Guidebook for Brooklyn

Nellie & Lauren
Nellie & Lauren
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Fun restaurant specializing in Mac & Cheese! Tons of add ins avail- everything from olives, to onions, to ground beef, to vegan meats. YUM! Walking distance.
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Brooklyn Mac
173 Montrose Ave
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Fun restaurant specializing in Mac & Cheese! Tons of add ins avail- everything from olives, to onions, to ground beef, to vegan meats. YUM! Walking distance.
Very well regarded local pizza shop. They grow most of their own produce in their roof top garden, and cook their pizzas in a huge stone fire oven. Lots of unique, artisanal toppings to choose from.
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Roberta's
261 Moore St
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Very well regarded local pizza shop. They grow most of their own produce in their roof top garden, and cook their pizzas in a huge stone fire oven. Lots of unique, artisanal toppings to choose from.
Excellent sushi. Communal seating.
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Momo Sushi Shack
43 Bogart St
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Excellent sushi. Communal seating.
COFFEE
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Cafe Orwell Inc
247 Varet Street
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COFFEE
Huge cafe/bar/music venue
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Brooklyn Fire Proof
119 Ingraham St
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Huge cafe/bar/music venue
Vegan donut shop. Also serves Coffee. Across the street is another coffee shop called CUP. Both are walking distance, right outside the Montrose L stop.
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Dun-Well Doughnuts
222 Montrose Ave
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Vegan donut shop. Also serves Coffee. Across the street is another coffee shop called CUP. Both are walking distance, right outside the Montrose L stop.
Casual restaurant for order at the counter, eat at the table, service. Lots of vegetarian and vegan options. I've never ordered something I didn't love.
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Urban Rustic
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Casual restaurant for order at the counter, eat at the table, service. Lots of vegetarian and vegan options. I've never ordered something I didn't love.
If you never have, you need to try an arepa. Excellent.
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Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand St
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If you never have, you need to try an arepa. Excellent.
New pizza joint. Great for a quick artisan slice, or 3.
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Williamsburg Pizza
265 Union Ave
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New pizza joint. Great for a quick artisan slice, or 3.
Cute new neighborhood Italian joint featuring home made pasta dishes. Sit down service.
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Testo
141 Leonard St
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Cute new neighborhood Italian joint featuring home made pasta dishes. Sit down service.
Mexican to eat in, or have delivered.
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Haab williamsburg
202 Leonard St
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Mexican to eat in, or have delivered.
Famous for their unique desserts such as cereal milk ice cream, and truffles. Extremely tasty.
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Milk Bar Williamsburg
382 Metropolitan Ave
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Famous for their unique desserts such as cereal milk ice cream, and truffles. Extremely tasty.
This is my favorite Mexican restaurant. They hit it big with their mobile food truck, and then built this brick and mortar location. This is in the Greenpoint neighborhood. (Polish community)
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Calexico
645 Manhattan Ave
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This is my favorite Mexican restaurant. They hit it big with their mobile food truck, and then built this brick and mortar location. This is in the Greenpoint neighborhood. (Polish community)
Sub shop with tons of unique sub options. This location was opened after the initial one at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan did so well. This and Calexico are a quick ride on the B43 bus (steps from apt)
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No. 7 North
931 Manhattan Avenue
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Sub shop with tons of unique sub options. This location was opened after the initial one at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan did so well. This and Calexico are a quick ride on the B43 bus (steps from apt)
New restaurant at the Wythe Hotel. Fantastic locally sourced food.
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Reynard
80 Wythe Ave
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New restaurant at the Wythe Hotel. Fantastic locally sourced food.
Casual, hip, Chinese restaurant. Order a dish for yourself, or several smaller dishes to share. Nosh at your own pace.
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Snacky
187 Grand St
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Casual, hip, Chinese restaurant. Order a dish for yourself, or several smaller dishes to share. Nosh at your own pace.
Another good restaurant. There are just so many to choose from!
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Lodge
318 Grand Street
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Another good restaurant. There are just so many to choose from!
Not a diner at all. All food is of the highest quality. Primarily American fare. Menu changes daily.
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Diner
85 Broadway
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Not a diner at all. All food is of the highest quality. Primarily American fare. Menu changes daily.
Yet another great restaurant
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Northeast Kingdom
18 Wyckoff Avenue
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Yet another great restaurant
Delicious vegan (and non vegan) pizza right on the "Williamsburg Strip" (Bedford Ave)
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Vinnie's Pizzeria
148 Bedford Ave
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Delicious vegan (and non vegan) pizza right on the "Williamsburg Strip" (Bedford Ave)
Great brunch spot within walking distance of the apartment. Fresh French cuisine at reasonable prices.
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Le Barricou
533 Grand St
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Great brunch spot within walking distance of the apartment. Fresh French cuisine at reasonable prices.
Tasty, plentiful, traditional, Polish fare. Just like being in grandma's living room. A quick ride away on the Greenpoint bus!
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Lomzynianka Restaurant
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Tasty, plentiful, traditional, Polish fare. Just like being in grandma's living room. A quick ride away on the Greenpoint bus!
Vegan diner and bakery very near the apartment. Fun 50s vibe!
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Champs Diner
197 Meserole St
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Vegan diner and bakery very near the apartment. Fun 50s vibe!

Drinks & Nightlife

New dive bar, practically in our back yard! Tons of bourbons, and specialty beers to choose from. Offering free popcorn to munch on while you drink! Walking distance.
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The Graham
151 Meserole St
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New dive bar, practically in our back yard! Tons of bourbons, and specialty beers to choose from. Offering free popcorn to munch on while you drink! Walking distance.
Cozy bar with a huge backyard, & tons of comfy seating. Features a revolving roster of seasonal draft beers, & a great happy hour discount until 9 PM! Walking distance. Recently began offering brunch!
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Tradesman
222 Bushwick Ave
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Cozy bar with a huge backyard, & tons of comfy seating. Features a revolving roster of seasonal draft beers, & a great happy hour discount until 9 PM! Walking distance. Recently began offering brunch!
LOVE THIS PLACE! One of my favorite bars. HUGE, former coffin supplier. Features numerous varieties of bloody marys on weekends. empanadas to snack on. Everything on the menu is vegan.
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Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St
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LOVE THIS PLACE! One of my favorite bars. HUGE, former coffin supplier. Features numerous varieties of bloody marys on weekends. empanadas to snack on. Everything on the menu is vegan.
Cute nautical themed dive bar with adjoining punk venue. They serve food; my faves are the squash torta, and carmen fries. Walking distance.
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The Anchored Inn
57 Waterbury St
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Cute nautical themed dive bar with adjoining punk venue. They serve food; my faves are the squash torta, and carmen fries. Walking distance.
Great bar for beer and wine (no hard liquor). Casual atmosphere, and they serve burgers and fries. Nothing else, just burgers and fries, but they are EXCELLENT. Best veggie burger I've ever had.
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Mother's
347 Graham Ave
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Great bar for beer and wine (no hard liquor). Casual atmosphere, and they serve burgers and fries. Nothing else, just burgers and fries, but they are EXCELLENT. Best veggie burger I've ever had.
Cocktail lounge. As the name implies, the interior is a bit narrow, but cozy.
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Ущелье Нарроуз
1037 Flushing Ave
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Cocktail lounge. As the name implies, the interior is a bit narrow, but cozy.
Dive bar with great fireplace. Nice in winter!
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Daddy's
437 Graham Avenue
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Dive bar with great fireplace. Nice in winter!
Best brunch in the area. Love the egg dishes with quinoa, kale, and cheese grits for side dishes. They also have a great bloody mary.
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Tandem
236 Troutman Street
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Best brunch in the area. Love the egg dishes with quinoa, kale, and cheese grits for side dishes. They also have a great bloody mary.
Newer bar in the neighborhood. They have a good happy hour, a backyard, food. This is a good go-to bar.
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Burnside
506 Grand St
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Newer bar in the neighborhood. They have a good happy hour, a backyard, food. This is a good go-to bar.
Dive bar with a backyard. Yes.
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Second Chance Saloon
659 Grand St
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Dive bar with a backyard. Yes.
Dive bar, cheese poofs, backyard. photobooth.
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Bushwick Country Club
608 Grand St
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Dive bar, cheese poofs, backyard. photobooth.
Highly regarded Williamsburg Restaurant. They have a cocktail that uses raw egg.
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Walter Foods
253 Grand St
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Highly regarded Williamsburg Restaurant. They have a cocktail that uses raw egg.
Title covers it- pub n grub.
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Gordon Bennett
109 S 6th St
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Title covers it- pub n grub.
Part bar, part arcade. People love it.
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Barcade
388 Union Ave
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Part bar, part arcade. People love it.
Neighborhood gay bar
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Metropolitan
559 Lorimer St
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Neighborhood gay bar
Gay bar for dancing. Recently started charging a cover...
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Sugarland Nightclub
221 N 9th St
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Gay bar for dancing. Recently started charging a cover...
Huge new beer garden straddling Williamsburg and Greenpoint
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Spritzenhaus33
33 Nassau Ave
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Huge new beer garden straddling Williamsburg and Greenpoint
Gay bar, formerly The Cove.
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This n' That
108 N 6th St
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Gay bar, formerly The Cove.
Bar within walking distance. 2 for 1 ladies night on Wednesdays.
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duckduck
153 Montrose Ave
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Bar within walking distance. 2 for 1 ladies night on Wednesdays.
Really fun/unique bar on a barge off the West Side Highway at 26th Street. Great view, casual atmosphere. Food is available.
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Frying Pan
207 12th Ave
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Really fun/unique bar on a barge off the West Side Highway at 26th Street. Great view, casual atmosphere. Food is available.

Essentials

Nice cafe with lots of seating, pressed sandwiches, and free Wifi! Walking distance
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Boulevard
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Nice cafe with lots of seating, pressed sandwiches, and free Wifi! Walking distance
Warm, nicely decorated wine & cheese bar. Affordable menu, walking distance from apartment, free WiFi with an outdoor fireplace. Great spot.
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Tuffet
286 Graham Ave
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Warm, nicely decorated wine & cheese bar. Affordable menu, walking distance from apartment, free WiFi with an outdoor fireplace. Great spot.

Everything Else

Local, organic grocer selling everything from tasty, well priced sandwiches, to beer and dish soap.
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Brooklyn's Natural
49 Bogart St
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Local, organic grocer selling everything from tasty, well priced sandwiches, to beer and dish soap.
Organic grocer closest to the apartment. Providing everything from dish soap to made-to-order sandwiches.
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Azure Grocery
187 Montrose Ave
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Organic grocer closest to the apartment. Providing everything from dish soap to made-to-order sandwiches.
For all your baked goods needs
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The Blue Stove
415 Graham Ave
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For all your baked goods needs
Piano bar! So much fun! Great food, great cocktails, great atmosphere!
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Manhattan Inn
632 Manhattan Avenue
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Piano bar! So much fun! Great food, great cocktails, great atmosphere!
BEST COCKTAIL I HAVE EVER HAD. Secret speakeasy with an unmarked door. You order drinks from the bar (which looks like a kitchen) by tugging a pull chain on the wall. Muddled fruits, top shelf booze.
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Raines Law Room Chelsea
48 W 17th St
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BEST COCKTAIL I HAVE EVER HAD. Secret speakeasy with an unmarked door. You order drinks from the bar (which looks like a kitchen) by tugging a pull chain on the wall. Muddled fruits, top shelf booze.
Fun bowling alley with a divey feel. Have a pizza delivered while you bowl, and order cheap pitchers of beer!
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The Gutter
200 N 14th St
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Fun bowling alley with a divey feel. Have a pizza delivered while you bowl, and order cheap pitchers of beer!
Part bowling alley, part music venue, part bar, part Blue Ribbon restaurant. This is the fancy bowling alley in the hood.
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Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
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Part bowling alley, part music venue, part bar, part Blue Ribbon restaurant. This is the fancy bowling alley in the hood.
Brooklyn Brewery. They offer tours from time to time.
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Пивоварня Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St
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Brooklyn Brewery. They offer tours from time to time.
Yoga Studio by day, Bar by night.
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The Cobra Club
6 Wyckoff Ave
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Yoga Studio by day, Bar by night.
Huge flea market taking place each weekend on the waterfront.
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Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg
50 Kent Avenue
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Huge flea market taking place each weekend on the waterfront.
Coin operated laundry
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Graham Laundromat
174 Graham Ave
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Coin operated laundry
Local liquor store. Stays open late!
Mz Wine & Spirits Inc
255 Bushwick Ave
Local liquor store. Stays open late!
The High Line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side. It is owned by the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the High Line.
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Empire Diner
210 10th Ave
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The High Line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side. It is owned by the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the High Line.

Shopping

Excellent coffee shop for a cup to go, or for beans, or ground coffee. Huge variety to choose from.
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Porto Rico Importing
201 Bleecker St
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Excellent coffee shop for a cup to go, or for beans, or ground coffee. Huge variety to choose from.
Huge second hand shop
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Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey St
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Huge second hand shop
Another popular used clothing store.
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Buffalo Exchange
504 Driggs Ave
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Another popular used clothing store.
Best area vintage clothing store - hands down. There are actually several thrift stores here, steps away from one another.
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118 Knickerbocker Ave
118 Knickerbocker Avenue
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Best area vintage clothing store - hands down. There are actually several thrift stores here, steps away from one another.

Arts & Culture

MoMA PS1 is one of the largest and oldest institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art. It is located in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City
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МоМА PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
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MoMA PS1 is one of the largest and oldest institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art. It is located in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works
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Музей Бруклина
200 Eastern Pkwy
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The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works

Sightseeing

A harbor park stretch in Brooklyn with amazing views of many of New York's defining landmarks
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Парк Бруклин-Хайтс-Променад
Pierrepont Place
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A harbor park stretch in Brooklyn with amazing views of many of New York's defining landmarks
Like Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) features killer views of downtown Manhattan from both its state park (Empire-Fulton Ferry) & city park (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
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Дамбо
65 Plymouth St
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Like Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) features killer views of downtown Manhattan from both its state park (Empire-Fulton Ferry) & city park (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City that spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan. The tram is included as a free MTA Metrocard transfer!
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Канатная дорога острова Рузвельт
254 E 60th St
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The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City that spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan. The tram is included as a free MTA Metrocard transfer!
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known art museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The museum houses modern and contemporary international art.
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Музей Соломона Гуггенхайма
1071 5th Ave
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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known art museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The museum houses modern and contemporary international art.
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th. Closed Monday
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
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The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th. Closed Monday
The American Museum of Natural History, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world.
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Американский музей естественной истории
200 Central Park West
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The American Museum of Natural History, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world.
The Cloisters is a museum located in Fort Tryon Park, Washington Heights. The building is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was built in the 30s, & resembles several European medieval abbeys
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The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Dr
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The Cloisters is a museum located in Fort Tryon Park, Washington Heights. The building is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was built in the 30s, & resembles several European medieval abbeys
All bikes under $300 are available for rent at a rate of $25.00/day. Helmets & locks also available for $5/day. Bikes are professionally tuned & safe; a perfect way to explore BK, & the city!
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Zukkies Bike Shop inc
279 Bushwick Ave
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All bikes under $300 are available for rent at a rate of $25.00/day. Helmets & locks also available for $5/day. Bikes are professionally tuned & safe; a perfect way to explore BK, & the city!
The closest stop to the apartment on the East River Ferry. For just $4 each way, the ferry will take you to South Street Seaport, DUMBO, Greenpoint, Bedford Avenue, 34th Street in Manhattan, and more!
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South Williamsburg station
440 Kent Ave
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The closest stop to the apartment on the East River Ferry. For just $4 each way, the ferry will take you to South Street Seaport, DUMBO, Greenpoint, Bedford Avenue, 34th Street in Manhattan, and more!