Visitor Information

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Downtown Brooklyn has garnered significant attention for its rapid development and transformation. Lonely

Planet Travel Guides has listed Brooklyn as one of its top ten places to visit, in the world.

Fulton Street Mall alone attracts more than 36.5 million visitors annually. Our Visitor Information

section provides a wealth of information on things to do, places to visit and where to find local services.

Looking for something not listed or need additional assistance? Please contact our office at 718-403-1632.



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Find yourself on a tucked away route the British and American armies took during the Battle of Brooklyn. Discover the birthplace of the urban department store. Visit Brooklyn's first African American church, a refuge for runaway slaves during the Civil War. Enter and marvel at one of the nation's most striking banks. Stop and have a slice of Junior's world-famous cheesecake. Welcome to Brooklyn!




Directions


by subway

Reaching Fulton Street Mall by subway is fast and convenient. All of these trains stop either on the Mall or

within two blocks of Fulton Street Mall at these stations:

Borough Hall
Nevins Street
Jay Street/Borough Hall
DeKalb Avenue
Hoyt Street
Lawrence

Street-MetroTech

By Bus

Reaching Fulton Street Mall by bus is easy. All of these bus routes stop either on the Fulton Street Mall

or within two blocks:

B25, B26, B38, B37, B41, B45, B51, B52, B54, B57, B61, B65, B67 and B75

By Car

Please note that private vehicles are not permitted on the Fulton Street Mall.

On Street (Metered Parking) and Off Street Parking (Parking Lots) Can Be Found on The Nearby

Streets

From Manhattan Via The Manhattan Bridge: Continue straight off the bridge onto Flatbush

Avenue Extension. Continue down Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton St.) the Fulton

Street Mall will be on your right.

From The Bronx via the BQE South: Exit at Tillary St., Exit 29. Follow exit onto Tillary

Street two short blocks and turn left onto Flatbush Avenue Extension. Make a left on Flatbush Avenue

Extension. Continue down Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton St.) the Fulton Street

Mall will be on your right.

From Manhattan Via the Brooklyn Bridge: Immediately upon exiting the bridge, turn left onto

Tillary Street. Continue on Tillary Street and turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension. Continue down

Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton St.) the Fulton Street Mall will be on your right.

From Connecticut, Queens and Long Island: Take the Long Island Expressway to Brooklyn

Queens Expressway. Exit at Tillary St., Exit 29. Follow exit onto Tillary Street two short blocks and turn

left onto Flatbush Avenue Extension. Continue down Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton

St.) the Fulton Street Mall will be on your right.

From New Jersey: Use the Holland Tunnel and continue straight east on Canal Street which

leads directly across the Manhattan Bridge. Continue straight off the bridge onto Flatbush Avenue Extension.

Continue down Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton St.) the Fulton Street Mall will be

on your right.

From Staten Island: Cross the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to the BQE. Exit at Tillary

Street, Exit 29. Follow exit onto Tillary Street two short blocks and turn left onto Flatbush Avenue

Extension. Continue down Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton St.) the Fulton Street

Mall will be on your right.

From LaGuardia: Take the Grand Central Parkway west bound. Exit at exit 4, I-278

(Brooklyn-Queens Expressway/BQE) to Brooklyn/Staten Island. Exit the BQE at Exit 29, Tillary Street. Follow

exit onto Tillary Street two short blocks and turn left onto Flatbush Avenue Extension. Continue down

Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton St.) the Fulton Street Mall will be on your right.

From JFK: Take the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) to the Grand Central Parkway. Exit the Grand

Central Parkway at exit 10, Long Island Expressway, I-485, west bound (towards Manhattan). Exit the Long

Island Expressway at exit 18AB (Brooklyn Queens Expressway, I-278). Follow sign to Brooklyn/Staten Island.

Exit the BQE at Exit 29, Tillary Street. Follow exit onto Tillary Street two short blocks and turn left onto

Flatbush Avenue Extension. Continue down Flatbush Avenue Ext., at the sixth traffic light (Fulton St.) the

Fulton Street Mall will be on your right.