[3][4] The avenue starts at its north at Grand Army Plaza, going through Park Slope for 1 mile (1.6 km).

Lapskaus Boulevard is the nickname of part of Eighth Avenue, in a Norwegian working-class section of bordering Bay Ridge, and Sunset Park.

[6][4][3] The name Lapskaus was derived from a Northern European stew that was a staple food of lower to middle income families.

[7] While the New York City metropolitan area had a Norwegian presence for more than 300 years, immigration to Bay Ridge began to seriously take shape in the 1920s.

The monument was donated in 1939 by Crown Prince Olav, and features a replica of a Viking rune stone located in Tune, Norway.