Industry City on the waterfront in Sunset Park is a former warehouse complex of 6 buildings connected by a pedestrian path that now hosts offices, retailers, Brooklyn makers, production sites and food halls. Car-free outdoor spaces between the buildings make it especially kid-friendly featuring street art, outdoor dining, fire pits, sand boxes, an ice skating rink and more.
Family-friendly highlights:
- The Pool by is an interactive environment of giant, concentric circles created from more than 100 interactive circular pads, inviting visitors to walk, dance, jump, and play with the piece. Open daily from 3 pm onwards
- St. Mark’s Comics, a book store exclusively selling graphic novels for kids and grown-ups
- Sahadi’s Mediterranean grocery store and restaurant where you can do all your food shopping and sit down for a freshly baked pita bread with grilled Halumi cheese and greens
- Li’-Lac’s Chocolate factory where they make and sell their gourmet chocolate. Try the milk chocolate almond bars!
- Nazz Forge school for bladesmiths and blacksmiths. Stop by their school and watch them making knifes, swords and more.
- Dine at the Japan Village with its Japanese food hall and supermarket
- Frying Pan Brooklyn Game Room for ages 5 and up with vintage arcade games and ping pong. Entry $8 per person. Play sessions are from 12 to 2.30 pm and 3 to 5.30 pm. Find out more here.
- A visit at Powerhouse Arena bookshop with its wonderful kids books section where children can browse and read
- Free activities for kids including arts & crafts, chess, kids concerts and more every weekend. Check their calendar here. Free beading kits workshops every Saturday from 12 to 4 pm
- Ice Skating Thursdays to Sundays, tickets are $12, skates $12 and skate aids $10. All details and tickets here.
How to get there: Take the D, N or R train to 36th Station or find out more here.
