nice post. i love riding in Brooklyn. I live at 6th and Flatbush and I can't think of a better place in the world to reside.
Your "pay attention" comment is too funny, especially cuz that's what I say to peds when they do that.
We should have a meetup in the slope sometime! When it gets warmer a fun thing to do is to pick up some Belgian brews at Bierkraft and then chill in the park.