Myrtle Avenue to Forest Park in Queens has become one of my favorite running routes. It cuts through a number of distinctive, lively neighborhoods—Clinton Hill and Bushwick in Brooklyn, Ridgewood and Glendale in Queens—and ends in a deeply wooded park. I took many photos along this stretch last winter, which you can
see here.
On this run, I came out the other side of Forest Park and pushed on to the Long Island Railroad Station in Jamaica, Queens. By the time I got past the parts I've already photographed, the light was fading fast, so I don't have too many pictures. The run was about 10 miles; I took the LIRR home. Six bucks! But less than 15 minutes, too.
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"Mom! Mom! Can we Have a dollar? The knife truck is here!
The knife truck!" It even has a bell. |
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| From Jamaica |
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| Marcy projects playground |
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| From Jamaica |
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The bustling Knickerbocker Ave. shopping
district. All open on New Year's Day. |
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| From Jamaica |
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| A shopping cart food vendor. I'm seeing them all over the Brooklyn lately. |
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| From Jamaica |
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| Playing for money on a cold, slow day in Queens. |
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| From Jamaica |
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A mini-chain in Queens that looks like Starbucks
if you squint. Next stop, burgers at McDowell's. |
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| From Jamaica |
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| Jamaica Station reminds me of a Berlin S-Bahnhof |
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| From Jamaica |
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