Explore Gowanus

But please don’t swim there.

This past year, Gowanus won the prestigious Curbed Cup Neighborhood of the year and with Brooklyn developing faster than norovirus outbreaks at Chipotle, it’s time you get acquainted with the hottest hood in the borough.

Punderdome 3000
Punderdome is a wild and crazy monthly pun competition hosted by a self-proclaimed “Rodney Dangerfield impersonator” and his alleged daughter (Fred and Jo Firestone). The first 18 individuals/duos to sign-up at the door will have a chance to participate in competitive spontaneous pun-making. Pun-masters are determined by the “human clap-o-meter” who “accurately and scientifically” assesses levels of audience applause. Great big kitchen appliance mystery prizes are awarded to the top two competitors.

Brooklyn Boulders
Prepare to be sore in the weirdest places the day after this. And also to feel extremely inadequate about your Spidey Skills. With over 22,000 square feet of climbing surface, you can struggle in your own little corner and still stare at people climbing upside down, who are probably holograms, projected to make you feel weak and hire an instructor.
Buy the groupon and for $19, you get gear and a full day of climbing

Eats
1. Ample Hills – sinfully good ice cream
2. Four & Twenty Blackbirds – insane pie shop with unimaginable flavors
3. Table 87 – coal oven pizza by the slice *they were on shark tank*
4. The Pines – a creative and quirky menu in an equally quirky space