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Brooklyn Living

Neighborhoods | The Arts | Dining

According to Condé Nast Traveler, Brooklyn is considered one of the top fifteen places to “see right now.” Nestled alongside the likes of Sri Lanka, Brazil and Tibet, Brooklyn is the next cultural connoisseurs’ destination. From Greenpoint to Brighton Beach and Carroll Gardens to Howard Beach, Brooklyn has just the right amount of intrigue and excitement, and offers volumes more than just being the hub of “coolness.”

Multi-dimensional and multi-faceted, Brooklyn eschews the idea that is so common with other illustrious communities. Los Angeles is glamorous, and Chicago, urbane. Brooklyn is indefinable.

Functioning as a haven from the bustling Manhattan lifestyle, Brooklyn does not sacrifice any of its natural beauty, charm or sophistication. However, juxtaposed with its grace, Brooklyn is provocative, whether through the senses or experiences.

The many lifestyle choices of Brooklyn is what not only attracts visitors, but keeps those there who love to call it home: elegant, family-oriented and modernistic. Nestled amongst the greenery, remains a cosmopolitan community with its own identity. The lifestyle that one creates is as unique as the individual.

Brooklyn is not a brand, but a way of life.

Neighborhoods

More than any other New York City borough, Brooklyn is as well known for its energetic and historic neighborhoods as its natural diversity. Its varying and unique districts, ultimately, define Brooklyn. From the vibrant arts’ oriented Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) to the suburban-esque and tranquil Prospect Park and Park Slope, Brooklyn is as distinct as the people who live there.

To understand the independent spirit and the true nature of Brooklyn, there is not any other neighborhood that exemplifies this vibrancy than Williamsburg. Recently surging as the “it” area to live, work and play, Williamsburg typifies how Brooklyn transformed into the living and breathing center of progressiveness.

Similarly to other boroughs in the metropolitan area, Brooklyn is not only physically diverse, but ethnically. Continuing to thrive are pockets that have carved their own niche into the landscape. This diversity, nurtured and protected throughout the years, typifies many neighborhoods. For every taste, budget and lifestyle, Brooklyn offers the ideal neighborhood.

The Arts

Equally cosmopolitan in its offerings as Manhattan, Brooklyn is emerging as an international arts center. Its history is rich and complex, added to its recent explosion as the place to watch for anything arts-related. BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music located in Fort Greene Brooklyn, showcases some of the world’s finest artists and musicians.

The high and low eclectic mix on streets and neighborhoods underscores Brooklyn’s natural diversity. Progressive sculptors and performers inspire and provoke more traditional and conventional artisans. This dynamic relationship, both alive and evolving, sets this complex borough apart from others.

As of late, Brooklyn nurtured, cultivated and housed some of the finest up-and-coming artists and musicians. Brooklyn, in the progressive and independent music scene, is synonymous with what is new, noteworthy and award winning.

However, the recent “hip” moniker given to the Brooklyn arts’ and music scene only covers a small, yet significant portion of the community. Looking beyond this branding, Brooklyn is truly a sophisticated district that contains avant-garde galleries as well as priceless and worldly collections in renowned museums.

Perhaps the best way in which to take in this creatively charged atmosphere is to wander Brooklyn’s streets.

Dining

If there were no rules, then where does progression stem from? In the culinary world especially, rules and standards are meant to broken, stretched and played upon instead of strictly followed. With Brooklyn, the culinary scene is doing just this: breaking rules without worrying about conforming.

Truly, some of the greatest dining enjoyed in the world is found in Brooklyn. Experimentation is king and palettes remain eager and hungry. High cuisine, akin to haute couture in the fashion world, is something to be desired and in some ways, worshipped.

Small bistros, challenging patrons with the latest in experimental fare, to family-owned restaurants providing meals culled from their ancestry, dining is always an adventure in Brooklyn. From street vendors and cafes, to starred restaurants on everyone’s watch list, Brooklyn never ceases to satiate even the most discerning appetite.