Crown Heights Walking Tour

RSVPs open on July 1st at 8:00pm.

Space is set aside for new members and first and second timers who land on the waiting list. Email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot.

This tour is free with a voluntary donation to your leader via cash, Venmo or Zelle a the end of the tour. Please be fit to walk close to 4 miles, mostly level terrain.

To Bring: Water to drink, sun protection, snacks if you like. Please be fit - and be mindful of potential warm weather, walking distance a good 4 miles,
Restrooms Before the Tour: You can enter the Brooklyn Museum (NYC's 2nd largest after the Met), to use the restroom without paying admission (located to the far left of the main lobby entrance immediately after you enter). The museum has a "pay what you wish" admission policy and a cafe that includes grab and go.
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/about

You can also choose to visit the adjacent Brooklyn Botanic Garden (admission charge for non-members).

The tour departs at 1:00pm from the front of the museum which opens at 11am. Arrive early to use the restroom and be sure to check your travel directions in advance given weekend subway changes.

TOUR OVERVIEW:
Crown Heights is a beautiful and expansive neighborhood that is known for its West Indian and Hasidic Jewish communities, and in recent decades has been discovered by a wide variety of people due its beautiful housing stock, restaurant scene, relative affordability and central Brooklyn location.

During our tour we'll take in majestic Eastern Parkway, lively Franklin Avenue, several historic districts with varied and colorful townhouses and mansions, along with some other landmarks and sites including: America's first Children's Museum; pleasant Brower Park; the location of Ebbetts Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1913-1957; a huge 1903 armory recently converted to a community recreation and arts center; and Medgar Evers College.

We will have a short break during the tour (with restrooms).
Tour ends: Back at the museum as our route is a loop.

Cheers from Hank
646-596-3005

photo courtesy of historic districts council (hdc.org)