Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Great coffee and awesome egg/avacado sandwich.
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cafe Cotton Bean
1077 Bergen StGreat coffee and awesome egg/avacado sandwich.
Consistently good food be it a burger, Cuban sandwich or any of their more gourmet fair.
327 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mayfield
688 Franklin AveConsistently good food be it a burger, Cuban sandwich or any of their more gourmet fair.
Great inexpensive Italian food. Love the lemon pasta and the beet salad.
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cent'Anni
742 Franklin AveGreat inexpensive Italian food. Love the lemon pasta and the beet salad.
Nagle's Bagels
630 Nostrand AvenueRight around the corner. Great bagels and coffee.
Drinks & Nightlife
Have some food too but the place to go for a good pina colada, mai thai or other. Lots of locals hang out here.
91 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Super Power
722 Nostrand Ave.Have some food too but the place to go for a good pina colada, mai thai or other. Lots of locals hang out here.
Another local scene with good, albeit smallish, cocktails.
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
King Tai
1095 Bergen StAnother local scene with good, albeit smallish, cocktails.
Sightseeing
This jaded NY'er actually liked the elevator ride to the top. Also check out the new Oculus.
616 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich StThis jaded NY'er actually liked the elevator ride to the top. Also check out the new Oculus.
The High Line is the most popular tourist destination in all of NYC
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Parque High Line
The High Line is the most popular tourist destination in all of NYC
It's free. It's not crowded during off hours during the week. It's a great way to see the Statue.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal Greenmarket
4 South StIt's free. It's not crowded during off hours during the week. It's a great way to see the Statue.
Parks & Nature
There's a lot more happening here than people realize. Check out the free concerts in the bandshell in the summer.
3418 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Prospect
There's a lot more happening here than people realize. Check out the free concerts in the bandshell in the summer.
It's hard to believe that the ocean is 13 miles from our house. It's a great thing to see and walk the boardwalk.
224 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rockaway Beach
It's hard to believe that the ocean is 13 miles from our house. It's a great thing to see and walk the boardwalk.
Arts & Culture
Shhh! There are so many great exhibits here! Don't overlook it.
3011 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Brooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyShhh! There are so many great exhibits here! Don't overlook it.
All over NYC Parks, check out the Summerstage schedule of free events!
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
SummerStage in Central Park
5th AvenueAll over NYC Parks, check out the Summerstage schedule of free events!
Essentials
Drugstore and convenience store. In a beautiful old bank building.
139 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Walgreens
2325 Flatbush AveDrugstore and convenience store. In a beautiful old bank building.
The grocery store with piped in dance music 24/7. Gotta see it to believe it with the dancing in the aisles.
228 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton StThe grocery store with piped in dance music 24/7. Gotta see it to believe it with the dancing in the aisles.
Getting Around
Nostrand Avenue
Nostrand AvenueA Train - express. 4 stops to Manhattan.
The LIRR stops here at Nostrand - 2 blocks away -- and can take you out to Long Island or back to Penn Station.
LIRR Jamaica Yard
137-7 94th AveThe LIRR stops here at Nostrand - 2 blocks away -- and can take you out to Long Island or back to Penn Station.