Leaving Brooklyn: Where to Take Your New York City Vacations In the Other Four Boroughs
- c/o siferry.com
Staten Island
Staten Island is nowhere near as easy to get to from Brooklyn as Queens is, but it’s a lot easier to get to than, say, Montauk. So don’t let the fact that you need to take a ferry ride dissuade you. Take that ferry and head out to the red-headed stepchild of boroughs because you might be surprised at what a nice day you’ll have ahead of you. First, take the bus from the ferry to the Staten Island Greenbelt Conservancy, where you’ll be able to spend your day hiking and exploring the borough’s wilderness. If you’re feeling really ambitious, try the Greenbelt’s Yellow Trail, which is an 8-mile-long moderately difficult hike that will make you laugh at those suckers who drive hours upstate to do the exact same thing you’re doing here in Staten Island. Suckers.
After your hike, you’ll probably be hungry for some solid, stick-to-your-ribs cuisine. And beer. You’ll probably want beer. You can stop by Killmeyer’s Beer Garden for some potato pancakes and weiner schnitzel and, obviously, beer. And if you feel like having a bit of a retail experience before going back to Brooklyn, stop by one of the Everything Goes thrift stores. Located right by the ferry terminal (convenient!) you’ll be able to browse used books, clothes, furniture, and music, and maybe snag something good to wear or interesting to read on your ride back to Brooklyn.
Greenbelt Conservancy; SIGreenbelt.org
Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn; 4254 Arthur Kill Road
Everything Goes; 140 Bay Street, 208 Bay Street, 17 Brook Street, Tompkinsville