Ripping Up Bedford Avenue
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…
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…
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.
Did you mean to say Park Avenue?