Guidebook for Brooklyn
Arts & Culture
Visit Arc de Triomphe of Bklyn. The Public Library - Central Bklyn is next door. Free to browse, relax, use wifi, and do some studying. There's a small cafe inside, 4+20 blackbirds, for fantastic pie!
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueVisit Arc de Triomphe of Bklyn. The Public Library - Central Bklyn is next door. Free to browse, relax, use wifi, and do some studying. There's a small cafe inside, 4+20 blackbirds, for fantastic pie!
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyMy favorite museum in NYC! Great for contemporary art.
$8 movie tickets every day before 5PM, and all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
145 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St$8 movie tickets every day before 5PM, and all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
One of my favorite museums when I was growing up! About 30-35 min from our house on the C train. My parents used to go on dates here when they first came to NYC :)
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park WestOne of my favorite museums when I was growing up! About 30-35 min from our house on the C train. My parents used to go on dates here when they first came to NYC :)
Great interactive museum about the history of immigration in NYC. Stop by Vanessa's Dumplings for food after you're done :)
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StGreat interactive museum about the history of immigration in NYC. Stop by Vanessa's Dumplings for food after you're done :)
One of my favorite museums in NYC!! Great for movie lovers. Vintage arcade games and weekend movie screenings. Free admission on Fridays evenings between 6-9PM.
507 locals recommend
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th AveOne of my favorite museums in NYC!! Great for movie lovers. Vintage arcade games and weekend movie screenings. Free admission on Fridays evenings between 6-9PM.
Admission is donation-based, so give anywhere from $1, $2, whatever you can give! The Egyptian Wing is my favorite.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveAdmission is donation-based, so give anywhere from $1, $2, whatever you can give! The Egyptian Wing is my favorite.
Check out old NYC trains at the Transit Museum. The entrance looks like a subway stop.
222 locals recommend
New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd StCheck out old NYC trains at the Transit Museum. The entrance looks like a subway stop.
Food Scene
No seating but this is some of the best breakfast/ brunch/ lunch food around!
179 locals recommend
SCRATCHbread
1069 Bedford AvenueNo seating but this is some of the best breakfast/ brunch/ lunch food around!
Where I get my coffee in the mornings. Right next to the Franklin Ave C train station.
131 locals recommend
Daily Press Coffee
505 Franklin AveWhere I get my coffee in the mornings. Right next to the Franklin Ave C train station.
Can't go to Brooklyn without trying some Caribbean food! Small bakery, but it's so popular, it's only open from 7AM-3PM. The saltfish bake is popular, as is the doubles w/ chickpeas & tamarind sauce.
57 locals recommend
A&A Bake Doubles and Roti
1337 Fulton StCan't go to Brooklyn without trying some Caribbean food! Small bakery, but it's so popular, it's only open from 7AM-3PM. The saltfish bake is popular, as is the doubles w/ chickpeas & tamarind sauce.
Favorite pizza joint. Open late. There's another location in the West Village on Bleecker.
337 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine StFavorite pizza joint. Open late. There's another location in the West Village on Bleecker.
Mamoun's Falafel
30 St Marks PlWhat would I do without my $3 falafel?
What would I do without my $1 dumplings (four dumplings in an order = $0.25 each). $1 sesame pancakes also delicious. Get the sesame pancake sandwich for $2.50.
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge StWhat would I do without my $1 dumplings (four dumplings in an order = $0.25 each). $1 sesame pancakes also delicious. Get the sesame pancake sandwich for $2.50.
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveIce Cream!!!! Open til 10PM.
Great food! The sides are delicious. Try calling ahead to make a reservation.
409 locals recommend
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th StGreat food! The sides are delicious. Try calling ahead to make a reservation.
Guayoyo
67 1st Ave.Venezuelan food! Arepas are delicious and you can fill up for less than $10 a person.
This is a great Japanese cafe for lunch food. You can get rice balls and pastries for $2 each.
9 locals recommend
Cafe Zaiya
18 E 41st StThis is a great Japanese cafe for lunch food. You can get rice balls and pastries for $2 each.
Sightseeing
One of my favorite spots. The views are iconic and there's a beautiful waterfront park.
407 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont PlaceOne of my favorite spots. The views are iconic and there's a beautiful waterfront park.
They started building this park when I was 15 years old and now it's a major tourist attraction. It's an elevated park on abandoned train tracks.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
They started building this park when I was 15 years old and now it's a major tourist attraction. It's an elevated park on abandoned train tracks.
Skip security lines on the Statue of Liberty Ferry and take the free Staten Island ferry instead. It comes every 30 min and you get the best views of the Statue of Liberty. Did I mention it's FREE?
71 locals recommend
Whitehall Terminal station
4 Whitehall StSkip security lines on the Statue of Liberty Ferry and take the free Staten Island ferry instead. It comes every 30 min and you get the best views of the Statue of Liberty. Did I mention it's FREE?
Main library in NYC. You might recognize it from Ghostbusters. Free to go inside to look at the architecture, browse through their book collection, and use the free wifi.
166 locals recommend
New York Public Library - Bloomingdale Library
476 5th AveMain library in NYC. You might recognize it from Ghostbusters. Free to go inside to look at the architecture, browse through their book collection, and use the free wifi.
I always loved coming home from college because of this station. Check out the Whisper Tunnels.
781 locals recommend
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StI always loved coming home from college because of this station. Check out the Whisper Tunnels.
There's always someone playing music here. Beautiful day and night.
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington SquareThere's always someone playing music here. Beautiful day and night.
Essentials
1125 Fulton St
1125 Fulton StreetGreat nearby grocery store. Open from 7AM-10PM on most days.
Drinks & Nightlife
Doris
1088 Fulton StCute bar with a nice backyard
Bedford Hall
1177 Bedford AvenueLarge, classy bar decorated like a library
Fulton Grand
1011 Fulton StAnother great bar!
Everything Else
24 hour laundromat. It's large, clean, and bright. They have self service and drop off service, if you are feeling lazy.
1115 Fulton St
1115 Fulton Street24 hour laundromat. It's large, clean, and bright. They have self service and drop off service, if you are feeling lazy.
Masjid At-Taqwa
1266 Bedford AveYou can hear call to prayer through our backyard :)