City crews prepped the road along the marathon path on Bedford Avenue through the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg and Greenpoint sections of Brooklyn Friday afternoon.

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With the slow-yet-steady infusion of new businesses, the contrast between the east end of Williamsburg and the trendier, more gentrified pocket of Bedford Avenue in north Williamsburg is beginning to fade.

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"The women come through on bikes, and they're not dressed properly, " said Joel Weiser, a Hasidic musician who lives in the area, echoing complaints heard during the backlash that forced the removal of a painted bike lane on Bedford Avenue.

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