7 Ways To Spend This Long Holiday Weekend

We’re on a light schedule for this long weekend, and we hope you’re taking the day off today to enjoy yourself! If you’re still in town and you’re looking for some inspiration for things to do, 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 or in the streets!

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

• Try making a cocktail from a local bar’s recipe: Skylark, Sidecar, and Talde.

• Rather have someone else mix your drinks? Check out where you can enjoy them outdoors.

• See a movie: The Pavilion’s got some of the big summer blockbusters (World War Z, White House Down, Monsters University, and more), while BAM is running some good indies (Frances Ha, Before Midnight) and 2001: A Space Odyssey!

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

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