Our Guidebook for local stuff and some city favorites!

Chris And Zach
Our Guidebook for local stuff and some city favorites!

Food Scene

a great Italian bar and restaurant - 1 subway stop or a nice stroll away
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Camillo
1146 Nostrand Ave.
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a great Italian bar and restaurant - 1 subway stop or a nice stroll away
a great place to get a donut on your way out!
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Nostrand Donut Shop Inc
1449 Nostrand Ave.
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a great place to get a donut on your way out!
good food and drinks - this stretch of Franklin has many great places - only 4 subway stops (about 7 minutes) away
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Mayfield
688 Franklin Ave
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good food and drinks - this stretch of Franklin has many great places - only 4 subway stops (about 7 minutes) away
possibly the best pizza in town - also has a great bar
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Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin Ave
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possibly the best pizza in town - also has a great bar
fresh juice on your way out!
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Jus Juice
1403 Nostrand Ave.
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fresh juice on your way out!
Great place for dinner and drinks - lots of good options on this stretch of Flatbush.
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Parkside
705 Flatbush Ave
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Great place for dinner and drinks - lots of good options on this stretch of Flatbush.
late night pancakes on the weekends - check google for the hours!
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IHOP
785 Flushing Ave
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late night pancakes on the weekends - check google for the hours!
Our favorite Caribbean food here - only for take out - bring it home!
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Exquisite Express
2847 Church Ave
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Our favorite Caribbean food here - only for take out - bring it home!
our favorite ice cream shop - has several locations in town
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Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
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our favorite ice cream shop - has several locations in town
a local stop for pie and a drink
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Pels Pie Co.
446 Rogers Ave
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a local stop for pie and a drink
Huge food hall
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Dekalb markaður höll
445 Albee Square W
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Huge food hall
The best biscuits around!
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Daleview Biscuits and Beer
1170 Nostrand Ave.
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The best biscuits around!
local coffee shop and cafe
NewsFeed Café
1507 Nostrand Ave.
local coffee shop and cafe
great thai place
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MISC
758 Franklin Ave
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great thai place
Pie shop!
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Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Counter
634 Dean St
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Pie shop!
Food and beer hall
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BERG'N
899 Bergen St
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Food and beer hall
best BBQ in the city
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Hometown Bar-B-Que
454 Van Brunt St
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best BBQ in the city
good for dinner, weekend brunch and drinks
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Salem's Hour
1110 Nostrand Ave.
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good for dinner, weekend brunch and drinks
great pasta and pizza - nice little place that is an easy walk
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StreetSweeper Cafe & Lounge
594 Rogers Ave
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great pasta and pizza - nice little place that is an easy walk
local juice place!
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Veggies Natural juice bar and cafe
1209 Nostrand Ave.
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local juice place!
great donuts, right at the subway stop - Bergen 2/3
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Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
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great donuts, right at the subway stop - Bergen 2/3
One of many excellent restaurants in this area - if you can't get a table here, just start walking.
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Olmsted
659 Vanderbilt Ave
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One of many excellent restaurants in this area - if you can't get a table here, just start walking.
our favorite Greek restaurant - gets quite crowded the later it gets!
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Kiki's
130 Division Street
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our favorite Greek restaurant - gets quite crowded the later it gets!
a great place for Mexican food and/or drinks - a small place, so easier to get a seat at lunch - or put your name in and get a drink nearby or wander through the boutiques
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Barrio Chino
253 Broome St
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a great place for Mexican food and/or drinks - a small place, so easier to get a seat at lunch - or put your name in and get a drink nearby or wander through the boutiques
the biggest, most delicious cookies in town
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Levain Bakery - 74th Street
167 W 74th St
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the biggest, most delicious cookies in town
great place for drinks, brunch, or dinner - you'll want a reservation
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Jacob's Pickles
509 Amsterdam Ave
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great place for drinks, brunch, or dinner - you'll want a reservation
great place for dinner and drinks!
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Risbo
701 Flatbush Ave
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great place for dinner and drinks!
rotisserie chicken and drinks
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The Fly
549 Classon Avenue
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rotisserie chicken and drinks
the best ice cream in Manhattan
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Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream
2 Rivington St
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the best ice cream in Manhattan
amazing, reasonably priced Chinese food
Shorty Tang Noodles
98 8th Ave
amazing, reasonably priced Chinese food
the place to go after Chelsea gallery hopping, reasonable prices on Sichuan Chinese dishes - get the soup dumplings.
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Grand Sichuan
342 Grove St
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the place to go after Chelsea gallery hopping, reasonable prices on Sichuan Chinese dishes - get the soup dumplings.
amazing, huge sandwiches, good place to stop after some LES gallery visits
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Cheeky Sandwiches
88 Orchard St
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amazing, huge sandwiches, good place to stop after some LES gallery visits
mexican food and tequilia - lots of stuff nearby if you can't get a table
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Chavela's
736 Franklin Ave
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mexican food and tequilia - lots of stuff nearby if you can't get a table
the best place for breakfast, a diner that has been here since 1936 - try the Danish Pancakes.
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Tom’s
782 Washington Ave
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the best place for breakfast, a diner that has been here since 1936 - try the Danish Pancakes.
popular middle-eastern place
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Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt Ave
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popular middle-eastern place
chicken and waffles and drinks.... open late.
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Sweet Chick
178 Ludlow St
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chicken and waffles and drinks.... open late.
coffee, sandwiches and breakfast - great place
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Little Roy Coffee Co.
571 Greene Ave
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coffee, sandwiches and breakfast - great place
Japanese ice cream!
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Taiyaki NYC
119 Baxter St
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Japanese ice cream!
Yummy coffee and pastries - 7 minute walk!
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Little Roy Coffee Co.
571 Greene Ave
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Yummy coffee and pastries - 7 minute walk!
classic diner and famous cheesecake
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Junior's Restaurant and Bakery
386 Flatbush Ave Ext
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classic diner and famous cheesecake
great place - a surprising combination of ramen, fried chicken and burgers - with some good veggie options and a great bar - give it a try!
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Mo's Original
453 Rogers Ave
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great place - a surprising combination of ramen, fried chicken and burgers - with some good veggie options and a great bar - give it a try!
one of many great Italian places in Park Slope
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Convivium Osteria
68 5th Ave
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one of many great Italian places in Park Slope
great sushi spot right off the subway
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Taro Sushi
244 Flatbush Ave
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great sushi spot right off the subway
a local favorite for pizza and other Italian dishes - you can't go wrong!
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Patsy’s Pizzeria
450 Dean St
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a local favorite for pizza and other Italian dishes - you can't go wrong!
great place for lunch or just to hang out for a bit
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Kos Kaffe A Roasting House
251 5th Ave
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great place for lunch or just to hang out for a bit
amazing brunch - get here early!
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Buttermilk Channel
524 Court St
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amazing brunch - get here early!
an old classic - cash only and worth the wait!
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Di Fara Pizza
1424 Avenue J
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an old classic - cash only and worth the wait!
a rare place to get tex-mex here!
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Lobo
218 Court St
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a rare place to get tex-mex here!
excellent tacos and more.
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Alta Calidad
552 Vanderbilt Ave
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excellent tacos and more.
the squares are the best - there will be a line.
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Prince St. Pizza
27 Prince St
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the squares are the best - there will be a line.

some local shops

local organic grocer that is easy to get to - lots of great things as you walk north from here
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Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin Ave
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local organic grocer that is easy to get to - lots of great things as you walk north from here
Brooklyn made jewelry
Written by Forest
313 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn made jewelry
Retro store offering vintage clothing, shoes & accessories for men & women, plus dry goods/hardware. Super fun neighborhood, right by Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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Front General Store
143 Front St
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Retro store offering vintage clothing, shoes & accessories for men & women, plus dry goods/hardware. Super fun neighborhood, right by Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Excellent chocolates. There are a few locations in town.
Li-Lac Chocolates (Greenwich Village)
162 Bleecker St
Excellent chocolates. There are a few locations in town.
rotating sample sales - check their website to see what might be up today - sometimes in multiple locations
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260 Sample Sale
260 5th Ave
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rotating sample sales - check their website to see what might be up today - sometimes in multiple locations
the best deals on clothing in town (from the fanciest Italian luxury to $12 t-shirts) - can be total chaos, but a great experience
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Century21 Stores
32 Church St
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the best deals on clothing in town (from the fanciest Italian luxury to $12 t-shirts) - can be total chaos, but a great experience
coffee, pastries, smoothies, and room to sit
Drip beverage lounge
830 Rogers Ave
coffee, pastries, smoothies, and room to sit
Greenlight Bookstore (Flatbush Avenue)
632 Flatbush Ave
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one of the best book shops in the city
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McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers and Cafe
134 Prince St
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one of the best book shops in the city
great used book shop
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Unnameable Books
615 Vanderbilt Ave
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great used book shop

Essentials

local grocery store if you need a snack
Country Coco
3114 Church Ave
local grocery store if you need a snack
largest grocery store within a 5 min walk
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Shop Fair Supermarket
1125 Fulton St
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largest grocery store within a 5 min walk
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Whole Foods Market 365
292 Ashland Pl
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Trader Joe's
130 Court St
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Arts & Culture

Brooklyn Museum - takes about 10 minutes by train!
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Brooklyn Museum - takes about 10 minutes by train!
a beautifully restored theater from 1929 - see what is showing while you are here! - a 10 min walk
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Kings Leikhús
1027 Flatbush Ave
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a beautifully restored theater from 1929 - see what is showing while you are here! - a 10 min walk
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
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great film theater
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Metrograph
7 Ludlow St
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great film theater
great west village theater
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IFC Center
323 6th Ave
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great west village theater
another great place to see a film
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Fulton Street Art Gallery
116 John St
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another great place to see a film
lots of film and other performances here
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Lincoln Center Theater
150 W 65th St
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lots of film and other performances here
some of the world's most famous artists show here
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David Zwirner
537 W 20th St
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some of the world's most famous artists show here

Parks & Nature

wonderful to visit, especially in the spring - but peaceful all year
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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wonderful to visit, especially in the spring - but peaceful all year
a massive park designed by the same people that did Central Park - you are about a 20 min walk away from the southern entrance. One of the nicest spots in all of Brooklyn,
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Prospect Park
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a massive park designed by the same people that did Central Park - you are about a 20 min walk away from the southern entrance. One of the nicest spots in all of Brooklyn,
beautiful view of Manhattan - lots of good snacks around here too
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
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beautiful view of Manhattan - lots of good snacks around here too
Low key and clean beach! Fabulous Russian foods nearby.
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Brighton Beach
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Low key and clean beach! Fabulous Russian foods nearby.

Entertainment & Activities

ice skating! and sometimes roller skating! check their schedule
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LeFrak Center á Lakeside Prospect Park Brooklyn
171 East Dr
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ice skating! and sometimes roller skating! check their schedule
Beaches and amusement parks - easy to get to from the Q train!
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Coney Island
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Beaches and amusement parks - easy to get to from the Q train!
The Brooklyn Nets play here and there are often concerts - takes about 15 minutes by express train - sits in between two great neighborhoods if you walk a few blocks.
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Barclays miðstöð
620 Atlantic Ave
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The Brooklyn Nets play here and there are often concerts - takes about 15 minutes by express train - sits in between two great neighborhoods if you walk a few blocks.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square W
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a theater built in 1929 that recently underwent a $95 million renovation - they offer tours and often have musical and comedy performances - check the website for details.
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Kings Leikhús
1027 Flatbush Ave
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a theater built in 1929 that recently underwent a $95 million renovation - they offer tours and often have musical and comedy performances - check the website for details.
check out all of BAM - Brooklyn Academy of Music - for film, theater, and musical performance - a true treasure of the city
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BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St
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check out all of BAM - Brooklyn Academy of Music - for film, theater, and musical performance - a true treasure of the city

Neighborhoods

Beautiful views of the Statue of Liberty
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Red Hook
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Beautiful views of the Statue of Liberty
A nearby area along the park with lots of restaurants, bars, and shops.
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens
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A nearby area along the park with lots of restaurants, bars, and shops.
a beautiful, walkable neigborhood
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Prospect Heights
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a beautiful, walkable neigborhood