Williamsburg Brooklyn

A Food Competition, Obstructed

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


Big Girls, Small Kitchen

On Sunday, twelve foodie hopefuls kicked off the first installment of The Food Obstructions' monthly cook-off by gathering at The Gutter, a Williamsburg bowling alley.

Developers Need Community Support, Communities Need Affordable Housing

John Petro | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York


John Petro

People are still moving to New York -- despite the recession -- and hundreds of thousands of new housing units will need to be built before supply catches up with demand.

Heroin-Addicted Hobos Set Up Shop In Williamsburg

New York Daily News | Ben Chapman and Elizabeth Hays | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York


Heroin-addict hobos from around the country are overrunning hipster haven Williamsburg - living in stalled luxury condo projects in the trendy Brookly...

Williamsburg Condo Bubble Bursts

New York Magazine | David Amsden | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York


No other neighborhood in the city has been more visibly transformed by new residential construction than Williamsburg. But with sales across Brooklyn ...

Cheese Factory Under Fire From Feds

New York Daily News | John Marzulli | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York


Cut the cheese! Government lawyers are seeking a court order to shut down an unsanitary Williamsburg cheese factory which has produced cheese products...