Brooklyn!, 3rd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to New York's Most Happening Borough

by Ellen Freudenheim and Anna Wiener

Book Overview

From Coney Island's boardwalk scene to Smith Street's restaurant row, Brooklyn! shows both natives and newcomers how to enjoy classic sights and dynamic hotspots. This completely updated and expanded... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031232331X
• ISBN13: 9780312323318
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Griffin
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

New, Improved and Just in Time

I've owned both of the previous editions of this guidebook and the new one is the biggest and best yet. While I've hit a lot of these places before, the authors seem to have found a few new ones that even this veteran of Brownstone Brooklyn didn't know about. What I enjoy most is taking the book along and just cruising a new neighborhood from one end to the other. That's how I discovered Brighton Beach, with this book under my arm. I give this one a two-thumbs up and five stars. Want to know Brooklyn? This is the book!

Wow!!I never knew Brooklyn was so fun!

I took this great book inside my car while visiting relatives who lived in Brooklyn. My kids (and I must admit, myself) were fascinated by the many things listed that one can do with their family. We went all over Brooklyn, touring around by ourselves, seeing many things, like the Zoo in Prospect Park, and the thousands of roses in the Botanical Gardens. Basically, this book is a must for anyone planning on either visiting or living in Brooklyn, or even someone living in the Bronx or Manhatten. This book provides the reader with livid descriptions and wonderful, humorous text. Great for a family or even a single person. There are listings for almost anything!

Library Journal says "A tremendous resource...has depth!"

Here's Library Journal wrote, 5/15/99:"This second edition of the 1991 guide Brooklyn: Where to Go, What to Do, How to Get There (St. Martin's) provides thoroughly annotated descriptions of attractions, shopping and especially restaurants in New York's "most interesting, most human-scaled borough." Organized by neighborhood, it also catalogs events, "Best Bets," and children's "Best Bets." The restaurant listings, while more enthusiastic than critical, do reveal the enormous range of ethnic food in Brooklyn, from Cambodian to Mexican to Turkish. The book has depth: A mini-essay on the "Russian Night Club Experience," another on the emerging artists' community in Williamsburg, a list of basement stores run by stay-at-home Orthodox Jewish women in Borough Park, and mention of a church whose choir won a 1996 Grammy Award for gospel. While this is a tremendous resource, it is geared more to locals and frequent visitors--the author doesn't lay out, for example, a one day tour for neophytes (thought tour companies are listed). For collections where interest in New York City is strong."So, what's not to like?

Only the best of Brooklyn

Wow. And I thought I knew Brooklyn. This book is a keeper - keep it near the phone or in the car. I'm constantly opening it for addresses, phone numbers or just ideas. Brooklyn is huge and this book brings things down to a manageable size.

Awesome!

This delightful guide to Brooklyn tells all - from insights into major attractions to tips on off-the-beaten-path restaurants and shops. It's an invaluable resource for out-of-towners like me. And given the cornucopia of insights it offers, I imagine that even veteran Brookynites will find it an exciting new source of things to do and places to visit.