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'''Williamsburg''' is a neighborhood in [[Brooklyn]] filled to the brim with [[hipsters]]...except the southern part, which contains a plentitude of [[Orthodox Jews]]. It was originally an independent city called Williamsburgh until its absorption into Brooklyn in the mid-19th century; this fact accounts for both a lot of "Williamsburgh" related kitsch merchandise and a lot of annoying misspellings.  
 
'''Williamsburg''' is a neighborhood in [[Brooklyn]] filled to the brim with [[hipsters]]...except the southern part, which contains a plentitude of [[Orthodox Jews]]. It was originally an independent city called Williamsburgh until its absorption into Brooklyn in the mid-19th century; this fact accounts for both a lot of "Williamsburgh" related kitsch merchandise and a lot of annoying misspellings.  
  
 
To experience Williamsburg, take the L train to Bedford Ave., particularly on a summer night, and try not to trip over some fixed-gear bike or impromptu art installation. Keep in mind that many of its newly-minted hipsters are actually liberal arts college graduates newly transplanted to the city and confused that it is not an open-air laboratory for their self-expression like the arty campuses they've just departed.
 
To experience Williamsburg, take the L train to Bedford Ave., particularly on a summer night, and try not to trip over some fixed-gear bike or impromptu art installation. Keep in mind that many of its newly-minted hipsters are actually liberal arts college graduates newly transplanted to the city and confused that it is not an open-air laboratory for their self-expression like the arty campuses they've just departed.
  
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Don't worry if you forget to get off at Bedford Ave.; the same hipsters have colonized L train stops well into Bushwick, much like settlers following railheads in the Old West - and have been just as sensitive to the native inhabitants.
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 5 June 2013

See also Wikipedia's article about "Williamsburg".

Williamsburg is a neighborhood in Brooklyn filled to the brim with hipsters...except the southern part, which contains a plentitude of Orthodox Jews. It was originally an independent city called Williamsburgh until its absorption into Brooklyn in the mid-19th century; this fact accounts for both a lot of "Williamsburgh" related kitsch merchandise and a lot of annoying misspellings.

To experience Williamsburg, take the L train to Bedford Ave., particularly on a summer night, and try not to trip over some fixed-gear bike or impromptu art installation. Keep in mind that many of its newly-minted hipsters are actually liberal arts college graduates newly transplanted to the city and confused that it is not an open-air laboratory for their self-expression like the arty campuses they've just departed.

Don't worry if you forget to get off at Bedford Ave.; the same hipsters have colonized L train stops well into Bushwick, much like settlers following railheads in the Old West - and have been just as sensitive to the native inhabitants.