How Do You Walk From Greenpoint To Red Hook?
When asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, mountaineer George Leigh Mallory famously replied “Because it’s there.” Some people were just made with the exploratory jones for adventure! And some people die in the process. Take on this challenge with the hunger of Mallory. Then stray from the template by coming home alive. Let’s say you’re starting at the safe, central intersection of Greenpoint and Manhattan Avenues. The most reasonable, direct route is to walk south on Manhattan til you reach Bedford Avenue. Walk south through McCarren Park. Congratulations! One neighborhood down, seven to go! Take Bedford Avenue straight south through Williamsburg. Around Broadway, you’ll notice the demographically seismic shift from artists and Latinos to Hasids and Hasids. Take a right (south) on Williamsburg Street West. Assuming you’re taking this walk at night, remember you’ve now entered the environs of the empty Brooklyn Navy Yard. Keep an eye out. Now bypass depopulated Flushing Avenue an
