Things To Do
If you are staying in Downtown Brooklyn, here are some places to check out:
Brooklyn Promenade
Brooklyn Bridge Park
The NYC Transit Museum
Interference Archive (Archive of Social Movements)
Brooklyn Historical Society
Prospect Park
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Ride the NYC Ferry (from Brooklyn Bridge Park--very fun and affordable)
Food in Downtown Brooklyn:
Hanco's (Vietnamese Sandwiches)
Shlatz's (Jewish deli, like Katz's but less epic and closer to where you may be staying...but not cheap)
Sal's Pizza (Court Street)
Sahadi's (Gourmet Middle Eastern Grocery with a cafe...very good)
New York City at large:
American Museum of Natural History
Hamilton's House and William Burr's house (in Harlem)
MOMA
The Whitney
The Leslie Lohman Museum of Art (Queer Art Museum)
The Shomburg Center (Harlem)
Ellis Island
Cheap or Free Activities:
Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge
Ride the Staten Island Ferry
Ride the NYC Ferry
Take the train to Coney Island
Go to Central Park