North 9th St Between Berry St and Wythe Ave

A few blocks off the beaten path of Bedford Avenue, as one walks towards the East River, things calm down a bit. The air is colder, the houses quieter, the stores fewer and farther between. Even the frequency of street art seemed to go down (of course the occasional stencil or tag remain).

The rows of apartments seemed to make way for rows of actual houses, each mimicing the last all the while mainting their own character through unique ironwork or paint jobs. An animal hospital seemed to be the sole "commercial" entity on the block. Towards the west end a "newer" apartment building with an interesting buzzer sat next to a loading dock. Unless you live here, or are on your way to somewhere, I would see little reason to come down this way.

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