My wife does not like to walk in NYC with me. I zig zag. When I leave Grand Central Terminal, I don’t go north then west, I go north a little bit then west then north. You know, zig zag.
The other day I left Stamford on the local train to NYC, and I got off the train at Fordham in the Bronx. My destination was the Hunts Point Produce Market at Hunts Point.
As usual I had consulted maps and had a general idea of my route. I was going to work my way east to the Bronx River and follow the river south to the point.
All I could say was it was extreme zig zagging. I went through Arthur Ave, skirted around the Bronx Zoo arriving at the river.
There was a path I could follow for a while. That ended and I had to cross over to the other side of the river and then look to where I could cross the river again.
It took 90 minutes of walking to arrive at the Hunts Point Produce Market.
The Market is huge. There are three buildings, each about 2,000 feet. Lots of activity. I had to pay $5.00 to get into the facility.
It is mainly wholesale. I am not sure if you can even buy individual produce. Needless to say, I won’t be going back there again.
One thing I have noticed when I walk through the Industrial parts of the Bronx are car repair shops. There must be hundreds of repair shops in the Bronx.
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