| Williamsburg has a reputation as a trendy, hipster | | | | Overall the area is pretty safe but it might not be |
| mecca where people in skinny jeans and dodgy | | | | worth taking chances on the south side of |
| looking sunglasses collide to talk about things that | | | | Metropolitan or near the BQE. |
| are too cool and interesting for the mere mortals | | | | Williamsburg's proximity to the East River means |
| of the world to understand. Hipsters are | | | | that there are plenty of open areas and green |
| synonymous with Williamsburg so if they are your | | | | spaces along the river. Live performances and |
| crowd, you will love this place. Still, even if you | | | | sporting events take place on the weekends |
| aren't a hipster or lover of hipsters, Williamsburg is | | | | along the waterfront. McCarren Park is technically |
| an interesting neighborhood with a great nightlife | | | | in Greenpoint but it's close enough to Williamsburg |
| that is worth a look for a possible place to live for | | | | to make it a popular outdoor hangout for locals. If |
| new arrivals. Williamsburg is located directly across | | | | indoor athletics are more your thing there are |
| from Alphabet City in Manhattan and extends to | | | | plenty of gyms and yoga studios in the |
| Greenpoint to the north and to below the | | | | neighborhood. Greenhouse Holistic offers yoga, |
| Williamsburg Bridge to the south. | | | | Pilates and even belly dancing. |
| Housing in Williamsburg is expensive and if you | | | | If you get yourself a bike it's a nice commute |
| don't have either a fantastic paying job or a trust | | | | across the bridge into the Lower East Side and |
| fund, you will need to get yourself some | | | | Chinatown. If you would rather take the subway |
| roommates to even consider living in Williamsburg. | | | | with everyone else then the good news is that |
| Rents get cheaper below Metropolitan and | | | | the Bedford Street station is only one stop to |
| increase as you move north towards Bedford, | | | | Manhattan. The bad news is that this stop can be |
| the center of all the action. Most buildings in this | | | | very crowded during rush hour. If you would |
| area are modern with very few brownstones in | | | | rather take the bus, the 39 goes into Manhattan |
| sight. | | | | across the bridge. |
| You're never alone along Williamsburg's main drags | | | | Williamsburg is expensive but if you find yourself |
| as groups of people hang around the well lit | | | | some roommates, it's not so bad. It's handy for |
| streets to well into the night. As you wander | | | | Manhattan but there's enough going on in this |
| down the side streets, though, things will get | | | | neighborhood to keep people entertained without |
| more quiet so be aware of your surroundings. | | | | needing to rush into the city for something to do. |