Amazingly warm balearic vibes on the main floor with a classic, dark and minimal NYC club in the basement, Balearica is run by a team of music obsessed Irish friends who bring nothing but love to North Williamsburg. The music is always on point and the energy is inclusive and uplifting.

Handmade pasta in a former garage.

Intimate east village record shop with an excellently curated selection of second hand and new vinyl.

A living archive preserving history and promoting scholarship of grassroots urban space activism by researching and archiving efforts to create community spaces. They also exhibit materials that document these actions, to educate people on the political implications of reclaimed space.

Prospect Park is a great place to have a water balloon fight, a picnic, a jog, and play with other people's dogs.