Security was heavy in the blocks surrounding the stadium.

The four blocks surrounding it are filled with businesses.

The park, like the town, was small: about a block of greenery and trees surrounding a marble war memorial.

By July 24, 2001, all but the blocks immediately surrounding the water main break were reopened to automotive traffic.

In the nasty blocks surrounding the cathedral, however, some expectations were more dismal.

Dozens of blocks surrounding the site of the afternoon rally were closed off.

Two years later, the outline and later subdivision of the eight blocks surrounding the main square was made.

The eight blocks surrounding the square contain a number of downtown buildings:

The blocks surrounding 7th Avenue also thrive with restaurants, nightlife and shopping.

They soon began to set up a drug trade in the blocks surrounding 118th Street and Fifth Avenue, he said.