This is another neighborhood favorite, especially for Sunday brunch which is consistently great.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

My favorite place on Bedford Avenue, this bookstore has both new and used titles. If you're patient and look close enough, you can usually find a book that's worth more than they're asking. Not to mention their stellar selection of magazine titles. Good for design, art, photography, sociology, fiction, and everything in between.

Andrew Tarlow's Diner is a neighborhood institution and pioneer of gratuity-free establishments in Brooklyn. This place serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner in an old converted dining car under the Williamsburg bridge. A seasonal menu of fresh, New American style food that changes daily.

A still stunning space, harking back to the 1990s NYC that had fantastic, tasteful boutiques.