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Williamsburg, Brooklyn: A Historical Timeline of the NYC Neighborhood - The New York Times

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A car is moving down Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A passenger captures the scene on video — abandoned factory buildings, vacant lots and a crumbling warehouse beneath grim skies. Twenty-five years later, that same stretch is lined with glassy apartment towers, boutique hotels and a Trader Joe’s. For those who remember the Williamsburg of long ago, or even a decade ago, walking its streets can be disorienting, like running into an old friend who has had extensive plastic surgery. In a dramatic transformation, more than 500 condominium buildings have sprung up there since 2005, and much of the north side has become an upscale shopping district. A 1999 video, which surfaced recently on the Instagram account @theghostofbrooklynspast, shows Kent Avenue as it was. Chris Cassidy The neighborhood seemed to cross a Rubicon in 2023, when Hermès opened a pop-up shop on North Sixth Street and announced plans for a permanent outpost nearby. Then Chanel — Chanel! — opened a boutique on the

Williamsburg. What Happened? A four-decade timeline of total transformation in Brooklyn. By Steven Kurutz Jan. 29, 2024 A car is moving down Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A passenger captures the scene on video — abandoned factory buildings, vacant lots and a crumbling warehouse beneath grim skies. Twenty-five years later, that same stretch is lined with glassy apartment towers, boutique hotels and a Trader Joe’s. For those who remember the Williamsburg of long ago, or even a decade ago, walking its streets can be disorienting, like running into an old friend who has had extensive pla

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