Fort Greene

Brooklyn Academy of Music. Photo: David La Spina

Long home to a diverse group of professionals, artists and working-class New Yorkers, Brooklyn’s Fort Greene attracts visitors with its hilly namesake park, lively culture and dining and brownstone-lined streets.

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Downtown Brooklyn
Itinerary
Brooklyn

Curated in Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene

Find arts and cultural institutions in these adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Photo: Julienne Schaer
Broadway & Performing Arts
Fort Greene

BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)

Founded in 1861, BAM is Brooklyn's signature arts campus.

Fort Greene Park
Outdoors & Recreation
Fort Greene

Fort Greene Park

Beloved Brooklyn park that’s played host to hip-hop “park jams” and a gamut of cultural and musical events.

People studying and working on laptops at tables in a library. The room features a large wall filled with bookshelves and another wall with wooden paneling. Some individuals are reading while others are focused on their screens.
Shopping
Fort Greene

Center for Fiction

This bookstore, cafe and event space is part of Downtown Brooklyn’s artistic renaissance.

Exterior of the Museum of Contemporary African and Diasporan Art (MoCADA), in Fort Greene Broooklyn
Museums & Galleries
Downtown Brooklyn

Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts

This Brooklyn museum is devoted to exploring the current state of the African Diaspora.

Photo: Julienne Schaer
Museums & Galleries
Fort Greene

BRIC

BRIC presents contemporary art, performing arts and community media programs.

Courtesy, Miss Ada
Restaurants
Fort Greene

Miss Ada

Taste Mediterranean specialties with Middle Eastern accents from an Israeli-born chef.

exterior,  Greenlight Bookstore
Shopping
Fort Greene

Greenlight Bookstore

Locals come for the rare finds and handsome coffee-table tomes.

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