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Williamsburg
This was mostly a community of Hasidic Jews, Puerto Ricans, and Italians until the
1990s when artists from Manhattan began to move here. The heart of Williamsburg
is Bedford Avenue, which is only one stop from Manhattan on the L subway line.
Here you'll find stores promoting local designers, as well as bars and restaurants,
where prices are often lower than in Manhattan.
• Bedford Ave, Brooklyn
• Subway L to Bedford Ave; Bus B39 or B61
A Day Out in Brooklyn
Morning
TaketheNo.2or3subwaytraintoEasternParkway-BrooklynMuseum,fortheworld-class
Brook-
lyn Museum
.
The museum is part of a civic complex that includes the stately Grand Army Plaza,
the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
,
with its well-known Japanese garden, and neighboring
Prospect
Park
.
AlongthewesternedgeofProspectParkisthebeautiful
Park Slope Historic District
.Stopforcof-
feeat
•
Ozzie's
• 57 7th Avenue
,beforetakinginthearea'shistoricresidences.Browsethehipline-up
of small shops along 7th Avenue, and stop for lunch at one of the many cafés here.
Afternoon
ReturnbytraintoBoroughHallandheadforthe
Brooklyn Heights Historic District
.Walkalong
Pierrepont, Willow, and Cranberry streets to see some 19th-century houses; Truman Capote wrote
Breakfast at Tiffany's
in the basement of No. 70 Willow, and Arthur Miller once owned the property
at No. 155.
A short walk east brings you to
Atlantic Avenue
.
Look in on the spice shops here, and stop for
refreshments at the
•
Waterfront Ale House
• 155 Atlantic Avenue
. Head back to the Brooklyn
Bridge, stopping at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade for dramatic vistas of Lower Manhattan's
towers. End the day with dinner at the romantic
River Café
.
