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STAYING IN BROOKLYN VS. NYC
Posted on 3/2/17 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 3/2/17 at 1:34 pm
Planning a trip to NYC later in the year but thinking about staying in Brooklyn this time. Been to NYC before but going to try Brooklyn this time and go back and forth. Any suggestions on this or recommendations on where to stay? Thanks!
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Posted on 3/2/17 at 1:45 pm to dtiger1
It depends what you plan on doing, I suppose.
Bushwick, Park Slope, and Williamsburg have a lot going on with bars/cocktail lounges, food, etc.
Bushwick, Park Slope, and Williamsburg have a lot going on with bars/cocktail lounges, food, etc.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 1:48 pm to dtiger1
Makes more sense to me to stay in Union Square area of Manhattan and just hit the L train to Williamsburg when you feel like going to Brooklyn. It's easy to get anywhere from Union Square. Just my opinion.
Is the L train still running BTW?
Is the L train still running BTW?
Posted on 3/2/17 at 2:01 pm to dtiger1
No recs for you on staying in Brooklyn, but we did enjoy the water taxi service from B'lyn to various points in Manhattan. Cool way to get across the East River with nice views along the way.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 2:51 pm to dtiger1
If you are looking for ease of travel then I would consider in or around DUMBO / Columbia Heights, three main trains cross the east river near there and you would be able to walk to anyone of them. Columbia Heights is a beautiful, quiet and family oriented neighborhood with a lot of history and things to do while DUMBO is a younger crowd with more restaurants/bars. Williamsburg and Park Slope are excellent options if you want a sea of bars/restaurants and both are awesome neighborhoods. Williamsburg is the epitome of a Brooklyn hipster neighborhood while Park Slope is an older more established neighborhood but has a great vibe to it. I would also consider Cobble Hill, Smith and Court street are great. It just depends on what you want to do and what you want to get out of where you stay.
Posted on 3/2/17 at 3:33 pm to dtiger1
Brooklyn just doesn't have many hotel options and the few that do exist are crazy expensive.
You have the New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge, the William Vale and the Wythe off the top of my head.
If you want to airbnb, Williamsburg will give you the best access to bars and restaurants. Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights will give you the nicest version of quintessential walk up brownstone, tree lined streets. Cobble Hill,Carroll Gardens and Park Slope (where I live) will give you a combination of the above.
I think Brooklyn is the best part of NYC but most people visiting want to do stupid tourist shite which is a good 30-45min train ride from most of Brooklyn. With that said, there is a surprising amount of stupid tourist shite to do in Brooklyn and if food is your thing, you can find the best that NYC offers in Brooklyn.
Also, not that I don't understand you OP but really it should be "STAYING IN BROOKLYN VS MANHATTAN" both are in nyc
You have the New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge, the William Vale and the Wythe off the top of my head.
If you want to airbnb, Williamsburg will give you the best access to bars and restaurants. Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights will give you the nicest version of quintessential walk up brownstone, tree lined streets. Cobble Hill,Carroll Gardens and Park Slope (where I live) will give you a combination of the above.
I think Brooklyn is the best part of NYC but most people visiting want to do stupid tourist shite which is a good 30-45min train ride from most of Brooklyn. With that said, there is a surprising amount of stupid tourist shite to do in Brooklyn and if food is your thing, you can find the best that NYC offers in Brooklyn.
Also, not that I don't understand you OP but really it should be "STAYING IN BROOKLYN VS MANHATTAN" both are in nyc
This post was edited on 3/2/17 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 3/3/17 at 12:15 am to dtiger1
Having been to NYC 3 times before and always staying in Times Square, I decided to change and stayed in Williamsburg and I loved it. I enjoyed it so much more .
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