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Here's Where Brooklyn Will Celebrate New Years Eve 2019

Say goodbye to 2018 in Brooklyn with style, in silence or with lots and lots of local beer.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK -- Whether you're basking in silent meditation, sneaking into a speakeasy or celebrating the fact that everything is terrible, one thing is clear: 2018 is coming to an end and Brooklyn is going to get down.

How you do it is up to you.

Feeling lost? Confused? Not sure where to turn? It's to be expected. Allow Patch to help with a round-up of bike rides, ocean dips and brewery bashes happening in Brooklyn on New Year's.

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And see you in 2019.


Brooklyn Brewery Bash

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What: Brooklyn Beers and Pies & Thighs. Who could ask for anything more?
Where: Brooklyn Brewery at 79 North 11th St. in Williamsburg
When: 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.


Midnight Bike In Brooklyn

What: Cycle from Williamsburg to a Manhattan party.
Where: Meet at the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge
When: 9:30 p.m.


New Year's Zen

What: A silent meditation with a cleansing meditation, bell chimes and noodles.
Where: Brooklyn Zen Center at 505 Carroll St. in Park Slope
When: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.


Everything Is Terrible

What: Celebrate everything that sucked about 2018 in costumes.
Where: Brooklyn Bazaar at 150 Greenpoint Ave. in Greenpoint
When: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.


Prospect Park Fireworks

What: Fireworks, obviously.
Where: Grand Army Plaza near Prospect Park
When: 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.


Prohibition Disco

What: "Boardwalk Empire" as a New Years Eve party, basically.
Where: House of Yes at 2 Wyckoff Ave. in Bushwick
When: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.


Soul Food Farewell

What: Say goodbye to Butterfunk Kitchen, slated to close, with a New Years fry-up.
Where: Butterfunk Kitchen at 1295 Prospect Ave. in Windsor Terrace
When: 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.


Rare Journey Of Musical Grooves

What: Dance your way into 2019.
Where: C'Mon Everybody at 325 Franklin Ave. in Bed-Stuy
When: 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.


Coney Island Polar Bears Plunge

What: Run into the ocean.
Where: Coney Island Beach
When: 1 p.m. on Jan. 1


Photo by Noel Hefele courtesy of the Prospect Park Alliance

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