Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn)

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Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn)

Photo: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🏖️ Beach · Brooklyn

3 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚇
    About 60 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Subway B/Q to Brighton Beach and transfer to the B1 bus; paid lot in summer if you drive
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Summer

A small cove east of Coney Island that locals keep to themselves: small waves and shallow water, a shaded picnic area and two playgrounds behind the sand, and far quieter than Coney Island; the first choice for taking a 2-year-old into the ocean.

💡 Tips
By subway you have to transfer to a bus, so driving is easier (the lot charges on summer weekends). Bring a beach umbrella; the sand itself has no shade.

What this place offers

✓quiet beach
✓shallow water
✓playground
✓shaded picnic
✓barbecue
✓lifeguards
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Brooklyn

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌧️
Sat 10/17
Rain · 46–61°F · 48% rain
☀️
Sun 10/18
Sunny · 45–56°F · 2% rain

Location

Brooklyn, New York

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