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Where Can You Watch a Sunset Over the Atlantic Ocean in Brooklyn New York?

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Question: Where Can You Watch a Sunset Over the Atlantic Ocean in Brooklyn New York?
Watch a sunset with a significant other, or a loved one, or the kids. It's often a moving thing to see. But where in New York City can a person watch the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: One of the best places in all of New York City to watch the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean is from the Coney Island and Brighton Beach boardwalk. Stroll along the Atlantic Ocean boardwalk from Brighton Beach to Coney Island in warm weather. The crowd is a crazy-quilt of different kinds of people —locals, hipsters, tourists, families, and two and three generation families of Russian immigrants, especially on the Brighton Beach end of the boardwalk. And, on Friday nights in the summer, there are often fireworks after sundown. This isn't just any picture-postcard Atlantic Ocean sunset, it's a very Brooklyn experience.

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