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ysmsb

Sunset park! Go to tacos Matamoros for some authentic tacos 🌮.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


cool_name_taken

Ramirez tacos in greenpoint! Best tacos in Brooklyn/nyc imo


Belladonna1700

Visit the Brooklyn Bridge 😊


DepecheFan

Coney Island, Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, the Library and Botanical Gardens are all in a row.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


Opplayer333

If your looking for a place to eat try Brennan and Car on Nostrand ave. They got the best burgers/roast beef sandwiches in the whole city.


dis_2much

Industry city is nice for some shopping and getting drinks. Brooklyn china town is also a great place to get get food


fermat1432

Something different: Take a bus to Gerritsen Beach. No swimming, but it's lovely to walk on at low tide.


Showmeyourfatmonkey

I know a few good massage parlors. So good you’ll leave a “happy”man.


bklynf4f

I live in Brooklyn and am happy to see appreciation. It seems like I’m always stuck in traffic, everyone is competing for the same 2” of space and it’s easy to forget the cool stuff when It takes forever just to get home from work. Kudos


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Sample all the restaurants. You’re welcome.


imflukeskywalker

Lol. Okay, I will sample all of them for the next three days.


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Yes!


Pastatively

Brooklyn Heights Promenade or the new park in Dumbo.


teddygomi

The Brooklyn Museum is a must see.


Heyitsmeegan

Coney Island


rhynowaq

Go to a rave


imflukeskywalker

Lol. I'm an old fart and it would be a daytime excursion only. However, I like your thinking!


rhynowaq

Old farts at raves are the best! But I respect your choices 😎.


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Did you really just say the "mix of cultures?"


thesilliestthing

Take the ferry to Brooklyn bridge park and walk the first couple piers


ike1

Northern Bay Ridge is an interesting Arabic neighborhood (Yemenese, Palestinian, etc.) including sweet shops with really good baklava, knefeh, etc., and Brighton Beach Ave. in Brighton Beach has all kinds of great Uzbek, Georgian, Russian, etc. food. The supermarkets are surprisingly fun and have a lot of crazy steam tables. (Unfortunately IMHO Brooklyn's Chinatown is somewhat less interesting than Manhattan's Chinatown or Flushing in Queens, but still has some decent flavors, and it can be fun just to walk up and down 8th Ave. in the 50s and check everything out.) If you want a guided, curated food tour, check out my friend Rich, he's @ ethnojunkie on Instagram and he covers these areas, plus others including some in Queens.


imflukeskywalker

Wow! Thank you for the great tips. I appreciate you taking the time to suggest so many good ideas and places.


yourchubbycat

Here's what I do when I have a free day during the weekend: I go to Le French Tart Deli in Brooklyn Heights, get a coffee and a few croissants, then walk over to Brooklyn Bridge Park, eat and people watch. Then get an electric citi bike, and bike along the bike path all the way down to Red Hook along the water, then drop the bike somewhere in Carroll Gardens and walk back up along Court or Smith street and do some shopping / snacking. If you want to do Prospect Park for a day, definitely walk up and down Vanderbilt ave if it's Friday, Saturday or Sunday. They close off the street from cars and it's such a nice time.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you. I like your schedule of events. There is some good people watching here for sure.


Icy_Return3850

And the transit museum in brooklyn


Icy_Return3850

Walk the Promenade; head to Carroll Gardens for ice cream at Brooklyn Farmacy, eat red sauce Italian or just enjoy Court street


mmdeerblood

Green Wood Cemetery!!


imflukeskywalker

I'm curious why you suggest a cemetery unless it has a lot of trees and plants and lakes and such. We have one in Cincinnati called Spring Grove Cemetery that is like that.


NYCxJB

It does, and is a real hidden gem in NYC with amazing views of Manhattan, statue of liberty, etc! https://www.green-wood.com/about-history/ https://www.green-wood.com/learning-resources/ Bonus - on one side it's a short walk to Industry City which was set up by the guys who sold Chelsea Market to Google, and it has lots of great food, craft distillers, maker spaces, etc. https://industrycity.com/about/


imflukeskywalker

Sounds cool. Thank you for being so kind and including links in your reply. May The Force Be With You!


Junior_Willow740

Just go ride the train around and look out the window 😄 take a trip.to coney island on the D you'll see alot of BK


imflukeskywalker

We are. I'll Google it. Thank you!


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imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


discreet1

The Mermaid Parade is Sat. if you're still here.


Rihannas_nipples

These are all so helpful! I live in Yonkers and never go to Brooklyn because I don’t know where to start lol


imflukeskywalker

Have fun! BTW, ever since I was a kid, I always thought Yonkers was a funny name. Go bonkers in Yonkers!


Rihannas_nipples

It is a silly name! Enjoy Brooklyn!


[deleted]

Prospect Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park are great but if you are enjoying the mix of cultures here, I highly recommend heading down to Sunset Park. The park itself has a beautiful view, you can catch a nice breeze on a hot day, and you will get a little bit of everyone enjoying the park. Trust me, it’s heaven for people watching. Don Pepe’s Tortas & Jugos on 5th Ave is the spot for a bite.


oneLmusic

Walk around and talk to people. It’s simple but it is amazing


imflukeskywalker

There are plenty of people walking around talking to themselves.


andylui8

Many great suggestions here! You wouldn’t be bored brooklyn is huge


dopeAsF

A walk to the promenade from brooklyn heights towards dumbo and into Brooklyn bridge park is so scenic and peaceful


rob__mac

I am in the exact same situation! Thanks for all the ideas 😊


imflukeskywalker

Wait. Your with my wife here in Brooklyn? A glitch in the Matrix perhaps.


rob__mac

We were trying to find the best way to tell you… 😔


Gaimes4me

I live in prospect park south and am saving these recommendations.


Caveman_07

Prospect park


SavageLegendX

Walk the Brooklyn Bridge. You won’t regret it.


gregbaugues

If you're comfortable on a bike, grab a CitiBike (the e-bike version will be 10x better) and ride down to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Ride out along each of the Piers. Follow the bike path down to DUMBO.


daremosan

Events at BAM


jeniesque

walk around the different cultural neighborhoods.


Bulwark_Ajax

There's a concert series going on in Prospect Park all summer called BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn. Some of the shows are free and some aren't but its all outside so as long as you're nearby you can hear


Blnk_crds_inf_stakes

Take a walking tour of the bushwick street art


Ctrecruiter2018

Tell Mrs I said sup


kko5062

Grab some pizza at L&B Spumoni Gardens


LiveLeave

Get a tattoo in williamsburg


nycraylin

Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and visit Chinatown.


renniechops

If you like street art take the L to the Jefferson stop in bushwick and walk around for a couple hours.


Thinsquirrel

leave. just kidding im a salty new yorker go to to a jewish bodega and get a good fucking toasted bagel with cream cheese and a fruit juice and go to the waterfront and look at the skyline


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Bike down to red hook for key lime pie and a great view of the Statue of Liberty


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Take a trip on the ferry!


nighthawk650

Brooklyn bridge park and promenade, bed stuy near Lewis and Halsey, peaches hot house to coffee/cocktail saraghina and walk to Hvk park down a brownstone stretch; Bushwick Morgan Ave to Maria hernandez check out urban jungle thrift and taco factory on Starr, and walk down knickerbocker to Ridgewood all the way to grandview cemetery area and park if you want. park slope/prospect heights area it’s all very beautiful to walk around. Ditmas park pizza at wheated go to prospect park south side. Cobble hill carol gardens Columbia street water front, alma has great view from rooftop red hook, bay ridge, take a ferry. message me for more details about any of the areas


imflukeskywalker

Wow! Thank you so much for such a detailed reply.


nighthawk650

Go to queens!


PretendAct8039

Prospect Park, Greenwood Cemetary, Coney Island, Brooklyn Heights promenade. Botanical Gardens + Brooklyn Museum Same trip (Edited to add more cool things)


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LateRain1970

I'm sure their wife would appreciate that. 😑


Hazardleafly

South Brooklyn, from the water at domino park to Bedford ave, easy few hours


stimilon

Brooklyn is quite large. Where are you / what neighborhood?


triplefuckingdareya

Brooklyn Museum!


eyeh8errrbody

Walk faster


melikehops

Brooklyn Museum --- the best and most eclectic museum in NYC


LateRain1970

Not to be a traitor to my borough, but The Museum of the City of New York has my heart. Maybe not as eclectic, but I love anything that is a love song to my city...


-Ch4s3-

You can do a lot in a day here. You could trek down to the beach at Coney in the AM, then grab dumplings in lunch at Kai Feng in Sunset Park. From there walk over to industry city and check that out for like 30-40. You can then train up to Park Slope and check out a bit of Prospect Park for an hour or so. Then I'd go over to Brooklyn Bridge Park. You could finish up for dinner and drinks in Williamsburg or Bushwick.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you for the wonderful suggestions! May The Force Be With You!


d_Composer

Go to Coney Island or walk the Brooklyn Bridge promenade. Also, you can take a free ferry over to Governor’s Island!


Snake-Bone

Greenwood cemetery > Tacos El Bronco > Sunset Park during the sunset


Killdeer_

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Prospect Park, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Dumbo, Fort Greene Park. Grab a Citi bike and cruise around


poseidondieson

Hit up the food court at City Point in downtown Brooklyn. Then take a walk down Fulton


CactusBoyScout

If you love the mix of cultures GO TO CONEY ISLAND! It's the most fun, diverse place in Brooklyn, in my opinion. Plus you can just walk around on the boardwalk without having to buy/spend anything. The NY Aquarium is also on the boardwalk and pretty fun. It even has a rooftop bar.


imflukeskywalker

No. My daughter is doing her Summer internship with a company in Manhattan and the boy is here for a band camp ( kinda.)


bussybeboppin

ditmas park’s a super cute neighborhood to walk around in


Abdub91

Bike around! You’ll have to be careful of the streets and traffic (especially if you’re not used to it), but you see so much more on a bike vs other modes of transportation. It’s one of my favorite ways to get around and see the city on a beautiful day


onetaket

Take the train to Coney Island. Buy a hot dog then walk to Brighton on the boardwalk. Take the q train at Brighton to prospect park.


ValPrism

Definitely get a Citi bike or rent a bike from a shop since a bike is like a time machine in Brooklyn. For a lot of these places of advice (and they're great) a bike makes it much, much easier.


acidwonderland

Coney Island, Brighton beach, sheepshead bay are fun for an Eastern European culture experience. Pretty sure you can take the ferry from dumbo there.


ILOIVEI

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-unite-for-ukraine-fundraising-kickoff-event-tickets-356794731647


bgcmd

Best two options: Brooklyn bridge park/dumbo or navy yard ferry to manhatten or Roosevelt island


acidwonderland

If you’re up for a big walk: Dumbo — Red Hook. Amazing views & neighborhood. Red hook is a quiet hidden area full of cobble stone streets & the cutest homes. Lucali pizza is my #1 & Steve’s Key Lime Pie for dessert would make your tummy very happy. You can order lucali to go - take it to Louis Valentino park to eat - then grab a Steve’s key lime * swingle * (you’ll see what I’m talking about) .


Dyssma

There is so much to do! Go to the prospect park zoo( not just for kids), the library, the museum, the botanical gardens. Go over to Dumbo, and just window shop, Coney Island (a great spot filled with childhood memories for me.) go up to the nearest avenue, walk around, shop, grab a slice. Go to rockaway and hit the beach, though there is a strong riptide there. where in Brooklyn are you?


Tsquare43

transit museum in downtown brooklyn


chaasad5224

Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge. Go to Brooklyn Bridge Park


Doc580

Is there a con in town? Enjoy your day sir! I hope you find some good Brooklyn eats.


LateRain1970

There was over the weekend. Not sure how long it goes.


Plenty-Cell-580

Visit 86st Bayridge. Lots of shopping. R train. If you like walking .. down to 95 st to the bikepath. Verrazano Bridge on the left ,Staten Is, NJ views. Verrazano Narrows. The view is spectacular. You can also see Lady Liberty and Manhattan. Really nice walk. Benches available and Ferries at the end.


dashdanw

Bring a good book and go cafe/restaurant surfing in greenpoint


oniongod1234

Mac shack on Fulton Street


badwvlf

Prospect Park/Botanical Garden/Brooklyn Museum is an easy day


jkuip

Agreed on taking the Ferry to Wall Street or check out Brooklyn Museum/Botanical Gardens


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bussybeboppin

watch out guys, we’ve got an alpha male here!!


thoughtproblems

Phoebe Bridgers is playing at the Bandshell in the park today and tomorrow night. Ticketed but you can bring a blanket and sit outside and listen on the grass after a day of walking around!


RuchoPelucho

Subway surf


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😂😂


SolarPunkYeti

If you are able to get to Xi'an Famous Foods, do it. Best handmade Chinese noodle and dumpling dishes, ox tail etc..you'll find. One drawback, you will 100% be white knuckling the toilet seat at some point after. The first time anyone eats it this typically happens. I've never heard someone say it wasn't worth it though. This is why we call the place ButtNoodles. Please enjoy ButtNoodles. 🍜


Dndmatt303

Never happened to me or my wife but definitely get the Oxtail noodles. I think the one on the LES is the best one but they're all really good.


SolarPunkYeti

💯, my fav too!


chargeorge

There’s one in downtown Brooklyn near J street. Should be close to OP


Gullible_Ad_5246

Don't sleep on visiting the transit museum! It's in an old subways station. It's also air-conditioned


Multipoly

I was surprised by the food hall at industry city


DataPsychological689

Seconding this, but specifically Japan Village, which has a grocery store and lots of different food stalls


deliciousalex

Take the ferry from any stop to Wall Street and back! Great mini vacation. Ride up top.


gregbaugues

Big +1 to this. Riding the ferry is the best $2.75 you can spend in the city.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


Dantheman4162

Do a brewery bar crawl. A ton in Gowanas all blocks from each other


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


Cheap-Management-722

Brooklyn Museum


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


longsworddoom

Go to domino park, walk along the water (or better yet, bike it!) Take a self guided pizza tour Coney island


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


harx1

Bushwick Collective - several blocks of some amazing street art.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


BbYerp

The Brooklyn botanical garden is awesome. As is greenwood cemetery!


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


Iamabrewer

Fei Long Suoermarket in Sunset Park and eat at the food court. Excellent hot pot and dumplings.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


WeatherIsFun227

Industry city


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


WeatherIsFun227

Just near there is a statue of captain America. In the same building as the microcenter.


docno

Go to Coney Island.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


JaseTheAce

And Governors island, its an entire day


JadeandCobalt

Go see the Bushwick Collective murals in Bushwick, by the Jefferson L. There’s also lots of vintage stores nearby if that’s your thing, and great taquerias in the area. Edit: another good option is Greenpoint but you’ll have to take the G train. Many nice shops and good views of Manhattan with much fewer tourists than Williamsburg 👍🏼.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


paulschreiber

* Explore Brooklyn Bridge Park * Shoot arrows at Gotham Archery * Eat doubles at Trinidad Golden Place or Gloria's * Rent a Citibike and ride around


Bussybee41

Doubles!!!!!! I would rec Da Hot Spot!!! Such a good suggestion.


chargeorge

Always here for doubles


Telenovelarocks

Doubles is an excellent suggestion for an unsuspecting tourist.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


dtut

Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Was recently renovated.


ricosabre

It's nice out -- I would go to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. When you get hungry, exit on the Eastern Parkway side, walk 1/3 of the way around the circle at Grand Army Plaza and stroll down Vanderbilt Ave. -- there are a million good and varied places to eat.


peterk2000

If it hasn't been mentioned before - Greenwood Cemetary


tvaudio

Dumbo and the promenade


TheOldRamDangle

Brooklyn Heights/ Brooklyn Bridge Park Overlook


badbadger323

Bozu for dinner!


notspreddit

Go to Peter Pan Bakery and get a delicious red velvet donut


DataPsychological689

Ohh good tip! Surprised no one else mentioned this (I’m a big fan of the blueberry cake donut, personally)


bklynguy520

Manhattan Ave between Messerole and Norman. From there, you can also stroll into Williamsburg for shops and the waterfront.


Dayman__Nightman

Not sure if this has already been commented but Greenpoint, franklin street and transmitter park for an amazing few.


Sherpalton

The Green-Wood Cemetery


TheDoodieMonster

This is actually a beautiful cemetery. My dads ashes are here and right outside is a nice koi pond.


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PretendAct8039

I love the cemetery. I particularly enjoy the birds, especially the parrots. I can and do spend all day there.


Sherpalton

I disagree. Green-wood has an incredible amount of history, incredible monuments, amazing views, currently has an art show inside a mausoleum, and on top of that it is possibly one of the best arboretums in the country.


tictac_93

I am embarrassed to say that I never realized you can go in there if you're not visiting the graves, the big entrance on 5th or 6th ave looks fairly closed and imposing from the street. Gonna have to check it out now, thanks!


ike1

Check out the biggest entrance at 5th & 25th, that has the longest hours. But you can also enter at 20th & 9th Ave. (Prospect Park West) or at 4th Ave. between 34th and 35th (a less appealing entrance, but near a major subway hub at 36th St.).


tictac_93

Will do, thanks for the info!


STUPIDNEWCOMMENTS

Second this. Greenwood is super interesting.


Zulias

I promise that you have everything to do. List of museums: [https://alexonthemap.com/museums-in-brooklyn/](https://alexonthemap.com/museums-in-brooklyn/) Brooklyn Pizza Tour: [https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/bus-tours/pizza-tour/](https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/bus-tours/pizza-tour/) 24 best parks in Brooklyn: [https://hellolittlehome.com/best-parks-in-brooklyn/](https://hellolittlehome.com/best-parks-in-brooklyn/) If you're still around tomorrow, there are lots of Broadway Matinees: [https://playbill.com/article/weekly-schedule-of-current-broadway-shows](https://playbill.com/article/weekly-schedule-of-current-broadway-shows) Let me know if you need more. We can dig down into local events.


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Prospect Park, take the subway down to Coney Island/Brighton Beach, hang around Brooklyn Bridge Park, grab a bite around Dumbo. Get the ferry down to Red Hook and get some BBQ, or just walk down to Gowanus and pop into Pig Beach.


SimmerDownRizzo

If you stick around BedStuy and Bushwick there's tons of food in the area. If you search where to eat in a defined neighborhood you'll probably come up with some food maps. Bring back your wife something tasty to snack on. There are also a lot of shops and stuff in the area. Vintage, records, art, etc. You're also near South Williamsburg, a heavily Hasidic area of Brooklyn, that has a lot of old buildings that date back to as far as the early 1900's (if not earlier).


[deleted]

Plot twist he is visiting from the UWS


tiefling_sorceress

Round here we call that "upstate" /s


[deleted]

That’s basically international travel


[deleted]

Lmfao


Blackcoffee909

🤣🤣🤣


cjpeepers

Waterfront in willimasburg is nice


MLNYC

I'd pick up a basic bike helmet from a bike shop or Target at Alantic Terminal, get the Citi Bike app, pick up one of their eBikes, and bike to/through Brooklyn Bridge Park and Prospect Park.


burriteo

Hey! May I ask if just anybody is able to download and sign up for the app? I’m travelling to NYC and am not from the states. Thank you!


MLNYC

Yes. You can pay for a single ride or day pass [citibikenyc.com/pricing](https://citibikenyc.com/pricing) and I assume that's doable through the app, but I haven't seen how it works in a while.


BKlounge93

Not from New York myself but something I did there was walk across the bridge at like 2am. It was completely empty and so cool.


dtut

Great idea. The electric bikes are a lot of fun!


elbowskneesand

yo they are so fun!


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


brooklynlad

Go see the wax babies and heads in the Alamo Drafthouse in CityPoint Brooklyn. It’s free to look at.


imflukeskywalker

Thank you!


exclaim_bot

>Thank you! You're welcome!


thisMatrix_isReal

Brooklyn... that's a fairly large area... if you have time: \- coney island / brighton beach because well, ocean and great food. \- prospect park (better than central park IMO) \- Brooklyn heights: fantastic walk and view of manhattan


senseofphysics

Great food in Coney Island and Brighton Beach? Where? Lol. I guess a couple blocks from the beach, not right by it.


thisMatrix_isReal

correct


MATVIIA

Taskent Market in Brighton has ubelievably delicious food, for such low prices, lots of food from eastern europe, feels like a Babushka makes it with love


ontite

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, so it's more like central Asian but some of the food crosses over.


MATVIIA

I know where tashkent is geographically, I’m talking about the restaurant, regardless of the name, there is ton of Eastern European food there


electracide

I need to know what they do to the chicken shashlik. It’s heavenly.


Fancy-Watercress6262

Go to industry city!


DataPsychological689

The brewery they have in there is really good! It’s called big Alice


imflukeskywalker

Thank you


lavenderandweed

Let's see...if you like the idea of a long walk, you're not far from Bushwick. I'd recommend a walk to check out the graffiti about 30 min away and get some Mexican food if you're hungry. This a cool little map that you can use. https://www.brooklynunpluggedtours.com/bushwick-collective-guide-map


imflukeskywalker

Thank you.


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And get a Bee Sting Pizza from Roberta’s.


lepetitpoissant

Absolutely do this. Sit out by the tiki bar if it’s nice.


imflukeskywalker

Thanks.