6 Things To Do This Long Holiday Weekend

Mary Bakija

Jul 5, 2013 — 1 min read

Tents in Prospect Park

If you’re still in town and you’re looking for some inspiration for things to do during this long holiday weekend, here are some ideas:

• Head to the beach! It’s not far, not hard to reach 8 of them, even without a car.

• Prefer pools to the ocean? Here’s info on all the outdoor pools in Brooklyn.

• But there’s water even closer to home for kids who like splashing at playgrounds!

• Have a BBQ in Prospect Park (and BYOWater bottle).

• Or have Hamilton’s cook for you instead, while you enjoy their outdoor picnic tables.

• Go see a movie: the Kent Theater on CIA currently has both a Groupon and aLiving Social deal on tickets, while The Pavilion’s got some of the big summer blockbusters (World War Z, White House Down, Monsters University, and more).

Got any other ideas? How are you spending the weekend?

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