Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Essentials

Great selection of fresh organic produce and healthy staples. Close to the house.
20 locals recommend
Park Natural & Organic Foods
350 Court St
20 locals recommend
Great selection of fresh organic produce and healthy staples. Close to the house.
Great selection of cheese, olives and gourmet products. You can also get beer here. Close to the house.
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals recommend
Great selection of cheese, olives and gourmet products. You can also get beer here. Close to the house.
An experience in itself. Cheap good groceries in fancy building.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
An experience in itself. Cheap good groceries in fancy building.
Mail
40 locals recommend
The UPS Store
217 Centre St
40 locals recommend
Mail
Emergency room - quick access.
NYU Langone Cobble: Hill Emergency Room
70 Atlantic Avenue
Emergency room - quick access.
Pharmacy and drug store
112 locals recommend
CVS
150 Court St
112 locals recommend
Pharmacy and drug store
Pharmacy & drug store
12 locals recommend
Rite Aid
5102 13th Ave
12 locals recommend
Pharmacy & drug store

Parks & Nature

Part of the waterfront park - Pier 6 hosts an amazing playground, pizza place and free ferry to Governor's island. From here you can walk all they way to Brooklyn Bridge Park - a super scenic walk. From the Brooklyn Bridge, you can take the F Train (York Stop) back to Carrol Street Stop.
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 / Atlantic Avenue station
82 locals recommend
Part of the waterfront park - Pier 6 hosts an amazing playground, pizza place and free ferry to Governor's island. From here you can walk all they way to Brooklyn Bridge Park - a super scenic walk. From the Brooklyn Bridge, you can take the F Train (York Stop) back to Carrol Street Stop.
You can here all they way from Pier 6 closer to our house - a super scenic walk. From the Brooklyn Bridge, you can take the F Train (York Stop) back to Carrol Street Stop.
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals recommend
You can here all they way from Pier 6 closer to our house - a super scenic walk. From the Brooklyn Bridge, you can take the F Train (York Stop) back to Carrol Street Stop.

Getting Around

Closest F/G Train Stop. F direction Downtown will take you to Manhattan. A good choice if you want to go to Lower East Side, SOHO, Grand Central etc. If you go the other direction, you get to Coney Island.
36 locals recommend
Carroll St Station
Smith Street
36 locals recommend
Closest F/G Train Stop. F direction Downtown will take you to Manhattan. A good choice if you want to go to Lower East Side, SOHO, Grand Central etc. If you go the other direction, you get to Coney Island.
A subway hub with most flexibility and fastest transport via express trains. Catch the 4,5, 2,3, R trains.
46 locals recommend
Borough Hall station
46 locals recommend
A subway hub with most flexibility and fastest transport via express trains. Catch the 4,5, 2,3, R trains.

Entertainment & Activities

Very nice movie theater with big lounge seats and table service for food and drinks. Book ahead! Buy tickets online. There is also shopping around.
266 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square W
266 locals recommend
Very nice movie theater with big lounge seats and table service for food and drinks. Book ahead! Buy tickets online. There is also shopping around.

Food Scene

Everyone loves their salt or lard pretzels. You have to be there before 10am or they are out!
30 locals recommend
Mazzola Bakery
192 Henry St
30 locals recommend
Everyone loves their salt or lard pretzels. You have to be there before 10am or they are out!
Pick up Middle Eastern delicacies here. A neighborhood institution. The best hot baguette in town. Neighboring Damascus has the best baklava and spinach/feta pies.
130 locals recommend
Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
130 locals recommend
Pick up Middle Eastern delicacies here. A neighborhood institution. The best hot baguette in town. Neighboring Damascus has the best baklava and spinach/feta pies.
Very good sushi. Yard to sit outside.
11 locals recommend
Osaka
270 Court St
11 locals recommend
Very good sushi. Yard to sit outside.
Stylish Philipino restaurant - delicious food, with cute yard to sit outside.
10 locals recommend
FOB
271 Smith St
10 locals recommend
Stylish Philipino restaurant - delicious food, with cute yard to sit outside.