Brooklyn Experience : The Ultimate Guide to Neighborhoods and Noshes, Culture and the Cutting Edge by Ellen Freudenheim (2016, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRutgers University Press

ISBN-100813577438

ISBN-139780813577432

eBay Product ID (ePID)219275788

Product Key Features

Book TitleBrooklyn Experience : the Ultimate Guide to Neighborhoods and Noshes, Culture and the Cutting Edge

Number of Pages360 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, History

AuthorEllen Freudenheim

Book SeriesRivergate Regionals Collection

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-035672

ReviewsAwesome Brooklyn deserves a book as inclusive as the borough itself is, and this title delivers ... Even those readers who think they know everything about this New York City borough will probably find a surprising tidbit in these pages., If you've lived in Brooklyn for generations, or arrived last month, this book is a splendid companion in the delicious task of exploring the grandest New York borough. From art and architecture to the surprise of urban zoology, everything is here: tenements and mansions, ruined alleys and great boulevards, bridges and tunnels, amazing beaches and beautiful parks, and above all, the sky. Pull up a chair and read. Even better, head for the street, this book in hand, and look around., The Brooklyn Experience provides a comprehensive guide to all things BK. From a 'Welcome to Brooklyn' overview with 20 great reasons to fall in love with the borough, to looks forward and back, Freudenheim shows off some serious neighborhood savvy ... Take The Brooklyn Experience with you. You'll find a wealth of photos, both historical and current, to whet your appetite for your own Brooklyn experience. You'll find chapters on Brooklyn's cultural scene, eating and drinking, shopping, waterfront and parks, and DIY tours--one of which the traces the formative haunts of Brooklyn's own Woody Allen, the kind of quirky element that The Brooklyn Experience is packed with that you won't find in other guidebooks., A 'must read' resource for urban explorers, with fascinating observations by seasoned Brooklynites. Whether you need a dose of the Dodgers and Coney Island, or want to be surprised by lesser known people and places, you'll find both here., Fill in Your Calendars! It's All Brooklyn, All Summer Long - Ellen Freudenheim's tips for taking full advantage of Brooklyn's bustling summer season, A 'must read' resource for urban explorers, with fascinating observations by seasoned Brooklynites. Whether you need a dose of the Dodgers and Coney Island, or want to be surprised by lesser known people and places, you'll find both here.

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal917.47/2304

Table Of ContentForeword by Steven Hindy, cofounder and chairman, Brooklyn Brewery Preface and Acknowledgments How to Use This Book Section 1: Welcome To Brooklyn Brooklyn at a Glance The Brooklyn Bridge Section 2: Old Brooklyn And New Brooklyn Old and Historical Brooklyn The New Brooklyn Section 3: The Neighborhoods How to Visit a Brooklyn Neighborhood Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton Bedford-Stuyvesant Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights Boerum Hill Borough Park Brighton Beach Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade Bushwick Canarsie and East New York Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill Clinton Hill Columbia Waterfront District Coney Island Crown Heights Downtown Brooklyn and Fulton Mall Dumbo, Fulton Ferry Waterfront, and Vinegar Hill Flatbush Fort Greene Gowanus Greenpoint Greenwood Heights Marine Park Mill Basin and Floyd Bennett Field Park Slope Prospect Heights and Pacific Park Prospect Lefferts Gardens Red Hook Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach Sunset Park Williamsburg Windsor Terrace and Kensington Section 4: Where To Go, What To Do Brooklyn's Cultural Science: Fifteen Best Bets Eating and Drinking in Brooklyn: 400 Amazing Restaurants Shopping in Brooklyn: Over 260 Places to Shop Brooklyn's Waterfront and Parks Section 5: Visitor Information DIY Tours Forty Things to Do with Kids Monthly Calendar Tips: Accommodations, Transportation, Safety, Blogs Bibliography: Seventy-Five Works of Fiction Set in Brooklyn Index

SynopsisFrom Paris to Rio, everyone's curious about hot, new Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Experience , Ellen Freudenheim's fourth comprehensive Brooklyn guidebook, offers a true insider's guide, complete with photographs, itineraries, and insights into one of the most creative, dynamic cities in the modern world. Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge at dawn or sunset, discover thirty-eight unique Brooklyn neighborhoods, and experience the borough like a native. Find out where to go to the beach and to eat great pizza, what to do with the kids, how to enjoy free and cheap activities, and where to savor Brooklyn's famous cuisines. Visit cool independent shops, greenmarkets, festivals, and delve into the vibrant new cultural scene at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Barclays Center, and the lively exploding neighborhoods of DUMBO, Williamsburg, and Bushwick. Included in the book are essays and the pithy, sometimes funny comments of sixty cultural, literary, and culinary movers and shakers, culled from exclusive interviews with experts from the James Beard Foundation to the cofounder of the famous Brooklyn Book Festival, as well as MacArthur "genius" award winners, to young entrepreneurs, hipsters, and activists, all of whom have something to say about Brooklyn's stunning renaissance. Neighborhood profiles are rich in user-friendly information and details, including movies, celebrities, and novels associated with each neighborhood. There are also 800 listings of great restaurants, bars, shops, parks, cultural institutions, and historical sites, complete with contact information. Targeting the independent, curious traveler, The Brooklyn Experience includes a dozen "do-it-yourself" tours, including a visit to Woody Allen's childhood neighborhood, and amazing Revolutionary and Civil War sites. Freudenheim draws clear--and sometimes surprising--connections between old and new Brooklyn. Written by an author with an astounding knowledge of all Brooklyn has to offer, The Brooklyn Experience will guide both first-time and repeat visitors, and will be a fun resource for Brooklynites who enjoy exploring their own hometown., The Brooklyn Experience , Ellen Freudenheim's fourth comprehensive Brooklyn book, is the insider's guide to this fun destination. Offering photos, itineraries, and forty-one neighborhood profiles from Coney Island to Williamsburg, the book showcases Brooklyn's remarkable culinary, cultural, and artistic renaissance. Interviews with sixty luminaries capture Brooklyn today: meteoric gentrification, celebrities, mafia trials, artisanal cocktails, and fabulous shopping. A celebration of the vibrant new and gritty old Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Experience lists 800 cultural venues, mom-and-pops, and eateries., From Paris to Rio, everyone?s curious about hot, new Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Experience , Ellen Freudenheim?s fourth comprehensive Brooklyn guidebook, offers a true insider?s guide, complete with photographs, itineraries, and insights into one of the most creative, dynamic cities in the modern world. Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge at dawn or sunset, discover thirty-eight unique Brooklyn neighborhoods, and experience the borough like a native. Find out where to go to the beach and to eat great pizza, what to do with the kids, how to enjoy free and cheap activities, and where to savor Brooklyn?s famous cuisines. Visit cool independent shops, greenmarkets, festivals, and delve into the vibrant new cultural scene at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Barclays Center, and the lively exploding neighborhoods of DUMBO, Williamsburg, and Bushwick. Included in the book are essays and the pithy, sometimes funny comments of sixty cultural, literary, and culinary movers and shakers, culled from exclusive interviews with experts from the James Beard Foundation to the cofounder of the famous Brooklyn Book Festival, as well as MacArthur ?genius? award winners, to young entrepreneurs, hipsters, and activists, all of whom have something to say about Brooklyn?s stunning renaissance. Neighborhood profiles are rich in user-friendly information and details, including movies, celebrities, and novels associated with each neighborhood. There are also 800 listings of great restaurants, bars, shops, parks, cultural institutions, and historical sites, complete with contact information. Targeting the independent, curious traveler, The Brooklyn Experience includes a dozen ?do-it-yourself? tours, including a visit to Woody Allen?s childhood neighborhood, and amazing Revolutionary and Civil War sites. Freudenheim draws clear?and sometimes surprising?connections between old and new Brooklyn. Written by an author with an astounding knowledge of all Brooklyn has to offer, The Brooklyn Experience will guide both first-time and repeat visitors, and will be a fun resource for Brooklynites who enjoy exploring their own hometown.

LC Classification NumberF129