Meet Your Neighbors Morristown

Join us for a fun night of trivia at Capital Craft in East Hanover. Enjoy food and craft beer and test your knowledge of mundane, useless facts!

Trivia starts at 8pm but we are planning on meeting at 7 for dinner first and getting teams formed. They do only allow 6 max per team so we'll split into two teams if we have more than 6 people.

We'll need to reserve space so will be asking folks to confirm their attendance around 2 days in advance.

Walk the iconic Brooklyn Bridge with us!
Have lunch and cheesecake at world famous Junior's!

Note: This event is weather dependent and we will make a call the day before. Bring sunscreen, comfortable walking shoes, and your camera.

Join us for a classic New York day out — we're heading to Brooklyn for an afternoon of iconic views, legendary food, and a walk across one of the most famous bridges in the world. We'll first grab lunch at Junior's — Brooklyn's most famous restaurant since 1950 — hit the Instagram-famous Manhattan Bridge photo spot in DUMBO, then walk across the Brooklyn Bridge with the Manhattan skyline growing in front of us the whole way.

DETAILS
Step 1: Meet at Penn Station around 11:45am
We will meet near the main exit to 7th ave. I'll post an exact spot when we arrive. Depart around noon.

Step 2: Subway to Downtown Brooklyn
We'll head down to the 2 / 3 train platform (lower level of Penn Station). Take the 2 or 3 train downtown (direction Flatbush Ave / Brooklyn). Ride to Hoyt Street (8 stops)

Step 3: Walk to Junior's (~5 minutes)
Exit Hoyt Street station and walk east on Fulton Street to Flatbush Ave Extension. Junior's Restaurant & Bakery is at 386 Flatbush Ave Extension — big red-and-white sign, you can't miss it.

Step 4: Lunch at Junior's Restaurant & Bakery
Brooklyn's most famous restaurant, open since 1950. Huge menu — burgers, sandwiches, omelettes, chicken parm, steak, and everything in between. The place is massive with booth seating and handles large groups easily. Make sure the table orders a round of their legendary cheesecake — it's the whole reason this place is an institution.

Step 5: Get to DUMBO

Option A — Walk it (recommended) Head north from Junior's on Jay Street. As you pass Concord Street the neighborhood starts to shift — the modern downtown Brooklyn buildings give way to cobblestone streets, converted warehouses, and the brick-and-iron character that DUMBO is known for. Continue north on Jay, then turn right on Water Street or Front Street into the heart of DUMBO. You'll start to catch glimpses of the Manhattan Bridge between the buildings as you get closer, and then you arrive at the famous photo spot on Washington Street.
Distance: ~1.2 miles Walking time: ~20–25 minutes at a group pace The route: Junior's → north on Jay St → right on Front St or Water St → north on Washington St to the photo spot

Option B — Subway Walk from Junior's to Jay St–MetroTech station (~8 min). Take the F train one stop (direction Coney Island) to York Street (~3 min). Walk to the photo spot (~5 min). Total: ~16 minutes, but involves getting 10 people through turnstiles and waiting for a train for one stop.

Step 6: Manhattan Bridge Photo Spot
The iconic shot — the Manhattan Bridge framed between two rows of brick warehouse buildings with the Empire State Building visible through the arch — is at Washington Street between Front St and Water St. You'll know you're there because other people will be taking the same photo.
Tips: Stand in the center of the cobblestone street for the classic angle, but watch for cars — it's a live street.

Step 7: Walk to the Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Entrance (~10–12 minutes)
Head south from the photo spot through DUMBO toward Cadman Plaza. Walk down to Adams Street or Boerum Place and pick up the pedestrian/bike ramp entrance at Tillary Street near Boerum Place. Look for the signs marking the bike and pedestrian path. The ramp curves up and merges onto the elevated walkway above the car traffic.
Distance: ~0.6 miles

Step 8: Cross the Brooklyn Bridge (~30–40 minutes)
The walk is approximately 1.1 miles. Stay on the pedestrian side of the path — the other side is for bikes, and cyclists will let you know loudly if you drift over.
Stops along the way:

The Plaques (at the entrance) — Bronze plaques describing the bridge's 14-year construction. Quick read before you start walking.
Brooklyn-Side Stone Tower (~10 min in) — The first of two massive gothic stone towers. These were the tallest structures in Brooklyn when the bridge opened in 1883. Look back for a great view of the Manhattan Bridge and the DUMBO waterfront where you just took photos.

The Cable Web (between the towers) — Notice the diagonal stay cables fanning out from each tower. John Roebling's engineering innovation made the bridge six times stronger than necessary. His son Washington Roebling oversaw most of the construction after his father's death — and did much of it from his apartment window in Brooklyn Heights while bedridden with decompression sickness.

Center Point — Brooklyn/Manhattan County Line — A bronze plaque marks the exact spot where Brooklyn and Manhattan meet. This is your best group photo spot. Have someone stand on the Brooklyn side and shoot toward Manhattan to get the skyline behind the group
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Manhattan-Side Stone Tower — The highest point of the walk. Panoramic views of Lower Manhattan straight ahead, Statue of Liberty to the southwest, Governors Island below, and the East River stretching out in both directions.

The Descent into Manhattan — The downhill walk is where the skyline gets dramatic. The Woolworth Building (1913, once the tallest building in the world) is directly ahead, with One World Trade Center towering to the right.
Step 9: Exit the Bridge in Manhattan
You'll come off the ramp near City Hall and Park Row. Take a moment to look back up at the bridge from street level for a completely different perspective.

Step 10: Subway Back to Penn Station
Walk west on Chambers Street (~5 minutes) to Chambers Street station. Take the A or C train uptown (direction Inwood/207th St). Ride 5 stops to 34th St–Penn Station.