![]() ![]() Turn right and proceed on Everit Street (soon changing to Columbia Heights), walking up the hill and under the bridge connecting two large yellow buildings. The white cast-iron building on the corner of Old Fulton and Front Streets (look for the line of people outside) is the famous Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, which some claim is New York’s best.ģ. ![]() Whitman lived nearby, and his Leaves of Grass was first printed a few blocks from here. The redbrick fortress before you is the Eagle Warehouse and Storage, once the site of The Brooklyn Eagle, the newspaper edited by Walt Whitman from 1846-1848. Walk up Old Fulton Street and stop at the first corner (on the south side). Continuing north is more waterfront park, plus the trendy neighborhood of DUMBO, where oldwarehouses and factories have been converted into art galleries, performance spaces, apartments, shops, and restaurants.Ģ. Under the bridge is the famed River Cafe. Here’s an easy-to-follow walking tour that hits the Brooklyn Heights highlights.īrooklyn Bridge Park (and the Manhattan Bridge) in Brooklyn Heights. To get there, just take the A or C subways to the High Street Station, or the 2 or 3 lines to the Clark Street Station.Īnother great option is to take the New York Water Taxi from Pier 16 at South Street Seaport across the river to Fulton Ferry. Here’s what to know about Brooklyn Heights, what sights not to miss, and how to get there from Manhattan (it’s easy, we promise!). New York’s first suburb and the nation’s first designated historic district, today, Brooklyn Heights’ tree-shaded streets are lined with 19th-century homes and churches (among other must-see sights!). Photo: Jeff Dobbinsīrooklyn Heights, Brooklyn is, hands-down, one of our favorite neighborhoods in New York (not just in the borough of Brooklyn!). Strolling through Brooklyn Heights is like entering a genteel, bygone era… not to mention boasts great views of the Brooklyn Bridge and a gorgeous park. ![]()
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