Beyond Manhattan Blog
Barcade
Posted on May 23, 2013
Two types of bars traditionally adorned New York’s streets – cocktail bars and dives – and New Yorkers’ practice of steadfastly favoring tradition over both innovation and quality ensured that it was that way for a long time. Chih-Yu and I, as you may have read, are quite unimpressed with dives. I’m…
Chimu Peruvian Cuisine and Steakhouse
Posted on May 23, 2013
Sometimes good discoveries hide in plain site. Very often the spot we walk by every day without paying it a second thought turns out to be the undiscovered gem we never thought about. Chimu is, most decidedly, not that type of joint, unless your usual stroll takes you underneath the BQE.
Five Leaves
Posted on April 27, 2013
18 Bedford Ave (between Lorimer St & Nassau Ave) Brooklyn, NY 11222 Ever since Throwdown with Bobby Flay, the lower east side’s storied Clinton Street Baking Company has become impossible to get into. Two-hour-waits, and if you’re lucky you won’t be told the kitchen is closed when you reach the front of…
Williamsburg – L to Bedford or Lorimer
Posted on April 19, 2013
The L Train runs crosstown at 14th Street and links up with virtually every subway line. Bedford Avenue, from which the majority of our recommendations are accessible, is the first stop in Brooklyn. Hence you won’t spend more than 8 minutes on the L train from the moment it starts moving.
A. From the Upper West Side – 1,2, or 3 train (1 is “local”, available at every stop but slower, 2 and 3 are “express”, stopping only in a few places but faster) or B or C to 14th St, free transfer to “Brooklyn Bound” L train. (Consult the NYC Subway map or google maps to see which line is closest to you.)
B. From Midtown – practically every southbound train line – the A/C/E on 8th Ave, the 1/2/3 on 7th, the F/M on 6th, the N/R/Q on Broadway, and the 4/5/6 on Lexington – stops at 14th Street with the exception of the B and D, and all 14th Street stations have free transfers to “Brooklyn Bound” L trains.
C. From the Upper East Side – 4, 5, or 6 train (6 is “local”, available at every stop but slower, 4 and 5 are “express”, stopping only in a few places but faster) to 14th Street Union Square, free transfer to “Brooklyn Bound” L train.
The Map depicts L Train stops along 14th Street. For more detailed information about which line to take, consult Google maps or the NYC subway map. For more information on riding the subway (things the locals know, best times of day to go, which part of the train to board, etc), see our article What Every Visitor Needs to Know About the NYC Subway.
