It was my first time in NYC. I was there for 4 weeks, half of time in Julian's appartment in Brooklyn. I really fit in with the crowd. It was a really good base camp to explore NYC. 5 minutes from the subway. Then 20 minutes from Manhattan ! But Brooklyn is already The Place to discover : Coney Island, Williamsburg, McLaren park, Brooklyn Bridge. You even can climb at Brooklyn Boulder. Just check around Marcy av : it's an open air gallery.
I filmed with my 16mm movie camera. I think it will be awesome ! This city is just ... amazing !!! So listen to me : if you want to visit NYC not like a tourist, Go to Brooklyn Cove. Julian will hook you up ;-)