The Williamsburg Bridge connects the neighborhood to Manhattan
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn, New York City. It is connected to the East Village and Lower East Side in Manhattan by the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River. Williamsburg is home to many ethnic groups and a thriving art community.
The Streets of Williamsburg
Streets named after prominent citizens and land owners in Williamsburg
Ainslie Street
Berry Street
Conselyea Street
Driggs Avenue
Frost Street
Graham Avenue
Havemeyer Street
Leonard Street
Lindsay Park
Lorimer Street
Maujer Street
Meeker Avenue
Meserole Avenue
Moore Street
Richardson Street
Skillman Avenue
Ten Eyck Street
Withers Street
Named after Early Settlers and Landowners
Berry Street
Boerum Street
Debevoise Street
Devoe Street
Johnson Avenue
Meserole Street
Scholes Street
Places with Descriptive Names - Named after its Geography or its function:
Bedford Avenue
Broadway
Bushwick Avenue
Division Avenue
Grand Street
Manhattan Avenue
New Street
Old Woodpoint
Road River Street
Union Avenue
Named after Realtors
Dunham Place
Graham Avenue
Home Street
Jackson Street
Lorimer Street
McKibben Street
Named after Statesmen:
Kent Avenue
Lindsay Park
McCarren Park
Marcy Avenue
Washington Plaza
Named after Mayors of New York City:
Hylan Houses
La Guardia Playground
Named after Signers of the Declarations of Independence:
Hewes Street
Hooper Street
Keap Street (An actual misprint" Thomas McKean was one of the signers of our Declaration of Independence. An administrator misread his signature as "Thomas M. Keap." We at 11211 find these typos entertaining and interesting)
Rodney Street
Wythe Avenue
Named after New York Residents:
Bayard Street
Kent Avenue
Seigel Street
Named for Veterans:
Father Giorgio Square
Private Frank Sonsire Square
T. Raymond Nulty Square
Miscellaneous:
Roebling Street (builder of Brooklyn Bridge)
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