Williamsburg Backgrounder

North of Williamsburg lies Greenpoint; Bedford-Stuyvesant is to its south, and Bushwick, Ridgewood, and Queens in the east. The East River is to the west of Williamsburg.

The zip codes of Williamsburg residents are11237, 11206, 112t:115%;

There are more homes without children in Williamsburg. 63.9% of the homes in this neighborhood do not have kids and 36.1% do.

Williamsburg is a diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn. Approximately 125,000 people live in Williamsburg.  One way that shows its diversity is that the average household income ranges from $20,000 to $90,000.The residents of Williamsburg have easy access to public transportation. Three subway lines ride across the neighborhood including several bus lines. There is also the Williamsburg Bridge that provides commuters access to the city, whether they cross it by train, foot or car.

Because of easy transportation, commuters have reported to have an average of a 34 minute commute

There you can find variety of restaurants, bars, churches and retail shops to catch the attention of any type of person. There is a place for everyone. Many landmarks fill the streets of Williamsburg such as the Continental Army Plaza, the Domino Sugar Refinery and The Kings County Savings Institution.

New condominiums are being built on the coast of Williamsburg that is attracting residents with higher income.

Julie Lasky from The New York Times wrote an article called Mostly True Grit for the Homes and Garden section. In that article she stated, “Today, Williamsburg is the capital of that aesthetic. And many more area shops carry cheeky contemporary design, although the Future Perfect is not one of them. On Monday, Mr. Alhadeff closed his doors, to concentrate on his stores in Manhattan and San Francisco. He leaves behind a neighborhood crammed with color, vibrancy and all manner of covetable objects.” Here Williamsburg is described as a vibrant neighborhood full of life.

Although most people are familiar with the artsy and colorful Williamsburg, there are two sides of this neighborhood. The north part of Williamsburg is a complete opposite to the south. New York Times article The Divided Williamsburg describes it best. “Grand Street is more than just the dividing line between streets that are numbered north and those numbered south. The border has become a Williamsburg’s equivalent of the Mason-Dixon line, cleaving the neighborhood into two: sleek, moneyed “North Williamsburg” and a gritty, hyper-authentic “South Williamsburg”.

The race that dominates the population of “south Williamsburg” is Hispanics, mostly people from Dominican Republic.