Brooklyn Heights Guidebook

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Brooklyn Heights Guidebook

Food scene

The neighborhood is well served by a variety of grocery stores, prepared food sources and restaurants for every taste. Here are just a few of the many closeby
good croissants and pastries, sandwiches
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Paris Baguette
6 W 32nd St
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good croissants and pastries, sandwiches
Dependable neighborhood pizzeria selling slices and pies - a cut above the average.
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My Little Pizzeria
114 Court St
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Dependable neighborhood pizzeria selling slices and pies - a cut above the average.
Excellent pizzeria that would seem familiar to visitors from Italy
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Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd Avenue
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Excellent pizzeria that would seem familiar to visitors from Italy
Upscale restaurant with counter dining possible - the counter in the rear is especially interesting as it overlooks the cooking area. Delicious menu with many inventive small plates.
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Colonie
127 Atlantic Ave
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Upscale restaurant with counter dining possible - the counter in the rear is especially interesting as it overlooks the cooking area. Delicious menu with many inventive small plates.
Tasty Vietnamese style sandwiches and other specialties nearby
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Banhmigos
636 Park Pl
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Tasty Vietnamese style sandwiches and other specialties nearby
Trendy food hall in Dumbo
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Time Out Market New York
55 Water St
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Trendy food hall in Dumbo

Sightseeing

former industrial district under Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass
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Dumbo
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former industrial district under Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass
Take a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge - one of the best views in New York City
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Most Brookliński
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
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Take a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge - one of the best views in New York City
Taking a bike to Manhattan? use the Manhattan Bridge; a dedicated bike lane without pedestrians makes this the best route favored by locals to reach Manhattan.
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Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
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Taking a bike to Manhattan? use the Manhattan Bridge; a dedicated bike lane without pedestrians makes this the best route favored by locals to reach Manhattan.
Definitive collection of NYC Transit artifacts including vintage subways cars. Located underground in former subway station.
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New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd St
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Definitive collection of NYC Transit artifacts including vintage subways cars. Located underground in former subway station.
Brooklyn is on Long Island and this museum is dedicated to its history
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Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St
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Brooklyn is on Long Island and this museum is dedicated to its history
https://www.nycgo.com/venues/brooklyn-heights-promenade
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
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https://www.nycgo.com/venues/brooklyn-heights-promenade
Significant areas of the collection include antiquities, specifically their collection of Egyptian antiquities spanning over 3,000 years. European, African, Oceanic, and Japanese art make for notable antiquities collections as well. American art is heavily represented, starting at the Colonial period. Artists represented in the collection include Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, Winslow Homer, Edgar Degas, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Max Weber. The museum also has a "Memorial Sculpture Garden" which features salvaged architectural elements from throughout New York City
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Significant areas of the collection include antiquities, specifically their collection of Egyptian antiquities spanning over 3,000 years. European, African, Oceanic, and Japanese art make for notable antiquities collections as well. American art is heavily represented, starting at the Colonial period. Artists represented in the collection include Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, Winslow Homer, Edgar Degas, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Max Weber. The museum also has a "Memorial Sculpture Garden" which features salvaged architectural elements from throughout New York City

Healthcare

Large hospital associated with one of NYC's largest hospital networks. If it is serious this is where you should go directly
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NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
506 6th St
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Large hospital associated with one of NYC's largest hospital networks. If it is serious this is where you should go directly
Emergency Room associated with New York University network. This is not a full service hospital but is the closest emergency room
NYU Langone Cobble: Hill Emergency Room
70 Atlantic Avenue
Emergency Room associated with New York University network. This is not a full service hospital but is the closest emergency room

Grocery Shopping

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Trader Joe's
130 Court St
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Delightful traditional purveyor of specialty groceries - A Brooklyn institution. Wide selection of prepared foods to take out.
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Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
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Delightful traditional purveyor of specialty groceries - A Brooklyn institution. Wide selection of prepared foods to take out.
Middle eastern style pastries, breads, cheeses . Take out falafel and chicken shawarma are good values.
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Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic Ave
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Middle eastern style pastries, breads, cheeses . Take out falafel and chicken shawarma are good values.
Dependable delicatessen
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Shelsky's of Brooklyn: Appetizing & Delicatessen
141 Court St
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Dependable delicatessen
Saturdays & Tuesdays - good source for farm sourced foods.
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Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket
Montague Street
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Saturdays & Tuesdays - good source for farm sourced foods.
supermarket with all of the basics
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Key Food
200 Malcolm X Blvd
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supermarket with all of the basics
artisanal bakery
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Bien Cuit
120 Smith St
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artisanal bakery
Well managed & dependable fruit and vegetable shop with selection of dry foods
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Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable
291 Atlantic Ave
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Well managed & dependable fruit and vegetable shop with selection of dry foods
Busy bagel shop on the next corner. Good spot for a selection of bagel sandwiches for breakfast.
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La Bagel Delight at Court St
90 Court St
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Busy bagel shop on the next corner. Good spot for a selection of bagel sandwiches for breakfast.
organic fruits & vegetables - bulk grains
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Perelandra Natural Food Center
175 Remsen St
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organic fruits & vegetables - bulk grains

Parks

Wonderful park on the water's edge - runs from the foot of Atlantic Avenue to the base of the Manhattan Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
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Wonderful park on the water's edge - runs from the foot of Atlantic Avenue to the base of the Manhattan Bridge
Delightful small park with a children's playground - surrounded by picturesque 19th C. townhouses and carriage houses.
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Cobble Hill Cleaners & Laundry
226 Court St
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Delightful small park with a children's playground - surrounded by picturesque 19th C. townhouses and carriage houses.
Beautifully restored carousel on the waterfront in the park nearly under the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Jane's Carousel
Dock Street
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Beautifully restored carousel on the waterfront in the park nearly under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Built as a defensive fort in colonial days then an Army base, next came the Coast Guard and now an Art Park. Ferry service on week-ends from Pier 6 at the foot of Atlantic Avenue.
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Governors Island
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Built as a defensive fort in colonial days then an Army base, next came the Coast Guard and now an Art Park. Ferry service on week-ends from Pier 6 at the foot of Atlantic Avenue.
The 52-acre (21 ha) garden holds over 14,000 taxa of plants and has nearly a million visitors each year. It includes a number of specialty "gardens within the Garden", plant collections, the Steinhardt Conservatory that houses the C. V. Starr Bonsai Museum, three climate-themed plant pavilions, a white cast-iron-and-glass aquatic plant house, and an art gallery.
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Ogród Botaniczny w Brooklynie
990 Washington Ave
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The 52-acre (21 ha) garden holds over 14,000 taxa of plants and has nearly a million visitors each year. It includes a number of specialty "gardens within the Garden", plant collections, the Steinhardt Conservatory that houses the C. V. Starr Bonsai Museum, three climate-themed plant pavilions, a white cast-iron-and-glass aquatic plant house, and an art gallery.

Porady dla podróżnych

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Brooklyn is covered with CitiBike stations

Download the app to check out a bike from any of the hundreds of stations.
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Revel is the electric scooter rental for Brooklyn & Queens

Local trips with Brooklyn & Queens - download the app.
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Apple green taxis vs yellow taxis

the apple green taxis that you see in Brooklyn are know as "boro taxis". THey are a bit less expensive than the yellow variety. THe only difference being that the green ones cannot pick up fares in Manhattan.
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Long Island Railroad to JFK

The LIRR provides service from the Atlantic Avenue hub to Jamaica Station where one can transfer to the AIrTrain service to JFK terminals. One can reach the Atlantic Avenue hub from the Borough Hall station on the 2,3,4 or 5 train. Buy a ticket for the LIRR portion in the vending machine. There is an additional $5. fee for the Airtrain. Alternatively one can take the "A" train from Jay Street Station to the Howard Beach stop and take the Airtrain from there. Make sure you take the A train going to Rockaway, not Lefferts Blvd.
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Avis Car Rental

Avis Car Rental office and garage is located nearby at 210 State Street between Court Street and Boerum Place
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Enterprise/National Car Rental

Enterprise/National Car Rental are located at 239 State Street between Boerum Place and Hoyt Street