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Brooklyn Heights, one the most beautiful and most expensive neighborhoods New York City
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if your time is limited and you've got just one afternoon to explore.

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show you Brooklyn Bridge Park this place has the best views in all of New York
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City and the tourists never make it past this strip right here and visiting
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Brooklyn Heights and just coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park is visiting Manhattan and just
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going to Times Square there's a lot more to it there's a reason this is one of
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neighborhoods in the city you basically you're a movie every single step of the way
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they call it Brooklyn Heights for a reason
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forgot my hiking shoes
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nice to meet you yeah nice to see you I watch a lot of your videos where are you uh Germany
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oh how does this compare to down there I think it's like better here because like you're higher
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here well I just a tourist and a viewer who saw me mention the Brooklynites Promenade in
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another video and he said how he liked it so much and most tourists just go to the park down there
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and Dumbo and don't walk the extra 10 minutes to this beautiful Promenade with higher the
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Manhattan skyline it's typically just joggers and locals space to explore
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I think coming to the brooklynites Promenade like needs to be on your New York City bucket list even
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if you don't explore the rest of this neighborhood Brookwood Heights is one residential
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areas in the United States a lot of it was built 19th century by wealthy
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ship Merchants who used to import goods from all down there and lived in their
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big mansions if you just want to walk around one neighborhood in New York City that's
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gonna wow you Brooklyn Heights might be it me there at 70 Willow Street is one of the most
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famous homes Brooklyn Heights Truman Capote lived there to (FROM) 1955 to 1965 the basement
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apartment one of the most famous American authors apparently wrote part of Breakfast at
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Tiffany's while he was staying there there's a lot of little Hidden Gem streets this
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they're called Muses Love Lane is an example the most romantic Street New York and Brooklyn Heights
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we covered it in another video I wanted to show you something different this is hunts Lane and
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this type of street people to park their horses they were called Carriage Houses and
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today these are some of the most expensive pieces of real estate in New York City many people don't
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realize it but these are some of the oldest homes in the United States and if you have a little
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extra money lying around four hunts laying behind me last sold five and a half million dollars
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this is truly one of the most beautiful streets New York City
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if you're missing a little feline friend while you're visiting New York or even living here
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Brooklyn Cat Cafe is your spot and they're also the only non-profit Cat Cafe in the city
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there's a longer line for the Cat Cafe than most restaurants I've been to recently when you walk
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in you find warm homey space and the cats are moving about freely they're sitting
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the cushions they're sitting in their beds to come in it's ten dollars per 30 minutes per
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person and this funds our rescue work it goes directly to rescue so you're coming here to
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enjoy the cats is having a benefit for cats all the city that need our help alright so we
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also help other animals we have a group of rats here we've also got here Alexander Hamilton who
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is a real subway rat this little brown guy here it's okay I'll let you back in for your cat food
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okay how to make cats very quickly
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really unique experience in Brooklyn Heights such a fan we've been to maybe
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one other Cat Cafe in New York but this atmosphere here it's so homey love it
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hi Sherman we're guests in their home I think when most people reference Brooklyn
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they're thinking Williamsburg and Bushwick a hipster Brooklyn when I think of Brooklyn I
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think a spot's like Brooklyn Heights and these old homes and walking these streets that's the
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Brooklyn I prefer if you're enjoying this tour make sure to our absolutely free Dumbo
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Brooklyn Heights guide linked Down Below in the description some of these stops already on it
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even the skeletons in this neighborhood are rich no just kidding actually I think that skeleton
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is themed after Henry Miller another famous American author who lived in Brooklyn Heights
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take a that picture did you really think I'd make a video a neighborhood
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in Brooklyn and not include some pizza Dela Rocco's Brooklyn Heights specialty
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as you walk in this Decor is so comforting I think this would be equally good for families
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or a really nice date and something else I love is that the kitchen has an open concept
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they're not hiding anything here you can watch your pizza getting made all right one thing I
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respect by De La Rocco's is not only can you order vegan pizzas here you can even make
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any pizza gluten-free so whatever your dietary choices Bella Rocco's got you covered
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wow thank you look at this look this pizza
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I don't think we waited more than 10 minutes these two pies to come out that's what I love
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about these neapolitan pizza spots food comes quick it's fresh and pretty
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delicious we the sampler the Quattro gusti four different types of their Pizza this is
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the margarita STG the Buffalo mozzarella I love how small these slices are perfect for sharing
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damn that's good buffalo mozzarella is melted treat a real treat after walking Brooklyn
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Heights neapolitan pizza we can just enjoy the crust even this pizza didn't
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exist that cold oven flavor I call it the Mona Lisa because it's a thing of beauty Sweet Orange
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Tomatoes ricotta cheese Mike's hot honey not your everyday neapolitan pizza I'm this
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hmm first thing that hit me Sweet Orange Tomatoes you know I've never had pizza with hot honey on it
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I've seen this all over New York City now I understand the craze a little messy but
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totally worth it it's amazing that so many people wait for Juliana's and
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Grimaldi's which are both very good don't get me wrong but if you're going to explore
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Brooklyn Heights I would definitely put De La Rocco's on your radar I will tell you though
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I've tried almost every single one Mona Lisa with the hot honey my favorite cheers foreign
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Pizza Peroni Perfect combo when I add the spicy sauce in there slice
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now this spicy Ben ain't eating it yeah
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yeah oh my gosh this is like John you're gonna love this this is uh this is good
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that's porcini yeah this is like a pizza pizza I mean I've never been to Italy but I feel like
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if I this is what it would taste like so good I'm bringing some home for the
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wifey and our waiter CeCe was telling me that a lot of celebrities come in here kind of on
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the down low and that fits the vibe of Brooklyn Heights but a great spot highly recommend this
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if you like Brooklyn Heights and you want to explore another iconic New York neighborhood
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check out Soho and find out why tourists are absolutely this place