Location: Brooklyn Heights
Top Things to do in Brooklyn Heights
Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Brooklyn Heights, New York (NY)
It seems like most folks have a grandmother, great-uncle or some other distant relative that used to live in Brooklyn, or perhaps a friend that lives there now. In the early 1900s, it was a mecca for immigrants arriving via Ellis Island. A hundred years later, young professionals and artists left pricey Manhattan digs for Brooklyn's cheaper and more expansive space. Neighborhoods like Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope, which had fallen into disrepair over the years, were restored and reborn as funky enclaves. Walk or bike over the historic Brooklyn Bridge (or ride the subway) to Brooklyn Heights for a stroll along the Promenade and breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline. Meander through Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for a taste of nature in the urban wilds. Catch a performance at the world-famous Brooklyn Academy of Music. From the delicious Italian restaurants of Bensonhurst to the Irish bars that line the avenues of Bay Ridge, from the hotdogs and rollercoasters of Coney Island to the bagels and handball courts of Greenpoint, Brooklyn is a state of mind as well as a dynamic community. Discover why, no matter where people move on to, they remain Brooklynites at heart.
Restaurants in Brooklyn
1. Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
2. First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
3. Brooklyn Heights
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4.5 based on 713 reviews
Relax on a bench to people watch, picnic or just take in the breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline. This exclusively pedestrian walkway is lined with grand historic townhouses and features a playground at Montague Street.
Reviewed By LesL989 - St. Petersburg, United States
I lived here 30 years ago and always visit when I'm back in town. It's quiet and there's lots to see with great architecture, restaurants, and the promenade.
4. Brooklyn Heights Promenade
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4.5 based on 3,437 reviews
Offering magnificent views of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge, this 1/3-mile-long sliver of green overlooks Brooklyn's busy industrial waterfront.
Reviewed By 384deannaa
A walk on the Promenade offers a beautiful view of Manhattan. Walking along Montague Street offers many local restaurants to chose from
5. Montague Street
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4.5 based on 113 reviews
Reviewed By ronco0807 - Brooklyn, United States
Reaching from Court Street to the Brooklyn Promenade overlooking lower Manhattan with spectacular views this is an interesting street to walk down. There are a variety of shops and restaurants from diners, Chinese, Japanese, burgers, Thai to Polish. The shops are Mom and Pop affaires. Except for a Walgreens and CVS thee are no huge chain stores so the feeling is definitely local. My only sorrow is that in today's economy there are too many empty store fronts. Sadly, that is happening allover New York.
6. St. Ann's Church
7. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
8. Atlantic Avenue Tunnel
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4.0 based on 7 reviews
Built in 1844 by the Long Island Railroad, this tunnel is 17 feet high and 231 feet wide and became part of a train network that eventually expanded to Boston.
9. Columbia Heights
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