Neighborhood
Brooklyn Heights
126 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Alan
March 16, 2022
NYC’s first suburb. Home to historic townhomes that housed famous writes, bankers, and thinkers.
Miriam
February 2, 2022
Walk the outer edge to get the scenic view of Lower Manhattan and the ocean
Charles
October 2, 2021
Historic, residential neighborhood. The main commercial drag is Montague Street and worth a walk if you have time.
Patrice
October 19, 2019
Good area for walking; peaceful and historic.
Abena
August 16, 2018
There are many great Brooklyn neighborhoods to explore on foot -- Williamsburg, Park Slope and Cobble Hill are all solid options. But perhaps the most inspiring neighborhood to walk through is its oldest: Brooklyn Heights. It's on these tree-lined streets that a Revolutionary War battle was waged, and where many of the city's most notable writers lived -- Truman Capote, Arthur Miller, Carson McCullers, Norman Mailer and W.E.B. DuBois, to name just a few. Walking here you'll find cobblestone streets, bona fide mansions, antebellum wooden-framed row houses and iconic brownstones. The Brooklyn Heights Association gives guided tours of the interiors of many of the neighborhood's landmark buildin
There are many great Brooklyn neighborhoods to explore on foot -- Williamsburg, Park Slope and Cobble Hill are all solid options. But perhaps the most inspiring neighborhood to walk through is its oldest: Brooklyn Heights. It's on these tree-lined streets that a Revolutionary War battle was waged, a…
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