Thoughts on East Williamsburg: Graham and Metropolitan (New York, Wilson: estate, area)

[jjbradleynyc]

Originally Posted by Appledipp718

For the record, East Williamsburg is Bushwick!

Not really. East Williamsburg goes from the BQE in the west to Flushing Ave in the east.

Bushwick does not start once someone crosses underneath the BQE on Metropolitan Avenue--that is still Williamsburg/East Williamsburg.

Bushwick starts at Flushing Avenue, although some say it starts at Grand Street/Bushwick Avenue intersection south.

[DoomDan515]

Metro and Graham is safe. I go there all the time.

[UrbanAdventurer]

Originally Posted by Appledipp718

For the record, East Williamsburg is Bushwick!

Nah, Graham and Metropolitan is still definitely Williamsburg. Flushing Avenue is the border between Williamsburg and Bushwick. The area around the Morgan L stop is referred to as "east Williamsburg", colloquially.

[silverbullnyc]

Originally Posted by nei

Possible that the coming L train shutdown is already impacting rents?

Doesnt seem that way yet.

[HyperVigilent]

Originally Posted by UrbanAdventurer

Nah, Graham and Metropolitan is still definitely Williamsburg. Flushing Avenue is the border between Williamsburg and Bushwick. The area around the Morgan L stop is referred to as "east Williamsburg", colloquially.

Businesses around the Morgan L stop like to refer to that area as Bushwick. Technically its 'East Williamsburg' which isn't really a real neighborhood. The City classifies 'East Williamsburg' as a community district but it sits within the North Brooklyn IBZ. I think because of it's relative isolation from the rest of Williamsburg and it's proximity to Bushwick (along with the corporatization of Williamsburg), people call it Bushwick.

People sort of just moved out there to develop a new kind of community--like industrial Williamsburg 15 years ago.

A girl I went to university with used to live on Powers St. between Bushwick Ave. way north of Flushing Ave and she used to call it Bushwick because she was east of the BQE and said 'west of the BQE was fancier'.

I think the OP is simply parroting what the real estate industry considers East Williamsburg. They label anything east of the Graham Ave. L Train stop 'East Williamsburg'. For some reason this is common but I think it's for the very reasons my university acquaintance didn't associate herself with Williamsburg even though she was living in Williamsburg/the actual East Williamsburg not Bushwick.

[braungeo123]

Originally Posted by HyperVigilent

Businesses around the Morgan L stop like to refer to that area as Bushwick. Technically its 'East Williamsburg' which isn't really a real neighborhood. The City classifies 'East Williamsburg' as a community district but it sits within the North Brooklyn IBZ. I think because of it's relative isolation from the rest of Williamsburg and it's proximity to Bushwick (along with the corporatization of Williamsburg), people call it Bushwick.

People sort of just moved out there to develop a new kind of community--like industrial Williamsburg 15 years ago.

A girl I went to university with used to live on Powers St. between Bushwick Ave. way north of Flushing Ave and she used to call it Bushwick because she was east of the BQE and said 'west of the BQE was fancier'.

I think the OP is simply parroting what the real estate industry considers East Williamsburg. They label anything east of the Graham Ave. L Train stop 'East Williamsburg'. For some reason this is common but I think it's for the very reasons my university acquaintance didn't associate herself with Williamsburg even though she was living in Williamsburg/the actual East Williamsburg not Bushwick.

thanks for the advice everyone! Feeling a lot better! You'd consider graham and metropolitan "actually" East Williamsburg though, correct?

[HyperVigilent]

Originally Posted by braungeo123

thanks for the advice everyone! Feeling a lot better! You'd consider graham and metropolitan "actually" East Williamsburg though, correct?

Yes, correct, I would.

But if someone (e.g. your family, friends, or a coworker) asks you which neighborhood you decided to move to, just say Williamsburg--nobody who lives on graham and metropolitan would call it East Williamsburg. It just confuses people.

[Henna]

Originally Posted by braungeo123

thanks for the advice everyone! Feeling a lot better! You'd consider graham and metropolitan "actually" East Williamsburg though, correct?

I call it Williamsburg.

[Henna]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/fa...rg-divide.html

[pink caddy]

Originally Posted by Appledipp718

For the record, East Williamsburg is Bushwick!

Nope.