Brooklyn's Trendy Neighborhoods in NY

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Brooklyn, a huge district of NY, brimming with trendy neighborhoods that each have some special to offer including cheap accommodation that make vacations here affordable. They'll provide the perfect starting point to explore every fun nook and cranny that each neighborhood has to offer.

Downtown Brooklyn, much like other major cities, is filled with shopping experiences from department stores to boutiques as well as a train station, subway and bus lines ready to take you anywhere you want to go. You'll also find the Brooklyn Academy of Music and some of the best views of the New York skyline and the awe-inspiring Brooklyn Bridge. From downtown Brooklyn you can venture out to all of the trendy neighborhoods and really get a feel for the city.

The Williamsburg neighborhood has countless restaurants, a number of funky night clubs and a flourishing art district. It's one of the most popular neighborhoods in Brooklyn and reflects what Greenwich Village was once famous for including off beat bars, an eclectic art scene and restaurants that will suit every taste. The East Williamsburg area is the center point for a growing music scene and is home to Grego's, a famous swinger's club.

Cobble Hill is a peaceful neighborhood and an old fashioned Italian community with fun shops, bookstores and fantastic restaurants and stands selling Italian ices and some say the best pizza in New York. Besides a variety of restaurants there are several lively bars and cafe's dotting the charming streets. Brooklyn Heights is an upscale neighborhood filled will historic churches and exquisite buildings and offers gorgeous, panoramic views of the lower side of the Manhattan skyline. Its charming brownstones and fun shopping district give the neighborhood a splendid ambience.

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Brooklyn's " DUMBO" is an abbreviation for "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass” and the hang out spot of choice for New York's wealthier, trendy crowd. The neighborhood's riverfront park is a fantastic place to take a walk and enjoy the one of a kind view of the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges and the magnificent Manhattan skyline.

The Park Slope is one of Brooklyn's trendiest neighborhoods that puts off a fun, eclectic vibe that manages to provide an upscale yet laid back feel and is sometimes referred to as the "Berkeley" of New York City. It's filled with trendy boutiques, bars and café's, along with lush green parks filled with families flying kites and enjoying a free concert or two. Along with the cheap hotels, "the Slope" as it's called has its share of the trendy flats New York is so famous for along with stylish, tree lined streets, funky town homes, to urban mansions and plenty of great bars and restaurants.

Brooklyn really has it all from Brighton Beach and Coney Island to Brooklyn Heights and the famous Park Slope neighborhood. Booking one of the cheap hotels in NYC will make a perfect vacation experience and save money that will be better spent out on a night on the town.

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