Activities in Brooklyn
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Acorn, a Brooklyn Toy Shop
At this fairy tale of a store, you'll find mobiles hand-stitched from Liberty of London fabrics, bamboo model airplanes made in Vietnam, German Wal... More -
Beacon’s Closet
Peruse this gigantic warehouse space and turn Williamsburg’s fashionable locals’ cast-offs into your vintage treasures for wallet-friendly prices. More -
Betty Bakery
The sweet aroma in the air outside this Boerum Hill bakeshop comes from its impressive display of pastries, cakes, pies, tarts, and marzipan, as we... More -
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, followed by a walk through adjacent Prospect Park, the, well, second-greatest gre... More -
Brooklyn Brewery
...hop on the L subway line to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a free tour of the Brooklyn Brewery and its vats of microbrews. More -
Brooklyn Bridge
A stroll along this span is an only-in-New York experience that provides an up-close sense of the city's true grandeur. It's hardly the world-recor... More -
Brooklyn Children's Museum
The nation's first museum just for kids sports a new canary-yellow, Rafael Viñoly-designed upper level incorporating solar panels, and has display ... More -
Brooklyn Historical Society
The Brooklyn Historical Society has informative neighborhood guides. More -
Brooklyn Museum of Art
With a mission to bridge the artistic heritage of world cultures, this 560,000-square-foot museum built in grand Beaux-Arts style houses a large, d... More -
City Foundry
Furniture designer Sohrab Bakhshi packs this space with everything from aluminum World War II military cases to vintage clocks, plus Bakhshi's own ... More -
Clover Club
Considered one of America’s 25 best cocktail bars by GQ magazine, this south Brooklyn watering hole blends multiple centuries with its exposed bric... More -
Environment 337
Young parents from the playground across the street come to ogle Czech glassware and mod ceramic vases like kids at a candy store. More -
Eva Gentry
Husband-and-wife team Eva and Gentry Dayton added some motorcycle chic to this minimalist, gallery-like boutique. Black and gray garments from Ann ... More -
Golden Calf
The Chinese and American antiques are unexpectedly high-quality for such a low-fi setting: the gritty margins of Williamsburg. Owner Natalie Vichne... More -
Heights Chateau
This wine and spirits shop in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn is beloved for many reasons — the great lengths its staff goes to please its... More -
Hollander & Lexer
Oak floors, lacquered brick walls, and a sound track of gypsy music set the scene for Santa Maria Novella toiletries (originally made by Italian mo... More -
In God We Trust
Opened in July 2011 on Bedford Avenue right between the L train stop and McCarren Park, the newest location of this Brooklyn based company features... More -
Jack the Horse Tavern
Graduating at the top of his class from French Culinary Institute, chef Tim Oltmans brings his skills to this upscale Brooklyn Heights restaurant s... More -
Jacques Torres Chocolate, Brooklyn
Established in 2000 in Brooklyn, Jacques Torres Chocolate makes bonbons, chocolate chip cookies, and hot chocolate. This real-life chocolate factor... More -
Jonathan Adler
"Your home should be like a good dose of Zoloft" is a witticism that graces the walls of one of the irreverent potter-slash-designer's newest shops... More
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