Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Seeing Green
The seven-acre
East River State Park
(
www.nysparks.com/parks/155
; Kent Ave, btwn 8th & 9th
Sts; 9am-dusk; ; L to Bedford Ave)
is the latest hot spot for outdoor parties and free
summer concerts. During the summer, the Brooklyn Flea sets up shop here too.
Music Mecca
Sprawling record store
Rough Trade
( 718-388-4111;
www.roughtradenyc.com
; 64 N 9th St, bt-
wn Kent & Wythe; 9am-11pm Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm Sun; L to Bedford Ave)
features in-store DJs,
art exhibitions, coffee and tea from Brooklyn purveyor Five Leaves, as well as live
bands throughout the week.
Hipster Threads
The large
Buffalo Exchange
(504 Driggs Ave, at 9th St, Williamsburg; 11am-8pm Mon-Sat,
noon-7pm Sun; L to Bedford Ave)
is the go-to spot for Brooklynites on a budget. Warn-
ing: you'll waste hours searching for vintage treasure.
Bodega Ephemera
Housed in a former bodega, the curious
City Reliquary
(
718-782-4842;
www.cityreliquary.org
;
370 Metropolitan Ave, near Havemeyer St; by donation;
noon-6pm Thu-Sun;
L
to Lorimer Ave)
is filled with sundry New Yorkiana, from shop signs and vintage post-
cards to subway tokens and paint chips off the L train.
Drink with the Devil
If it's after 5pm weekdays or post-noon on weekends, pause for obscure brews at
Spuyten Duyvil
(
www.spuytenduyvilnyc.com
;
359 Metropolitan Ave, btwn Havemayer & Roebling, Willi-
amsburg;
L to Lorimer St, G to Metropolitan Ave)
.
from 5pm Mon-Fri, from noon Sat & Sun;
