Brooklyn

Eyes on the Street: Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue Street Fair

By Aaron Naparstek

10:33 AM EDT on May 21, 2007

As Robert Guskind at Gowanus Lounge writes, “We like the Fifth Avenue Fair because, while you can score tube socks
and sunglasses, most of the local businesses come out and represent.” Check out his photo set on Flickr.

Aaron Naparstek

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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