Brooklyn Stories and Tips

Quote: 1. Bay Ridge- The Verrazano Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to Staten Island, is sometimes forgotten when tourists think of New York's bridges. But this bridge is not to be overlooked. This was once the longest bridge in the world and is now…

Quote: This small and beautiful park in the heart of Fort Greene is never as packed as Prospect Park nearby - you'll mostly brush shoulders with the diverse local community playing sports, lounging on the grass and strolling around. There's a lovely little area with several…

Quote: Cobble Hill was just that: a hill where the Dutch found cobble stones for paving at what is now the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. The hill was leveled by the British after Washington used it to survey troop movements during…

Quote: Brooklyn Heights was the first architectually landmarked area in the United States. In the 1950's ten blocks of beautiful hundred-year-old brownstones were destroyed to make way for Cadman Plaza, a complex of four 35 story-high concrete apartment towers and many cement-faced townhouses surrounded by barren…

Quote: Drive or walk down 58th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues and you'll be immediately assaulted by blow-up Easter bunnies, Santa's reindeer or a Halloween ghost. The owner has been recognized by New York State Senator Vincent Gentile as an avid contributor to the…

Quote: Remsen Street was established in 1825 and runs west from the Promenade for about four blocks to Clinton Street. Beautiful brownstones and old brick houses from the mid to late nineteenth century feature Greek revival style iron gates, long double doors decorated with carved…

Quote: The Pierreponts were one of the first land-owners to settle in Brooklyn after The Fulton Street ferry was established in 1814. Generations of the Pierrepont family have watched Manhattan's skyline grow from the bedroom and kitchen windows of this mansion on the shore.…

Quote: Henry Miller was a travel writer before travel writing was a genre. In the 1900's he wrote The Tropic Of Cancer about his travels throughout Paris. Later, when he returned to the States, he wrote The Tropic of Capricorn. Henry Miller was…

Quote: One of my favorite movies of all time is 'West Side Story' (my mother first took me to see it at a local screening in my hometown when I was quite small, and I must have seen it 8 or 9 times since then), so…

Quote: This is an unoffical waterfront "park" on Kent Avenue from North 7th to North 10th, that people in the neighborhood retreat to for great views of Manhattan, big skies, fishing (if you can believe it) and an alternative place to walk their dogs. I…