Summer Stroll on 3rd set to move north
Pedestrian plaza to be located between Bay Ridge Ave. and 80th St.
Fresh from the success of its first two Summer Stroll on 3rd events in July, which drew hundreds of thousands of people to Bay Ridge, the Merchants of Third Avenue business group is looking north this week.
The third installment of Summer Stroll on 3rd will take place this Friday, Aug. 7, a little farther north on Third Avenue, between Bay Ridge Avenue (69th Street) and 80th Street, from 6 to 10 p.m. The events held earlier this summer took place on the southern end of the avenue, between 80th and 90th streets.
Those strolls were a smashing success, according to Bob Howe, president of the Merchants of Third Avenue. This year marks the fourth annual Summer Stroll on 3rd event. The Merchants organization has been the main sponsor of the Bay Ridge happening since the program began in 2012.
Howe said he’s looking forward to the Aug. 7 Summer Stroll. “We hope to build on the excitement that we generated on the southern end of the avenue,” he told the Brooklyn Eagle on Monday.