Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
My husband and I are visiting NYC during Christmas. We visited last summer, but didn't get a chance to venture into Brooklyn, which is a stop we definitely want to make this time around. I'm not much of a subway person - too claustrophobic, so we tend to do lots and lots of walking. We were planning on walking across the Brooklyn Bridge - where should we head once across? Any neat areas we need to look at? What are some good Pizza joints in the area?
Brooklyn is quite big, so it's kind of hard to see much if you don't want to take the subway. However, the area right near the Bridge is home to Grimaldi's, one of the best pizza places in the city. It's also quite famous, so expect a long wait. I'd also recommend walking around that area, provided the weather is OK - DUMBO has some decent bars and cafes, and the Brooklyn Heights promenade has some of the best views of the skyline around.
Walk up Henry Street to Lucali on the corner of Henry and Carroll, about 15-20 blocks away from the bridge in Carroll Gardens. You will walk through 3 different neighborhoods and get a great feel for the area, and at the end you can enjoy the pizza that GQ ranked #2 in the country...better atmosphere and pizza than Grimaldi's, IMHO. I also second the promenade.
Actually last year some friends and I from Scranton, PA did this exact same trip, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and exploring the historic and quaint Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. We ate at a restaurant called La Traviata, a little hole-in-the-wall Italian joint with a very nice atmosphere. Hopefully my photos will help to capture the "essence" of this part of Brooklyn. If I wasn't poor I could very easily envision myself living here someday.
Those are some excellent photos. If I could choose any neighborhood in NYC to live in, it would probably be Brooklyn Heights (I'm actually one of those who prefers living the outer boroughs).
You know, I've been meaning to check out Lucali...gotta get over there.
Lucali is well worth the trip. For pizza, right by the Brooklyn Bridge, I agree with the recommendation for Grimaldi's. They are on Old Fulton Street in DUMBO, immediately adjacent to the bridge and The Heights.
Lucali is a long walk from the bridge, but it's very good; and, you just have to get on Henry Street in The Heights and start walking south. If you do make the walk, Mazzola Bakery is nearby (Henry & Union) and is well worth a visit, though they don't have a cafe, so it's alfresco munching -- but it would make a good snack stop while exploring.
__________________
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
Great pics! I work in downtown Brooklyn, just off Montague Street. There are a lot of great suggestions on this thread. I would just add that you could also hop on the subway (2/3 line) at Montague and Court and ride a few stops (Eastern Parkway) to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. They decorate the trees with lights for the holidays. It's really very lovely. They also have several indoor greenhouses, each with a different theme (temperate, rainforest, arid, bonsai) where you can go to warm up!
Great, thanks you guys!! Are all these areas right near the bridge safe?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
