What to Do at Every Stop Along the R Train
9th Street
Here’s where you head up to Park Slope, specifically Fifth Avenue, for maybe a little bar crawl? First, though, just enjoy this recently renovated station; its one of the nicest in the city, I’d say, not so much for the R platform but for the elevated F and all the connecting passageways. Anyway, start drinking at The Owl Farm on Ninth Street, just west of Fifth, where there are like a million beers to try. Then turn over to Skylark on 11th Street, where you can mourn the passing of Timboo’s while celebrating the opening of this place, which quickly became a neighborhood favorite. Also, if you feel like a hike instead of a drink, you could hoof it to Red Hook or Prospect Park (opposite directions) from this stop.