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A Brooklynite's Guide to Brooklyn
- Destinations:
- Brooklyn,
- Financial District,
- Gramercy,
- New York,
- New York City,
- North America,
- United States
I live in Brooklyn and love dragging--er, showing--other people around my hometown. Brooklyn has it all over Manhattan: insanely-great shopping, great food, and a chillaxed atmosphere. This trip plan contains some of my all-time favorite spots in the Better Borough, but I'd also highly recommend walking tours of Smith Street and Court Street between Atlantic and Fourth, Fifth Avenue between Flatbush and 9th, and Atlantic Avenue between Bond and the waterfront. Come to Brooklyn!
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Despite the fact that the average New Yorker's apartment could generously be compared to a shoebox, the residents of Gotham sure do love their homewares. And... more
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When it was completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering—the longest suspension bridge in the world. Over 150,000 people... more
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A happy, multiculti crowd bucks the standard rocker-dive trend at this lounge in the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge. The interior, created almost entirely... more
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This Middle Eastern supermarket is one of the few remnants of the ethnic enclave that once thrived on the Atlantic Avenue corridor. Homesick Arabs from around... more
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Bird brands itself as one of Brooklyn's first fashion destinations. That may be something of a stretch, but it certainly was a pioneer when it set up shop in... more
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Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass was a wasteland not long ago. You could practically see tumbleweed bowling down Front Street. Now it's all lofts and... more
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Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was reportedly more proud of this 585-acre idyll than anything else in his repertoire. He and partner Calvert Vaux... more
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BAM is one of the premier avant-garde venues in the country, showcasing music, theater, and modern dance. Curators take chances that couldn't be taken in... more
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Fort Greene's abundance of 19th century brownstones and French expats can lend it a decidedly European feel. This haute bistro certainly plays a role as well,... more
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At first glance, this unassuming trattoria on the northern fringe of Park Slope might seem an unlikely candidate for what some glossies (most notably New York... more
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A spuntino, according to Frankie Falcinelli's nonna, is a snack and also a place that serves them—so what else could Falcinelli and Frankie Castronovo... more
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The secret may be out by now, but you'll still feel in the know as you sip your Patron Silver premium tequila on the rooftop terrace of this tri-level Nuevo... more
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The pioneer of the Fifth Avenue scene, this convivial Venetian place, with its wooden tables, rickety chairs, and understated yellow dining room, has held up... more
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