‘Summer Stroll’ set for 3rd Ave in Bay Ridge
By Paula Katinas
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
BAY RIDGE — “It feels like it’s all coming to a head within the next two weeks,” Bina Valenzano, chair of the “Summer Stroll on 3rd” event, told her fellow members of the Merchants of Third Avenue at a meeting on June 25.
Valenzano, co-owner of The BookMark Shoppe on Third Avenue, gave the Merchants an update on plans for the “Summer Stroll” event.
“Summer Stroll on 3rd” will take place on four summer nights: July 20 and 27 and Aug. 10 and 17. Part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s “Summer Streets” program, in which vehicular traffic is banned to create pedestrian plazas, “Summer Stroll on 3rd” will feature outdoor cafes, games for children, performers playing acoustic music, and other amenities.