Good morning on this tempestuous Tuesday.
Here’s a nice thought on this rainy day: It’s a new year and your vacation days have been replenished.
If you can’t tour distilleries in Scotland, hike the Route of Parks in Chile or visit one of our other 52 places to go this year, why not hop on a ferry and explore New York?
As part of our series highlighting what to eat, drink, see and do in neighborhoods near the new NYC Ferry landings, we spent a few days in Sunset Park.
When you disembark at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, you’ll want to push past the neighborhood’s industrial waterfront to explore its vibrant inland Latin community, tranquil green spaces and Brooklyn’s largest Chinatown.
What to see. Green-Wood Cemetery. Spending an afternoon at this 478-acre graveyard that borders Sunset Park feels anything but macabre. Even during the cooler months you can tour its Civil War history by trolley, visit the graves of some of its more famous residents like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Leonard Bernstein and William (Boss) Tweed, or look for native woodpeckers and sparrows and the not-so-native monk parakeets. Legend has it that the bright green parakeets colonized the cemetery in the 1960s after a shipping crate full of them smashed at Kennedy Airport, but pet owners are more likely the culprits.
Continue reading the main storyWhat to eat. Tacos. Let’s be honest: It’s hard to find a good taco in New York. Our saving grace is Sunset Park. Here the best tacos are simple: warm tortillas stuffed with braised or grilled meat and finished with minced raw onion and fresh cilantro. At Tacos el Bronco, try the tacos campechanos, tender flank steak with crispy fried chorizo, and the tacos al pastor made with spiced beef and sweet roasted pineapple. If you’re feeling adventurous, try the seasoned beef tongue tacos at nearby Tacos Matamoros.
What to drink. Vietnamese coffee. After strolling past the vegetable sellers, Chinese banquet halls and toy stores on Eighth Avenue, stop into Ba Xuyen for a strong cup of Vietnamese coffee. The secret to this dessert-like drink is a few generous spoonfuls of condensed milk, or at nearby Thanh Da II, a touch of cream.
What to do. Explore Industry City. The converted warehouses of this 30-acre industrial park now house outlets, studio spaces, outdoor play areas and a large food hall. During the winter, it’s home to Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg, the popular food vendor market. While you’re there, try local craft vodka on a tour of the Industry City Distillery, or learn how to make Japanese street food or French pastries at a cooking class at the Brooklyn Kitchen.
How to get there: Take the Rockaway or South Brooklyn ferry routes. Travel time from Wall Street/Pier 11 is about 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the route.
Looking for more vacation ideas for the year ahead? The New York Times Travel Show brings three days of travel ideas, globe-trotting tips and advice from travel experts to the Javits Center in Midtown this Friday through Sunday.
Here’s what else is happening:
Weather
We hope you haven’t lost your umbrella: We’re expecting showers — and possibly a thunderstorm — today.
It’s going to be windy, too, so the rain may come at you sideways. The high, at least, is 57.
The sun should come out tomorrow.
In the News
• The New Jersey town of Leonia has banned all nonresident traffic routed during rush hours into its neighborhood via traffic navigation apps like Waze and Google Maps. [New York Times]
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• Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Manhattan’s district attorney, will no longer accept contributions from lawyers with pending cases, after facing criticism for not prosecuting celebrity clients. [New York Times]
• Joon H. Kim, who replaced Preet Bharara, reflects on his short but busy tenure as the United States attorney in Manhattan. [New York Times]
• A judge will decide if the police legally stopped a suspect in a murder case and whether the evidence should be used in the trial. [New York Times]
• Councilman Jumaane Williams, a Democrat, is testing the waters for a run for lieutenant governor, despite opposition from members of his own party. [New York Times]
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• Lower Manhattan residents oppose a plan to build glass elevators to provide subway access to the disabled, arguing that they could become a terror target. [New York Times]
• The Health Department launched the NYC HelpMeQuit app, a free tool to help New Yorkers quit smoking. [BK Reader]
• New York City is suing a landlord who it says turned rent-stabilized apartments into illegal hotels via Airbnb and other platforms. [Metro]
• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Hair Tip on the No. 7”
• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing.
Coming Up Today
• An evening of classical music at the Miller Theater at Columbia University. 6 p.m. [Free]
• The poet Kevin Young and Rebecca Carroll, a critic at large for The Los Angeles Times, talk about the rise of hoaxes, post-facts and fake news at the New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Midtown Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. [Free]
• Bring a blanket to a screening of “Wonder Woman” under the palm trees inside Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan. 7 p.m. [Free]
• Watch 80 one-minute plays at the Indie Theater One Minute Play Festival at the New Ohio Theater in Greenwich Village. 8 p.m. [$20]
• Devils at Bruins, 7 p.m. (MSG). Nets at Thunder, 8 p.m. (YES). Rangers at Ducks, 10 p.m. (MSG+). Knicks at Warriors, 10:30 p.m. (MSG).
• Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Feb. 12.
• For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide.
And Finally...
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Yesterday we told you about the new protected crosstown bike lanes that will be installed in Midtown this year.
We asked our readers for their opinions on bike lanes, which were installed after an increase in fatalities last year. Here’s what a few had to say.
“I strongly believe that we already have too many bike lanes. I have never seen more than two bikes in a bike lane. Frequently they are empty. I find many bicycles running red lights, on sidewalks and going in the wrong direction. In addition, I feel like the bike lanes are ageist. Bicycles are used exclusively by younger people, not seniors and definitely not the disabled.”
— Helene Polonsky, 65, Murray Hill
“People tend to complain about cyclist behavior, but it’s important to point out that nearly all of the cyclists who were killed in 2017 were obeying the law when they died. A crosstown bike lane might have saved Dan Hanegby, who was killed by a bus driver who allegedly passed him too closely. I’m thankful that the Department of Transportation is finally solving the problem of safe crosstown travel for New Yorkers on bikes.”
— Doug Gordon, 44, Park Slope, Brooklyn
“I live on the street with the proposed protected bike lanes. Although I’m an avid Citi Biker and pro-safety, I know that the extra width on my block is super critical to allow fire trucks to pass traffic when they get called out. I’m not looking forward to the blasting horns I will now hear because there is no ‘passing lane.’”
— Allison Robin, 35, Murray Hill
“If people are really complaining about the loss of a few parking spaces, one might ask why that is an efficient use of public space. About 25 percent of Manhattan households own cars. Why does the city provide public space, free of charge, for storage of private property that is, for most people, a discretionary expenditure?”
— Jeremy M. Posner, 42, Upper East Side
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