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Brooklyn for first-timers

Skip the obvious. Here's where I take my parents when they finally come visit.

My parents finally came to visit after eight years. This is the two-day version of Brooklyn I made for them.

Talia Goldberg

Photographer · New York

Documentary photographer based in Greenpoint. Shoots on film.

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HotelHotel
The Hoxton Williamsburg
97 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn
Stay here. Lobby cocktails at 6 are non-negotiable.
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CaféCafé
Sant Ambroeus West
259 W 4th St, New York
Cab into the West Village for breakfast.
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RestaurantRestaurant
Via Carota
51 Grove St, New York
Lunch reservation locked in two months out.
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BarBar
Bar Pisellino
52 Grove St, New York
After dinner. Stand at the bar with a martini.
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BookshopBookshop
Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway, New York
Day two, slow start. The rare books room.
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GalleryGallery
Storm King
1 Museum Rd, New Windsor NY
Day-trip option for Sunday if the weather holds.
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