Location: Downtown Brooklyn
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What to do and see in Downtown Brooklyn, New York (NY): The Best Things to do
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. EatWith Brooklyn
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
EatWith is the world’s leading community for authentic food experiences with locals, in 130+ countries. Through dinner parties, supper clubs, cooking classes, and food tours in private homes and special venues, EatWith connects hand-selected local hosts with travelers seeking unique, immersive food experiences.
2. New York Transit Museum
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4.5 based on 959 reviews
The New York Transit Museum, one of the city's leading cultural institutions, is the largest museum in the United States devoted to urban public transportation history, and one of the premier institutions of its kind in the world. The Museum explores the development of the greater New York Metropolitan region through the presentations of exhibitions, tours, educational programs, and workshops dealing with the cultural, social, and technological history of public transportation. Since its inception over a quarter century ago, the Museum, housed in a historic 1936 IND subway station in Brooklyn Heights, has grown in scope and popularity. As custodian and interpreter of the region's extensive public transportation networks, the Museum strives to share, through its public programs, this rich and vibrant history with local, regional, and international audiences.
Reviewed By eds857 - Brooklyn, United States
You will learn much about the Transit System of NYC. You will see examples of different styles of Subway Cars thru the ages you can walk thru time. Also examples of the different systems that keeps the systems running. Even a cut out of a Transit Bus. The Museum also had a gift shop you can take home a bit of history.
3. Brooklyn Tabernacle
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4.5 based on 757 reviews
World-renowned choir of 240 voices has sold three million albums and won several Grammy and Dove Awards.
Reviewed By writeonOntario
We'd been looking forward to visiting the Brooklyn Tabernacle on our NYC trip and were not disappointed. To hear the Grammy-award winning choir sing live and to hear Pastor Cymbala preach in person were a highlight. It was not performance, it was worship. The focus was on Jesus, not self-glorification. Pastor Cymbala is as humble as I expected him to be. I only wish we could have heard a couple more testimonies from the choir members, not just one. The church itself is a beautiful facility and the greeters and ushers made us feel welcome. We were sitting with our bus tour group so didn't really have much opportunity to interact with the congregation in general. The church has a small bookstore in an upper level room. They were definitely not pushing for money in the offering plate or in the selling of product. We bought two choir CDs that we had planned on getting, and we look forward to listening to them. May God continue to bless the ministries of the BTC.
4. Pier 2 Roller Rink
5. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
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4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By 87SCuba - Fiji, null
Went to see a Star is Born -- we were in the front row and had a great viewing experience, and I loved being able to have a margarita while in a movie theater. The fried pickles are amazing!! Would totally go again, fun for a night out even if it is a bit expensive.
6. City Point
7. House of Wax
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
8. Brooklyn Borough Hall
9. Fulton Street Mall
10. Hanks Saloon
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
