Guidebook for Brooklyn
Essentials
Target
139 Flatbush Avegreat for buying travel items, or clothes and other nick nacks
Ideal Food Basket
631 Gates Avegreat produce
Walgreens Pharmacy
1040 St Johns Pl
ALDI
528 Gateway DrLocal grocery store within a five block - fifteen minute walk
Shopping
shopping mall, great for buying any and everything
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King's Plaza Shopping Center
5100 Kings Plazashopping mall, great for buying any and everything
Food Scene
Dallas BBQ
3956 Broadwaygreat to people watch, good food and great drinks
nice spot for sit down american brunch, lunch or dinner
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Applebee's Grill + Bar
2505 Emmons Avenice spot for sit down american brunch, lunch or dinner
Great spot to get some island flavor for the night. Great Caribbean food, the décor is very cool and there is a dance club upstairs for those who want to learn the latest island moves
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Caribbean Social
847 Flatbush AveGreat spot to get some island flavor for the night. Great Caribbean food, the décor is very cool and there is a dance club upstairs for those who want to learn the latest island moves
At BUKA we offer authentic Nigerian dishes in a relaxed and "accidentally cool" setting [The Village Voice]. The food is spicy, flavorful and unequivocally African, and we are very proud to have been voted Best Nigerian Restaurant in NY.
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Buka
1111 Fulton StAt BUKA we offer authentic Nigerian dishes in a relaxed and "accidentally cool" setting [The Village Voice]. The food is spicy, flavorful and unequivocally African, and we are very proud to have been voted Best Nigerian Restaurant in NY.
Brooklyn Moon Cafe
745 Fulton StSouthern, American, Caribbean cuisine
SEA
114 N 6th StEnjoy the Best and Fresh Thai Cuisine at Sea Thai.
Parks & Nature
beautiful place for bike riding, farmers market on saturdays, brooklyn zoo and botanical garden
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Prospect Park
beautiful place for bike riding, farmers market on saturdays, brooklyn zoo and botanical garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Founded in 1910, and located in the Prospect Park neighborhood, the 52-acre garden includes a number of specialty "gardens within the Garden", plant collections and the Steinhardt Conservatory, which 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. The Garden holds over 14,000 taxa of plants and each year has over 900,000 visitors.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveBrooklyn Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Founded in 1910, and located in the Prospect Park neighborhood, the 52-acre garden includes a number of specialty "gardens within the Garden", plant collections and the Steinhardt Conservatory, which 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. The Garden holds over 14,000 taxa of plants and each year has over 900,000 visitors.
Brooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre park on the Brooklyn side of the East River in New York City. Designed by landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the park has revitalized 1.3-mile of Brooklyn's post-industrial waterfront from Atlantic Avenue in the south, under the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and past the Brooklyn Bridge, to Jay Street north of the Manhattan Bridge. The site includes Brooklyn Piers 1–6, the historic Fulton Ferry Landing, and the preexisting Empire–Fulton Ferry and Main Street Parks
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StBrooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre park on the Brooklyn side of the East River in New York City. Designed by landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the park has revitalized 1.3-mile of Brooklyn's post-industrial waterfront from Atlantic Avenue in the south, under the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and past the Brooklyn Bridge, to Jay Street north of the Manhattan Bridge. The site includes Brooklyn Piers 1–6, the historic Fulton Ferry Landing, and the preexisting Empire–Fulton Ferry and Main Street Parks
Entertainment & Activities
Local historic amusement park that has thrill rides, beautiful beach, and night parties in the summer
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Coney Island
Local historic amusement park that has thrill rides, beautiful beach, and night parties in the summer
Brooklyn Bowl is a music venue, bowling alley and restaurant in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.It is known for its high-tech green construction and variety of musical acts.
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Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe AveBrooklyn Bowl is a music venue, bowling alley and restaurant in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.It is known for its high-tech green construction and variety of musical acts.
A Brooklyn landmark. Great seasonal performances. Beautiful interior architecture.
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Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush AveA Brooklyn landmark. Great seasonal performances. Beautiful interior architecture.
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveLocal stadium with basketball, hockey games and concerts
Getting Around
Nostrand Av/Flatbush Av station
2 and 5 train going into manhattan and bronx
Anywhere along flatbush avenue you can catch a 2 dollar van that will take you anywhere along the full length of flatbush all the way downtown brooklyn. You just let them know when you want to get off and pay before you leave the van. Informal transportation service in brooklyn for the last three decades. You hail them down like a cab and you will know them by their unique honk on the road.
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Flatbush Avenue
Flatbush AvenueAnywhere along flatbush avenue you can catch a 2 dollar van that will take you anywhere along the full length of flatbush all the way downtown brooklyn. You just let them know when you want to get off and pay before you leave the van. Informal transportation service in brooklyn for the last three decades. You hail them down like a cab and you will know them by their unique honk on the road.
2235 Flatbush Ave
2235 Flatbush AvenueCar rental
Drinks & Nightlife
Voted Best Caribbean restaurant in New York, Sugarcane blends the exotic cuisine of the Caribbean with its African, East Indian and Chinese roots.
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Sugarcane
238 Flatbush AveVoted Best Caribbean restaurant in New York, Sugarcane blends the exotic cuisine of the Caribbean with its African, East Indian and Chinese roots.
Some of the World's best Djs are lined up each night to spin new and old school of Salsa, Cumbia, Funana, Arabic tunes, Coupe Decale and Afro-beat, Latin …
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Bembe
81 S 6th StSome of the World's best Djs are lined up each night to spin new and old school of Salsa, Cumbia, Funana, Arabic tunes, Coupe Decale and Afro-beat, Latin …
Westlight is a 22nd-floor rooftop bar from Chef Andrew Carmellini’s NoHo Hospitality Group featuring sweeping views of New York City from atop The William Vale in Williamsburg. The bar program presents a dynamic menu of original and classic cocktails alongside rare spirits, craft beer and wine, while Carmellini’s menu of small plates reflects inspiration from global street food.
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Westlight
111 N 12th StWestlight is a 22nd-floor rooftop bar from Chef Andrew Carmellini’s NoHo Hospitality Group featuring sweeping views of New York City from atop The William Vale in Williamsburg. The bar program presents a dynamic menu of original and classic cocktails alongside rare spirits, craft beer and wine, while Carmellini’s menu of small plates reflects inspiration from global street food.
Footprints Cafe
5814 Clarendon RdGood food and music and vibe
Negril BK
256 5th AveGreat social atmosphere with tasty bites