If your daughter likes makeup or skincare at all, I feel like this is a must visit for the younger demo.

The shiny new park near the fancier developments, this park has great views of the city and river.

If it’s nice out this is a good spot to sit on a blanket with snacks or sandwiches and fries from the Parkhouse. It’s the real neighborhood park and there’s always good people watching.

Nice cocktails and ambiance for a drink and light bites without kids (steak tartare, seafood towers, charcuterie and cheese type dishes).

A New Orleans style bar that specializes in oysters and martinis. (Probably best enjoyed without children.)

If you need a pause, this is a fun small movie theater with excellent popcorn and (casual) restaurant quality food served at your seats.

Rolls here are just as cheap ($7-$8) as any hole in the wall Brooklyn sushi joint but Fushimi has Vegas decor, a mirrored tunnel to a Taj Majal style bathroom situation, and a really good lunch special ($21 for 5 couses) during the week.

Adding this as a general placeholder for this street … there’s a Nike store, an Urban Outfitters, and a bunch of other shops that the kids would potentially like.

Adding this as a placeholder for Bedford Ave. It’s definitely not “cool” anymore but there are some shops that your daughter might like here as well. It basically is what connects Williamsburg to Greenpoint.

A madhouse on the weekend but chill during the week and a good spot to sit with a drink and snack or sausage. When it’s nice out they open the garage style windows so it’s a nice spot for people watching as well. Right near the Lot Radio and McCarren Park.

Wojtek’s favorite comic shop. Not huge but really nice staff and good graphic novel selection for kids.

Graffiti tour and class. The class looks super fun and I could mail any art made home for you.

I’ve never been up here but supposedly the views are amazing. I think you can just go for a drink and a snack but you’ll definitely need a reservation, especially around sunset.

More vintage!

A bunch of little shops that a tween would like

If your daughter and mom want to get a beauty treatment like a facial, this is a pretty nice spa and salon. I’ve never gotten one here but I get my haircut here and the space and staff are really lovely.

This is an amazing store. My friend’s sister-in-law owns it and has a studio in Brooklyn where she makes their own line of jewelry. I think your daughter would love it.

More vintage. Stop in Spritzenhause if you need a pretzel, fries and root beer/beer.

More vintage

Solid vintage store. They have 2 other locations , which I’ll add.

Really good Szechuan and a lovely spot to dine in.

Probably one of the most popular restaurants in Brooklyn right now which is interesting considering its basic fare (burgers, mozzarella sticks, ribs). The staff is lovely and the people watching is good. Very friendly to kids. If you want to go to this, LMK because they don’t take reservations and it can be hard to get a seat.

I love Pete Wells but he’s wrong about the burger here. It’s served till 3pm each day and is consistently delicious.

Good independent bookstore

Nicely done Japanese food and pretty interior space

Where we met for coffee last time.

New flagship store

Old school Italian … in fact I think it’s the second oldest restaurant still operating in NYC today. Wojtek’s classmate’s family has owned it since they opened it over 100 years ago. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays but open every other day for lunch and dinner.