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	Williamsburg, Brooklyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The area originally called Williamsburg is today referred to as "South Williamsburg" and occupied mainly by the Yiddish-speaking Satmar Hassidim, who continue to wear the traditional dress of their ancestors in Europe and adhere closely to Jewish religious law.
		At one point in the 19th century Williamsburg possessed 10% of the wealth of the United States and was the engine of American growth.
		In 1898 Brooklyn itself became one of five boroughs within the City of Greater New York, and its Williamsburg neighborhood was opened to closer connections with the rest of the new city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Williamsburg,_Brooklyn (1883 words)

	Williamsburg Brooklyn History
		The physical differences between the Williamsburg and Brooklyn Bridges - one noble, one barely functional - embody the socio-economic differences between the respective neighborhoods they connect, at least at the time when the bridges were built.
		Williamsburg (spelled "Williamsburgh" at the time) became an independent city at just the moment when the New York area was set to become the most important port and financial center in the Western Hemisphere, just after the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825.
		Williamsburg was also a notable vacation spot for the super-rich, with resorts catering to the likes of Commodore Vanderbilt and James Fisk.
	www.11211magazine.com /history/history5.html (1922 words)

	Williamsburg Bridge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		At the time it was constructed, the Williamsburg Bridge was the largest suspension bridge on Earth.
		The height at the center of the brige is 135 feet (41 meters) and each tower is 335 feet (102 meters); these measurements taken from the river's surface at high water mark.
		The Williamsburg Bridge was featured in the 1994 book (additional info and facts about The Alienist) The Alienist by (additional info and facts about Caleb Carr) Caleb Carr
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/williamsburg_bridge.htm (208 words)

	Brooklyn's Ascendant: Metropolitan New York's Second City - April 24, 2000 - Day1
		Brooklyn's economic outlook is excellent thanks to the strong partnership between the public and private sectors, the involvement of our diverse communities and cultural institutions, and our extensive network of roads, rail and subways.
		Brooklyn Mills was one of the initiatives that I outlined in a 1997 report on reinvigorating Brooklyn's garment industry, the borough's largest manufacturing sector.
		Brooklyn, as we've seen today, maintains a very diverse economy, small businesses, small manufacturing, and certainly while there is some activity on the waterfront, there's the ability to place a lot more activity on the old waterfront.
	www.newman.baruch.cuny.edu /digital/2002/realestate/brooklyn_day/brooklyn_day_1.htm (16895 words)

	Feast Locations
		The East Harlem feast lasted until the late 1960’s, before the neighborhood could no longer support the time honored tradition as many of the offspring of the local Italian descendants moved out and into more improved economic areas such as the Bronx, Long Island and New Jersey.
		Then in 1971 descendants from East Harlem who moved out and into the NY borough of the Bronx, started a Giglio festival to replace the one that their fore-fathers held years prior in East Harlem.
		Then in 1999, descendants from Williamsburg, East Harlem and Astoria who moved out of their local neighborhood and in to various towns across Long Island, came together and formed the Long Island Giglio Association.
	www.giglio-usa.org /Feast_Locations.htm (770 words)

	BILLBURG.COM williamsburg, brooklyn [Community Affairs]
		Williamsburg Residents gather in the early morning on rooftops to watch a williamsburg landmark be blown to pieces.
		Unfortunately, Brooklyn has been burdened by the highest concentration of these waste transfer facilities and is currently processing almost half of the 13,000 tons of garbage generated by the five boroughs.
		The Williamsburg Waterfront 197a Plan and the neighborhood organization--NAG, are a few of the invaluable resources available to residents who are concerned about these issues.
	www.billburg.com /community (1030 words)

	Rent-Direct.com: Brooklyn apartments rentals Williamsburg & East Williamsburg
		Williamsburg was named after Colonel Jonathan Williams, a U.S. engineer (and grand-nephew to Ben Franklin) who surveyed the area.
		When the East Village looked like it was going to be yuppified in the 1980s, artists fled to Williamsburg and East Williamsburg for cheaper alternatives.
		The southern part of Williamsburg is still home to the insular Hasidic community, and public housing access is highly competitive.
	www.rent-direct.com /Brooklyn_Apartments/brooklyn-williamsburg.html (303 words)

	Happy Birthday, Willy B!
		The Williamsburg Bridge was built in less time than it is taking to restore it, but residents of the community for which it is named wouldn’t have had it any other way.
		When the Williamsburg Bridge opened to horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, and bicyclists in 1903, it was hailed as a marvel of engineering innovation.
		Williamsburg, once a somewhat-isolated industrial community dependent on ferry service, was home to mainly Irish and German immigrants, who worked in its breweries and sugar refineries.
	www.nyfolklore.org /pubs/voic29-3-4/willyb.html (2070 words)

	village voice > nyclife > Shelter by Toni Schlesinger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		You are not in the Hasidic and Spanish part in the south, or in the Polish in the north, or near the throbbing café society on Bedford Avenue.
		You are in Italian East Williamsburg, where, I believe, there are more small houses with vinyl siding than anywhere in the United States.
		Williamsburg is not for everybody, but you're thrilled.
	www.villagevoice.com /nyclife/0009,schlesinger,12873,15.html (465 words)

	Newsletter
		On April 17, the ribbon was cut at the newly renamed Justice Gilbert Ramirez Park in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
		Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Julius Spiegel was joined by City Clerk Victor L. Robles, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Carlos Ortiz, a former law clerk to Ramirez, and Ramirez’s daughter Diana to cut the ribbon after a $1.5 million renovation.
		He was an active and vocal member of the East Williamsburg/ Bushwick sections of Brooklyn.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_newsroom/daily_plants/daily_plant_main.php?id=13841 (531 words)

	BEDC: Average Manufacturing Wages in Brooklyn
		Despite the considerable decline in manufacturing employment, a substantial manufacturing base remains in Brooklyn, and there are a range of efforts aimed at retaining or expanding existing businesses and assisting growth.
		The three facilities are in East New York, Sunset Park, and East Williamsburg.
		The Brooklyn Army Terminal within the Sunset Park IPIP covers 97 acres and is home to a host of manufacturers engaging in printing, jewelry, apparel, and electronic component manufacturing.
	www.bedc.org /statistics/mfrg_employment_data.htm (456 words)

	Fiboro Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge
		The Brooklyn entrance to the south path will be on Bedford Avenue between South 5th and South 6th Streets.
		I happened to be riding across the Williamsburg Bridge bikepath this night and noticed that at the midpoint of the bridge, the temporary fence separating the interim bike path from the brand new one under construction was open for once.
		The Brooklyn entrance to the temporary southern Williamsburg path is a steep ramp with a narrow passage.
	www.transalt.org /bridges/williamsburg.html (1469 words)

	Compass Roses - In Public Places
		Oddly, the directions on the face are inscribed such that east and west are at the top and the bottom, respectively, and north and south are at the left and the right.
		This park is located on the east end of the oddly-shaped block bounded by York Avenue, East 77th Street, Cherokee Place, East 78th Street, the FDR Drive, and East 76th Street.
		This long, narrow space runs from East Houston Street on the north to Canal Street on the south, and from Chrystie Street on the west to Forsyth Street on the east, and is trisected by Delancey Street and Grand Street.
	pages.prodigy.net /pizzabagel/CompassRoses_Public.htm (5266 words)

	New York Architecture Images- Williamsburg, Brooklyn
		Williamsburg Houses are under the management of the New York City Housing Authority.
		Conditions at the sprawling Williamsburg Houses, which cover 23 acres, have improved drastically in recent years, sparked in part by a $70 million renovation in the late 1990's.
		"The Williamsburg section of Brooklyn is unique in that its slums bear the stamp of dull listlessness and despair," observed a government report from the 1930's.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /WBG/wbg034.htm (1348 words)

	(the photo is from the We Are All Elohim party at Boom, that's artist Devorah on the left, me talking to a lady friend ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		N an art gallery converted from an auto repair shop in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a few dozen young people milled about in chic fl eyeglasses and designer sneakers.
		At sleek bars like Pianos on the Lower East Side, at places like Cafe Orlin and Cafe Mogador on St. Marks Place in the East Village and at the Grand Cafe and Anytime, both in Williamsburg, they are as much purveyors as consumers of youth leisure.
		Unlike the more artsy, sophisticated Israelis in Brooklyn, the trance crowd is younger, wilder and fresher from the army.
	www.brainmachines.com /messibanyt.html (1497 words)

	NYCDOT - Rehabilitation Of Three East River Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		DOT began reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge shortly after the responsibility for the East River Bridges was transferred from New York State to New York City in the early 1990's.
		The opening of the south walkway and north bikeway is notable in that it is the first time in many years that pedestrians and bicyclists have access across the bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
		Beginning Monday, November 28, 2005, the New York City Department of Transportation’s Division of Bridges will be removing the canopies at both towers on the South Pedestrian walkway of the Manhattan Bridge.
	home.nyc.gov /html/dot/html/motorist/eastriverbgs.html (477 words)

	Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Once a casual gathering, the series is back for its third year—and with more than 60 films (culled from 500 entries) on the May 10–14 schedule at the 1,000-seat Commodore Theatre, it's shaping up to be a huge stop on the indie circuit.
		Local Williamsburg filmmaker and French ex-pat Duvert follows a troubled guy on a cooldown walk, post-spat with his girlfriend.
		East Germany is the backdrop for this bell-bottom-swinging, coming-of-age romance set in the 1970s.
	www.timeoutny.com /features/242/242.ft.subwayseries.html (1661 words)

	BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture :: Tourism & Events >> Brooklyn Tourism Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Brooklyn's newest performing arts space showcases the work ofboth emerging and established artists, with an emphasis on Brooklyn artists working in new forms and technologies.
		Explore Brooklyn's Dutch heritage at the oldest house in New York State, built by the Wyckoff family in 1652.
		Brooklyn's zoological jewel, designed especially for kids, in an interactive, state-of-the-art wildlife center with more than 400 animals including baboons, wallabies, and prairie dogs, lving in naturalistic habitats.
	www.celebratebrooklyn.com /tourism/council/tourismcouncil.asp (1762 words)

	La Vida Crafty - east williamsburg, brooklyn. safe?
		my future roommate and I found a really cheap hostel in East Williamsburg, http://www.hostels.com/hostelnytravel/, and we were wondering if it was cheap because it's in a sketchy neighborhood.
		(if any of you in brooklyn can say where that is.) sorry i can't be of more help, but i think you'll be ok, and i'm bumping it so more brooklyn ladies can respond.
		It'll give you a good idea of what Williamsburg is like and you can meet lots of people at the bars.
	discuss.gromco.com /snl/tz13789.html (507 words)

	Pictures of Old Structures In NYC
		East side of Morgan Avenue, between Meadow Street and Stagg Street
		East side of 39th Street, between Northern Boulevard and Skillman Avenue, Sunnyside, Queeens
		East side of 37th Street, between Skillman and 43rd Avenues, almost at the corner of 37th Street and 43rd Avenue, Sunnyside, Queens
	pages.prodigy.net /pizzabagel/OldNYCStructures.htm (810 words)

	The New York Times > Real Estate > Habitats \| East Williamsburg: 20-Something Trio Sings the Praises of Loft ...
		AST Sunday at noon, Moore Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was utterly deserted and quite still, except for a mild wind that shivered the razor wire coiled above a wall of graffiti-flecked concrete bricks.
		But inside No. 250, a one-time factory festively renamed Bush Gardens, the vibe was more upbeat: the long first-floor hall was laced with cigarette smoke, incense and a fizzy jangle from competing stereos.
		Brooklyn Public Library: A Living Monument to the Power of the Word (July 25, 2004)
	www.nytimes.com /2004/05/09/realestate/09HABI.html?ex=1399435200&en=f406bacb25bd06b1&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (666 words)

	SUBjected Exhibition at Safe-T-Gallery, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
		Guest curator Hilary Lorenz chose artists from the east and west coast, as well as Canada, and all share a common visual thread of obsessive mark or object making, although each is radically diverse.
		She is a Professor at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, a Fulbright Scholar, and recipient of many grants and awards.
		Safe-T-Gallery is located at 134 Bayard Street (on the border of Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn) between Manhattan and Graham Avenues, one block north of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2004/7/prweb142448.htm (576 words)

	Williamsburg Brooklyn Bar Guide: East River Bar
		"Even Williamsburg hipsters need a break from the daily faux-hawk and vintage-T-shirt parade on Bedford Avenue.
		Luckily, they don't have to travel too far off the beaten path for some respite.
		Down at the River, you can sip a refreshing pint of Blanche de Brooklyn ($4), or knock back a few Coronas ($4 each) on their sprawling outdoor patio.
	www.freewilliamsburg.com /bars/archives/2005/03/east_river_bar_1.html (240 words)

	ROOFTOP FILMS · 2005
		And the venues—the roof of a former factory in Gowanus, Brooklyn; an old pier on the Hudson River in Manhattan; and the rooftop of a former warehouse in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn—attract viewers interested in issues of community as well as those interested in film.
		Last summer, in 2004, we showed 140 films to 4,000 people over 12 Friday nights, as well as Sunday, July 4, on a Hudson River pier in Manhattan, on a rooftop in Gowanus, Brooklyn, on Governors Island, and in a courtyard on the Lower East Side.
		In 2003, we showed 165 films to 3,000 people over 14 Friday nights on a rooftop in East Williamsburg.
	www.rooftopfilms.com /learn_history.html (475 words)

	Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity Opens. The Doe Fund, Inc.
		The City expressed approval at the outcome of their investment when Linda Gibbs, Commissioner of The Department of Homeless Services, described The Center on opening day as "a top notch facility with a top notch provider." At the Opening Ceremony George McDonald explained that, "This is really a question of expectations.
		There were auto break-ins and damage to cars." Jose Leon of the East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Corporation commented, "They're willing to work with us.
		We have always known that the way people are treated and the environments that are created for them profoundly affect how they feel about themselves and the choices they make.
	www.doe.org /events/past/default.cfm?EventID=20 (645 words)

	Satori in Brooklyn
		I, Siri Wilson, have become the North Brooklyn coordinator for Gloria Mattera, who's the Green Party's candidate for Brooklyn Borough President (which is like the mayor of Brooklyn).
		This is to inform you that NYC Transit has cancelled its planned shutdown of the L line between Brooklyn and Manhattan during the time period of 12:01 a.m.
		Norman Siegel- former lawyer of the "williamsburg 7", present at so many of our rezoning hearings and protests is running to be Public Advocate of New York.
	www.livejournal.com /users/mborino (2554 words)

	village voice > news > Ready, Willing & Under Fire by Geoffrey Gray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		But lately, McDonald's really been animated over his nonprofit's most ambitious project to date: the RWA Center for Opportunity, an expansive, 400-bed shelter to be fashioned from an old knitting factory at 89-111 Porter Avenue in East Williamsburg.
		Not so fast, say community advocates and local politicians, who are filing two last-chance appeals in Brooklyn supreme court—one was filed July 3—to prevent the fund from opening doors on their turf.
		By using Doe to purchase the property, his appeal claims, the city was able to avoid standard environmental reviews and quickly close the deal without public scrutiny.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0231/gray.php (1131 words)

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