Public transportation to certain parts of Brooklyn can be a real pain,
but there's a new bus in town and—get this—it will take you to "the
heart of Brooklyn" for free. So, if you've never been to the far-flung
but worth the trip Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Park Zoo or Brooklyn Botanic Garden, you now have no excuse.The Heart of Brooklyn (HOB) Connection includes three programs: Target First Saturdays Shuttle, Saturday Scene, and Museum Mile to Brooklyn Style. The Museum Mile to Brooklyn Style loops between two locations in Manhattan and a number of Brooklyn's cultural destinations.
The Saturday Scene shuttle is free transportation from Williamsburg, Red Hook and Bay Ridge to Downtown Brooklyn. And the Target First Saturdays Shuttle brings passengers from the Brooklyn Museum's First Saturday event (the museum is free to visitors from 5 to 11 the first Saturday of each month) to local restaurants in the area. Check out the HOB Connection web site for times and routes.
There's the artwork, the zoo, the newly opened children's museum—all of our different treasures," said Ellen Salpeter, director of Heart of Brooklyn, an organization that encourages tourism to the cultural institutions near Grand Army Plaza. "We want to unlock them for as many people as possible."
In addition to direct transportation, people who ride the 32-passenger shuttle will benefit from an onboard tour guide and coupons. Take that, G train!
