Guidebook for Brooklyn

Catherine
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Arts & Culture

Visit Arc de Triomphe of Bklyn. The Public Library - Central Bklyn is next door. Free to browse, relax, use wifi, and do some studying. There's a small cafe inside, 4+20 blackbirds, for fantastic pie!
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Plaza del Gran Ejército
Flatbush Avenue
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Visit Arc de Triomphe of Bklyn. The Public Library - Central Bklyn is next door. Free to browse, relax, use wifi, and do some studying. There's a small cafe inside, 4+20 blackbirds, for fantastic pie!
My favorite museum in NYC! Great for contemporary art.
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Museo de Brooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy
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My favorite museum in NYC! Great for contemporary art.
$8 movie tickets every day before 5PM, and all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
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$8 movie tickets every day before 5PM, and all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
One of my favorite museums when I was growing up! About 30-35 min from our house on the C train. My parents used to go on dates here when they first came to NYC :)
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Museo Americano de Historia Natural
200 Central Park West
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One of my favorite museums when I was growing up! About 30-35 min from our house on the C train. My parents used to go on dates here when they first came to NYC :)
Great interactive museum about the history of immigration in NYC. Stop by Vanessa's Dumplings for food after you're done :)
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Museo de los Apartamentos
103 Orchard St
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Great interactive museum about the history of immigration in NYC. Stop by Vanessa's Dumplings for food after you're done :)
One of my favorite museums in NYC!! Great for movie lovers. Vintage arcade games and weekend movie screenings. Free admission on Fridays evenings between 6-9PM.
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Museo de la Imagen en Movimiento
36-01 35th Ave
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One of my favorite museums in NYC!! Great for movie lovers. Vintage arcade games and weekend movie screenings. Free admission on Fridays evenings between 6-9PM.
Admission is donation-based, so give anywhere from $1, $2, whatever you can give! The Egyptian Wing is my favorite.
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El Museo Metropolitano de Arte
1000 5th Ave
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Admission is donation-based, so give anywhere from $1, $2, whatever you can give! The Egyptian Wing is my favorite.
Check out old NYC trains at the Transit Museum. The entrance looks like a subway stop.
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New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd St
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Check out old NYC trains at the Transit Museum. The entrance looks like a subway stop.

Food Scene

No seating but this is some of the best breakfast/ brunch/ lunch food around!
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SCRATCHbread
1069 Bedford Avenue
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No seating but this is some of the best breakfast/ brunch/ lunch food around!
Where I get my coffee in the mornings. Right next to the Franklin Ave C train station.
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Daily Press Coffee
505 Franklin Ave
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Where I get my coffee in the mornings. Right next to the Franklin Ave C train station.
Can't go to Brooklyn without trying some Caribbean food! Small bakery, but it's so popular, it's only open from 7AM-3PM. The saltfish bake is popular, as is the doubles w/ chickpeas & tamarind sauce.
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A&A Bake Doubles and Roti
1337 Fulton St
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Can't go to Brooklyn without trying some Caribbean food! Small bakery, but it's so popular, it's only open from 7AM-3PM. The saltfish bake is popular, as is the doubles w/ chickpeas & tamarind sauce.
Favorite pizza joint. Open late. There's another location in the West Village on Bleecker.
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Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
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Favorite pizza joint. Open late. There's another location in the West Village on Bleecker.
What would I do without my $3 falafel?
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Mamoun's Falafel
30 St Marks Pl
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What would I do without my $3 falafel?
What would I do without my $1 dumplings (four dumplings in an order = $0.25 each). $1 sesame pancakes also delicious. Get the sesame pancake sandwich for $2.50.
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Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
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What would I do without my $1 dumplings (four dumplings in an order = $0.25 each). $1 sesame pancakes also delicious. Get the sesame pancake sandwich for $2.50.
Ice Cream!!!! Open til 10PM.
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Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
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Ice Cream!!!! Open til 10PM.
Great food! The sides are delicious. Try calling ahead to make a reservation.
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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
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Great food! The sides are delicious. Try calling ahead to make a reservation.
Venezuelan food! Arepas are delicious and you can fill up for less than $10 a person.
Guayoyo
67 1st Ave.
Venezuelan food! Arepas are delicious and you can fill up for less than $10 a person.
This is a great Japanese cafe for lunch food. You can get rice balls and pastries for $2 each.
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Cafe Zaiya
18 E 41st St
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This is a great Japanese cafe for lunch food. You can get rice balls and pastries for $2 each.

Sightseeing

One of my favorite spots. The views are iconic and there's a beautiful waterfront park.
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
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One of my favorite spots. The views are iconic and there's a beautiful waterfront park.
They started building this park when I was 15 years old and now it's a major tourist attraction. It's an elevated park on abandoned train tracks.
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Parque High Line
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They started building this park when I was 15 years old and now it's a major tourist attraction. It's an elevated park on abandoned train tracks.
Skip security lines on the Statue of Liberty Ferry and take the free Staten Island ferry instead. It comes every 30 min and you get the best views of the Statue of Liberty. Did I mention it's FREE?
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Whitehall Terminal station
4 Whitehall St
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Skip security lines on the Statue of Liberty Ferry and take the free Staten Island ferry instead. It comes every 30 min and you get the best views of the Statue of Liberty. Did I mention it's FREE?
Main library in NYC. You might recognize it from Ghostbusters. Free to go inside to look at the architecture, browse through their book collection, and use the free wifi.
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Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York - Biblioteca Bloomingdale
476 5th Ave
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Main library in NYC. You might recognize it from Ghostbusters. Free to go inside to look at the architecture, browse through their book collection, and use the free wifi.
I always loved coming home from college because of this station. Check out the Whisper Tunnels.
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Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
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I always loved coming home from college because of this station. Check out the Whisper Tunnels.
There's always someone playing music here. Beautiful day and night.
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Parque Washington Square
Washington Square
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There's always someone playing music here. Beautiful day and night.

Essentials

Great nearby grocery store. Open from 7AM-10PM on most days.
1125 Fulton St
1125 Fulton Street
Great nearby grocery store. Open from 7AM-10PM on most days.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cute bar with a nice backyard
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Doris
1088 Fulton St
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Cute bar with a nice backyard
Large, classy bar decorated like a library
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Bedford Hall
1177 Bedford Avenue
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Large, classy bar decorated like a library
Another great bar!
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Fulton Grand
1011 Fulton St
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Another great bar!

Everything Else

24 hour laundromat. It's large, clean, and bright. They have self service and drop off service, if you are feeling lazy.
1115 Fulton St
1115 Fulton Street
24 hour laundromat. It's large, clean, and bright. They have self service and drop off service, if you are feeling lazy.
You can hear call to prayer through our backyard :)
Masjid At-Taqwa
1266 Bedford Ave
You can hear call to prayer through our backyard :)