Guidebook for Brooklyn
Arts & Culture
Great exhibitions, including Basquiat: The Unkown Notebooks through summer (8/23/15)! 3/4 mile walk from the apartment (on the way to Prospect Park).
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Imuziyam yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyGreat exhibitions, including Basquiat: The Unkown Notebooks through summer (8/23/15)! 3/4 mile walk from the apartment (on the way to Prospect Park).
You can rent bikes for $15/day. A great way to explore the borough!
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Excelsior Bike Shop
694 Franklin AveYou can rent bikes for $15/day. A great way to explore the borough!
Brooklyn Public Library
Great library!
Food Scene
Get the Don Pepino drink! They also have flights of tequila, great guacamole, Mexican food and a fun vibe.
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Chavela's
736 Franklin AveGet the Don Pepino drink! They also have flights of tequila, great guacamole, Mexican food and a fun vibe.
One of my FAVORITE restaurants in the area. You really can't go wrong, but I'm happy to make specific recommendations :)
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Mayfield
688 Franklin AveOne of my FAVORITE restaurants in the area. You really can't go wrong, but I'm happy to make specific recommendations :)
If you need an Italian food fix, go here! Serious comfort food, great brunch, and they even deliver to my pad (great on those lazy nights)!
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Cent'Anni
742 Franklin AveIf you need an Italian food fix, go here! Serious comfort food, great brunch, and they even deliver to my pad (great on those lazy nights)!
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin AveYUM! Their pizzas are to die for!
Literally downstairs from my apartment! A great place to get some work done, grab a cup of coffee or a pastry!
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Manhattanville Coffee - Crown Heights
167 Rogers AveLiterally downstairs from my apartment! A great place to get some work done, grab a cup of coffee or a pastry!
Lula Bagel
816 Nostrand Ave.Great coffee, tasty bagels and sandwiches!
Decent coffee, great bagels, muffins, OJ, etc.
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The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin AvenueDecent coffee, great bagels, muffins, OJ, etc.
Pearl
738 Franklin AveGood Indian food
Sightseeing
Take a walk, ride a bike or just chill. It's a pretty, relaxing park and only a 1-mile walk from the apartment.
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Ipharki yeProspect
Take a walk, ride a bike or just chill. It's a pretty, relaxing park and only a 1-mile walk from the apartment.
A great walk/bike ride if you can find the time!
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeA great walk/bike ride if you can find the time!
Great little park to hang out in. Bring a picnic or just relax on the grass by the water! Grab a cone at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory or a slice at Julianna's!
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Iparke ye-Brooklyn Bridge
334 Furman StGreat little park to hang out in. Bring a picnic or just relax on the grass by the water! Grab a cone at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory or a slice at Julianna's!
Everything Else
Tons of bars, restaurants, shops and cafes to peruse.
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Franklin Avenue
Franklin AvenueTons of bars, restaurants, shops and cafes to peruse.
Pretty park, great place to take a walk -- beautiful in the spring/summer!
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Isityalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington AvePretty park, great place to take a walk -- beautiful in the spring/summer!
Great yoga studio with a sliding scale payment schedule. Pay anywhere between $7 or $15, depending on what you can afford!
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Brooklyn Yoga Collective
795 Franklin AvenueGreat yoga studio with a sliding scale payment schedule. Pay anywhere between $7 or $15, depending on what you can afford!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Crown Inn
724 Franklin AveLocal watering hole with a cool vibe.
Essentials
A cool weekly farmer's market!
Open Saturdays Year Round, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It's right at the mouth of Prospect Park & next to BK Library and there's a really cool arc in the middle of the plaza.
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Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Flatbush AvenueA cool weekly farmer's market!
Open Saturdays Year Round, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It's right at the mouth of Prospect Park & next to BK Library and there's a really cool arc in the middle of the plaza.
A bit pricy, but one of the closer places with fresh produce/groceries.
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Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin AveA bit pricy, but one of the closer places with fresh produce/groceries.
Met Foodmarkets
131 Driggs AveCheaper groceries