Walk the streets here and you forget you are in New York, it is so peaceful. There are lots of old churches In Brooklyn Heights. Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims where Henry Ward Beecher preached and Lincoln listened to him during his presidential campaign. The Maronite Cathedral only open on Sundays to reveal a spectacularly brightly painted interior. The doors always visible, are from The Normandy, a French Ocean Liner sunk in New York Harbor during WWII.
On Montegue are numerous cafes and restaurants as well as your typical stores. The Promenade a space for walking that overlooks the East River and New York Harbor, a spectacular spot for photos.
The old new neighborhood is now called DUMBO, for "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass". At the bottom of the bridge is Fulton Ferry Landing, where Robert Fulton's boats used to dock. Now it is where New York Water Taxi docks. The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory is a good place to eat lunch or dinner while looking at the Manhattan skyline.
