These developments prompted the council's 1999 ordinance that essentially banned new first-floor professional offices along a four-block stretch of the street.

Almost everyone along a four-block stretch of New Lots Avenue said they knew the victim.

The buildings will flank a curving road to be known as Center Boulevard, along a four-block stretch of riverfront north of 47th Road.

The confrontation prompted police officials to call in about 200 officers, including many from other boroughs, and to cordon off a four-block stretch on 125th Street.

Since June, six new shops and restaurants, most with a Manhattan sensibility, have opened on a four-block stretch from President to Douglass Streets.

The four-block stretch of asphalt is known as the Harlem Piers, though the piers were torn down years ago.

About 200 officers were called in to cordon off a four-block stretch.

Evans Auto is one of several 24-hour garages along a four-block stretch of 10th Avenue that specialize in taxi maintenance and repair.

They sit along a four-block stretch of Prospect Avenue where many of Hackensack's high-rise condominiums and co-ops stand.

In the last year, three independent stores along a four-block stretch of Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg have begun dealing in used books.