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For my anchor and best friend, Millie Felder,
whose much-missed namesake happily
lived and worked inwhere else?Brooklyn
CONTENTS
If New York is the city that never sleeps, then Brooklyn is the borough that never stands stillits always evolving, with neighborhoods that regularly reinvent themselves and a seemingly endless influx of new people and businesses that gives the area an almost tangible buzz. Over the past few years, Brooklyn has become a highly desirable place to live, eat, and shop: a chic, beguiling destination drawing in people from other neighborhoods as well as visitors from all over the world.
But navigating Brooklyn, even for New Yorkers, can be daunting. For starters, its largethe most populated of New York Citys five boroughs. Getting around isnt as immediately logical as it is in Manhattan, with its precise grid of streets. And, like many great cities, Brooklyn is comprised of neighborhoods that are distinct and sometimes a bit insular, so its easy to feel like an intrusive outsider if you dont know exactly where to go. Not to mention the fact that some of the areas most memorable shops and restaurants are a bit hidden, tucked away on discreet little side streets or located a couple subway stops away from where most crowds tend to congregate.
This book is designed to make discovering Brooklyn and its many diverse pleasures easy and fun. Included are loads of insider favorites Ive found along the way, both as a journalist who writes about fashion and travel and a local whos admittedly obsessed with knowing about where to find the most amazing gifts, fashionable clothes, and lovingly prepared and delicious cuisine.
Theres a mix of brand-new openings and decades-old classics, organized by neighborhood with nearby subway stations included to take the guesswork out of figuring out where to go and how to get there. This isnt an overall guide to Brooklyn; its a collection thats highly curated, with the full intent of offering a manageably sized but still ultravivid taste of the best of Brooklyn and its salient communities.
My own connection with Brooklyn goes back four generations, including a great-uncle who drove the trolley car that once went down Lorimer Street and a grandfather who campaigned unsuccessfully to represent his native borough in Congress. I spent many childhood weekends walking down Atlantic Avenue eating warm phyllo-covered spinach pies from Damascus Bread & Pastry (which are, incidentally, still a favorite Saturday afternoon treat) and buying bags of just-baked kasha knishesthe aroma of which is my own equivalent to Prousts madeleinefrom (alas, now closed) Mrs. Stahls in Brighton Beach. I was brought up to be proud of my roots in an era when many residents were fueled by the goal of getting out of Brooklyn; for me, the borough has always been an intoxicating magnet. As captivating as it was a few decades ago, its exponentially more so today.
As the borough and its influence continue to expand and flourish, I hope this guide makes exploring it a straightforward, fun, and stylish experience.
Brooklyn may be just one of the five boroughs in New York City, but it has more top-notch museums, expansive parks and gardens, and performance spaces than many of the worlds greatest cities. The selection included here features a mix of all of the above, but most are centrally located and all are easy to reach by subway.
BLDG 92
Brooklyns massive Navy Yard was used by the military from 1801 through 1966; its now the cornerstone of an increasingly vibrant emerging neighborhood. Bldg 92, the residence of Commodore Matthew Perry at the time of his opening of Japan, tracks the Yards history through exhibits and events.
63 FLUSHING AVENUE . 11205 . A/C: HIGH STBROOKLYN BRIDGE; F:YORK ST; G: CLINTONWASHINGTON AVES . 718.907.5932 . BLDG92.ORG
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN
Founded in 1910, this fifty-two-acre urban oasis on the edge of Prospect Park is breathtaking year-round, but the annual Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival in the spring, when hundreds of cherry trees come gradually into bloom, is an especially breathtaking time here. The grounds also include an expansive rose garden (with more than 1,400 varieties) and the Celebrity Path, a walkway lined with stones carved with the names of famous Brooklynites like Woody Allen and Barbra Streisand.
990 WASHINGTON AVENUE . 11225 . 2/3/4/5: FRANKLIN AVE; 2/3: EASTERN PKWYBROOKLYN MUSEUM 718.623.7200 . BBG.ORG
BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK
This eighty-five-acre waterfront expanse on the Brooklyn side of the East River is the perfect place for taking photographs of the views of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges or simply having a leisurely picnic. Numerous events are held here regularly: concerts, dance parties, and walking tours. Another highlight is Janes Carousel, a refurbished 1922 merry-go-round that is nestled inside a transparent acrylic pavilion designed by Jean Nouvel.
BEST ENTRANCES: 1 WATER STREET/4 JORALEMON STREET . 11201 A/C: HIGH STBROOKLYN BRIDGE; F:YORK ST; 2/3: CLARK ST; R: COURT ST; 2/3/4/5: BOROUGH HALL 718.222.9939 . BROOKLYNBRIDGEPARK.ORG
BROOKLYN CHILDRENS MUSEUM
The first childrens museum in America, this Crown Heights institution has been inspiring kids to be more inquisitive since 1899, with events and activities as well as ongoing exhibitions.
45 BROOKLYN AVENUE . 11213 . A/C: NOSTRAND AVE; C: KINGSTONTHROOP AVES; 3: KINGSTON AVE 718.735.4400 . BROOKLYNKIDS.COM
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
On par with many of the worlds top museums, the focus here is on accessible shows, often with a link to pop culture, by artists like Andy Warhol and Takashi Murakami, or to fashion, with shows on individual designers like Jean Paul Gaultier, or on a more general subject such as the art of the high heel.
200 EASTERN PARKWAY . 11238 . 2/3: EASTERN PKWYBROOKLYN MUSEUM . 718.638.5000 BROOKLYNMUSEUM.ORG
THE CITY RELIQUARY
This idiosyncratic museum could exist only in Williamsburg. With a storefront that looks like it houses a deli or hardware store, this nonprofit, civic organization is always filled with an eclectic collection of antique items that are related to New York, like clunky glass spray seltzer bottles and paintings of baseball players from the long-defunct Brooklyn Dodgers. It also puts on rotating exhibits that evoke an era of city life that simply no longer exists, as well as holding various cultural events annually.
370 METROPOLITAN AVENUE . 11211 . G: METROPOLITAN AVEGRAND ST; L: LORIMER ST . 718.782.4842 CITYRELIQUARY.ORG
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY
Essentially New York Citys equivalent to Pariss Pre Lachaise, there are well over a half million New York City residents (as the deceased are called here) in this massive cemetery in the center of Brooklyn, including Jean-Michel Basquiat and Leonard Bernstein. In addition to tours, a variety of events are offered here throughout the year, including nighttime photography workshops and an annual concert each Memorial Day.
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