June 29th, 2025

Block by Block: President Street

Author

Mose Kane
June 29, 2025

Brooklyn’s President Street runs the gamut between far East Crown Heights and the port in far West Cobble Hill, split in the middle by Prospect Park. I walked both halves a few weeks apart, and have spliced them together for your walking/viewing pleasure. Soak early Summer in, block-by-block:

Part 1

Rochester Avenue —> Utica Avenue (BEGIN)

Schenectady Ave

Troy Ave

Albany Ave

Kingston Ave

Brooklyn Ave

New York Ave

Nostrand Ave

Rogers Ave

Bedford Ave

Franklin Ave

Classon Ave

Washington Ave (END PART 1)

Part 2

Prospect Park West —> 8th Ave (BEGIN)

7th Ave

6th Ave

5th Ave

4th Ave

3rd Ave

Nevins St

Gowanus Canal (Detour needed)

Bond St —> Hoyt St

Smith St

Court St

Clinton St

Henry St

I-278 (Detour needed…again)

Columbia St

Van Brunt St

Port of NY (END PART 2)