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• PLUMB BEACHSEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"PLUMB BEACH","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","STREETADDRS":"BELT PARKWAY","ADDRSLOLY":"BROOKLYN","ADDRSREGN":"NEW YORK","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"UNED STAT","POSTALCO":"11235"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"3.0","REVIEWCOUNT":6},"IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F1B\U002F70\U002F\U002F75\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DOPLUMB BEACH36 REVIEWS#207 OF 297 THGS TO DO BROOKLYNBEACHREAD MOREWRE A REVIEWABOUTREAD MORESUGGTED DURATN2-3 HOURSSUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (3)TOURS AND TICKETSBOROUGHS OF NYC: HARLEM, BRONX, QUEENS, BROOKLYN & CONEY ISLAND 403B TOURSOM $63.20 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)NYC B TOUR OF BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS: CONTRASTS, COLOR AND CHARACTER718REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $79.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK AQUARIUM ADMISSN TICKET54AQUARIUMSOM $29.95 PER ADULTNEW YORK EATS EXPERIENCE: BROOKLYN FOOD, HISTORY & CULTURE TOUR201REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $83.91 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)NYC BROOKLYN BRIDGE AND DUMBO FOOD TOUR140REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $94.50 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERMANHATTAN, BRONX, QUEENS & BROOKLYN- NEW YORK CY OF CONTRASTS16REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $60.00 $54.00 PER ADULTLOWER MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE GUID BIKE TOUR43REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.PRIVATE AND LUXURYOM $48.99 PER ADULTTHE EMPIRE HELIPTER TOUR OF NEW YORK22ADVENTURE TOURSOM $369.00 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERBROOKLYN STREET ART WALKG TOUR158REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.STREET ART TOUROM $32.00 $28.80 PER ADULTNEW YORK HELIPTER TOUR: MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND194REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.ARCHECTURE TOURSOM $379.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN STREET ART TOUR95REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.ART TOURSOM $25.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN BRIDGE & DUMBO NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR - OM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN323REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK DYKER HEIGHTS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS86REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $59.00 PER ADULTTHE NEW YORK PASS®: 100+ ATTRACTNS CLUDG EMPIRE STATE BUILDG337MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALSOM $144.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN BIKE TOUR 35REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $88.00 PER ADULTWALKG TOUR MANHATTAN BROOKLYN BRIDGE AND WATERONT8ARCHECTURE TOURSOM $15.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN GRAFFI LSON98REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.UNIQUE EXPERIENCOM $45.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK CY: BROOKLYN BRIDGE & WATERONT BIKE TOUR (2 HOURS)42REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $48.99 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERBROOKLYN BRIDGE WATERONT GUID BIKE TOUR40REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $55.00 $49.50 PER ADULTBT OF BROOKLYN WALKG TOUR WILLIAMSBURG45STREET ART TOUROM $32.00 PER ADULTFREEDOM LIBERTY CISE233BOAT TOURSOM $39.99 PER ADULTPRIVATE CTOM NEW YORK CY TOUR BY SUV324REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $1,396.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 13)WILLIAMSBURG FOOD TASTG & WALKG TOUR94REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $85.00 PER ADULTDELUXE PRIVATE NEW YORK CY VIP TOUR BY SUV: BT OF NYC. SELECT 3 OR 5 HOURS21REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $775.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)LIKELY TO SELL OUT*CENTRAL PARK WALKG TOUR46REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $32.00 PER ADULTTHE BT OF BROOKLYN WALKG TOUR: "THE BROOKLYN REVOLUTN!"28REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $49.95 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERNYC CENTRAL PARK SELF-GUID WALKG TOUR6HISTORIL TOURSOM $9.99 $8.99 PER ADULTBROOKLYN OUTDOOR ESPE GAME: THE LAND OF STREET ART3STREET ART TOUROM $8.95 PER ADULTTHE ORIGAL BT OF BROOKLYN HALF-DAY FOOD AND CULTURE, B TOUR177REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $149.00 PER ADULTDYKER HEIGHTS BROOKLYN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TOUR129B TOURSOM $59.00 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRSBELT PARKWAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11235NEIGHBORHOOD: SHEEPSHEAD BAYREAD MOREHOW TO GET THERESHEEPSHEAD BAY • 9 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS804 WH 3 OPERA CAFE & LOUNGE940.1 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • EUROPEAN • TURKISHRANDAZZO'S CLAM BAR199466 FT$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • AMERIN • SEAFOODCAFE ISTANBUL370.3 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • TURKISH • MIDDLE EASTERNPATRIZIA'S EMMONS AVE270.2 MI$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYLIMAN RTRANT1070.3 MI$$ - $$$ • TURKISH • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSAPPLEBEE'S220.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBCHERRY HILL MARKET AND CAFE220.2 MI$$ - $$$ • SPECIALTY FOOD MARKET • CAFE • RSIANBAKU PALACE400.1 MI$$ - $$$MASAL CAFE & LOUNGE250.2 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYSOUP N BURGER220.2 MI$$ - $$$SEE ALLATTRACTNS128 WH 6 SHORE ROAD PROMENA30.3 MISCENIC WALKG AREASBRIGHTON BEACH4340.8 MIBEACHMANHATTAN BEACH PARK200.6 MIPARKSSHEEPSHEAD BAY1121 MINEIGHBORHOODSDYKER HEIGHTS636NEIGHBORHOODSGREEN-WOOD CEMETERY1,069CEMETERITHE CYCLONE1331.8 MIAMEMENT & THEME PARKSLUNA PARK CONEY ISLAND8081.8 MIAMEMENT & THEME PARKSPROSPECT PARK1,409PARKSBROOKLYN BOTANIC GARN2,505GARNSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.06 REVIEWSEXCELLENT0VERY GOOD2AVERAGE3POOR0TERRIBLE1BOZZY LNJ7 NTRIBUTNS1PLUM BEACH IN 2022APR 2022IT FELL TO REAL DISREPAIR DURG THE COVID PANMIC AND THE PARKG-LOT BEME FILTHY AND REPUGNANT. STREWN WH LTER, WEEDS 6 FEET TALL AND A STALLED NSTCTN PROJECT ON A GARN ALONG THE HIGHWAY LEFT THE PLACE A TOTAL MS. THE PARKS DEP'T HAS SCE CLEANED THE LOT,TRIMMED THE WEEDS AND PATED THE RAILGS.HOWEVER, THE GARN PROJECT REMAS AN UNFISHED MS AND EYORE,SCE 2019. THERE IS A LOT OF BEACH EROSN,THE TRAILS SI ARE ALL OVER GROWN WH WEEDS AND MEN HAVE ED THIS PLACE FOR ANONYMO PICK-UPS,PARTICULARLY SUMMER,AND SCE THE MID 70' WAS SO THE 90'S, PECIALLY AFTER DARK WHEN THE PARKG- LOT WAS OPEN 24-X-7 BEFORE 2001. THAT STILL GO ON, BUT MUCH LS SO AND NOT VISIBLE SIGHT OF PASSERS-BY. HEY, GAY PEOPLE HAVE TO HOOK-UP AND GET ON,TOO. I SAY LIVE AND LET LIVE, AS LONG AS THEY ARE DISCRETE AND GO WAY BACK BY THE LET NEAR THE MARE PARK BRIDGE. WHO R? JT DO NOT LTER AND REMA DISCRETE ABOUT AS NSENTG ADULTS,PLEASE.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 19, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.LRA C1 NTRIBUTN1NEGLECT AND FILTH AT THE PARKAUG 2021 • FRIENDSTHE BEACH SELF IS LOVELY BUT BOY!! IF YOU VENTURE OVER THE DUN AND THE PARKG LOT, YOU ARE FOR THE WORST NEGLECT FILTH, PROSTUTN AND RONTS!! SHAME! PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN PAY TAX WORK HARD AND SERVE BETIFUL PLAC FOR A REPRIEVE OM THE SUMMER SUMMER HEAT. GATEWAY NATNAL PARK IS RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARK AND NY PARKS PARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATN PARTMENT ARE RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKG LOT AND BIKE LANE. PLEASE, GET TOGETHER GUYS!!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 16, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALPHA M2 NTRIBUTNS2TRANQUILY THE BIG CYAUG 2020 • BSTHIS IS MY GETAWAY SPOT THAT’S NOT TOO FAR AWAY. I WORK NIGHTS ON IDAYS AND EVERY SATURDAY MORNG I LIKE TO STOP HERE ON MY WAY HOME AND ENJOY THE BEACH BEFORE ANYONE ARRIV. MY QUIET PLACE, ALL YEAR ROUND.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 7, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.VEROVEEBROOKLYN, NY96 NTRIBUTNS2NICE OPTN BROOKLYNJUN 2020 • FAYWE VISED THIS BEACH TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE REMENDATN OF A IEND. THE BT PART IS THAT ’S VERY NVENIENT TO OUR HOME BROOKLYN. IT WAS NOT TOO CROWD, WHICH WAS GOOD SCE WE ARE STILL ALG WH COVID 19 NYC. NO ONE WAS WEARG MASKS BUT WE WERE ALL MUCH FARTHER THAN 6 FEET APART. THERE IS NOT MUCH PARKG HOWEVER AND WE HAD TO WA A VERY SLOW MOVG LE TO ENTER THE LOT. PARKG WAS EE AT LEAST. THERE WERE WAV BUT THEY WEREN’T TOO HIGH FOR KIDS TO PLAY. ALL THE DOGS WE SAW WERE ON LEASH. THERE WERE MANY PARASAILED (KE SURFERS?) AND ONE OF THEM DROPPED HIS KE RIGHT NEAR AND THE STRGS GOT TANGLED OUR STUFF, AND OUR DGHTER. THE SAND IS A B ROCKY, SHELLED PARTS AND THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WASTE LAYG AROUND. BUT ON THE WHOLE I THOUGHT LOOKED PRETTY CLEAN. THERE WERE NO TOILETS, SHOWERS, OR REHMENTS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE WATER FOUNTAS BUT THEY DIDN’T WORK. MY 2 YEAR OLD HAD A BLAST SPE THE FLAWS AND WE N’T WA TO RETURN.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 21, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.THESTU327NEW YORK CY, NY26 NTRIBUTNS2GREAT SPOT FOR KURFG LSONSJUN 2016 • SOLOTHIS IS A OL LTLE VE BETWEEN BREEZY POT AND BROOKLYN. AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO KEBOARD AND WDSURF. I TOOK KURFG LSONS WH NYC KECLUB STCTOR, MIKE PREIS. I WOULD GIVE A BETTER REVIEW EXCEPT THAT THERE IS LTLE PARKG AND THE AREA ULD BE MATAED BETTER(NYC PARKS)READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 30, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SONJA SNEW YORK CY, NY17 NTRIBUTNS5B OF A DUMP, BUT 'S A NICE RETREATAPR 2016 • SOLOPLUMB BEACH MAY BE A B OF A DUMP, BUT ’S MY DUMP. ONE OF THE ONLY BEACH THE CY THAT DON’T SEEM TO HAVE DOG RTRICTNS, ’S FELY MY GO TO ON THE WEEKENDS. IT’S A NICE WALK OM ONE END TO THE OTHER, BUT EXPECT SOME LTER, STRANGE SMELLS, AND BROKEN GLASS STTERED ABOUT THE SAND. NEVER OVERLY CROWD, ’S A NICE PLACE TO GO TO FEEL ALONE (IF YOU N BLOCK OUT THE SOUND OF RS ZIPPG PAST ON THE BELT) AND A GREAT PLACE FOR DOGS TO ROMP AROUND. ON WDY DAYS, YOU ARE SURE TO SEE SOME WD SURFERS JETTG AROUND THE WATER, AND LOW TI MAK FOR FUN EXPLORATN AS THERE ARE ALWAYS BIZARRE THGS TRAPPED THE SAND (STED R ENG, ETC.)LOOK, I’M NOT SAYG THIS PLACE IS THE MOST BETIFUL PLACE OUT THERE, BUT ’S GREAT FOR WHAT IS.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 7, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. 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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $79.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK AQUARIUM ADMISSN TICKET54AQUARIUMSOM $29.95 PER ADULTNEW YORK EATS EXPERIENCE: BROOKLYN FOOD, HISTORY & CULTURE TOUR201REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $83.91 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)NYC BROOKLYN BRIDGE AND DUMBO FOOD TOUR140REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $94.50 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERMANHATTAN, BRONX, QUEENS & BROOKLYN- NEW YORK CY OF CONTRASTS16REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $60.00 $54.00 PER ADULTLOWER MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE GUID BIKE TOUR43REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.PRIVATE AND LUXURYOM $48.99 PER ADULTTHE EMPIRE HELIPTER TOUR OF NEW YORK22ADVENTURE TOURSOM $369.00 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERBROOKLYN STREET ART WALKG TOUR158REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.STREET ART TOUROM $32.00 $28.80 PER ADULTNEW YORK HELIPTER TOUR: MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND194REMEND96% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.ARCHECTURE TOURSOM $379.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN STREET ART TOUR95REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.ART TOURSOM $25.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN BRIDGE & DUMBO NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR - OM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN323REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK DYKER HEIGHTS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS86REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $59.00 PER ADULTTHE NEW YORK PASS®: 100+ ATTRACTNS CLUDG EMPIRE STATE BUILDG337MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALSOM $144.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN BIKE TOUR 35REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $88.00 PER ADULTWALKG TOUR MANHATTAN BROOKLYN BRIDGE AND WATERONT8ARCHECTURE TOURSOM $15.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN GRAFFI LSON98REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.UNIQUE EXPERIENCOM $45.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK CY: BROOKLYN BRIDGE & WATERONT BIKE TOUR (2 HOURS)42REMEND90% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $48.99 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERBROOKLYN BRIDGE WATERONT GUID BIKE TOUR40REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $55.00 $49.50 PER ADULTBT OF BROOKLYN WALKG TOUR WILLIAMSBURG45STREET ART TOUROM $32.00 PER ADULTFREEDOM LIBERTY CISE233BOAT TOURSOM $39.99 PER ADULTPRIVATE CTOM NEW YORK CY TOUR BY SUV324REMEND99% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $1,396.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 13)WILLIAMSBURG FOOD TASTG & WALKG TOUR94REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $85.00 PER ADULTDELUXE PRIVATE NEW YORK CY VIP TOUR BY SUV: BT OF NYC. SELECT 3 OR 5 HOURS21REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $775.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)LIKELY TO SELL OUT*CENTRAL PARK WALKG TOUR46REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $32.00 PER ADULTTHE BT OF BROOKLYN WALKG TOUR: "THE BROOKLYN REVOLUTN!"28REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $49.95 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERNYC CENTRAL PARK SELF-GUID WALKG TOUR6HISTORIL TOURSOM $9.99 $8.99 PER ADULTBROOKLYN OUTDOOR ESPE GAME: THE LAND OF STREET ART3STREET ART TOUROM $8.95 PER ADULTTHE ORIGAL BT OF BROOKLYN HALF-DAY FOOD AND CULTURE, B TOUR177REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $149.00 PER ADULTDYKER HEIGHTS BROOKLYN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TOUR129B TOURSOM $59.00 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRSBELT PARKWAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11235NEIGHBORHOOD: SHEEPSHEAD BAYREAD MOREHOW TO GET THERESHEEPSHEAD BAY • 9 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS804 WH 3 OPERA CAFE & LOUNGE940.1 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • EUROPEAN • TURKISHRANDAZZO'S CLAM BAR199466 FT$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • AMERIN • SEAFOODCAFE ISTANBUL370.3 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • TURKISH • MIDDLE EASTERNPATRIZIA'S EMMONS AVE270.2 MI$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYLIMAN RTRANT1070.3 MI$$ - $$$ • TURKISH • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSAPPLEBEE'S220.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBCHERRY HILL MARKET AND CAFE220.2 MI$$ - $$$ • SPECIALTY FOOD MARKET • CAFE • RSIANBAKU PALACE400.1 MI$$ - $$$MASAL CAFE & LOUNGE250.2 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYSOUP N BURGER220.2 MI$$ - $$$SEE ALLATTRACTNS128 WH 6 SHORE ROAD PROMENA30.3 MISCENIC WALKG AREASBRIGHTON BEACH4340.8 MIBEACHMANHATTAN BEACH PARK200.6 MIPARKSSHEEPSHEAD BAY1121 MINEIGHBORHOODSDYKER HEIGHTS636NEIGHBORHOODSGREEN-WOOD CEMETERY1,069CEMETERITHE CYCLONE1331.8 MIAMEMENT & THEME PARKSLUNA PARK CONEY ISLAND8081.8 MIAMEMENT & THEME PARKSPROSPECT PARK1,409PARKSBROOKLYN BOTANIC GARN2,505GARNSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.06 REVIEWSEXCELLENT0VERY GOOD2AVERAGE3POOR0TERRIBLE1BOZZY LNJ7 NTRIBUTNS1PLUM BEACH IN 2022APR 2022IT FELL TO REAL DISREPAIR DURG THE COVID PANMIC AND THE PARKG-LOT BEME FILTHY AND REPUGNANT. STREWN WH LTER, WEEDS 6 FEET TALL AND A STALLED NSTCTN PROJECT ON A GARN ALONG THE HIGHWAY LEFT THE PLACE A TOTAL MS. THE PARKS DEP'T HAS SCE CLEANED THE LOT,TRIMMED THE WEEDS AND PATED THE RAILGS.HOWEVER, THE GARN PROJECT REMAS AN UNFISHED MS AND EYORE,SCE 2019. THERE IS A LOT OF BEACH EROSN,THE TRAILS SI ARE ALL OVER GROWN WH WEEDS AND MEN HAVE ED THIS PLACE FOR ANONYMO PICK-UPS,PARTICULARLY SUMMER,AND SCE THE MID 70' WAS SO THE 90'S, PECIALLY AFTER DARK WHEN THE PARKG- LOT WAS OPEN 24-X-7 BEFORE 2001. THAT STILL GO ON, BUT MUCH LS SO AND NOT VISIBLE SIGHT OF PASSERS-BY. HEY, GAY PEOPLE HAVE TO HOOK-UP AND GET ON,TOO. I SAY LIVE AND LET LIVE, AS LONG AS THEY ARE DISCRETE AND GO WAY BACK BY THE LET NEAR THE MARE PARK BRIDGE. WHO R? JT DO NOT LTER AND REMA DISCRETE ABOUT AS NSENTG ADULTS,PLEASE.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 19, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.LRA C1 NTRIBUTN1NEGLECT AND FILTH AT THE PARKAUG 2021 • FRIENDSTHE BEACH SELF IS LOVELY BUT BOY!! IF YOU VENTURE OVER THE DUN AND THE PARKG LOT, YOU ARE FOR THE WORST NEGLECT FILTH, PROSTUTN AND RONTS!! SHAME! PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN PAY TAX WORK HARD AND SERVE BETIFUL PLAC FOR A REPRIEVE OM THE SUMMER SUMMER HEAT. GATEWAY NATNAL PARK IS RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARK AND NY PARKS PARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATN PARTMENT ARE RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKG LOT AND BIKE LANE. PLEASE, GET TOGETHER GUYS!!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 16, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALPHA M2 NTRIBUTNS2TRANQUILY THE BIG CYAUG 2020 • BSTHIS IS MY GETAWAY SPOT THAT’S NOT TOO FAR AWAY. I WORK NIGHTS ON IDAYS AND EVERY SATURDAY MORNG I LIKE TO STOP HERE ON MY WAY HOME AND ENJOY THE BEACH BEFORE ANYONE ARRIV. MY QUIET PLACE, ALL YEAR ROUND.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 7, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.VEROVEEBROOKLYN, NY96 NTRIBUTNS2NICE OPTN BROOKLYNJUN 2020 • FAYWE VISED THIS BEACH TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE REMENDATN OF A IEND. THE BT PART IS THAT ’S VERY NVENIENT TO OUR HOME BROOKLYN. IT WAS NOT TOO CROWD, WHICH WAS GOOD SCE WE ARE STILL ALG WH COVID 19 NYC. NO ONE WAS WEARG MASKS BUT WE WERE ALL MUCH FARTHER THAN 6 FEET APART. THERE IS NOT MUCH PARKG HOWEVER AND WE HAD TO WA A VERY SLOW MOVG LE TO ENTER THE LOT. PARKG WAS EE AT LEAST. THERE WERE WAV BUT THEY WEREN’T TOO HIGH FOR KIDS TO PLAY. ALL THE DOGS WE SAW WERE ON LEASH. THERE WERE MANY PARASAILED (KE SURFERS?) AND ONE OF THEM DROPPED HIS KE RIGHT NEAR AND THE STRGS GOT TANGLED OUR STUFF, AND OUR DGHTER. THE SAND IS A B ROCKY, SHELLED PARTS AND THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WASTE LAYG AROUND. BUT ON THE WHOLE I THOUGHT LOOKED PRETTY CLEAN. THERE WERE NO TOILETS, SHOWERS, OR REHMENTS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE WATER FOUNTAS BUT THEY DIDN’T WORK. MY 2 YEAR OLD HAD A BLAST SPE THE FLAWS AND WE N’T WA TO RETURN.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 21, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.THESTU327NEW YORK CY, NY26 NTRIBUTNS2GREAT SPOT FOR KURFG LSONSJUN 2016 • SOLOTHIS IS A OL LTLE VE BETWEEN BREEZY POT AND BROOKLYN. AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO KEBOARD AND WDSURF. I TOOK KURFG LSONS WH NYC KECLUB STCTOR, MIKE PREIS. I WOULD GIVE A BETTER REVIEW EXCEPT THAT THERE IS LTLE PARKG AND THE AREA ULD BE MATAED BETTER(NYC PARKS)READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 30, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SONJA SNEW YORK CY, NY17 NTRIBUTNS5B OF A DUMP, BUT 'S A NICE RETREATAPR 2016 • SOLOPLUMB BEACH MAY BE A B OF A DUMP, BUT ’S MY DUMP. ONE OF THE ONLY BEACH THE CY THAT DON’T SEEM TO HAVE DOG RTRICTNS, ’S FELY MY GO TO ON THE WEEKENDS. IT’S A NICE WALK OM ONE END TO THE OTHER, BUT EXPECT SOME LTER, STRANGE SMELLS, AND BROKEN GLASS STTERED ABOUT THE SAND. NEVER OVERLY CROWD, ’S A NICE PLACE TO GO TO FEEL ALONE (IF YOU N BLOCK OUT THE SOUND OF RS ZIPPG PAST ON THE BELT) AND A GREAT PLACE FOR DOGS TO ROMP AROUND. ON WDY DAYS, YOU ARE SURE TO SEE SOME WD SURFERS JETTG AROUND THE WATER, AND LOW TI MAK FOR FUN EXPLORATN AS THERE ARE ALWAYS BIZARRE THGS TRAPPED THE SAND (STED R ENG, ETC.)LOOK, I’M NOT SAYG THIS PLACE IS THE MOST BETIFUL PLACE OUT THERE, BUT ’S GREAT FOR WHAT IS.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 7, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.STAY61365149496BROOKLYN, NYCAN I BBQ ON THIS BEACH ?ADD A REPLYDARYL MNEW YORK CY, NYIS THERE PORTA POTTI OR BATHROOMS THEREADD A REPLYVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK3,338PARKSBROOKLYN HEIGHTSPROSPECT PARK1,409PARKSPROSPECT PARK2023BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARN2,505GARNSOPEN NOW • PROSPECT PARKBRIGHTON BEACH434BEACHBRIGHTON BEACHDOMO PARK84PARKSOPEN NOW • WILLIAMSBURGEMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK109STATE PARKSDUMBOPROSPECT PARK ZOO212NATURE & WILDLIFE AREAS • ZOOSOPEN NOW • PROSPECT PARKNEW YORK AQUARIUM754AQUARIUMSBRIGHTON BEACHCADMAN PLAZA PARK77PARKSBROOKLYN HEIGHTSSUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN32PARKSSUNSET PARKIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGPLUMB BEACH (BROOKLYN) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

McCoy for The New York TimHis Sexualy Don’t Defe Him, but It Can Set Him ApartEric Bach is an openly gay broadster for the Frericksburg Natnals.

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Three years earlier, while he was studyg journalism at Michigan State Universy, he had publicly e out as gay an say he wrote for the time of the say, he braced for a backlash, but nothg materialized. He worked his way up om ternships to full-time broadstg jobs, and while anyone wh an ter nnectn uld learn he was gay, nobody asked, and he did not say so aga publicly. It was bil and ugly, filled wh “every gay slur you uld thk of, ” Bach said.

It was paful at the time — the worst thg that had happened to him as a gay man, he said — but has reced far enough to his memory that did not e to md an hourlong terview about his experienc as a gay broadster. As far as Bach knows — and as far as many of his unterparts wh other teams are aware — there are no other openly gay broadsters the sport. McCoy for The New York TimBorn to BroadstLong before he knew he was gay, Bach knew he wanted to be a sports father was a ach, and a love of sports ran through the fay.

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”)He began to accept that he was gay durg his sophomore year of high school, but wh that acceptance me worry. As a multisport athlete, Bach was often locker rooms filled wh chos of homophobic slurs and gay jok. ’”By the start of his sophomore year at Michigan State, Bach was ready to tell his parents that he was gay, tchg his father off guard but nfirmg what his mother had prevly assumed.

He did each job to the bt of his abily, and his sexualy never me, he has found that there’s a difference between beg a gay man baseball and beg pletely fortable as one. That uncertaty mak him feel self-nsc a way he believ is mon for gay people mostly straight spac.

“I feel like that’s the burn a lot of gay people live wh — tryg to be perfect for straight people, ” he job requir equent teractn wh the players and the achg staff — addn to his duti as play-by-play announcer, Bach also is the ma public relatns ntact for the team — and he said he hadn’t fully relaxed any of them.

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The environment is not hostile, but Bach never fets that he is the only openly gay person the room. Mrer/Frericksburg NatnalsThat feelg is somewhat “self-flicted, ” Bach said, but he believ the solutn is to brg more openly gay people to sports and create a safe environment for those who are already there but have felt necsary to hi their League Baseball has touted self as a place of clivy.

Billy Bean, an openly gay former player, was named the league’s first ambassador for cln 2014 and has sce been promoted to senr vice print and special assistant to Commissner Rob Maned. In Febary, Anrson Comás, a mor leaguer the Chigo Whe Sox anizatn, me out as gay wh a post on Instagram, and the announcement was met wh public support om his club and some people around the cints suggt there is more work to be done. The Boston Red Sox lled up a mor leaguer, Matt Dermody, who had posted an anti-gay msage on Twter 2021, and Anthony Bass, a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays, reposted a vio on social media that lled for boytts of L.

“Those of that are this very small mory sports have to keep on havg the nversatns, keep on workg really ick’ hard to earn your spot this space, ” he aspir to be a gay person at home a big-league booth. McCoy for The New York TimA versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 27 of the New York edn wh the headle: A Gay Broadster Climbs the Ladr, But It’s Been Lonely. We're not lookg for rabow flags and gay bars, but we do want to know if would be safe and not outwardly hostile.

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It's known today by lols as a gay beach, an affirmg space for queer and trans bodi to be publicly visible, but few know s history as such, which dat back nearly a beach was named for the Progrsive-era photojournalist Jab Riis 1914. A 1963 New York Tim feature dubs Jab Riis Park among the summer vatn spots "the New York homosexual n fd" that are "equented by his kd. " Later 1974, the Tim noted that "Bay 1 at Riis for some years been a gatherg place of homosexuals.