Pilot, Brooklyn’s newest bar on a boat

Tucked into idyllic Brooklyn Bridge Park, amongst native plants, playgrounds, soccer fields and bike paths, a small boat sits docked at Pier 6, which just opened to visitors last summer. It’s Pilot–a 100-year-old schooner with a rich history. The ship has been refurbished to serve up oysters, cocktails and light bites for the summer season. This is Brooklyn’s newest, and certainly it’s most oyster-forward, bar on a boat.
Pilot is small enough that you might miss it while