By Elizabeth Winn Brooklyn’s outdoor film
season is in full swing! Open
spaces all over the borough
are filled with film screenings, so
grab a picnic blanket, popcorn, and
maybe some bug spray to watch
your favorite movie stars while
under the stars.
SummerStarz
This kid-friendly film series
brings a different animated film,
superhero movie, or musical to a
Greenpoint Park each Friday.
At Transmitter Park (Greenpoint
Avenue at the East River in
Greenpoint, www.townsquarebk.
org). Fridays at 8 p.m. Free.
July 19: “Aquaman”
July 26: “Coco”
Aug. 2: “Mamma Mia!”
Aug. 9: “How to Train Your
Dragon 3”
Aug. 16: “Captain Marvel”
Rooftop Films
This outdoor movie series focuses
on independent films, offering New
York premieres of Sundance favorites
and a first look at upcoming Netflix
films. Both free and paid screenings
happen all over the borough. Bands
play before each screening, and afterparties
often follow the paid events.
At Green-Wood Cemetery 500
25th St. at Fifth Avenue in Greenwood
Heights, (718) 210–3080, www.
green-wood.com. Music at 8:30 p.m.
Film at 9 p.m. $16.
July 19: “The Pine Barrens”
August 2: “Cemetery Shorts”
August 23: “Rooftop Shots:
Closing Night 2019”
At Brooklyn Army Terminal (140
58th St. at First Avenue in Sunset
Park, www.rooftopfilms.com). Music
at 7:30 p.m. Film at 8 p.m. Free.
July 20: “Ash is Purest White”
At the William Vale (111 N. 12th
St. at Wythe Avenue, 23rd floor, in
Williamsburg, www.thewilliamvale.
com). Music at 7:45 p.m. Film at 8:30
p.m. $16.
July 23: “Love is Short (Films)”
July 31: “Yes, God, Yes”
August 21: “Greener Grass”
At Fort Greene Park (Washington
Park at Dekalb Avenue in Fort
Greene, www.rooftopfilms.com).
Music at 8 p.m. Film at 8:30 p.m.
Free.
July 25: “Well Groomed”
At Murmrr Theatre (17 Eastern
Pkwy. between Grand Army Plaza
and Underhill Avenue, www.murmrr.
co m). No music. Film at 8 p.m. $25
($20 in advance).
August 17: “Sonic Youth: NYC
and Beyond”
Flicks on the Beach
The Coney Island Alliance
presents its seventh annual movie
series, presented on an inflatable
screen on the beach. There are only
three feature films this summer, but
they are all blockbusters! Bring a
beach towel or a blanket and find
your plot on the sand — and if you
get hungry, carry-out food options
from the Boardwalk are just a few
steps away.
On the Coney Island Beach
(at West 12th Street between the
Boardwalk and the water in Coney
Island, www.coneyislandfunguide.
com). Every other Monday at
sundown (about 8:30 p.m.). Free.
July 22: “The Incredibles 2”
August 5: “A Star is Born”
August 26: “Avengers: End
Game”
Red Hook Flicks
The annual film series at the end
of Red Hook is going back to the
1980s, with a lineup of classic flicks
from the Reagan Era. Shows start at
8:30 p.m., but you should come out a
little early and claim your spot on the
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pier, which also offers a great view
of the sunset and Lady Liberty.
At Valentino Pier (enter at Coffey
and Ferris streets in Red Hook, www.
redhookflicks.com). Tuesdays at 8:30
p.m. Free.
July 23: “Honey, I Shrunk the
Kids”
July 30: “The Terminator”
August 6: “Real Genius”
August 13: “The Dark Crystal”
August 20: “Boys N the Hood”
August 27: “Red Dawn”
Narrows Botanical
Gardens
Bay Ridge’s garden space offers
all-ages animated flicks and action
movies every other Friday night
this summer. Note to visitors to the
neighborhood: the New York City
Ferry stop is just a few blocks away.
On the Great Lawn enter
at Shore Road and 71st Street in
Bay Ridge, (718) 748–4810, www.
narrowsbg.org/events. Every other
Friday at 8:45 p.m. Free.
July 26: “Vertigo”
Aug. 16: “Wonder Woman”
Aug. 23: “Spider-Man: Into the
Spider-Verse”
Summer Movies Under
the Stars
This summer film series in
Brooklyn’s Backyard, presented
by Borough President Adams,
the Prospect Park Alliance, and
Nitehawk Cinema, focuses on female
filmmakers, featuring three familyfriendly
movies written by women.
Each night will start at 7 p.m. with
music from local acts; the films will
start at sundown (about 8:30 p.m.).
At Prospect Park’s Long Meadow
(enter at Grand Army Plaza and
TBy Aidan Graham his book wants to get
you high!
A new travel guide
takes readers on a visual
journey across the city’s
rooftops, hopping from the
highest hotspots to little-known
locales in Brooklyn. “111
Rooftops in New York That
You Must Not Miss,” explores
the borough’s most interesting
top floors and provides a new
angle on the city, according to
the book’s author.
“Rooftops give you a whole
new perspective on the city.
You’re above it all. It’s quieter,
and you get this amazing
view,” said Leslie Adatto.
“It’s not just bars. There are
things on rooftops as diverse
as museums, or soccer fields,
or spas.”
Adatto lists some of the
most famous landmarks in the
city — such as the Empire
State Building — but the
book also tips off readers to
rooftops that feel, ironically,
like underground venues.
“The mission when I started
was to include rooftops that are
off the beaten path for people
who live in New York,” she
said. “Sometimes, they’re kind
of hidden in plain sight.”
Adatto — along with the
book’s photographer Clay
Williams — offers an insider’s
look at spots like the Russian
bath house atop Brooklyn
Banya in Kensington or the
hipster music venue Elsewhere
in Williamsburg.
“Elsewhere easily
accommodates 500 people
with its state-of-the-art sound
system and outdoor bar offering
the requisite rooftop frozen
drink options,” writes Adatto.
“Late-night noise restrictions
are not a factor, so the party,
even on the outdoor rooftop,
can continue without annoying
the sleep-seeking neighbors.”
Among the book’s 32 spots
listed for Kings County is
the roof of the Old American
Can Factory in Gowanus,
which sometimes hosts films
and theatrical performances.
Brooklynites with a sweet tooth
can get the scoop on the rooftop
patio atop the Ample Hills
Creamery on Union Street.
For those looking to explore
the city’s greenery above the
ground, Addatto lists the iconic
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens,
which has a living meadow
atop its Visitor’s Center, along
with several rooftop farms,
including like Brooklyn Grange
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
and Kingsland Wildflowers on
top of an old oil refinery in
Greenpoint.
Addatto — who moved to
New York from the high-risedeficient
southern California
— said she had been gathering
a running list of city rooftops
since arriving in her adopted
home.
“Like a lot of tourists, I
spent a lot of time looking up,
but I wondered what it would
be like to look down,” she
said. “There’s all these places
you might not even know are
there, so this is a great way to
explore New York in a way that
you might not have thought of
before.”
“111 Rooftops in New York
That You Must Not Miss” by
Leslie Adatto. www.111places.
com. In bookstores now.
$19.99.
Movie night: The “Movies with a View” series will screen in Brooklyn Bridge Park
each Thursday night through Aug. 29. Etienne Frossard
Nowhere else: The book “111 Rooftops in New York That You Must Not
Miss” features 32 spots in Brooklyn, including Elsewhere, a rooftop
music venue in Bushwick. Clay Williams
Furball film: The 1982 all-puppet
fantasy film “The Dark Crystal” will
get a sequel soon on Netflix, and you
can prepare by watching the original on
a Red Hook pier on Aug. 13.
Up and away
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New guidebook covers
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