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Crown Heights

Openings, events, places, and local updates from Crown Heights.

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Nacha Focaccia: A Vegan Haven in Crown HeightsNews Island Pops: A Taste of the Caribbean in Crown HeightsNews

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Restaurants & cafés

Cordeliacafe · Bookstore cafe and evening wine bar Island Popsrestaurant · Ice cream shop Nacha Focacciarestaurant · Bakery Whoopsie Daisynightlife · Wine bar

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Upcoming events

Art of MangaOct 3 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Fall Harvest Festival 2026Oct 24

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Neighborhood guides

Five Brooklyn Creators Worth Following NowCulture Choose Your First Murder of Crows Training SessionHealth & Fitness Make Brooklyn Children’s Museum Work for Your FamilyThings to Do Before You Book the Brooklyn Museum’s Art of MangaCulture Cordelia Changes Character After the Coffee Cups ClearNightlife Plan a Family Day at BBG Fall Harvest FestivalThings to Do

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Crown Heights stories

Editorial illustration of five Brooklyn creators working in street photography, cooking, fashion, portraiture and interviewing

Five Brooklyn Creators Worth Following Now

Original editorial scene of a coach giving a beginner a careful barbell setup orientation in a Brooklyn strength gym

Health & Fitness

Choose Your First Murder of Crows Training Session

Original editorial scene of families exploring colorful hands-on water and building activities in a children’s museum

Make Brooklyn Children’s Museum Work for Your Family

Museum visitors studying original black-and-white sequential art in a grand Brooklyn gallery

Before You Book the Brooklyn Museum’s Art of Manga

Original editorial image of a Crown Heights bookstore café transitioning into a warm evening wine bar

Cordelia Changes Character After the Coffee Cups Clear

Families decorating pumpkins amid autumn foliage and live music in a Brooklyn botanical garden

Plan a Family Day at BBG Fall Harvest Festival

Original editorial image of Brooklyn residents using a basketball court and fitness areas inside a restored Crown Heights armory

Major Owens Center Puts a Gym, Pool and Courts Under One Armory Roof

A bright Crown Heights bookstore and coffee shop with curated shelves, a community board and neighborhood browsers

Cafe con Libros Pairs Books With a Feminist Community Space

Wine and small plates on a softly lit leafy Brooklyn bar patio after dusk

Whoopsie Daisy: A Crown Heights Wine Bar Guide

Nacha Focaccia vegan cafe interior with cultural decor and diverse menu items.

Nacha Focaccia: A Vegan Haven in Crown Heights

Island Pops ice cream shop in Crown Heights with Caribbean decor and colorful ice cream.

Island Pops: A Taste of the Caribbean in Crown Heights

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating major events in Crown Heights

How to plan for major events in Crown Heights

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating nightlife in Crown Heights

A practical guide to Crown Heights nightlife

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating dining in Crown Heights

How to explore Crown Heights dining

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating caribbean culture in Crown Heights

A guide to Caribbean culture in Crown Heights

Editorial view of Crown Heights illustrating A low-stress family day in Crown Heights

A low-stress family day in Crown Heights

Editorial view of Crown Heights illustrating How to explore Crown Heights through food

How to explore Crown Heights through food

Editorial view of Crown Heights illustrating A rainy-day Brooklyn plan that kids and adults both like

Match a Rainy Brooklyn Day to the Child's Age