IF YOU GO:

WHERE TO STAY ...

NU Hotel

85 Smith St., Brooklyn

The Bowie Essential Package starts at US$199 and runs through July 15.

WHERE TO EAT:

Caffe Reggio

119 MacDougal St., New York City

Cappuccino, US$3.75; entrees start at US$6.50.

Olive’s

191 Prince St., New York City

Grilled chicken sandwich with watercress and tomatoes (US$11), sometimes along with a warm chocolate chip cookie (US$4). Entrees start at US$5.50.

The Norm at the Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn

Chef Saul Bolton has crafted a Bowie-themed menu, from the Diamond Dogfish & Chips to a classic Shepherd’s Pie, one of Bowie’s favourite comfort foods. An absolute standout: The Black Star Cake (US$11), a rich chocolate blackout cake filled with tangy orange cream and decorated with chocolate-dipped gingersnaps cut out in shapes mimicking the design of Bowie’s final album art. Entrees start at US$11. BKW by Brooklyn Winery 747 Franklin Ave., Brooklyn ■

Walk just a half-mile (0.8 km) from the Brooklyn Museum to BKW for a special Bowie-inspired cocktail (or two), including the Major Tom, made with mezcal infused with citrus charcoal, and the Man Who Fell To Earth with white rum, butterfly pea flower, lemon grass, tea and lemon (US$13 for all of BKW’s Bowie cocktails). Entrees start at US$6. David Bowie’s home

285 Lafayette St., New York City Pay your respects to Bowie by walking past the building he called home from 1999 until his death in 2016. McNally Jackson Books 52 Prince St., New York City

Stop to browse the bookstore just around the corner from Bowie’s home, where you can find one of his favourites, such as The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner or Nowhere To Run: The Story Of Soul Music by Gerri Hirshey.

Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Walkway, Manhattan side

Park Row and Centre Street, New York (near City Hall)

Walking less than two kilometres from Lower Manhattan across the bridge to Brooklyn is worth the spectacular views of the New York skyline from high above the East River.

Brooklyn Museum

200 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn brooklynmuseum.org

The David Bowie Is exhibit is open ■ through July 15. Be sure to allow yourself at least two hours to explore. Purchase tickets online in advance at US$20 for weekday standard tickets and US$25 for weekend standard tickets, with discounts available for seniors, students and children; museum members visit free.