New York City. Attractions. Map. Tours. Hotels. Facts. Buildings. Posters. Pictures. A View On Cities. New York City. New York Attractions. Brooklyn Heights. Loading.... Statue of Liberty. Brooklyn Bridge. Times Square. Empire State Building. Central Park. Chrysler Building. Grand Central Terminal. Rockefeller Center. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fifth Avenue. Memorial. MoMA. Wall Street. Ellis Island. United Nations HQ. Bryant Park. High Line. Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Flatiron Building. Guggenheim Museum. Lincoln Center. Woolworth Building. Madison Square. South Street Seaport. Metlife Tower. Tudor City. Madison Square Garden. New York Public Library. St. Patrick's Cathedral. Grant's Tomb. Coney Island. Columbus Circle. Museum of Natural History. Plaza Hotel. More New York Attractions.... Brooklyn Heights. Info. Location/Map. Nearby. Tours. Photos. Rating. votes. votes. Considered to be America's first suburb, the 
neighborhood known as Brooklyn Heights offers a look at stunning 
brownstones and quiet tree-lined streets, not to mention killer views of
 Manhattan.. History. Brooklyn Heights. Brooklyn Heights was one of the first areas outside
 the city of Manhattan to be settled. Wealthy city investors chose this
 neighborhood along the East River so that they could watch the new 
skyscrapers as they were constructed, eventually creating the most 
famous skyline in the world.. Dutch settlers first made their homes in "The Heights" in During 
the Revolutionary War, George Washington used Brooklyn Height's Cornell 
Mansion as his headquarters. Later, in the early 1800s, inventor Robert 
Fulton ran his steamboat from Manhattan to the shores of Brooklyn 
Heights, carrying passengers on their way back and forth to work in the 
city. Today, Brooklyn Heights' residents can reach. Wall Street. in just five minutes via NY's famous subway system. Even better, they 
can reach Manhattan on foot via a spectacular walk over the. Brooklyn Bridge. Sights. Plymouth Church. Many visitors head to Brooklyn Heights to admire its majestic homes. 
Travelers should also make a stop at the Plymouth Church of the 
Pilgrims, where New Yorkers first worshipped in led by Henry Ward 
Beecher, famous antislavery advocate. The church became an important 
part of the Underground Railroad, bringing slaves to freedom from the 
oppressed South.. Another interesting church is St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, with its 
 square feet of stained glass windows designed in the 1840s by 
William and John Bolton. Those windows are said to be the very first 
American-made stained glass.. Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The headquarters of the Brooklyn Historical Society, housed in a 
magnificent 4-story Queen Anne-style building, is also an essential stop
 when visiting the neighborhood. You find interesting exhibits inside 
and may be able to book a walking tour with a member of the Society. 
Don't forget to stop at Grimaldi's Pizzeria and the famous Brooklyn Ice 
Cream Factory.. The Promenade. The Brooklyn Heights Promenade is the result of a protest against the 
building of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. A neighborhood association 
opposed plans for the expressway and won. Therefore, in order to avoid 
the dissection of Brooklyn Heights by the expressway, a mile-long 
(500m) promenade was built atop the two-story highway.. View of Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The Promenade is a favorite stopping place for both locals and tourists.
 Many pause here to photograph the Manhattan skyline while others use it
 as a place to rest, jog, or rollerblade. There's plenty of space, a 
playground area for children and lots of benches.. The promenade overlooks the new. Brooklyn Bridge Park. which can be reached via a pedestrian bridge that starts from Squibb Park, situated just north of the promenade.. Next:. Chinatown. Next Brooklyn Attraction:. Brooklyn Museum. Subway. Clark St (2,3). Location. Area bounded by Old Fulton Street, Camden Plaza and Atlantic Avenue. nyc. x. Press ESC to close. powered by. www.aviewoncities.com.