Many Brooklyn neighborhoods have become as popular and chic as Manhattan's. Smart shops and trendy restaurants have spread like wildfire, drawing Manhattanites across the river for fashionable dining and serious shopping.
Five Brooklyn communities that are definitely worth a look are Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg, Brighton Beach, Cobble Hill and Park Slope. Getting around Brooklyn is easy, subway stations abound so you can get to the center of Times Square, Central Park or Broadway within minutes. You can visit Wall Street and stroll around Madison Square Park. Canal Street is excellent for shopping.
Some Brooklyn hotels offer stunning views of the New York skyline that you couldn't get if you were staying in Manhattan. The iconic Brooklyn Bridge is always predominant and crossing it every day to get to heart of New York City never gets old.
When staying in Brooklyn, there's tons of attractions to check out in Brooklyn itself that you may otherwise have overlooked like Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens or the Brooklyn's Children Museum.
