Chelsea & Ivan
Things To Do
Brooklyn Bridge
There’s a shot of New York City’s most famous bridge in pretty much every single movie set in the city. It’s prominently featured in many movies including but not limited to: Home Alone 2, The French Connection, Enchanted, Sex and the City, Spiderman, Fantastic Four, The Siege, and basically any action movie that involves explosions, aliens or suspense such as: I Am Legend, Cloverfield, Godzilla and Deep Impact. It's a little over a mile long, you can ride a bike or walk over it right into Manhattan.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
A stunning 52-acre garden in the heart of Brooklyn.
Bamonte's
Winner of 'The Absolute Best Restaurants in Williamsburg', this is a classic old-school Italian spot with unmatched nostalgia, not to mention, a favorite place to eat by the SOPRANOS cast and crew when they were filming nearby.
Prospect Park
This beautiful, tree filled park bordering Park Slope has several trails you can walk, bike and picnic to your hearts delight!
Bagel Pub
Want a fantastic Brooklyn bagel with 20+ cream cheese options to choose from? Look no further!
The Bagel Store - Original Rainbow Bagel
Or perhaps you'd rather a rainbow bagel?
Other Half Brewing Company
Our favorite local brewery. The beers change weekly and they can sell out quickly but thats half the fun!
Brooklyn Flea
The Brooklyn Flea features hundreds of different vendors that sell items such as: furniture, vintage clothing, jewelry, and other fun collectibles every Saturday.
Drunk Shakespeare
We've been twice and it's truly a blast! Make sure to get tickets on their website ahead of time The show has five actors. One has between 4-6 shots of whiskey in front of the audience. The cast then attempts to perform a Shakespearean play. The drunk actor can do anything they want and the four sober actors must follow their requests while engaging the audience every step of the way!
Wicked Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre
If you enjoyed the Wizard of OZ movie then you'll love seeing this broadway show! Wicked looks at what happened in the land of OZ, but from a different angle. It's a MUST SEE for any broadway fan! This was one of our first shows when we moved!
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Many people around the world have enjoyed the story of Harry Potter, whether you read the books, watched the movies or both. If you have a chance to catch the Broadway version it's well worth it! The Theatre spared no expense to take this story to the next level by incorporating awesome visual effects and of course great music and singing. We saw this show for Ivan's Birthday!
B Side Pizza & Wine Bar
Our favorite restaurant to eat at before or after seeing a show. TIP: their Black Kale Salad.. chefs kiss!
Yankee Stadium
While you're here, reconnect with Americas favorite pastime and watch the best MLB team, THE New York Yankees play against the Houston Astros (June 25 & 26).
Katz's Delicatessen
One thing that separates New York from any other city are the deli's and KATZ is no exception. Have you seen the movie 'When Harry Met Sally' with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan? A scene from that movie was filmed here and you can eat at the same table! Chelseas favorite: Latkes with Applesauce Ivans favorite: Pastrami Sandwich
Serendipity 3
If you're looking for a classic style restaurant with a great dessert menu look no further than Serendipity 3. Be sure to try their famous Frozen Hot Chocolate, and yes it's really delicious!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Home to the largest museum in the Country located on the edge of Central Park in Manhattans Upper East Side is The Metropolitan Museum of ART. The MET has an extensive collection of over 2 million works spanning over 5,000 years from around the world. Everything ranging from Paintings by Van Gogh and Rembrandt to medieval armor and weapons can all be seen here.