Too bad there was never an El on 4th Ave, hereby officially renamed by FIPS proclamation: ”Brooklyn’s Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” After my little nine-hour tourist jaunt into the city last week, I have an answer.  What 4th Avenue needs is not more Hotel Bleus but a High Line.

And give it an elevated bike lane too. Wasn’t Marty Markowitz trying to push that a while back on PPW?

I’m not kidding. I think this is the ticket.

• You could capitalize on the grunge factor.

• It would be a HUGE tourist destination.

• Thus: commerce and real estate opps abounding!

• There’s plenty of room.
• It would give the cars, bikes and people all their own places to be.
• It would give the area some much-needed green space.

• You could elevate the shops to be up at high line level.

And yes, I’m going to have to turn in my broken crackberry for an iphone.