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Things to do in Brooklyn, New York (NY): The Best Sights & Landmarks
It seems like most folks have a grandmother, great-uncle or some other distant relative that used to live in Brooklyn, or perhaps a friend that lives there now. In the early 1900s, it was a mecca for immigrants arriving via Ellis Island. A hundred years later, young professionals and artists left pricey Manhattan digs for Brooklyn's cheaper and more expansive space. Neighborhoods like Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope, which had fallen into disrepair over the years, were restored and reborn as funky enclaves. Walk or bike over the historic Brooklyn Bridge (or ride the subway) to Brooklyn Heights for a stroll along the Promenade and breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline. Meander through Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for a taste of nature in the urban wilds. Catch a performance at the world-famous Brooklyn Academy of Music. From the delicious Italian restaurants of Bensonhurst to the Irish bars that line the avenues of Bay Ridge, from the hotdogs and rollercoasters of Coney Island to the bagels and handball courts of Greenpoint, Brooklyn is a state of mind as well as a dynamic community. Discover why, no matter where people move on to, they remain Brooklynites at heart.
Restaurants in Brooklyn
1. Sims Municipal Recycling Facility
2. Industry City
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Industry City is Brooklyn’s arts and entertainment destination located on the waterfront in Sunset Park. Developed from 16 historic manufacturing buildings, it is a walkable campus that hosts over 30 food vendors, including a Japanese food hall and market, a diverse retail program, rotating art installations, and weekly concerts and live events. Open 7 days a week, Industry City is one stop from Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn and three stops from Union Square in Manhattan.
Reviewed By bbbob84 - Staten Island, United States
I've passed this what appeared to be shopping experience on the BQE for some time and did a little research before visiting on our staycation. What a great experience. It is filled with restaurants, bars, food courts and inside each so many options. There are also shops with artisans and craft goods. Distilleries, breweries and drinking establishments to fit most tastes. Since it was December there is a small skating rink in one of the courtyards. Nicely laid out across several building. The buildings are u-shaped with courtyards inside the u area of each. Then between buildings there are steps or ramps that cross streets with minimal traffic. Parking can be a challenge. NYC parking meter rates under the BQE or there is a parking lot where it is $5 after 5pm weekdays or on the weekend. It inferred that there was a way to get validated parking, but we did not find out how. An enjoyable experience and we are sure to be back.
3. Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
4. Brooklyn Army Terminal
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Brooklyn Chinatown
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 400 reviews
Reviewed By JoyChristena - Brooklyn, United States
I got my one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn's China Town when my younger son left it to get married. I never even knew there was a Brooklyn China Town until I moved there! I loved it there; I was a block away from the Avenue U station on the Q train line. My apartment was on one of the many side streets off Avenue U that were filled with private residential homes. I had my own entrance off the driveway and had lots of privacy. The rent was low and I fell in love with all the wonderful shops along Avenue U. There was a flower shop with exquisite flowering plants, an acupuncture storefront where I went for marvelous acupressure massages, many exotic supermarkets and smaller grocery shops, produce stores galore with very inexpensive fruits and vegetables, herbal shops, inexpensive furniture shops - you name it and they had it, shops of all descriptions! I loved walking around this very colorful and convenient neighborhood and I enjoyed my Asian, Jewish American neighbors and shop keepers.
