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    Brooklyn was once a separate city independent of the City of New York. The cities merged at the end of the nineteenth century, forever after lamented by Brooklynites as "The Great Mistake of 1898." Although Brooklyn is very diverse, what makes Brooklyn so different from the other boroughs are its distinct cultural neighborhoods. Manhattan is frequently referred to as "the city" by residents of the other boroughs - for example, in the phrase "I'm going to the city." Many Brooklynites have a great deal of pride in their borough, and most New Yorkers consider Brooklynites to have an identity distinct from that of other New Yorkers. In any case, remember while speaking to Brooklynites that referring to Manhattan as "the city" is acceptable but calling Manhattan "New York City" is not. Be careful not to confuse Brooklyn and the [wiki=1046ecca1bf740bddd6fb8d780795314]Bronx[/wiki] - they are very different parts of New York City.
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      Official tourist and visitor information center and gift shop with unique Brooklyn souvenirs.

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    There are a variety of neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Small Town Brooklyn [url=http://www.smalltownbrooklyn.com/]]has a scrollable map of many of them:

    *Downtown Brooklyn, which is the central shopping and business area, anchored by Fulton St west of Flatbush Ave, looks similar to the downtown of almost any other major American city, with department stores, clothing and electronic shops, Borough Hall, two universities, a major railroad station, the Brooklyn Academy of Music concert hall, many office buildings, and municipal, state and federal buildings and courthouses. Many subway and bus lines go to or through Downtown Brooklyn.
    *Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood with elegant buildings and historic churches. It is an expensive neighborhood to live in, partly because of its great views of the Lower Manhattan skyline. The area's brownstone buildings and shopping district give it a quaint yet thriving feel. This is the richest neighborhood in Brooklyn, more expensive than parts of Manhattan.
    *Canarsie is a West Indian neighborhood with somewhat of a "small-town" feel, largely composed of 1- and 2-family houses. The major commercial streets are Flatlands Ave, Rockaway Pkwy and parts of Seaview Ave. It is served by the Rockaway Pkwy station on the L line.
    *Cobble Hill is a quiet neighborhood of bookstores, shops, and restaurants. Old-time Italian neighborhood with great pizza and Italian ices. Great restaurants and quite a number of bars along Court St and Smith St.

    *DUMBO is an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Once popular with artists for loft space, it has now become popular with a richer, trendier crowd. Walk along the riverfront park for a unique and unforgettable view of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges and the Manhattan skyline.
    *Park Slope- Long a haven for interracial families, lesbians and gays, and everyone else with a certain kind of groove in NYC, this upscale but downhome neighborhood can be joked about as the Berkeley of New York City. The granola eating transplant crowd might make you queasy at times and nostalgic for crackheads, but the neighborhood itself is beautiful. Boutiques, cafés, bars, health food stores like the 30-year-old Park Slope Food Coop [url=http://www.foodcoop.com/],]and attractive young people pushing strollers. Also home to a sizeable Lesbian community since the 1970s. Take the B or Q to 7th Ave, the M or R to 9th St, or the F or G to 4th Ave or 7th Ave and walk the neighborhood. Prospect Park[url=http://www.prospectpark.org/[/url]]is large, beautiful and green. Ice skate here in the winter. Fly kites and enjoy free weekend concerts in the summer. While staying hip and vibrant, "the Slope" as it is commonly referred to, also enjoys its share of wealth. The quaint, tree-lined streets closer to the park house ornate, brownstones, townhouses, full service apartment buildings, and even a few full scale urban mansions on the parkside. These residences include the homes of names such as U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and famed actors Jennifer Connelly, Steve Buscemi and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Check out 5th Ave for the restaurants and bars.
    *Carroll Gardens- Historians date the name to the 1960s, and real estate people like to enlarge its borders. It encompasses part of Smith St. and the nearby areas. In the 1950s and further back in time, this area was known as Red Hook, to the dismay of many, and it still is called both Red Hook and South Brooklyn by many people. Smith St. has a newly charged restaurant row, but there are still plenty of old school Italian-American gems to be found.
    *Williamsburg- Take the L train from Manhattan to Bedford Ave or Lorimer St. Many restaurants, several popular music clubs and a burgeoning art gallery district. It is now what Greenwich Village used to be - including the artsy scene complete with eclectic galleries and off-beat bars. Have dinner at Sea (N 6th St & Bedford Ave) and go to the Royal Oak for a drink (N 11th St & Union Ave).
    *East Williamsburg- Centered around the Morgan Ave stop on the L train. Seemingly a desolate industrial area, this neighborhood has a strong developing music scene. It is also home to the swinger's club Grego's. Brooklyn's natural food store can be found here.
    *Bushwick- Rich in its own history, Bushwick is home to many brownstones, mansions, and projects alike. As a low-income neighborhood, shopping can be done on Knickerbocker Avenue, whether for clothes, appliances, or food. The newly restored Maria Hernandez Park on Knickerbocker Ave and Suydam St is a nice spot to bring the kids and relax in the shade of the trees. While it's not like neighboring "East Williamsburg," Williamsburg, or Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick has its own sense of community, not to be confused with anything else. However, violent crime is a still a concern along with the other social problems in the community associated with the high poverty rate.
    *Prospect Heights- Situated just north and northeast of Prospect Park, Prospect Heights features the Brooklyn Museum [url=http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/[/url],]which is first rate but often overlooked due to the museums in nearby Manhattan; a block away from the museum is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [url=http://www.bbg.org/[/url].]Further west on Eastern Pkwy are the Brooklyn Public Library and Grand Army Plaza, the southern point of which marks the main northern entrance to Prospect Park.
    *Red Hook is a formerly bustling industrial area that is on the upswing. Although hard to access by train, it can be served by the F & G trains at Smith-9th St or by taxi or by the B61 bus. Settled in 1636 by the Dutch, it has seen many a boom and bust is today caught between those who like it as the sleepy part of town that time forgot and those who seek to restore its crown as the Queen of Kings County Commerce. If you're looking for something off the beaten path, Red Hook is it. Many artists call Red Hook their home, so don't be surprised to see random sculptures, galleries, or creative gardens across from city housing or burned out buildings. It was also home to the MTV's Real World Brooklyn cast in 2007. However, due to a massive low income public housing project that houses most of the neighborhood's residents, precautions should be taken. Violent crime, including robbery, is a problem in the community.
    *Cypress Hills- A subsection of East New York. See East New York.
    *Fort Greene has some great restaurants and the Brooklyn Academy of Music [url=http://www.bam.org/[/url],]which features an art-house cinema, theater, and concerts such as the Next Wave Festival [http://www.bam.org/events/nextwavefestival.aspx[/url].
    *Coney Island [url=http://www.coneyislandusa.com/].]Ah, the famous Coney Island. Take the D, F, N, or Q trains to the end of the line to enjoy the beach or amusements or just get your official Nathan's hot dog. The Cyclone, a 1927 roller coaster, is the most famous of the amusement park rides at Coney Island, for good reason: It packs a lot of thrill into a small lot. There is also a great view of Manhattan from the top of the Wonder Wheel (a large Ferris wheel). Otherwise, the amusement park is somewhat seedy, which is part of its appeal. The high concentration of public housing projects in the area does make the neighborhood around the amusement park somewhat unsafe. Precaution should be taken while exploring these areas.
    *Brighton Beach - The largest Russian-speaking community outside of the former USSR. It's unlike any other neighborhood in the city. It can be reached by the Q (local) or B (express) trains by going to Brighton Beach Ave. Mosey on along the famous boardwalk and have a shashlik (shish-kebob) with a shot of vodka for lunch.
    *Bay Ridge- Traditionally a residential Irish-Italian-Norwegian neighborhood, Bay Ridge has recently seen an influx of Arab, Asian and Russian families as well. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects to Staten Island, and Fort Hamilton, a U.S. Army Base, is here as well. There is a great variety of good values in food to be had in this neighborhood, especially on 3rd Ave. Also, it is one of the top bar areas in the non-downtown area of Brooklyn.
    *Sunset Park- Called New York City's little Puerto Rico and Brooklyn's Chinatown. Sunset Park is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in New York City. Located just less than 20 minutes away from downtown Brooklyn, Sunset Park is a place for all families to come and shop and run irene's on the heart of Sunset Park, 5th Ave between 60th and 44th Sts. Its hilly terrain gives magnificent views of Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan, Staten Island, Jersey City and the nearby Verrazano Bridge. Besides the Hispanic part of the neighborhood, filled with families from Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican and other Hispanic descent, the Chinese also put Sunset Park on the map with countless Chinese resturants found on 8th Ave between 60th and 40th Sts. Besides the diversity, Sunset Park also has a severe drug problem. It was the site of the 8 August 2007 Brooklyn tornado; at least 40 buildings and 100 cars were damaged.
    *Greenpoint- At the northern tip of Brooklyn, Greenpoint is the second largest Polish enclave in the U.S. (after [[Chicago[/url]]) but is also home to a sizable Latino population (north of Huron St) and a growing number of hipsters (see Franklin St). Get Polish food at Karczma (136 Greenpoint Ave), coffee at Ashbox (Manhattan Ave between Ash & Box Sts), brunch at Brooklyn Label (Franklin & Java), Mexican at Acapulco's (Manhattan & Clay). Lots of good Polish meat markets along Manhattan and Nassau Avenues, too. For some industrial chic, walk down Java Street to its dead end at the East River for great views of Midtown. Nearest subway: G train to Nassau Ave and Greenpoint Ave stations.
    *Flatbush- Formerly a Jewish, Italian, and Irish neighborhood, and before that settled by members of the Dutch Reformed Church, and now a largely West-Indian neighborhood, it is the home of Brooklyn College, one of the most beautiful campuses in the area. In the very center is the 18th- century Dutch Reformed Church at the corner of Flatbush and Church Aves, and the original school house dating to 1787 and originally called Erasmus Hall, now the administration building of the public Erasmus Hall High School, its own building over 100 years old. The neighborhood's eponymous commercial main street, Flatbush Ave, goes from the Manhattan Bridge on the north to the Gil Hodges Marine Parkway Bridge leading to the Rockaway Peninsula section of Queens on the south. Get there by taking the 2 or 5 trains to Church, Newkirk, or Flatbush Ave.
    *Midwood is a quiet residential area with some commercial streets, located on the other side of the Brooklyn College campus from Flatbush and extending for some distance to the south. The neighborhood is ethnically mixed but includes a substantial population of Modern Orthodox Jews and some Chasidim, and many shops are closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays. The area has one of New York City's largest concentrations of beautiful free-standing hundred-year-old Victorian and Edwardian homes. An interesting example is the Avenue H station house on the Q subway line, which was built a century ago as the local real estate office selling these homes. It is a historic site and a unique fixture among the city's subway system. (See The Little Station House in the Woods [http://www.thethirdrail.net/9912/index.htm] for more information.)
    *Sheepshead Bay - Located near the Coney Island amusement parks, this neighborhood is populated with many Chinese and Russian immigrants. There are piers along the bay on Emmons Ave where anyone can pay a small fee to be taken out for for a day of fishing. Includes restaurants along the Bay and the El Greco Diner. It is served by the B & Q trains.
    *Bensonhurst used to be Italian as far as the eye could see, but it now contains Albanian, Pakistani, Korean, Chinese, Mexican, and many Eastern European immigrants as well. Nonetheless, it is still the center of Brooklyn's Italian community and is one of the most well known Italian-American neighborhoods in the U.S. The train runs above ground, and it is a lively place with an Old New York feel. Many of the best "unknown" restaurants in Brooklyn (known locally but often ignored by the Manhattan-based establishment) can be found in Bensonhurst. Get there by taking the D or M train to 18th or 20th Ave or Bay Pkwy.
    *Crown Heights is largely a mixture of West Indians and Chasidic Jews. Get there by taking the 3 or 4 trains to Utica Ave. Part of the neighborhood is near the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and the Brooklyn Museum. Violent crime is a still a concern along with the other social problems in the community so use caution.
    *Borough Park contains the biggest Chasidic Jewish community in the city. You will see lots of kosher foods on sale and shops that are closed every Friday night and Saturday, because of religious rules, but open on Sunday. If these things are unfamiliar to you, a trip to Borough Park may be worthwhile.
    *Bedford-Stuyvesant is a major African-American neighborhood with some African presence. It is served by the A and C trains at Nostrand Ave. It is the second largest African-American neighborhood in the country after the city of Detroit. Bed-Stuy, as it is called by most New Yorkers, has been gentrifying lately. However, violent crime is a still a concern along with the other social problems in the community.
    *East New York- like many Brooklyn neighborhoods it is rich in its own history with homes where farms once stood and its many parks like Highland Park where children can roam free to play. Gateway Mall is one of the few suburban-like malls in the city. The City Line subsection and Liberty Avenue are where residents can shop for food and clothing. But with the mall, parks and new homes popping everywhere come the projects. Like Brownsville, East New York is one of most dangerous communities in New York City. Beware passing through here on your way to JFK Airport on the A and J trains and B15 bus.
    *Brownsville is another mainly African-American neighborhood. It is just to the west of East New York, and like East New York, it remains among the more dangerous neighborhoods in New York, though crime statistics have declined in recent years, and does not merit a visit from most tourists. Beware passing through here on your way to JFK Airport on the B15 bus.
    *Kensington is located south of Prospect Park. It is the most diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn and is one of the most diverse in the country. It currently is one of the "up and coming" neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Many new trendy restaurants and boutiques have opened, making this neighborhood a "hotspot" to reside in. It is served by the F and G trains at Church Ave, the F at Ditmas Ave, and the Q train at Beverly Rd or Cortelyou Rd.
  • filter_dramaGet in
    • By Subway

      Brooklyn is well served by some 18 [wiki=d97e023dce2bb237a0d44f46d8ee9438#By subway]subway[/wiki] lines, most of which provide direct service to Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. The sheer size of the borough does make it harder to identify the fastest route - it is best to download a subway map from the Metropolitan Transit Authority's website [http://www.mta.info/] or pick one up for free at what New Yorkers still anachronistically call a token booth, even though tokens are no longer on sale or used in the New York subways.

      Getting into Brooklyn by subway from Manhattan is easy. Pretty much every line goes through Downtown Brooklyn and stops at Atlantic Ave, the largest subway stop outside Manhattan. From here, you can transfer to pretty much any subway (besides the A/C, J/Z, L,F, and G) to get to your destination in Brooklyn. You can also walk about two blocks north of the station to find Fulton St (G) and Lafayette Ave (C). To use these, though, you have to pay another fare, currently $2.50, or just have an unlimited ride MetroCard.

      There are 3 lines you can take to get directly from Queens to Brooklyn. The A goes from the Rockaways in Queens through the eastern edges of Brooklyn into Bedford-Stuyvesant and finally Downtown Brooklyn before continuing in Manhattan. You can also transfer to the C for local service. Beware taking this route at night, because it passes through some rough neighborhoods, including East New York.

      The J/Z goes from Jamaica in Queens (near JFK; take the AirTrain to Jamaica) through Williamsburg. It goes through many of the same rough neighborhoods as the A. The M travels from central Queens through Williamsburg while conveniently avoiding the rough neighborhoods that the J/Z goes through but inconveniently ending up in an isolated neighborhood with little interest to tourists.

      The final choice is the controversial G, which snakes from Long Island City through Williamsburg and Downtown Brooklyn before ending near Prospect Park. Although it may look like the best way to get from Queens to Brooklyn, it is notoriously slow and irregular, and sometimes lines that go through Manhattan are faster. However, the G does serve some areas relatively unserved by other subways. And even though the trains are a bit grungy and the stations dilapidated, the G doesn't go anywhere really dangerous.

      The L also goes into Queens from Brooklyn but so briefly that it's not a practical option for getting between the two boroughs.

      The Q train travels from Coney Island to Midtown Manhattan, passing through Sheepshead Bay, Kings Highway, Midwood, Kensington, Park Slope and South Brooklyn, and parallels the main roads of Ocean Pkwy and Coney Island Ave. It also stops at the main transfer stations of Atlantic Ave, 14th St -Union Sq, and 34th St, making it easy to transfer to other main lines, including the B, 1, 2, 3, R, J, M, and Z trains.

      The F train route is very similar to that of the Q train except that its stops are on the opposite side of Ocean Pkwy.

    • By LIRR

      The Long Island Rail Road [http://www.lirr.info/] has a major station at Atlantic Terminal (Atlantic Ave subway station), which is accessible from the Atlantic Ave/Pacific St combined subway stop, served by the 2, 3, 4, 5 (on weekdays), B (on weekdays), D, N, Q, and R lines and near the Lafayette Ave station of the C train and the Fulton St station of the G train. Other LIRR stops in Brooklyn are Nostrand Ave at Atlantic Ave (served by the A and C subway lines a few blocks away on Fulton St) and East New York (served by the A, C, L, J, and Z a few blocks away at Broadway Junction and the L at Atlantic Ave, though Broadway Junction is probably a safer bet). Eastbound trains continue to Jamaica Station in Queens, from where passengers can change to most LIRR lines for points further east or take the AirTrain to John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK). The LIRR no longer runs in Brooklyn during late nights (midnight to around 5AM), so to get to JFK from Downtown Brooklyn then, you have to take the A

    • By bus

      Brooklyn is covered by an extensive network of [wiki=d97e023dce2bb237a0d44f46d8ee9438#By bus 2]MTA buses[/wiki], for which a map is essential [http://mta.info/nyct/maps/]. Many of the routes start and end near Borough Hall in downtown Brooklyn. A few of them make good sightseeing routes. The B63 bus, a foodie's delight, starts at the foot of Atlantic Ave and travels to Barclays Center, then down Fifth Ave through Park Slope, Sunset Park and Bay Ridge. The B62 goes from Downtown Brooklyn through the unique Hasidic Jewish neighborhood of South Williamsburg, then through North Williamsburg hipster country and Polish Greenpoint all the way to Queensboro Plaza. The B39 travels over the East River on the Williamsburg Bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

      Possibly the longest mostly straight-line bus route in Brooklyn is the B41, which runs nearly the length of Flatbush Ave from the line's northern terminal near Borough Hall just west of Flatbush Ave itself to Kings Plaza at Avenue U (with a branch to the Mill Basin and Bergen Beach areas), about 9 miles (15 km) away. The B44 runs the entire length of Nostrand Ave, one of Brooklyn's longest streets, between Williamsburg and Sheepshead Bay.

      Many routes run a limited-stop service that stops at major intersections and points of interest. Limited-stop service is provided on the B6, B41, B44 (along Nostrand/Bedford Aves), B46 (along Utica Ave), and B35 (along Church Ave). That pattern is in effect from around 6AM to 10PM daily on these routes (5AM-11:30PM on the B46). The B49 has southbound limited-stop service on weekday mornings, mainly tailored for college students traveling to Kingsborough Community College. The B103 is a limited-stop route between Downtown Brooklyn and Canarsie, which runs on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

      One can also take express buses, with an X prefix, to/from Manhattan ($6 one-way). Most express buses serve Southern Brooklyn, for the most part an area that's somewhat subway deprived, especially to the east. The X27 and X28 run daily from around 6AM to 11:30PM (10PM on weekends). Other express routes run every day except Sunday and have a BM prefix.

      The B61 & B63 have BusTime on them, which allows them to be tracked. Go to the website at bustime.mta.info.

    • By car

      The connections between Queens and Brooklyn are too numerous to mention, because the two boroughs share a land boundary, so almost every street on the border just continues into the other borough. (Prior to 1990, the street signs in each borough had different colors, but they have since all become green - with the exception of brown signs for historic streets - and can no longer be useful in distinguishing between the boroughs.)

      The Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Bridges link Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge links Staten Island and Brooklyn. Only the Verrazano is a toll bridge. There is also a toll tunnel, the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, which links Brooklyn with the Battery (the southern tip of Manhattan).

    • By foot or bicycle

      All the bridges between Brooklyn and Manhattan are now accessible to both pedestrians and cyclists. Prospect Park's main road is closed to cars on weekends and open to bicycles. There are numerous bicycle paths in the park. Along New York Bay to the southwest, there are many sections where one can bicycle. Ocean Pkwy also has a bicycle path that runs from Coney Island at the southern end of Brooklyn to the neighborhood of Park Slope.

    • By ferry

      The 'Water Taxi,' at Fulton Ferry Landing[http://www.nywatertaxi.com], provides service from various points in Manhattan along the East River. The Water Taxi recently added service between southern Manhattan and Red Hook, intended for customers of the newly built Red Hook Ikea but available to everyone.

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    • By Subway

      The subway is overall the best way to get around Brooklyn, although there are some spots, notably [wiki=3e829de9a8170703c8c41c51f454d402]Red Hook[/wiki] and parts of [wiki=005663bfc5dbd657551e2073ebf65191]East Brooklyn[/wiki] (including most of the tourist attractions), where subway coverage is poor and bus transportation is encouraged.

      The biggest hub is Atlantic Ave (also called Pacific St). From there, there are transfers to pretty much any line in Brooklyn. Many of the lines that don't stop there do stop elsewhere in [wiki=cf3222e9af7ff78e20a95c09fff9118e]Downtown Brooklyn[/wiki]. After Downtown, however, the lines fan out in all directions, and it is difficult to transfer elsewhere, although the Franklin Ave Shuttle in [wiki=7980146545ba473612c01107c88e1cfa]Bed-Stuy[/wiki] does help somewhat. The G can transfer to the lines that don't stop in Downtown. In East Brooklyn, the L serves the same purpose.

      Broadway Junction in Bed-Stuy and East New York is a minor hub between trains that don't stop at Atlantic. Changing there can be useful if you're going to Northern Brooklyn. Coney Island is a major hub for four lines--it's possible to do a "loop tour" of Southern Brooklyn by changing there.

    • By bus

      Buses generally fan out from one of several hubs, including the Coney Island-Stillwell Ave subway station, Kings Plaza, the Broadway Junction subway station, Downtown Brooklyn, the Myrtle/Wyckoff Aves subway station, the Brooklyn College subway station (Flatbush Ave), and the Williamsburg bus plaza.

      There are locations, including Kings Plaza, where dollar vans shuttle riders to and from nearby subway stations.

    • By commuter rail

      There is the option of taking the Long Island Rail Rd if your starting and ending points are in the following neighborhoods: Downtown Brooklyn, near Atlantic Ave/Flatbush Ave, Bedford-Stuyvesant, near Atlantic Ave/Nostrand Ave, and East New York, near Atlantic Ave/Van Sinderen Ave. It isn't terribly convenient, due to the limited stops and relatively infrequent service, but if you need to go to exactly the areas it stops in, it's faster than the subway.

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    See the [wiki=9a9535adb65ac019e84c5c56f364cca3]#Districts|Districts[/wiki] articles for more listings.
    • Landmarks

      Work started in 1870 on the first bridge crossing of the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, finally completing in 1883 - a 1,595 ft suspension bridge and, as a plaque on it says, a "structure of beauty."

      * The gateway to Prospect Park, laid out in 1870. The Soldiers and Sailors Arch was added in 1892 as a memorial to the victorious Union Army. The Plaza itself is a large traffic circle surrounded by trees; apartment buildings; the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, itself a large distinctive landmark building; and a memorial bust of President John F. Kennedy. Each June, Grand Army Plaza is the focus for the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival for people who lived in the borough.

      * Opened in 1927, the Coney Island Cyclone or (the Cyclone) is one of the world's oldest and still operating wooden roller coasters and was declared a New York City Landmark on July 2, 1988. It was also placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Although in 1927 the roller coaster cost only ¢25 to ride, it now costs $10.

    • Museums and galleries

      [wiki=ce63d81522f9976e526d9606e4cb48d0]Prospect Park[/wiki] is home to the Brooklyn Museum, NYC's second largest art museum. [wiki=cf3222e9af7ff78e20a95c09fff9118e]Downtown[/wiki] is home to the New York Transit Museum. [wiki=7980146545ba473612c01107c88e1cfa]Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush[/wiki] are home to the Brooklyn Children's Museum and the Jewish Children's Museum, which is the largest Jewish-themed children's museum in the United States. [wiki=264d6128e35c7afb7cf1734ba78906b1]Williamsburg[/wiki] is home to the Hogar Collection. The Transit Museum is worth checking out. $7.

    • Parks and gardens

      [wiki=ce63d81522f9976e526d9606e4cb48d0]Prospect Park[/wiki] is home to, of course, Prospect Park, designed by Olmsted and Vaux, who also designed Manhattan's [wiki=a02c0658894e0d8719fee59e4c42a740]Central Park[/wiki] but preferred their Brooklyn creation. Adjacent to the park is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a 52-acre garden that is home to more than 10,000 taxa of plants.

      Marine Park is a public park that is located in the Marine Park neighborhood and surrounds the westernmost inlet of Jamaica Bay. It has about 800 acres and has a bike path, handball court, shuffleboard court and playground. The park is mainly a fertile salt marsh that is supplied with freshwater from Gerritsen Creek.

    • Other destinations

      Coney Island is a hotspot during the summer season. One could go for a day and enjoy the beach and beach venders, then at night visit the Astroland Amusement Park and ride rides for a cheap price or watch a game at the Brooklyn Cyclone baseball field.
      *

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    • Film

      A good cinema in an old opera hall. Films shown are in between art house and mainstream. Several subways nearby.

    • Concerts

      * A truly hidden gem. This barge, moored permanently just under the Brooklyn Bridge, has chamber music fare every week with cheese, wine, plush seating, a fireplace, and gentle rocking to assist in your peaceful slumber. It also has a dynamite view of the lower Manhattan skyline.

      There are also many concerts at churches and synagogues (for example in Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope), as well as at colleges (such as Brooklyn College and New York Technical College). Check the listings in newspapers like the Brooklyn Paper and Village Voice, which also have websites.

      * During the summer season Prospect Park hosts Celebrate Brooklyn concerts and shows every weekend in the Bandshell area of the park, very near the 7th Avenue stop on the F train. The event lineup is incredibly diverse, in terms of music/event genre and source of performers.

    • Theater

      Moving to nifty new location in Brooklyn Bridge Park off Water Street in October 2015, St. Ann's Warehouse delivers consistently impressive avant garde theater.

      * A former garage, The Brick is home to cutting-edge independent theater, The New York Clown Theater Festival, and an annual themed festival each year (past themes included the Moral Values Festival and the $ellout Festival).

    • Sports

      New York Mets single-A minor league team, which plays in Coney Island right next to the Boardwalk. They were established to fill the void of Brooklyn's old Major League Baseball team the Dodgers, who left for Los Angeles after the 1957 season.

      * An NBA team that plays in the Barclays Center, a new Arena at 620 Atlantic Ave. Formerly the New Jersey Nets, they're now the 1st major team to call Brooklyn its home since 1958, when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles.

      * An NHL team that plays in the Barclays Center, a new Arena at 620 Atlantic Ave. The Islanders relocated to Brooklyn from Uniondale in the fall of 2015.

    • Sightseeing

      Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge -- or if you prefer, the Manhattan or Williamsburg Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge itself is beautiful, and the view is splendid. There's lots to see in DUMBO, Fulton Ferry, and Brooklyn Heights fairly close to the bridge.

      *Walk along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade for great views of Manhattan.

      *Walk under the Brooklyn Bridge in the DUMBO neighborhood to get an amazing view of Manhattan from below while also overlooking the East River.

      *Visit some of Brooklyn's places of worship, including the Kane St Synagogue [url=http://www.kanestreet.org/]](236 Kane St, +1-718-875-1550), built in 1856, or the East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org[/url] (1625 Ocean Ave, +1-718-338-3800), on the State and National Registers of Historic Places and home to weekly religious services and cultural happenings.

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    * In the trendy neighborhoods of Park Slope and Williamsburg, these incredibly cheap yet hip second hand stores are bound to catch your attention and the change in your pocket.

    * A great small wine shop in the DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighborhood of Brooklyn. They have a great selection of Burgundies as well as other wines from all over the world and a very friendly and knowledgeable staff. A short walk from the park with stunning view of the Manhattan skyline.

    * The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. is your one-stop shopping destination for crime-fighting needs in the Tri-State area. Items on sale include capes, masks, secret identity kits, invisibility detection goggles, particle blasters, powdered anti-matter, deflector gauntlets, bottled justice, maps showing hotspots of good and evil, power rings, and countless other tools essential for any hard-working do-gooder. Test a cape, get devillainized, create your superhero persona and enter it in the master log - they've got it all. The BSSC is also a clever front for the 826NYC Student Writing Center, a non-profit center founded by Dave Eggers (among others) where kids aged 6-18 may receive after school tutoring, or attend a variety of creative workshops, all free of charge. Student writing is on sale in the store, along with books and other items from the McSweeney's label. [http://www.826nyc.org/].

    * A great place to find high quality hand-made designer items. A one-stop shop for last minute gifts.

    * The most famous purveyor of Middle Eastern foodstuffs in New York City. Across the street, there is another store which is open later. If you like Arab food, don't miss a trip to Atlantic Ave.
    • Records

      As the birth place of hip-hop culture, New York has hundreds of records stores scattered around the area. Also, though vinyl has disappeared from the shelves of regular record stores, many stores still sell used and new vinyl.

      * Also a concert venue. Not far from the Bedford Avenue stop on the L train.

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      * If taking the subway, you can take the F train to York St, or the A/C train to High St. Enjoy the music.

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    See the [wiki=9a9535adb65ac019e84c5c56f364cca3]#Districts|Districts[/wiki] articles for more listings.

    * Stretching from 40th St to 62nd St, the avenue holds its own against Canal St and Flushing. Fancy gourmet restaurants to alleyway noodle shops, Malaysian to Vietnamese and fare from every Chinese province, the neighborhood has it all. Closest subway is the N-line's '8th Ave' stop on 62nd and 8th.

    * Here, one could find any type of cuisine from Italian, to Mexican, to Japanese and even Fish and Chips. This part of Brooklyn has plenty of Zagat-reviewed restaurants that are sure to please any type of craving and tastebuds.
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    See the [wiki=9a9535adb65ac019e84c5c56f364cca3]#Districts|Districts[/wiki] articles for more listings.
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    Brooklyn may have a tough reputation, but most of it is fairly safe, though visitors should always be careful walking around late at night on lightly trafficked streets. Stay alert and off the phone. Some high crime areas include East New York and Brownsville, neither of much interest to travelers. Don't be afraid to pass through East New York on the subway or LIRR, though--that is generally safe, though stay alert. Red Hook, while recently trendy, still has pockets of high crime. Other neighborhoods that have significant attractions yet areas of crime include Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bed-Stuy), Bushwick, and Crown Heights. However, crime in Brooklyn is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, and very few travelers are affected by violent crime at all. Check [url=http://spotcrime.com]Spotcrime[/url] for some crime reports.

    This map can be used as a guide of Brooklyn neighborhoods. It is an [url=https://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=214504384267441423605.0004ba596b18ce79adab1]unofficial map[/url].
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