"Picking a coolest neighborhood each year is typically a tough task for us at Time Out. We're constantly highlighting the newest, buzziest, most interesting things happening across the five boroughs, and we try not to play favorites. But when we sat down to ask ourself which New York City neighborhood rose to the top this year, it was a unanimous decision. Red Hook in Brooklyn, with its combination of history, art and community, is unparalleled in coolness right now."
"To come up with the final ranking, our global network of local editors narrowed down the selections by considering culture, community, livability, nightlife, food and drink, street life and that hard-to-define sense of "nowness." Red Hook landed the top spot as the coolest neighborhood in NYC and the 14th coolest in the world (out of 39 total), behind spots like Jimbōchō, Tokyo (No. 1), Borgerhout, Antwerp (No. 2) and Barra Funda, São Paulo (No. 3)."
Red Hook in Brooklyn emerged as New York City's coolest neighborhood for 2025 and ranked 14th globally among 39 neighborhoods. Selection criteria included culture, community, livability, nightlife, food and drink, street life and a hard-to-define sense of "nowness." Brooklyn previously saw Flatbush and Fort Greene top lists in earlier years. The formerly industrial waterfront neighborhood features massive, pier-sized warehouses now hosting art galleries, distilleries and creative businesses. Access relies on buses and a free IKEA ferry rather than a subway station, making arrival part of the neighborhood experience. Other American neighborhoods on the global list include Avondale (Chicago), Clarksville (Austin) and Glen Park (San Francisco).
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