⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Cycling NYC (Narrated) : Kings Highway to Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn (July 13, 2020)

[@lisamarie9983]

Ken, there are so many things you missed about our beautiful neighborhood. If you had started on the Avenue and not the blocks you would have seen the stores, bars/restaurants the awesome parks and public walking, biking paths. Our streets are finally being fixed from Super Storm Sandy, VERY slowly but it's getting done. We are a proud diverse community. Had you had slowed down, packed a lunch to eat on one of our many benches and or taken a walk in the wetlands maybe you could have gotten more then potholes 😆. But thank you for riding on through our beloved little part of NYC.

[@septemberquest6393]

Action Kid is the king of tour guides on KZbin!!!

[@ProudAmericanArmyMom]

Great Video, I lived in Gerritsen Beach, you rode right past my old house on Cyrus Ave. which is considered the OLD SECTION, so much has changed in the area, all the houses use to be bungalows, and look at them now. Miss my home town so much.

[@dziewczynaa]

Do you know that we watch each of your video? 😂 We love it and we really think that you are a nice kind person. Lots of love from west Poland, Poznań! :)

[@judithhinton5784]

This is an area of Brooklyn where a car is definitely a necessity. Nice homes, quiet area. Enjoyed the ride, AK!

[@eddiew2325]

cars are bad for the environment. shame on you judith for promoting global warming

[@eddiew2325]

@Runner Girl let me guess you support global warming as well right?

[@judithhinton5784]

@@eddiew2325 You don't know me, therefore you have no right to accuse me of ANYTHING, PERIOD! Just go sit down somewhere and chill out.

[@judithhinton5784]

@Runner Girl Thanks for having my back, my friend. He's trying to start something...he'd better cut it out.

[@ssadvweld1]

@@eddiew2325 Your comment is uncalled for and makes an unfair assumption. Please think before you comment next time. This channel is about positivity.

[@chuckiegravesfield3170]

finally a video about a boro that actually matters

[@merccadoosis8847]

Brooklyn is God's Country!

[@NewWalker]

Nice cycling around the city !! Happy summer and stay cool !! 😉👍💕

[@alfoncesmithe]

Wow what a lovely area, that beach looks great, looks nothing like New York & nice homes cheers ken🙂👍😎🌟🗽

[@ssadvweld1]

A gorgeous day for a ride. The sky is so blue. Avenue U. lol I loved that little beach at the end.

[@merccadoosis8847]

Next time you're in Sheephead Bay please visit Emmons Avenue - famous for its many clam houses. When you grow up in Brooklyn like I did, you eat sea food, especially clams --- yum! At about 19:55 you said "this does not look like NYC, folks" --- so true! Looked more like South St Paul, MN last year when the city worked on its old pipe lines and streets. Thanks for sharing.

[@technomomwi]

The variety of your routes adds to my knowledge and interest in the area.

[@lindakurman8642]

Grew up near Kings highway. That was mud wood. Sheepshead bay is around ave U and i very beautiful area. Had friends in gerritsin beach. Cute area too. Lived in sheepshead bay for 28 years till I went to long island

[@lindakurman8642]

Loved the homes there

[@lindakurman8642]

Albamarle rd. Would be A. My grandparents lived on C. B would be Beverly rd

[@lindakurman8642]

North part was always called new the side passed the old church is the old section. Wow such memories. Hung out in that parking lot. Amazing. Thank u

[@lindakurman8642]

They have their own little beach there too

[@lindakurman8642]

That church is very old and beautiful

[@61kimmarie]

Hey AK, I always enjoy your walking riding videos. Although, I'm not a native I learn something new with every tour! NY has a interesting and informative history. Have a safe ride. Thank you!✌🏾🚴‍♀️

[@Lisatropolis]

There is most definitely an Avenue A in Brooklyn. My Grandma used to live there :)

[@eddiew2325]

so word on the street is that your grandma used to live on Avenue A. is that true?

[@Lisatropolis]

Eddie W .. amazing memories

[@letsgomets002]

There's no ave A in Bklyn its in Manhattan...I'm still living in Bklyn

[@MetaMM]

Your bike tour from George Washington Bridge passing NJ made me understand the place someone I know live. It gives me a whole new perspective, thanks to you. You don't realise that. That was the best bicycle youtube tour ride for me to have watched.

[@grahamw.shepherd5330]

You're doing a grand job, enjoy watching your exploits, well done.

[@TrustInTheMostHigh]

I love this channel 👍👊

[@motherhenpromotions]

I grew up in the area. The streets have always been bad down there. The reason the streets are so narrow is that the Beach was originally a summer bungalow community. And then people started living there year round (sorta like City Island in the Bronx). The houses closest to the water have a tendency to flood .... Sometime in the early to mid 1960's, there was a flood and we had to be carried out of the house. My nana's house was below the road.....

[@meirchaimo6960]

You should walk Ditmas Park! It's a really beautiful neighborhood!

[@eddiew2325]

is that a park?

[@meirchaimo6960]

@@eddiew2325 it's a beautiful neighborhood in Brooklyn... Google it!

[@eddiew2325]

MeirChaimo thanks lol

[@Richard-lw2gr]

Nice area yes! Thanks friend for sharing this «video bike»

[@JTC2227]

This is where I used to live

[@dorothymerrell6091]

Thanks for the video I really enjoyed it.

[@septemberquest6393]

Good post,Kid!!!my stomping grounds...near Ocean Ave!!!!!

[@fogcitygirl397]

Another great video....To answer your question “would I live there” my answer is no, I have to be able to walk to restaurants and shopping....although it is very nice and quiet....Thank you again.....💃🏽💃🏽

[@jeahavvalentin980]

Great video 👍 👍

[@vincentpinlac3606]

Quentin Road is named after Roosevelt's son who was killed in combat during World War I

[@gillandro2]

You passed my block on channel ave

[@JimConnelley]

I enjoy your narrated videos much more. BE the Tour Guide.

[@Sandalphon9]

Thanks for the tour.

[@walkingaroundcentralflorid1173]

Good morning and Hello From Orlando Florida!! The roads are all busted up did look like it was a little uncomfortable to ride on. tiny dogs think they are so much bigger than they really are but the bite still hurts. Thanks for sharing "Cool Beans"

[@margaretgreatwordsoftrutha3056]

Lived here great neighborhood

[@reoo1111]

great video very informative great narration enjoyed very much i recommend everyboddy to subscribe please keep narrating we learn so much about an area thru you thank so much russ.

[@lindakurman8642]

Thank u for a real hometown video

[@margaretgreatwordsoftrutha3056]

Yes I would love it

[@eggy6857]

Always surprises me that in most US suburbs all the retail is bunched up together away from residential neighourbhoods. Must be strict zoning laws because otherwise it doesn't make sense to me.

[@chuckiegravesfield3170]

this trend started in bullshit new york first. then everyone else followed suit..

[@professional.commentator]

I think it's also because of safety. If a store was in the middle of nowhere it wouldn't be safe if there was a gang in town.

[@azul8811]

@@professional.commentator This neighborhood was developed on filled in marshland in the early 1920s. To the best of jy knowledge, the houses in the "New Section" were starting to be completed by 1923. Crime was not even a concept for this area back then. Doors were left unlocked. Many families, if not most, did not own a car, and those that did owned only one. Most women stayed home to raise their children and most did not have a drivers license. If they needed to go shopping they could pull their shopping cart up to them avenue. It's an old concept; it's called community.

[@azul8811]

The NYC Borough of Brooklyn, AKA Kings County, is THE second most densely populated county in the entire United States of America. It houses 2.7 million people within 69.5 square miles. Until 1898 it was a separate City. If it still were the City of Brooklyn, it would be the 3rd largest city in the country. We don't consider it to be a "suburb."

[@The_Watcher88]

Considering moving to this area (on bartlett place). Does anyone know if the streets flood after heavy rain or is flooding only an issue after a hurricane?

[@LoiLoScope]

All fine?

[@shawnbrown1404]

When I used to attend P.S. 277 in the early 80's the area wasn't too kind to my type.

[@Misstonyah]

I work nearby. Very racist.

[@RazPerignon]

@@Misstonyah sounds like a good neighborhood

[@letsgomets002]

It's gotten beter you're right

[@maryannrose2464]

Loved it

[@johnrogers9481]

Ken, thanks for showing us this hood. I have never been to Gerritsen Beach area. It is quiet.! However it is quite a bit too small and packed in for my taste. Also as you say, there are no stores within walking distance,, not good.

[@letsgomets002]

Believe me its not that quite and there's plenty of stores walking distance

[@rutter1ify]

Would like to see your reaction to our normal Streets here in the UK 👍

[@Drownedinblood]

What bike do you have?

[@miamibeachsuperplumber8552]

My hometown

[@lilo7019]

Nice😉👍

[@samirrami4586]

well done.

[@zeldalink2394]

Nice 👍

[@nivaznivas1720]

Nice wonderful 🥰🥰

[@loiscase9376]

It's one of those Beach's that only those who live there can easily find. Ha!

[@tomtats7594]

That beach is nasty there’s burnt cars underneath you people have dumped bodies there it’s a very deceiving place it’s not nice

[@godq3]

Power lines like in south Asia. Why they don't dig them underground like in Europe?

[@letsgomets002]

They do that in Manhattan

[@bacsimap]

We who grew up near it pronounced it "Avineeyoo".

[@sanjivkeskar2547]

Interesting video.

[@iamkharel]

Very unique neighborhood. Definitely away from city life (although that is the city) it is very nice community with beautiful homes. Wished I could've seen the Marina. Love the neighborhood beach. But not my style lol. Doesn't take nothing away bc who knows if I ever end up living there. But I've always loved living walking distance from bodegas, grocery stores, shopping and eating. I need those things close to me 👍

[@김성태-l4c]

Park Min-Ha 🇫🇷

[@Tonyjones175]

That was rude he stopped and crossed right in front of you with his red scooter.

[@jessealava7747]

Growing up In the sheepshead bay housing projects we know Gerritsen beach as a racist “sundown” town.

[@letsgomets002]

And where you lived was not safe for white people ,most of the crime came from your area not Gerritsen Beach !!!!!

[@azul8811]

The Nostrand NYCHA projects are looking like a sundown place in their own way. I just don't know why. They weren't like that years ago.

[@niraajkemaar9120]

👍

[@dawntorode4856]

This beach side area really does not look like New York. Very nice ride Ken.

[@김성태-l4c]

Kang Tae-Won

[@timfaracy754]

Instead of saying "Aven-you U" say "Aven-new U" .

[@chuckiegravesfield3170]

it's gonna be ok

[@joanike1902]

NY accent.

[@sherwinan]

3rd world roads - not even any markings. strange area, not sure why anyone would live here

[@letsgomets002]

Because you're not from here that's why best safest neighborhood in Bklyn with geat schools

[@ferikmur5626]

Nase

[@fernandoalbuquerque3992]

👍