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Week 46

In Pursuit of Freedom

In 1790, 61% of all white Households in Kings County owned slaves, representing 30% of the borough's total population. This was enough to earn it the ignominious distinction of "the highest proportion of slaveholders and slaves in the North." Our walk this week covers the grounds of Canarsie and the Flatlands where many of these slaves resided, along with the courageous and vibrant abolitionist history of Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg and Weeksville. We'll also step into Manhattan to visit the African Burial Ground National Monument near City Hall.

Neighborhoods Bedford Stuyvesant, Weeksville, Brownsville, Remsen Village, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Midwood, Mapleton, Bensonhurst, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, South Slope, Gowanus, Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn Navy Yard, South Williamsburg, Bushwick

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Week 4

First Impressions - North Queens

Our first jaunt into North Queens starts with a passage on foot through Elmhurst and Corona. Cutting up through Flushing and taking a right at Spa Castle in College Point, we round the turn at Crocheron Park and Little Neck Bay. The route back takes us by the scenic Long Island Expressway and through Queens College.

Neighborhoods Liberty Park, Glendale, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Flushing, Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Clearview, Beechhurst, Whitestone, College Point, Rego Park, Middle Village

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