Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Great coffee, GREAT burritos, delicious pastries and bagels and nice staff. Relaxed cafe with wifi, closes at 5PM
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The Flats BKSpeed Coffee
308 Hooper StGreat coffee, GREAT burritos, delicious pastries and bagels and nice staff. Relaxed cafe with wifi, closes at 5PM
Best slice of pizza in NYC. Get the Grandma slice! Open til Midnight.
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Williamsburg Pizza
265 Union AveBest slice of pizza in NYC. Get the Grandma slice! Open til Midnight.
very good Italian food. Everything on the menu is great and the Specials are always amazing. Reasonable prices and Cash Only
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Testo
141 Leonard Stvery good Italian food. Everything on the menu is great and the Specials are always amazing. Reasonable prices and Cash Only
Very good vegetarian/vegan tacos. I eat meat and still love the tacos here.
There are usually deals on Taco Tuesday and at night the club opens downstairs.
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Black Flamingo
168 Borinquen PlVery good vegetarian/vegan tacos. I eat meat and still love the tacos here.
There are usually deals on Taco Tuesday and at night the club opens downstairs.
Smorgasburg is an open air food market in Williamsburg on Saturdays and Prospect Park on Sundays. **It is usually in Summer/Fall
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveSmorgasburg is an open air food market in Williamsburg on Saturdays and Prospect Park on Sundays. **It is usually in Summer/Fall
Parks & Nature
I prefer Prospect Park over Central Park because its more like a park, low key and not as crowded. If you run or bike, one loop around park is about 3 miles/5K
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Parque Prospect
I prefer Prospect Park over Central Park because its more like a park, low key and not as crowded. If you run or bike, one loop around park is about 3 miles/5K
This brand new 6 acres park is open from 6AM to 1AM. It has a nice path for walking or jogging along the riverfront. There is a taco stand "Tacocina" serving tacos & booze, and a volleyball & bocce courts along with a water fountain to run thru if you get hot.
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Domino Park
15 Kent AveThis brand new 6 acres park is open from 6AM to 1AM. It has a nice path for walking or jogging along the riverfront. There is a taco stand "Tacocina" serving tacos & booze, and a volleyball & bocce courts along with a water fountain to run thru if you get hot.
Essentials
Drop off & Self Service laundry. Open 7:30AM to 8:30PM. Cash only and change can be made with bills. Super friendly woman who runs the laundromat.
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Rainbow Laundromat
375 BroadwayDrop off & Self Service laundry. Open 7:30AM to 8:30PM. Cash only and change can be made with bills. Super friendly woman who runs the laundromat.
Open 6:30AM to 11PM. This grocery store carries higher end selections of items and regular food items.
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Brooklyn Harvest Market Union Ave
204 Union AveOpen 6:30AM to 11PM. This grocery store carries higher end selections of items and regular food items.
Open 7AM -9PM. This is a regular grocery market that is inexpensive compared to the Brooklyn Harvest. Cheap things, good selection of items.
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Shop Fair Supermarket
385 BroadwayOpen 7AM -9PM. This is a regular grocery market that is inexpensive compared to the Brooklyn Harvest. Cheap things, good selection of items.
Wine shop with a good selection of wine and other spirits. They are closed Saturdays.
Open Sunday 12PM-9PM
Monday - Thursday 10AM - 10PM
Friday 10AM - 7PM
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Soreiku Wine & Liquor shop
387 BroadwayWine shop with a good selection of wine and other spirits. They are closed Saturdays.
Open Sunday 12PM-9PM
Monday - Thursday 10AM - 10PM
Friday 10AM - 7PM
Getting Around
JMZ Marcy stop at Broadway is 2.5 blocks away
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Marcy Avenue
JMZ Marcy stop at Broadway is 2.5 blocks away
The Metropolitan/Lorimer station for the L and G train stop is 8 blocks from my apt, about 5-10 minute walk
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Lorimer Street Station
The Metropolitan/Lorimer station for the L and G train stop is 8 blocks from my apt, about 5-10 minute walk
1 block away on Rodney and South 4th street is a CitiBike Dock to rent a bike for the day or a week. It is NYC bike sharing program with docks all over the city
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Citi Bike
1 block away on Rodney and South 4th street is a CitiBike Dock to rent a bike for the day or a week. It is NYC bike sharing program with docks all over the city
Sightseeing
go walk the Highline, especially on a nice sunny day. Lots of food & drinks options along as well.
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Parque High Line
go walk the Highline, especially on a nice sunny day. Lots of food & drinks options along as well.
Secret tip: The Staten Island Ferry is FREE!!!! Hop a ride on the SI Ferry as it goes across the Harbour with views of Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governor Island and all of New York. No need to pay for a Circle Line Cruise or any of those expensive boats. It doesn't make any stops, it goes to Staten Island and back to Manhattan. Trip is about 25 mins each way.
When ferry gets to Staten Island, get off and take the ferry back. Sometimes, you stay on the same ferry for the return. Just ask! There is a snack bar and restrooms on the ferry.
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Staten Island Ferry
Staten Island FerrySecret tip: The Staten Island Ferry is FREE!!!! Hop a ride on the SI Ferry as it goes across the Harbour with views of Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governor Island and all of New York. No need to pay for a Circle Line Cruise or any of those expensive boats. It doesn't make any stops, it goes to Staten Island and back to Manhattan. Trip is about 25 mins each way.
When ferry gets to Staten Island, get off and take the ferry back. Sometimes, you stay on the same ferry for the return. Just ask! There is a snack bar and restrooms on the ferry.
Drinks & Nightlife
The only rooftop winery in NYC located in the Navy yards. You get amazing views of the city in a unique setting. Must make reservations, but its free. Stop at the Kings County Distillery for a drink first, its located right at the entrance to the navy yards.
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Rooftop Reds Winery
299 Sands StThe only rooftop winery in NYC located in the Navy yards. You get amazing views of the city in a unique setting. Must make reservations, but its free. Stop at the Kings County Distillery for a drink first, its located right at the entrance to the navy yards.
The roof at the Moxy called Magic Hour is quite unique and very cool. Drinks are pricey tho! And even tho it says Times Square it is not located there, it is in Herald Square.
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Moxy NYC Times Square
485 7th AveThe roof at the Moxy called Magic Hour is quite unique and very cool. Drinks are pricey tho! And even tho it says Times Square it is not located there, it is in Herald Square.
The first distillery to open in Manhattan since Prohibition. Our/Vodka is made with NYC water and run by an eccentric native New Yorker
Our/New York Vodka
151 W 26th StThe first distillery to open in Manhattan since Prohibition. Our/Vodka is made with NYC water and run by an eccentric native New Yorker
Go here, dont ask questions just go! It's home to Sleep No More. The summer is a huge rooftop and in the winter it becomes a closed in winter lodge. Great fun, good drinks and food, but most of all is all the entertainment and shows
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The McKittrick Hotel
530 W 27th StGo here, dont ask questions just go! It's home to Sleep No More. The summer is a huge rooftop and in the winter it becomes a closed in winter lodge. Great fun, good drinks and food, but most of all is all the entertainment and shows
Parklife is a bar with a taco stand and these some are the BEST tacos in NYC. The Chef's mom is well known in the city for her tacos. They also have a huge outdoor space that is open year round
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Parklife
636 Degraw StParklife is a bar with a taco stand and these some are the BEST tacos in NYC. The Chef's mom is well known in the city for her tacos. They also have a huge outdoor space that is open year round
Arts & Culture
Very good museum that gives you a nice perspective on NY.
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Museo de la Ciudad de Nueva York
1220 5th AveVery good museum that gives you a nice perspective on NY.