Travel to Brooklyn

blocks away at Broadway Junction and the L at Atlantic Avenue, though Broadway Junction is probably a safer bet). Eastbound trains continue to Jamaica Station in Queens, from where passengers can change to most LIRR lines for points further east or take the AirTrain to John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK).

Bus

Brooklyn is covered by an extensive network of MTA buses, for which a map is essential. Many of the routes start and end near Borough Hall in downtown Brooklyn. A few of them make good sightseeing routes. The B63 bus, a foodie's delight, starts at the foot of Atlantic Avenue and travels to Barclays Center, then down Fifth Avenue through Park Slope, Sunset Park and Bay Ridge. The B62 goes from Downtown Brooklyn through the unique Hasidic Jewish neighborhood of South Williamsburg, then through North Williamsburg hipster country and Polish Greenpoint all the way to Queensboro Plaza. The B39 travels over the East River on the Williamsburg Bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Possibly the longest mostly straight-line bus route in Brooklyn is the B41, which runs nearly the length of Flatbush Avenue from the line's northern terminal near Borough Hall just west of Flatbush Avenue itself to Kings Plaza at Avenue U (with a branch to the Mill Basin and Bergen Beach areas), about 9 miles away. The B44 runs the entire length of Nostrand Avenue, one of Brooklyn's longest streets, between Williamsburg and Sheepshead Bay.

Many routes run a limited-stop service that stops at major intersections and points of interest. Limited-stop service is provided on the B6, B41, B44 (along Nostrand/Bedford Avenues), B46 (along Utica Avenue), and B35 (along Church Avenue). That pattern is in effect from around 6 AM