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Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East River to the west. It was an independent city until 1855, when it was annexed by Brooklyn; at that time, the spelling was changed from ...
The City Reliquary is a not-for-profit community museum and civic organization located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The museum traces the history of New York City's five boroughs with its exhibitions of cultural ephemera and relics. Besides a permanent display of New York City artifacts, the City Reliquary also hosts rotating exhibits of ...
The Brick Theater is a venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that presents dance, performance art, drag, comedy, film, music, experimental theatre, and more. [1] [2] Gothamist has hailed the space as “one of the city’s most reliable sources for smart, funny, and surprising performance.” [3]
A Cultural Shock to The System: The Rise and Fall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s Avant-Garde Music Scene Re. Before shiny, luxury high-rise condos began sprouting up—Whole Foods setting up shop ...
Bushwick Inlet, looking eastward from the East River in 2011. The now-former Bayside Fuel Oil facility can be seen at right. The park is envisioned to eventually be extended around the inlet. In 2005, a 175-block area in Greenpoint and Williamsburg was rezoned under a plan approved by the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. [17]
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Music Hall of Williamsburg (formerly Northsix) is a New York City venue located at 66 North 6th Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The venue is operated by The Bowery Presents , a group stemming from Bowery Ballroom that was bought by AEG in 2017. [ 1 ]
Prior to the consolidation of Williamsburg and Greenpoint into the city of Brooklyn in 1855, what is now Manhattan Ave. existed in two unconnected segments. The segment in Williamsburg was called Ewen Street (signs can still be seen in the masonry of some buildings) and the segment in Greenpoint was named Orchard Street below Greenpoint Avenue ...