Things To Do
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Gorgeous every week of the year. Right next to the Prospect Park Zoo.
Prospect Park Zoo
Small and lovingly-curated collection of adorable critters, including red pandas, otters, sea lions, dingos, and exotic birds. Right next to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Olmsted
Fantastic farm-to-table restaurant with seasonal menus and some food items grown on location. Enjoy their decadent s'mores in the garden!
Prospect Park
The greatest park in our great city.
Comedy Cellar
The #1 spot to see acclaimed New York comedians, with occasional surprise appearances by legendary standups. Two locations on the same block in the West Village. Arrive early for the best seats.
Sleep No More
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" reimagined as an immersive, choose-your-own-adventure film noir / horror movie. A truly unique and unforgettable theatrical experience. Early shows are the most engaging.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
Honestly might be the best movie theater you ever go to. Terrific menu, comfy reserved seats, and everything from art house essentials to midnight cult classics and the latest blockbuster releases.
American Museum of Natural History
A New York icon, and a celebration of the natural world.
Brooklyn Museum
Our borough's finest collection of art from across time and around the globe.
The Chocolate Room
You know you want to.
ZuriLee
Black-owned neighborhood favorite with amazing Caribbean-inspired pizza and cocktails. The oxtail pizza is unlike anything you've eaten before. Nearby The Rogers Garden rum bar.
The Rogers Garden
Black-owned, chill rum bar & occasional fish fry near the heart of our neighborhood, Little Caribbean. Nearby ZuriLee, a great spot for a Caribbean-inspired pizza.
Beetle House
Tim Burton-inspired bar & restaurant with rare art, spooktacular music, and an extremely creative menu. As delicious as it is ridiculous.
Ladybird
Lush and romantic vegan restaurant that feels like part greenhouse, part palace.
Sake Bar Decibel
Underground sake bar with rare imports adorned with Japanese graffiti. A hidden gem of the East Village, right next to Yakiniku West.
Yakiniku West
Cook your own meat and veggies on a grill right in front of you in this fun Japanese restaurant. Right next to Sake Bar Decibel.
Please Don't Tell
Intimate speakeasy hidden in an unassuming hot dog joint. Use the phone booth to gain secret access. But you didn't hear it from us...
Fette Sau
Juicy barbecue that will make you drool like Homer Simpson.
Zenkichi
One of our very favorite restaurants in the entire world. Authentic Japanese cuisine.
Spectacle
New York's tiniest and coolest movie theater. A 35-seat, community-run microcinema that shows some of the rarest offbeat films out there.
Chez Napoléon
A taste of Paris. Our favorite place to go before a Broadway show!
Tea & Sympathy
A rarity on this side of the pond: a genuine British tea shoppe and café, with imported sweets next door.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The location of our first date! Oh, and a pretty essential museum, too.
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum celebrating film, television, animation, video games, and Internet art. An outstanding, interactive collection of artifacts and history.