Gloria’s guidebook
Food scene
GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT
https://www.warude.com
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WARUDE
385 Tompkins AveGREAT NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT
https://www.warude.com
Great Italian restaurant and local vibe, they have a bar also right next door, good cocktails and vibe.
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Saraghina
350 Lewis AveGreat Italian restaurant and local vibe, they have a bar also right next door, good cocktails and vibe.
fun bar and music venue, always a scene.
https://www.barlunatico.com
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LunÀtico
486 Halsey Stfun bar and music venue, always a scene.
https://www.barlunatico.com
Hart's
506 Franklin AveReally good food
https://hartsbrooklyn.com
bar and arepas!
https://www.guacuconyc.com/bed-stuy/
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Guacuco Bed-Stuy
360 Throop Avebar and arepas!
https://www.guacuconyc.com/bed-stuy/
french bistro a couple blocks from my house.
http://www.chezoskar.com
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Chez Oskar
310 Malcolm X Blvd french bistro a couple blocks from my house.
http://www.chezoskar.com
modern twist on southern comfort food
https://www.bcrestaurantgroup.com/#
604 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins Avemodern twist on southern comfort food
https://www.bcrestaurantgroup.com/#
Great mexican place
https://www.forallthingsgoodbk.com
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For All Things Good
343 Franklin AvenueGreat mexican place
https://www.forallthingsgoodbk.com
Casual restaurant specializing in rotisserie chicken & natural wine in a wood-lined space.
https://theflybrooklyn.com
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The Fly
549 Classon AvenueCasual restaurant specializing in rotisserie chicken & natural wine in a wood-lined space.
https://theflybrooklyn.com
Corto
507 Palisade AveBest espresso in the hood, amazing sandwiches too.
Neighborhoods
My neighborhood, Bedford-Stuyvesant, commonly called Bed-Stuy, has been a center of African-American culture since the early 20th century, home to cultural icons from Jackie Robinson to Jay-Z. Ornate 19th-century townhouses fill the area, with indie boutiques on Tompkins Place. French bistros, Southern comfort food, and Caribbean fare define the dining scene, while diverse crowds fill hip, cozy bars, many with live music.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
My neighborhood, Bedford-Stuyvesant, commonly called Bed-Stuy, has been a center of African-American culture since the early 20th century, home to cultural icons from Jackie Robinson to Jay-Z. Ornate 19th-century townhouses fill the area, with indie boutiques on Tompkins Place. French bistros, Southern comfort food, and Caribbean fare define the dining scene, while diverse crowds fill hip, cozy bars, many with live music.
Edgy and increasingly hip, Bushwick is an evolving, industrial area marked by imaginative street art and converted warehouses that are home to artist studios and artisanal coffee shops. Dining options span the globe, and avant-garde nightlife thrives in clubs like performance space House of Yes and quirky bars with vintage, mismatched furnishings. A few pocket parks are shaded by mature trees and have playgrounds.
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Bushwick
Edgy and increasingly hip, Bushwick is an evolving, industrial area marked by imaginative street art and converted warehouses that are home to artist studios and artisanal coffee shops. Dining options span the globe, and avant-garde nightlife thrives in clubs like performance space House of Yes and quirky bars with vintage, mismatched furnishings. A few pocket parks are shaded by mature trees and have playgrounds.
Anchored by its namesake park, Fort Greene is a family-friendly, tree-lined neighborhood of Brooklyn. The community's diversity is evident in the mix of casual eateries, hip bars and indie shops, many of which line DeKalb and Myrtle avenues. Locals and visitors throng the Brooklyn Flea's seasonal market, performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and concerts and sports events at the nearby Barclays Center
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Fort Greene
Anchored by its namesake park, Fort Greene is a family-friendly, tree-lined neighborhood of Brooklyn. The community's diversity is evident in the mix of casual eateries, hip bars and indie shops, many of which line DeKalb and Myrtle avenues. Locals and visitors throng the Brooklyn Flea's seasonal market, performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and concerts and sports events at the nearby Barclays Center
Known for its Italian-American roots, Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens neighborhood shows its heritage in the many traditional Italian cafes and shops on Court and Smith streets. Hip boutiques, cool bars and trendy restaurants are here, too. The pretty, leafy thoroughfares are lined with brownstones and garden-fronted residences, many of which are home to young families and upwardly mobile professionals
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Carroll Gardens
Known for its Italian-American roots, Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens neighborhood shows its heritage in the many traditional Italian cafes and shops on Court and Smith streets. Hip boutiques, cool bars and trendy restaurants are here, too. The pretty, leafy thoroughfares are lined with brownstones and garden-fronted residences, many of which are home to young families and upwardly mobile professionals
Brooklyn Heights is a posh residential area of elegant brownstones. It's known for its tree-lined promenade along the East River, with unrivaled views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. The neighborhood also attracts visitors and local families to the landscaped walkways and playgrounds of waterfront Brooklyn Bridge Park. Locals gather at the longstanding bars and restaurants along Henry Street.
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Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights is a posh residential area of elegant brownstones. It's known for its tree-lined promenade along the East River, with unrivaled views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. The neighborhood also attracts visitors and local families to the landscaped walkways and playgrounds of waterfront Brooklyn Bridge Park. Locals gather at the longstanding bars and restaurants along Henry Street.
Williamsburg is a hip neighborhood in Brooklyn that draws the young and the fashionable to its chic boutiques, trendy cafes and buzzy restaurants. Street art brightens residential thoroughfares and repurposed factories, while the waterfront provides stunning views of Manhattan and seasonal venues for outdoor concerts and food markets. Dance clubs, happening bars and music halls liven up the nightlife scene.
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a hip neighborhood in Brooklyn that draws the young and the fashionable to its chic boutiques, trendy cafes and buzzy restaurants. Street art brightens residential thoroughfares and repurposed factories, while the waterfront provides stunning views of Manhattan and seasonal venues for outdoor concerts and food markets. Dance clubs, happening bars and music halls liven up the nightlife scene.
Home to a large Polish-American community, Brooklyn's evolving Greenpoint neighborhood is a residential area with hipster appeal. Traditional Polish shops and restaurants share the streets with trend-setting eateries, bars and live music venues. Galleries and artist studios are found in converted warehouses. The revitalized East River waterfront has parks and new high-rises with sweeping views of midtown Manhattan.
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Greenpoint
Home to a large Polish-American community, Brooklyn's evolving Greenpoint neighborhood is a residential area with hipster appeal. Traditional Polish shops and restaurants share the streets with trend-setting eateries, bars and live music venues. Galleries and artist studios are found in converted warehouses. The revitalized East River waterfront has parks and new high-rises with sweeping views of midtown Manhattan.
Down-to-earth Park Slope is a residential area of tree-lined streets and historic brownstones in Brooklyn. It's known for its open-minded community of families and young professionals. The mix of indie boutiques, laid-back bars and casual restaurants along 5th Avenue and pockets of 7th Avenue caters to the diverse area. Locals and visitors head to sprawling Prospect Park for outdoor concerts, picnics and jogging.
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Park Slope
Down-to-earth Park Slope is a residential area of tree-lined streets and historic brownstones in Brooklyn. It's known for its open-minded community of families and young professionals. The mix of indie boutiques, laid-back bars and casual restaurants along 5th Avenue and pockets of 7th Avenue caters to the diverse area. Locals and visitors head to sprawling Prospect Park for outdoor concerts, picnics and jogging.
Laid-back Astoria is a multicultural neighborhood of low-rise residences and small businesses, in Queens. Known for its Greek tavernas and cafes, the area is home to a variety of traditional ethnic eateries and trendy spots. The Museum of the Moving Image, with its exhibits about film, television and digital media, is a top draw. The open-air Bohemian Beer Garden and Astoria Park hum with activity in warm weather.
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Astoria
Laid-back Astoria is a multicultural neighborhood of low-rise residences and small businesses, in Queens. Known for its Greek tavernas and cafes, the area is home to a variety of traditional ethnic eateries and trendy spots. The Museum of the Moving Image, with its exhibits about film, television and digital media, is a top draw. The open-air Bohemian Beer Garden and Astoria Park hum with activity in warm weather.
Multicultural Jackson Heights in Queens is home to Little India, a South Asian micro-neighborhood centered around a stretch of 74th Street. Indian restaurants serve traditional curries, while sari and Bollywood music shops offer up a slice of the subcontinent. Tibetan, Nepalese, and Latin American restaurants expand the culinary choices. Every summer, the district hosts the annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival.
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Jackson Heights
Multicultural Jackson Heights in Queens is home to Little India, a South Asian micro-neighborhood centered around a stretch of 74th Street. Indian restaurants serve traditional curries, while sari and Bollywood music shops offer up a slice of the subcontinent. Tibetan, Nepalese, and Latin American restaurants expand the culinary choices. Every summer, the district hosts the annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival.
Sunbathers and surfers flock to this residential neighborhood for oceanfront fun. The area has the only two surf beaches in the City (immortalized in the Ramones song “Rockaway Beach”), along with fishing spots and numerous playgrounds for kids. But it’s not just a summertime destination. Rockaway Beach offers plenty to do year-round: shopping at independent boutiques, checking out the art and history at Fort Tilden and snacking at a growing crop of eateries that maintain the laid-back vibe of the coastal neighborhood.
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Rockaway Beach
Sunbathers and surfers flock to this residential neighborhood for oceanfront fun. The area has the only two surf beaches in the City (immortalized in the Ramones song “Rockaway Beach”), along with fishing spots and numerous playgrounds for kids. But it’s not just a summertime destination. Rockaway Beach offers plenty to do year-round: shopping at independent boutiques, checking out the art and history at Fort Tilden and snacking at a growing crop of eateries that maintain the laid-back vibe of the coastal neighborhood.
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in New York City managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area. It is composed of the open water and intertidal salt marshes of Jamaica Bay. A must see if you are interested in bird migration and bird watching.
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Jamaica
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in New York City managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area. It is composed of the open water and intertidal salt marshes of Jamaica Bay. A must see if you are interested in bird migration and bird watching.
The eclectic Lower East Side is where gritty alleys and tenement-style buildings mix with upscale apartments and chic boutiques. Nighttime draws hip, young crowds to the area's trendy bars, music venues and restaurants. The neighborhood's Jewish heritage lives on through Orchard Street's Lower East Side Tenement Museum and old-world fabric stores, as well as traditional delis such as Katz's and Russ & Daughters.
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Lower East Side
175 Eldridge StThe eclectic Lower East Side is where gritty alleys and tenement-style buildings mix with upscale apartments and chic boutiques. Nighttime draws hip, young crowds to the area's trendy bars, music venues and restaurants. The neighborhood's Jewish heritage lives on through Orchard Street's Lower East Side Tenement Museum and old-world fabric stores, as well as traditional delis such as Katz's and Russ & Daughters.
Chelsea is a composite of town houses, low-rise apartment buildings, luxury high-rises and trendy attractions like the High Line, the elevated park built atop former railroad tracks. Set in former factories are more than 200 art galleries as well as Chelsea Market, filled with upscale food purveyors, restaurants and shops. Though no longer quite the LGBT bastion it once was, Chelsea is still home to many gay bars.
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Chelsea
Chelsea is a composite of town houses, low-rise apartment buildings, luxury high-rises and trendy attractions like the High Line, the elevated park built atop former railroad tracks. Set in former factories are more than 200 art galleries as well as Chelsea Market, filled with upscale food purveyors, restaurants and shops. Though no longer quite the LGBT bastion it once was, Chelsea is still home to many gay bars.
City/town information
Cold Spring is located 50 miles north of Manhattan on the Hudson River in a rural area steeped in history and rich in natural treasures, rolling hills, biking trails, babbling brooks.
Main Street stores include antique shops, clothing stores, coffee houses and restaurants with outdoor dining, live entertainment on weekends, and a river's edge park with business directory Gazebo tiled promenade, and seating areas.
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Cold Spring
Cold Spring is located 50 miles north of Manhattan on the Hudson River in a rural area steeped in history and rich in natural treasures, rolling hills, biking trails, babbling brooks.
Main Street stores include antique shops, clothing stores, coffee houses and restaurants with outdoor dining, live entertainment on weekends, and a river's edge park with business directory Gazebo tiled promenade, and seating areas.
Montauk, New York, is a village at the east end of the Long Island peninsula. It’s known for its beaches, like Ditch Plains, with its strong Atlantic surf. At the peninsula’s tip, Montauk Point State Park is home to the 1796 Montauk Point Lighthouse. A museum in the keeper’s house displays historical documents signed by George Washington. Camp Hero State Park, once a military base, has WWII bunkers and a radar tower.
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Montauk
Montauk, New York, is a village at the east end of the Long Island peninsula. It’s known for its beaches, like Ditch Plains, with its strong Atlantic surf. At the peninsula’s tip, Montauk Point State Park is home to the 1796 Montauk Point Lighthouse. A museum in the keeper’s house displays historical documents signed by George Washington. Camp Hero State Park, once a military base, has WWII bunkers and a radar tower.
Sightseeing
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a National Historic Site. The Museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011
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Museo de los Apartamentos
103 Orchard StThe Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a National Historic Site. The Museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011
The Noguchi Museum, chartered as The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, is a museum and sculpture garden in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York City, designed and created by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
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Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd RoadThe Noguchi Museum, chartered as The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, is a museum and sculpture garden in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York City, designed and created by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
The Louis Armstrong House is a historic house museum at 34-56 107th Street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was the home of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson from 1943 until his death in 1971.
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Louis Armstrong House
34-56 107th StThe Louis Armstrong House is a historic house museum at 34-56 107th Street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It was the home of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson from 1943 until his death in 1971.
Clear Comfort, 19th-century photographer Alice Austen's family home, is also one of New York's oldest buildings, dating back to 1690. It now houses a large collection of her work, as well as frequent exhibitions of contemporary shutterbugs.
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Alice Austen House
2 Hylan BlvdClear Comfort, 19th-century photographer Alice Austen's family home, is also one of New York's oldest buildings, dating back to 1690. It now houses a large collection of her work, as well as frequent exhibitions of contemporary shutterbugs.
Consejos para la ciudad
Facilidad para moverse por la casa
NYC is an amazing place. below are some tips.
For getting around NYC best app is :
Citymapper
Costumbres y cultura
best webpage for all things NY
https://www.nycgo.com
Viajar con niños
Check out time out ny for kids events in NYC
https://www.timeout.com/newyork