Makeover of Ocean Parkway Mall
A portion of the mall that runs alongside Ocean Parkway in the Midwood section of Brooklyn is getting a new look. Council Member Simcha Felder, who in other instances has displayed a philistine’s concern for matters of aesthetics in neighborhoods outside his own district, has ponied up $1.35 million to redo the pavement and bike…
A portion of the mall that runs alongside Ocean Parkway in the Midwood section of Brooklyn is getting a new look. Council Member Simcha Felder, who in other instances has displayed a philistine’s concern for matters of aesthetics in neighborhoods outside his own district, has ponied up $1.35 million to redo the pavement and bike path while sprucing up benches, railings and law areas. The work began recently, reports The Brooklyn Eagle, and is expected to be finished before summer. If anyone’s nearby and can snap a photo of the work, we’d love to see it.
Beautification, Restoration for Ocean P’kway Mall [Brooklyn Eagle]
Photo by Urch
@Boxermonkey-
The beautification project is more than 3 blocks, perhaps you have noticed only the latest phase. I’ve think I’ve seen it as far north as 18th, and for certain by Avenues J, K, L. From the looks of it I think that the project is going to extend southwards till Avenue Z.
yeah continue down to the park~Church to Caton is a DUMP
on Ocean Parkway
Dirty, poop, trash is never cleaned up..
yeah continue down to the park~Church to Caton is a DUMP
on Ocean Parkway
Dirty, poop, trash is never cleaned up..
Aces — Why should the NYPD enforce any traffic law?
(Well, other than parking and, apparently, cell phone use while driving)
perhaps Council Member Felder could also suggest to the NYPD that they enforce the speed limit along Ocean Parkway? It would make for a less intimidating crossing for pedestrians.
I bike on Ocean Parkway frequently, and never use the bike path. The service roads on either side are a much faster ride. Smooth paving, no pedestrians.
Ocean Parkway must have really been something before Elm Blight. Supposedly the trees were so large the canopy covered the entire central roadway.
And to think, Robert Moses wanted to ram the Prospect Expressway all the way down to the Belt Parkway.
well, that bike path is in such bad condition that I always ride the parallel road, which is nicely paved….to bad they are only fixing 3 blocks.
I wonder if those 3 blocks were where I got my “wake-up call” on my bike.