Bay Ridge merchants start making plans for ‘Summer Stroll on 3rd’
The super successful Summer Stroll on 3rd is coming back this year.
The Merchants of Third Avenue, a business organization representing store owners on the Bay Ridge end of the avenue, is joining up with state Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) and Councilman Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) to sponsor the Third Annual Summer Stroll on 3rd event this July and August.
Under Summer Stroll, a section of Third Avenue is turned into a pedestrian mall – no cars allowed – for four Friday nights in July and August to give shoppers the chance to stretch their legs, enjoy live music, hunt for bargains at a leisurely pace and sip cappuccinos in outdoor cafes.
In the previous two Summer Stroll events, shoppers gave the group positive feedback. Pedestrians said they enjoyed the chance to stop at street corners and hear opera singers, folk musicians and a capella groups.