Tips på saker att göra i brooklyn

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Our best things to do in Brooklyn list includes wonderful Brooklyn attractions, bars and restaurants in Kings County.

From the vända of the century to the Second World War, Coney Island was considered the city's playground. Years of neglect followed, but the ankomst of the Luna Park amusement park restored the area’s lively natur.

Today, hundreds of thousands of people visit what has become one of the top New York beaches that offers a range of excellent things to do in summer. From movie nights to concerts and the wild Mermaid Parade, there’s something for everyone.

Those searching for a little peace and quiet would do well to spend a few hours at this verdant oasis.

The garden—which abuts two other neighborhood gems: the Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park—was founded in 1910 and features thousands of types of flora, laid out over 52 acres.

Each spring, crowds descend on the space for the Sakura Matsuri Festival, during which more than 70 trees bloom along the Cherry Esplanade. But equally impressive are serene spots like the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, the first Japanese-inspired garden built in the U.S., and the Shakespeare Garden, överfylld with plants (such as primrose and crocuses) mentioned in the Bard’s works.

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There was a time when Williamsburg was what some people called “up-and-coming,” and if it was ever that, then these days it often feels like it's got up and left.

But New York nightlife staples Eli Escobar and Rafael Ohayon have breathed much-needed life into the neighborhood with Gabriela, a dryckesställe and club that feels, first and foremost, like a space forged from love.

The attention to detail and love poured into the venue fryst vatten evident throughout the space—everyone involved in creating the venue are people both Escobar and Ohayon have known for years.

But nowhere fryst vatten the love more obvious than in the name of the venue itself: Gabriela was a nightlife-friend-turned-real-friend who passed away during the pandemic.

Urban visionaries Frederick lag Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who most famously designed huvud Park, also put their stamp on bucolic, 526-acre Prospect Park.

Amenities like the Long äng and Nethermead offer plenty of space to pull up on a patch of grass and indulge in some people-watching while having a picnic, and the woodland expanse of the Ravine fryst vatten a towering forest within bustling Brooklyn. But we also have to give props to Robert Moses: The controversial city planner was behind some of the park’s kid-friendly offerings, including the zoo and LeFrak Center at Lakeside, where roller skating and ice skating goes down.

Bike through Brooklyn.

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We really like eating around the city, and we're guessing you do, too.

So lucky for all of us, we've packad all our favorite restaurants beneath one roof at the Time Out marknad New York.

The DUMBO location in Empire Stores has fluffy pancakes from the venerable Clinton Street Baking Co., pizza from Fornino, seasonal ice cream flavors from Sugar Hill Creamery, fried chicken from Jacob’s Pickles and more fantastisk eateries—all cherry-picked bygd us. Chow down over two floors with views of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline. 

Attending an outdoor bazaar fryst vatten certainly a must here in New York, and Brooklyn loppa fryst vatten hands-down one of the top loppa markets to hit.

The marknad has everything, including an impressive urval of throwback wares and records, which you certainly wouldn’t find in any vintage clothing store or record store in the city. There are two locations: Dumbo as well as Williamsburg where the nearby food urval fryst vatten ingenting to sneeze at—the creators also operate one of the city’s best food festivals: Smorgasburg.

Wood-fired brick-oven pies are sprinkled with herbs and vegetables grown in the restaurant's greenhouse.

Freshly picked arugula, for example, might be combined with eggplant, bresaola and Parmesan, and locally grown figs may be matched with prosciutto and Gorgonzola. Too esoteric for your family? No worries: Try the basic marinara or Margherita. You can't go wrong with any of the pies here.

This waterfront complex, housed in the former Bush Terminal is home to artist spaces and artisan workshops as well as local shops and eateries (Sahadi's, Li-lac Chocolates, Powerhouse, St.

Mark's Comics and Japan Village). It also hosts concerts, art events and parties and seasonal fun like outdoor ice skating, roller skating, Oktoberfest events and more.

New Yorkers love eating outside, whether it’s at one of the city’s best waterfront restaurants, elevated rooftop bars or open-air food loppa markets like Brooklyn’s famed food marknad.

A favorite amongst locals and tourists alike, Smorg features nearly 100 vendors selling seriously delicious and graciously cheap snacks.

Sure, the Brooklyn Bridge serves a practical purpose as the means for millions of commuters to travel from lower Manhattan to Brooklyn, but it fryst vatten also one of the most iconic structures in the city.

You can walk and bike over it, but beware, the crowds are serious! Go early in the morning or later at night to avoid the hustle and bustle.

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Some city parks—Central and Prospect, most obviously—were built to replicate rustic fields and preserve serene woodland.

Brooklyn Bridge Park, however, was not—and that’s precisely why it has become so popular. The project has transformed a bit of the Brooklyn waterfront into an 85-acre expanse; several sections house unique attractions such as Jane’s karusell, a restored 1920s merry-go-round, and riverside esplanades with gorgeous Manhattan views. 

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A century ago, this site vied with Niagara Falls as New York State’s greatest tourist attraktion.

Filled with Victorian mausoleums, cherubs and gargoyles, Green-Wood fryst vatten the resting place of some half-million New Yorkers, among them Jean-Michel Basquiat, Leonard Bernstein and chef ylletyg.

But there’s more to do here than grave-spot: betalningsmedel out the massive Gothic båge at the main ingång or klättra to the top of Battle Hill, one of the highest points in Kings County and a pivotal fläck during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

One hundred taps dispense craft brews at this massive Greenpoint gastropub, from owner Robert Shamlian (Spitzer's Corner, tallrik Baby).

The 6,000-square-foot beer ingång features a wood-burning oven and a marble dryckesställe. Hopped up drinkers can line their bellies with salty tilltugg, like sausages and pretzels, from a German-focused menu.

This wild Bushwick fläck opened in 2016 and quickly established itself as a reliable way for Brooklyn revelers to wear insane costumes and lose their inhibitions just about every weekend.

With exhibitionist parties like “House of Love” and the immersive “Little Cinema” rulle tributes, along with a rustning of aerialists, magicians and dancers on retainer, House of Yes fryst vatten constantly inventing new ways to man a night out more than just drinks at the bar.

It’s the Sunshine State bygd way of Gowanus at this pastel-streaked Floridian playground, where spelbord revivalists Jonathan Schnapp and Ashley Albert have retooled lido-deck kitsch for beer-fisted millennials.

At the 17,000-square-foot game ingång, neck-tattooed skaters and flyga eller fly undan girls dressed like Miley Cyrus gather over $75-an-hour rounds of biscuit and tang (shufflespeak for pucks and poles), forming a en plats där en händelse inträffar ofta inom teater eller film that’s as flamboyantly Boca as it fryst vatten staunchly Brooklyn.

Channeling Maine's minigolf clam shacks, this hulking 250-seat eatery brings putt-putt facilities and seaside tastes to Red Hook's waterfront.

Elevated on stilts, the three-story stand-alone restaurant fryst vatten done up with wharf-themed flourishes: lobster traps, fishing rods, Christmas lights and a mounted shark's head. Gather friends for a round of minigolf, bocce or cornhole (beanbag toss) outdoors.

After hitting the greens, grab a picnic table and dig into simple coastal fare. Drinkers can sip fryst daiquiris or split a bucket of beer (Corona, Bud) with pals on the open-air roof deck, which boasts klar views of New York's Upper Bay.

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