 82nd Street.
Editor’s note: A version of this story originally ran in Brooklyn Paper. Click here to see the original story.
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