Summer Stroll delights thousands on Third Avenue
Organizers seek to add more nights in 2015
Summer Stroll on Third is becoming one of the premiere warm weather events in Brooklyn, according to organizers, who said the three nights it has taken place so far have proven to be so successful, they are considering asking the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow them to hold it eight nights next year.
Under an agreement with DOT, Summer Stroll on Third is taking place over four nights this year: July 18 and 25, and Aug. 8 and 15.
The Merchants of Third Avenue, the business group representing storeowners on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, sponsors Summer Stroll on Third with state Sen. Marty Golden and Councilmember Vincent Gentile and is hoping to capitalize on its success.
The whole idea of Summer Stroll, according to the Merchants group, is to give the avenue the feel of a piazza in Venice.