Bargemusic is a wooden ferryboat that has been converted into a floating concert hall. It has extordinary acoustics and amazing views of the Brooklyn Bridge, The South Street Seaport, and the buildings of lower Manhattan. Occasionally the wake of a passing boat sends the vessel into gentle rocking movement.
Concerts are given on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 4:00. Tickets cost $30, but there are discounts for students and the elderly.
The #61 bus stops in front of the pier; the A or C trains stop at High Street which is two blocks away. During rush hours there is a ferry from the Wall Street that lands at the dock next to the barge. And of course you can walk across the Brooklyn Bridge from lower Manhattan.
The dock to which Bargemusic is permanently moored has been converted into a park. Be sure to notice the phrases from Walt Whitman's poem "Leaves of Grass" that are cast into the decorative and protective fence that edges the pier. Whitman was the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper that was published in large yellow brick building about a half block to the east. The building has the word "Eagle" on it and is now condo loft apartments.
The best time to go is on a Sunday afternoon when the sunset fills the big picture window behind the musicians.