A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Brooklyn, whether your trip takes you to Bedford Avenue in bustling Downtown, Gowanus, Williamsburg, Red Hook or any of the other fabulous parts of this town. (Did you know that if Brooklyn were not part of New York City, it would be America’:s fourth largest city with 2.5 million residents?) “:What a great idea—:to spend a long weekend in Brooklyn. I make 3 or 4 trips to New York every year, but this time I skipped Manhattan and focused on Brooklyn. Glad I did.”: --- Gerald M., online reviewer, Memphis “:Can’:t believe the burgeoning restaurant scene! This book isolated several restaurants we ended up choosing and we loved them all.”: --- Andy C., online reviewer, Chattanooga You'll save a lot of time using this concise guide. =Lodgings (in several parts of Brooklyn) variously priced =Fine budget restaurants, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety to be found. =Principal attractions -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you. =A handful of interesting SHOPPING ideas.