arts culture
Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn
📍 Downtown Brooklyn
Dine-in cinema with strict no-talking rules, food and drinks at your seat, and themed special screenings.
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Alpine Cinemas
📍 Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge's neighborhood movie theater on Fifth Avenue, showing current new releases.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
American Veterans Memorial Pier
📍 Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge fishing pier just south of Owl's Head Park that juts into the Upper Bay, with views of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline.
Official site ↗arts culture
BAM
📍 Fort Greene
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, a Fort Greene arts center for theater, dance, opera and independent film across several historic venues.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Bensonhurst Park
📍 Bath Beach
One of the bigger parks on the Brooklyn waterfront, with a round central lawn, busy handball courts, ballfields, eight tennis courts near the water and a playground. It's also a starting point for biking the Shore Parkwa
Official site ↗arts culture
Brooklyn Brainery
📍 Prospect Heights
Casual, low-cost evening classes for adults on all sorts of topics, from soap making and fabric painting to watercolor and quirky history talks. Easy to book as a pair.
Official site ↗arts culture
Brooklyn Children's Museum
📍 Crown Heights
The world's first museum built for children, founded in 1899, with hands-on exhibits for young kids in a bright yellow building.
Official site ↗arts culture
Brooklyn Glass
📍 Gowanus
Glassblowing studio with three-hour beginner workshops where you blow your own drinking tumbler, bowl or stemless wine glass. No experience needed.
Official site ↗arts culture
Brooklyn Museum
📍 Prospect Heights
One of the country's largest art museums, with Egyptian art, Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party and themed First Saturday evenings.
Official site ↗arts culture
Brooklyn Steel
📍 East Williamsburg
Big concert venue in a converted steel factory.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Brower Park
📍 Crown Heights
Crown Heights park that is home to the Brooklyn Children's Museum, with a grassy picnic lawn, play areas, a skate park and two full basketball courts, plus a dog-friendly area.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Bush Terminal Piers Park
📍 Sunset Park
Quiet waterfront park on a former port complex, with an esplanade past tide pools and restored wetlands, a nature preserve, ballfields and views of the Bay Ridge Channel. Enter at 43rd St.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Bushwick Inlet Park
📍 Williamsburg/Greenpoint
A waterfront park on the East River with a big multipurpose field, a green-roofed building, a viewing platform and Manhattan skyline views.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Calvert Vaux Park
📍 Gravesend
A Gravesend Bay park built from soil dug out for the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, with a restored waterfront, water views, birds, trails and sports fields.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Canarsie Park
📍 Canarsie
A large park between Paerdegat and Fresh Creek basins, with natural areas and trails, cricket and soccer fields, a skate park and barbecue areas.
Official site ↗other
Center for Brooklyn History
📍 Brooklyn Heights
A Brooklyn Heights library and museum in an 1881 landmark, with exhibitions on the borough's past.
Official site ↗arts culture
City Reliquary
📍 Williamsburg
A tiny, volunteer-run Williamsburg museum of New York curiosities: subway tokens, Statue of Liberty souvenirs and other civic memorabilia.
Official site ↗arts culture
Cobble Hill Cinemas
📍 Cobble Hill
Neighborhood five-screen movie house on Court Street showing first-run films.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Coffey Park
📍 Red Hook
Shady neighborhood park in the middle of Red Hook, named for 19th-century local political leader Michael J. Coffey, with a playground, basketball and handball courts, barbecue areas, spray showers and a dog-friendly area
Official site ↗arts culture
Coney Island Museum
📍 Coney Island
Run by the nonprofit Coney Island USA, with exhibits on the neighborhood's amusement history, plus the Coney Island Circus Sideshow and the Mermaid Parade.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Cooper Park Dog Run
📍 East Williamsburg
A dog run in Cooper Park at Morgan Avenue and Sharon Street.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Dyker Beach Park Dog Run
📍 Dyker Heights
A dog run in Dyker Beach Park at 7th Avenue and 86th Street.
Official site ↗arts culture
Film Noir Cinema
📍 Greenpoint
Small Greenpoint cinema and video store screening cult, horror and noir films.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Fort Greene Park
📍 Fort Greene
A historic hilltop park shaped by Olmsted and Vaux, with sloping hills, majestic trees, a visitor center and the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Grand Ferry Park
📍 Williamsburg
Small waterfront park on the site of the old Grand Street ferry landing, with East River and Manhattan views and a quiet spot to sit by the water.
Official site ↗other
Grimm Artisanal Ales
📍 Williamsburg
A Brooklyn brewery's taproom and rooftop in East Williamsburg, pouring creative sours and IPAs brewed on-site.
Official site ↗other
Hart Bar
📍 Bushwick
A cocktail, beer and wine bar with a daily 5 to 8 PM happy hour on Hart Street in Bushwick. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Herbert Von King Park Dog Run
📍 Bedford-Stuyvesant
A dog run in Herbert Von King Park at Marcy and Lafayette Avenues.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Hillside Dog Park
📍 Brooklyn Heights
A dedicated dog park at Columbia Heights and Middagh Street.
Official site ↗arts culture
Interference Archive
📍 Park Slope / Gowanus
Volunteer-run open-stacks archive of protest posters, zines, buttons and other social-movement materials, with exhibitions, workshops, talks and film screenings. Current show: Call and Response, songbooks from the labor
Official site ↗other
L&B Spumoni Gardens
📍 Gravesend
A Gravesend institution since 1939, known for square Sicilian slices with sauce on top and tri-color spumoni eaten at outdoor picnic tables.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Leif Ericson Park
📍 Dyker Heights
Long neighborhood park running between 66th and 67th Streets, with ballfields, tennis, pickleball and volleyball courts, fitness equipment, playgrounds and a dog-friendly area.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Manhattan Beach Park Dog Run
📍 Manhattan Beach
A dog run in Manhattan Beach Park, east of Ocean Avenue.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
📍 Williamsburg
Seven-acre East River waterfront park with Manhattan skyline views, native meadows among old rail-yard remnants, a play area and picnic spots. Entry and public programs are free.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Msgr. McGolrick Park
📍 Greenpoint
Quiet, tree-shaded Greenpoint park with a historic 1910 central pavilion, World War I and USS Monitor monuments, a gated playground with spray showers and a Sunday farmers market. NYC Parks lists dog-friendly areas.
Official site ↗arts culture
New York Transit Museum
📍 Brooklyn
A museum on Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn. In its own words: “Founded in 1976, the New York Transit Museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of New York’s mass transportation.” (official site)
Official site ↗arts culture
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park
📍 Windsor Terrace
Dine-in cinema in a restored 1920s theater by Prospect Park, with new films, midnight shows and themed brunch screenings.
Official site ↗arts culture
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg
📍 Williamsburg
Independent dine-in movie theater: food and drinks served at your seat during new releases and cult repertory screenings.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Owls Head Park Dog Run
📍 Bay Ridge
A dog run in Owls Head Park at 68th Street and Shore Road.
Official site ↗arts culture
Pioneer Works
📍 Red Hook
Red Hook art and science center in a former ironworks: galleries, a garden, artist residencies and science talks.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Shirley Chisholm State Park
📍 Spring Creek
A 407-acre park on Jamaica Bay with 10 miles of car-free bike and hiking paths, piers and skyline views. Free loaner bikes Thu–Sun in season (Apr 30–Nov 1 in 2026). No pets.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Shore Park and Parkway
📍 Bay Ridge
A 58-acre waterfront park and promenade in Bay Ridge, known for sunsets over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Official site ↗arts culture
Spectacle Theater
📍 Williamsburg
Tiny volunteer-run microcinema showing rare cult, genre and forgotten films for a few dollars.
Official site ↗arts culture
St. Ann's Warehouse
📍 DUMBO
A DUMBO theater inside a converted tobacco warehouse, known for bold international productions steps from the Brooklyn Bridge.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Sternberg Park Dog Run
📍 Williamsburg
A dog run in Sternberg Park on Leonard Street.
Official site ↗arts culture
Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen
📍 Bushwick
Bar and restaurant with a dine-in movie theater showing second-run hits and classics at low prices.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Valentino Pier
📍 Red Hook
Red Hook pier on the old shipping waterfront with harbor views toward the Statue of Liberty, plus fishing and a kayak and canoe launch.
Official site ↗arts culture
Waterfront Museum
📍 Red Hook
A 1914 wooden railroad barge docked in Red Hook, now a floating museum and performance space with sweeping harbor views.
Official site ↗arts culture
Williamsburg Cinemas
📍 Williamsburg
Independent multiplex in Williamsburg with reclining seats and first-run films.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
WNYC Transmitter Park
📍 Greenpoint
A small Greenpoint waterfront park on the site of the old WNYC radio towers, with a lawn, nature gardens, an esplanade and a fishing pier with skyline views.
Official site ↗other
Wyckoff House Museum
📍 East Flatbush
New York City's oldest building, a Dutch farmhouse from around 1652, with tours, a garden and farm programs in East Flatbush.
Official site ↗arts culture
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
📍 Prospect Heights
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Brooklyn Bridge Park
📍 DUMBO & Brooklyn Heights
85 waterfront acres of piers and lawns with the best Manhattan skyline views.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse: free kayaking
📍 Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Free kayaking in the calm water between Piers 1 and 2, under the Brooklyn Bridge. Book a slot two weeks ahead or try walking up.
Official site ↗arts culture
Brooklyn Escape Room
📍 Industry City
Themed puzzle rooms in Industry City.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
Brooklyn Go Karts & Mini Golf
📍 Gravesend
Outdoor go-kart track and mini golf.
Official site ↗family kids
Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
📍 Coney Island
Rides and boardwalk-style fun. Seasonal hours.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Domino Park
📍 Williamsburg
A waterfront park beside the old sugar refinery, with a long elevated walkway and skyline views.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
Green-Wood Cemetery
📍 Sunset Park
A 478-acre National Historic Landmark with hills, ponds and famous graves. Admission is always free.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Louis Valentino Jr. Park & Pier
📍 Red Hook
A quiet Red Hook pier facing the Statue of Liberty, good at sunset.
Official site ↗family kids
Luna Park in Coney Island
📍 Coney Island
Rides and boardwalk-style fun. Seasonal hours.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Marine Park & Salt Marsh Nature Center
📍 Marine Park
530 acres of grassland and salt marsh with a nature-center trail run by Urban Park Rangers.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
McCarren Park Dog Run
📍 Williamsburg
A fenced run at North 12th Street, Driggs Avenue and Union Avenue.
Official site ↗family kids
New York Aquarium
📍 Coney Island
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
Pier 2 Roller Rink
📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park
Family-friendly outdoor roller rink under the Pier 2 canopy with skyline views.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Prospect Park
📍 Park Slope
Brooklyn's big park: Long Meadow, the lake, the Ravine and the boathouse.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Prospect Park off-leash hours
📍 Prospect Park
Dogs can run off-leash on the Long Meadow (not the ballfields), the Nethermead and the Peninsula during off-leash hours. Leash them the rest of the day.
Official site ↗family kids
Prospect Park Zoo
📍 Prospect Park
A small, easy zoo for little kids: sea lion training sessions, a barn with farm animals and red pandas. Kids 2 and under free.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Public art: Woody De Othello, "Guardian Spirit"
📍 Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge Park
A free Public Art Fund installation on the Brooklyn waterfront, with the bridges behind it.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Sunset Park (the hill)
📍 Sunset Park
A hilltop with views of the Manhattan skyline, the harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
Official site ↗food giveawaysFREE
Time Out Market New York
📍 Dumbo
A Dumbo food hall with a rooftop that looks straight at the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. Free to go up; food is extra.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
📍 DUMBO to City Hall
The 1883 bridge's raised promenade is free to walk. About 30–45 minutes each way at a stroll.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
Xanadu Roller Arts
📍 Bushwick
A roller rink on a hand-painted maple floor with a serious sound system. Saturday Day Disco is all ages.
Official site ↗music nightlife
233 Starr Karaoke & Eats
📍 Bushwick
Bushwick karaoke spot with 13 private rooms, an open bar area and a library of over 250,000 songs.
Official site ↗other
Abilene
📍 Carroll Gardens
A corner bar known as "the blue place on the corner," serving food and weekend brunch on Court Street in Carroll Gardens. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights.
Official site ↗other
Ako
📍 Williamsburg
A sushi restaurant and lounge on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. Open seven days, until 11 PM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: patio (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Arden
📍 Brooklyn
An American restaurant on Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: tiki (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Bar Francis
📍 Brooklyn
A bar on Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Open 5 days a week, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: speakeasy and tiki (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
Barcade Brooklyn
📍 Williamsburg
The Williamsburg original of the Barcade arcade bars: classic arcade cabinets and pinball with a craft-beer list.
Official site ↗other
Be Pasta
📍 Brooklyn
An Italian restaurant on 1st Street in Brooklyn. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a tasting menu (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
Beats Karaoke
📍 Williamsburg
Open karaoke bar plus private karaoke rooms in Williamsburg, with daily drink specials and 20% off private rooms on Mondays.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
BK UP (Brooklyn Uprising)
📍 DUMBO
Bouldering gym in DUMBO that opened in 2026, with bouldering, fitness space and a sauna. Ages 16+; waiver required.
Official site ↗other
Black Rabbit
📍 Greenpoint
A bar with cozy booths, a back garden, a happy hour until 8 PM and trivia every Tuesday at 8 PM, on Greenpoint Avenue in Greenpoint. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. Drinks are 21+.
Official site ↗other
Bonnie's Grill
📍 Park Slope
An American grill that also serves breakfast on 5th Avenue in Park Slope. Open seven days.
Official site ↗other
Brennan & Carr
📍 Sheepshead Bay
A classic roast beef sandwich spot on Nostrand Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. Open seven days, until 12 AM on its latest nights.
Official site ↗other
Brooklyn Brewery
📍 Williamsburg
The brewery behind Brooklyn Lager runs its Williamsburg tasting room with fresh beer, events and tours on select days.
Official site ↗other
Brooklyn Kura (sake brewery & taproom)
📍 Sunset Park / Industry City
New York's own sake brewery with a taproom pouring fresh sake brewed on site in Industry City.
Official site ↗music nightlife
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.
📍 Park Slope
A playful Park Slope "superhero supply store" whose profits support 826NYC's free writing programs for kids.
Official site ↗other
Brooklyn Winery
📍 Brooklyn
A winery on Guernsey Street in Brooklyn. What sets it apart: makes its own wine (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Café Colette
📍 Williamsburg
A New American restaurant with a greenhouse garden, serving breakfast, brunch and dinner, on Berry Street in Williamsburg. Open seven days, until 11 PM on its latest nights.
Official site ↗other
Casa Pública
📍 Williamsburg
A casual Mexican cantina serving margaritas, guacamole, tacos, mole and churros on Union Avenue in Williamsburg. Open seven days, until 11 PM on its latest nights.
Official site ↗other
Castell's
📍 Brooklyn
An Italian restaurant on Avenue U in Brooklyn. Open every day but Friday. What sets it apart: wood-fired cooking and a supper-club format (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Cebu
📍 Bay Ridge
A bar and bistro serving brunch, lunch, dinner, sushi and cocktails on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. Open seven days, until 11 PM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: brunch (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Clark's Restaurant
📍 Brooklyn
An American restaurant on Clark Street in Brooklyn. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1986 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Clover Club
📍 Cobble Hill
A Smith Street cocktail parlor with a Victorian feel, a fireplace room in the back and a long list of classic and house cocktails.
Official site ↗other
Cozy Royale
📍 Williamsburg
An American restaurant and bar on Humboldt Street in Williamsburg. Open seven days, until 11:30 PM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: happy hour (per its official site).
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