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Guidebook for New York

Food Scene

Best Pastrami Sandwich in the world. World famous for good reason.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
Best Pastrami Sandwich in the world. World famous for good reason.
Closest food and pizza. Open late. Cheap hot sandwiches.
6 locals recommend
Stanton Street Pizza
127 Stanton St
6 locals recommend
Closest food and pizza. Open late. Cheap hot sandwiches.
24 Hour Diner on the Corner near Apartment
36 locals recommend
Remedy Diner
245 E Houston St
36 locals recommend
24 Hour Diner on the Corner near Apartment
Get the fried chicken for dinner. People swear by the brunch too.
365 locals recommend
Clinton St. Baking Company
4 Clinton St
365 locals recommend
Get the fried chicken for dinner. People swear by the brunch too.
Andy Ricker killin it with the most authentic Phat Thai you'll ever have. This is nothing like the crappy goopy peanuty sauce you are used to.
16 locals recommend
Pok Pok Phat Thai
137 Rivington St
16 locals recommend
Andy Ricker killin it with the most authentic Phat Thai you'll ever have. This is nothing like the crappy goopy peanuty sauce you are used to.
Great Tacos, Quesadilas, Mexican Salads, etc.
26 locals recommend
Sixty Lower East Side
190 Allen St
26 locals recommend
Great Tacos, Quesadilas, Mexican Salads, etc.
A little bit off the beaten path to the East. Great middle eastern inflected home cooking.
Rustic L.E.S.
124 Ridge St
A little bit off the beaten path to the East. Great middle eastern inflected home cooking.
Keith McNally. Super hip comfort food. Chicken Pot Pie
127 locals recommend
Schiller's Liquor Bar
127 locals recommend
Keith McNally. Super hip comfort food. Chicken Pot Pie
Decent Pizza. Open late.
New Roma Pizza
Decent Pizza. Open late.
Danny Bowien. Super spicy. Prepare for long wait. Free beer for wait, ro leave and they will call your cell when its time.
179 locals recommend
Mission
171 E Broadway
179 locals recommend
Danny Bowien. Super spicy. Prepare for long wait. Free beer for wait, ro leave and they will call your cell when its time.
Meatballs.
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
Meatballs.
Oyster Bar
Tiny Fork
167 Orchard St
Oyster Bar
In my opinion, the best slice joint nearby.
6 locals recommend
Solo Pizza NYC
27 Avenue B
6 locals recommend
In my opinion, the best slice joint nearby.
Great inventive delicate and light Chinese food from the Yunnan Province.
16 locals recommend
Yunnan BBQ
79 Clinton Street
16 locals recommend
Great inventive delicate and light Chinese food from the Yunnan Province.
One of my favorite Italian restaurants. Also owns Frank, Supper, and Sauce. All are great and nearby.
149 locals recommend
Lil Charlie's NYC
19 Kenmare St
149 locals recommend
One of my favorite Italian restaurants. Also owns Frank, Supper, and Sauce. All are great and nearby.
Italian food. Same owners as Frank, Lil Frankies, and Supper.
87 locals recommend
Sauce
78 Rivington St
87 locals recommend
Italian food. Same owners as Frank, Lil Frankies, and Supper.
The original in the Frank empire. Italian food. Same owner as Lil Frankies, Sauce, and Supper. In my opinion, the best.
78 locals recommend
Frank
88 2nd Ave
78 locals recommend
The original in the Frank empire. Italian food. Same owner as Lil Frankies, Sauce, and Supper. In my opinion, the best.
The 4th of the Frank empire of Italian restauarnts in the East Village/LES.
156 locals recommend
Supper
156 E 2nd St
156 locals recommend
The 4th of the Frank empire of Italian restauarnts in the East Village/LES.
Romantic Italian restaurant. Also appropriate for just desert and/or drinks.
9 locals recommend
ápizz
217 Eldridge St
9 locals recommend
Romantic Italian restaurant. Also appropriate for just desert and/or drinks.
Big Gay! Soft Serve ice-cream with crazy flavors and toppings.
148 locals recommend
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
125 E 7th St
148 locals recommend
Big Gay! Soft Serve ice-cream with crazy flavors and toppings.
50s Style Ice Cream Parlor
313 locals recommend
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
313 locals recommend
50s Style Ice Cream Parlor
Great sandwiches and coffee on the corner.
69 locals recommend
Tinys Giant Sandwich Shop
69 locals recommend
Great sandwiches and coffee on the corner.
Dirty chinese restaurant open till ~5 AM. A New Yrok tradition. Make sure you go to the downstairs one, the upstairs one is an immitator.
50 locals recommend
Wo Hop Next Door
15 Mott St
50 locals recommend
Dirty chinese restaurant open till ~5 AM. A New Yrok tradition. Make sure you go to the downstairs one, the upstairs one is an immitator.
If yuo have never had soup dumplings, you are in for a treat.
196 locals recommend
Joe's Shanghai
46 Bowery
196 locals recommend
If yuo have never had soup dumplings, you are in for a treat.
Bagels, smoked fish, candies, delicasies.
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 locals recommend
Bagels, smoked fish, candies, delicasies.
24 Hour Ukranian Diner
235 locals recommend
Veselka
144 2nd Ave
235 locals recommend
24 Hour Ukranian Diner
Bacon wrapped deep fried hot dogs. Yep.
134 locals recommend
Crif Dogs
113 St Marks Pl
134 locals recommend
Bacon wrapped deep fried hot dogs. Yep.
Blast from the past. Go with a group, get drunk. Super old school Jewish/Russian.
10 locals recommend
Famous Sammy's
157 Chrystie St
10 locals recommend
Blast from the past. Go with a group, get drunk. Super old school Jewish/Russian.
5 dumplings for a dollar. A dollar!
18 locals recommend
C & C Prosperity Dumpling
69 Clinton St
18 locals recommend
5 dumplings for a dollar. A dollar!
Great cali-mex
49 locals recommend
Taqueria St. Marks Place
79 St Marks Pl
49 locals recommend
Great cali-mex
Open late. Hipster tacos.
Snack Dragon Taco Shack
164 Orchard St
Open late. Hipster tacos.
Awesome pizza. Kinda gourmet and expensive.
25 locals recommend
South Brooklyn Pizza
122 1st Ave.
25 locals recommend
Awesome pizza. Kinda gourmet and expensive.
Famous falaffal.
100 locals recommend
Mamoun's Falafel
119 MacDougal St
100 locals recommend
Famous falaffal.
Get a reservation at least a month in advance. Its worth it. "Parm", next door, is the same ownership, and served less expensive and much more casual Italian sandwiches.
20 locals recommend
Torrisi
250 Mulberry St
20 locals recommend
Get a reservation at least a month in advance. Its worth it. "Parm", next door, is the same ownership, and served less expensive and much more casual Italian sandwiches.
3 in 1. Counter service taqueria/waitress-service cafe/super trendy basement restaurant
263 locals recommend
La Esquina - SoHo
114 Kenmare St
263 locals recommend
3 in 1. Counter service taqueria/waitress-service cafe/super trendy basement restaurant
"NYC's First Pizzaria", I've only been once. I can't really decide if its a tourist trap or not.
149 locals recommend
Lombardi's
32 Spring St
149 locals recommend
"NYC's First Pizzaria", I've only been once. I can't really decide if its a tourist trap or not.
Good Cuban food.
218 locals recommend
Café Habana
17 Prince St
218 locals recommend
Good Cuban food.
Beautiful Italian food
10 locals recommend
Sorella
95 Allen St
10 locals recommend
Beautiful Italian food
My favorite BBQ spot. Counter service. Delicious.
139 locals recommend
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
75 2nd Ave
139 locals recommend
My favorite BBQ spot. Counter service. Delicious.
If you end up above 14th Street, there's great pizza here.
6 locals recommend
Mariella Pizza
180 3rd Avenue
6 locals recommend
If you end up above 14th Street, there's great pizza here.
Really great gourmet doughnuts.
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
313 locals recommend
Really great gourmet doughnuts.
This is the northernmost point I'm putting in my guide. I firmly believe NYC is best below 14th Street, but Shake Shack burgers are so good. Also locations near WTC, in Downtown BK, on UWS, on UES...
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 locals recommend
This is the northernmost point I'm putting in my guide. I firmly believe NYC is best below 14th Street, but Shake Shack burgers are so good. Also locations near WTC, in Downtown BK, on UWS, on UES...
World famous. Porterhouse for 2.
503 locals recommend
Peter Luger Steak House
178 Broadway
503 locals recommend
World famous. Porterhouse for 2.
Fancy and expensive high quality sushi. Romantic.
16 locals recommend
Jewel Bako
239 E 5th St
16 locals recommend
Fancy and expensive high quality sushi. Romantic.
Fantastic rustic cooking. Also a high quality men's clothing shop, barber, and tailor. All locally made.
8 locals recommend
Freemans Sporting Club
8 Rivington St
8 locals recommend
Fantastic rustic cooking. Also a high quality men's clothing shop, barber, and tailor. All locally made.
A guilty pleasure.
82 locals recommend
McDonald's
2873 John F. Kennedy Blvd
82 locals recommend
A guilty pleasure.
Montreal style "Smoked Meat" Sandwiches
25 locals recommend
Mile End Deli
97a Bond St
25 locals recommend
Montreal style "Smoked Meat" Sandwiches
My go to for seafood.
175 locals recommend
The Mermaid Inn
570 Amsterdam Ave
175 locals recommend
My go to for seafood.
Burgers, Fries, Beers, Backyard Patio.
32 locals recommend
Royale
157 Loisaida Ave
32 locals recommend
Burgers, Fries, Beers, Backyard Patio.
Fried chicken.
86 locals recommend
Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter
94 Loisaida Ave
86 locals recommend
Fried chicken.

Drinks & Nightlife

My favorite bar.
11 locals recommend
The Magician
118 Rivington St
11 locals recommend
My favorite bar.
Secret bar. Go through the gate labeled "Lower East Side Toy Company", down stairs, through the alley, into the rear door.
127 locals recommend
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St
127 locals recommend
Secret bar. Go through the gate labeled "Lower East Side Toy Company", down stairs, through the alley, into the rear door.
Trendy hotel with trendy bar and club scene.
11 locals recommend
Hotel on Rivington
107 Rivington St
11 locals recommend
Trendy hotel with trendy bar and club scene.
Club scene. Club scene on a roofdeck.
87 locals recommend
The Delancey
168 Delancey St
87 locals recommend
Club scene. Club scene on a roofdeck.
Club scene. With outdoor roof space.
135 locals recommend
Hotel Chantelle
92 Ludlow St
135 locals recommend
Club scene. With outdoor roof space.
Used to be a favorite. Tucked into an alley. They recently put up a sign and now I fear that it may be too crowded.
46 locals recommend
Lovers of Today
132 1/2 E 7th St
46 locals recommend
Used to be a favorite. Tucked into an alley. They recently put up a sign and now I fear that it may be too crowded.
Very chill bar with pool tables, dart boards, board games
Edge Bar
95 East 3rd Street
Very chill bar with pool tables, dart boards, board games
Local bar. Run by some Phish-heads. If there is a Phish concert streaming live, they are probably showing it.
6 locals recommend
Subject
188 Suffolk St
6 locals recommend
Local bar. Run by some Phish-heads. If there is a Phish concert streaming live, they are probably showing it.
Rock n'roll bar.
20 locals recommend
Marshall Stack
66 Rivington St
20 locals recommend
Rock n'roll bar.
Best club in NYC if you are music minded. Not a place for bottle service. A place for the best House and Techno DJs in the world to spin on the best soundsystem in New York
399 locals recommend
Output
74 Wythe Ave
399 locals recommend
Best club in NYC if you are music minded. Not a place for bottle service. A place for the best House and Techno DJs in the world to spin on the best soundsystem in New York
Avant-garde music space in Williamsburg, BKNY
29 locals recommend
Cameo Gallery
93 North 6th Street
29 locals recommend
Avant-garde music space in Williamsburg, BKNY
I used to live upstairs. Was my go-to low key bar for a long time.
8 locals recommend
The Scratcher
209 E 5th St
8 locals recommend
I used to live upstairs. Was my go-to low key bar for a long time.
This is the "bottle-service" nightlife area. Trendy, tough doors, not my scene but some people love it.
276 locals recommend
Meatpacking District
276 locals recommend
This is the "bottle-service" nightlife area. Trendy, tough doors, not my scene but some people love it.
Amazing DJs in a top floor/roof-top bar with massive windows overlooking the city in all directions. Never a cover, but you better dress well and bring a woman or two.
221 locals recommend
Le Bain
848 Washington St
221 locals recommend
Amazing DJs in a top floor/roof-top bar with massive windows overlooking the city in all directions. Never a cover, but you better dress well and bring a woman or two.
Lobby bar with fireplace.
76 locals recommend
The Bowery Hotel
335 Bowery
76 locals recommend
Lobby bar with fireplace.
Good place for a glass of wine. Total date spot.
25 locals recommend
The Bourgeois Pig
111 East 7th Street
25 locals recommend
Good place for a glass of wine. Total date spot.
NYC's oldest bar.
142 locals recommend
McSorley's Old Ale House
15 E 7th St
142 locals recommend
NYC's oldest bar.
Mega-club with 4 separate rooms/parties. Friday nights tend to have pretty notable DJs.
107 locals recommend
Webster Hall
125 E 11th St
107 locals recommend
Mega-club with 4 separate rooms/parties. Friday nights tend to have pretty notable DJs.

Shopping

Closest liquor store. The sign says "KGB Liquors"
Gary's Liquor
141 Essex St
Closest liquor store. The sign says "KGB Liquors"
Closest market. I think its 24 hours. Kinda high end/specialty, but you can get smokes, cold drinks, beer, bad wine, ice cream, a sandwich, etc here.
Your Wholesome Foods
159 Essex St
Closest market. I think its 24 hours. Kinda high end/specialty, but you can get smokes, cold drinks, beer, bad wine, ice cream, a sandwich, etc here.
Rent a bicycle.
Bikes By George
193 East 4th Street
Rent a bicycle.
Closest Chase Bank
91 locals recommend
Chase Bank
726 Grand St
91 locals recommend
Closest Chase Bank
Liquor
7 locals recommend
East Village Wine & Liquors
80 Clinton St
7 locals recommend
Liquor
An East Village institution. Ice cream, candy, french fries, etc.
19 locals recommend
Ray's Candy Store
113 Avenue A
19 locals recommend
An East Village institution. Ice cream, candy, french fries, etc.
This is a really quirky cool store/art gallery on a really quirky/cool street.
Mythology
324 Lafayette St
This is a really quirky cool store/art gallery on a really quirky/cool street.
NYC Street Style. Local clothes. Cool sneakers.
DQM New York
7 E 3rd St
NYC Street Style. Local clothes. Cool sneakers.
A-Life World Heatquarters. NYC Skate and Street Style.
6 locals recommend
Alife
158 Rivington St
6 locals recommend
A-Life World Heatquarters. NYC Skate and Street Style.
I've been told that girls come from far and wide to shop here...
31 locals recommend
Topshop Topman
478 Broadway
31 locals recommend
I've been told that girls come from far and wide to shop here...

Arts & Culture

Modern Art Museum.
629 locals recommend
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 Bowery
629 locals recommend
Modern Art Museum.
Excellent world famous music venue. Check bowerypresents.com for show listings at this venue and a handful of other downtown and Brooklyn venues
135 locals recommend
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
135 locals recommend
Excellent world famous music venue. Check bowerypresents.com for show listings at this venue and a handful of other downtown and Brooklyn venues
Cabaret.
47 locals recommend
The Slipper Room
167 Orchard St
47 locals recommend
Cabaret.
Small music venue. Check bowerypresents.com for listings
95 locals recommend
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
95 locals recommend
Small music venue. Check bowerypresents.com for listings
Arthouse/indie and also mainstream films. Closest movie theatre, and a pretty nice one.
246 locals recommend
Sunshine Cinema
246 locals recommend
Arthouse/indie and also mainstream films. Closest movie theatre, and a pretty nice one.
Avant-garde music venue operated by John Zorn
21 locals recommend
The Stone
55 West 13th Street
21 locals recommend
Avant-garde music venue operated by John Zorn
Small music venue.
Tammany Hall
152 Orchard St
Small music venue.
Small music venue.
226 locals recommend
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
226 locals recommend
Small music venue.
World famous jazz club.
168 locals recommend
Blue Note
131 West 3rd Street
168 locals recommend
World famous jazz club.
Art-house/indie and mainstream cinema.
184 locals recommend
Fulton Street Art Gallery
116 John St
184 locals recommend
Art-house/indie and mainstream cinema.
Avant-garde music venue.
57 locals recommend
(Le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St
57 locals recommend
Avant-garde music venue.
Check bowerypresents.com for listings
303 locals recommend
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N 6th St
303 locals recommend
Check bowerypresents.com for listings
Larger music venue. Big name national touring acts.
10 locals recommend
Irving Place
Irving Place
10 locals recommend
Larger music venue. Big name national touring acts.
Indie movie-house
140 locals recommend
IFC Center
323 6th Ave
140 locals recommend
Indie movie-house
Art films.
38 locals recommend
Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Ave
38 locals recommend
Art films.

Everything Else

LES History is American History. Learn about the waves of immigration that shaped this city and country.
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St
603 locals recommend
LES History is American History. Learn about the waves of immigration that shaped this city and country.
A sneakerheads wet-dream
6 locals recommend
Flight Club
812 Broadway
6 locals recommend
A sneakerheads wet-dream
One of the best slices in the world.
337 locals recommend
Joe's Pizza
7 Carmine St
337 locals recommend
One of the best slices in the world.
Best musiv venue in NYC. Questlove DJs every Thursday. Blue Ribbon Restaurant. 15 Lane Bowling Alley. You should go.
825 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
825 locals recommend
Best musiv venue in NYC. Questlove DJs every Thursday. Blue Ribbon Restaurant. 15 Lane Bowling Alley. You should go.
I work here. There's a slim chance you'd have to come here to get the keys, but most of the time I'm able to get to you at the apt. It is 3 stops away from the apartment on the F train.
8 locals recommend
4 Metrotech Center
4 MetroTech Center
8 locals recommend
I work here. There's a slim chance you'd have to come here to get the keys, but most of the time I'm able to get to you at the apt. It is 3 stops away from the apartment on the F train.

Essentials

Like a mini-Whole Foods, but not that mini. Expensive, but excellent everything.
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals recommend
Like a mini-Whole Foods, but not that mini. Expensive, but excellent everything.
High end supermarket.
1895 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
1895 locals recommend
High end supermarket.
Least expensive full supermarket.
509 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle Ave
509 locals recommend
Least expensive full supermarket.
Historic NYC indoor marketplace. Mostly, its a collection of small unremarkable grocers, but some of the specialty shops are great. Best Butcher, Baker, and Coffee in the neighborhood are here.
341 locals recommend
Essex Market
88 Essex St
341 locals recommend
Historic NYC indoor marketplace. Mostly, its a collection of small unremarkable grocers, but some of the specialty shops are great. Best Butcher, Baker, and Coffee in the neighborhood are here.
Trader Joe's and Trader Joe's Wines
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's and Trader Joe's Wines
Italian Grocer. Littly Italy is mostly a tourist trap, save for Di Paolo's and Russo's Cheese Shop
51 locals recommend
Di Palo's
200 Grand St
51 locals recommend
Italian Grocer. Littly Italy is mostly a tourist trap, save for Di Paolo's and Russo's Cheese Shop
Best beer store. Hard to find varieties, growlers, etc.
36 locals recommend
Good Beer
422 E 9th St
36 locals recommend
Best beer store. Hard to find varieties, growlers, etc.

Sightseeing

The East Village's famous park.
538 locals recommend
Tompkins Square Park
East 10th Street
538 locals recommend
The East Village's famous park.
Union Square Park. Great for people-watching. Surrounded by shopping.
440 locals recommend
Madison Square Park
11 Madison Ave
440 locals recommend
Union Square Park. Great for people-watching. Surrounded by shopping.
Washington Square Park. Historic Greenwich Village. Arch and Fountain. NYU. People watching. Picnics. Recently redone.
33 locals recommend
Washington Square Arch
Washington Square North
33 locals recommend
Washington Square Park. Historic Greenwich Village. Arch and Fountain. NYU. People watching. Picnics. Recently redone.
Amazing views of Manhattan here. Outdoor flea market and food market on weekends May-Oct.
451 locals recommend
East River State Park
90 Kent Ave
451 locals recommend
Amazing views of Manhattan here. Outdoor flea market and food market on weekends May-Oct.
Very close to the apartment. Take a nice walk over and explore Williamsburg. Super vibrant, great food, art, music, etc.
387 locals recommend
Williamsburg Bridge
70 Williamsburg Bridge Bicycle Path
387 locals recommend
Very close to the apartment. Take a nice walk over and explore Williamsburg. Super vibrant, great food, art, music, etc.
Under construction, but still a great classic NYC walk.
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
1505 locals recommend
Under construction, but still a great classic NYC walk.
Basketball courts, soccer fields, playgrounds, handball courts, etc.
28 locals recommend
Sara D Roosevelt Park
Forsyth Street
28 locals recommend
Basketball courts, soccer fields, playgrounds, handball courts, etc.
WTC Site. 9/11 Memorial.
616 locals recommend
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich St
616 locals recommend
WTC Site. 9/11 Memorial.
South Street Seaport. Mostly a tourist trap (it's a mall), but there are fantastic views of the bridges, and live music at Beekman Beach Club in teh summer
277 locals recommend
South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton St
277 locals recommend
South Street Seaport. Mostly a tourist trap (it's a mall), but there are fantastic views of the bridges, and live music at Beekman Beach Club in teh summer
World-famous street basketball sight
11 locals recommend
West 4th Street Courts
272 6th Ave
11 locals recommend
World-famous street basketball sight
Indoor food and stuff marketplace. Some notable retail and restaurant tenants. Good for a rainy day.
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th Ave
1123 locals recommend
Indoor food and stuff marketplace. Some notable retail and restaurant tenants. Good for a rainy day.
Converted elevated train tracks turned into park and pedestrian mall.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Converted elevated train tracks turned into park and pedestrian mall.
Beautiful neighborhood to explore, wander, and get lost in. Countless restaurants and bars, and easily the most picturesque residential streets in Manhattan.
224 locals recommend
West Village
224 locals recommend
Beautiful neighborhood to explore, wander, and get lost in. Countless restaurants and bars, and easily the most picturesque residential streets in Manhattan.
East River Ferry Pick Up. A fun way to get up and down Manhattan and the Brooklyn Coast. A cheap boat ride with good views.
18 locals recommend
New York Water Taxi station
FDR Drive
18 locals recommend
East River Ferry Pick Up. A fun way to get up and down Manhattan and the Brooklyn Coast. A cheap boat ride with good views.
Park with amazing lower Manhattan views in a beautiful neighborhood of Brooklyn.
407 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
407 locals recommend
Park with amazing lower Manhattan views in a beautiful neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Statue of Liberty views and ferry. Bike/walking/running trails up the West Side originate here. Good for sunsets.
353 locals recommend
Battery Park
353 locals recommend
Statue of Liberty views and ferry. Bike/walking/running trails up the West Side originate here. Good for sunsets.
NYSE, the Bull, etc.
132 locals recommend
New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall St
132 locals recommend
NYSE, the Bull, etc.
Open space on the border between Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Huge public pool, but I don't know if I'd actually swim in it.
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
798 locals recommend
Open space on the border between Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Huge public pool, but I don't know if I'd actually swim in it.