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Williamsburg

  1. kids today
    Officer Punched in Face in Brawl at McCarren Park PoolForcing the park to close yet again.
    By Brett Smiley
  2. kids today
    McCarren Pool Closed Early Over Backflipping TeensJust one day after it opened.
    By Andre Tartar
  3. neighborhood watch
    Brooklyn Is Indeed Getting Way WhiterThe borough includes four of the 25 most whitened neighborhoods in the U.S. over the last ten years.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. neighborhood watch
    Hasidic Williamsburg Not Into Bike-Share ProgramBlame the naked women.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  5. the h-word
    A Recent History of Hipsters, According to the New York PostThey like fighting, trendy clubs, and Mercedes Benzes, apparently.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  6. zombies
    Zombies Attacked Williamsburg Over the WeekendCheck out the pictures!
  7. neighborhood news
    NYPD Arrests Plastic-Bag Bomb Scare MastermindArt installation terrorizes Brooklynites.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. neighborhood news
    Plastic Bag Tied to Tree Brings Bomb Squad to Bedford Ave.Go ahead, laugh.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  9. neighborhood news
    Willliamsburg Residents Protesting Raucous Club“Get naked, get a free shot,” says a sign outside the owner’s Manhattan bar.
    By Brett Smiley
  10. real estate
    Pat Kiernan Bought a $2 Million House in WilliamsburgThe NY1 host is moving to Brooklyn.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. neighborhood news
    Important Local Religious Observance EndangeredBrunch.
    By Noreen Malone
  12. enemies of the state
    Bad News for Smoking HipstersSmoking is now banned in six state parks located within the city, including East River State Park in Williamsburg.
    By Dan Amira
  13. neighborhood news
    The Gentrification-Complaint Food Chain Continues Apace in WilliamsburgIt’s time for the condo owners to complain about something ruining the neighborhood.
    By Noreen Malone
  14. neighborhood news
    McCarren Park Pool Is Ready for Summer Opening day is June 28. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. Who Will Win the Great Garbage Fight of 2012?Williamsburg vs. UES.
    By Noreen Malone
  16. neighborhood news
    Some White People Are Getting Stopped and Frisked in WilliamsburgAre interesting haircuts to blame?
    By Caroline Bankoff
  17. parenthood
    Moms and Tots Rock Out in WilliamsburgDo those skinny jeans come in a onesie?
    By Tim Murphy
  18. neighborhood news
    Save a Life, Get the Middle FingerDrama in a Williamsburg restaurant. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. billboard wars
    Billboards: the Latest Controversy in Hasidic WilliamsburgMove over, bike lanes.
    By Noreen Malone
  20. neighborhood news
    Williamsburg KISS Graffiti Almost a TrendThe vandal (or a copycat!) has struck again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. vandalism
    Baby Jesus and Virgin Mary Statue Defaced With KISS MakeupIn Williamsburg, of course.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. sad things
    Williamsburg Bridge Jumper Lands on CarA woman has reportedly thrown herself onto the street below.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. jews
    Police Investigating Another Anti-Semitic Crime in BrooklynSwastikas were etched onto metal inside an elevator in a Williamsburg building.
    By Brett Smiley
  24. real estate
    Brooklyn Real Estate Booming, and Queens Not Too ShabbyInsert your favorite “X grows in Brooklyn” metaphor here.
    By S. Jhoanna Robledo
  25. neighborhood news
    Jam Band Show Turned Williamsburg Into Druggy Whippet WonderlandAt least one resident is horrified.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. scatological summer
    McCarren Park Got Some Really Crappy Press TodayThere’s a human-excrement problem on the playgrounds.
    By Noreen Malone
  27. neighborhood news
    Someone Is Still Maintaining the Stuffed Animal Party at North 1st and Bedford in WilliamsburgWe know you were wondering.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. hipsters
    Do You Ever Wish Williamsburg Was Farther Away, Dirtier, and More Bathing-Suit Friendly?Try the Rockaways!
    By Noreen Malone
  29. hipsters
    Somebody’s Been Documenting All of Williamsburg’s Underground PartiesSo you don’t have to.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. neighborhood news
    Parts of Williamsburg to Lose Hip Palindromic 11211 ZIP CodeZoinks, Scooby!
    By Chris Rovzar
  31. stupid crime of the day
    What Is Missing in This Attempted-Burglary Story?A Williamsburg man had a rude awakening this weekend.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. photo op
    This Williamsburg Dumpster Is Properly Labeled“No babies.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. real estate
    Williamsburg Luxury Condos Won’t Let Renters on the Affordable-Housing Side Use the Pool“We joke it’s like the projects.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  34. photo op
    Williamsburg Pizzeria’s Hiring Policy Excludes Basically Everyone in WilliamsburgHipster joke!
    By Dan Amira
  35. williamsburg
    The Aliens Want the Hipsters of WilliamsburgWait, I thought you said they were “intelligent forms of life?” Zing!
    By Julie Gerstein
  36. post-modern love
    New York Sex Heat Map: ‘The Deeper Into Brooklyn You Go, the Kinkier People Get’Dating website OkCupid breaks down attractiveness, kinkiness, and selectivity — zip code by zip code.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  37. hipsters
    Are Hipsters Crazy for Williamsburg Camel Cigarettes?Apparently, they’re flying off the shelves.
    By Dan Amira
  38. hangovers
    Williamsburg Hipsters Claim Theft When They Should Have Claimed Four LokoDon’t do the Four Loko time, if you’re gonna claim a crime.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  39. neighborhood news
    Next Summer, Brooklyn Flea to Split Time Between Fort Greene School Yard and EDGE Williamsburg GroundsThe Flea finds a new home!
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. freelancers they’re just like us
    New York Times Uncovers the Truth About FreelancersCat’s out of the bag.
    By Mike Vilensky
  41. are you there google? it’s me margaret
    East Williamsburg Drug Dealers Caught on Google Street ViewWe see you when you’re dealing, we know when you’re awake.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  42. hipsters
    Williamsburg Hipsters Are Finding JesusWell, some of them.
    By Mike Vilensky
  43. vigilante justice
    Williamsburg Yuppies Beware: Bike-Hating Vigilante Wants to Glue Your Lock Shut“We will go down Bedford Avenue at 4 a.m. and inject every bike lock on the strip with Krazy Glue.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  44. neighborhood news
    Man Punished for Having ‘Mad Passionate Nasty Sex’ With Other Women in Girlfriend’s ApartmentBut it may be a blessing in disguise.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. what the kids are doing
    Williamsburg Thinks the Census Is, Like, MehHipsters and Jews both hate the census.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. neighborhood news
    Williamsburg Toilets Clogged by MopsLandlords not happy.
    By Ben Mathis-Lilley
  47. brrrr
    Bike Lane Protesters Decide Offending Orthodox Jews Isn’t Worth Frost BiteIt was too nippy.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  48. hipsters
    Bedford Bike Lane Battle Takes Next Logical Step: A Nude ProtestThat’ll teach ‘em!
    By Adam K. Raymond
  49. hipsters
    Religion and Bikes Do Not MixCyclists battle religious types in Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights simultaneously.
    By Dan Amira
  50. ballsy crimes
    Williamsburg Drug-Den Bust Turns Up $800,000 and Eighteen Kilos of CocaineThere’s a takeaway here.
    By Chris Rovzar
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