Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Williamsburg
Neighborhood of Brooklyn
The Bedford Cheese Shop on Bedford Avenue
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Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 73°57′35″W / 40.71389°N 73.95972°W / 40.71389; -73.95972Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 73°57′35″W / 40.71389°N 73.95972°W / 40.71389; -73.95972
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Area
• Total	5.64 km2 (2.179 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	127,398
• Density	23,000/km2 (58,000/sq mi)
Race/Ethnicity
• White	50.94%
• Black	10.97%
• Hispanic	27.0%
• Asian	3.57%
• Other	7.53%
Economics
• Median income	$35,499
ZIP codes	11249, 11237, 11206, 11211

Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick, East Williamsburg, and Ridgewood, Queens to the east; and Fort Greene and the East River to the west. Part of Brooklyn Community Board 1, the neighborhood is served in the south by the NYPD's 90th Precinct and in the north by the 94th Precinct. On the New York City Council, the western and southern parts of the neighborhood are represented by the 33rd District; and its eastern part by the 34th District. As of the 2010 United States Census, the neighborhood had a population of 32,926, an increase of 2.0% from the 32,269 enumerated in 2000.

Since the late 1990s, Williamsburg has undergone gentrification characterized by hipster culture, a contemporary art scene, and vibrant nightlife. During the early 2000s, the neighborhood became a center for indie rock and electroclash, and has been nicknamed "Little Berlin". Numerous ethnic groups inhabit enclaves within the neighborhood, including Italians, Jews, Hispanics, Poles, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans.