BAKERIES, COFFEE, ICE CREAM, JUICE BARS & TEA
●Almondine – 85 Water Street (Dumbo); 718-797-5026; almondinebakery.com; macaron especially good (chocolate has rich ganache center and thin sheet bittersweet chocolate; also, try peanut butter).
●Ample Hills Creamery – 623 Vanderbilt Avenue (Prospect Heights, at St. Mark’s Avenue); 718-670-3346; amplehills.com; all-natural bubble-gum, chocolate stout with pretzels, maple-bacon, and salted caramel.
●Baked – 359 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Dikeman Street); 718-222-0345; bakednyc.com; “Main Street America” desserts; especially good are brownies and marshmallows.
●Bakeri – 150 Wythe Avenue (Williamsburg, at North 8th Street); 718-388-8037; bakeribrooklyn.com; astonishing baked good selection, too.
●Blue Bottle Coffee – 160 Berry Street (Williamsburg, at North 5th Street); bluebottlecoffee.net; San Francisco import; single origin espresso; 5 Japanese slow drippers; all beans roasted on premises.
●Blue Marble – 196 Court Street (Cobble Hill, at Wyckoff Street); 718-858-0408; bluemarbleicecream.com; high-end soft-serve as well as traditional.
●Breukelen Coffee House – 764A Franklin Avenue (Crown Heights, at St. Johns Place); 718-789-7070; bkcoffeehouse.com; Stumptown coffee and Balthazar pastries during day; art and DJs at night.
●Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain – 513 Henry Street (Carroll Gardens, at Sackett Street); 718-522-6260; brooklynfarmacy.blogspot.com; foremost champions of old-school dessert; kid-friendly soda fountain; try egg cream and red-velvet Twinkies (latter from local bakery).
●Café Grumpy – 383 7th Avenue (Park Slope, at 11th Street); 718-499-4404; cafegrumpy.com; widest coffee variety in city by cup.
●Café Grumpy – 193 Meserole Avenue (Greenpoint, at Diamond Street); 718-349-7623; cafegrumpy.com; widest coffee variety in city by cup.
●Café Pedlar – 210 Court Street (Cobble Hill, at Warren Street); 718-855-7129; cafepedlar.com.
●Fine & Raw – 288 Seigel Street (East Williamsburg); 718-366-3633; fineandraw.com; try ganache chocolate drink.
●Five Leaves – 18 Bedford Avenue (Greenpoint, at Lorimer Street); 718-383-5345; fiveleavesny.com; best affogato in city.
●4 & 20 Blackbirds – 439 3rd Avenue (Gowanus); 718-499-2917; birdsblack.com; Alain Ducasse recommends this pie shop.
●Gimme! Coffee – 495 Lorimer Street (Williamsburg, at Powers Street); 718-388-7771; gimmecoffee.com; Ithaca-based; among city’s best coffee bars; some single-origin cups.
●Holy Cow – 7270 South Broadway (Red Hook); 845-758-5959.
●Iris Café – 20 Columbia Place (Brooklyn Heights, at Joralemon Street); 718-722-7395; iriscafenyc.com; hidden in 1 of Brooklyn Heights’ prettiest corners; great fresh sticky buns; try macchiato.
●Jacques Torres Chocolate – 66 Water Street (Dumbo); 718-875-1269; mrchocolate.com; for best hot chocolate in USA.
●Junior’s – 386 Flatbush Avenue Extension (Downtown); 718-852-5257; juniorscheesecake.com; best cheesecake.
●Mast Brothers Brew Bar – 111 North 3rd Street (Williamsburg); 718-388-2625; mastbrothers.com; try cold-brew chocolate.
●My Sweet Brigadeiro – 57 Porter Avenue (Bushwick, between Grattan Street & Harrison Place); 347-689-4402; mysweet.com; artisanal brigadeiros (Brazilian truffles); Brazilian delicacy offered along with coffee at this cool storefront.
●Odd Fellows Ice Cream – 175 Kent Avenue (Williamsburg, at North 3rd Street); 347-599-0556; oddfellowsnyc.com; exotic flavors; real egg creams served at counters where you sit on stools.
●Prime Meats – 465 Court Street (Carroll Gardens, at Luquer Street); 718-254-0327; frankspm.com; coffee bar at breakfast time; gorgeous German pastries, especially pretzel with butter and sea salt.
●Rabbithole Bakery & Bistro – 352 Bedford Avenue (Williamsburg, at South 3rd Street); 718-782-0910; rabbitholerestaurant.com; breakfast, lunch, and dinner items but baked goods best; try jam-stuffed cones, based on Julia Child recipe.●Skyice – 63 5th Avenue (Park Slope, at St. Mark’s Avenue); 718-230-0910; skyicenyc.com; black sesame seed, caramel salt, coconut, mixed vegetables (such as durian and mangosteen), and Thai coffee.
●Southside Coffee – 652 6th Avenue (Windsor Park, at 19th Street); 347-599-0887; friendly, bare-bones coffee bar; nice outside chair area.
●Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream – 81 Bergen Street (Boerum Hill); 718-701-1630; vanleeuwenicecream.com; artisanal, organic ice creams.
●Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream – 632 Manhattan Avenue (Greenpoint, at Bedford Avenue); 718-701-1630; vanleeuwenicecream.com; artisanal, organic coffees, baked goods, and ice creams.
●Variety Coffee & Tea – 145 Driggs Avenue (Greenpoint, at Russell Street); 347-689-3790; varietynyc.com; excellent coffee, especially cappuccino.
BARS & NIGHTCLUBS
●Bell House – 149 7th Street (Gowanus); 718-643-6510; thebellhouseny.com; dance club.
●Black Horse Pub – 568 5th Avenue (Park Slope); 718-788-1975; blackhorsebrooklyn.com; British-Irish; at least 16 on-tap brews; soccer games.
●Brooklyn Inn – 148 Hoyt Street (Boerum Hill, at Bergen Street); 718-522-2525; featured in movie Smoke; monumental carved wood bar transplanted from Germany in 1870s (and rarely dusted since then) imparts sepulchral allure to this high-ceilinged, drinking relic; truly eclectic jukebox; pool table in back room provides relief from elbow-jostling 20-somethings and hoary regulars.
●Clover Club – 210 Smith Street (Cobble Hill); cloverclubny.com; 718-855-7939; dark wood, leather banquettes, pressed tin ceiling.
●Dram – 177 South 4th Street (Williamsburg); 718-486-3726; drambar.com; at Williamsburg Bridge’s base; try Oaxaca Old-Fashioned.
●Fort Defiance – 365 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Dikeman Street); 347-453-6672; fortdefiancebrooklyn.com; pub food; great Irish coffee.
●Henry Public – 329 Henry Street (Cobble Hill, at Atlantic Avenue); 718-852-8630; henrypublic.com; pub that honors Brooklyn’s past.
●Isa – 348 Wythe Avenue (Williamsburg, between 4th & 3rd Streets); 347-689-3594; isa.gg; warm, welcoming.
●Maison Premiere – 298 Bedford Avenue (Williamsburg, between 1st & Grand Streets); 347-335-0446; maisonpremiere.com; 30 types oysters and “curated” absinthe selection.
●Prime Meats – 465 Court Street (Carroll Gardens, at Luquer Street); 718-254-0327; frankspm.com; try Manhattan (100 proof Rittenhouse rye, Dolin sweet vermouth, and bitters made out of lemon citrus fruit called Buddha’s hand).
●Red Hook Winery – 175-204 Van Dyke Street (Red Hook, at Pier 41, 325A); 347-689-2432; redhookwinery.com; in fair weather, when 19th Century pier’s doors are open, and you can watch ferries and tugs crossing harbor, very pleasant.
●Rocky Sullivan’s – 34 Van Dyke Street (Red Hook, between Dwight and Otsego Streets); 718-246-8050; rockysullivans.com; popular neighborhood bar.
●St. Mazie – 345 Grand Street (Williamsburg); 718-384-4807; facebook.com/StMazie; filled with beautiful, salvaged wood from 150 year-old all-girls Catholic School in West Virginia, along with rain-washed remnants of abandoned Marseillaise cafes; big on atmosphere (live flamenco, New Orleans street jazz, tub-thumping banjo).
●Sharlene’s – 353 Flatbush Avenue (Prospect Heights); 347-350-8225; TV-less operation run by Sharlene, who has nearly 20 years of suds-slinging behind her belt; try Russian Standard on rocks; quirky jukebox; wooden bar top, grainy municipal-looking floor, and sort of indoor gloaming; 12 beer taps, but minimal food.
●Sidecar – 560 5th Avenue (Park Slope); 718-369-0077; sidecarbrooklyn.com; bartenders mix “mean drinks” at this “bustling, original cocktails” purveyor; warm atmosphere; late hours.
●South – 629 5th Avenue (Park Slope, (between 17th & 18th Streets); 718-832-4720; southpubnyc.com; southpubnyc.com; half dozen taps, plus dozens and dozens bottles; comfy, dark wood, Edison bulbs, kitschy sign reminding cowboys to leave their guns at bar (owner from Texas); chill backyard, plus board games.
●Sunny’s Bar – 253 Conover Street (Red Hook); 718-625-8211; sunnysredhook.com; beer and whiskey joint that offers, during colder months, excellent spiked hot cider.
●Tørst – 615 Manhattan Avenue (Greenpoint); 718-389-6034; torstnyc.com; rotating beer selection, many of which never sold in US.
●Way Station – 683 Washington Avenue; 347-627-4949; waystationbk.blogspot.com; Doctor Who-themed bar.
●Weather Up – 589 Vanderbilt Avenue (Prospect Heights); 212-766-3202; weatherupnyc.com; storefront church; classic cocktail temple; try Brooklynite.
FOOD TRUCKS & VENDORS
●Red Hook Food Vendors – 160 Bay Street (Red Hook, at Red Hook Recreational Area & Clinton Street); redhookfoodvendors.com; Saturdays & Sundays in season.
HOTELS
●Nu Hotel – 85 Smith Street (Brooklyn Heights); 718-852-8585 or 800-677-9329; nuhotelbrooklyn.com; sleek, boutique in downtown Brooklyn; make sure to ask for room at back to avoid extreme traffic noise; near East River; functional and shockingly affordable; no room service.
●Wythe Hotel – 80 Wythe Avenue (Williamburg, on waterfront); 718-460-8000; wythehotel.com; redbrick waterfront building that was 19th Century “cooperage”; leftover wooden barrel staves used to make beds and ceilings; roof has giant glass cube that lets onto open-air bar; 72 rooms; try to get North 7th or North 8th Loft (best views on high floors).
RESTAURANTS
●Ai Di La Trattoria – 248 5th Avenue (Park Slope, at West 28th Street); 718-636-8888; aidilatrattoria.com; graceful renditions of northern Italian cuisine; no reservations but pleasant wine bar.
●Aska – 90 Wythe Avenue (Williamsburg-North Side); 718-388-2969; askanyc.com; “renovated” Scandinavian cuisine.
●Aurora Ristorante – 70 Grand Street (South Side); 718-388-5100; auroraristorante.com; amazing, northern Italian food.
●Battersby – 255 Smith Street (Carroll Gardens); 718-852-8321; battersbybrooklyn.com; great Italian food prepared in postage-stamp-sized kitchen.
●Black Horse Pub – 568 5th Avenue (Park Slope); 718-788-1975; blackhorsebrooklyn.com; features British-Irish eats washed down with at least 16 on-tap brews; full English breakfast on sidewalk; soccer games.
●Blanca – 261 Moore Street (East Williamsburg, Bushwick, between Bogart & White Streets, inside Roberta’s); 646-703-2715; blancanyc.com; sort of dinner-theater-type experience; 28 small courses over 3 hours.
●Buttermilk Channel – 524 Court Street (Carroll Gardens); 718-852-8490; buttermilkchannelnyc.com; try duck meatloaf.
●Café Kiev – 1739 West 7th Street (Gravesend, at Kings Highway); 718-336-8800; nycafekiev.com; Russian.
●Café Mogador – 133 Wythe Avenue (Williamsburg, at North 8th Street); 718-486-9222; cafemogador.com/williamsburg; Moroccan, notable for tagine; affordable.
●Calexico Carne Asada – 122 Union Street (Carroll Gardens, at Columbia Street); 718-488-8226; calexicocart.com; Tex-Mex; makes carne asada quesadilla with flavor punch so intense, can’t order anything else.
●Cemita’s Mexican Sandwiches – 27 North 6th Street (Williamsburg, between Wythe & Kent Avenues); 646-504-2187; cemitasnyc.com.
●Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare – 200 Schermerhorn Street (Boerum Hill, at Hoyt Street); 718-243-0050; brooklynfare.com; 2 Michelin stars.
●Coney Island Taste – 2580 Coney Island Avenue (Coney Island, near Gravesend Neck Road-Avenue W intersection); 718-339-8371; decor suggests luncheonette and American food served but this is primarily Peruvian restaurant.
●Cubana Social – 70 North 6th Street (Williamsburg, between Wythe and Kent Avenues); 718-782-3334; cubanasocial.com; owned by Ted Nugent’s illegitimate son.
●DeFonte’s – 379 Columbia Street (Red Hook, between Coles Street & Luquer Street); 718-625-8052; defontesofbrooklyn.com; ask for roast beef and mozzarella with fried eggplant.
●Di Fara’s – 1424 Avenue J (Midwood, at East 15th Street); 718-258-1367; difara.com; unforgettable pizza.
●Diner – 85 Broadway (South Williamsburg); 718-486-3077; dinernyc.com; retro railcar environs & seasonal New American; best burger in Brooklyn.
●Fort Defiance – 365 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Dikeman Street); 347-453-6672; fortdefiancebrooklyn.com; pub food; great Irish coffee.
●Franny’s – 295 Flatbush Avenue (Prospect Heights); 718-230-0221; frannysbrooklyn.com; great for brunch.
●Frankies 457 Spuntino – 457 Court Street (Carroll Gardens); 713-403-0033; frankiesspuntino.com; fresh Italian.
●Giuseppina’s – 691 6th Avenue (South Slope, at 20th Street); 718-499-5052; pizza shop; simple corner restaurant with brick oven; chef-owner, Chris Iacono, is brick-oven royalty: his brother is Mark Iacono, who owns Lucali; serves calzone and pies only.
●Good Fork – 391 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Coffey Street); 718-643-6636; goodfork.com; intimate Korean neighborhood spot with charm; terrific chive and pork dumplings.
●Gowanus Yacht Club – 323 Smith Street (Carroll Gardens); 718-246-1321; beer garden.
●Henry’s End Restaurant – 44 Henry Street (Brooklyn Heights); 718-834-1776; henrysend.com; founded in 1973; known as hangout with great ginger burgers, omelettes, and chocolate decadence; features annual Wild Game Festival and superb American wine list in a friendly and bustling dining room.
●Home/Made – 293 Va Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Pioneer Street); 347-223-4135; homemadebklyn.com; brunch only, on Saturdays & Sundays; great French Toast.
●iCi – 246 Dekalb Avenue (Fort Greene); 718-789-2778; icirestaurant.com; charming, French; breakfast.
●Isa – 348 Wythe Avenue (Williamsburg, between 4th & 3rd Streets); 347-689-3594; isa.gg; warm, welcoming, dining room smells great, and, despite hard benches and chairs, fairly comfortable; restaurant’s 2 rooms consist of sedate dining room with long wooden bar; quirkiness begins in ingredient combinations.
●Jimmy’s Diner – 557 Union Avenue (Williamsburg, North Side, between Frost & Richardson Streets); 718-218-7174; jimmysdinerbrooklyn.com; best fried chicken in Brooklyn, as well as burgers, coffee, french fries, pie, shakes, tater tots & waffles.
●Junior’s – 386 Flatbush Avenue Extension (Downtown); 718-852-5257; juniorscheesecake.com; best cheesecake.
●Lovin’ Cup Café – 93 North 6th Street (Williamsburg, at Berry Street); 718-302-1180; thelovincupcafe.com; homey, American food prepared with grass-fed, free-range philosophy.
●Lucali – 575 Henry Street (Carroll Gardens); 718-858-4086; considered pizza royalty’s home; this is celebrity-magnetic establishment (owner recently stabbed by Genovese crime family member); calzone and pizza only.
●Luksus – 615 Manhattan Avenue (Greenpoint); 718-389-6034; torstnyc.com; tiny restaurant in back of Tørst; small plates.
●Marlow & Sons – 85 Broadway (Williamsburg); 718-384-1441; marlowandsons.com; café by day and restaurant/raw bar by night; packed.
●Mile End Delicatessen – 97 Hoyt Street, Suite A (Boerum Hill, between Atlantic Avenue & Pacific Street); 718-852-7510; mileenddeli.com; hipster deli (quality meats).
●Mimi’s Hummus – 1209 Cortelyou Road (Ditmas Park, at Westminster Road); 718-284-4444; mimishummus.com; sunny café serves more than hummus; Moroccan food with Iraqi-Kurdish influences.
●Cafe Moto – 394 Broadway (Williamsburg); 718-599-6895; cafe-moto.com; beneath J/M/Z train in humble flatiron building; exterior all mesh and peeling paint; inside, Belle Époque as seen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet; curving bar, battered wood, slate tables, antique glass, and wrought iron accents; jazz bands play regularly, set up in corner; immensely transporting restaurant; mostly French bistro menu (steamed mussles, chicken dijonaise); thick homemade chocolate pudding almost like tub of store-bought frosting.
●Number 7 – 7 Greene Avenue (Fort Greene, at Fulton Street); 718-522-6372; no7sub.com; cheap, luxe, American nouvelle food; few selections.
●Pacificana Chinese Restaurant – 813 55th Street (Borough Park, at 8th Avenue); 718-871-2880; beautiful and seriously good dim sum.
●Peter Luger Steak House – 178 Broadway (Williamsburg); 718-387-7400; peterluger.com; steaks, duh.
●Pies & Thighs – 166 South 4th Street (Williamsburg); 347-529-6090; piesnthighs.com; great fried chicken.
●Prime Meats – 465 Court Street (Carroll Gardens, at Luquer Street); 718-254-0327; frankspm.com; impeccable cocktails and emphasis on charcuterie.
●Rabbithole Bakery & Bistro – 352 Bedford Avenue (Williamsburg, at South 3rd Street); 718-782-0910; rabbitholerestaurant.com; breakfast, lunch, and dinner items but baked goods best; try jam-stuffed cones, based on Julia Child recipe.
●Randazzo’s Clam Bar – 2017 Emmons Avenue (Sheepshead Bay); 718-615-0010; randazzosclambar.com; landmark for over 75 years; outstanding.
●Red Hook Lobster Pound – 284 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Verona Street); 718-858-7650; redhooklobster.com; order from lobster tank, then carry down street to dining room; if you go nowhere else in Brooklyn, go here.
●Reynard – 80 Wythe Avenue (Williamsburg at Wythe Hotel, between 12th & 11th Streets; 718-460-8004; reynardsnyc.com/x; upscale New American eatery offers seasonal eats in airy room.
●River Cafe – 1 Water Street (Dumbo); 718-522-5200; rivercafe.com; 1 of most beautiful settings and restaurants in NYC.
●Roberta’s – 261 Moore Street (East Williamsburg, Bushwick); 718-417-1118; robertaspizza.com; even though known as pizzeria, OK to skip pizzas, not that there’s anything wrong with them; nicely singed pizzas in wood-burning oven; kitchen also turns out subtle and polished dishes in back; looks like cinderblock bunker; beer and wine served in jelly jars, but food as confident and relaxed as scruffy clientele.
●Roman’s – 243 DeKalb Avenue (Fort Greene, at Vanderbilt Avenue); 718-622-5300; romansnyc.com; interesting but uneven; owners run Marlow & Sons.
●Saltie – 378 Metropolitan Avenue (Williamsburg, at Havemeyer Street); 718-387-4777; saltieny.com; tiny sandwich shop that bakes own bread; tremendous desserts.
●Saraghina – 435 Halsey Street (Bedford-Stuyvesant, at Lewis Avenue); 718-574-0010; saraghinabrooklyn.com; trattoria; try bluefish ragu.
●Saul – 200 Eastern Parkway (Prospect Heights, at Brooklyn Museum); 718-935-9842; saulrestaurant.com; Michelin-starred.
●Sidecar – 560 5th Avenue (Park Slope); 718-369-0077; sidecarbrooklyn.com; warm atmosphere; American comfort food (buttermilk fried chicken, chicken fried steak), prepared in open kitchen visible from copper-topped bar; ultimate local haunt; late hours.
●Stone Park Cafe – 324 5th Avenue (Park Slope); 718-369-0082; stoneparkcafe.com; try Cobb salad.
●Talde – 369 7th Avenue (South Slope); 347-916-0031; taldebrooklyn.com; Asian fusion; try pretzel & chive dumplings and oyster & bacon pad thai.
●Vinegar Hill House – 72 Hudson Avenue (Vinegar Hill, at Front Street); 718-522-1018; vinegarhillhouse.com; wood-burning oven prepared, confident, flavorful food; worth waiting.
SHOPPING
●Baked – 359 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook); 718-222-0345; bakednyc.com; bakery; try Diner Double Dark brownies.
●Cacao Prieto – 218 Conover Street (Red Hook); 347-225-0130; cacaoprieto.com; chocolates from Dominican Republic source only.
●CB I Hate Perfume – 318 Maujer Street #3 (East Williamsburg, between Waterbury Street & Morgan Avenue); 718-384-6890; cbihateperfume.com; .
●Chocolate Room – 269 Court Street (Cobble Hill); 718-246-2600; thechocolateroombrooklyn.com; homemade chocolate caramel popcorn, as well as assorted chocolates.
●Dry Dock Wine & Spirits – 424 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Van Dyke Street); 718-852-3625; drydocknyc.com; liquor shop that carries, in particular, Red Hook-made spirits.
●Fairway Market – 480-500 Van Brunt Street (Red Hook, at Reed Street); 718-254-0923; fairwaymarket.com; cheeses, olive oils, etc.; outdoor terrace has bay view; café not that great.
●Martin Greenfield Clothiers – 239 Varet Street (Williamsburg); 718-497-5480; greenfieldclothiers.com; where Bill Clinton and Martin Scorsese buy suits.
●Nunu Chocolates – 529 Atlantic Avenue (Boerum Hill); 917-776-7102; nunuchocolates.com; single origin chocolates with exotic fillings.
●Papel New York – 225 Court Street (Cobble Hill); 718-422-0255; papelnewyork.com; sleek paper goods.
●Smorgasburg – 90 Kent Avenue (Williamsburg, on waterfront between North 6th & North 7th Streets); smorgasburg.com; Saturdays; open-air, food “flea market”; try Nana’s frozen bananas or Rob & Anna’s banana-ice-cream treats.
●Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies – 185 Van Dyke Street (Red Hook); 718-858-5333; stevesauthentic.com; try Swingle, mini-Key Lime pie impaled on Popsicle stick and dipped in chocolate.
●Fork & Pencil – 221a Court Street (Cobble Hill); 718-488-8855; forkandpencil.com; housewares, toys, and antiques.
SIGHTS & SITES
●Bell House – 149 7th Street (Williamsburg); 718-643-6510; thebellhouseny.com; live event and music venue.
●Brooklyn Museum – 200 Eastern Parkway (Prospect Heights); 718-638-5000; brooklynmuseum.org; at 560K' square, holds New York City’s 2nd largest art collection with roughly 1.5M works; founded in 1895, Beaux-Arts building, designed by McKim, Mead & White, was planned to be world’s largest art museum; significant collection areas include antiquities (specifically Egyptian) and American art (heavily represented, starting at Colonial period); artists represented include Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, Winslow Homer, Edgar Degas, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Max Weber; also Memorial Sculpture Garden, featuring salvaged architectural elements from throughout New York City; make sure to see Ralph Albert Blakelock’s Moonlight.
●Cameo – 93 North 6th Street (Williamsburg, at Berry Street); “performance space.”
●Coney Island – Surf Avenue at Atlantic Shore; coneyisland.com/tourist-information.
●Glasslands Gallery – 289 Kent Street (Williamsburg); 718-599-1450; glasslands.blogspot.com; live music venue.
●Green-Wood Cemetery – 500 25th Street (Greenwood Heights); 718-768-7300; green-wood.com; R train to 25th Street and then walk 1 block; F.A.O. Schwartz, Samuel Morse, Charles Ebbets, Boss Tweed, and Louis Comfort Tiffany; monk parrots live on grounds; booklets sold on site that provide walking tour guides.
●Jane’s Carousel – Dock Street (Dumbo, at Brooklyn Bridge Park); 718-222-2502; janescarousel.com; beautifully-restored merry-go-round (1922) housed in glass structure; great for kids.
●Kings Theatre – 1027 Flatbush Avenue (Flatbush, between Duryea Place & Tilden Avenue); kingstheatre.com; movie palace-type theater opened in 1929 & closed since 1977; scheduled to reopen in 2015 following complete renovation; originally among 5 “Loew’s Wonder Theatres” in New York metropolitan area; opened September 7, 1929 with program that included film Evangeline, live stage show, orchestra & solo pipe organ; film’s star, Dolores del Rio, made special live appearance; signature French-influenced baroque style; many celebrities who grew up in Brooklyn & went to area high schools worked as ushers there; among them were Sylvester Stallone & Henry Winkler.
●Knitting Factory – 361 Metropolitan Avenue (Williamsburg); 718-347-6696; bk.knittingfactory.com; live comedy and music.
●Music Hall of Williamsburg – 66 North 6th Street (Williamsburg); 718-486-5400; musichallofwilliamsburg.com; fancy face-lift has stretched space to 3 levels (with bars to match); balcony seating and optimal acoustics.
●Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument – 295 Willoughby Street (Fort Greene, in Fort Greene Park); 718-965-8900; prisonshipmartyrs.com/Introduction.html or nycgovparks.org/parks/fort-greene-park/monuments/1222; 15-story granite column, topped by big metal urn marking mass grave.
●Prospect Park – Prospect Heights (between Park Slope, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Ditmas Park, Windsor Terrace & Flatbush Avenue, Grand Army Plaza & Brooklyn Botanic Garden); 718-965-8951; prospectpark.org; 585-acre public park.
●Transit Museum – Boerum Place (Brooklyn Heights, at Schermerhorn Street); 718-694-1600; web.mta.info/mta/museum; historical artifacts of New York City Subway, bus, commuter rail, and bridge & tunnel systems; located in decommissioned Court Street subway station.
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