{"id":110,"date":"2014-03-13T02:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T02:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diningtraveler.com\/2014\/03\/explore-america-a-sunday-in-brooklyn.html"},"modified":"2015-04-03T19:32:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T19:32:39","slug":"explore-america-sunday-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/2014\/03\/explore-america-sunday-in-brooklyn.html","title":{"rendered":"Explore America: A Sunday in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I lived in Brussels, many of my European friends would ask me for recommendations about what to see or do in New York City. The main thing I advised is to cross the bridge into one of the many neighborhoods which define New York. I began my frequent travels to NYC in 1996, as a college freshman, joining my friends for the weekend. From Indian food in Queens to Pizza in Brooklyn, these trips developed a special fondness for the Boroughs. In no other place in the world can you have such diversity of food, people, and activities. In many ways, many of those communities represent America at its best: a mix of cultures with the same aspirations.<\/p>\n