Over the last two decades, Brooklyn's waterfront has been transformed into one of New York City's most dynamic areas. Discover it on this tour with Scott Wooledge
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0:00 Welcome to Brooklyn!
0:24 Five boroughs of New York City
0:45 Brooklyn Bridge
1:15 Biggest and the Best Borough
1:41 Hotel St. George (once largest in city)
1:57 Brooklyn Heights
2:33 "America's First Suburb"
2:47 House hunting
3:52 Benefits of rent stabilization
4:12 Truman Capote's home
4:22 Landmarks of New York City skyline
4:50 Brooklyn Bridge Park
5:07 Herman Behr Mansion
5:41 Hotel Bossert
5:52 Montague Street (first Häagen-Dazs)
6:05 Sights and sounds of Brooklyn Heights
6:55 Adam Yauch playground
7:26 Discussing Little Island on Pier 5
7:55 Fishing clean rivers
8:22 New York City's water supply
8:59 Rooftop water tanks explained
9:33 Repurposing the old piers
9:55 Exploring "Wild" Pier 3's ecological garden
10:49 Matt Damon's house
11:20 The brilliant design of the park
11:55 "Best pizza" in NYC
13:20 Emily Warren Roebling (Brooklyn Bridge engineer)
14:03 Site of tragic Mexican navy crash
14:24 Developer David Walentas' Jane's Carousel
15:09 History of Dumbo
16:05 Tidal pools
16:37 Archway Plaza
17:14 Empire State Building view
17:50 Tech Triangle & Navy Yard