Navy Yard is a historic Brooklyn neighborhood since the Revolutionary War when it was first used as a major vessel-building location. It was the top federal shipbuilding facility.
After years of neglect, it has transformed into a hub for innovation, housing tech companies, artists’ studios, and modern manufacturing facilities today.
There are even dry docks, active piers, and industrial trucking and shipping that happen here to this day. There are office buildings and part of Steiner Studios, a prominent film and TV production studio on site.
Neighborhood Highlights:
Kings County Distillery is the oldest craft distillery in the city located in the historic Gatehouse and Paymaster Building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, visitors are welcome to visit the Gatehouse bar or join a tour of their facilities.
Rooftop Reds is the world’s first commercially viable rooftop vineyard, cultivating vines atop a rooftop in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, providing a one-of-a-kind urban winemaking experience with stunning views of the city skyline open seasonally for tastings.
Steiner Studios is the city’s prominent film and television production facility, comprising soundstages, studios, and offices playing a key role in the city’s thriving entertainment industry as a major hub for film and television production.
Building 92 is a dedicated museum and visitor center chronicling the rich history of the naval shipyard through exhibits, naval artifacts, and guided tours.
Naval Cemetery Landscape is a public park, native plant meadow, and pollinator habitat with walking trails at the site of the Naval Hospital Cemetery. The site honors the naval personnel buried here and serves to preserve the maritime history here.
