Bensonhurst
To many (if not most) of those who come to see the Dyker Heights Lights from out of borough — be it from Manhattan or Pennsylvania — as well as many of the Brooklynites who come out to experience the holiday tradition [/dyker-heights-just-holiday-lights/], the neighborhood is foreign and the area’s best
all-borough taxis
The all-borough taxis are converted livery cabs that can be hailed, legally, from the street, that only started rolling in August [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/nyregion/first-all-borough-taxis-go-into-operation.html?_r=0] after about a year of challenges [http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/jun/01/judge-brings-5-boro-taxi-plan-screeching-halt/] . The
audio
Have you ever wanted to explore our neighborhood’s connection to the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn? In addition to a fascinating PDF guide [http://theoldstonehouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/walking-guide.pdf], the Old Stone House [http://theoldstonehouse.org] has an interactive map [http://theoldstonehouse.org/battle-of-brooklyn/map/] and audio
chef
Local chef Eli Collins [http://www.danielnyc.com/dbgb.html] offered up a brilliant neighborhood guide of South Slope/Greenwood Heights [http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/02/serious-eats-neighborhood-guides-eli-collins-greenwood-heights-south-slope.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseats%2Fnewyork+(Serious+Eats%3A+New+York)] for Serious