Brooklyn scene not just for hipsters

The New York borough of Brooklyn is seeing tremendous growth in its hotel and meeting space offering, with more than 29 new hotels currently in the pipeline. Some of the latest hotels to open include the wellness-oriented Even Hotel and boutique lodging Hotel Indigo Brooklyn in Downtown Brooklyn. Among hotels with expansive meeting spaces set to open this year is 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn Heights. Situated along the panoramic Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront, the new property will feature 194-rooms, a 3,475 ft2 rooftop venue and more than 20,000 ft2 of flexible meeting space. By 2019, the borough is expected to be home to more than 3,500 hotel rooms.